The Templer Bank...

Segment Four

Two divs before they were scheduled to depart, a robot messenger showed up at the dock. Adrion had the watch and called aboard. “Hey, Cap’n, you expecting a delivery?”

Danny and Gronk were deep in discussion with Efrot and Nyx, the engineers, and it took him a few seconds to respond. “Uh, I don’t think so. What is it?”

“Soft goods, from, standby…huh, from Culbertson of London. You going upscale on us there, Cap’n?”

“Must be something Daniella ordered. Accept it and put it…take it to the mess, she’s probably in there.”

Danny sat down in the pilot’s couch, strapped in, and looked around. The other three couches were occupied by Gronk, Adrion, and Estrella’s simulacrum. The main holo tank was set to local repeater, with the main vidscreen and pilot’s vidscreens showing ship status. “Checklist please, copilot.”