\n14 Salas 1117: Jumpspace<\/B><\/p>\n
Today was thankfully quiet. I made a brief visit to the passenger deck, and everything seemed to be in order. Dr. Kovusar was in her usual seat near the forward viewscreen, in a quiet conversation with Chelis and Drakson. Shelly was at the back of the lounge, looking at her comp.<\/p>\n
“Everything OK?” I asked as I walked over.<\/p>\n
“Oh!” She started in surprise and snapped her comp shut. “Sorry, Derek. I didn’t hear you come up.”<\/p>\n
“It’s fine. Where is everyone?”<\/p>\n
“Passenger Lorentz never leaves his cabin. Ever. Passenger Gains hasn’t come out since yesterday. And…” She smiled a bit. “And Director Morn spends a lot of time in his cabin. A lot<\/em> of time, if you know what I mean.”<\/p>\n I smiled and shrugged. “Hey, what happens in Jumpspace stays in Jumpspace, you know?”<\/p>\n She laughed. “Got it.”<\/p>\n I gestured over my shoulder. “I’m going back down. Let me know if something comes up, OK?”<\/p>\n “You got it.”<\/p>\n —-<\/p>\n Apparently, nothing did. I made an effort to stay in the crew lounge and talk to the others as they came through. Eventually, Jami, Saahna and I were playing a three-handed game of Sharik when Varan and Carma came out of his cabin. He glanced at us in surprise.<\/p>\n “Oh! Derek! I mean… Captain. I wasn’t expecting you to see you out here.”<\/p>\n “You inspired me to spend more time,” I said. I gestured to the sofa opposite. “Which means you’ve got real competition for a change. You in?”<\/p>\n He smiled. “Sure.”<\/p>\n Carma looked at him. “I thought…” she started.<\/p>\n He waved at her. “We’ll get something in a minute.” He looked at me. “You willing to play for choosing the place for the crew meetups on Tlianke?”<\/p>\n I smiled. “You think I can’t afford where ever you pick? You haven’t been paying attention. You’re on.”<\/p>\n Saahna audibly sighed and shook her head while Jami looked at me in surprise. “Captain?”<\/p>\n I shook my head. “We’re good.” I turned back to Varan and held up the deck of cards. “So… you in or out?”<\/p>\n He laughed and dropped onto the sofa. “I’m in.”<\/p>\n A few rounds later and… Jami won. She looked at us with a smug expression.<\/p>\n “You know who I used to Travel with, Captain,” she said, looking at me while shaking her head. “You don’t think we played a lot of Sharik?”<\/p>\n I raised my hands. “You got me. So… where are we meeting?”<\/p>\n She gave a mischievous smile. “I’ll have to think about that, Captain.”<\/p>\n I groaned audibly while the others laughed. About this time the overhead irised open and Shelly descended but stopped when she saw us.<\/p>\n “Sharik? And you didn’t invite me?”<\/p>\n “It’s been a while,” I said. “And I didn’t know you played.”<\/p>\n She tilted her head. “Better than you might think.”<\/p>\n I shook my head. “And I have enough trouble with one expert on board. Well, you’re too late. I already owe Jami here a dinner where she wants on Tlianke.”<\/p>\n She just smiled. “Next time then.”<\/p>\n “You got it.”<\/p>\n We all started getting up and heading towards the dispenser. I hadn’t realized how late it had gotten. Varan came up behind me and tapped my shoulder. 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