"No, I don't get a break. But I'm wanted throughout all of space, so you
have to figure I wouldn't get a break. Anyway, thanks to that little
incident, we're back in seventh place, instead of sixth like we were before
we were attacked." Maki sat down next to Gene. Kashamie sat down next to
Aisha, which she hated. That girl would bug her because they were both
C'tarl C'tarl, and she thought they had more in common.
"So, where are you from, Maki? No database has ever listed that information." Gene knew he could ask anything of her and she'd answer him.
"I'm not sure where I was born, but I lived on Earth for a long time. Then, when my parents died, I moved to C'tarl. But I met Kashamie on Heifon a couple years back. She tried to kill me at first, but she found that was more difficult than she first perceived, so she joined forces with me."
"And where did you get your ship?"
"I got it soon after I left Sentinel III. I was.." Maki paused. She didn't want to tell him the whole truth. "I was afraid that the Outlaw Star would catch me, so I scrapped my old ship and went to a ship dealer. His background wasn't the sturdiest, but I didn't care. He sold me the Venus Eclipse, but at the time it was more a stripped hull than anything. It had no weapons other than the grappler arms, and it wasn't yet painted. But at the time, it was the best I could find.
"Later, I went to Blue Heaven and got it outfitted. That was about eight months ago."
"But wait a second. The time frames don't match up. You got your ship outfitted eight months ago. I met you nearly a year and a half ago. And Kashamie wasn't with you when I met you. So, what's the deal?"
"I searched for a ship dealer for about three months after our encounter. Then, it was another three months before the ship was ready to pick up and pilot. Then I had it for two months until I found Blue Heaven. It took a month to get it outfitted, and I spent one month at Blue Heaven.
"When I went to Sentinel, Kashamie was visiting her relatives on C'tarl. I was going to meet her on C'tarl, but she wound up meeting me at Blue Heaven. Understand?"
"Yeah. But man you had to do a shitload, oh pardon my language, of work before hand. Geez. I didn't realize I caused you so much trouble."
Maki sighed. "Gene Starwind, you yourself are trouble."
"So, where are you from, Maki? No database has ever listed that information." Gene knew he could ask anything of her and she'd answer him.
"I'm not sure where I was born, but I lived on Earth for a long time. Then, when my parents died, I moved to C'tarl. But I met Kashamie on Heifon a couple years back. She tried to kill me at first, but she found that was more difficult than she first perceived, so she joined forces with me."
"And where did you get your ship?"
"I got it soon after I left Sentinel III. I was.." Maki paused. She didn't want to tell him the whole truth. "I was afraid that the Outlaw Star would catch me, so I scrapped my old ship and went to a ship dealer. His background wasn't the sturdiest, but I didn't care. He sold me the Venus Eclipse, but at the time it was more a stripped hull than anything. It had no weapons other than the grappler arms, and it wasn't yet painted. But at the time, it was the best I could find.
"Later, I went to Blue Heaven and got it outfitted. That was about eight months ago."
"But wait a second. The time frames don't match up. You got your ship outfitted eight months ago. I met you nearly a year and a half ago. And Kashamie wasn't with you when I met you. So, what's the deal?"
"I searched for a ship dealer for about three months after our encounter. Then, it was another three months before the ship was ready to pick up and pilot. Then I had it for two months until I found Blue Heaven. It took a month to get it outfitted, and I spent one month at Blue Heaven.
"When I went to Sentinel, Kashamie was visiting her relatives on C'tarl. I was going to meet her on C'tarl, but she wound up meeting me at Blue Heaven. Understand?"
"Yeah. But man you had to do a shitload, oh pardon my language, of work before hand. Geez. I didn't realize I caused you so much trouble."
Maki sighed. "Gene Starwind, you yourself are trouble."
