Chapter Ten
Tina left the ship with Rasa and went through the checkpoint and the crowded hall again to get to the office.
Rex waited patiently, surrounded by pretty much the same people who had been there before. Now that she paid attention, Tina did notice quite a number of scruffy-looking young people in the room.
“Look, I’ve progressed a whole ten numbers,” Rex said.
“And how many numbers are there? Four hundred?”
Rex grinned.
“Rasa is here to take over from you. She says it’s common that captains get junior crew or pay kids to wait on their behalf. We agreed that it’s best to do as other ships do. Rasa said she’s done this before, and that this is what ships do.”
“Will you be all right?” Rex said. He looked concerned.
“Don’t worry about me, I’m going nowhere.”
“I wonder why al
