ONE POINT TO THE CAPTAIN, he kept the Kella in proper order. Morvellan had warned Inrit that they’d had problems with one of the compressors and a few other odds and ends and that had kept them docked at Nina Station for longer than anyone would wish to stay there. But overall, the engine ran well and the most important parts were all upgraded.
Despite this, the control room was a great deal hotter than the rest of the ship. Since she was alone, Inrit stripped off her top, leaving her in just a utilitarian bra and her cargo pants.
She ran through the basic system checks that needed to be done while they were engaged in FTL and confirmed everything was in working order. Once that was seen to, she sat back in the engine chair and tried to close her mind off and drift.
Of course, that was
