Chapter Seventeen
A Sleepless Night
The third time Valentina tripped over her own feet, Kiyoshi insisted they stop for a rest.
“I should just ditch this suit,” Valentina grumbled. “It’s broken and too big for me. I’d be better off just walking in my own clothes.”
“You don’t have any shoes,” Kiyoshi said. “Mine are too big and Hazel’s are too small. We might get to a place where walking in your stocking feet would be dangerous.”
“What about the lights?” Hazel said.
“Lights?” Valentina repeated.
“Are we planning on running them all day and night? Won’t they wear out?”
“You’re not running any of your environmental systems, just the light, and Kiyoshi has his GPS. That can’t be taxing your power cells too much.”
“The bulbs might go,” Hazel said. “Yours were out even before your suit d
