"Well, that's Stacy for you," she grumbled. "Oh, Howard? Please be introduced to Horanckk, my AI."
"Delighted, I'm sure," the yellow ball said in a slightly surly tone, retreating back to the monitor where it perched.
"And I haven't seen Zouichi. And, oh, oh rot Howard," she twined her arms together (alien sign language for 'I'd hug you if you'd let me'), "I'm glad you made it out alive, at least."
Then she threw her arms wide and laughed. "So! Welcome to the Hand of Friendship, finest ship in the Sissies fleet. And knowing you, we can skip the grand tour and go straight to a big, free meal, right?"
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"Delighted, I'm sure," the yellow ball said in a slightly surly tone, retreating back to the monitor where it perched.
"And I haven't seen Zouichi. And, oh, oh rot Howard," she twined her arms together (alien sign language for 'I'd hug you if you'd let me'), "I'm glad you made it out alive, at least."
Then she threw her arms wide and laughed. "So! Welcome to the Hand of Friendship, finest ship in the Sissies fleet. And knowing you, we can skip the grand tour and go straight to a big, free meal, right?"