"Daddy!" she shouted."Daddy!" she shouted. "Rainy!" Shardik replied. "You know I hate when you do that!" "Oh, pooh," she said, helping Molly across the sands and into the water. A few moments later she and Molly joined them on the rooftop. "Hi, Dad." "Hello, sweetheart," Shardik replied, giving her a kiss that was anything but fatherly, followed by a more familial hug. "How have you been?" "Not bad, not bad. The pressure test is going pretty well." Nickolai listened for a moment, but his thoughts were interrupted by Molly saying "Hi, how've you two been?" "Fine," Furry replied calmly. "I asked about you, but they said you were on Terra. |