"Forgive me if I don't trust Terran technology."Forgive me if I don't trust Terran technology." "Now, now," I chided. "Nobody has died from a hardware failure in nearly two decades." "What about that big blowout four years ago? A window and three successive bulkheads all failed!" "You know that was sabotage," "And that's supposed to make me feel more comfortable about being in a Terran facility?" she replied. "Nobody died from it." "Two of their security officers were nearly frozen to death and asphyxiated." "They survived, didn't they?" "They lost fingers and toes." "They got them back," I said, giving her another squeeze. I decided not to tell her about Victoria. "Besides, after four days without a shower, I think we both need one. Maybe two." She sniffed at herself delicately, wrinkled her nose and said "If I was as much of a feline as I appear to these humans to be, I'd lick myself clean." I laughed at the gesture and said, "Would you like to take one together?" "That sounds wonderful," she agreed, stepping free of my arms and locating that bathroom. |