" "I liked the smell of it." "I liked the smell of it." "We'll get it back," he said, hugging her shoulders. They walked out of the bedroom together, following the blue line on the floor to the SDisk, and back to Shardik Castle. "Nickolai," Shardik announced loudly as they walked together into his domicile. "Good to see you on your feet." "Thank you," Nickolai replied abashedly. "It's good to be walking again." "How are you feeling?" P'nyssa asked gently. "A little queasy, but I'm okay, I think," he admitted. "That's the result of the scavengers we used to clean out your GI tract," she said. "Perotinitis was one of your major problems. I recommend you eat... David, order me a GI special, would you?" "Of course, Nyss," the AI replied gracefully. P'nyssa began digging around in the kitchen. "Just a minute, and I'll have lunch ready. I hope everybody's up for salads." Shardik shrugged. "It'll do. Come in, don't stand in the doorway and keep it open. You'll let bugs into the rest of the house." "Where's Molly?" Furry asked Shardik. "Molly? Dave?" "Molly is in High Pressure Test Facility seven, in orbit around Saturn, Sol, Province of Terra. |