Peace Across (More) Worlds

"...I guess." She was alright to talk to him now, but if he had to go she wouldn't keep him.  The thought of her going with him for a week was tempting, though she wasn't sure how things would go.  The length of time was something Sion wasn't sure about.  "A week hmm?"  If it was a day or two that be one thing, but a whole week or possibly even longer, that felt a bit risky.  

"Are you sure it'll be at least that long?" he asks.  "While I don't think there is anything important scheduled for her in that time, there are some things only she knows and if she's gone that might not be good timing if something unlucky were to happen."  He did have a feeling however some time alone the two of them would be important sooner rather than later, mostly so Anya can be better focused.  Still the length of time did seem concerned.  Turning to Xerxan he adds "If you want her to go with you for this one you'll have to be convincing."

Anya listens to the guys talk, unsure of what to say.

He would say " depends on how busy the dispatcher is which sometimes is longer, but a week is the average time I can make the pick up and return to back to here which I also figured in some time if Anya wanted to check out the shops on the station. " He then shows them the calculations on his wrist computer showing at least two and half hours free time for the two of them to shop along with get some food. While they think he taps out a message to the AI about a possible link so she could check her messages and possibly give online instructions to her aids.

"If I recall correctly" Anya speaks up "I do remember that I was suppose to give a quick checkup on Sky and Excel." Giving a medical checkup to the the King and Queen's two kids does sound like something one should not put off. "Assuming nothing is seriously wrong with them I don't believe there is anything else important that needs my attention right away. If you can give me some time to take care of that and see if my staff can handle me being away for so long on such short notice I think it should be alright. When do you have to take off?"

Sion believe in Anya being able to tie up the loose ends if there were any. Still it being so short notice that did seem unsettingly, but he did think that the time alone for the two of them would be needed. "Tell you what, if you're sure everything is fine before you go I'll approve one week."

When asked Xerxan would check the information then say " in about four days we can leave I get the updates with lots of days to spare incase I am finishing up a run so I could rest." He would tap out a message to ships AI for a passcode for Anya, but instead was sent a list of questions from the AI for her to answer to determine what she though would needed while they were off world. He would send it to her saying " just forward it back to the ship when it is finished and it will send you a code to come aboard when you are ready. The questions were mainly what to add to the food stores to enhance their meals along with how firm she would like her mattress firmness. He would say to Sion" most of my runs are routed first through Veldaris on which missions I receive so I accidently don't bring illegal cargo somewhere it doesn't belong." He would finish with " I started to set up a program with the AI somewhat cloning certain aspects of her programing to build an assistant so she can focus on being a mother while the assistant organizes her workload she needs to go through.

Four days seemed to be enough time for Anya to clear things up. Sion felt the same as well, yet both of them hoped nothing new and important would come up between now and then where she had to stay. "Hopefully nothing major comes up between now and then" he brings up. "I'd hate to be yeah you can do but then last minute say the opposite."

It sounded liked Xerxan knew what he was talking about in making things for Anya go smoothly as possible when the time would come to do, but Anya understood what Sion was saying. "Unless you hear differently the day before, assume it'll be ok for her to do." Sion tells him. "Until then, you behave" he tells Anya with a grin. She looks a little bit red at that comment and looked toward Xerxan for a moment.

He will say " she will have my room because my chair in the cockpit has been comfortable enough to rest in for the length of time I require to be fully rested plus I can wake up pretty quick if an alarm sounds" giving Anya a look that he wont accept any arguments about her bedchamber. He will add " I hope nothing comes up just please arrive at least twenty minutes before take off time so you can settle in and take a tour of your temporary home for the trip." He will say to Sion " I will also do other research on the stations normal trade goods incase anything new is expected to arrive which will give her plenty of space for her to buy stuff for her clinic." He will finish with " I will message you with any special customs you may need to know because it is on the edge of the Dragonstar empire with some very unique rituals."

As the week went on everything seemed to be alright. The only thing out of the blue that happened was as message from Lina that Daisuke got, which she shared with the others. She was asking if she was needed for everything. She mentioned she had enough energy to teleport herself back without completely draining her and making her be useless for a long period of time. Part of her did want to go back anyway, but she didn't want to leave Veronica and she doubted Veronica could join her for an extended stay. She did ask about everyone else and found out about Xerxan taking off to do a work thing, but with Anya joining. She got the juicy details on Anya's sneaky adventure where she blew him without him realizing it. The thought of that felt steamy, but she did hope everything would work out for them as it sounded to her that Anya's heart is set and focused on him.

Anya was in the process of finishing packing. She knew it wouldn't be that long of a trip, but she was still worried. She knew there was work to do but she was hoping that this would bring her and Xerxan closer together. It was no secret that she wanted him. She tried not to come on too strong when she saw him when it was time to go, but she looked a little bit red as the thought of making out in space crossed her mind for a split second. She was able to control her thoughts however for the moment.

During the days between when they last met up Xerxan was busy making the changes to ships normal supply load for two instead just himself adding the foods Anya liked to the menu. He would then make sure his normal cabin was prepared for her to enjoy the stay during the flight with him with fresh sheets that he saved for guests. He would make sure an extra seat was installed in the cockpit she could enjoy the view beside him when he was needed to handle the more delicate maneuvers he couldn't risk with autopilot. When they day came for departure he would have the AI start take off preparations while he went to pick up Anya to help carry her things onto the ship when she arrived. When she arrives he would offer to carry her luggage to the cabine she was staying while showing her a nearby locker outside the cabin was where his things were always stored so she didn't feel like she was pushing him out of his room. He would give her a tour of where AI prepared the food for meals, how to set up holo chamber if she chose to work out, and finally showed her a spot for her to join him while he was piloting the ship.

After getting the tour and info on things she sat down and looked out a window. "I feel so small all of a sudden." While she was aware of what being in space was like it was something she never personally experienced. While the thought of possibly having him bang her brains out while on the ship was one that wouldn't be completely gone, her mind was per-occupied at the moment at what she saw. She turned and asked him "Have you ever been out there? I mean take a walk, er, float in space? Like outside the ship?" The thought of that sounded like something she wanted to try if she was able to.

Xerxan would shake his head and say " I got a few droids that can handle limited outside work while I handled the patching from the inside because I really don't have any zero-G training because the equipment was either broken or really out of date." He would add " I know what you mean by feeling small, but those are objects I am most scared of than the larger ones due to the face you cant see them coming as easily.: He would finish with "those also be known to cause the most serious damage due to how small the impact zone is" while he sets the course along the trade way pointing out the ships were just patrolling to catch smugglers and chase off pirates. When one of the lights turn on he will offer to let her hit the switch otherwise he would to identify the ship so he wouldn't be though of as a smuggler which some of the authorities still suspicious of him when he was closer areas where drow weren't known to do honest work.