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It was whilst Ocasa was dressing, that Ameryst walked in. She never knocked, never it seemed, took any notice of his state of undress.
“We taking kit with us?” He moved to pull his top on. “Ma ma says all kit is provided but I’m taking my Sanwa, are you taking yours?”
“They’re comfortable.“ Ocasa stepped over to a refrigeration unit, opened it, closed it, as he took out some drinks passed one to her.
“They don’t give us a list!” Little of any consequence, had been said about what they needed to take, or shouldn’t take with them! Uanita came into the chamber, glanced at Ameryst then smiled at Ocasa, as he moved, to fetch her a drink!
“Mama showed me the holographic imaging on the Akademy.“ She went over to the GlobeCast unit and then activated a screen.
Onscreen the playback of a recorded tour of the Akademy. An enormous complex, that spread out for miles, it seemed to go on forever.
“Mama says, our domiciles are in a building similar to this.” Like some giant skyscraper, rising up out of the landscape, dominating everything around it. “Will they separate us, cos you’re younger?” Uanita smiled. “Mama says no! They don’t separate the females from the males either!
But each domicile holds up to four!” Her eyes flared as she looked at Ameryst then at Ocasa.
“We could be sharing.” Ocasa sipped his drink “That would be really good.“ Uanita sighed. “Course we’d need a fourth? Do you think Cxan would share with us?” Ocasa slipped off the recline. “I’ll go find him and ask.“
“We need to stick together.“ Ameryst stared at Uanita “Becci will try and cause trouble, she always does with Ocasa and myself, like the last time, she got me into trouble!“ Uanita grinned. “But we sure got our own back.“ She pouted her lips, scrunching them, a smile forming, sparkle in her eyes? “Worth it just to see the expression on her face!" Ah to stop, bask in the moment!
"She couldn’t get the stain out for weeks!” Poor Becci had gone to slice a Matoula fruit [A melon]; but Ameryst had tampered with it, so Becci was totally unaware of its explosive results as she slammed the knife into it! A smile oozing. her satisfaction. At having, got one over. to coin a phrase, on her. Watching her told off, was a delight. That smug smirk was not for long!
The Matoula fruit, exploded! We mean EXPLODED, as Cxan walked in, he heard the bang and ducked. Watching, Becci thrown backwards, her entire face and front covered in this orangey squelched mass, dripping off her, as she screamed and shook in rage. Realizing all too late, who was responsible! Revenge? There’s a salutary lesson to be learned, given the shape of the Matoula fruit. There is, some semblance of truth in the saying. ‘What goes round, comes round?
“Soniette’s on her way.“ Soniette was the Imperial Empress of Bexes, the neighboring galactic planetary system. Not the least bit like Cistera.
Soniette was an Animorphic being. She could transform from her normal almost Humana form into a given creature, the tell tale of what exactly, was tattooed on her right shoulder. Nathan stopped, turned to look at her. “Don’t tell me!” “She heard about the Cflen incident, but that’s not fully the reason why.“
He smiled then waited, as she finished putting the items away. “The Bexes Kets?” “They saw them a little while ago.“ “NO! The Akademy?!“
“Oh!” “So we can expect Soniette and of course; Dram.“ Nathan’s smiled, the thought of some peace and quiet without the Kets around?
Hmm, well it had its good merits. As for Dram! Far too long since he had seen one of his best friends. “With the Kets and we’re bringing them together, we need to work out, who is going and who isn’t?”
“Oh, OK. Good idea!” Koemini entered, she bowed. “K stop that! I told you when we’re in quarters like this, be informal. “Nathan grinned
“Is that possible!” K leaned forward, kissed him on the lips! Cistera laughed “OK that does it I’ll see you both later!“
“Oh don’t I get a kiss then?” He grinned, stepped back and kissed her. “Hmm much better “ “Don’t forget The Toy’s coming this afternoon.“
Nathan “UH!"
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