We dropped off the Celi for a meeting (ambassadors only) with AbadarCorp. I finally went out to lunch with Venn. We hardly ever have “alone time” and as much as we like each other, barely have a spare moment even to chat in a hallway. Still, lovely to see him, though I admitted that it’s getting frustrating to keep meeting up like this. Offered to let him come with us, though of course he can’t. So, goodbye for a bit.
Then I got back to the ship in time to watch a doppelganger “electrovore” being smuggled in. The scanner by the door of course turned it into a puddle of goo. Looks like I have a few more minutes to visit with Venn after all.
The ride with the Celi ambassadors was uneventful, but event a boring in-sytem flight is new to them. And Mels saved the day(s) by offering to read every book in our library to the ambassadors. I think he even did voices for them. Or maybe he’s just hoarse. Wr probably should have told him to take food and sleep breaks.
And at last, after nearly three days, we are on Akiton. Specifically, Khefak Depot. And my cousin Rennie is there to greet us!
We catch up on the latest news. He tells us Cornpuff and Jasmine had been through a few days ago, still trailing Arcturus. And Weirder still, Widget apparently does have an Uncle Cosmo, rich and eccentric, who has willed all his possessions to Widget. I’ll let him talk the Celi into stopping at Stately Cosmo Manor. I built Widget by myself, and am so confused.