"Yes."
"Then I'll prepare a proper recovery list."
"Do that."
Rhoswen leaned back in her seat, arms resting loosely as she glanced between them. "She's been with us for a few hours and already has lists."
Neris answered in a soft, almost absent tone, though there was a hint of approval behind it. "Yeah, but that is the kind of AI you would want if you want a reliable helper."
Eirenne turned her head slightly toward Neris, as if trying to decide whether that had a special meaning to it or not, but she didn't see any change in expression, so she had to let it go.
Aurelian didn't step in to explain either, as he also wanted to see where this was going, but to his disappointment or relief, nothing happened after that.
The ship left the bay not long after.
The old doors opened slowly, the mechanism still working but bearing the weight of time with every movement, and the dead system spread out before them again.
