Recollection: Age of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series (The Ghost Squadron Book 6) by Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle

Author:Sarah Noffke & Michael Anderle [Noffke, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-04-01T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Hatch’s Lab, Ricky Bobby, Tangki System

“When do you think it will be operational?” Eddie asked Liesel, studying the blueprints in front of him.

“It’s hard to say,” she reasoned, toggling her head back and forth. “I’ve got a few ship repairs that are taking priority, so I can only work on this in my spare time.”

“So I’m guessing asking for you to build a pool with a slide on the third deck is out of the question?” Eddie pretended to ask.

Liesel fidgeted with her necklace, made of lug nuts. “This ship does need a water element of some sort. I could draw up plans for a fountain.”

Eddie shook his head. “I can’t dive into a fountain.”

“I’ll see if I can come up with something else that suits you,” Liesel said. “Currently, we have three of the five elements represented on the ship, which is important for achieving balance.”

“Elements?” Julianna asked as she and Hatch approached.

“Yes, the fire, air and earth elements are all represented on Ricky Bobby,” Liesel explained.

Eddie cut his eyes at Hatch, fairly sure the mechanic would tear Liesel in half for this kind of hippie talk.

“What is the fifth element?” Hatch asked.

“Spirit, of course,” the engineer said with a light laugh.

Eddie chuckled. “Come on, Hatch. How did you not know that?”

Hatch puffed up his cheeks. “Teach, I’ve had about enough of you.”

“What are you talking about?” Eddie complained. “I haven’t seen you in days,”

“Has it only been a few days?” Hatch asked.

“So after we have the Wiccan shrine constructed, then we’re getting a pool, right?” Pip asked through the overhead speaker.

Liesel laughed. “Not Wiccan. But I do think having a meditation area with candles and an intention wall would be really nice.”

Again Eddie expected Hatch to grimace, or at least flush from embarrassment. There was no doubt that Liesel was an incredibly talented and efficient engineer, but she’d been Hatch’s choice, and her oddities reflected on him.

Instead, Hatch pointed a tentacle at the blueprints resting on the station. “I’m still skeptical about the legitimacy of this project.”

“It’s only a weapon that we have at our disposal,” Eddie stated. “Just because we have it doesn’t mean we have to use it. Jules and I discussed it at length, and we think it’s better to have it and not use it than to not have the option at all. Isn’t that right?”

Julianna peered around the lab, seemingly distracted.

“Jules, isn’t that right?” Eddie asked again.

She startled, looking around at them. “Huh? Yeah, we need options.”

“Where’s your head?” Eddie asked.

Julianna cleared her throat, stepping around to peer behind a shelf. “It’s nothing. I’m looking for something…well, someone.”

“Knox isn’t here,” Hatch told her. “I gave him the day off. Actually, I told him he was fired.”

“Hatch!” Julianna reprimanded.

“What?” Hatch threw up two tentacles. “He’s stressed and needs to get some rest, but every time I offer him time off, he refuses.”

“So you fired him?” Liesel asked, looking amused.

“I’ll rehire him tomorrow.” Hatch waved them off.

“But in the meantime, he’s probably pretty upset,” Eddie said.

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