Star Assassin by D. R. Rosier

Author:D. R. Rosier [Rosier, D. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2018-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I felt excitedly nervous, both butterflies in my stomach, and a tingling a little lower as I requested entry to his quarters. I’d decided unless he did something stupid, I wouldn’t let my fears rule me, and I’d sleep with him. I needed the relief, and if I was honest with myself, I longed for a true connection. That the first time for that would be with an alien was almost beside the point, that was the least of my worries. Attraction obviously wasn’t an issue. I wondered if I was as exotic and attractive to him as he was to me.

Of course, if this turned out to be nothing more than in informal interview to get to know me better, I’d feel like an idiot. Still, I was pretty sure that wasn’t the case, especially considering the talk I’d had with Jillintara last night.

The door whooshed open, and Vik smiled down at me. I returned his smile, and hoped it wasn’t obvious how off balance I felt. I was usually far more confident, but I was also usually in control. In this situation, it was far more equal.

“Come on in. Dinner’s ready.”

The captain’s quarters were much nicer than what I rated. It was more a suite. The first room held a small table, side board, and a desk and chair with a workstation in the corner. There were two other doors in the room, both open. One led to a bathroom, instead of just an alcove. The other room clearly had a bed in it. The table itself was set for two, and the food smelled delicious, even if I couldn’t identify it. Some type of meat, along with vegetables and spices that were unfamiliar. So far, I’d liked the real food just fine, so I wasn’t worried.

“Dinner smells good,” I offered, and we walked over and took our seats.

Vik asked, “So, how was your first day? Any thoughts on the mission?”

Then he started to fill his plate, and I did the same.

“Good, I’m going to need more simulator practice. Not sure on the mission, I have a solid understanding of the problems, but no thoughts on a solution yet. It might also help if I had a better grasp on the other systems and ship’s capabilities.”

Vik asked, “What do you mean?”

I shrugged, “Sensors for example. Can we track ships through subspace, can we see them from normal space? What’s the range of the sensors, what kind of sensors. Any kind of plan would require at least a basic knowledge of the general capabilities of the ship’s systems. Otherwise anything I might come up with will be unworkable, or I might overlook something because I didn’t think something that was possible, was possible. Perhaps I can use part of my shift tomorrow to do some of that familiarization?”

Vik nodded, “I want you to do two simulations a day at the very least, the rest of the time you can read up on the capabilities of the systems, or maybe just ask Jillintara to put together a download with that information.

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