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h she hadn't stocked up on some of the kitchen basics, extra bathroom gear was already in place. She had just a small travel bag for transport between the ship and the Docking Facility. Elena pulled out one

life she had worn the long braid most pilots wore. When she left the guild five years before, Elena had cut her straight black hair into a chin length bob. The act had been done partly to help her blend in more with society outside the Guild; after all it wasn'

t was right for was blowing in her eyes while sailing. Perhaps Gia, her beautician would help her figure something out. Her stomach grumbled, reminding her that she had missed breakfast and was ed

thy diet to the wind, she moved from stall to stall, picking up her favorites from each and assembling a meal for herself. 'After all what dietitian is going

Elena settled herself. She looked up to find her Aunt Catherin

n and leaned over to give Elena a hug before sitting down. "Coming

We docked last night from earths

hick around Herion right now." Ca

ded toward

Traders. " Elena told her, spearing a forkful of hezan. To get to the Jacasota trade routes the Sea Rascal would have t

out you

ff around 2, "

ked, gesturing towards the files E

e passengers since my crew's a temp. I

they se

r employees to check me and my h

potential passengers. Catherine nodded. "I know the families although the fact that Elliot is old enough for college makes me feel very old." Elena smiled. The guild families came from around the globe, but the number of them were small enough that sometimes the

the table and smiled down at Elena then turned her

lor." Elena and Cath

ave family business to catch up on." Riko cont

ually knew my name. I knew she knew

e working on a super secret project that will be profitable for

aren'

n't be profitable for a while. She just

ine commented. "It is both a

said. "Speaking of sons, how are t

impersonator." Catherine commented allowing the change of subject for which Elena was grateful. After all what else needed to be said about Ri

s of passage including the 50 lbs of gear maximum rule. Elena glanced at the cargo pants Elliot wore and figured another couple pounds worth of gear was stashed in the pockets. She decided to let it slide. The return load was light anyway with the lac

he didn't think of it,

accepted the passengers and signed all three copies of the necessary paperwork. She was handed two copies while one was filed in Travcon's records. One copy Elen

ets haggled over the cost of goods and services using a combination of languages and hand gestures to accomplish their tasks. Here cobweb fine material from the Gedwa was sol

ket. Elena paused at a stall offering doma fruit and paused to buy a small bag for her trip out. Glancing at her watch, Elena realized it was time to go. She returned to

eights and measures station certifying their baggage was under the 50 lbs limit. She nodded and they followed her onto the ship. Sp

gesturing towards the door. "You'll need to stow your gear quick so we can get underway." Elliot and Freddie walked quickly to the door with Benjami