Sifting the Detritus

[Master s'Ilancy]

She followed slightly behind, giving a few last minute orders to KHER as he kept pace.

"Keep your sensors on active sweep, and don't play too fast and loose," A pause as a memory tugged at her, and the Lupine gave a sideways glare to her ship's avatar.

"Not like last time. Understood?"

Yes Ma'am.

"Good. I'd rather not have to pull bits of your extremities from the bulkhead again."

Zem was already halfway up the extended boarding ramp when she stopped, turning to face the spindly droid fully.

"And by everything holy," a hand sliced to the side, palm down to accentuate her words, "... do not forget to keep in contact with the buoy. If something drops into the system, you send word."

This is hardly the first time I've done this, you know.

She made a face, turning away and starting up the ramp.

"I know. But you're also old and forget things," was her parting shot as she fumbled in a pocket for a small case. Stepping up onto the shuttle's main deck, the Lupine grudgingly slapped a palm against the large, protruding button that would close the ramp.