jittery.
“It sounds like you could definitely help speed up the research team, well, at least their equipment. I think it would be a good idea to get you reassigned to help them out, at least on a temporary basis,” Jamz said.
“I’ll talk to my crew leader and request a temporary reassignment. I don’t know if he will approve it. I’m the newest member of the team. He may want to award the assignment to someone with more experience,” Renna said.
“Who is your crew leader?”
“Crew Leader Frnk Doosa.”
“I’ve known Frnk since we were in school together,” Jamz said. “Saigg, if you want me to contact him and request Renna’s help, I will.”
“No, I think I should do it. I have the task of completing this project as quickly as possible. It’s my responsibility to get the help I need to get it done. I’ll return to mid ship with Renna and talk to Crew Leader Doosa.”
“That’s fine,” Jamz said with the flushed green of pride on his face.
Saigg raised his cup to his lips and sipped, as a feeling of contentment settled over him when he contemplated seeing Renna every day. A moment later, his feelings changed to apprehension when he realized she had said her clutch name was Feuua.
No, please, no. I have to ask, but fate couldn’t be that cruel.
“Are you related to Domm Feuua?”
“He’s my father.”
Saigg sat in confused silence for several agonizing truebeats. Here was the first female he had been truly attracted to, the fantasy mate of his dreams, and she was the daughter of the one soul on the ship who would like nothing better than to send him back to scrubbing waste-recy bins.
Caraa tried to cover the awkward silence, “Renna, do you understand what the research team is trying to accomplish?”
“I think so. They have established communications with the souls on Earth, and they are trying to learn the spoken as well as the written languages. With the breakthrough today, they now have tied the written alphabet to its corresponding sounds and can begin learning to speak words. Their next big challenge will be to decode the syntax and grammar of the language, but with the help of the Earth soul Beldon, I believe they will succeed.”
Caraa said, “I’m impressed. That was a very clear and concise summation of their work.”
“You do know that your father was the previous team leader?” Jamz asked.
“Oh yes, and I know that Team Leader Saigg Garuu was appointed to replace him. We now have an entire new vocabulary of curse words in our quarters, all of them involving the name Saigg and some form of bodily excretion,” Renna said with a slight smile as she looked to see Saigg’s reaction.
“How do you feel about this situation?” Caraa asked.
“I’m always willing to learn new words and phrases. I think it expands my understanding of our language and gives great insight into the mind of the soul using them,” Renna said, intentionally avoiding the real question.
Caraa and Jamz glanced at one another and doubled over in laughter. “This clever young girl is going to fit into our expanding family beautifully,” Caraa whispered to Jamz loud enough that Saigg heard. “I don’t think Saigg has realized she’s chosen him as her mate. I remember when I chose you. The surprised look on your face when my mating ring appeared was priceless. I believe every luzzon male thinks they will choose their mate, when all along it’s the female who makes the choice.”
Renna said, “My father is very good in the area he has devoted to his life’s study. His grasp of the many dialects of the species of Treterra is amazing. He can lecture for hours on the evolution of individual languages, and how they evolved into the single universal ‘Common’ language we now use.
“Unfortunately, his vision is focused backward in time, and he has a problem applying it to new ideas. I think the appointment of the very handsome and exciting Saigg Garuu as team leader was the correct
“It sounds like you could definitely help speed up the research team, well, at least their equipment. I think it would be a good idea to get you reassigned to help them out, at least on a temporary basis,” Jamz said.
“I’ll talk to my crew leader and request a temporary reassignment. I don’t know if he will approve it. I’m the newest member of the team. He may want to award the assignment to someone with more experience,” Renna said.
“Who is your crew leader?”
“Crew Leader Frnk Doosa.”
“I’ve known Frnk since we were in school together,” Jamz said. “Saigg, if you want me to contact him and request Renna’s help, I will.”
“No, I think I should do it. I have the task of completing this project as quickly as possible. It’s my responsibility to get the help I need to get it done. I’ll return to mid ship with Renna and talk to Crew Leader Doosa.”
“That’s fine,” Jamz said with the flushed green of pride on his face.
Saigg raised his cup to his lips and sipped, as a feeling of contentment settled over him when he contemplated seeing Renna every day. A moment later, his feelings changed to apprehension when he realized she had said her clutch name was Feuua.
No, please, no. I have to ask, but fate couldn’t be that cruel.
“Are you related to Domm Feuua?”
“He’s my father.”
Saigg sat in confused silence for several agonizing truebeats. Here was the first female he had been truly attracted to, the fantasy mate of his dreams, and she was the daughter of the one soul on the ship who would like nothing better than to send him back to scrubbing waste-recy bins.
Caraa tried to cover the awkward silence, “Renna, do you understand what the research team is trying to accomplish?”
“I think so. They have established communications with the souls on Earth, and they are trying to learn the spoken as well as the written languages. With the breakthrough today, they now have tied the written alphabet to its corresponding sounds and can begin learning to speak words. Their next big challenge will be to decode the syntax and grammar of the language, but with the help of the Earth soul Beldon, I believe they will succeed.”
Caraa said, “I’m impressed. That was a very clear and concise summation of their work.”
“You do know that your father was the previous team leader?” Jamz asked.
“Oh yes, and I know that Team Leader Saigg Garuu was appointed to replace him. We now have an entire new vocabulary of curse words in our quarters, all of them involving the name Saigg and some form of bodily excretion,” Renna said with a slight smile as she looked to see Saigg’s reaction.
“How do you feel about this situation?” Caraa asked.
“I’m always willing to learn new words and phrases. I think it expands my understanding of our language and gives great insight into the mind of the soul using them,” Renna said, intentionally avoiding the real question.
Caraa and Jamz glanced at one another and doubled over in laughter. “This clever young girl is going to fit into our expanding family beautifully,” Caraa whispered to Jamz loud enough that Saigg heard. “I don’t think Saigg has realized she’s chosen him as her mate. I remember when I chose you. The surprised look on your face when my mating ring appeared was priceless. I believe every luzzon male thinks they will choose their mate, when all along it’s the female who makes the choice.”
Renna said, “My father is very good in the area he has devoted to his life’s study. His grasp of the many dialects of the species of Treterra is amazing. He can lecture for hours on the evolution of individual languages, and how they evolved into the single universal ‘Common’ language we now use.
“Unfortunately, his vision is focused backward in time, and he has a problem applying it to new ideas. I think the appointment of the very handsome and exciting Saigg Garuu as team leader was the correct
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