said Lorn. "This is the last time I'm going to warn you. Stay out of the kitchen."
Bogath snarled but he did not attack Lorn. Instead, he turned and left, heading down the corridor. The other students scrambled out of his way. It was only then that Lorn noticed the girl lying on the floor. He couldn 't have looked more surprised.
"Misa?" he said out loud. He looked at Terrana. "What happened?"
"She wouldn't let us in," said Terrana quickly. "She attacked and I ... well, I threw her on the floor."
"Didn't I tell the both of you to wait outside?" He was frowning.
"Eh?" Terrana scowled. "No you didn't! You just disappeared into the cabin and left us outside. Right, Mikin?"
Mikin nodded quickly. Lorn sighed in exasperation. "Didn't either of you see my hand?"
"No, it was lost somewhere on Kalindra!" snapped Terrana.
"The other one!"
"You were scratching your back with it," said Mikin timidly.
"I was signalling the both of you not to follow! Don't you understand hand signals?"
"Who taught you to signal? A dead cockroach? Cos that's what it looked like from behind!" retorted Terrana.
" Er, guys? Maybe this isn't the best time to argue," said Mikin nervously. "Everyone's staring."
Lorn released a frustrated sigh and went over to Misa. Then, very gently, he lifted her off the floor and carried her back into the cabin. When he reappeared, he grabbed Terrana's hand.
"Let's get out of here," he muttered. He led them quickly through the crowd, up the decks and out the revolving door. They were crossing the main deck when two students jumped out in front of them.
"Lorn!" Terrana watched as a young girl with a lavender complexion hurled herself at Lorn. He released Terrana's hand to catch her, staggering backwards under her weight.
" Umph! Bindal, you need to stop doing this! You're getting heavier!" Lorn swung the girl around before lowering her to the ground.
"How mean! I'm still the same size!" The girl had large eyes with impossibly long eyelashes. She had two antennae on her head, and vibrant purple hair pulled back into a ponytail. She looked about ten years old and wore a pretty, colourful frock.
"Lorn was never one for manners, Bindal. You should know that by now," said the boy next to her. He may have been a boy as far as age was concerned, but Terrana and Mikin had never seen anyone like him. In short, he was a monster! He was at least four times broader than Lorn and three heads taller. He was also completely covered in dark fur and had two tiny horns sprouting from his head. His hands were like spades, with rough callused fingers, and his feet resembled a horse's hooves. It was difficult to make out any facial expressions under all that fur.
"As usual you understand me well, Bagruth," said Lorn, smiling.
"Who're your friends?" asked Bindal, staring at Terrana and Mikin curiously.
"Bindal, Bagruth ... meet Terrana and Mikin. Terrana's from Sector Thirteen and Mikin's from Nipponia."
"Hi." Terrana waved her hand, plastering a stupid smile on her face.
"Sector Thirteen?" Bindal looked incredulous. "I thought it was just a rumour!"
Terrana's hand fell and she threw Mikin a glum look. He could understand since he was feeling rather bummed out that no one had noticed him. Also, he knew Terrana felt like she was the gossip subject of the day.
"Word gets around fast," said Lorn. He grabbed Terrana's hand, which didn't go unnoticed by Bindal and Bagruth, and pulled her towards the stairs leading to the upper deck.
"Hey, where're you going?" Bindal called out.
"The forecastle," replied Lorn, climbing up the stairs. "Care to join us?"
"You're kidding, right? Only blue coin holders are allowed up there."
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"You weren't kidding!" gasped Bindal, wandering around the cabin in amazement. "You even have your own snack bar!"
"Games!" shouted Bagruth happily from the other side of the room. "Unlimited channels and access to Clusteria's Top Five! This is the supernova!"
"And you had this all to
Bogath snarled but he did not attack Lorn. Instead, he turned and left, heading down the corridor. The other students scrambled out of his way. It was only then that Lorn noticed the girl lying on the floor. He couldn 't have looked more surprised.
"Misa?" he said out loud. He looked at Terrana. "What happened?"
"She wouldn't let us in," said Terrana quickly. "She attacked and I ... well, I threw her on the floor."
"Didn't I tell the both of you to wait outside?" He was frowning.
"Eh?" Terrana scowled. "No you didn't! You just disappeared into the cabin and left us outside. Right, Mikin?"
Mikin nodded quickly. Lorn sighed in exasperation. "Didn't either of you see my hand?"
"No, it was lost somewhere on Kalindra!" snapped Terrana.
"The other one!"
"You were scratching your back with it," said Mikin timidly.
"I was signalling the both of you not to follow! Don't you understand hand signals?"
"Who taught you to signal? A dead cockroach? Cos that's what it looked like from behind!" retorted Terrana.
" Er, guys? Maybe this isn't the best time to argue," said Mikin nervously. "Everyone's staring."
Lorn released a frustrated sigh and went over to Misa. Then, very gently, he lifted her off the floor and carried her back into the cabin. When he reappeared, he grabbed Terrana's hand.
"Let's get out of here," he muttered. He led them quickly through the crowd, up the decks and out the revolving door. They were crossing the main deck when two students jumped out in front of them.
"Lorn!" Terrana watched as a young girl with a lavender complexion hurled herself at Lorn. He released Terrana's hand to catch her, staggering backwards under her weight.
" Umph! Bindal, you need to stop doing this! You're getting heavier!" Lorn swung the girl around before lowering her to the ground.
"How mean! I'm still the same size!" The girl had large eyes with impossibly long eyelashes. She had two antennae on her head, and vibrant purple hair pulled back into a ponytail. She looked about ten years old and wore a pretty, colourful frock.
"Lorn was never one for manners, Bindal. You should know that by now," said the boy next to her. He may have been a boy as far as age was concerned, but Terrana and Mikin had never seen anyone like him. In short, he was a monster! He was at least four times broader than Lorn and three heads taller. He was also completely covered in dark fur and had two tiny horns sprouting from his head. His hands were like spades, with rough callused fingers, and his feet resembled a horse's hooves. It was difficult to make out any facial expressions under all that fur.
"As usual you understand me well, Bagruth," said Lorn, smiling.
"Who're your friends?" asked Bindal, staring at Terrana and Mikin curiously.
"Bindal, Bagruth ... meet Terrana and Mikin. Terrana's from Sector Thirteen and Mikin's from Nipponia."
"Hi." Terrana waved her hand, plastering a stupid smile on her face.
"Sector Thirteen?" Bindal looked incredulous. "I thought it was just a rumour!"
Terrana's hand fell and she threw Mikin a glum look. He could understand since he was feeling rather bummed out that no one had noticed him. Also, he knew Terrana felt like she was the gossip subject of the day.
"Word gets around fast," said Lorn. He grabbed Terrana's hand, which didn't go unnoticed by Bindal and Bagruth, and pulled her towards the stairs leading to the upper deck.
"Hey, where're you going?" Bindal called out.
"The forecastle," replied Lorn, climbing up the stairs. "Care to join us?"
"You're kidding, right? Only blue coin holders are allowed up there."
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Olden Kartath
"You weren't kidding!" gasped Bindal, wandering around the cabin in amazement. "You even have your own snack bar!"
"Games!" shouted Bagruth happily from the other side of the room. "Unlimited channels and access to Clusteria's Top Five! This is the supernova!"
"And you had this all to
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