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The Changelings were getting more brazen. It wouldn’t be long before they attacked the inner rim planets. Maybe then the Titan Council of Elders might actually do something to combat these people.
It was thirty minutes before Vicky showed her face.
And what a face.
She was groggy. She’d made a cursory effort to tie her hair back but it did little to prevent the severe case of bed head she was suffering from.
She yawned and wiped a hand over her eyes.
“Sleep well?” I said.
“Very,” she said. “What happened to me last night?”
“You succumbed to the powerful influence of Titan wine, I’m afraid.”
“Wow. I’m usually pretty good when it comes to alcohol. It must be some strong stuff.”
“Would you like something to eat? You must be hungry.”
“Yes, please,” Vicky said, pulling up a chair at the kitchen counter.
“What would you like?”
“Do you have eggs? They’re my favorite.”
I grinned. We had something in common already.
“Sure thing,” I said. “Drink?”
“A cup of coffee.”
I poured her a cup from the machine and handed it over.
She raised it to her lips but it didn’t come out the way she expected.
“I think there’s something wrong with it,” she said. “It’s thick… like sludge.”
“That’s how we drink it,” I said.
“Can you water it down, make it more liquid-like?”
She handed the cup back.
“Sure,” I said. “Is that how you have coffee back home?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll have to order some. I like trying out new flavors.”
I altered the settings and poured another cup for her. This time, it came out closer to water than sludge. I slid the cup over to her.
She cupped her hands around it and sniffed it before tasting it.
“Better?” I said.
“Much,” she said with a big grin.
She liked holding it between her hands.
