The days in the Trident of Eris.

[Yaoquizque]

After the phoenix was eaten by the jump gate and entered in the singularity, Concordia got on her feet and climbed on her chair.
Putting her knees on the back of the seat, she hold her head between her hands, looking at Xavier thoughtfully.

"They are weird! I visited one once. It's really tiny inside!" She finally said.
Xavier nodded.
"I tend to use her when I see trouble on the horizon. Has the least mass of any fighter I have used save the Arrow."
"Har....Awww? What is that?"
"A racing ship basically."

"Hmmmm?" She thought for a while, admiring the reflects of the wormhole's walls filling the cockpit of the Ticked Phoenix.
Suddenly, she turned her head when she heard the dehumanized voice of the AI.
"HUD: 'This system has reached the end of the "CTE ships for dummy's" tute software.'"
The girl laughed and pretended to be upset, pouting.
"You heard that! She called me a dummy!"
"HUD: 'Thank you for using the CTE-6000 for your space experience'"

As the AI was continuing to talk, Xavier bit his lip to stop a smirk forming...
He then coughed "We should arrive soon. Get back into your seat."
"O...Kay."

She quickly sat back. The vessel soon decelerated and California's sky quickly filled the visible horizon.
Tapping away on the commands, Concordia tilted her head.

"Ah! I remember that place... Rmmm... Oh right right right!"
She smiled all of a sudden.
"You know that funny base... Not far? Hmm hmm... I danced there not so long ago!"

Xavier Raised an eyebrow "That... Funny base..."
"You know?" She headed slowly to the lane leading to Mojave's orbit while checking the ship's memory.
"Uhoh... She doesn't know it! That's in that big rock thingy right there!" She said, pointing to their left.

He blinked.
"So you're saying you danced at a high security research station?"
"What? I don't think? It's a rogue base!" She replied after a while, laughing.
"... Rogue base?"

Xavier sat forward and looked down Concordia's arm to where she pointed a few seconds ago...
"Oh... That base...Went for a drink once...good brawlers there."
He then turned red when he realized what he let slip...
"Errm...not that I would know firsthand or anything."

"So you encountered nice girls there?" She said after a while, smiling.
He made a face that mixed between distaste and smugness...
"I would guess the Rogues think they are nice..."

"Hey.. It's rare to see girls there... Guess you were lucky!" She replied as they reached Mojave.
She then added innocently "That's why when i dance there... They are all jumping on me like no tomorrow! That's a bit silly!"

He looked at her, a bit concerned.
"You're prepared just in case right?" he asked after giving a sidelook at his sidearm.
"Prepared? About what?"
"What if one of em get's a little...ya know...too excited. These old space dogs sometimes dont see any women for months."

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