I plumb forgot there was a new Princess of the Void yesterday.
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/120617...oure-ready
Dukerino Wrote:”What we should do, I think,” Grant says, as he places Kiar and Ziavra on the command table, “is just treat it like how we’re meant to treat it. Right? Just do it like when we learned about Eqtorans.”
“Good idea,” Vora says. “Maybe it’s not strictly necessary but there is a psychological whatsit to be found in following the steps.”
“It just seems so—” Sykora pauses to remove a lock of her hair from Aurora’s fist. “Invasive.”
Hyax ahems. “We are invading, majesty.”
“I know, Brigadier.” Sykora sighs. “If Grant’s comfortable with it, I can be. That’s Mama’s hair, Rory. It’s no fair pulling Mama’s hair before you’ve grown yours. I can’t properly fight back.”
“Bwoo,” Aurora says, in that solemn straight-faced way of hers, as if entering serious reflection on Sykora’s words.
“We could put clothes on the biological holoprojections this time, maybe,” Waian says. “No ovipositors. Would that help?”
“It might,” Sykora says.
“Shit,” Waian murmurs, and pulls a stylus from its slot on her tablet. “Kinda hoped you’d go like no, no, it’s cool.”
Lomanza looks coolly over Waian’s shoulder. “Shall we adjourn until you have rendered proper pants, Chief Engineer?”
“All good. This’ll do.” Waian salutes her Princess. “Whenever you’re ready, boss.”
“Whenever you’re ready, Vora,” Sykora says
“Whenever you’re ready, Lomanza,” Vora says.
“Oh, right,” Sykora says.
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/120617...oure-ready