If Trisha found out that Jim's 'big sister' was really Commander Aisha, there's no telling what would happen, so Jim decided not to tell Trisha about his 'big sister'. Trisha and Jim walked the hallways to Engineering. Jim was glanced at by the other crew members, but nobody cared. All of the crew knew that Jim was off limits to everybody.


"I never knew my parents" said Trisha. "I was just dumped off at an oprhanage somewhere on the home world. Nobody took me in until I was about 17. That's when I joined the military, and I've been there ever since"

"I never knew my parents either" said Jim. "I know my dad was an ace computer wizard and hacker. I was wandering the streets of Sentiel III when I tried to pick a pocket of this red-headed man.." Jim decided to omit the fact that the red-headed man was Gene. Gene and Jim were still criminals to the Ctarl-Ctarl Empire. "...well, me and the man became good friends until I was captured by my mistress"

"And your mother?" asked Trisha.

"Sometimes, I think I can remember her..." said Jim. "she was a beautiful woman...I think so at least"

Jim and Trisha entered the Engineering section together. The Engine room was a massive room; a good-sized house could've fit inside it. The Orta Hone-Hone ran on engines much like the Outlaw Star, so Jim was alreadly familiar with the engines. The engines were far more bigger than the engines on the Outlaw Star, but they were basically the same. About 20-30 Ctarl-Ctarl were working in the room, and about 5-10 Terran slaves were in cages ready to become a quick snack.


"Yo, Trisha!" called a tall Ctarl-Ctarl female. This Ctarl-Ctarl female wore the uniform of an engineer, and had a sligt pot belly...but it didn't look like she had eaten any Terrans lately. "you working down here today?"

"I guess I am" said Trisha. "I was just escourting the Commander's slave to his job"

"Heard a lot about him already" said the female, coming over to the two.

"This is Allison Pawz, one of our engineers" said Trisha to Jim.

"I hear you're some kind of engineer prodigy" said Allison to Jim. "you too good work...for a Terran"

"Do you know where Paige is?" asked Trisha.

"She's over there" said Allison, pointing.

Trisha waved a farewell to Allison and escourted Jim over to Paige, who was hip-deep in whatever she was working on.

"I'm here to help, Paige" said Jim before Trisha could talk.