Her eyes lit up. "Oh! You have the keycard to my apartment," she yelped.
The restaurant grew silent for a moment, particularly at the counter where the Gaur, a Gomben, and an Astro-Mole stared and the scene. The Gaur simply looked confused, but the Gomben and Astro-Mole shared sly grins back and forth.
The waitress leaned down and in a hushed whisper asked, "can I talk to you out back for a moment, please?"
Angn rose out of his seat and excused himself. He turned to see the waitress wandering out a rear door. As he followed he heard the Astro-Mole whistle lecherously.
[[Aeba's Diner, Segment 10]]
Enna burst out of the restaurant and began to pace near the trash incinerator. The Grey practically tumbled out himself, expecting the door to be heavier. As he stumbled out she tucked a used crate between the door and the frame to prop it open. The Grey regained his footing as she whirled around.
"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry about that. I didn't realize how that would look," she said, with panic in her voice.
The Grey smiled and rubbed the back of his smooth, oval head with his hand. "Heh, I say stupid things all the time."
Enna felt blood rush to her cheeks in embarrassment. The Grey immediately grew concerned and held out a tentative hand while shaking his head.
"Oh, I didn't mean you were stupid... I just... Yeah..." He sighed, "there you go."
Enna grabbed his hand. "Don't worry, I didn't take offense. I'm glad you understand."
The watch on his wrist began to beep. A robotic voice erupted from the deceptively loud speakers on it. "Administrator? I am detecting an anomaly in your biology. Apparently, your blood-flow has increased and your heart is beating faster. Are you under some form of duress?"
The Grey's face grew flushed and he scrambled to shut down the communication. Enna giggled.
[[Segment 10]]
Wulg and Snix strolled through one of the large thoroughfares of section 10, level two. Wulg yawned. "Hrm. I think that's the last of the Boss's tasks."
"We worked hard today, Brother." He looked down at his older brother. He asked, hopefully, "do you think the Boss will give us back our old jobs?""
Wulg scratched just under his left mandible with a pointed claw. "I hope so. I miss having chumps to do these kinds of things for us, but with all these shakedowns and leaks goin' on, we're the only ones he's got that he can trust."
Snix leaned down. "Can we go eat now?"
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever."
Snix's gigantic pace quickened, and Wulg had to move faster to keep up.
"Ya big goon," he muttered to himself.
[[Aeba's Diner, Segment 10]]
Angn had taken a gulp of the hot, brown, and bitter drink. He let the flavor sit on his tongue for a moment and then chimed, "wow, this stuff is delicious." He took another gulp. "What is it? I love the bitterness."
Enna took a sip from her own mug. "It's called coffee. When the first humans arrived in the galaxy, they brought the beans with them. It's a bit uncommon outside of their colonies, but it's sinfully good."
Maxine shrugged. "I'm not the biggest fan, but yeah, it is kind of a staple of the human culture. At least as far back as our history books tell us. I'm more into green tea, personally."
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Galactic Hub Serreven
Science FictionIllustrated by David Davis and Josh Nickerson, this a light novel that explores an important location in the Silver Spiral Galaxy from the hit webcomic, Cosmic Dash. This exciting series of stories follows the adventures of Angn D'Lazmuh as he beco...
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