It had taken a few days, but Aaron and the rest of the crew of the [i]Nava-Hoe[/i] finished repairing and recovering from the failed colony drop.

Chachamaru remained locked in her storage closet, while Natarle continued to remain in the kitchen, exiled there due to her utter uselessness in combat. Flit Asuno had lond since departed for other duties, while Ali got drunk and flung knives at a child.

Aaron returned to spending time with the soulless machines that were his only friends. A link that Chachamaru attempted to exploit, but one that failed once Aaron revealed that he enjoyed the company of machines since they were the only ones that didn't complain when he opened them up.

Chachamaru shut up for awhile after that.

The hunt for Aliens in the Boringverse continues....