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Chapter 10 - Blue Christmas
25th December 2016
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Shiala had claimed the sofa since it was warmer and Adastra was keen on the single room next to Sam's room upstairs. It was still well before sunrise when Shiala woke suddenly to her Omni-tool beeping at her, indicating an incoming message. She tried to shield her eyes from the glare of the screen in the dark room as she carefully read the message.
Shiala,
We finally got your message. We hope that you are recovering from your injuries and you were not badly hurt. There is a likelihood of another flare soon but we have no sign of it yet. We will inform if we get any further news.
I am curious about this species you speak of, especially so at the technological level they are at. I would tentatively offer them an invite to come onboard the Enlighten before deciding how to proceed, if you think that is wise. You know much more about them than I do so it is your call.
Kriana
She turns off the screen before rolling over to go back to sleep.
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Sam looked through the shelves to find something that was suitable for a festive breakfast given that bacon was no longer an option as it was all eaten yesterday. Frosted cornflakes with extra cream sounded tempting if rather over the top on both the fat and the sugar content. Sam thought that summed up Christmas suitably well and so went with it. Both of the Asari had the same but without the cream. Sam wondered if it was a bit rich for their palettes or something but was not curious enough to ask.
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Not long after breakfast there was a knock on the door. "Shiala, Adastra the basement would be the best place to hide." The two Asari nodded before quietly going down the steps to the basement. Sam waited until they had left before approaching the front door and opening it. Upon opening the door he was surprised to see a slightly chilly looking Kate, who's gingery red hair was sticking out from under her black hat. "Merry Christmas Kate. Have you walked all the way here in the snow?" Her house was not too far away if you took a short cut across a few fields but it was still a good forty minute walk.
"Merry Christmas to you too Sam. Yes I walked because it's a sunny day, and I quite like the snow. I decided to see if you were in to apologise for the other day at the Christmas party. I honestly had no idea. Sorry Sam."
"I would have thought you would have been entertaining people today, Christmas day and all, not walking around in the snow?" Sam tried to not think about the Christmas party issue as best he could.
"They were caught up in the flight disruption and so couldn't make it this year. All my other friends seem to have other places to be." Sam was sort of glad he seemed to have one friend but it was hardly the best time. It would be mean not to at least offer a drink given it is Christmas and she did look a little cold.
"Would you like to warm up and have a drink?"
"I would appreciate it." Sam mentally cursed his luck as he motioned Kate to enter. Sam took Kate's coat and hat once she had shed them and showed her to the sofa by the fire.
"What would you like to drink? I'm going to grab some sloe gin and beer from the basement for later so there is that. There is also red and white wine, tea, coffee and orange juice." Sam thanked his luck for storing most of the alcoholic beverages in the basement.
"I have no idea what sloe gin tastes like but it is Christmas so may as well try something new."
"It has a cherry taste to it but it is usually best to try it yourself. I'll be right back."
"Ok." With that Sam went to the basement. Descending the stairs he saw the two Asari looking around at the various junk.
"I really hope that you aren't planning to take anything." Sam had a smile on his face, but he had evidently startled to two of them slightly.
"Oh, no Sam. I am just admiring the technology. It is so old and yet it seems so fresh and new." Adastra said, not quite getting Sam's joke.
"Who was it at the door?" Shiala seemed keen to get straight to the point.
"A friend from work who seems to want some company since her family was unable to make it to her house for Christmas, and her friends seem to have other places to be. I'm totally unsure as to how you want to manage this situation. I'm assuming you want to keep as hidden as possible while you are here?"
"Yes." Shiala mumbled as she attempted to weigh up in her mind what to do. After a couple of minutes thought, "If you make it perfectly clear that she cannot contact anyone, and must stay with us until we can contact our ship, then I cannot see her meeting us as a big problem."
"What is her name Sam?" Adastra seemed overly keen on meeting yet another of the new species given her slightly overexcited state.
"Kate Adastra. I'll make sure that she knows everything but I will try to keep it as vague as possible. I'll be back shortly." They both nodded to Sam who then climbs the stairs with a bottle of three year old sloe gin.
"Hi, sorry about that Kate, It's a little chaotic down there and getting to anything takes time." Sam was a little cryptic in his description, but not lying. He moved through the living room to the kitchen to collect some glasses from a kitchen cupboard.
"That's no problem. I really like your tree it has everything on it." Kate stood in front of it, mesmerised by the assortment of ornaments and multi-coloured lights.
"Kate." Sam sat down on the sofa holding out a glass of red liquid. Kate suddenly turned as if the play button had been pressed. She sat down on the opposite end of the sofa and took a small swig from the glass.
"That is fairly potent. It does taste very nice though." Sam smiled to her, trying to mask the nerves that are forcing their way to the surface. 'How the hell do you break the news to someone that you are celebrating Christmas with a couple of drop-in guests from space?' Sam thought to himself.
"I'm glad you like it. I do have an unplanned surprise for you. Unplanned since I was not expecting you to turn up. Also unplanned because I was not expecting them to turn up, however it has a few strings attached if you wish to see."
"What kind of strings?" Kate began to wonder where this was going.
"If you see the surprise you cannot tell anyone or leave immediately. I'm sorry about being vague but I don't want anyone being harmed. It's up to you though."
"Is it legal?" Kate mentally placed bets on drugs or something similar, even though it sounded more like people.
"I have absolutely no idea. Its not the kind of thing legislation is currently made on." Kate seemed confused as to what Sam meant by that cryptic statement.
"Is it safe?"
"I really cannot answer questions all day as you will never in a million years guess. You should be safe enough though." Kate took another swig before placing the glass on the small table to her right.
"Ok then, surprise me."
"I'll be right back." Sam made his way out of the room and back towards the basement. Shiala had found a perch on the edge of the small sofa that had a ton of junk on it; Adastra was sitting on the office chair. Both of them looked towards the top of the stairs as the door opened and watched as Sam descended the stairs. "She has agreed to not tell anyone and to stay here for the time being. The vague way I had to put it has understandably made her extremely edgy, so just be a little cautious."
"A bit like I did with you the other day then Sam?" Adastra seemed remarkably good at this kind of thing.
"I will be careful Sam." Shiala added in her usual calm manner
"I'll stand in the doorway to the living room so that she cannot see you two. I will explain what is happening a little better. It might help calm her nerves a little."
Both Asari say "Ok Sam." at the same time causing each other to laugh a little before following Sam back up the stone stairs to the living room.
"I'm back Kate." Sam had a smile as wide as the Great Wall of China on his face.
"Why are you standing over there smiling like an idiot?" Sam tamed the smile a little before taking a breath.
"I need to explain that I've not spent Christmas alone but with two people that I met on the way home after work the other day. The surprise is meeting them."
Kate had a truly bemused look on her face, `He wouldn't need this silly act if it was just people'. Sam walked into the room and gestured the two Asari to follow. "Kate, I would like you to meet Shiala and Adastra."
Kate was in shock evidenced by the lack of colour in her face. "Seen a ghost Kate, it's usually better when you met someone to talk to them." Sam was possibly a little too unsympathetic given his reaction was remarkably similar just days prior. "I hope you can see why I had those strings attached." Kate meekly nodded as she kept a close eye on the two aliens.
"Greetings Kate." Shiala gave a small bow and smile.
"Errr, hi" was all Kate could meekly manage to get out. Sam and Adastra moved to the sofa with Sam sitting in the middle and Shiala taking the single seat. Sam took the sloe gin and poured two more glasses.
"This is sloe gin. If you don't like it pass it back and I will drink the rest." He passed a glass to both Shiala and Adastra before he sat back on the sofa. He carefully put a hand on Kate's right shoulder and could instantly tell she was physically shaking. "Kate, relax. I'm sure you have many questions, asking them would be an idea. I don't think Shiala or Adastra will bite."
"Who are they?" Kate said, the shaking affecting her voice a little too. She still only seemed to be looking at Sam, evidently feeling unnerved at the situation.
"They are Asari Kate."
"So they, are aliens? Like ET?" With that the three of them began laughing with Adastra just about managing to hold back an ET impression. Last nights film seemed to have quite an impact on the two Asari, even if it was mostly the bad special effects.
"Sorry." Sam took a small breath to calm himself down.
"Not like ET Kate, but yes. We come from a planet light years from here called Thessia." Shiala took over the conversation from Sam since she felt that it was better if she spoke. Kate seemed to be gradually getting over her initial shock by this point since she had now turned to look to Shiala.
"How do you know English? Don't you speak, alien?" Kate still seemed confused by what was happening. Shiala laughed a little.
"Our normal language is Asari Kate. I personally speak a bit of Salarian, Turian and now English too, I am sure Shiala is similar." Shiala nodded in agreement with Adastra. "Sam taught us both English when we arrived." Adastra looked to Sam with a little smile on her face.
"It wasn't teaching in the usual sense though Kate. It was certainly an experience though." Sam added noting the continuing confused look on Kate's face. At least she seemed to be calming down a little; either that or it was the alcohol beginning to have an effect.
"What do you mean by it wasn't teaching in the usual sense?"
"It wasn't constant repetition or describing it in a common language, as we neither had the time, nor a common language." Sam said with a slight grin on his face.
"So they, what, just pulled it out of your head?" Kate stated in a joking manner, not knowing quite how accurate the statement was. Sam decided this was a good time to say nothing and got up from the sofa. With a smile on his face he departed for the kitchen to begin preparing dinner. With the departure then the serious look on the face of the two Asari, reality suddenly hit Kate like a ton of bricks. "You, you can do that?"
"We can merge our nervous systems to another's which allows us to share thoughts..." Shiala stopped mid sentence from discussing the second use.
"So you can read my mind?" Kate suddenly became overly self aware and started fidgeting.
"We cannot when our nervous systems are unconnected and connecting against another's wishes is frowned upon." Shiala stated. "Sorry again Sam."
"It's ok Shiala. I know it was for the best." Sam shouted from the kitchen whilst he was putting the carrots in a pan. "At least I knew what to expect the next time, which made the whole experience... easier. No Kate I cannot describe it. It is odd in the extreme and to be honest slightly addictive in some weird way. Do either of you know if there are any down sides or side effects of m... connecting?" Sam just about caught his mistake before saying it.
"If the person is not malicious the only side effects are a headache, tiredness and a bit of nervous system instability afterwards, all of which reduce with experience." Adastra shouted through to the kitchen.
"Wait, so you can mess with someone's mind while connected?" Kate suddenly remembered the sloe gin on the table side and emptied the glass hoping it would help calm her nerves.
"Yes Kate. It is frowned upon but certainly possible." Shiala added trying to calm the human but thinking being truthful was the best idea.
"Sam, why the hell did you agree to connect twice? That was a massive risk you took there." Sam thought that Kate had begun to sound like an overprotective mother.
"I think it is fair to say Sam left more of an impression us than we did on him." Adastra said before taking another sip of the gin. "Sam, this sloe gin is very nice, if a bit strong compared to my usual preference."
"Kate I chose to trust them as they are taking much more of a risk than I am. Adastra I'm glad you like it. Do you have an opinion on it Shiala?" Shiala looked down at her glass to realise that there was an awful lot less than she thought was left.
"It gets drunk faster than you realise, it must be good."
Sam laughing to himself, "That's the problem with it unfortunately. Anyway lunch will be ready in about twenty minutes."
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"Your species have a diverse palette Sam." Shiala said just after polishing off the last of the meal.
"Thanks. I think." Sam was really pleased as to how well it had gone down, even the sprouts had disappeared. After brewing up everyone decamped back to the living room.
Shiala looked over Sam to Adastra and said "I think now would be a good time" in Asari, Adastra nodded in response.
"Would you like to tell me what you said?" Sam being a little put off by the feeling they were talking behind their backs.
Shiala took a deep breath. "We have been in contact with our ship, the ASL-Enlighten. Yesterday whilst researching Christmas we found it was customary to give gifts. The captain has tentatively agreed and our gift would be to welcome you both aboard our ship for a visit. It could eventually progress to you travelling the galaxy if you so wished." Sam was now positively beaming just about holding tears of joy back.
"Thank you." Sam hugged each Asari before turning to look at Kate who seemed stunned on the single seat opposite. "What about you?"
"I'm not sure. Unlike you I would be leaving people behind, even if they are hundreds of miles away for months at a time."
"Kate, you do not have to leave. If you do however you can still be redropped back on Earth afterwards if you reconsider before we set off. We would be forced to remove any memories of these last few days however as we cannot have you telling anyone."
"How long do we have to decide once we get onboard?"
"Repairs should take about two days. I know that is not long but it is the best we can offer." Shiala obviously had most of the questions the humans could possibly ask already figured out.
"Kate, you could at least go up and have a look, it is not like its going to cost you. Well if you chose to come back you would be missing a few days but you know what I mean."
"Shiala, would it be ok if I got back to you a little later." Kate seemed seriously tempted not to go as the thought of someone messing with her mind was not one she was at all happy with.
"Of course Kate."
Sam looked over at Adastra. "Could you tell me more about the Enlighten?" Adastra suddenly lit up like a bulb.
"Of course Sam, especially since I have been the Enlighten's pilot for nearly five years. What would you like to know?"
"How many crewmembers there are and their species would be a start?"
"There are five crewmembers after we were attacked about two weeks ago where most of the crew members abandoned the ship. We thought we were going to die but the goddess was looking down on us. We barely survived and found ourselves stranded here. I have no idea if the twenty four that escaped survived or not." Adastra clearly looked pained so Sam moved himself closer and put his arm around the Asari.
"All five of us still onboard are Asari but we did have two Salarian data specialists on board before the attack occurred."
"It sounds like you have been through a lot to get here." Kate seemed to also share the common empathy as well as she looked towards Shiala.
"We have Kate but we knew the risks when we took on this exploration mission. We really do need to get back to council space though which is no small task."
Sam suddenly seemed to have something on his mind. "I have a question. How will we communicate with the other three crew members? Are you going to act as translators?" Adastra shrugged and looked at Shiala.
"I can see this being a problem, given that we cannot put your language in auto translators nor spread it without causing half of the galaxy to descend upon this planet." Shiala nodded to Adastra who reciprocated after a short pause. "It is up to you but we would like to give you the Asari language."
"Does this mean we will have to connect?" Kate suddenly seemed frightened that her mind might not come out of the other end quite the same.
"No Kate, not if you do not want to. It is the only real way to learn Asari as it is not easy to teach if you have not grown up with it. You could learn an alternate language the hard way. Salarian is quite easy to pick up." Shiala noticed her indecisiveness. "You could always learn from one of the other Asari onboard the Enlighten if you do not trust us." The pause was just getting to the awkward point before Sam stepped up.
"Shiala, do you mind if Adastra taught me. I hope that I'm not offending you by saying it seemed a bit easier with her." Sam said as he looked over his shoulder at Adastra
"Not at all. It is quite common for certain people to interact better with others. Kate you are free to pick whoever you wish, we will not force you."
"I would like to see Sam first."
"How the hell am I meant to relax with an audience?" Sam said to Adastra but loud enough so that Kate could hear.
"Just remember the mind controls everything Sam. If you convince yourself that you have no audience then there is no audience." Adastra attempted to be helpful but failed to understand that humans cannot control their nervous systems and minds as well as Asari.
"Very helpful." Adastra seemed to get the hint at this point.
"Just close your eyes and imagine you are in the room. Now imagine the audience disappearing." Adastra was keeping an eye on Sam trying to pick up on when he was starting to relax. "Now relax and look around and find those links, the ones that hold everything together. Find the ones between us and pull them towards you. Embrace eternity."
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"I would like someone to sign for this delivery." Adastra stood in front of the oak reading table smiling towards Sam as he walked back from the shelves. He had just had a large book hit him on the head which had seemingly dropped off a shelf.
"Oh hi, sorry." Sam did a double take when he realised what Adastra had just asked. "When do I need to sign for anything when you are in my mind?" Rubbing his head as he was talking, a little confused as to why Adastra had asked such a silly question.
"You don't, sorry Sam. All I needed was for you to say something. Think of it as a test to see if it worked." Adastra smiled at Sam who seemed none too impressed.
"That would explain the overly large book that fell onto my head then. Is there anything that I can help you with while you are here?" Adastra seemed to ponder the idea for a few moments.
"Hmmm, I saw the large piece of metal in the basement this morning that you told us not to touch the other day when you were showing us around. Could you tell me what it is and how it works?" Sam was a little thrown by this random request but he liked the topic so was soon over the initial shock.
"Sure, it's a model axial turbo-shaft engine. Its primitive but it works." Sam went over to the second isle and disappeared down it. He reappeared a few seconds later with a small book. "Here this is everything on jet engines that I know of, it's not much." Adastra took it carefully with both hands from Sam.
"Sam, I know you do your best and it is more than I would have known without your help. This kind of technology is getting towards two and a half thousand years old on our planet and has been redundant for nearly two thousand. Getting information like this is difficult so thank you."
"No problem, we must be really far behind yourselves technology wise. It would be good to see what you have."
"I cannot give you any more information at the moment unfortunately as your brain will take a while to process the new language. That will have to be next time. Sorry Sam." Sam gave Adastra a nod who then turned and began to walk over to the exit. "I'll leave you alone now." Sam suddenly saw the room catapulted away by the links he had pulled towards him earlier. He opened his eyes to see Adastra's warm smile then closed them again as he realised he had a headache.
"What was it like Sam? It looked really freaky with Adastra's eyes turning black."
"Keep your voice down Kate, I have a headache. It's your turn next." Sam was now squinting towards the chair Kate was sat on, trying to keep some of the light out of his eyes. "Could we swap seats so my brain isn't blinded to death?" Kate stood up from the chair. Sam looked like he was drunk as he stood up and carried himself and his tea mug to the other seat. He was glad that his mug was only half full otherwise it would have been everywhere.
"Is drunkenness a side effect of the connection?" Kate asked to no one in particular whilst watching Sam stagger the six paces across the carpet.
"As I mentioned earlier one of the side effects is the nervous system having some instability for a while afterwards. With practice it's possible for you to compensate for it, making it seem as if nothing is happening."
"I need more practice then Adastra." The voice from the man with his eyes closed calmly said. Shiala shook her head with a smile on her face, Adastra looked a little sheepish. Kate noticed both.
"Is there something that I need to know about?"
"No" came the reply from both Adastra and Sam at the same time. Shiala shrugged with a little confusion on her face.
"Who are you going to pick Kate if you want to do this? It is easier to get rid of the headache if you do not sleep on it."
"Is that from experience Sam?"
"Yes I felt like my head had been squashed between two trains the following morning. I'll go somewhere else and take the other person you don't choose somewhere else if you don't feel comfortable." Sam had at least got his eyes open now the headache seemed to no longer be light sensitive. Kate was not particularly comfortable with either alien, evidenced by her sitting on the edge of the sofa and keeping as much distance between herself and the two Asari as possible.
"How old are both of you?" Kate looked towards Adastra first this time.
"I'm 361." Kate seemed a little shocked.
"I am 392 Kate." She heard from behind her. Kate turned around a little disbelieving.
"How old?"
Sam just facepalmed and then regretted doing so. "You'll understand after. Quick version is they live about a thousand years, so you have basically the equivalent of a thirty six and a thirty nine year old to pick from."
"Sorry Adastra, I had to choose and I thought older is perhaps better."
"No problem Kate." Adastra looked a little relieved that she was not the one to undertake Kate's first meld.
"Adastra let us go and play together in the basement." Sam gave Adastra a smile as he had seemingly started to process some of the new information. Shiala rose what would account for eyebrows at the wording but also smiling at his poor pronunciation of some of the words. Some were particularly poor but she could at least understand what he said.
"What the hell did you just say Sam." Kate shocked at quite how quick the process had been from start to finish.
"Adastra lets go to the basement, I wanted to try out the new language. I only have one piece of advice for you before I go Kate. Do not resist and relax. First part is definitely the most important." With that Sam and Adastra walked out of the room leaving Kate and Shiala on the sofa alone.
"Kate, I will not deliberately harm you. Please remember that as it will undoubtedly hurt at first. If you do not resist me then it will not hurt. It is however very difficult not to do so on the first time unfortunately. Do you wish to continue?" Kate felt a little resigned and so nodded. "Relax as best you can. Close your eyes." Shiala noticed that Kate was becoming more nervous instead of relaxing so decided to just go for it. "Everything in the universe is bound together, open your mind and reach out to find the link between you and me. Relax and pull the link closer. Embrace eternity".
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Her head felt like someone had poured petrol in her ears and thrown in a match after. Sam forgot to mention that it is impossible not to resist someone trying to invade, especially so if you do not wholly trust them. Kate dug deep to trust Shiala that she wouldn't deliberately harm her. The pain subsided and she found herself in a dingy corridor with rooms to the left and right. Strip lights flickering as if some were in need of replacement and flaking green paint on the walls exposing the plaster underneath in some places. Looking into a room on her left she saw three walls of grey filing cabinets, some with draws half open or paper hanging out. Suddenly a large thud rocked the room as if an explosion had just gone off. Kate peered back into the corridor to see papers falling to the floor from the fourth door on the right. After walking to the room Kate peered in and saw most of the draws overflowing.
"I'm glad you seem to be embracing the connection now." A voice that sounded like a distorted Shiala crackled over the ceiling speakers. "I've given you the same information I gave Sam as well as everything you need on the Asari language. It would be best if you slept now as it's a lot to process at once." With that Kate felt herself slide down the door frame and back into the real world.
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"I, think, this, is, the worst, headache, I have, ever, had." Kate carefully pronounced each word as if it was difficult for her to think too quickly.
"I'm sorry if I have caused you pain however it was the only realistic way Kate. The dizzy drunk feeling will wear off in a few minutes, the headache I have no idea. Again my apologies for any discomfort."
"I think, I will just, lay down here, a while." It wasn't too long before she had dropped to sleep.
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Adastra helped Sam down the stairs to the basement as he still seemed a little unsteady. Once she reached the bottom she looked to her right where the item of her request sat and yet she had forgotten to ask the one important question.
"Did you make this yourself?" Sam shook his head thinking he could definitely hear is brain rattling around.
"No I had it manufactured for me although it is my design from the basic principles and I put all the bits together."
"Is there anything else that you forgot to mention or neglect first time around?"
"I don't think so." Sam rummaged through a few boxes of random junk in the corner. "I could really do with a drink, would you like a coffee. I'm sure we can sneak past the two upstairs if they aren't done."
"I would indeed like a coffee."
With that they both wandered back upstairs, Sam evidently more back to normal now on the movement side as he took the steps without too much uncertainty. They both carefully looked into the living room to see Kate asleep on the sofa and Shiala on the chair.
"This is going to be so funny later; would you like a coffee Shiala?"
"I prefer another tea if you do not mind?"
"Sure."
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Sam was sat with the two Asari in the kitchen each with a warming mug of anti-thirst. Each of them occasionally looked towards the sofa to see if there was any sign of movement.
"How long do you reckon she will sleep for?" Sam a little curious given it was approaching early evening.
"I unintentionally ruined her carefully ordered filing system. It could well be tomorrow now." Shiala looked decidedly downbeat while looking towards the gingery red hair hanging over the arm of the sofa.
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The three of them had been chatting in the kitchen for hours and were now in the basement.
"So other than water there is nothing else you need?"
"If you had some thick cable then that could be very useful. Other than that I cannot think of anything else you will have that would help." Adastra clearly disappointed that the Enlighten is broken and there's not a whole lot she can do. Sam moves several seemingly heavy boxes to reveal three large one kilometre wire spools.
"I got these from a scrap heap one day still in their wrapping. I'm not sure how useful the coaxial cable would be. These two on the other hand I would assume should be of some use." Sam puts his hand down between the spools and lifting the end up showing a thick copper cable.
"That looks like it would have some uses." Adastra thought to herself that a few spans would be good enough for rewiring the thruster and electrolysis unit.
"I'll need a hand out with them as rolling them down the stairs is easy, up not so much."
"That is not a problem Sam." Shiala said as if it was just like moving a book, not something that weighed three times as much as Sam did. "Adastra, could you move the second one." Adastra stood next to Shiala and each of them started glowing blue. The reels lifted as if they were helium balloons and they were carefully deposited on the landing at the top of the stairs.
"That was impressively useful, although frightening. I've never seen anything like that except cheap tricks." The two Asari smiled which made Sam a little uncomfortable.
"It was not a trick." Shiala said with a note of disapproval, her smile indicated that she was however joking.
"Sorry, I never intended to insinuate it was. I could do with a sit down though as it is a bit of a shock." The three of them climbed the stairs, rolling the reels out of the door and into the hallway so they could get out of the basement without climbing over them. They quietly went through to the kitchen where they sat down.
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Sam looked out of the kitchen window looking at the three partially melted snowmen as the rain gradually eroded them into the ground. "I am going to get some sleep. I shall talk to you both tomorrow." The pair of the Asari gave a nod to Sam who then left the kitchen to go upstairs.
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Notes
A longer chapter than the previous ones but I feel it was important to get some solid interaction going. The amount of words per chapter will be quite varied from now on but will typically be longer than the previous eight.
The next chapter may take a little longer before it is ready to be uploaded.
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