Chapter 37: Chapter 36: One of those days

Gottlieb wanders down the station, whistling as he goes. For the most part, he tries to stay down in the gunner’s bay. Kai mostly has the monsters out here under control, but there are always one or two who have an attitude problem of sorts. They aren’t a threat to the others, as monsters seemingly just ignore other monsters. But given his very human nature, he’s still on the menu.

 

The man whistles, a towel over his shoulder, as he goes to take his shower. Ever since hydro got fixed, Kai has been increasing his allotment of water. He’s up to forty seconds now, which is good because the stronger and more muscular he gets, the more water and time he needs to properly wash himself. Forty is living on the edge, but then again, ten was already a disaster to start with.

 

There’s a reason the station smells like it did.

 

He enters cryo, walking past the many unused tubes, and then throws his towel up at the blue light above the doorway, letting it flop down to the ground behind him.

 

The man hits the button on the shower, standing under the water as he stares at Kai’s light. Gottlieb flexes his muscles, just to remind Kai who is in charge around here.

 

He half expects the water to shut off in retaliation, but it doesn’t.

 

Suspicious.

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Well, whatever. Gottlieb runs his fingers through his greasy hair, scrubbing it. His and Kai’s playful rivalry is behind them now. What matters most now is the continued survival of the station, so that it can be used as a tool to help humanity grow.

 

The most important task he has at the moment is to make all of the arrangements Kai needs, so that they can get one of those crystals from the planet up to the station, that they can then use to fix up the gun and subsequently destroy what may be one of the largest threats to humanity right now.

 

— A long, metallic arm reaches over towards him from another stall.

 

Gottlieb turns his head, looking at the bot that he recalls carrying back to hydroponics, which is standing in the shower cabin next to his.

 

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