He woke up alone.

The bed felt cold.

He blearily reached out for his com, and called William.

" What is it?" William asked. He sounded awake.

" Did you sleep...? Where... were you..." Nova slurred out, voice crackly.

" Oh, I had some business on the ground base," William responded. Nova could hear keys clicking. " We'll be leaving here for Sector 27 soon, since the research lab is fully functional. It's excellent that we came here, isn't it? I never thought I'd find such a talented researcher so quickly..."

" ...Wille," Nova said.

" What?" William asked.

" ... I'm lonely," Nova said.

" I'll bring you breakfast when I'm done with these port authorizations," William said. " Since we're returning to Sector 27, we'll be in stable orbit and our child ships will be returning to their respective planets. I'm flooded in the paperwork."

He hung up.

Nova stared at the ceiling.

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