" Oh, Nova! You're just in time!" William greeted him cheerfully, sat at his desk with a mug of coffee. " We're departing soon. I was just about to go to the bridge."

He knocked back his drink, and flounced up out of his chair. Gracefully striding across the room, he passed Nova, exiting.

" Don't you want to come watch as we take off?" he asked, looking back over his shoulder with a smile.

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