“Wow!”
exclaims Judy as we enter the base together.
I smile. It is
her first time down here after all. I guess it would seem impressive to someone
who hasn’t seen it before. I never really had that feeling myself, but then
I’ve been using the base for as long as I can remember. I grew up with it as
part of my life.
“I suppose it
is pretty impressive,” I say to her, “This is where I spend most my time
hanging out.”
“It isn’t a
bad place to hang out in,” says Judy as she looks around, “So who else is
here?”
“Narszara and
Rileys be here,” I tell her, “The Rileys are Britannia’s sister and her family
by the way. There is also Alex, you might have met her before. Oh and Janelle
is about as well. She’s the AI of the League’s starship. You have properly met
any of them yet mind you.”
“You have a
spaceship!?” says Judy as she stares at me.
“Starship,” I
correct, “And technically it belongs to the League, but on the paperwork it
belongs to the Sentinel. Here comes Narszara by the way.”
I spot the Norgardian
coming towards us. She is wearing a green cos-mat suit that, I have to admit,
shows off her generous curves. I’m glad Judy isn’t the jealous time as I’m
going to have a hard enough time trying to explain the relationship between
Narszara and I.
I’m not
actually sure what to define that relationship as. It doesn’t feel like an
employer-employee one and I have too much authority over Narszara for it to be
a mere friendship or partnership. It is as sure as heck not a slave-master
relationship and a lord-servant relationship just makes me feel uneasy.
“Hello
milord,” says Narszara, using her usual greeting for me.
I flinch
internally at it and Judy gives me an odd look as she hears it.
“Hey
Narszara,” I return the greeting before introducing Judy, “This is my
girlfriend Judy. She is Eternal’s sister and has recently gotten the same power
set. I’m helping her get set up as a superhero. Please explain the relationship
between you and I to her.”
I decided that
the best way to explain the relationship to let Narszara to it as she’s the one
who started it and only one who actually knows what it is.
“Ah, yes,”
says Narszara as she walks Judy, “I have sworn loyalty to your suitor as his
servant. It is a custom of my people that your own do not seem to understand. In
practice, I serve him as a loyal follower and do as he asks as long as I do not
have ethical issues with what he asks, which so far, I have not. It is a
pleasure to meet you Judy and I hope your path goes well.”
And with that,
Narszara embraces Judy in a hug. Judy makes a small noise as Narszara squeezes
her. I resist the urge to laugh as Narszara releases her and walks off.
Judy waits
until Narszara is out of sight. She seems a bit bemused by the turn of events.
Even her hair looks a little ruffled by the hug.
“That was
odd,” says Judy to me, “I admit was a bit jealous by how you describe Narszara
to me, but having met her in person...”
Judy trails
off and I understand how she is feeling and laugh.
“Narszara is a
one of a kind,” I agree, “In this dimension at least. She is actually quite
representative of her people.”
“I can see
what you meant when you said she was the hottest girl I knew,” says Judy, “Does
she usually hug people like that?”
“Not that I
know of,” I admit, “Maybe it’s got something to do with your relationship with
me that affects how she treats you due to her relationship with me. She did
call me your suitor after all.”
“What about
the others here?” asks Judy.
“The Rileys
are mainly here for the protection after Britannia’s outing and the fact
Nightblade went after them,” I reply, “They’re nice folk, but I doubt you’ll
interact with them much. Then there’s Alex. Her full name is Alexandra
Aquiline. I hope that answers most of your questions about her. She is living
here due to not wanting to continue the family business. You’ll be seeing a lot
each other as she’ll be giving you training. And finally there’s Janelle. As I
mentioned, she is a starship’s AI. The ship itself is called the Star Guardian by the way. She’s a nice
person and is linked up with the base’s systems. Recently Janelle has been
helping me with operations and other stuff. You have no idea how usefully it is
to have an AI helping with computer stuff. So much quicker and more efficient.”
“Can I meet
them?” asks Judy, “Alex and Janelle that is?”
“Sure,”
Janelle chips in, “Hi, I’m Janelle.”
“Umm,” says
Judy, unsure of how to respond.
“Janelle, this
is Judy,” I say as I decided to step in, “Judy, you’re currently hearing
Janelle. I can take you down to the Star
Guardian later if you want.”
“That sounds
cool,” says Judy, “So what are going to do now?”
“Well, first I
want to figure out the extent of your powers,” I tell her, “It’s always useful
to know your limits. After that, we’ll come up with a codename and costume for
you.”
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