After their baths, Murdock and Rose left for the pod encampment. As they made their way on the other side of the river, they both looked across the river at their house.
“Looks pretty nice to me,” Murdock said, with more than a little pride.
“It looks like home,” Rose exclaimed as they walked past, “to me, anyway.”
They reached the pod encampment just before dark, where Mei Lee met them at the edge of the encampment. Mei Lee led the pair around to see all the improvements the colonists had made since Rose and Murdock’s last visit. Murdock returned the tools he had borrowed and picked out a few different ones to take back. All along the way, the colonists greeted Murdock and Rose with genuine sentiments of “Hope you’re well” and “Really glad to see you both.” This made the two feel appre
