Dani drummed her fingertips on the arm of her captain’s chair as she waited for everyone to get settled in. Carl, attracted by the noise, jumped up into her lap, curled up in a ball, and started purring.
“You’re quite the little anxiety detector, aren’t you, Carl?” Dani whispered to the feline as she rubbed his cheek with her finger.
Carl rolled onto his back and pawed at the comm hanging from Dani’s ear.
“What’s our next mission, Z?” she asked as she placed the comm back in her ear to protect it from Carl’s claws.
“They want us to set up the net then head in and see where it goes,” Zadria answered, swiping across the tablet that held her notes.
Carl, displeased that Dani removed his toy, hopped down and made his way to Cassia’s side. She quickly scooped him up, and he curled up i
