Etta shrugged. The needles weren’t used anymore, and right after the ecological apocalypse they were used only to drawing blood and vaccination. Modern injectors worked perfectly well without them, and the feeling one got when the medicine got under the skin was nothing in comparison with old-fashioned needle stab. No wonder some people collapsed when facing them.
“Don’t worry, captain. We will do our best not to bring humans any harm.
The captain smiled at Etta.
“This is a matter of no precedence. The rescue team of androids collaborating in space. We need to trust our Companions in this one, since we cannot send people.”
“They won’t fail. I am sure of that!”
“Me too, but it is a virgin Mission, so I feel a little... tense.”
But the captain looked more than a little tense. He was pa
