As they headed for the bridge, Jenna used her datapad to launch a comms drone. It seemed likely she’d only be able to communicate with the new ship over the short-range emergency band, as had happened with Clarissa’s shuttle, and she didn’t want to get the Defender that close to the other ship. She also set the Defender to move away from the larger ship, though more slowly than it was approaching.
They reached the bridge and Jenna gestured for Clarissa and the children to enter first. They walked in, looking around curiously but not seeming overawed. Jenna found herself slightly disappointed at the lack of reaction and had to smile at herself.
“That chair’s mine,” she said. “You can choose any of the others to sit in. I’ll disable the controls so you don’t accidentally trigger anyt
