Chapter 9“You look a bit flushed,” Tasha observed as Javi joined them in the Harriet’s mess for dinner. “You didn’t have to run all the way here. We’d have left you some.”
Javi sat by Razz and gave his knee a quick squeeze, then started helping himself from the bowl of spicy noodles on the table. Mula’s special recipe, and very heavy on the green chilis, so he thought he’d be even more flushed soon.
“Just had my medical exam,” he said.
“That prostate check was obviously quite something,” Tasha said.
“Gross,” muttered Mula.
“Not at the mess table, please,” Stanten said, with a tone of slight reproof. Tasha gave a sheepish grin.
“It was actually more like a fitness test,” Javi said. “I had to run on a treadmill and do as many push-ups as I could manage.”
“Must have been a short test t
