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WE WERE STILL weightless even though we were in the main ship. On the previous trip I’d learned that a rotating habitat, and artificial gravity, was a heavy drain on the ship’s systems and interfered with weapons operation. A large ship might have a rotating habitat when travelling or observing, but the moment they entered any level of alertness, all rotation stopped.
Of course, Coldi did not get motion sickness.
Sheydu was helping Veyada out of his pod. It seemed that he had used his enforced imprisonment to catch up on some sleep. Smart Veyada. If anything that flight had made me feel more tired.
The crew had lowered the pressure door and were moving about. One operated the mechanism next to the door, and it opened, letting in a waft of ship air: clean but perpetually too hot.
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