33Cairn's confirmation was enough. After getting the word from Scott, Perseid contacted Command and gave them the news. Then, he initiated preparations for the Sun Tzu to meet the fleet at Tack. If cleanup on Oberon finished on schedule, the ship would depart in three hours.
As for Scott, he fell through the cracks. Normally, his duties would focus on working on his Battlenaut, repairing and prepping it for action...but with his Battlenaut gone, and no replacement available, he had no immediate assignment.
It was a situation that wouldn't last; he wouldn't let it. Even as he grabbed fresh coffee in the mess, he was thinking about what to do next. Engineering always needed manpower, but Scott could do without Azimuth...so maybe he'd work on other pilots' Battlenauts in the hangar.
