Mordekai approached the bridge, and the doors slid open, but none of his crew seemed to be paying any attention. A’zyren continued her work on the piloting console, Genji was busy examining sensor reports, and Dhakan was working away at the engineering console. Mordekai smiled to see his friends again. Magnus looked up and saw Mordekai standing in the doorway. His couldn’t understand what he was seeing. Standing up, Magnus drew the attention of his crew members. “Mordekai!” A’zyren leaped from her chair to hug the robot. Mordekai looked down, wondering what satisfaction his friend gained from squeezing his hard metal body. A’zyren looked up with a smile. “How did you survive the outpost explosion?” “I was just sitting down to accept my death whe

