Theos Spacecraft – Orbiting Earth«“Nǐ hǎo ma?” said Petri into the portable communicator to his travelling companion.
“What?” replied Azakis.
“Nǐ hǎo ma?” repeated Petri.
“Petri, can you hear me? There must be some interference in the communication system. I can’t understand what you're saying.”
“What interference?” answered Petri, who was having fun. “I was simply asking how you were in mandarin Chinese.”
“So, those four neurons wandering around the wilderness of your empty head have managed to learn something new.”
“It's a truly complicated language. Even so, if I need to I think I’ll be able to hold some kind of conversation.”
“I sincerely hope so,” said Azakis.
“And let’s hope that wherever we land, they speak one of these two languages,” added Petri. “Otherwise, we’ll have mad
