Chapter 23
Nick was much happier now that he was in the Cottage. It reminded him very much in his space cabin, without the high-tech feel—which was surprising given that he was in an outpost on Europa seabed. The whole thing had a very natural and organic feel to it. His room in the honeycomb wall was no larger than his space cabin. It was a single room with wide cloth hammock made of a surprisingly warm red material, and a small bench, and table molded out of the same material as the rest of the structure. A small alcove provided some privacy for him to take care of his business. Oddly, there wasn’t a door, nothing but the opening in the side of the honeycombed wall.
Vibeke had left him there, alone, to get settled in. After finding and using the facilities, he felt better, but there wa
