Gillie can do realtime calls with the transit authorities because they're stationed at a hub wormhole, so the lag is only as long as it takes light to reach Dirtball's high orbit. Meanwhile, it took about the length of the previous conversation for Idrisah's parents to be alerted that Idrisah declined the video forum invite and for their re-invite to reach her on this page.
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Idrisah: I wouldn’t know what it’s like to grow up apart from my own species. But I don’t think avoiding them is a good strategy in the long run.
Idrisah's laptop sounds out a ringtone again. She quickly slams it shut. Talita grins sardonically.
Talita: Do you ever take your own advice?
Idrisah: Shut up.
Gillie gets up from the computer and stretches, then sits down on the arm of the sofa next to Idrisah.
Idrisah: (ASL) Finished work?
Gillie smirks.
Gillie: (ASL) Wasn’t working. That was the wormhole transit authorities. The vessel’s been declared active. Does Bip have a flight plan yet?
9 thoughts on “Runaway to the Stars: Page 160”
Lamprey
heehee, the mischief embiggens…
Hunter
I love Talita’s little smile in the last panel x3
trash
I don’t know a whole lot of sign language but the wormhole sign is really cool I can tell it’s supposed to be a ship entering something tunnel adjacent
Light_In_The_Fog
I wonder where Jay Eaton got that sign from? Looking online I can’t find any sign for wormhole in asl dictionaries, and the videos I can find with people talking about wormholes in asl just have it fingerspelled. (Jay if u read this I’m genuinely curious)
Eldermage1
Gillie’s expression in panel four is just so perfect, smug cat girl supremacy
Zuorai
Talita toothy grin and wide eyed smile :]]]
creetur
Noticed that Gillie does the splayed out toes when she stretches, like how irl cats do.. beenie weenies
Zuorai
Beeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnsssssssssssss wtf
Gar G
“Do as I say, not as I do” moment xD