Runaway to the Stars: Page 251

While the common Martian English exonym for bug ferrets is "gateworms" calling them just "worms" is... eh... not super PC. Thanks grandma Ranni.

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Talita: There was a mix-up and an active ship got incorrectly added to a bulk scrap order. The original owners requested it be sent back to them.

Ranni: Oh?? But under the SIMS profile, Ixion is listed as the title owner…

She pulls one of her monitors closer to check the information.

Idrisah: It's– uh– we had difficulty getting wormhole customs to process it otherwise.

Ranni: Haha! Figures. Those worms sure love to micromanage their holes.

Idrisah cringes but continues smiling nervously.

Idrisah: Ahahaha! Yeah!

Ranni: I’ll clear the vessel for launch. Take care, dears. And Talita, tell Killian he needs to call his moms more often!

Behind Ranni, Evelyn enters the room, taps Paul on the shoulder, and reveals she has freshly baked cookies in a clamshell wire mesh tray.