They were a duo, to be sure. Konoka sometimes wondered what Star Gazer got out of indulging her whims outside of satisfying her wishes, but all she needed to remember was the emotional connection--she certainly remembered the time she felt the Star Gazer squeeze her possessively, getting past the illusory, erotic nightmares the voidstorm brought.

"Not at all. We give it a spin the moment it's installed in the engine room," Konoka nodded.