Daughters of Demeter

79. Messages

"Hello Sabia," Sarah said as she looked into the little camera.The two of us were still sitting at the little table in our room, but we'd both got dressed before we got started. I was in a pair of dark leggings and a tunic-style top, while Sarah was in shorts and a tight sleeveless top that didn't do much to conceal her assets.he three of us finished getting ready then headed out. Before going out to the grav-sled we paused down in the hotel lobby so Rebecca could speak with the staff there. She handed back her room key-card and went through the check-out process, then she went through the process of 'checking-in' again as an additional guest for our room.

The woman gave all three of us a knowing look as she handed Rebecca a key-card to our room, but I was the only one who was blushing. All three of us were smiling though, as the boss accepted the card. Then we continued on our way out the doors.

It was only about five minutes in the grav-sled to get to the FTL company, and all three of us went inside and got in line together.

Sarah still hadn't decided yet what she wanted to do, so I went first.

When we got to the counter I gave the clerk my card and let her know I wanted to send a data package to Imperium space. By that point I'd done it enough that I knew the routine. I used my money token to pay the fee, then transfered the file from my datapad. I confirmed the recipient information, and that was it. I got a confirmation code that my message was in the transmission queue, and the three of us moved off out of the way.

"What do you think love?" I asked Sarah. The three of us were near the door but we hadn't exited yet. "We can always come back again later, we'll be on this world for another nine or ten days right? So there's no rush."

She frowned as she thought it over, then after a half minute or so she nodded. "I think I'll send it. If I don't she'll probably start hassling your sister for more information. And anyways, I made the vid. May as well put it to use."

We all got back in the line again, and when we got to the counter we ended up with a different clerk. The process was a lot slower this time than when I'd sent my message a few minutes earlier. First Sarah had to set up an account for herself, then she set up Sabia as a recipient.

Finally she paid the thousand eck fee, and we transfered her vid from my datapad. The clerk verified the file and Sabia's information, then at long last Sarah's message was put into the queue and she got a confirmation number. She also got an account card.

When all that was done the three of us headed back out to the grav-sled. As we all climbed back in Rebecca asked, "Where to now?"

"Shopping?" Sarah suggested.

"All right," the boss agreed. "Shopping it is."