Kas' were to reach Old Earth and study the old tech there and Zhi's was to rebuild her warbot, Speedy, free herself from the debts tying her to the Drome, and escape to another planetary system. The second female, Zhi, was far less academic than Kas and did not have her years of schooling or trained poise, but she proved just as willing to do anything in her power to obtain her desires. What it did not indicate was that Kas was only one of two perspectives. It's initial tone indicated the dually witty and scientific writing style, the focus promted the reader on the futuristic setting and time, and the glimpse into Kas' background specified the high stakes involved in the proceedings. She’d pulled strings, spent the pathetic remains of her savings, contemplated blackmail, and come perilously close to having to fuck an associate dean, all to guarantee that her name would be at the top of Archscholar Grio One’s list."Īnd so the novella begun. "Scholar Zychtykas Three-Kas to her friends, of which she had none-had slaved, scrimped, and swindled to get the fourth spot on the team going to Old Earth.
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