Sunshine ranted to Thena,"Did you hear Violet? 'Oh Mom will be home late tonight BECAUSE THAT OBETT GUY BOUGHT HER A DRESS, AND THEY'RE OUT PARTYING'? THAT is so outrageous--I don't even KNOW what to say about it! All I want to do is walk to a souvenir stand and buy a trinket, or maybe go buy a dress and everyone runs off, leaving us stuck on the ship! Prince said NO, just like Bluebell! King is out partying with Malbess and Floona? What's up with that? I'm so mad!" Thena asked,"Is that why we're here in the corridor to the exterior airlock? You're pacing like a caged animal,Sunny. I don't remember seeing you so mad before. Wanting something won't give it to you! WE don't have any local money! We couldn't get ANYTHING... without trading something for something they might want. We're out of luck!" Sunny smiled grimly and shook her head. "Nope. That's why I took THIS!" She produced from a pocket, one of the ship's Trading Debit Cards, provided by the Tapponok. Thena's eyes got round and her mouth flew open. She exclaimed,"When I said I'd go with you, I NEVER wanted to be party to GRAND THEFT! You STOLE THAT?" Sunny rolled her eye. "NO! Note what the captain put in place? For crew it's a hundred money unit limit, for non-crew, it's TEN money units! 'Everyone on board should be able to buy some MEMENTO from our trip, from the locals.' UNQUOTE! Anyone can take one. I'd have remembered to mention it, but I was too mad to think. Sorry." Thena said,"There are SASN Scav Rangers at the bottom of the air-lock elevator. You thought of what you'll tell them?" Sunshine said,"I'm not! We'll got out a secret way. The inspection corridor ends at the front landing gear bay. I know how to bypass the lock and alarms on it. We can take the emergency gang-way to the ground. It's simple!" Thena threw up her hands and asked,"AND I suppose you can hack the ship's security camera system to see when our patrol ISN'T in position to see us leave?" Sunny nodded. "That's the simple part!" Thena asked,"You thought to mention that HOLE in our security to anyone?" Sunny said,"A girl has to have her secrets!" Snowflake and Kael Oran walked in through the inner-airlock door right then. The two girls fell quiet as they did. Snowflake exclaimed,"Secrets? Looks like we came in at the right time! You two look like conspirators caught in the act! CONFESS! What are you two doing down here? Trying to sneak off the ship?" Thena crossed her arms and looked guilty. Sunshine looked defiant. Kael said,"They couldn't look guiltier if we had caught them robbing a bank!" Thena pointed slyly at Sunshine and exclaimed,"It was her idea!" Sunshine cut a sloppy salute and was saying,"We're NOT prisoners and... YOU RAT! You're selling me OUT? Some friend YOU ARE! I just wanted a trinket! A memento from our EXTRA-GALACTIC trip! We ARE the first people from our world to cross the gulf between galaxies! It doesn't get bigger than THIS!" Kael said,"That's what we were just doing. Some co-incidence." Snowflake muttered to him,"YOU are NOT helping!" To the girls,"It's different for us! WE are ADULTS. We can take responsibility for our actions. YOU two can't!" Sunny asked,"Is there objectionable reason why you two can't escort us to the nearest Souvenir Stand?" Kael said,"I don't remember ANYTHING objectionable at that place!" Snowy glared at him. He shrugged. She looked thoughtful. After a moment she said,"It is 764 meters from the elevator door. Straight there and back. I am the Fifth Sister and will borrow Lime's power and teleport us back if anything goes wrong? NO side trips and only TEN minutes in the Shop! Is THAT CLEAR? I saw nothing objectionable going there or back, so ABSOLUTELY NO wandering off. Got me?" Sunshine grinned and Thena looked relieved. Sunny nodded. Kael said,"I'm glad I spent no money! We're off again!" Snowy looked concerned. --TO BE CONTINUED!--