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[delincuente]

[The audio feed rattles to life with a blare of feedback, and the voice that comes through is bright, cherry, and possibly familiar to a few.]

Gooood morning, outer space! I'm pleased to announce that I've just taken over your fleet. You can call me Your Majesty, or Supreme Overlord, or Beyoncé. One of the three. Mom jeans and aerobic dance are officially outlawed, and nothing is allowed to start before noon.

Kay, thanks. Beyoncé out.

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[delincuente]

CLAY!!!

[Alex jumps at him from behind, already prepared and in wait, ready to throw her arms around his shoulders and stay there as long as he'll let her.]

[save_the_souls]

ALEX!!

[Allen's comes out of the shuttle last, being the one driving it and needing to shut it down. So a moment after she throws her arms around Clay, he steps out of the shuttle and throws his arms around her. GROUP HUG TIME EVERYBODY.]

[geonomy]

[Now that's not fair! He can't hug her back if she's got him from behind, especially when Allen comes along to join in!

So after he grips her arms and lets out a loud, joyous laugh, he turns in her grip to throw his arms around not only her, but Allen as well, then easily lifts them both up, though he won't go for spin this time. Would probably be awkward with them like this]

[delincuente]

AL-oof!

[Clay's impressive lift catches her off guard, and her greeting dissolves into surprised laughter as she feels her feet leave the metal floor.]

Oh my god, have you been benchpressing the shuttle?

[save_the_souls]

[Allen is used to being lifted up by Clay's hugs, so he just snickers at her remark]

I think he has!

[delincuente]

And you've- [She pulls an arm out just enough to reach up and touch Allen's hair.] Dude, did you age?!

[geonomy]

Well, I've gotta keep up with my training somehow!

[He gives an extra squeeze before he lets them both down, and at that question, he grips Allen's shoulders to give him a good-natured shake.]

He sure did! Look, he's even taller now!

[save_the_souls]

[He laughs a little and flicks his hair]

18 now, soon to be 19!

[delincuente]

Man, I go off and age for a year and a half, and you still look older than me.

[But more importantly - he's now taller, and she's not sure she likes that.]

[save_the_souls]

Ha-

It's because of an upgrade. You can purchase them to let you age some. So every month I've aged about a year.

[geonomy]

Yup! [He puts an arm around Allen's shoulders and holds the other hand out, as if showing him something grand] Every month, it's a new age.

[... Which gets him to laugh a little to himself. Heh. Inside joke.]

[delincuente]

Dude. [She looks outraged and amazed, pulling back to take in the whole deal.] I need to get my hands on that, like, yesterday.

[save_the_souls]

[He laughs and nudges Clay very lightly with his elbow. Yep he knows how much you love it]

You should be able to! I mean, if you have money.

How old are you supposed to be now? [Since the timelines are so fucked now]

[delincuente]

Ugh, all my stash from last time is probably gone. Guess I'll have to schmooze the audience.

[Which is a little harder now that she's down a hot boyfriend.]

And I'm still twenty, here. Twenty-one in June. But back home, I was about to turn eighteen.