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[[Morriumur]] and [[Spensa]] enter a cafeteria, and Morriumur tells Spensa a little more of how their species' reproduction works, and they argue about the hypocrisy of the [[Superiority]]. Morriumur tells Spensa theirthey intention inare joining the Superiority's pilots was thatbecause they were born with a high level of aggression for a [[dione]], and they thought this the best way to prove themselves to their family. The cafeteria has food and liquid for all kinds of species, so [[M-Bot]] tells Spensa what [[Alanik]] would be able to eat that Spensa can consume too. Morriumur tells Spensa of his theory of why so many species, flora, and fauna across the galaxy look and act so similarly -: he believes humanoid [[cytonics]] crossed the galaxy before they had stone tools. Spensa and Morriumur continue discussing the ethics ofhow wipingdione anfamilies unwantedchoose dionewhether or not to birth a child based on its personality, when [[Hesho]] and his crew enter the cafeteria. Hesho proposes a formal alliance between his crew, Spensa, and Morriumur, and the trio hypothesize what their Superiority training will entail next. None of them know much about delvers[[delver]]s, so none of them know exactly what to expect. Hesho calls out the Department of Protective Services for its lack of empathy, and the group settles into eating their meals. Spensa hears the song of the stars outside of [[Starsight (station)|Starsight's]] cytonic-suppression shieldcytoshield, she also hears the humming of [[Brade]]'s cytonics nearby. She excuses herself to use the restroom, and goes towards the humming. She turns a corner and sees Brade speaking with a group of dione officials, includingand [[Winzik]]. 

[[Spensa]] crouches by the door, listening to [[Winzik]] and the [[dione]]'s conversation, when [[M-Bot]] tells her he can enhance her bracelet's auditory reception capabilities so she can better listen to the conversation. He does so, and Spensa hears another dione, named [[Tizmar]], arguing with Winzik over the ethics of using live [[Starfighter#Destructors|destructor]] fire on untrained pilots, telling him there were a dozen casualties. Spensa feels a mind pressing against her own, and hears another official ask why [[Brade]] is standing up, alert. Spensa realizes Brade can sense her too, so she scrambles back to the cafeteria and sits down back at her table just before Winzik comes in and stares straight at her. A dione official comes up to their table some time later and informs Spensa and [[Hesho]] they will be in a flight together, along with Brade and a cinnamon-smelling [[figment]] named [[Vapor]]. [[Morriumur]] is left in a flight of his own until Spensa argues with the official, who gives in and allows Morriumur to join their flight. The group splits up, and M-Bot tells Spensa he has partially succeeded in lying, he tripped his security alarms to stop a group of engineers from inspecting him. Spensa comes to the conclusion that if she can't steal a [[Superiority]] hyperdrive, maybe she can steal one of their [[cytonics]], Brade, by telling her of [[Detritus]] and a group of humans who would appreciate her flying abilities. 

[[Spensa]] returns to the embassy, and tells [[M-Bot]] she only got into the [[Superiority]]'s military by the skin of her teeth, nearly losing her cool like [[Gul'zah]]. M-Bot asks her if she has skin on her teeth, to which Spensa responds no, then wonders where the metaphor comes from. M-Bot tells her it is from an English version of the Bible, an old version of the Book of Saints, read commonly on [[Earth (Skyward)|Old Earth]]. Spensa pets [[Doomslug]], who recognizes Spensa through her [[Alanik]] hologram, which leads Spensa to wonder if [[Vapor]] recognizes her as a human. Spensa turns off the lights and takes of her bracelet so she can be herself, and gets in the cleaning pod to bathe. M-Bot tells her Alanik's people have sent back an encrypted message asking to speak with Alanik. Spensa tells M-Bot to send an encrypted message back saying that Alanik will contact them when she is healthy, and that for the time being, Spensa is carrying out her mission. Spensa asks M-Bot if he tell her what the people down in the street are talking about, and he tells her they talk about normal things, like daycare, dinner, and their pets. Spensa tells M-Bot she's going to perform maintenance on him, so she begins working on him. She then asks him how he learned about the Bible and Old Earth, and he tells her that the Superiority has lots of information on Old Earth in their databases. Spensa asks him to tell her about Pine Leaf, one of the stories [[Becca Nightshade|Gran-Gran]] had told her. M-Bot tells it in a very factual, matter of fact way, unlike Gran-Gran's storytelling style. M-Bot then begins wondering if he's alive again, telling Spensa that the [[dione]] philosopher, [[Zentu]], proposed three conditions that indicated true life: growth, basic self-determinism, and the ability to reproduce. He so far has only met the first condition, and begins wondering if he can copy his code onto another ship, only to restart. M-Bot tells Spensa it would be too hard anyways, copying the code would be easy, but he would be too slow, because in his current state he uses FTL processors to calculate and make rapid decisions, but being in another ship would render him unable to do so. He tells Spensa that he has a cytoshield that blocks [[Starsight (station)|Starsight's]] cytoshield and allows his FTL processors to function on Starsight. While working on M-Bot's reflective underside, Spensa sees the eyes and a delver, so she scrambles away. Spensa then tells M-Bot the story of the man who lost his shadow: one day a writer lost his shadow, searched for it, lost interest, but eventually his shadow came back and having traveled the world, switched places with the man so he could travel the world, but refused to free the man and lived out his life, marrying a princess, becoming wealthy and famous. Spensa worries she already is the shadow. Spensa decides to sleep in M-Bot's cockpit, listening to the sounds of the people and traffic down below.

[[Jorgen]] enters the [[DDF]] infirmary to check on [[Alanik]]. He reflects on his breaking of the DDF chain-of-command protocol, and asks for any updates from the doctor in the room. The doctor tells him everything seems OKokay, but they just don't know what an [[UrDail]]'s vital signs should be. On his way back to his ship to take ground crew duty, Jorgen hears the alarms going off, in a pattern that indicates incoming fire. Jorgen heads to the command room, and meets up with [[Nydora| Ensign Nydora]], a woman in the [[DDF| Radio Corps]]. She informs him that the [[Superiority]] battleships have taken up a position over a gap in the the platforms directly over [[Alta Base]]. The DDF can do nothing but hope the [[DDF| Engineering Corps]] have gotten the platforms there online. The battleships begin dropping bombs, only for a section of the platforms to open up and launch bright energy blasts at the bombs. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, except [[Cobb]]. Jorgen asks Cobb what the matter is, and Cobb tells him that the platform that fought back wasn't one of the ones the Engineering Corps had been working on. He also tells Jorgen that even though they managed to get a few platforms online, all of them are low on power and will take years to fabricate new solar collectors. Jorgen then tells Cobb that he's seen white lights in the corner of his eyes. Cobb tellsthen himdecides heto wantstake Jorgenhim to meet [[Becca Nightshade| Spensa's Gran-Gran]].

[[Spensa]] awakes to [[M-Bot]] warning of intruders downstairs, so she grabs her handheld destructor pistol and heads downstairs. M-Bot tells her the locations of the two intruders, and Spensa ambushes one of them, who drops a plate. The intruder claims to be a housekeeper sent by [[Cuna]]. The door chimes ring, and Spensa opens the door to see Cuna herself. Cuna confirms the story, and identifies the housekeepers as Mrs. [[Chamwit]] and her assistant. Cuna enters the embassy and they head to a meeting room. Cuna asks Spensa what she knows of the [[human wars]] and the delvers[[delver]]s, which leads Spensa to the conclusion that the human had tried to weaponize the delvers, only for them to backfire and consume the human planets, just as she'd seen on the video on [[Platform Prime]]. Cuna tells her that although she and Winzik disagree on many things, one thing they do agree on is that they need to have a way to combat the delvers should they ever return. Cuna also tells Spensa the humans aren't a real threat, and that rumors of their impending escapes are just stories drummed up my the Department of Protective Services every time they need a new funding bill passed. Cuna tells Spensa she wants her to act as a spy and report on whatever the Department of Protective Services has them do in their training. She also tells Spensa the ship they will be traveling on has a [[cytonics|cytonic]] hyperdrive, so Spensa should pay attention when they jump if she wants to increase her powers. Spensa gathers up her things and tells Cuna not to touch M-Bot, then heads to the docking platform to board her transport ship.

[[M-Bot]] tells [[Spena]] her shuttle will take her to the trade vessel [[Weights and Measures]], they also cover the species within Spensa's flight. M-Bot also tells Spenaa about the kitten[[kitsen]] [[cytonics|shadow walkers]] who came to [[Old Earth]] thousands of years before, but mysteriously stopped coming due to being ostracized among their own people. The shuttle passes a group of people waving signs, led by a [[burl (species)|burl]]. M-Bot searches the local news outlets and finds that they are protesting the use of live destructor fire in the tryout and the [[Superiority]]'s treatment of lesser races as a holewhole. Spensa's shuttle reaches the last ship on the docks, what she identifies as a troop transport, due to its multiple ports for launching starfighters and the knobs on the sides for gun emplacements. Spensa gets put of her shuttle and is told she will be picked up again at 9000. Spensa is joined by [[Hesho]] and his crew, who informs her that he was unanimously voted down in each measure he brought forth in his people's democratic assembly. A drone flies over to the group, now joined by Morriumur and Vapor, and informs them they will be Flight Fifteen, which Hesho immediately renames [[Flowers of Night's Last Kiss Flight| Flowers of Night's Last Kiss]]. The flight is led down the corridors of the Weights and Measures, and Spensa feels she should peel off from the group and head a certain way. She does, and hears the stars, when a soldier guarding the intersection yells at her and she goes back to where her flight went. They enter a little chamber with half a dozen jumpseats, they strap in, and prepare for launch. Spensa relaxes and listens to the stars, hears the captain's command to prepare for hyperjump, then her mind floods with information, the location of where they're jumping to, a shrill scream, and then the ship enters the [[nowhere]].