Martha blinked and eased herself up as some yelled. She yawned and glanced around. Niko was already up, cleaning out his blitz packer, and Rusty was still asleep, but was getting hassled but Peach, who was nibbling at his tentacles, chirping vibrantly. Martha smiled and said, “Come on Rusty! Time to get up and greet the new day.”
Rusty grumbled and turned over, until Peach pounced on his head and started to bite his mask, causing him to wake with a yell. Niko laughed and exclaimed, “Pour Wuzzie, waked uph eh?”
Rusty scowled and then eased himself forward and pulled on his mechanical pants looking annoyed, “cant get good sleep now?”
“Now now, Rusty, it’s a new day.” Martha said, as she eased her legs across the bed and slowly started to pull her lifeless legs over. Rusty immediately stopped grumbling and hoped onto the floor and hurried over to his mudokon friend, pulling her wheel chair over. Martha flashed him a gratified smile, and lower herself in, “Thank you Rusty.”
Rusty smiled happily and Niko said, “Yove reafty fullas?”
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Galaleo eased open a scarlet eye and looked around the R&R. He was perched on one of the upper bunks, his clawed feet grasping the head rails. He was hunched over, head drawn against his chest, his arms against his sides. He slowly unfurled, then hopped lightly from the rails and onto the floor. He yawned and stretched, so his forehead touched his toes and glanced around,
So, a new day at Rupture Farms, Galaleo mused,
what a thrill.