"Shiny" said Kai with a smile on his face. He liked Persephone. But he liked any place more than New Melbourne. As Victoria headed off to check the cargo, Kai made his way back to the cockpit and began the preflight check. He had done this so many times he didn't even think about it now. It was almost entirely instinctual by this point in his life. His mind was already wandering to Persephone and what he could get up to there. He remembered the advice Shen had given Sera about getting off the ship for a while. If they had the time, he'd love to do just that himself. He knew the captain would probably want to get the passengers off the ship as quickly as possibly though, so that probably wasn't an option.

With a flick of the comms switch, he said over the tannoy "Hold on tight boys and girls. We are out of here". As he began to take off, finally lifting the Herald away from the stench of New Melbourne, he heard the captain enter the cockpit from behind him and he half turned his head to ask "So...we pick up anyone interestin' this time 'round?"