((Is Lya still a princess?  I see she’s not still first mate, at least.  Also no Shiva, or is she elsewhere?))

Jareth shuddered when they arrived.  “Man, that felt weird,” he murmured, looking around.  The sight of someone with a blowtorch intrigued him.  What was she working on?   Could he take a look?  No, better leave that until later.  The girl beside him turned in place to take in their new surroundings.  It felt open, for the most part, but if she was being honest with herself, the idea of being on a space station with /no/ escape routes bothered her considerably.  

She was not enthused about being tested.  The young woman was fairly certain she’d be able to tell if there was an untoward influence on herself, at least, and she knew her blood type, but she nodded without protest.  But the young man grimaced.  “Ugh, I hate needles,” he complained.  “Do I really have to?”  The beautiful woman’s smile did a lot to make him feel better about it, though.

[@TheMinorFall]