to sleep perchance to dream | Glowfic Constellation

"There should be a fairly obvious communications array on one end. Take out the part that it's attached to, and that will probably be the ansible."

warpfairy

"I'm not sure I'm familiar enough with your conventions of what things do and do not look like a communications array to be sure I've identified one...?"

"The part with the rods that stick out."

warpfairy

"All right."

Isabella goes to try to take that bit off.

It takes some finagling, but eventually acquiesces.

warpfairy

"Should I return the part I'm not bringing along?"

"Do whatever you like with it: I can replace it easily."

warpfairy

"All right."

She gently jettisons it, and then punches up to careful impulse, listening for clangs.

There is a distinct lack of clanging!

Wergeldt's ship appears to be aligning for transit back to the wormhole.

warpfairy

All right then.

She accelerates cautiously out of the system, and then warps away.

A last transmission comes through. "See you again sometime, hopefully."

warpfairy

"Here's hoping."

And then she's gone.