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She put a boot on Booboo's throat. Her eyes sprang open.
"You did not meet me at the door, darling!"
"No, mistress!"
"You are a very bad girl, who must be punished!"
Tears of joy sprang into Booboo's eyes. "Yes, mistress! Thank you, mistress!" (4/4) #wss366

They pointed up, silently.
Zsazsa climbed the stairs carefully and went into their bedroom.
Booboo was laying on her back with her eyes closed.
Zsazsa locked the door and then cast off the cloak. Underneath, she wore nothing but thigh-high back boots with stiletto heels. (3/4) #wss366

For a few days, Booboo had pushed through with forced cheer. But today, she just hadn't gotten up at all.
They heard the door open and turned, thunderstruck, to see Zsazsa standing in the opening wearing a long black cloak.
She looked around. "Where is my darling?" she asked. (2/4) #wss366

Booboo hadn't come down all day.
"Is she alright?" Ruhrow asked, in a whisper.
"She's been depressed ever since Zsazsa left," Susan whispered back
Zsazsa had called off world due to a "family obligation" and had been gone for nearly a week. (1/4) #wss366

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The dried tissue of the corpse had drawn back from the teeth, exposing a rictus grin. I noted the #chip missing from the left incisor. With my tongue, I explored the corresponding chip in my own tooth.
"Viri?" I asked.
"Welcome back, Commander Thompson." (4/4) #wss366

"Conditions?" I said stepping into the airlock.
"The Viri is awake. Conditions nominal," the Ziri replied.
I cycled the airlock and stepped into the *Fear*. A mummified body lay on the floor in front of the airlock. The features had become unrecognizable. (3/4) #wss366

"Five minutes until the Viri is awake. Ten minutes until gravity stabilizes. Temperature and atmosphere will take longer. Environmental suit recommended."
I walked to the airlock, pulled a suit out of a locker, and put it on. By the time I closed the last seal, ten minutes had elapsed. (2/4) #wss366

"Powering up," the Ziri said.
They had found his derelict spacecraft and docked. Now the Ziri had reversed the power connection from the *Loathing* to bring the older spacecraft back online.
"How long until the *Fear* is habitable again?" I asked. (1/4) #wss366

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