A quick dip

Everything hurt. She wasn’t quite sure what was wrong with her, whether it was the fruity stuff Otis had massaged into her fur or that other potion from the weirdo in the cloak, but Sedna was miserable.

At least, she hoped, if her aches were just in her muscles, then maybe the warmth of the hot springs would bring her some relief. When she arrived, another had beaten her to the pools. For a moment she considered leaving and coming back later, but the thought of dragging her aching body all the way back to the Armada was more than she could bare to think on right now, and the man didn’t seem aggressive. At least not right now. So she joined him, moving stiffly as she approached.

The monochrome woman slipped into the water on the other side of the pool and sunk down until only her nose, eyes and ears remained above the water, staring at the stranger, eyes narrowed in a slightly judging squint. Like some sort of furry crocodile wannabe.

“Speech”