"Permission to come aboard Vice-captain?"
Candi's brain froze.
She could see Archon Crix Zis standing on the pier just below the main boarding ramp as she stood on the port side boarding terrace, but the voice she heard was not his.
She had spoken to him enough during the flight about some of the amenities the Quantum Wave Enchantress had available that one might not expect to be able to recognize his rather distinct voice.
She instantly recognized the voice she heard or thought she heard but could not be certain that she had actually heard that voice. Her emotions were running high, so she could not rule out the possibility of it just being her imitation or wishful thinking.
After a slightly awkward pause that was longer that it should have been, Candi responded.
