[3 days later]
It's been three days since the incident. Tomorrow the doctor will discharge me. My injuries have healed well and I'm back on my feet. Though my leg's muscles are still a bit sore, they will recover with some exercise. And I'm rich. After adding the bounty and the quest reward, I've around 1.8m credits. It's enough to get off this shitty dangerous titan's head and live comfortably on a civilized planet. Maybe Xander... Humm... Xander could be dangerous to live in, considering it's history of getting attacked all the time.
Maybe Earth? But, it's 2.5 million light-years away in the Milky Way and I'm gonna need a ship capable of traveling that far without breaking down, plus that ship must have a hyperdrive... Yeah, maybe in a couple of years. It'll cost me more than 15 million credits. Haaa... So, Xander, it is. I'm sure it's safer than Knowhere and I'll be able to find a way to earn there.
Now, all I have to do is somehow convince mom and Alice. As for Lisa, she's pretty easy to convince, so, yeah, mom and Alice...
"What are you mumbling about?" Nebula came to visit me.
"Nothing much. Just thinking out loud. By the way, you visiting me? Now, that's a rare sight," I grinned.
"It's nothing like that. You saved my sister, so, this is the least I can do," Nebula placed the box she was carrying on the bed, "Here, take it."
I took the box and opened it. Inside was a custom-made blaster. It's black, has a green line running across its length and the design is pretty simple, yet beautiful.
"I don't have a good impression of humans, but you aren't that bad. But you need to change your mentality that always screams money all the time," She snorted and turned her back.
"Hahaha! Thank you. Though I have a feeling, you made this to kill me instead."
"Who knows?" Nebula laughed and walked away.
Well, considering our first meeting, this one went well. Anyway, I wonder why the fuck they are keeping me here even though I'm all healed up. Haaa... It's too boring with nothing to do and just sit on my ass.
A few hours later...
[Knock knock!]
"Come in."
Alice and Lisa walked in.
"Wow! Alice knocking on the door before entering, I should mark this day on the calendar. This is a special occasion," I teased as I sat up on the bed.
"Shut up," Alice sat on the chair.
"Jack, are you feeling better?" Lisa asked, sitting beside me.
"Yup. All healed up," I grinned.
Alice rolled her eyes at my remark, but a hint of a smile tugged at the corners of her lips, "Don't get too comfortable, Jack. We're not here to babysit you."
"Yeah, yeah, I know. You're not here to babysit me," I replied, playing along with her usual attitude.
"Come on, don't fight," Lisa interjected and pulled out a package from her purse.
"What's that?" I asked raising my eyebrows.
"Strawberry cheesecakes," she chirped, opening the container, "Guess who made them?" She glanced toward Alice.
"No way! You made these? You are joking, right? Hahaha!!" My eyes locked onto the pink cheesecakes inside the container and then went back to Alice, "You know how to cook? Since, when?"
"They are only strawberry cheesecake. It's not like I can't eat other things besides salad, Jack," She threw me an evil glare as her tone rose a notch, "Also, think of this as a payment for helping me with my maths homework, nothing more and nothing less. Got that?!" Alice snapped, then grumbled, "Gosh! Can't believe you doubted me, so much! This is why I said you are an asshole," she kept glaring at me.
"Let's see how it tastes. But don't get upset even if I vomit after eating it."
"Bring it on, coward," She threw me a smirk.
"Mmm... So, tasty..." I closed my eyes for a moment and licked my lips, savoring the sweet flavors on my tongue, then a wide smile spread across my face, "It's really delicious, Alice. 99 points for you." I showed her a thumbs-up.
"99 points? Where did I lose the 1 point?" Her left eyebrow twitched, unhappy about her result.
"Next time try adding vanilla essence. I'm sure you'll get that last missing point. Maybe next time," I smiled, tilting my head a little, "Anyway, since we've come this, I want to ask you guys something..." My tone became serious.
"Ok. If you want me to cook for you again, forget it," Alice shook her head and glared back at me.
"Cooking? That would be great. But not that. What do you girls think about moving somewhere safer than this place?" I asked, staring into their eyes, hoping to figure out what was going on in their minds, though that may not be possible with Alice.
"Xander, perhaps?" Lisa asked. I nodded, "I wouldn't mind. Things getting dangerous these days."
"You do know the travel expenses, paperwork, and renting or buying a house on Xander will cost a fortune, right?" Alice retorted while crossing her arms, "And I doubt you got that many credits. Besides, finding work on Xander will be another challenge."
"Hummm... True. But let's say I got the credits covered, then what?" I raised my brow and asked Alice.
"Then I'm in," Lisa answered instantly.
"Alice?" I shifted my gaze toward her.
She averted her eyes and remained quiet for a few seconds.
"What about the job? Mom will have to search for a new job," She finally responded.
"Don't worry about that part. I'll handle it somehow," I assured.
"Fine, I'm in too," Alice finally agreed.
"Great. Then I'll leave mom to you girls. Make sure to butter her up nicely," I grinned.
"Leave it to us," Lisa replied with a mischievous grin.
"Haaa... Of course, you are going to dump her on us. Well, it's not like my opinion matters anyway," Alice sighed and mumbled, rolling her eyes.
"Thanks. I knew I could count on you two," I patted their heads.
We chatted for a few hours before they stood up to leave.
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Ok, with that out of the way, time to watch some movies like a VIP. It's not like I have anything better to do and the old quests are still stuck with no new quest. So, yeah. Movie time. I wonder if they got some nice porn in here. Let's check it out.
I browsed through the movie list, but sadly, I couldn't find any adult videos. Only sci-fi, horror, action, drama, romance, etc. Geez, are they all so goodyshoes? Or maybe they just don't have porn in general? Humm... Whatever. I put on a random comedy movie and leaned back against the pillow to enjoy it.
Later that night...
After dinner, I laid back on the bed and closed my eyes, trying to fall asleep. But I freaking slept too much. Now I can't sleep again. Fuck! Ok, let's take a stroll outside. It's better than lying here doing nothing. I dressed up and stepped out of the room. The medical wing was eerily quiet. Hmmm... Is everyone already sleeping? Maybe except for those guards posted around the place.
I walked out of the medical wing. I need to stretch my body. Maybe hit the shooting range. It's in the left wing, opposite to mine. After walking for a few minutes, I reached the shooting range. To my surprise, someone else was here practicing.
Nebula was standing in front of the holographic targets firing her blasters, switching between each gun every ten shots.
I observed her from behind for a few minutes before revealing myself, "If you keep changing weapons randomly like this, you won't master any of them."
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