Book 1: Every Storm Runs Out of Rain [Jenlisa]

Chapter 2: Stratus

It was at the mass hall the next morning, after breakfast, that the Captain announced a new job to the crew. As was their morning routine, Lisa squabbled with their pilot and the ship's resident foodie, Rosé, throughout breakfast, while Jisoo watched on in delight, only adding comments to stir the fire when things weren't entertaining enough for her. Jennie, now a regular at their table, merely watched from the sideline, content to just sip her tea and spectate it all with silent amusement.

"There you go Louis! Isn't that delicious?" Lisa spoke in a high-pitched voice that she reserved for anything cute (and according to Jisoo, everything unfortunate with ears).

The little alien purred his delight as he was fed with a fifth square of bacon. Louis had very quickly learned upon his arrival that if he widened his eyes and snuggled up to his human, he could get pretty much everything he wanted.

Rosé watched on forlornly, poking at her clean plate with her fork, "Are you going to feed him the rest of that? I could use more food."

"Yah! You already had two servings!"

"He had five!" Rosé jabbed her fork at Louis accusingly.

"It's MY food. I can give whatever I want to whomever I want." Lisa met Rosé's eyes in a clear challenge. "And that's not you." Next to her, Louis chirped and waved his tiny hands in approval.

Rosé glared at the Catonian for a second, before bending down to look him straight in the eye. "You're lucky you're one cute fella. One tip for you to stay cute. Lay off the food." She poked his round tummy for good measure and Louis immediately started crying.

"Yah! Chae-young ah!" Lisa reached over her pet to smack her best friend in the back of her head, hard enough that her face almost met the table. "What did I tell you about making fun of Louis' weight! He's sensitive about it!"

"Chae-young ah. Even I would say that's too much. You made Louis cry." Jisoo piped up helpfully, then popped a grape into her mouth.

By the time Rosé looked up, Louis had already been gathered in Lisa's arms and was receiving comforting pats on the head from the other members at the table; pats that he definitely did not need or deserve! She was the one who had been hit on the head!

"I..!" She began but was cut off by a loud boom and a burst of smoke. A second later, the Captain entered with a swoop of his cape and a burst of glitter. Jennie rolled her eyes at the unnecessary drama but settled in her seat. After all, the Captain while borderline psychopathic had proven himself one of the best in the Transporter business. And he was her boss.

"Look at me. I refuse to begin until I have everyone's attention on my regal and handsome form."

Lisa tried but failed at her attempt to keep her comments to herself. "He looks like a fish. How handsome can a fish be? His hood is even shaped like a fishbowl," she whispered to Jennie, who immediately nudged her as a reminder to be silent. After all, while Captain Joowang did not look intimidating with his goldfish eyes and droopy cheeks, almost all of them had been on the receiving end of his sharp ears and sharper tongue. There was no point getting a tongue lashing in front of everyone for something so trivial.

"We've got a new job." The Captain began the moment the noise died down. "The client is offering to pay triple the usual amount so we're taking it." The noise level rose again but stopped the moment Joohwang leveled his glare at them. "Lisa, you're lead on this. Take Jin and Bambam with you. We'll stop for gas on SM then head over to JYP to pick up the package. Should be a quick one-day job."

Lisa frowned. Next to her, Jisoo shifted in discomfort as well. Jennie was a stonewall. "Triple the amount? No offence Capt, but that sounds dodgy. What's the package and who's the client?"