It's been a few days since Delta came on board.
I grabbed Delta, Phi, Demiya, and Mel, and assembled them in the bridge.
Egplan: Your Cap'n has a plan.
Demiya: Since when are you Captain?
Egplan: Uh, since Blizz was kidnapped? Get with the times, slug-boy. Speaking of, Phi, status report.
Phi: Blizz is still alive, but he's being used as a sparring partner by Frigid. He looks like he could barely hold on for a few more weeks.
Egplan: Great!
Everyone gave me weird looks.
Egplan: Not great, I mean, but that gives my plan an excuse besides the fact I'm a power-hungry bitch.
Phi: You know a way we could get more powerful fast!?!
Egplan: Well, yes. Back on Earth, there's a floating Lookout.
Mel: Oh hell no!
Mel started breathing heavily.
Egplan: Mel, please hold your objections till the end of the seminar. The Lookout, where my old mentor-
Mel: Mr. FUCKING Popo.
Egplan: We're going to be visiting him, we should use his proper title, Lord Mr. Popo. Now, there is a very important pecking order, but... when he's around, just consider yourself below the very ground you walk on.
Phi: Mel, why do you look distressed?
Mel: Second rule of Popo's training!
Demiya hugged Mel, and her breathing returned to normal.
Mel: Demiya, you...
Demiya: Hey, Captain, maybe we shouldn't.
Egplan: Don't worry, our interaction will be short. We're going only for the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Phi: The Hyper-what?
Mel melted into Demiya's arms.
Mel: It's a room where time is dilated... One day out here is one year in there.
Egplan: We can get decades of training in less than three weeks.
Phi: Ooh, nice!
Demiya: Yeah, that's all fine and dandy but, what about the people here who don't want to age decades in a few weeks?
Egplan: Simple, we use the Dragon Balls to prevent us from aging in there, or at least slow the aging process down to the point where a year only counts as a day.
Mel nuzzled Demiya's arms.
Demiya: Melonica?
Mel: Sorry! I...
Mel turned red and pushed him away from her.
Mel: I can't believe I let you hug me!
Demiya: I just wanted to try and help.
Mel: There's a three-day limit. You can only be in the chamber for three days at a time, what's more, there's a two-person limit, so we'll have to partner into groups, and take turns.
Egplan: Well, since I'm mentoring Phi, it's only natural that the groups are, Me&Phi, and Mel&Demiya.
Mel gave me the "I'm so gonna kill you later" eyes.
Delta: Well, the ship will be stuck here for a while until I can fix it up...
I touched the wall and teleported the entire ship to the Lookout.
