Molly's Miracle Colonies

Suma and Wally

 Liz brought a bunch of library folks with her to the ship! I met some of 'em in Rainbow. They went to Ye~ first, but because of her, a trader took Ye~ Earthan Colony to Rainbow instead of to slavery.

Kawar's brother let out a string of expletives. Liz shuddered. He saw. "What?"

"Zheien don't do that. They're always polite."

"I wasn't bein' impolite. That was Black English!"

"O, Lady Liz!" A diplomat bowed.

Kawar pulled him aside. "Lamont, we don't want to cause an interplanetary incident--"

"You an' Oreo, and I don' wanna change who I am!"

Goes came running. "Friends, we nae wish to change anyone! I am Goes, First Prince Of MarKu. Speak as you wish to speak. All of Earth are welcome in our embassy." He bowed to Lamont. Kawar often tried to get Lamont to come to our get-togethers, but he—now I understood some things Kawar said about his bro.

"Dese Earthan colonies—are dey jus' fo' Whitey, or will we have—you know—protection against discrimination?"

"My friend, I will nae tolerate any hate against any group. Did you see our progs? Nae can do violence or speak harms against another. They run here. You see that they nae stopped your speech, because you nae meant harm."

"You mean a computer program can tell whether I'm bein' rude?" He let out a few more choice words.

"Eae. Call me Goe and be my friend. I would like to hear what would please you and other Black people, in a city in our Earthan Colony. You may live where you wish, have whatever kind of house pleases, and my people will trade for foods of all kinds, including 'soul food'." He smiled.

"You'd bring soul food for us?" He laughed. "I like you, Goe! You de man!" They did a high five, just as hard a slap as Kawar and him!

Liz gasped and grabbed Goes' hand. I grimaced!

Goe laughed. "Sa, a diplomat can prepare--"

"Quit hiding! All these Earthans have to learn. What if they thought it was okay to high-five a child, or an artisan?" Liz frowned at him. Good for her!

The cheerful smile dropped. She held a twin-fingered hand twice the size of the other one! Quickly, she hummed, and his shoulders went down.

Goe looked at Lamont. "O, I am sorry--"

Lamont held his hand. "Bro, I didn't know I wuz gon' hurt ya! Liz, how gentle I be?"

Goe wouldn't let him apologize.

Doe came out of their room. "O, you brought friends to us!" Liz introduced him to everyone. They had lots of questions about the Earthan Colonies.

Doe's brothers Pag and Her smiled, too. Pag had Sapph with him. He met her on Gowa and she started a revolt. I learned about that from a diplomat I healed. Kieta exiled her and Pag and we never saw them again!

She gasped.

Liz grabbed her hand. "It's okay! Kieta's not here!"

"And she won't be!" I took her other hand. "Kieta did a lot of things I didn't agree with! Wslarc—they'll clone him—he'll be Alb Seer's Councillor. Azure's Earth's. Ray will be Elshar Zheiea's. Suma will be Ye~'s." How do I know these things?

Suma gasped. Liz stared past her. "But what about Wally?" Past her waddled a white walrus to us. Wearing a fancy DS blue vest under a jacket with tails and top hat!