Arynthe's Story

The planet

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"Congratulations, Arynthe!"  Haik said the moment he walked in. 
"Hello, Haik," I replied with a smile. "Haven't seen you in a while. I take it you have good news?"
"You could say that," Haik laughed. "I still don't know how I managed to convince them, but you're getting your planet."

The next moment he found himself buried under four grateful children, of which three cheered loudly. After they were done thanking Haik, I helped him stand up laughingly. 

"I'll spare you the hugs, but I'm just as grateful," I said. "This really means a lot to us."
"Oh, I know that by now," Haik grinned. "Come with me to my office, then I'll show you what planet it's going to be."

The planet looked like a marble on the screen. It had silvery land and dark blue seas. Around it circled eight white moons. 

"The planet is now called Fakum 3, since it's the third planet around the star Fakum," Haik begun his presentation, "but you're allowed to give it a new name. The planet doesn't have other intelligent lifeforms on it that could give it a name, just bugs and plants. If you find ruins, they're ours, don't worry about them."

I looked at the beautiful little sphere on the screen. I could barely believe that this was actually happening. We were actually getting a new home planet, and the best thing about it was that it wasn't just some planet, but it was this beautiful glittering trophy of a planet. 

"I have to warn you, though," Haik said. "You'll have to build this world yourself. There aren't any already built houses or anything, except if you count our ruins. You have to start from scratch."
"No problem," I said, still staring at the planet with the eight dancing moons. "It's more than worth it. We've done harder things than that." 

I had expected this, and I had already typed out the plans. I was completely ready for this. 

"Call your people, then," Haik said.
"What? Do you mean, to this station?" I asked.
Haik nodded. "Why not? I didn't get any warnings about misbehaving Ashirians that we should ban."

For the second time, I took Egeg's device and entered the code. 

The day wasn't over yet when already three hundred Ashirians had arrived, and what a difference it was with the previous time. The kids were less grey, the hair was less green and all the eyes were brighter. My heart was struck most though by seeing the many Ashirians having brought Torrayan friends, or being with the Torrayans on the station like with friends.

I sat on my favourite spot on the edge of the water basin witnessing this beauty when Zad came sitting next to me. He scooped some water out of the basin with his cup and said: "Friendship is a magnificent thing, isn't it?"
I smiled. "Indeed, it's amazing. I'm so glad I can witness this moment."
"As long as you're not going to celebrate it like last time, I'm happy too," Zad joked.
I eyed him sarcastically. "You do know it's been, like, half a superweek since that? I have changed in the mean time."
"Four weeks on a lifespan of 250 years? You Ashirians sure change fast."

I looked at Zad, at his cup of water, and back at his face. 

"How funny do you really think you are?" I asked. 
"Well-"

I slapped the underside of the cup, causing the water to be launched right into Zad's surprised face. 

"See," I said calmly, "now that is funny."

Two seconds later I had to run. Not for my life, but for my hair staying dry. I rushed laughingly through the crowd, realizing that being chased after had never been fun, until this time.