. . .Igor took Suzanne’s bag when she emerged from the airlock and led the way down a short corridor to a lift, which took them up two decks. Less stressed, Suzanne could take note of her surroundings. She could see that the fittings bore signs of wear. The lift, which took them to the top, or A deck, which contained the crew quarters, functioned well enough but the carpet was threadbare. Mirrors in the lift had blotches on the edges. But then Suzanne could not recall seeing carpet on the floors of any of the ships she had been in, and had never used any lifts in them. “This seems like a large ship,” she said to Igor. “How many crew are there?” “Two humans; two robots – and Max.” “What? So just me and Rods and you and another robot.”". . . Read More