Eamon, Mew, and several Starseeds were at the edge of the forest to meet the official delegation from the colony capital. Kepi had worked her into the group and as soon as she had exited the ship Eamon pulled her aside as the rest of the delegation speechified its way through 'first contact'.
"I'm glad you came" he started.
"I know I'm just your aid," She interrupted. "But I wasn't about to miss out on meeting aliens."
Eamon nodded "About that." He held out his tablet with the transfer contract he had written up. there was a place for her thumb print. "Sign this and you're no longer my aid." He smiled.
She looked worried for a second. 'You're seriously going to fire me just for not asking permission to be on the first contact committee?" She asked glancing over the document. Then her eyes went wide as she realized what the document said.
He shook his head. "The exact opposite actually. I've always been a problem solver Kepi and your problem is that you have an incredible skill set, one that requires a certain level of power for it to reach its full potential. So, as soon as you sign this, your problem is solved."
She looked up from the contract to his smiling face. "You're giving me your seat?" She asked in total shock.
He shook his head. "No, you are setting me free." He clarified as she read through the contract.
She looked up again. "You've left 'compensation for transfer' empty." She pointed out.
He nodded. "It's not really 'my' seat Kepi, and it's not your's either. That seat belongs to the people of the twenty second precinct. It's in their best intrest for you to be in that seat and me to be here." He gestured to the Starseed's forest. She signed the paperwork and pressed her thumb on the screen letting it scan properly.
She handed the tablet back with huge smile on her face. "I really appreciate you giving me a chance." She said before she gave him a hug.
He hugged her back as he replied. "I didn't give you anything, mostly because you almost always had already taken it for yourself." He said with a huge smile as they separated.
Kepi looked over at the continuing pomp and circumstance of 'first contact'. "What are they like?" She asked.
Eamon shrugged his shoulders. "They are interesting and weird. Brilliant and sad." He replied.
Kepi raised and eyebrow. "Brilliant and sad?" She asked for further clarification.
Eamon nodded. "Just wait until one of them asks what your name is." he said without further explanation, as they rejoined the rest of the group.
