The door slid open to a heavy eyed, yawning snake. David stretched, and licked the air, smelling the engine component, and looking Blaze over.
"You sure seem mobile for someone recovering from a near fatal bacterial infection. You can't be feeling too good, and your mum can't possibly approve." His voice was measured, yet piercing, his words wriggling into crevices as he examined Blaze's face. His eyes narrowed, and he took the engine component. "Thanks. Maybe you could get your girlfriend to help me install it." He flicked a slight twist of his mouth into a smile, then turned took one final look over the cockpit, seeing ships come and go through the viewscreen. One of the arrivals was a large, regal craft, covered in glowing golden markings on its rounded sides coloured an earthy red. Several curved sections that rotated around it, flashing blue from beneath their dark shells. David cocked his head, and his mind twisted around it, trying to figure it out.