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those lovely assets will not only get in the way, but they will lose quite a bit of cohesion. Neither comfortable, nor aesthetically pleasing.”
    “Understood. Breast bands it is.”
    He grabbed the next sheet, and it dissolved into a dozen bands of varying hues. “There, that is sorted.”
    She snickered and bent to pick the bands up. She folded them into tiny rolls and looked at him. “What next?”
    “Do you need additional covering?” He seemed disappointed.
    “I do. I need to dress as if the breast band wasn’t in place. It is just there to keep everything together and out of my way. The outer wear is for blending in.”
    He nodded. “As you wish. I shall dress you as a Lomit woman of my home clan.”
    “As long as you are aware of the alternative. I have two work suits and a skinsuit that would make intimate access impossible.”
    Brin chuckled. “I stand warned. The skirt makes you look taller, and since you are tiny, you can use all the hinted height that you can get.”
    She frowned as a wide-banded halter-top came into being within his hands. He was dressing her in rich purple and black. It did make for a striking appearance in the mirror.
    The boots were comfortable; they were warm but barely there. “How is it that you can manipulate matter?”
    “It was a skill I had before I became Avatar. Lomit considered it one of my more attractive features.” There was a wistful tone to his voice.
    “How long were you with him?”
    “Lomit and I were together for three hundred years. The last hundred were preparations and evacuation of his soil.” He sighed.
    “You miss him.”
    “I do. He was a voice in my mind and a presence in my blood for centuries. The first few days without him were hard, so I put my emotions into dormancy while I left my mind open for information but closed off my grief. It will surface one day, but I hope to be settled before that happens.”
    She swallowed hard. “I... never mind; it is stupid.”
    “What?” His eyes were kind as he smiled and kept up his tailoring.
    “I was going to say I had a pet and I felt the grief when it passed. I am guessing that having someone living in your mind would be a little more invasive and hurt a bit more.”
    He cocked his head. “I think grief is grief. You mourn the loss of something missing in your life. If you have truly loved, you will truly grieve. The measure depends on your own heart. It should never be compared with someone else’s.”
    “That is... fairly intense.”
    He grinned. “Sharing your mind with an ancient power makes you look at relationships a little differently. It isn’t the length of time you are together but the memories inherent in the shared experiences. An hour with some folks is worth more than a lifetime with others.”
    There was no denying that statement.
    It took another hour for him to destroy another few sets of sheets to bring her wardrobe up to what he considered tolerable levels.
    “What is there to do on the station in the off time?”
    She shrugged. “I have no idea. I should have been at work today, but for some strange reason, I did not feel like going.”
    “Is there an in-room news feed?”
    She nodded and went to the wall, stroking her fingers along a nearly invisible panel. The screen materialized, and the menu was displayed on the table next to the low couch.
    He flipped through the options and selected the station broadcast.
    Olena winced. “You weren’t kidding. Is that a pile of dust?”
    The image on the screen was her workspace from the day before, but instead of the treasure trove of technology, there was a surprised-looking Hrath standing in a pile of dust.
    “It is. Without you or I to stabilise it, the tech simply dissolved. You did warn them. I heard you. It is not your fault that they didn’t listen.”
    She made a face. “True, at least it is on record. Everything in the controller’s office is recorded.”
    “Excellent. Now, let’s see what commercial entertainment