John, Alyssa and Sparks took the elevator down to the Lower deck. The elevator chimed happily and the doors swished opened smoothly.

“That's the Officers Lounge through there" Alyssa said to her friend, pointing at the double doors at the end of the corridor on their right.

“Our rooms are all up this way" The beautiful blonde girl said, pointing in the other direction.

The group walked past the playroom and the other empty officers quarters before coming to a halt at the door next to Calara's room.

“You can have this one" Alyssa said.

“Decorate it however you like, but please keep it tidy" she requested politely.

Sparks poked her head around the door and looked around the officer's quarters quite amazed.

“Wow, this room is huge!" she said, used to a tiny cot bed back at her workshop. She walked in and ran her hand over the covers on the king size bed. "This feels amazing, the covers are so soft!" she marvelled.

“Let us know if you need anything" John said “We want you to be happy and comfortable”.

Sparks nodded absent-mindedly, as she walked around the room taking everything in. She couldn't believe how luxurious her new quarters seemed. She felt Like she might need to pinch herself to wake up as she walked back to join her new crewmates who were waiting in the corridor.

“Calara sleeps in there" Alyssa explained, pointing at the adjacent room "Well some of the time!" she grinned mischievously.

John looked a bit embarrassed and Sparks stared at him probingly.

“You're really sleeping with both of them?" She asked him with an accusatory tone to her voice, feeling protective of her blonde friend.

John opened his mouth to reply, before Alyssa cut him off.

“Yes and if you're Lucky he'll be sleeping with you too! Isn't it wonderful?" She grinned, with a cheeky look on her face.

That put a quick end to John's interrogation by Sparks and she blushed bright red with embarrassment.

“I'm sorry Sparks" Alyssa said "I didn't mean to make you feel bad, It's just better if we're all open with each other" she explained. "I promise you, my life has been absolutely amazing since I met up with John and I want that for you too" she said earnestly.

The statuesque young woman enfolded her smaller friend in a comforting embrace. They hugged for a while, with Alyssa just providing reassurance and comfort for her overwhelmed friend. John had a quick thought and Alyssa looked at him and nodded her approval with a warm smile. He disappeared into their bedroom.

Eventually Sparks pulled back from the hug and looked up at the beautiful blonde.

"It's weird, you remind me of my old friend, but you just look and sound so totally different" she said, struggling to explain.

“I'm still me" Alyssa smiled back at her friend fondly.

“Yeah but it's Like you've turned into Alyssa Plus. You used to be a bit shy and introverted and only really opened up when it was just the two of us. The way you were on the bridge was amazing!" The redhead went on.