“What are you going to work on first?" Alyssa asked her petite friend. Sparks looked deep in thought for a moment.

“Hmm, I've got some ideas. Do you mind if I keep it a secret and surprise you later?" she asked excitedly.

“No, we trust you. Have fun!" John replied, smiling.

Sparks squealed with glee, and did a little dance, making John and Alyssa Laugh at her antics.

“Ready to have a look at the rest?" John asked the ecstatic young woman.

“Lead on!" the redhead grinned, walking over to him and Alyssa.

John led them out of the armoury and showed her the pharmacy and medical bay. Sparks was fascinated by the state of the art medical equipment and he let her explore a little. Alyssa Looked a bit twitchy, so John moved up to her side and put his hand on her shoulder.

“Are you ok? You look a little uncomfortable," he asked, concerned.

“Something about this room creeps me out," Alyssa replied awkwardly. John nodded his agreement “I've never felt comfortable around medical facilities either," he admitted.

“It's something else," Alyssa said Looking distant, “like the room echoes with pain." She shook her head abruptly as if to clear her mind.

“Come on Sparks, Lots more to see," John said, worried about the young blonde woman.

Alyssa laid a reassuring hand on his arm.

“Don't worry, I'm fine," she said quietly, and smiled up at him warmly.

Still, John ushered out the two girls, and led them on to the gym. Sparks was another non-swimmer, so she was less than enthusiastic about getting too close to the pool.

“I'LL teach you both to swim, you'll love it I promise!" John said confidently.

Alyssa remembered how enjoyable the Jacuzzi was, once she had overcome her initial fears about the Large volume of water. She realised she would no doubt feel the same about the swimming pool eventually.

“Maybe we could start tomorrow?" she asked John bravely.

“Sure, that would be great!" John said, pleased that his young lover was warming up to the idea.

Sparks looked a bit dubious. "Hmm maybe," she said cautiously. Like Alyssa, she had grown up on a dusty asteroid, and had never seen such an enormous amount of water before. The pool Looked terrifyingly deep to her inexperienced eyes, and the thought of being plunged in there scared her more than a little.

“There's no rush," John said soothingly.

“Just let me know when you feel ready."

John let the girls leave first, before following after them. "That's it for Deck Seven, how about we go down to the bottom deck, and I'll show you the Docking Bay and Cargo Bay?" he suggested amiably.