Earthling Sash is ready for a little R&R—light on the Rest and heavy on the Recreation, preferably in the form of sex. She's been obsessing about it for the past three weeks while navigating the Taconian galaxy on the way to planet, Lannar. As chief mechanic, the ship's performance is her priority, not getting laid, or battling the weird flu bug that is making her head throb and her skin tingle. Sickness is for the weak of mind and body, and has no place in a world where only the strong survive.