Chapter 42: Good News and Bad News

I never really considered myself a girly girl. I didn't do my make-up most days, my nails were never done, and I never really seemed to find enjoyment in the frillier side of being a woman. Right now though, right now I was the girliest girl that was ever a girl.

As soon as I had put on my weapons dealer uniform, as I was going to call the black assassin/badass/knight in shining armor dress that I had created, I started twirling around the clothing room on Deck C until I was dizzy. And even then, I didn't stop.

The outfit was fantastic; the hood and veil worked even better than I could have imagined, and life was coming up roses.

"Is that fun?" asked Jun Li from where he stood at the door to the lounge. I only chuckled, not giving him a response one way or another. "I've had it before where I was spun around in a circle due to a well-placed blast by the Thuzirenes, but neither myself nor the crew at the time thought it was amusing."