<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/6b/005A.jpg) </div>As she hears Jess, she half turns in her pilot’s chair, looking over her shoulder towards the woman. Before she joined the Black Jack, she had never met a Companion. Like a real, registered Companion. There was a house of ill repute on the world she is from, not so far from the farm she grew up on. But she doesn’t think that they would count as real Companions.<br/><br/>Now Edie turns in her chair and pushes herself to her feet. She shrugs her slim shoulders as she gives an apologetic smile.   “The Cap’n said he was goin for a walk. Destination ain’t been decided on yet, but I am in the firm belief we got ourselves options.”    Her right hand reaches back a little, activating the map display on her console screen, showing the system they were in.  “Me’n Black Jack been talkin ‘bout that. Got a few choices, here. Only problem is, we’re gonna have ta gamble on which is the right choice. Once we get somewhere, we ain’t gonna be able ta leave without refuelin.”  She gives another helpless shrug as she turns to face the woman, now leaning on the back of her pilot’s chair.   “Choices choices, but no decision yet.”<br/><br/>It’s about then that the Captain’s voice comes over the comms, and Edie look to Jess with a hopeful gaze, giving her the thumbs up. He gives orders, telling her to keep the communication lines open. And to find their mechanic. Once he is finished, Edie reaches up and pulls the CB down, speaking into it.   “Will do, cap’n.”   She clicks it off and hangs it back up, looking back towards Jess.   “Well that was downright anti-climatic. Wanna help me track down our engine gal?”   She says as she starts towards the doorway leading out of the bridge.<br/>