That was good, it showed there would be things for her to do outside the pod once she was living with Julius and Masika. She would enjoy looking after...Kwanza and Siti, but she wanted to have other things to do as well. She liked having work to do outside her home as well as inside it.They were all used to settling into a new pod by now, so the children rushed to the kitchen replicator to get their sweets. Solomon was last to get his; he’d gone to the upper level first to get his replacement. They had split three for one and were now up to c60 each! If I sold out today I would have c72 megacredits and could retire and be setup for life. Whoever heard of a rich Mech Pilot? So I put Dad to work.I sold off two thirds of the shares and transferred most of the money home. I had him check out and purchase a Mule Dropship. He found one that looked in worse shape than it was and with his contacts hired a crew and a repair bay. Three months and c6 megacredits later it was in nearly new. She gave me breakfast, I reassured her that I was O.K. and she left for work. I had an interview at ten and another at two. I was absolutely wiped out, but was determined to take charge of my future. Needless to say I didn't star in the interviews. When prospective employers saw the state I was in, I had to explain why I was so tired. I had chosen companies that were likely to be sympathetic to the security forces but they didn't want employees turning up as tired as I was, and making mistakes. Kay.” I added, “Not to minimalize, but it’s not like I had much choice with these two dragging me bodily out the door.”He laughed, and gave a dismissive wave, “Yeah, the two of them are pretty brutal when they team up…” He met my eyes, “And call me Joshua. There’s no need for any Mr. Kay’s here…”I smiled at him, “That’s going to be extremely hard for me sir… I was raised that you called an adult with an honorific… going to be a hard habit to break.”He raised his eyebrows at me, “Well, you’re an.