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It was by accident that Alan found the Heart of Gold.
"Hello, friend", a soft and pleasant voice said out of nowhere.
And this was how she got her name.
"What's a hyper-3?", asked Alan while they traveled toward their destination in space.
"Howdy Stranger!", said a melodic voice next to him.
"I think I need to use the restroom", said Alan.
On the next morning Alan found his way back to the Beach without too much trouble.
Flur went on some errand later, and Alan remained with Cat.
Flur was back in the afternoon and they assembled at a table.
"I'll fetch more cocktails", said Cat and strolled off to the bar.
Two days later Alan woke up in the middle of the night.
The Skipper called, the Heart of Gold moved, it was as simple as that.
The Heart of Gold touched down in a clearing in an area where the desert slowly turned into a forest.
They approached the dam slowly.
Back aboard the Heart of Gold they first went to the dispenser room.
Back at the Hub they met at the Beach.
Alan had tried to imagine the Central Hub in all its grandiosity, bustling activity, and sheer size as good as he could.
Alan and Flur met the hyper-5 in the Redshift Lounge.
Nothing had changed in the corridors.
"Where are we going?", asked Alan as they walked through the maze of corridors.
The Crocodyne appeared not much later.
Alan was more than happy to join them, with Fash militia being all over the place.
The next day they decided to hang out in a lounge.
On their way out they met Malroy who was on his way in.
They met Malroy in the Observation Lounge on the next morning, when they had given up their short-term quarters in the Hub and were back on their way to the Heart of Gold.
They were back on their Local Hub a few days later.
He had gotten a few more mods and a few of Turquois' skin patterns.