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On entering the final hour of the watch, Dukk and Marr were back in the cockpit. Dukk had just returned from doing a walk around.
“All good?” Marr asked Dukk as he sat in his seat.
“Yep, mostly all quiet. There is some movement as everyone re-starts their day. Have a look at this,” Dukk said as he interacted with the console.
A video feed appeared before them. Dukk had enabled sound too.
It was a view of the hold airlock. Annee and Mentor could be seen jumping around and bouncing off the walls. Annee was dressed in a sports bra and gym shorts. Mentor was only wearing gym shorts. They were both sweating profusely.
“Wall ball?” Marr commented.
“Exactly. The airlock isn’t a perfect court. But it is a little more unpredictable and that adds to the challenge and entertainment value.”
“What are the rules?”
“Hands or bare feet only. The ball can only touch another surface twice between turns. Miss your turn and your opponent scores a point. First to twenty-one wins. Outside that, anything goes.”
“Anything?” Marr looked over and raised her eyebrows.
“Yep,” Dukk said grinning.
The ball could be seen changing colour as it hit the walls. First yellow, then orange and back to green as Annee or Mentor hit it back towards the walls, ceiling, or floor.
“The ball senses the hands and feet verses the surfaces or body?”
“Yep.”
Annee and Mentor were in an intense rally. Mentor dove to the floor and just touched the ball. It bounced gently along the floor and turned red.
