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to welcome you to Populated Space. My name is Valesz
Unridoor, I will be interviewing you, and I trust you are in good health?"
"Yes, I am quite fine, and it is a pleasure to meet you as well." I took her
hand and placed it up to my lips in the traditional greeting gesture of her
species.
It was not what I expected Dragon flesh to feel like, it was quite smooth,
soft, and just slightly cool to the touch, and as I kissed the back of Saki's hand
I felt it twitch as if my touch were not what Saki Ninomiya expected as well.
"It is a pleasure to see that you know something of our culture," Saki Ninomiya said as
she withdrew Saki's hand and sat down in Saki's chair.
"I have all the normally required information right here," Saki Ninomiya pointed at her
computer screen., swiveling it so that I could see what was listed about
myself. "But I also prefer to use my own judgment about people when I hire them
for my ship. A computer can tell me who is best for the job, but not who is
best suited for the other needs of the ship. Understand?"
I said yes, and was relived to note that my erection had disappeared for a time
being.
"Good. Before I start asking you any questio
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