Oh, DS men are brave and bold,

They never get scared.

They never get old!

Dangerrrr Serrrvice! That's the life for me!

I'll pilot my ship 'til she falls apart—and then I'll join a Team!

The theme song of a spoof vid made Kit smile.

– Ulukai Renegade, an unpublished story which I'm rewriting to Ronda, Ulukai Helper. It's part of my 100 Days On Earth project. Ronda is mentioned in Molly's Miracle Colonies.

"I'm not through yet. Be calm, my son." It sounded funny to call him son, but that's what healers say, and it helps Zheien feel better. Ahsa slowed his breathing down and silent tears made cakes of yellowish powder on his face. I healed the other foot. Hummed, "DS Men are Brave and Bold!" The theme song of an Earthan vid called Danger Service, a spoof of DS. All the Thordes at Sigan Mas laughed at it. Profs had us watch it to spot all the inaccuracies that Diplomat Dangerous ran into. For example, Elshar Mashai had no trees, yet the series had wooden houses and desks in all the scenes that took place there. And Diplomat Dangerous negotiated a 500-page treaty every week. Signed by at least two planets. Usually some treaty to save a country in an emergency or release a man from prison. Most treaties take years of negotiation and are very general in terms.

—Escape From the Gods, an unpublished story