Westermeyer laughed and held his sides! "Oh, I'm sorry! Bin!" He finally got serious. "We Earthans would not get mind pain if the tol were over 200! Oh, my. I am sure your pilot has it below 80, does he?" His blue eyes twinkled.

"This ship must have at least 80. Newer ones can be lower, but this one is very well for transport of unwell. Mine holds 85 well." Binneas' ship is a red pyramid, which looks like a giant herb terminal. I think that's funny!

"Isn't 85 too high, by the Guides?"

"Nae. Up to 100 is well for Zheien." They pictured opening the hatch and working with a holo of spinning cones until all 4 were upright and straight without wobbling. Wow!

"That doesn't look like on Danger Service! 'Biome Tech Handy, quit playing with your cones!' He's on the floor with a stack of plastic cups and Diplomat Dangerous trips over 'em!"

We all laughed. Binneas remembered that episode, and the next scene which showed the ship blowing up! And the banner. Tune In Next Week When Diplomat Dangerous Says:

The next scene shows them as ghosts, floating in space. "Did one ever tell you to be careful when a biome tech adjusts engines?? Eae!! O, how I wish I had listened!!"

But, the others grabbed his arms. Diplomat Hazardous, a Thordes, smiled, big. "I'm glad you didn't. Who needs a ship?? Let's go where--" they all look at the camera "--no Zheien, Thordes, Xchou, or Ishah has gone before!!" They float away. "Whee!!"

Binneas got a mischievous look and suddenly we wore the uniforms. He was the yellow-skinned Diplomat Dangerous, I was the red-skinned and haired Xchou Diplomat Aynau [Elshar for a 'lucky man'], and Westermeyer was Thordes Diplomat Hazardous! We all roared!

Beside us, the Esteerrian moaned and it sounded like laughing.

– Warrior Healer, unpublished story