“Here we are at last. Our new home.”

I looked out of the window at the gray-green orb hanging below us. “Doesn’t look like much.”

“Hey now, Pi Mensae b I is the best candidate for a permanent colony in a thirty-parsec radius. Sure, it took a while to get here, but with hypersleep time passes real quick. Besides, the AresArtemis Haegemony put a lot of effort into this project, igniting the parent body to provide heat wasn’t easy you know.”

“I know. I was the one who made the calculations.”

“Anyway, we should get ready to make planetfall. I’ve been told the first wave settlers have prepared a real feast to celebrate our arrival. I hope you like spicy and salty food!”

I started strapping myself into the inertial cradle. “Oh? Is that what their cuisine is like?”

“Are you kidding? On a planet, orbiting a star, orbiting another star? If they don’t season their food well, who does? They have plenty to go around.”

I stared at them.

“Ha! Season! Get it?!”

“...I hate you.”