For a long time after Captain Ed, Kayle, and the others finished shattering an asteroid to save a certain planet, they had been entangled in some matter with First Officer Petus and the others. For that matter, they had even joined up with a Moklan warship, traveled to Mokles, and stopped in orbit around the planet, seemingly preparing to sue the Moklans over it?𣺼
As for the details, Annie hadn't paid attention, nor had she gone along with them.
Because that Uncle Ed had actually kept his word. As soon as they arrived at Mokles, he downloaded and purchased a huge collection of classic holographic simulation games through the Planetary Alliance's quantum network covering Mokles. Quite a few of them looked extremely interesting to Annie.
Thus, for many days in a row, Annie immersed herself in the recreation room. She was nowhere to be seen all day and no longer cared about the progress of the matter Ed, Kayle, and the others were busy arguing over.
And just as Helmsman Gordon had once said, everyone aboard the ship, from the captain down to the ordinary crew members, usually had only one to several hours of rest per week while traveling. They didn't have much time or energy for entertainment. Annie was different, though. She had twenty-four hours of free time every day, so she could play for as long as she wanted and however she wanted, without having to consider anyone else's opinions or feelings.
Then...
It wasn't until one day, when the idiot Uncle Ed, Aunt Kayle, First Officer Petus, Helmsman Gordon, the ship's doctor Aunt Claire, and that big sister Al'ar finally returned to the Orville together after disappearing for several days and set off again, leaving Mokles behind, that Annie realized she might have accidentally missed something