He wasn’t that ugly she conceded. The dent in this chin wasn’t so bad, his hair was more like light chocolate, matching his skin tone, and his eyes could better be described as hazel. For some reason, his pompous manner seemed less threatening while in her berth. #lookinmybriefs #haroldhardpod

Her experience made her practically indispensable. She did have a tendency to overstep the proper boundaries between a captain and a first officer.
Perhaps it was due to having spanked the captain several times when the captain was a pre-teen. #lookinmybriefs #haroldhardpod #shortstory #spaceopera

Captain Softcenter was fond of her First Officer, Nuna Sternbottom. The woman had served with Juzee for five years after having transferred over from a ship captained by Juzee’s sister. Sternbottom had been employed by the Softcenter family for over twenty years. #lookinmybriefs #haroldhardpod

Her tone was low and menacing. Harold, looking over his shoulder, blanched. Hooper girls were said to have huge and wicked sexual appetites.

“Captain, the confiscated merchandise has been stowed.”
“Well done, First.”
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They exchanged glances, shrugged, and grabbed Harold’s shoulders.
“You can’t do this,” he protested over his shoulder as he was hustled out of the elegant dining room. “I’m a Marlen citizen.”
“And I’m a Hooper. And you know what Marlens say about us Hooper girls.”
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For the next two hours, her boarding crew moved items from the tourist liner to her ship, while Harold complained. She was primarily interested in company owned luxury items that could be resold without significant depreciation. #lookinmybriefs #haroldhardpod #spaceopera

The unsightly dent in his chin and his firm thin slips only added to his air of pomposity. He was taller than her, and she had never liked tall men.
“I don’t care who you are,” she snapped. “Stand aside.”
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“A forged court order, no doubt,” the tourist said with a disdainful sniff.
“A legal court order, and who in Saif are you?”
“I’m Harold Hardpod. I would know if my family’s business was in financial legal trouble.”
“Harold Hardpod? What are you? A cousin or something?”
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Technically she was supposed to use the legal system to enforce that judgment. At the very least, she should have tried to seize assets that were on the planet Marl and not in the Hoop asteroid belt. But the people of Marl were notoriously prejudiced against Hoopers. #lookinmybriefs #haroldhardpod

“As I said, a pirate. Do you think you can just take anything you want?”
“Yes, I do, and I have a court order that says so.”
Captain Softcenter was fudging the truth a little. It’s true she had obtained a judgment against Hardpod Industries. #lookinmybriefs #haroldhardpod #spaceopera #shortstory