[ Kasumi's frankly a little moved, though she would never admit it. Part of her wasn't entirely sure if Maya would take to the romance genre and half expected the reaction to be, "That was boring. Where are the space monsters?"

So while there was no contact between them apart from her sending the book, Maya can be sure Kasumi might be reaching out more often after this. ]

I'm glad you enjoyed it; it's one of my favorites.

So, what brings you to this part of the galaxy, Maya? You're pretty far out from Pandora.