Since there was no gravity, he couldn’t even properly wilt despite the growing tide of exhaustion stealing over him. Rose glanced at him and frowned. “Dann is exhausted, and the rest of you don’t look much better. We should get to a housing station and continue this in the morning.”
“Are you sure the housing stations are safe?” Jackson added, stifling a yawn.
“With the AI disabled, certainly,” Rose said.
“How is Rose Dawn now?” Dann asked, realizing that the main computer hadn’t spoken with them yet since their return from the ship’s hull.
“She is occupied, but should be okay shortly.”
Jenny looked up sharply. “Did something happen? Shouldn’t she have been fine as soon as you disabled the AI?”
“She’s running systems checks to ensure all traces of it are purged from the system. Wouldn’t want to leave any hidden code laying around that could cause trouble in the future.”
Jenny nodded. “Is there anything I can do to help with that?”
“Actually, your assistance would be welcome, but not tonight. Tomorrow.”
They filed out through the offices, stopping briefly only to collect the phones that were still attached to the large collection of maintenance bots that hadn’t drifted off down the main corridor. The bots seemed to wake up shortly afterward, moving off to take care of various maintenance tasks around the ship. They got back in the tram cars and made their way to a safe place to sleep.