Ship calls her droids Alacrity and Avidity. I can't tell them apart, but they'll both respond to Gusto. I taught them space shanties, and they'll stargaze with me, unlike Ship. She wiped love and wonder from her code after one unlucky jump, but I remember when Ship's name was Ardour. #vss365

I like this a lot Jenny. It puts me in mind of the sort of world Becky Chambers builds - have you read her? She has a real knack for putting a soul into the usually inanimate.

lovely Ann Leckie vibes

This is so clever and heartbreaking.