Timbo wonders how he can be gone for the equivalent of a week where he's from, but apparently months went by in Rak's galaxy.
All the while Rak and the gang have been keeping busy! To help pay for ship parts and keep everyone on board living comfortably they've been taking up smuggling and contraband transport. The kind of travel Rak's been dreaming of honestly.
Our Mammazon friend also shows up and to Timbo's surprise she introduces herself in the common language. The young woman clone introduces herself as Ardeth.