"Here's the thing!"

Seeing that the situation of the confrontation between Kelly and Kelden improved a lot after Annie came in, Ed thought it would be a good choice to let the two people calm down first and began to explain to Annie in a low voice.

It turns out that the situation between Second Officer Petrus and Kelden's son Topa has been getting worse and worse recently. The other party had gone to talk to Kelly, the ship's doctor Claire, and even the robot Isaac.

Have you talked about and revealed suicide and other very bad signs?

Kelly, who knew some of the other party's secrets, couldn't bear it, so she secretly told Topa some secrets. Unfortunately, Topa didn't know where she got the password from, and then she actually learned it.

In all cases, he then stated that he wanted to become a girl again and become a Moklan woman?

However, everyone knows that in Moklan society, especially the planet Mokles, it is a deformed single-sex society. Moklan women are not allowed to exist. Even the former Moklan daughter country

The situation was such a big deal that the Planetary Alliance almost split, not to mention Topa, who was judged as 'defective' from birth and had her gender forcibly changed.

so!

The problem arises here.

Including captains Ed, Claire, Kelly and second officer Petrus, who is the 'biological mother', they all agreed to let Topa choose his own path.

However, Kelden, who was Topa's 'biological father', stubbornly believed that it was a mistake and an unforgivable blasphemy. He had had trouble with first mate Kelly several times before, and was even said to have made a move.

If there had been a fight, Kelly's neck would probably have been broken by the other party.

Today, after Topa officially submitted her application to change back into a girl to Claire, the chief medical officer of the Orville, these people were invited here by Ed for discussion.

So, inevitably, the stubborn, conservative and ignorant Kelden once again had a fierce verbal conflict with the first mate Kelly because of the differences in values ​​​​and culture. This is why Anne could hear it from a distance and was attracted

The main reason.

"..."

After a while, after reluctantly finishing speaking, Ed, who was feeling a little depressed, grabbed a few pills from the paper bag held in Annie's hand, threw them into his mouth, and started chewing.

"!

"

"Well?"

"What kind of popcorn is this and why is it so delicious?"

"Hello!"

"Claire, and everyone else, do you want to come too?"

The next second, Ed's taste buds were conquered by the magical aroma of the popcorn and the wonderful touch that was crunchy but easy to melt in the mouth. He grabbed a large handful and moved untimely towards someone who was working on it.

Everyone asked, feeling emotional about this matter.

"Anyway!"

"It's time for you to shut up!"

"Let Topa decide for herself instead of imposing your will on her!"

"do you understand?"

First, she glared at Ed and Annie who came to make trouble. Then, Kelly, who had had enough rest, once again yelled and angrily scolded Kelden.

"You should shut up!"

"You vicious woman!"

"do you know!"

"If I do as you say, what will happen to Topa in the future?"

And seeing Kelly start the second round, Kelden was naturally not to be outdone, and directly glared at Kelly tit for tat and continued to yell.

that's all……

The two sides went back and forth again, and began to debate fiercely on whether to let Topa transform into a girl again and the serious consequences that would be faced if she changed back.

The two of them were arguing until their faces turned red and their necks were thick. They were arguing until the veins on their necks bulged. They were arguing so much that they were drooling. The eardrums of both parties and those who were watching were buzzing and they had no intention of stopping.

"..."

(??~??) Chew!

And that kind of situation is naturally very enjoyable for a certain little girl in the melon-eating crowd to watch!

So much so that she didn't even care that most of the bag of popcorn she took out from the gourmet world, which was said to be the most delicious in the world, was secretly eaten by some stupid uncle.

"..."

"..."

Finally, I don’t know how long it took, when the two people gradually stopped due to lack of strength or lack of words and began to prepare for the third or fourth round, Anne reached into the paper bag and touched the empty bag.

bottom.

"Uncle Ed!"

!(;?o?)o

"what are you doing?"

?(?`^′?)?

"have a look!"

o(*｀ー′)o

"You ate them all!"

(?╭╮?)

Then, when she turned her head and found that a certain idiot uncle was throwing the last handful of snacks into his mouth to chew, Anne naturally scolded her with some anger, and finally succeeded in making this office person happy again.

The depressing atmosphere has eased a little.

"that……"

"Annie, you are a child and a girl, and you are also friends with Topa, right?"

"That……"

"How do you think Topa's matter should be handled?"

He just ate some popcorn, maybe just half a bag? However, Ed didn't pay attention to such trivial matters, so after thinking about it, he directly asked about the young man with the same status.

The child's advice comes from Anne.

"friend?"

(*ˉ?ˉ*;)

"I'm not friends with that guy who's growing up so fast. Uncle Ed, please don't talk nonsense!"

(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~

That’s right!

Anne said that the crazy star had grown so tall in less than a year. When Tai, the silly son of the Claire family, was still as tall as her, he would keep climbing up, just like that kind of thing.

How could Annie make friends with the other person when the crops in the field were the same?

"I never play with those stupid little brats on the boat!"

(???3?)

"Because they are so stupid."

╮(╯▽╰)╭

Ignoring the angry look that Aunt Claire cast at her, Anne directly told the fact that she disliked those little brats on the ship, including Topa.

"this……"

"makes sense!"

Thinking about Annie's performance on the Orville in the past year, it is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary children. Not even the officers on the Orville or even the entire Planetary Alliance seem to be able to compare with it, so Ed

He was stunned at first, and then quickly nodded and accepted the fact that Annie might not get along with ordinary children.

"But I still want to ask!"

"look!"

"You now have a general understanding of Topa's affairs. What is your attitude?"

Then, Ed continued to ask.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Almost at the same time, the eyes of the other four people present turned to Anne.
To be continued...