Dancer looked even more nervous and uncomfortable as he cast a sheepish frown to Sumi. “Sorry, El. I was with Darice.” He cleared his throat as he pulled Sumi closer. “Eleron, meet the new entry, Sumi, who will be staying with us and is to be considered another owner. Sumi, say hi to the house.”

She gaped at him. “Are you serious?”

“No, mu tara. My name is Eleron, not Serious. As another owner, you may also call me El.” She turned to face Hauk with an innocent stare. “Should I add her voice recognition to our protocols?”

“Yes. Give her full access.”

“Done.” She smiled at Dancer. “It’s been rather busy and annoying this evening. You will find Shahara, Jayne, Desideria, Illyria, and Devyn in the pool area with an irritating mecha I don’t like. May I feed it to the garbage disposal system?”

“Really rather you didn’t. Devyn would also be very upset and would spend the rest of the night crying.”

Eleron made a horrified face. “Oh, we can’t have that. It’s the only thing more agitating than the mecha. Very well. No leaking, loud children… Nero, Caillen, Drake, and Chayden are in the gaming room, draining resources. They made the entire north quad lag. I repaired it by shutting down non-vitals elsewhere, but really wish they’d do something else. Darling and Maris are in the command room, talking to Zarya and Ture. Is there anything else I can do for you, love?”

“Prepare my bedroom.”

“Should I warm your bed?”

Sumi arched a brow over that particular question.

Dancer blushed while Syn and Fain burst into laughter. “Yes, please, El.”

She inclined her head respectfully. “Would you like a guest room prepared for Sumi?”

“No. She’ll be staying with me in mine.”

The computer gaped. “Really?” Her tone was filled with incredulity.

Dancer rubbed his hand over his face. “Thanks for the shock, El. You’re making me so glad I came home.”

“My pleasure to serve you in any way possible, love. But since you have a physical woman tonight, I assume you will be fine with my returning to noncorporeal form?”

Hauk cringed at the question. “Yes, that’ll be fine.”

Eleron made a kissy face at him before she vanished.

Laughing, Fain clapped him on the back. “Heading to the game room to drain more resources and make El scream. You know a lot about that, don’t you, brother?”

“Shut up,” he said between clenched teeth.

Syn flashed an equally wicked grin. “Pool for me.”

Hauk glared at him. “I would say make yourselves at home, but you already have. I really need to yank access codes one day.” He took Sumi’s hand and led her through the living room that had a glass wall with a breathtaking view of the city.