Twilight in the Roachfields (What I Did on My Summer Vacation)

Picking up pets offworld was generally frowned upon by the Company, as there were no quarantine facilities beyond the Oort.

Foreign mammalia carried strange strains of crippling flu, shed itchy fibers on cockpit upholstery, and left crumbly little fewmets in secret places, fewmets that became apparent, and airborne, as soon as a ship hit ohgee.

Loneliness was somewhat alleviated, yes, but at the cost of vacation time squandered on bad worlds, stocking up on exotic feed.

Twilight in the Roachfields (What I Did on My Summer Vacation) [Etsy]