“How did Nastusia get her name?” the kid asked sparks as they walked down the hall of the ship to the galley. Wires looked at him then spark.

Sparks glanced over his shoulder at the two boys. “Why do you want to know?”

“Well her name is still a real name. It’s not like yours or wires. It doesn’t have a meaning like everyone else’s like she said. So where’d she get it?”

Sparks smiled at them wide with teeth showing. “Wires you know where she got it?” wires shook his head. “Ok then no harm in telling I guess. Her best friend the old conductor gave it to her. And it does mean something.  You just have to know some dead languages. We use them for code here so you might pick up on a few. Her name means stronger than death. She has seen more of death than any of us here. Even before she joined up with us.  Does that answer your question?”

“A little I guess.” He paused for a minute. “How’d you get your name? I think I get wires name.” he said looking over at wires’ robotic arm. Wires shoved him and glared.

Sparks began to laugh. “You really wanna know kid?”

“Yeah that’s why I asked.” The boy said rudely back. He was getting aggravated the more he was called kid.

“Well you see this scar on the side of my face? The one that keeps my eye from opening all the way?” the kid nodded. “That’s a pretty good example of how I got my name.” he laughed again.

“What the hell does that mean?!” he shouted at sparks.

“Well I got this scar from an electrical explosion, while working on the ships main engine power input lines. He smiled again. “You’re talking to the head of maintenance and engineering in the band. I can fix anything. Even if I have no clue what it does, or what it is. A talent I have always had.” He stopped and turned around to face the boy. He bent over and got in the kids face. “But before I usually fix things, I usually screw it up worse. Which more often than not involves something blowing up!” he laughed again and muffled the kids hair.  “Don’t worry kid. I’m sure you’ll fuck up some how and get yourself a new name.”

The kid frowned at sparks. Sparks laughed again and headed back down the hall tossing his hand over his shoulder waving the kids to follow. “He’s an idiot. And Nastusia is a bitch. I didn’t need a new name.” wires shoved him again and glared. After that the two boys just follows sparks in silence to the galley. Though only one by choice.