Campaign The Edge of the Ocean

[Zenitha Chuma]

(Post Soundtrack: "Edge of the Ocean" by Ivy)

She wasn't sure how much she liked this starship. Like so much of what the teen heiress owned now, it had been a gift, this one from her most influential benefactor. And as such, the solar sailer reflected more of Luminous Sun's tastes than her own. Even as small as it was, the yacht felt overlarge and ostentatious in the face of so many on Belazura, who had little more than a place to sleep and clothes on their back. The ship was clearly not cheap, showy in all the ways she would have found elegant and right a few years ago. Now she had to wonder, how many meals had it cost to make something like this?

Still, at least it was better than begging for a ride.

Zenie stared out the long windows at the expanse of water flying underneath them. Few would be traveling this way regardless. There would be no shuttles of tourists or curious onlookers boating out to the structure rising from the water just over the horizon. For Greenespace Corp, the dream of a new Belazura, one that straddled the divide between the tourism of old and the resource extraction of new, was a failure. For ZINO, the decommissioning of a fully-constructed, nearly-operational seascraper proved to be an opportunity too good to pass up.

"I thought you'd be too excited to sleep." Zenie heard the words drifting over her shoulder, turning to look back at Montin. She hadn't seen ZINO's Head of Logistics for almost the whole ride, they were too busy on some holocall or the other to finalize the details for their arrival. The young heiress had wanted to sit in on some of it, though after hovering for a while it was clear to her that the conversation was both too complicated and not for her.

"Oh, I wasn't!" the teen heiress declared, looking admonished by the charge. Not until the quiet chuckle from the enby did Zenie gather that she was being teased. Her mouth pulled into a cautious smile, her own amusement tempered by nerves. Montin had an off-putting manner with her, it was hard to know if their teasing was meant to charm or chide the teen heiress. "I was just looking at the pretty scenery. It's been a long time since I've been to the sea."

"No seas on Denon?" Montin asked, and they both knew the enby was aware of that fact. When Zenie shook her head, Montin supplied their own answer. "Just people, my guess. I never did enjoy crowds like that. When I was young enough not to have a choice, I'd always volunteer to show any guests to their rooms when the hotel was hosting a convention."

"Then it'd just be you and those guests," Zenie filled in, marveling a little at the cleverness of it. It had been a while since Montin had shared anything with her beyond the business of the day.

"Exactly. Some of my coworkers only wanted to help the VIPs, so they could kiss their assets." Montin grinned as Zenie stifled a giggle. "Sometimes you have to seize the opportunities no one else wants, even if they think you're crazy for it."

The young heiress considered the enby's words, glancing back to the scenery out the windows. The beaches and shallows had quickly receded, opening up to the broad stretch of coastline growing farther away. The seascraper was a bit like that opportunity Montin was talking about. It hadn't worked out for Greenespace, so what made them think it would work for ZINO? "Is that why you had this bought for ZINO? Because it's an opportunity?"

"And because it's a little crazy if you think about it." Montin chuckled again, and rose up to their full height, a full head taller than Zenie herself. The young heiress stood as well, sensing the end of their journey. "Greenespace is going to meet us at the landing pad. They're just finishing pulling out, it'll just be a few more days until we're free of their personnel. In the meantime, we'll get the chance for them to show us around and make the handover go more smoothly."

Zenie nodded along, smoothing out the creases in her outfit, windproof and characteristically green to fit her tastes for once. No braids today, just the long, rippling waves of her blonde hair she had brushed the tangles out of. That was enough for today, the Belazuran girl wasn't expecting to give a speech or be in public. She was just here to take a look at the new place, the new opportunity, that they might be able to turn into a headquarters for her campaign. Zenie knew Ms. Sun would disagree with her when she put comfort ahead of appearance, but today she wanted the chance to see everything, no matter how many kilometers it put on her Globex sneakers today.

"It'll go well," she told ZINO's point person for today. Maylon had already been on site to check it out, he and Tanja were elsewhere today. Kei would come later, when there was something exciting to share about the place. Today would be easy enough, just taking a look at the place and exploring everything it had to offer. Zenie wasn't expecting much from it, most of the resort side had still been waiting on shipments of furnishings and equipment, and the rest had been left unpacked. That would give her and the Z-Runners plenty to do for a while.

Zenie glanced around at her fellow Z-Runners, finally eager for the adventure to begin. The ship was quiet underneath her, the shift in scenery outside gave the only indication that it was descending toward the giant structure floating on the ocean. Like most things on her changing world, the truth of the seascraper plunged far deeper than the surface, its subaquatic levels promising wondrous views of the coastal reef underneath them. "Are you all ready to see our new home?"

She just knew it would live up to the promise in her voice.

Dani Stellaris Gweneth Zarari​

 

[Dani Stellaris]

To be honest, she was a bit excited about this trip. She hadn't done much with Zenie in a bit, but she was happy to be here to help now. She had called in a few people for some assistance. Linked up with a few different Wayseekers made the task that Dani had a bit easier. The Pick Up was safe with some folks from ZINO and a former Alliance agent who had taken to working on a better world.

The Underground was still out there, and a group Dani had only recently become familiar with, but it found some Jedi, and Witches. Both of which she felt may be able to assist ZINO, even if they were more apt to be doing larger projects. Still, it didn't matter. What mattered was that the world was going to be protected, by her, and by others.

On Belazura, Kattada, and other worlds, Dani was starting to learn more about what she was phrasing as 'hedge' practices of the Force. Not quite the Witch traditions from Allya but not too far beyond. They were working on healing their community and their worlds. It was something that Dani thought lined up with ZINO and she had put a note in her mental bank to reach out to these beings to see how, and if they would help.

But currently? She was enjoying the ride on a very posh, very advanced solar-sailor. She really liked this construction and it reminded her of ships from Ralos, back in Firefist. Not quite as fast as she preferred but it was still an interesting ride, and a unique construction. Starships were one of those things he never considered when looking to protect a world. Many of them could be built in a zero-G environment with other pieces being shipped up from a planet, as long as they were sustainably collected.

While the trip was fine, Dani found herself following up on some communiques, the racing circuit, former military folks – many of which found themselves in private industry or with the Underground, and following up on some information from the Hedge traditions. But she also knew that staring out the window wasn't going to be the best idea. One of her contacts, an agent named Peyton Steele was not far away and ready to step in to help should they need someone with her unique traits.

But once the messages were sent, the Fallanassi follower made her way to the Bridge where Montin and Zenie were. Hearing the statement of the new home, she tipped her head.

"We're here already?"

Zenitha Chuma Gweneth Zarari

 

[Gweneth Zarari]

Location: Belazura
Objective: Visit the seascraper
Tag: Zenitha Chuma

I had never enjoyed space travel, it wasn't through fear or some distaste for the process, it just made me feel disconnected, cut off from nature and surrounded by nothing but machinery. At least the ship belonging to Zenitha Chuma was comparatively enviornmentally friendly considering its application. I had been sat meditating in the bridge of the ship. I was cross legged in my seat and the Echo stone I had been given, floated a few inches in front of my face as I focused. The crystal had started to change as it echoed my personality, with mottling on its surface a microscopic lichens began to infiltrate it.

"We're here already?"

"Apparently so" I said, allowing the crystal to drop into my open hand. Me and Dani had some similarities in our take on the force, I was still learning to use it properly, but predictably found myself drawn to those whose force abilities were derived from nature.

"Are you all ready to see our new home?"

"And it better have a nice forest if you expect me to live here" I added with a smile, opening my eyes just in time to see Zenie and Dani looking out of the viewports. I stood too and I looked, it was pretty, blue water extended for miles around and in the clear water below us I could see what looked like coral reefs and the shadows of sharks. "OK, that's pretty, that'll do nicely" I laughed, putting my hand on the younger blonde's shoulder. A forest didn't have to be on dry ground after all. "I prefer your hair like this, it looks more natural and suits your face." I absently mindedly said to my friend as I pictured myself swimming amongst the coral. "Why do we need this place again?" I wasn't really looking for an answer, it had been explained to me several times that ZINO needed these facilities. You couldn't fight the giant corporations without being one yourself.

I reattached my crystal charm around my neck and under my leathers then looked to Montin, the ZINO executive, there was always an executive. "Is there anything we need to bring along or be aware of?" The ship shuddered beneath my feet as it finally touched down on the landing bay. I was eager to get back out into the air, I was also eager to jump into that beautiful blue water, but that would have to wait for now. I checked my gear including my Ryyk blades and prepared to disembark.

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[Zenitha Chuma]

The bridge of the solar-sailer was a step away from the main compartment, one of its features that the young heiress adored. Too many starships sequestered its passengers into small cabins, or packed them into rows with no room to spare. In the main seating space for her ship, plush chairs and couches were positioned around a low, central table, looking more like a living room than a starship. Framed by long windows on its sides, it meant Zenie and her passengers could pass their transit time in group conversation or enjoying the scenery instead of staring ahead at walls or the seats in front of them.

A small grin rolled out onto teen's face at the surprise in Dani's voice. The racer woman was probably used to knowing that answer herself. A few paces of Zenie's shorter legs brought her next to the pilot's raised platform. Now that she knew a little about the controls, courtesy of Dani herself, the teen heiress could pick out the display of their descent progress. The numbers raced down as the pilot, not exactly one of her Z-Runners but one trusted by Ms. Sun, expertly brought their journey to an end.

"We actually just landed." Zenie hadn't noticed it either, and the surprise lacing her voice was genuine. The ship was smoothing over the rough edges of her opinion with its performance, bit by bit. The flash of movement drew the teen's eye to Gwen's cross-legged form on the floor, catching hold of the stone the Changeling had been concentrating on for the whole flight. Curiosity begged her to ask about it, yet the young heiress reserved herself until the young woman had the first chance.

"We might have to grow our own forest, but there's plenty of ocean if you can turn into a fish or a cetacean." She had seen the starseer jellyfish kept by Ms. Sun, and one of the tanks on the ship was filled with a mixture of fish she didn't know the names of yet. Perhaps this trip would give her enough downtime to start, all it took was a flick of the wrist. Zenie's plans were interrupted by the sudden weight of a hand on her slender shoulder, and her eyes followed it back to Gwen's admiring face. The Belazuran girl held a lock of her own hair up, almost embarrassed by the state of it, for her friend's closer inspection, "Thank you," Zenie said, almost bashfully. "It wasn't exactly intentional...I'm glad you like it."

Tanja and Ms. Sun would have clucked their disapproval over her hair, remind her once again what kind of image she needed to present to the public eye. Not that they were in the public eye here, the only ones present was Montin, her Z-Runners...and the Greenespace representative they needed to disembark in order to meet. Zenie started toward the back of the vessel, where Montin was already waiting, expecting that the others would follow. "We're here to take over the seascraper that was given to us after the company who built it decided to sell."

Zenie wasn't entirely sure how much to share about the particulars of it, not that she knew much herself. Montin and Tanja had kept those details obfuscated, and that much rankled the teen heiress herself. "It was all handled through intermediaries, it's a little complicated but that's just to protect ZINO," she explained. From what and who should have been obvious at this point. "If it doesn't look completely legitimate, then the government will have a reason to investigate. And we want the opposite of that."

In truth, the teen heiress wanted so much more that felt so far out of reach.

Stepping onto the rear deck, an open veranda designed like a boat's with accessible compartments to store toys and lifejackets if they ever landed in the ocean itself, Zenie looked out at the gleaming expanse of the seascraper. The painted white metal reflected the glint of the sun, making the teen raise a hand to block it out until her eyes could adjust. "And why do we need this place? Because it's a great opportunity to do something better than what Greenespace had planned for it."

She could spy the shifting shadows of Montin nodding next to her, and the stenciled logo of GREENESPACE over the towering building ahead of them. "Just think of it, we could make a vertical greenhouse in the skyscraper, harness solar and wind power for energy, and invite tourists who actually want to appreciate the beauty of Belazura again."

"What an ambitious plan!"

The new voice nearly startled the teen heiress, whose captive audience had been intruded on by a woman in a powder blue suit. Even on the broad, open landing pad, the newcomer's heels seemed to echo as they clacked along its surface. The sound rang against the approval in the woman's words, something that Tanja would probably find some way to disapprove of. Zenitha, herself, looked eagerly on the woman's approaching figure, suddenly feeling a little underdressed.

"And you must be—" Montin began before the woman launched into a practiced introduction.

"Tika Ardel, Assistant Director of Operations for Greenespace. Welcome to Sea Adventures One, our own ambitious plan. I'll take you into the secondary staging area, the main area is unsuitable for foot traffic right now. We'll have the bulk of our equipment packed and cleared out in 48 to 72 hours, and then we'll turn the lower levels over to you. For now, the upper levels are open for you and your associates, Miss Chuma."

"I'm Zenitha Chuma," stepping forward, the teen heiress extended her hand. Tika Ardel shifted her view from Montin's androgynous form to Zenitha, waiting in perfect posture as if there was more to be said. The teen thought the enby had covered all that on the comms, for that matter she wondered why the woman was confused about Montin's identity if they had just spoken. Though, perhaps that was a question better asked later.

Zenie moved the rejected hand to her nearest companion, "Thank you for having us, Ms. Ardel. This is Montin Kesyk Pelles," facing the Greenespace rep, she didn't see if the enby was mouthing 'the Second' to her this time, "they handle logistics for ZINO." Then she gestured to include her Z-Runners, "And these are my associates..."

The young heiress paused to see if either one of them preferred to introduce themselves first.

Dani Stellaris Gweneth Zarari​

 

[Dani Stellaris]

As out of sorts as it was, with someone that didn't have a mechanical background, Dani liked ships. Even out in Firefist they were an important part of a person's being and personality. She knew that spacers were absolutely crazy over their starships, and she was no different. Did she have two vastly different uses for both? Yes, one was a fighter/racer and the other was her home and deep space transport. Not really as flashy or fast, but she didn't need it to be. Just had to be the ship that got her and her supplies from A to B.

This one, the solar sailor, was much more a utilitarian vessel, but with a sense of class and self importance. She knew it wasn't something that her friend Zenie would pick out on her own, but this was something really nice. Should maybe put a few more planters on the inside. "Seems like an island, yeah… how exactly does your… changing work? Is it biological? Force created?" Dani mused to the Changeling before turning back to Zenie.

"What do we need to do to the structure? Do we have others coming?" Now she was thinking both engineer and tactician. The seascraper could provide a much needed haven for ZINO, as well as a research lab. The fact that the board seemed to have handled all of the paperwork made Dani breathe a bit easier.

Following the team, Dani tapped on the item in her ear, letting the Underground know where she was heading, and to keep some tabs on the conversation, if not all the people in attendance. Taking note on just what Ms Ardel was saying, Dani was curious as to what was on the lower levels.

With Zenie giving the floor over to the others, Dani nodded. "Daniela Stellaris, Transportation and Delivery." Not an out right lie but she didn't quite have a position beyond 'advisor'

Zenitha Chuma Gweneth Zarari

 

[Gweneth Zarari]

Location: Belazura
Objective: Visit the seascraper
Tag: Zenitha Chuma Dani Stellaris

how exactly does your… changing work? Is it biological?

I didnt mind this question, i was proud of who i was and it was fun to have a trick that others admired. "It's a biological ability, my bones and tendons can move around more easily than most species, all chaldeans can skinshift to varying degrees." I replied, allowing my elbow to dislocate and bend backwards at an uncomfortable angle. "And then I use other specialised cells in my skin that changes that part." I paused and smirked "It's actually pretty painful to begin with."

We all walked out of the shuttle and the other girls made their introductions. I didn't have a title, and nor did Dani, but she seemed to have picked on so why not. "Gweneth Zarari, security advisor to Miss Chuma" I nearly giggled and sent a mental message to Zenitha Chuma <<Turning into a bear counts for that right?>>

I would follow them all out as they led us too the seascraper, there was definitely species of plants that I knew would thrive her. Stick a bunch of Wroshyr at the bottom and in a couple of decades thos whole sea scraper will be returned to nature. But I knew that wasn't the plan. "I could go for a swim, what sort of predators do you have down there?" and I gestured towards the see around us, I imagined the scraper weren't down aong way and I was really curious to see it. But jumping in and being ripped apart by sharks would not be the best start to this expeditionary mission.

As we walked, a protocol droid in greenspace colours shuffled towards us and I had a sinking feeling. He spoke to me first. "Greetings, I am GSPD-482, Sentient-Cyborg relations, how may I make your visit more comfortable?"

"You cant... ...go away" was all i said as i sneered at the machine who immediately turned to his owners and the other girls and repeated the same pre-programmed artificial nicety. I didnt like technology, but at least most technology had a reason to exist beyond making me feel uncomfortable. One of the ZINO staff gave me a funny look for the break in executive manners, but I wasn't an executive, I didn't want to be one either.
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[Zenitha Chuma]

Zenie usually was the one being introduced, rehearsing the ability to remain patient while her background and role were highlighted to some newcomer. Now she had to do the reverse, and stood wondering if she might have called her friends something better than associates. The teen heiress found herself suddenly self-conscious about the title Z-Runner, even though she thought it was still as clever now as when she had first come up with it. Yet faced with this clean-cut, professional woman with a clipboard, Zenie felt like she needed to prove herself adequate somehow.

"Daniela Stellaris, Transportation and Delivery."

Zenie nodded at that one, it did fit what Dani had focused on since joining her campaign.

"Gweneth Zarari, security advisor to Miss Chuma."

Zenie was about to nod again, when a thought that wasn't hers entered her mind again. <<Turning into a bear counts for that right?>> She was used to this now, but the young heiress couldn't help flicking her eyes to consider the Changeling out the corner of her eye. Try as hard as she might, the Greenspace rep caught sight of the lopsided grin Zenie did a poor job of hiding.

"Of course," Tika Ardel acknowledged the trio in a non-committal manner. She turned and gestured broadly for them to follow, talking again as they walked. "This way, please. I do hope you'll appreciate all the amenities we've tried to provide here. The goal of Sea Adventures One is ultimate comfort, alongside a unique experience for our guests. From what little I understand of your organization, I believe we have that in common."

The Belazuran girl thought she knew what Tika Ardel was talking about, but Montin started in before she could open her mouth. "We can certainly appreciate the big-picture ambitions for a venture such as the one Greenespace tried here. One of the goals for our campaign is to encourage the growth of tourism innovators on Belazura. Even before the changes brought about by the current administration, the tourism industry was in dire need of a change."

"That's right, your background is in the hospitality field," remarked Tika Ardel, acting as if she had only just remembered that fact. Zenie wondered at the odd behavior again, finding herself drifting out of that conversation as the adults danced around the unspoken philosophical point of contention. She wanted to point it out, that ZINO really thought everything Greenespace was doing here was wrong, especially profiting off of the very act of destroying the beauty that was supposed to attract tourists to the seascraper resort.

She was finding it irritating to stay silent but difficult to know how to enter the conversation. The attention of the young heiress was pulled away by the approach of a protocol droid, which seemed to be taken aback by a remark that Gwen made from behind her. Zenie turned to look at the droid, whose wide photoreceptors and mouth slot now took on the semblance of looking stunned, to offer a better response. "Please don't take it personally, she's not a big fan of technology."

The protocol droid sputtered and looked aghast, despite its face not changing in the slightest, turning a pattering apology on the Changeling. "A thousand apologies, madam. I did not realize my form gave offense. I shall go away at once."

"Stick close, Speedy," the Greenespace rep said before the droid could turn around. She didn't look back, engrossed once more in her conversation with the ZINO enby by her side. The droid hurried to settle into a step behind Tika, leaving Zenie and her Z-Runners alone behind them.

Tika Ardel led the ZINO group around the spire of the seascraper, giving Zenie's raised eyes a long look up at its exponsed spine. Within it, the windows reflected the sunlight bounced off the waves, making a dancing light effect that was nearly artwork in itself. She walked in step for a few minutes, mesmerized by the display. The young heiress understood more about hotels than Montin gave her credit for, she could already envision rising columns of a garden with a twisting aquarium wrapped around the outside edge. Zenie would have loved to stay in a hotel like that, herself.

As for the actual ZINO operations, she figured, those could go below the waterline. While the thought danced inside her head, the teen heiress entered a large hangar bay with the others. It was big enough for at least a half-dozen ships the size of Dani's Pick Up. There weren't many parked in here, so it wasn't until they reached the back of the hangar and into the building itself that Zenie spotted other Greenespace workers in the corridor beyond the open doors to the seascraper interior.

There were a lot of workers, in fact, bustling along with equipment and crates loaded onto gravsleds. Even Tika had to wait for a pause in the traffic to lead them deeper into the building, giving Zenie a moment to ask Dani, "What do you think are inside all of those containers?"

Her mind didn't have time to wander too much, in another minute Zenie noticed the corridor opening into a wide atrium that rose several stories high, the ghostly outlines of what would have become the hotel lobby marked on the floors and walls. In some places, it almost seemed like furniture and equipment had been removed from installation, or the open panels with their disarray of cabling was just the way Greenespace construction projects progressed.

"Here we are, the soul of Sea Adventures One." Tika Ardel breathed in, slowly, like she was showing them how to do it. "Can't you just feel the energy? Under your feet is the most powerful force in nature, and above your heads is the most beautiful. This far from the cities and hectic life of civilization, it's so easy to just let yourself disconnect and feel in awe of your surroundings." After a moment, the woman let the practiced speech fade away, and motioned to the protocol droid, "See to everything they need, Speedy. If you'll excuse me, I must be getting back to my duties. Our schedule is very tight, you understand. Speedy can contact me in an emergency, though I think you'll find it quite capable of answering any questions you might have."

Now that Zenie was inside, there was part of her that wanted nothing more than to get back out. Maybe Gwen had the right idea about swimming, that sounded fun right about now.

"Doesn't look like they left us much to work with," Montin started, the glint in their eye belying the grim observation of their words. "We should take stock of what's still here on the first floor, then work our way up. If anyone finds a kitchen sink, I'll be impressed."

Zenie couldn't help but grin at the enby's rare display of humor, feeling ready to get to work after all. There was a whole seascraper to explore and dream about now.

Dani Stellaris Gweneth Zarari​

 

[Dani Stellaris]

Seascrapers were an interesting idea. It was smart for a government building, if the governor was a bit more paranoid than not. It allowed them to be surrounded by the natural world and would keep general people away. But it also prevent the people from voicing their concerns without thinking they were going to be snubbed and locked out. Daniela was here to help the ZINO mission, and that meant being present but also not being too forward with exactly what she was capable of.

But the biggest part was asking the changling how that was happening. She knew of Clawdites, but that seemed to be more of a change to a common size and relative shape. This was a bit different and not something Dani was planning to dig into much further. When they got off the ship, he was looking around.

Exactly what she was expecting for this seascraper, something that was well protected from everything else. But it was definitely a bit fishy… to use an aquatic term. Looking back to the changling and the droid, Dani grinned as she kept herself behind Zenie.

"You can tell a lot has been built into it!" Dani said, as she really did see the architecture of the structure, and assumed that they were going to try to make things as lux as possible, to entice sales or benefactors. Seeing the droid remain, she was wondering what that was going to do Gwen. It was probably not going to be good, but if the thing was away from her specifically? Dani could keep an eye on the droid. It didn't bother her.

When they made their way into the hangar, this was when Dani was starting to pay attention. Not that she was looking for combat, but she had a history of it. Could keep a good number of airspeeders for local deliveries, or even a combat half-dozen to protect the structure, and still have room for larger space-faring vessels.

Looking at Zenie, Dani took a second to consider. "Could be fuel, could be equipment. I think the boxy ones are more drilling materials, while the oblongs are fuel or some form of coolant. Probably helps keep the lights on." She nodded.

A few minutes later they were near the heart of the structure. That was a good place to leave them. The Firefist woman looked and nodded. "Ha, probably concerned of corporate secrets. The fact the structure itself is on the market? That's something else. I think I saw a computer terminal back there…" Dani produced her scomp that was tied to a datapad. "If you guys don't mind. I can get some updated maps and try to see if I can find what they are moving in those containers."

Dani made her way over to the computer and plugged the scomp in. Giving it a few rotations, she let the datapad start to do its work, not really slicing, just more brute-force accessing. She didn't know how it worked, just that it did.

Floor plans, both up and down. A few observation decks, testing rooms, meeting rooms… A secure server that was only half moved off the structure. It gave them a few places to go. Holding up the datapad, she looked.

"Anyone have a location they want to check first?"


Zenitha Chuma Gweneth Zarari

 

[Gweneth Zarari]

Location: Belazura
Objective: Visit the seascraper
Tag: Zenitha Chuma Dani Stellaris

The droid looked offended and Zenitha Chuma apologised on my behalf for my comment, she didnt have to do that, but while I didnt care what the droid "felt" I didnt like to make my friend uncomfortable, so a gave her a little apologetic smile.

As we were walked in and the space opened up in front of me I was awestruck by the sheer scale. "All this for tourists? That's the point coming to a beautiful planet like this and living in a building that could be any high rise in some city." I had no time for that kind of tourism, give me a canvas for shelter and a fire for warmth and air was happy. The woman who guided us left the space but her droid remained with us. I wasn't thrilled about being escorted by the machines. "Hey droid, mind doing me a favour?" I glanced at Zenie and stuck my tongue between my teeth. "If course, I am here to serve."

"Would you mind going to your boss and getting me some weights? Go out there and ask her for a long weight please."

The droid gave me an expressionless look "...A joke, at my expense... how funny young Gweneth..." it made a robotic noise that was supposed to sound like a laugh and I swear I felt the urge to rip his head of flash through me for a moment. But I smiled sweetly and carried on with the girls. The Hangar was huge "Does Zino have many ships? This could be useful."

"We could ask bot here whats in the boxes I guess, the writing on it looks like construction stuff but I don't know. What is beneath us Dani Stellaris ?" I asked curiosily, something was pulling me down, acres of pristine apartments and sterile offices held little to me. I wanted to see what was underneath the sealing, the views if anything would be magnificent of the ocean around us. I started to look for some kind of elevator or stairwell that would take us downward. Hopefully the map that Dani had provided would give us more information as I really didn't want to ask the droid for any actual assistance.
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