"How much longer until they arrive?" Erik Nodtviet asks, turning to the station admin.
"Not long now, twenty clicks" answers the station admin.
Erik gazes out through the large station window at the impending Rheinland Cruiser approaching Durban. He turns to a console that stands adjacent to him, leans forward towards it and begins to speak. "Greetings, Flottillenadmiral Karl von Schlafenberg, we have been expecting you. The dock masters have cleared you for your arrival, please enter via the front hangar". He moves away from the console and resumes his stance, excitedly awaiting the arrival of his guests.