Shuri base celebration party

[Stone Bros Ltd/GmbH]

(// described events are happening on friday 7th September 819 A.S. evening or night //)

*Laura was looking at herself in the mirror with a head full of thoughts. For last time she started to check if everything is ready for start of a party.*

Food and drinks are prepared on the tables, despite order quickly some good food and not any Synth Foods crap was not easy. All people were invited... Oh dear, I made everything more difficult. It supposed to be like behind garage barbecue party for some chiefs of workers groups, technicians and pilots. Now it is almost little banquet. But I could not invite guild master of GMG just to steak and beer. Or could I?

She was still unsure how to act towards him. On the one hand, he is guild master, one of the five most powerful men in GMG. Person on the level like a prime minister. But apparently he also is not like that top guys in big corporations or high ranked politicians. Especially during that one conversation which changed into more personal chat, he appeared to be really different man than what she expected. For the second time in her life, and for first time after several years, she get impression that somebody could know how she feels. And his vouice sounded so nice.

But now I´m going to meet him for first time in person. And first impression is important impression.

*She pulled mascara and started to make up.*

Wish I learned this better. But hell, I didn´t need it for all my life!

*Laura looked at her dress. It was the best piece of all her clothes which could be considered as evening dress. Too far from any piece which can be seen at Honshu boutiques.*

Well, I did my best. The hell, most of the time I´m wearing pilot overall. And moreover, this is still just kind of working meeting to improve business relations. Only issue is to make a good impression and especially don´t offence him in any way. Despite it seems he is not one of that conservative stiff Kusarians who strictly require obeying of superiority and social customs.

*She touched two pairs of shoes. One on high heel, one on small one. Only two pairs with heels that she has at all*

"Nothing to think here honey. If you don´t want to kill yourself on first stairs, choice is simple," she told for herself and put on the pair with small heel.

*She checked herself completely in the mirror for the last time.*

Then she came out of her room into the hallway, having in mind that party formally started and she is late. Few minutes later she arrived in one of the currently unused storage halls in section B where in the future should be one of the factories of Stone Bros Ltd/GmbH, but where the party was held today.

Laura looked around. It was of course impossible to make party for all 800 people who work on Shuri. Moreover most of them commute to Shuri. For these reasons the party was intented to around 50 most dedicated people who in her opinion worked most hard on construction of Shuri core upgrades.

There were several tables. As an attempt to show some kind of idea of connecting people and cultures, Laura prepared side by side Kusarian and Rheinland food and drinks, so there were plates of sakidzuke next to the anothers with toasted bread with ham and cheese around. Bowls with kyushu rice and plates with various fish species and sushi were lying next to the plates with bratwursts and schnitzels. Porringers with various rice sauces were beside others with mustard.

And on the table with drinks, there were bottles of rice wine and tray with heated cups filled with sake next to the Rheinland wine, apple cider and classic strong Rheinland stout.

Laura nodded in greeting with some people who were already there and who looked at the door to know who came. Some chiefs of worker groups, two handsome warehousemen whose main advantage however was the willingness to unload materials from transport quickly at any time...ship engines technician which found that damn hidden faulty component that caused repeatedly engine failure of her ship... But she was looking for more familiar faces. And first of all, one face that she knew only from photo at GMG Neural Net information page so far...

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