Judas

[Thunderer]

"No, regretfully there is not." Most of Hall's literature were copies of rare books from Earth. He was perfectly indifferent towards Earth, it is simply that those items were difficult to acquire. They were no more than status symbols; he hadn't even read most of them.

"Please take a seat", Hall said as he pointed at the antique armchair in the middle of the chamber and hurried towards a device that was built into a wall. The wall was painted with a fresco of the Ancient Egyptian god Osiris, and the device was in the corner right behind him. It had a small keyboard, on which he typed out some numbers. In an instant, the device ejected a cup of some liquid substance that was exuding thin vapour. He pulled out a tiny, grey bag out of his pocket and poured a bit of the powdery substance it contained into the cup, clearly in Loyola's sight, not even trying to hide it. He took another cup for himself.
"Time is not a problem. Please try this, you won't be disappointed." He handed her the porcelain cup on a small porcelain plate, along with a stylized silver spoon and a little piece of cookie.