Aboard of The Ring

[RedEclipse]

As the Dromedary-class freighter left the high atmosphere of New Berlin, Christian thoughtfully turned course for the Ring docking section. He'd had a good vacation on the planet, with plenty of skiing and natural gravity. A sort of mini vacation, it had been a hell of a long time since he'd been in the space of the great houses, having only visited his hometown on the planet Erie before, but apparently that was something to forget about forever. He shook his head as if waking up from a dream, wanting to perk up and concentrate on the upcoming event. Christian turned to The Ring's control tower to let automatics handle everything on its own "Freighter 'Lyra' to The Ring, requesting permission to dock." Receiving an affirmative response, he engaged the autopilot for docking and left the pilot's seat, preparing to exit.

A shudder ran through the ship and the humming subsided - the ship had successfully docked inside. Christian stepped into the airlock, the door closing behind him. The compressors hummed, gradually equalising the pressure. The door ahead opened and before his eyes stood a huge platform with various ships. Some, like him, had just arrived at the station and were unloading, some were hastily getting ready for departure - initially Christian was confused and couldn't figure out where to go, he wasn't used to the crowd and the rhythm of the houses.

Noticing the signs, he followed them, exiting the mooring deck into the corridor leading to the administrative section of The Ring. Reaching the reception desk, he asked the handsome woman if the appointment with Ms. Toast. Nodding in the affirmative, she led Christian further down the corridor and into a spacious room filled with the white light of natural light coming from the planet's surface through a panoramic window. Once inside the room, the woman left him alone. Christian sat down at a round table facing the panoramic window, watching the sunlight play whimsically in the upper atmosphere of New Berlin, awaiting for the DHC representative.