Intermission

[Karidon]

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An unpleasant ringing could be heard in the luxurious shuttle that brought Alessio Bianchi and his personnel down to the Starfleet Headquarters, but as abruptly as it started, so abruptly did the sound stop, as he got in contact with one of his informants who was already in the facility, informing the Don of something unusual.

After the shuttle landed on the designated pad, Alessio made his way through one of the many halls of the compound with long strides, fixing his tie and white hair while in the elevator. In the final corridor to the meeting room he only acknowledged the guards and staff of the Starfleet with a rather cold nod.

With a loud noise the doors to the room opened swiftly to reveal the tall man.

"Saluti, I hope I did not make you wait for too long."

Alessio said while scanning the area with his ice-blue eyes.

"Ah, you must be Miss Fiorella De Marco, a pleasure to finally meet you in person. And you must be Chenzo; one of our engineers reported unusual sounds coming from your ship's systems. We would gladly fix the issue for you, naturally free of charge."

He adressed both guests while walking to his designated place close to the one of Harabero.

"But this can wait, we surely have more pressing matters to attend to."

Finally seated he folded his hands behind a small and unimpressive plaque on the table that displayed his name and title of "Conquistador Alfa".

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