Manhattan bar

[Nightfall]

'Carly, good to see you made it! Sorry for the delay in that assignment that sent you to Southampton. Captain Hassaan seems to have caught a virus of sorts... Anyway, no rest for the wicked, we're testing a few new fighters for us in Connecticut. You'll like those, they suit your style. Drop in for a sparing.' said Pat with a smile on his face and turning to the lady in black...
His smile turned to a disappointed 'long face', he closed his eyes and rested his head on his palm which was covering his right side of the face. Shaking his head, he whispers through his teeth 'I told you to backup first!' then in a normal voice 'Well, what's done is done, Empires collapsed, a few ships shouldn't be such a problem, let's get you re-started!'
'Jay, over here!!'

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor