The Albion - Function Room of the Bretonian Embassy on New Berlin

[Dab]

Evyn Hunter sat in a shaded corner of the room, occupying a booth alone. Outside, the New Berlin diplomatic compound's ball room, which usually served the function of a meeting hall and bar, was garishly decorated in bright colors. Clustered in twos and threes, Bretonian, Rheinland, and Kusari diplomats, aids, and other political servants sat discussing news, the wars, pirate activity, relations, and too often, inconsequential matters common in an off-duty bar.

She watched the people move around through a slit in the privacy shades while she nursed her drink, just enjoying the solitude and mellow background rumble of meaningless babbling. Still another group was more nomadic, wandering around the grand room to look at the various pieces of old art, sculptures, and Old-Earth architecture. The interior had been modeled after the designs used in historic Old-Earth palaces and mansions.

Evyn turned her gaze back to the laptop she had brought along.

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