Mothers and Children

[63rd_shockwave]

1.[Up on Star Rose-it's school fieldtrip time! A bunch of kids and a few chaperones are wandering around the shopping and observation decks, getting their first views of SPACE! Actual, real life space! This isn't a particularly strange occurance, but one of the chaperones is familiar to the UG people-it's Sarah, that woman who's always trying to kill Volya. And right now, she's watching a bunch of kids stare out a window at the earth below.]

Still beautiful, huh...

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[star_of_sad]

It really is, isn't it...

... Hello.

[Setsuko pauses as she realizes the identity of the person she's talking to.]

[actuallyselfish]

Dido whistles to herself loudly.

"Hell yes, it's beautiful." She says in agreement. "Almost makes me wish I took that job in the colonies."

She looks up. "What'cha doing here?"

[empress_without_a_throne]

[A display of motherhood. How ironic it comes right on the heels of Hetepheres doing... yeah.]

It has that effect when you're looking at it. Do you get this chance often?

[So says the Abyss Empress in a calm tone.]

[gold_four]

[And guess who, as a PR stunt, got roped into being a guide?]

And below you, is our homeworld. Part of what actually holds the Star Rose up despite its size is its own momentum, carrying it in effectively a stable orbit above the surface. Despite everything you may have heard...

[Admittedly, it helps as therapy after Sparta.]

[ugyuuya]

Only half so beautiful as you, perhaps you would care to join me for a few moments of entertainment and discussion?

[VG approaches with a confident swagger in his step but a strangely calculating look in his eye.]