You are sitting in the opulent High Passage lounge
of the passenger liner Empress Iphignia. The lights are low, and the music is mellow. It has been a week since the ship left Efate,and must soon emerge back into real space in the Lysen system. There is a hushed excitement and air of expectation infusing the lounge… even though
the liner is the last word in comfort, after 7 days
even it’s charm begins to wane, and folk begin to
long for broad horizons or a new face...