Ilane Lanik paid the vargr cabbie and stepped from the
ground car onto the sidewalk. She included a nice tip for
the brief geography lesson on the drive from the Starport to
the Aluusia district of the large captial city here on Mark.
Mark City rests along a bay and both sides of a river in the
subtropical region of the planet. The Starport and the
seaport border the bay on the east side of the river. A
large vibrant Startown District is just north of the twin
ports. Further north is a broad greenbelt separating the
port districts from the older, more central Aluusia
District. Aluusia is the commercial and governmental
district. To the west, along the river, is Old City where
the University and clubs, offices, brownstones and
flats mix along narrow warrens of streets. To the east of
the Aluusia District are the broad suburbs where most of the
people in the area live. North of Aluusia, in the hills and
along the river there are estates and mansions of the elite.
"Than'ee Sianna!" the cabbie waves as he starts to pull the
cab away from the curb.
Ilane looked around. The sidewalks were crowded here in Old
City with pedestrians. Many of the walkers were young,
students from their look, coming from or going to class in
the university buildings scattered throughout this area.
Others of the walkers were men and women dressed in business
suits. She also sees several people in long black robes
wearing strange white wigs walking along the sidewalks. The
occasional vargr is mixed in with the humans.
Ilane can smell water and greenery, and food cooking. It's
a good smell, clean and inviting, not like the smells around
the ports back south a few klicks. Maybe Ilane should try
to change hotels from the one she's left her bags at to one
up here?
Ilane looks up at the three story brownstone she is standing
in front of, checking the number against the card in her
hand. Yes, this is the place. The law offices of Gigo and
Brand should be on the third level. The lawyer on Argent
told her that Gigo and Brand are the lawyers for...for her
new cousins and partners...it was still taking some effort
to think of herself being part owner of a starship and of
joining a bunch of strangers in running it. A small smile
threatened to escape from hiding as she thought of the
adventure that might lie ahead.
Ilane feels a bump on her side and looking quickly she see a
young man and woman have bumpped into her as they pass.
"Sorry, Sian!" the young man says as they continue walking
past. Watching them leave Ilane notes that he and the girl
are carrying textbooks. As they leave her the girl says to
the boy, "Mac, are you going to the Growler tonight?"
"Smack, Teddy!" the young man replies laughing.
Eris
AKU GM
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"Eris Reddoch" using MR/2 ICE #245
http://www.crosswinds.net/~erisr
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