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More nods came from the First, leading the party after Tia departed to head down a well cleaned and cared for cement street and sidewalk. Small and medium sized wheeled cars slipped by at a leisurely pace, powered by fusion batteries it seemed. Female children all looked at the visitors to their world in awe and curiosity but also a little natural shyness as any children would be.

Glen mused that the elephant in the room was still how they managed to reproduce. They still had not seen any male Alstaireans. Did they only adopt male sexual attributes once a month, during a period of sexual receptiveness and high fertility, or were they completely asexual? In any case, Glen wasn’t going to raise the subject now and spoil a mission that was going so well. No need to cause any embarrassment or shame about any vast state incubators, or the rows upon rows of secret gravid bottles and sperm test-tubes, and the brains kept alive in jars. No, no, that was far better left for the ‘Second Contact’ missions to broach when the UFP membership application paperwork would need to have the i’s dotted and the t’s crossed.

As they walked for two blocks, Glen contacted William again, =/\= William, Glen here! Just to let you know that Tia is on her way back to you in the shuttle with Security NE Jeffries to see if the Alstaireans need any help with the sleeper ship. =/\=

William nodded to the Comm Officer =^=Understood, they’ve just requested some aid and I’ve started preparing teams for that effect, medical and engineering teams with Security Escorts=^=

-CSO

=/\= Okay, expect them soon. Glen out! =/\=
-Glen, CO

Coming around the corner after walking two blocks passing by a small market area of stall shops serving various food and drink fare the landing party came upon their first stop a central transportation network hub site. The area was divided into several areas, a below ground pressure tunnel subway system network, a wheeled taxi car service, a larger wheeled bus service, a small site was given over to newer style hover cars, and finally a airport like affair was the largest spot. Looking over the map of the network it was very efficiently and carefully laid out. Clear long thought had been given to minimize or negate impact to locate surrounding wildlife, plant life, and giving ample space for the city they were in to grow about such things. Turning after letting the landing party take in the map and layout the First asked. =/\= Where would you like to look at things first here? Or do you got any questions? =/\= She inquired.

Glen replied =/\= This looks very efficiently and carefully laid out, but on Earth we couldn’t do this. We have planning laws that conserve and protect historic buildings, buildings with notable features, uncommon wildlife habitats, and sites with rare species of flora and fauna, requiring any new development to fit in around what already exists. How do you manage to achieve that? =/\=

=/\= That is what we did as well, our impact on our natural environment or major historical centers were carefully laid out to cause minimal impact. As progress was made in technology we carefully adapted the old to the new or removed the old that we did not wish to preserve to be replaced. =/\= The First explained.

“Do you have a map of your over all transportation network?” Kord asked.

=/\= I am sure I could get a copy if you needed it, yes. =/\= The First replied.