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At their assigned table, Erin watched in awe at the Vren’s official party. It wasn’t the first time she had seen a member of the Vren, but it was the first time she was seeing them live.

Sitting next to her, Erin heard her sister clear her throat, and felt a soft bump on her elbow. “You’re staring, Erin.” Came Molly’s voice. “As a member of the cabinet, you should probably refrain from doing that.” Erin sighed, looking instead around the room. She spotted her uncle with his new girlfriend coming in. “There’s Uncle Lucas.” She pointed out, hoping that her sister would stop mothering her, even though Erin knew she was right. After living apart for so long, Hazen had forgotten how overbearing Molly had been in the past, and she could only hope the trend was not going to come back. Still, she couldn’t help but feeling like a child on Christmas morning. There was so much to take in, so much to learn! As a scientist and researcher, meeting a new species was a dream come true, but Erin knew that it wouldn’t be very polite if she made their new guests feel like they were animals in a zoo. It was especially worse given her current job.

Looking around the room once more, and at all the familiar faces, Erin let her gaze fall on the podium where the speeches would soon be starting.

Erin Hazen-Cooper, Director of Terraforming

“Jal’na.” She said as though tasting the name on her tongue. Her French lilt combined somehow easily with the consonants and vowels. Astrid smiled warmly, obviously genuinely pleased by the compliment of familiarity that knowing someone as their first name implied. “Thank you. You may call me Astrid and I believe we too shall be friends.”

Jal’na inclined her head slightly, “I would be honored to count you among my friends, Astrid.” Such a strange twist her life had taken. Making friends with politicians. Jal’na found it amusing.

“If I remember the seating chart, we are at separate tables but they are side by side and the chairs are quite close. Please, come with me and we shall take our seats before the Governor’s assistant makes death glares at us all.”

Rousseau

The idea amused her of the formidable Ms Fen glaring at them. Everyone knew of the confrontation between Fen and Yavia. Jal’na admitted to herself that she was quite curious about who would have won. Jal’na walked beside the woman to their adjacent tables. She found her labeled seat beside Urg’s. It seemed to her that things were a little too controlled by assigning seats, but she wouldn’t speak of it. She was not a diplomat, nor did she wish to be. Urg was deep in conversation with the Vren captain discussing things to which she should probably pay attention; ships and weapons and power systems or something.

Jal’na, Lady Duroc

Harris glanced up at the pair as they approached with a warm smile. “Well, won’t cya look at you two…” He beamed wider as he stood to greet the couple, first taking Alexis’ hand… then Lucas’. “… I didn’t know if you all would make it.” Alexis smiled brightly as she took Calvin’s offered hand. “It’s great to see you too Calvin.” She then looked past Calvin to the rest of the party. “Molly, you look great! Director Hazen, I’m so happy you and Commander Cooper were able to enjoy the evening out together.” The greetings were warm and sincere. She then motioned to a table a few spaces away and turned to Lucas. “Sweetheart, I’m gonna go grab our seats. I’ll see you in a minute.” With a loving kiss, she was gone.

Harris & Bruner

Lucas smiled, looking slightly punchdrunk, as he kissed Alexis and she glided away. Turning to Calvin, he just smiled as he shook his hand. “Calvin, Gracie… it’s good to see you both. It really is.” He then looked at Erin & Gavin. “Good evening you two. Erin, sweetie, you look lovely. I know you all have more things to worry about tonight than me…” He chuckled. “… so I’ll let y’all be about it. Hope you all have a great night.” With that, Lucas went to join Bruner.

Lucas & Alexis

After everyone had settled in their seats, a Human male dressed in a tuxedo approached the podium. “Good evening everyone,” he said with a smile and waited till things were quiet. “I am Dominick Bridges, Director of the Oed Museum. It is the great honour of myself and my staff to host this very special gala to officially welcome the Vren to Oed Five . This museum is more than just a collections of objects and stories. It is a testament to the hopes and dreams of every person who finds themselves calling this place home. After the speeches and you have had something to eat, feel free to explore the exhibits. Our feature exhibit is a new one on the terraforming of this colony. Unlike most exhibits where all the information is there already, this one will continue to grow as we make decisions about the way our planet, and we as a people with it, will evolve. Much like the reason we are here tonight, there are many unknowns, but that is the beauty of life. Please take in the past with curiosity as we navigate the future.”

“And now I’d like to invite a few key people to say a few words. We’ll start with our Ambassador to the Federation, Jeannette Mathis. Ambassador,” he said, gesturing the to podium as he took a step back.

~Director Bridges, Oed Museum