Nodding, Alita turned on her heel and made her way to the next deck.

• Alita, MO/COS

The lift was not far away and took Alita up to the next deck. It was an accommodation level by all appearances. Central was an open space design with curved seats, tables, a couple of holo gaming tables, several replicator units and the like. Moving out from this central hub fore and aft was a corridor from which were cabins to either side. There looked to be five cabins on each side both fore and aft.

The indications were coming from a cabin on the fore side of the deck.

By observation Alita would note that while everything looked pretty tidy at the tables and along one line of ‘bar’ seating that spanned one wall where a clear window looked out to space and planetside, there was a bit of a mess at one lounge table. It was on a round table which was the centerpiece of four semi circular couches that surrounded it. Each couch could comfortably seat 2. On the coffee table where the scattered remains of a foodstuff and a drink that was spilled. A fruity smell easily reached Alita’s senses.

Alita decided to make a more thorough search of this particular part of the ship later. In her judgement, dealing with the lifesign in a cabin was her first priority. She made her way there and scanned the door before attempting to enter the room.

• Alita, MO/COS