9-091: Pristine Downport Road
Dicard usually relieves Oliver at the Red-Blue change over, and it seems likely to Oliver that Dicard has just woken up at these times. So this is probably evening for Dicard and he likely had a quick bite for dinner after the meeting.
Chris follows Oliver into the first cab and Alan goes with Fromm.
With all luggage and people loaded, Dicard directs the driver to go to the Vizierate offices in Clement Basin (the main settlement on Pristine).
The vehicle pulls away from the kerb and heads through the large open door into the night. The road is well made and marked and it’s a smooth drive as it proceeds away from the port and off the plateau on which the spaceport is constructed, before turning into a series of gently-curved switchbacks as it descends into the basin for which the settlement is named.
In the cab, Dicard closes the privacy barrier between the driver and passenger cabins.
“Now we three are alone I wanted to talk to you both. We will check in at our accommodations and then we three will go to the Wardenate offices. I’m going to send the Under Commander and Dr Fromm to rent us a vehicle, then I will need to pay a courtesy visit to the ViC here.”
“Alright, what will Halcyon be doing?”
Oliver looks at Chris. “The team may also need sustenance at some point.”
Just to be clear, Halcyon is the Under Commander, yes?
Yes, Alan.