Due to Adria's skill, she had managed to offload the hab-module onto the deck and prep the ship's-boat for launch in a measly 10 seconds, barely enough time for Isaac to drop-anchor and power-down the drivetrain while Dr Knells ushered Mutan towards the hangar and the awaiting ship's boat for a drop-launch into the sea.

All around, there were onlookers, cheering upon her arrival and hoping for her to acknowledge their existence while the media filmed nearly every second of it.

To assist in keeping-up appearances, Isaac left the bay-doors to the boat open, allowing the salty air to wash over the passengers as they motored towards the Godie-estate, a large French-colonial influenced bungalow; where upon the pier stood a duo of their most trusted servants to show Mutan's friends a crash-course in etiquette and grooming if necessary.

([@Murasaki] note: I wanted the estate to look [url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Photograph_of_the_South_Front_of_the_Amoureaux_House_in_Ste_Genevieve_MO.jpg]like this[/url] but [url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/GambleHouse-2005_edit1.jpg]scaled-up[/url] only to find that 90% of homes with that roofline [url=http://www.groundbeneathourfeet.com/film/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_3799.jpg]don't look very good anymore[/url])