Diana stepped off the shuttle that acted as an intermediary between the station where the fleet's ships, too large to enter the atmosphere, were docked, and the main spaceport of Frixion Prime. The fleet had just arrived, and everyone who wasn't useful in the various processes that would take place while it was docked was on shore leave. Diana's very obvious augmentations drew eyes throughout the crowded complex, and made many of the peacekeepers seem, undertsandably, uneasy.

She was exchanging her drachmas for Frixian currency when the announcement was played throughout the spaceport, to the dismay of many people in the process of leaving:

"We regret to announce that, due to an attack on the planet of Furyk by an unknown force, travel between planets will banned until the purpetrators are captured. Compensation will be paid to those who..."

Lovely. Suddenly Diana was grounded potentially for months, unless the Collective decided it would be worth angering the UFP to get moving again. And it'd probably even be a nightmare to get back to the Ariadne and the fleet, though Diana expected that with enough effort and a little cash she'd be able to convince someone. Still, that could happen later. For now, though, she had some time for enjoying herself, and she planned to take maximum advantage of it.

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The bar was called Nova. It was one of those ones which tried to seem as modern as possible, without actually doing much differently besides giving the drinks weird names. It was nice enough, and several members of Diana's crew were with her, crowded around a circular table. They were off to one side of the room, so it was easier for other patrons to ignore the large group of inebriated people with augmentations.

Nova had its own specialty, shots of a drink "that could knock a troll onto its hindquarters, if it could get here". Need more be said? Of course, several people were accused of equipping alcohol scrubbers throughout that night, and come the following morning, several more regreted ever taking part.