Chapter 29 - Protocol Preparations.

"I should refresh my memory on procedure, seems prudent." You smile and Zoraida nods. Gyros purrs from your shoulder and your golden lover leads you out of the Trooper room. As she walks your eyes are drawn to her gold covered posterior as her hair sways back and forth. Your smile is wide as you follow her back to the bridge and she smiles over her shoulder before sitting down in her golden throne.

"Shall we begin?" She suggests, and gestures toward the Captain's seat. You nod and sit down. "Very well, to begin with. Upon entering Real Space, its good form to hail the nearest vessel broadcasting itself as Local Authority. That's a general use term that translates well across languages, governments, and ethics. You hail them, state your name and business, and then you're on your way." As she speaks, Anagyros crawls down your arm and takes a spot to your left, hooking into the ship and you see lines of light connecting the little construct with the bridge itself.

A tiny cartoon version of Anagyros starts to play around on the main monitor.

"You said we weren't wanted by the Aulus Authorities, right?" You ask. You here her hum in a nod. "So we shouldn't give a false identity right? That would be rude?" You ask.

"And illegal." Zoraida laughs. "Most likely they'll warn us that any illegal activity will be punished no matter whose jurisdiction it occurs in, or where you go. The Navies cooperate well enough to share collars for troublemakers." She explains and the cartoon Anagyros starts pulling up funny images to coincide with the serious explanation. 

It's also put on a humorously large constable's hat.

"After that, the Vessel can and may request they escort us to our first destination, or the nearest station, if there's a customs ordinance in effect. They might also stick on our wing just to 'keep an eye on us', given our reputation." The cartoon Anagyros takes a small golden girl by the hand and walks her across a street. You laugh.

"Reputation?" You ask, not looking from the screen. The golden girl holds out a cupcake with a candle on it for Anagyros. The Anagyros toon happily takes it, but a mean looking blue woman with silver hair bumps into it walking into a store and the candle goes flying into stall.

The store and stall are full of fireworks.

"Things.... blow up, around us, wouldn't you say?" The two cartoons run through away from the fireworks shop, that suddenly starts to explode.

"Hopefully just things, and not people." The mean woman storms out of the store, looking around.

"Eh, not the best people." Zoraida admits. She also looks slightly singed as she just walked out of the exploded fireworks shop.

"So they keep an eye on us and lead us to a port. Where I guess we check in at customs?" You ventured. 

"If there's an ordinance. Usually if we're not trading or doing any business they'll just ask for your name, a few credits and tell you to 'play nice' with the others in the system."

"Seems fair, but I imagine some systems are much stricter." Anywhere in the Empire certainly. You pat Anagyros's body and smile as it rumbles under your touch

"Absolutely, but that shouldn't be a problem here." Zoraida's voice is light and happy. Hearing it relaxes you and makes you smile.

"Okay, so what then?" You ask, figuring there's more to this than just handshakes and escorting.

"That's about it, show up, say hi, don't be a jerk." Zoraida sums up what she's just explained in one sentence and you blink in your helmet before turning around in your seat to look at her.

"That's it?" You ask. She smiles and nods at you.

"That's it." Her eyes glimmer with some hidden amusement.

"Oh. Anything in particular with Aulus I should be worried about?" You try for that line of thought.

"Well, no. This would be our first time there, so, no worries about having any history you've forgotten." Damn, that was direct.  "Still, should be fun." She says with a smile.

You smile as you lay back and watch the Other Space traverse in front of your view screen. It's soothing in a way. 

Do you wait on the bridge until you exit Other Space or do you have something else you'd like to do?