Marked Effect (AFF Edition)

Chapter 48 - Weekend Beginnings

Friday 17th February 2017

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"You did that on purpose as my nose is not running." Sam drying his nose on the pillow as the grey eyed sky blue one smiles.



"We should be up anyway. I think going to pay our fine this morning may be an idea."



"You seem much more yourself this morning."



"I feel fairly good, just a little bit of a headache left. Are you better?"



"Still a bit tired Ami but my head feels just a little light but not sore now. I do think your idea to go into Nos Astra to pay the fine is a good one though." Sam sits up in the bed and leans over to get his Omni-tool. "I must have some messages." Sam looks in his inbox to find two.



Sam,



As promised attached is the price list and the hull design file which should help you create your own design. I do hope there are no hard feelings over my actions previously and I hope you enjoy your time here.



Olissa



"Well I finally got my apology even if it is a bit late and not an outright apology." Amistathya smiles as she gets up from the bed and walks over to her clothes she removed the previous evening. Sam opens message number two.



Sam,



I have informed the board of your contract agreement with Sentix. I believe that concludes our official relationship with you, however if you have anything you wish to discuss you can message me. I wish you well for your time at Sentix and hope to see you again.



Usarta



"Well that was predictable from Usarta although I have something I need to ask her." Sam decides to get out of bed and begin the day after reading his messages.



"What are you thinking this time Sam?"



"Ideas for the ship Ami. I thought it may be something quiet to do this afternoon before everyone turns up."



"I like that idea but breakfast first." He nods and the two of them leave the room and walk down the stairs to find the other three already having theirs.



"How are you both this morning?" Sam and Amistathya begin raiding the cupboards for food.



"Well Ami seems much livelier this morning and I have not really got a headache now, just a bit of an odd feeling. It is ok though. Are you ok this morning after our discussion about your contract Silana?"



"I am Sam. I cannot find fault with me offering to have a similar braid to Athya if you wish."



"I will discuss it possibly tomorrow as there is quite a bit to do today. Ami thought about going to Nos Astra to pay that fine this morning."



"That sounds like a better idea than going at weekend Sam as there are likely to be fewer reporters around."



"I guess that would make your life easier then Hymara." Sam laughs a little as she nods. Sam sends a message to Usarta as he eats his breakfast. "I am trying to sort an idea out for the ship. I have a feeling we are going to hate the design a bit once it is built."



"Could I suggest that I sit in with you when you design it Sam? I have had to work in some awfully designed ships in the past and I think having some input from someone with experience could be a good idea."



"I could not agree more Silana." Silana smiles. The five of them finish breakfast before making their way to the police station in Nos Astra.



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Adastra gets a message on her Omni-tool which she looks at.



Adastra,



I hear you are getting help from Thea and Samalya on the larger design. I have a request to have two one metre designs made based upon the twelve metre design that you made last week. They are to end up inside a ship so lightweight but solid performance with a good efficiency is more critical than sound reproduction. If you could have this design done as soon as possible then I would appreciate it.



Usarta



"It seems these designs are becoming popular already." Adastra musing to Thea and Samalya



"What do you mean by that Adastra as no one knows about them yet?"



"I am to make a one metre design based upon the twelve I made last week for someone Thea. It could be an Armali test ship for the products before they launch them. I best begin working on the design if you two are comfortable carrying on with this design without me."



"We will be fine Adastra. We know where you will be if we need any help with anything." Adastra nods and makes her way out of their room to her own.



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Lianta leads the five of them towards the police station by a less obvious route so as to avoid journalists. They find none that are obvious outside the station itself which seems to please Hymara. They enter and go to the reception desk.



"Welcome to Illium law enforcement. I guess you would like to speak to detective Anaya?"



"We would if she is available." The receptionist seems to send a message.



"She should be with you shortly. If you would kindly wait on the seats to your right she will meet you when she is free." The five of them nod and walk over to take a seat as a couple of Turians walk forward to talk to the receptionist. They had barely had time to sit down when Anaya walked around the corner.



"Good morning, you all look fresher today."



"Some good news and progress helps Anaya."



"Could you and Amistathya follow me for a few moments?" The two of them get up and walk around the corner to Anaya's desk. "I guess you may not be feeling quite so happy after this."



"It is a large fine which is never nice but I think we both understand it is to try and put people off doing it. Can I ask what kind of extra checks do you mean when we next go to council space?" Sam gets a fund transfer request to his Omni-tool which he approves after carefully checking the details. Amistathya does the same.



"I do apologise for making that comment Sam as they changed the law to differentiate between handling and using them. They wish to stop transportation of them so people cannot buy them. You two only used and had no idea how they were transported, hence you should have no extra checks."



"That is good news as if they would have done ship searches that may have got difficult."



"That is the reason why they changed it a couple of years ago Sam. I hope you do not feel bad about being fined and I wish you a pleasant day."



"I appreciate the time Anaya." She nods. Sam and Amistathya head back to the others who get up and the five of them make their way out. Evidently the media were not far behind them given the three of them standing just outside the door. Hymara looks to Sam who can only smile as they walk past them.



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"I guess having only forms to fill in means you had an easy morning Kate?" Fosanta and Seliha take a seat at the white topped table in the Skylounge.



"It is boring though Fosanta, it is however a bit of a welcome break from meetings. How have both of your mornings been?"



"Just boxing up fifty or so bioamps. It did not take long with several of us there. We are mostly finished now though."



"It sounds like you are waiting for me to finish Seliha."



"I am, but if you are busy then I can always find something that needs doing."



"I had a request from Usarta to scale the twelve metre design down to a one metre design. While the software can do a scale automatically and give estimates of performance it needs manual changes. So that is what I have been doing all morning. I think it will only take me another hour or so Seliha."



"It sounds like you two could be finishing before us. Sam said after we had finished work if I remember correctly."



"You do remember right Fosanta. I do not think he will mind too much if we are a little early." Kate finishing the last of her lunch off. "I unfortunately must leave as I have a meeting shortly. I just hope it is a good one."



"I hope it is as well. Do give me a message when you are ready to leave Kate." Fosanta gets a nod and a smile from Kate before she leaves.



"I do not think we will be too far ahead of you actually Fosanta as I have to run this design past a couple of people before going to Usarta to get approval for them. If we want to get to Sam's I think I should leave."



"Have a good afternoon. We will probably meet you at Sam's unless we both finish at a similar time." Adastra gets a quick kiss from Seliha before nodding to Fosanta and leaving.



"I guess we should do something to pass the time."



"I think that is a good idea Seliha as they may both be a while."



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"How do you think you will pack everything in Sam?" Silana looking at an already full engineering area on the screen.



"I have some ideas to make things faster and much less intensive. You should note the large amount of tubing in the engineering area. Before you ask, it is not all for water and there is no real gas movement needed, it is for wiring."



"Why have you done that Sam?" Silana confused as to why he would change the tried and tested method of bundling cables to certain parts of the hull.



"You can blow a fibre bundle down them instead of having to manually position them in the correct place. Then all that is left to do is terminate both ends and connect them up. It saves time and also should mean there are spare fibres if they are needed for some reason. The same can be used for power cabling as well."



"So you are over provisioning?"



"A little but I assume as long as I can justify doing so then Olissa cannot say much." Silana nods.



"So we are having four bedrooms, a shower room, a separate toilet, a small kitchen space, a sitting area and the cockpit."



"Yes Ami. I was going to ask if Hymara or Lianta had a problem using a bunk room and give you a single room Silana. It was an idea to give more space for all the needed engineering equipment but four double rooms have more flexibility."



"You may well end up regretting that move Sam."



"Most of the floor and roof panels will be removable Silana. The pipes in the side spaces will have the wires blown through so there is no need to have them removable. I can see having a bit of fun with the thrusters but even with a tripling of the cooling available for them I think there will be adequate room."



"Can I have a better look at that area Sam?" Sam gets up off the seat to let Silana take over at the console. She seems to make some measurements at arbitrary points around the thrusters. "Can I make a few edits to this design Sam?"



"Of course but I would quite like you to keep everything almost in position as there is only the minor things to add in now." She nods and adds quite a large amount of transparent ceramic ducting throughout the ship with holes in various places. "I see you are confused by what I am doing. I will explain when I am finished." Sam nods as she adds some more piping for cables to be blown through.



"Could I ask if you can use that transparent material for the shuttle control interface?"



"You can but why would you wish to?"



"Well it would be nice if I could learn to fly the ship and I do not have haptic implants. It would be better for me if there was a surface I could touch."



"Ok I need to make a few more changes in that case as non-haptic controls need a couple more screens for just data and information display which would usually be delivered via haptics." Adastra, Seliha, Kate and Fosanta walk through the door.



"Hymara said you would be here. We finished work a little earlier than planned Sam. What are you doing?"



"Before I get to what we are doing I have a few things to announce and talk about first Adastra. I guess you are all ok?"



"We are I think Sam." Fosanta giving the broad group response.



"Have you got over Tuesday now Kate?"



"Mostly. I am just hoping that Galactic Acceptance can open a centre here in Nos Astra to help those individuals after this event."



"It is likely they will only help the most fortunate unlucky individuals Kate. I am sure they will make a difference to lots of individuals though."



"You have a point. How are you two today anyway?"



"I am still not quite over it and I think Ami is similar but we are both much better." Amistathya stands from kneeling on her seat and gestures Sam to take a seat. He does so before she takes a seat on his knee. "I guess there would be enough seats for you all if you wished to pair up. I have a bit to talk about so you may be standing a while." Kate looks to Fosanta who takes a seat first as she is a little taller than Kate. Seliha takes the high ground and sits down first.



"I think I will sit on your knee next time Kate as your hair keeps going in my face."



"How about we swap now Fosanta." She nods and they do so. "Is that better?"



"It is Kate. What is it you were wishing to talk to us about Sam?"



"Well Olissa was a rather difficult individual yesterday even going as far as informing the authorities about our ritual."



"How are you still here?"



"It is not technically illegal on Illium Seliha. We have however had to pay a fine because they were incorrectly labelled. Anyway after all this happened Olissa asked us to visit her at Sentix. She seemed to want to play the negotiating game which is never a good idea if you are on the loosing side already."



"We worked out you have accepted a contract so you can just tell us the details."



"That was going to be the big reveal Seliha." Sam at least gets a laugh from Amistathya. "Ok, the contract is less pay than Armali but three day weeks and a private transport are the highlights."



"I am envious now Sam. Do you know the size of the transport?"



"Hold on a few moments Adastra. There was a rather large addition to the contract in the form of Silana. She signed a contract to be my servant in return for getting the same contract as Ami."



"I thought you hated being an owner?"



"If the servants are hard work then I do. Silana has been rather attentive while we were unwell which showed that she is trying to make my life easier. The contract she is going to get pays her more in an hour than she used to get each week Fosanta. That to me is victory to getting away from servitude, at least in the traditional sense."



"Silana, I have never been keen on Sam having slaves but my position has changed a little since Tuesday. Can I ask how do you feel about this?"



"I feel quite honoured and privileged to be in the position I am at the moment Kate. I have a caring and friendly owner and I have a job contract which I still cannot quite believe. I would struggle to be much happier to be honest Kate even though I find being in a contract a little mentally challenging at times."



"Are you happy that I am not mistreating Silana now Kate?"



"It makes me feel happier about the situation."



"Good, on to the passenger transport then." Adastra seemed to wake up a little again at that. "Sentix are giving us a five metre diameter, thirty five metre long hull to make as we wish."



"When you say diameter do you mean the shortest dimension?"



"No it is a circular profile Adastra. I know Sentix have actually ceased offering this design as a standard hull as most people prefer the oval profile as it allows a much shorter ship. It also allows having rooms either side of a central corridor which balances the ship easier."



"I think I know why Sentix have stopped offering it Silana. Balance can be corrected by careful placement of components and ballast but space ports tend to have more docks available for ships less than fifteen metres in width. Given that wingspan is usually in proportion to length I guess your ship will be over that."



"The design file says the ship will be twenty one metres in width so you are correct." Silana providing the data as she continues to make small changes.



"Does that mean docking will be more expensive Adastra?"



"I guess you are going with plasma propulsion and not ion propulsion Sam?"



"Of course I am. I guess you have heard about me requesting to have two water fed thrusters from Armali in the design." Adastra laughs.



"I was wondering who was to get them as they have not even been announced yet. I spent today shrinking the design for the twelve metre thruster down. They are a bit bigger than you may expect Sam so I hope you have space but the specifications were fairly good."



"By bigger than we expect do you mean length or diameter?"



"Usually one metre designs have an outer diameter of about one and a half metres. This design is basically a two metre square and four and a half metres in length. Thea suggested an odd change in the design which means the plasma forms as a donut shape. The plasma is burnt from the middle and is spun into a vortex which seems to give a rather good efficiency value with the simulator."



"Are we to get install manuals to install these or are we to guess what goes where Adastra?"



"I have no idea about manuals Silana, sorry. They are water fed so that and the power connections should be obvious. The main control boards are wired the same except one of the old unused connections is used to run the electrolysis system to make oxygen when the thruster is not running. That was Samalya's suggestion and I can see it being useful."



"I can as well as it allows me to remove this." Silana deletes one of the two standby oxygen generation systems. "I can just about get the thrusters in the spaces we left for them Sam if they are two by two by four and a half cubes."



"They fit in that space Silana, it is a case-less design which I hope is ok."



"Whoever came up with cased small thrusters needs to try installing them in cramped shuttles, they make my life much more difficult. It also allows me to make these changes." Silana adds some more transparent ceramic ducts around the base of the thruster space.



"Adastra, I was keen to hear about docking fees as you seem to know more than I do."



"Sorry Fosanta. Sam the ship will cost more to dock but since you are not paying for the thrusters then it will be less expensive to run than a ship with ion thrusters."



"So let me get this right, ion thrusters are cheap to make, cheap to dock, more expensive to run. Plasma thrusters are expensive to make, more expensive to dock but cheap to run?"



"It depends on the ion thruster Sam but smaller models use argon which is much more expensive than water. The larger models tend to use hydrogen but they degrade quickly when used in an atmosphere containing oxygen or chlorine and so need to be checked and repaired or replaced regularly." Sam nods.



"All this goes over my head."



"I apologise for that Kate." Sam's Omni-tool beeps cutting him off a little.



Sam,



Attached is the model for the thrusters which Armali have provided us with on your request. The specifications look strange to us and the design is not known. We will however cover their cost if you wish to implement them in your design. If you hand over the design for the passenger transport by Saturday evening then the ship should be physically complete by next weekend. I am sure Silana will tell you what needs doing after physical construction and that is what I would like you to do in your spare time.



Olissa



"Well it seems Armali are fair with their special order pricing as Sentix are to cover it. Either that or there is some other agreement I do not know about." Sam forwards the message to Silana so she gets a copy of the 3d model to place in the design. "Silana you should have a copy of the thruster design in your inbox." She makes a quick check and imports the thruster into the design.



"I must apologise Sam for me not realising this earlier. Usually the delivery time for small ships is four to six weeks but I realise now that Sentix have this hull almost complete in one of their storage hangers. That explains the speed of assembly."



"Getting leftovers sounds fun. I will make sure to have a good look around the hull to ensure I think it is fit for purpose. I might have to go in tomorrow to have a look."



"It used to be a sample to give individuals a feel for the size of the interior. They gutted the inside and reused most of the parts but it has never flown and has never been fully assembled."



"Silana, I just want to know here are no extraneous holes in the hull frame which could affect the ships integrity. I understand it is highly improbable but I would feel happier knowing it is solid and reliable." Silana nods before getting back to tweaking the design. "Can I ask if there is any news about the event?"



"We have not got many replies back yet from our messages we sent out after last Sundays meeting. I would say it would have to be next week when we sort out that event information."



"To be honest Fosanta, between feeling unwell and having to sort job contracts with Sentix I have forgotten to ask the councillor if she would wish to attend."



"We understand that Sam. I did get a reply back from Serrice University and their media production department." Sam gestures Adastra to continue. "They said it would be a good project for their end of year assignments and so Castarla has agreed to offer to help us if we can give her some idea what we would need."



"What we would need in what way Adastra?"



"More specifically what Athya would need for her video as they are willing to go from set design to the finished article. I will send you a copy of her message and her details so you can contact her directly."



"That sounds ok to me. Have you two decided what you are to do?"



"We agreed on something simple Sam. All we will really need is a room and some chairs which I assume they already have around somewhere."



"It seems we will have to have a talk to make some decisions then. Did she say how many students she has Adastra?"



"Six Sam. I know it is not the largest number ever but they seem keen to help." Sam opens his Omni-tool and finds the calendar.



"Well I would assume we would probably need a week on Thessia so I guess we could meet her on Monday the thirteenth. I guess they would need some time to produce everything and I also think I should visit Galactic Acceptance at some time to explain everything, possibly on the Thursday. Does anyone think we would not be able to complete what we need in three days?"



"Well we need promotional posters, videos for the event, advertisements and a media pack making Sam. I guess the posters and the media pack could be fairly quick to complete as they only need a couple of photos. I am still worried about the advertisements as I am not sure how this will be promoted."



"I am not even sure we will get advertising space for free Kate. What I would use is interviews for advertising and hope the broadcaster runs their own announcements of the event being broadcast. Funnel everyone to the extranet site that can be so they can pre-book which should allow check-in to be much quicker."



"I must mention something Olissa asked me Sam. She said a thousand check-in desks working at one individual per minute would take over four hours to get everyone into the hanger."



"If someone can think of a way we can confirm pre-bookings that is essentially free then I would quite like to hear it."



"There are a number of things that are very inexpensive Sam but when you get to needing two hundred and fifty thousand of them it adds up to quite a lot. It would depend on how much a ticket was going to be."



"I have no idea what is reasonable given I have an over paid job. Anyone got ideas?"



"Council space minimum is currently eighty credits an hour. If the event is fairly lengthy and has a good enough line-up then about two hundred and fifty credits should be reasonable. Servants will be stopped with that amount as will some from the terminus systems but the latter will mean less of a security issue."



"I can see no real objection to that price as it is a charity event and if the show is good then it would be a good deal. Does anyone think we should have a reduced ticket price for individuals who can prove they are in a servitude contract?"



"I think it would be fair Sam as servants never tend to get to these events."



"Athya is correct Sam, they are usually too expensive or too impractical to try and get time to go."



"I am trying to think of a way to give at least some the opportunity to come without benefitting the owner as they are the ones who can afford the cost. Ok I have an idea; we should pre-register servants on the Thursday to reduce queues on the Saturday. Servants can turn up with their contracts to get a ticket for twenty five credits. The terms are you must have been in a contract for at least six months, whether previous or current and they must have agreement from their owner. It would be helpful if the owner was there but I am sure we could find a way around that."



"It will be the agreement which will be difficult Sam."



"I understand that Silana but it is the best that can be offered. We are already removing all those people who must work every day, those which do not get paid or just token amounts and those with difficult owners. To facilitate all this what I would probably say is to allow up to a two hundred thousand to be pre-booked, say ten thousand to be reserved for on the day plus any that are not sold to servants or pre-booked."



"I think that is an overestimation of servants Sam."



"It probably is Fosanta but it does give us a good worst case scenario amount of credits that should be brought in from tickets." Sam opens his Omni-tool and works out that would be. "So fifty three and a half million credits would be the minimum if the ticket price is two hundred and fifty."



"I am sure an event this size could get more than that Sam." Kate thinking that is a good start but there could be more eked out of it.



"Kate that is just from the tickets, I am sure we could get some donations from people watching the video stream but even forty five million after costs would likely be enough for Galactic Acceptance to get a centre here in Nos Astra. I am sure given it is Illium that extra donations would keep it running for years."



"That sounds fairly good. I do however think we should be leaving for the day as it is getting late." Seliha seemingly getting an itch to make a move.



"You are all welcome to come around here tomorrow if you wish to."



"Possibly Sunday. We could go to Eternity as well."



"I like the sound of that Seliha." Sam thinking he could do with a drink as well after this week.



"We will see you three then on Sunday. It has been helpful to get some more things sorted out for the event. I am glad you two are feeling better and you all seem happy with your contracts that you have agreed with Sentix."



"I appreciate you worrying about us Fosanta, I guess you all did but it is all fine. Just a little longer in bed tonight to make up for the sleep we lost at the beginning of the week."



"Have a good day tomorrow Sam."



"I will Kate. I hope you all do as well." They nod before leaving the room. "Silana, can you explain now why you are adding all of those transparent ducts?"



"I would explain with a long story but I have seen removable panels blown from their housings if a gas tank ruptures. I would not like to be standing on one if that ever happens. Given that and the fact that the space is cramped I would rather have straight, fairly narrow ducts to crawl and do maintenance through, than have to weave through, and over, pipe work and cabling, some of which is usually live and barely insulated."



"I understand Silana but how big are these ducts?"



"Half a metre in both dimensions Sam. I know it is not much but there is hardly any space at all, especially around the thrusters and the element zero cores at the back. Can I ask why you have used three cores? Is it because you liked the ASL Enlighten's design as that used a similar layout, if I remember correctly?"



"It did but I also looked at the price list and it began to make sense why it works. It seems mass effect core prices are in bands with one core in each being relatively cheaper, I guess because that is a standard part. If you have the split the core because of space then yes it works out cheaper than one larger one but not by much. Go to three though and the price drop is rather substantial as it seems to use the next standard smaller part."



"I guess it is not common because smaller cores need more regular discharging and you have more wiring to complete along with a slightly more complex drive system. I cannot see those issues being a major problem for a small transport ship however."



"I do not think it will be a problem for us at least Silana. Can I ask how long it will take to finish the ship off? I guess from Olissa saying we should work on it in our free time that we will not be getting much help."



"I guess it will be physically complete for us Sam and we have to connect all the parts up. We should be provided with all the installation and maintenance manuals we need. I guess if all three of us are working on it then perhaps ten days or so but that is only if everything else is functionally in the right place. Some of the non-critical communication is wireless which means the most time consuming parts will be power, terminating the fibre optics and plumbing in things like the toilet and shower along with ventilation."



"That is going to be a long ten days Silana."



"It is not the most comfortable working environment I admit Sam, but it is not that bad as there is lighting in there."



"I will explain why I think that later. You look like you are nearly finished?"



"I am actually Sam. Do you approve of the design as I could send it to Sentix this evening?" Sam gently moves Amistathya off his knee and walks a couple of paces forward to have a better look. After a thorough look he decides it seems good enough to go. "You can send it if you wish Silana. I think I need an earlier night tonight Silana so, after some food I think I may head to bed."



"I guess you would like to catch up on the sleep you missed at the beginning of the week as well Athya?"



"I would."



"I will finish off in here and also make sure I ask Olissa to let you view the hull tomorrow. Sleep well." Sam and Amistathya nod and leave the room, leaving Silana to finish off the organising.



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"You remember back when you said we should go somewhere on our own Kate?" Fosanta asking as the two of them walk into the bedroom from the bathroom.



"I do, as I still feel we need to."



"I agree, especially for you after this week. I was thinking perhaps the week before we go to Thessia. We could go to the Citadel for a few nights. I will have to be back for the Saturday for testing but it would give enough notice to Usarta."



"If we are to do that then can I recommend we come back on the Thursday? I am weary we will be travelling to Thessia on the Sunday and it would be quite a bit of travelling in a short space of time." Kate gets into bed with Fosanta and settles down.



"If we leave on the sixth and come back on the ninth would that be ok? It will not give us too long there but to be fair the Citadel is not all that large."



"It will still be a nice break away from work and here. Do you know what are we to do tomorrow?"



"I feel that you would like a day of browsing around Nos Astra Kate. I am sure the commandos will be fine with that idea."



"I would definitely like that. Anyway goodnight Fosanta." Kate shuffles across to give her a short kiss.



"Sleep well." Kate nods with a smile before Fosanta turns off the light.



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"I guess we should think about what items you need for the video Ami. Castarla seems to want as much time as possible." Sam looking up from reading the message on his Omni-tool.



"I am not sure. While I think I would just about be comfortable showing my markings if I need to I am not sure how comfortable I would be with re-enacting my past."



"I get your point as it could be a little difficult. Since Adastra and Seliha seem to want to do an interview style video, how about we do something similar?"



"I am not sure I get what you mean."



"Well my initial idea is a few rooms on a corridor each of which is a key point in your past. We could them walk down the corridor as we discuss your past in roughly the right order. We could if you were happy enough then put in images of you how you would have been in that setting in the past in the video later. It would mean we could provide you with reassurance during the shoot to make you comfortable as it would only be a few static images and no sound."



"I think I could cope with that. I think we only really need two, perhaps three rooms, Omega, Atansys and Galactic Acceptance. I would rather not state how I ended up being a servant, specifics of my time at logistics company or any medical settings and medical issues in detail."



"I think three rooms is a large undertaking anyway Ami and we only need a small amount of video. I think we need to create a list tomorrow of what is needed for each." The blue one nods before giving Sam a hug. "I know you do not like those memories Ami and I hope you do not feel forced to do this."



"I do not Sam. It is just thinking of things that will be needed makes me feel weird."



"We just need to get this over with quickly tomorrow and then it can be forgotten about for a while. If you cannot sleep then do say so."



"I will." Sam strokes her folds before cuddling up to her in bed and turning the light off.



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Notes



A simple and short chapter. If you have the time please do rate or review the story. Next weeks chapter will be posted on either Saturday 13th or Sunday 14th October. It is likely Sunday as it tends to be busy on birthdays.