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You hesitate to respond for a few moments, the seconds ticking by as your mind debates itself on the pros and cons of accepting or rejecting their offer. In the end, your curiosity wins out, so you lean forward with a creased brow and speak up.
"We'll accept the offer, thank you kindly Admiral Sato."
"Excellent to hear, Captain Valentine. We'll guide you in - no need to touch the controls, we have systems that will handle all of it."
The beam of light slowly fades away, and with it the impeccably clear audio that was obviously being transferred by it. You wonder how something like that works - sound and light are two very different things...well, something you could always ask about, you suppose. Your gaze is drawn over to the Leviathan itself as the curved spine of the ship lifts up, revealing a covered docking station. Two of the rods covering the back of the ship crackle with electricity, and your ship lurches slightly as an invisible force seems to seize hold of it. You try to control your alarm at this, but follow the man's instructions and step back from the helm, letting whatever sorcery is at work play out without resistance.
Within no more than a minute, both the Gleamrunner and the Flame of Arcadia have been pulled in to the onboard docking station, being secured by metal claws that extended out to grab hold of the undersides like a massive raptor's talons. Rather than needing to extend your gangplanks, twin bridges extend from hatches built into the Leviathan's docks, adjusting automatically without any need for human intervention to connect easily to the deck of your ships. Just one of the things you've seen in the past ten minutes would be a marvel that Lume would be hard pressed to match, but all of these things together on a single ship - a ship, not even a stationary dock at a city - feels overwhelming. You try not to let your trepidation show as you walk down the ramp with a false confidence, Gigas trailing behind you and Val peering over the railing of the Flame of Arcadia with narrowed eyes and caution clear on his face.
"Good afternoon." A feminine voice speaks up, your head snapping over to spy its owner - an Eldingarian woman with hair like platinum and a disciplined demeanor. She has a pretty nice body, now that you think about it...but the uniform she's in doesn't really do it much justice. "I am Lieutenant Hara of the engineering division. I'll be overseeing the repairs and tune-ups on your ships today. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to raise them with me."
