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Zonam Point is one of several mercenary groups that operate from Barter, taking on mostly security and VIP escort jobs whenever one of the station's business moguls needs to make a visit planetside to broker a deal. Zonam would certainly be in the top three - possibly even the best on Barter. But that was the key qualifier - on Barter. Not only would a Noble usually have better options available, but most Dragonbloods would simply maintain their own private honor guard, whose gear and augment quality would put any provincial outfit like Zonam to shame, and would also come with the added benefit of unquestionable loyalty to their employer and benefactor.
An oddity to be sure. But all Nobles have their idiosyncrasies you suppose.
The elevator door opens on another lounge area that's also been turned into a checkpoint - this one aimed at catching any intruders who somehow manage to take the route you did in deadly crossfire. It also tells you that the Marchioness has rented out the entire floor for the sake of security - and, if she was smart, she'd have done the same with the floors below and above this one.
Under the watchful eyes of a dozen guards and who knows how many hidden cameras, you walk down a plush carpet corridor, toward Five Petals Hotel's famous palatial suite. Not the first time you've visited this place admittedly - you did some wiring work here as a side job - but back then this floor was all dull metal surfaces and open maintenance panels, without the tasteful decor or soft lighting. And at the end of the corridor, in front of a double-winged door inlaid with precious metals, stands a single, sharply dressed bodyguard.
And now you finally feel like you're truly entering proper Noble territory. Because while outwardly human, a single glance using your Vis Sense tells a different story. The military grade personal shield he's wearing is part of it, certainly, but otherwise he doesn't carry many other electronics - save for a commlink - nor does he appear to have any cybernetic augments at all. And the reason for that lies in his bioelectrics - and oh man, do those tell a story.
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