Ailen sat tapping away at his keyboard in the games room.
The room was much longer than it was wide and filled with pods, robots, and a work desk for Ailen and Sakaala. Who in the old world went by Gan and Jia. Ben's robot was sitting on its charging mat.
The floor was a matte grey and the walls were OLED screens from floor to ceiling. With a tap of a key Gan changed the scenery on the walls to a river and rainforest.
With a familiar hydraulic swoosh the lid of Jia's pod rose.
"Are you good?" he asked.
"Yeah, the duke tried to pull some crap, but I have the treaty." She laughed. "I had Barrin and Ying with me which really sent him into a fit."
Gan nodded. "Better than being alone."
"What are you doing?"
"Background checks on the noobs, they come from the QWP pool and any of them could be a plant from that asshole director."
Jia stretched. "When's the meeting?"
