"Quite a sight, isn't it? Even Blaze takes a moment to admire the view, before she gets back to double-checking they're locked into the right course. She figures it's a bit different for Verity, who must have seen plenty of living cities before. But that doesn't diminish this one.
Other jumpships cross the view, darting and swooping through the sky. Aside from the fortifications (and looming alien presence) it's possible to see that the City has relatively few skyscraper-height towers rising through the shreds of mist above it. It's laced with silver trackways, too, but from this height no motion can be made out.
They're descending as they cruise toward the Wall and the tower that rises from it, squared and sturdy with a broad upper section for the main plaza and halls. Twin tines sweep upward from the central building at its peak, streaming bright red banners. It's clearly a place built to withstand sieges, but there's a certain grace in its architecture; there are fluttering pennants and trees shading open courtyards. It's vigilant, but not unwelcoming.
"We can transmat right into the main plaza," Blaze says when they're close, handing the ship back to autopilot.
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"Quite a sight, isn't it? Even Blaze takes a moment to admire the view, before she gets back to double-checking they're locked into the right course. She figures it's a bit different for Verity, who must have seen plenty of living cities before. But that doesn't diminish this one.
Other jumpships cross the view, darting and swooping through the sky. Aside from the fortifications (and looming alien presence) it's possible to see that the City has relatively few skyscraper-height towers rising through the shreds of mist above it. It's laced with silver trackways, too, but from this height no motion can be made out.
They're descending as they cruise toward the Wall and the tower that rises from it, squared and sturdy with a broad upper section for the main plaza and halls. Twin tines sweep upward from the central building at its peak, streaming bright red banners. It's clearly a place built to withstand sieges, but there's a certain grace in its architecture; there are fluttering pennants and trees shading open courtyards. It's vigilant, but not unwelcoming.
"We can transmat right into the main plaza," Blaze says when they're close, handing the ship back to autopilot.