Fwooon...

The cold, Belobogian air brushed against your clothes, causing them to rustle lightly, and you to shiver. You sigh, the hot air escaping your lips turning into steam upon contact with the freezing air. Beside you stood Topaz, multiple holographic screens floating in-front of her, as her nimble fingers type something up quickly on the holographic keyboard.

You look at her and frown. She's not even that well-dressed for such weather, and yet, she isn't showing any signs of hypothermia, or being affected by the absolutely freezing temperatures of the harsh planet. Your lips part as you speak.

Couldn't we have gone to Penacony instead? I'd rather collect taxes from a rich, luxurious resort planet than from a frozen wasteland with just one city. - you grumble, clearly not too content with the planet you were assigned. She sighs.

"No, we could not. Remember, Aventurine was assigned to go to Penacony, while me and you were assigned to go here. And stop complaining - it's annoying." - she responds in a calm, nonchalant tone as she doesn't even bother sparing you a glance, her full, undivided attention on the displays showing off various economic graphs and numbers. Probably something to do with the planet, you think to yourself. Atleast she didn't take Numby with her, for once.

She then gets a phone call, a holographic telephone appearing beside her, as she picks it up with her gloved hand and guides it towards her ear, before speaking up in a different language which you couldn't fully understand, but could still make out the general meaning of the sentence.

"Мм? Да, мы уже на месте. Скоро начнем, просто рассчитываю примерное количество денег которое мы должны собрать." - she says, before hanging up. It was something about the amount of money you had to collect today.

The holographic screens around her disappear, as she cocks her head to the side to look at you.

"C'mon, let's go, we have taxes to collect." - she says bluntly, before starting to walk off, the snow crunching beneath her feet.