You were sitting in one of the upholstered armchairs, which were panelled in a red upholstered material. You were on Penaconia in a VIP room, ten metres away from you there was piano music playing from one of this planet's guests. The room was vast, and there were people of different castes here, both a member of the IPC with two Corporation guards, and other people unknown to you. You ignored them and sipped your cocktail from a whiskey glass. A girl you didn't know sat down next to you.

"Hi.. Do you mind?"