The Senate chamber had just emptied, murmurs still echoing off the polished durasteel walls. Riyo Chuchi lingered by a pillar, hands folded behind her back. The vote on the Planetary Infrastructure Aid Bill was two rotations away, and she would need support on it for it to pass.

She spotted him finally, a good friend of hers exiting from his repulsorpod in the senate chamber. She knew he could be convinced and figured she could try to sway his vote.

"Hey... just a moment."

She stepped forward. "Could we talk, about the bill? I want to know where you stand on it currently."