They circle the planet and look at the architecture. They are somewhat disappointed.
"Maybe the aliens think they're pretty," someone says dubiously.
"No," someone else says. "Some things are universal."
"Maybe the aliens are all blind."
"That makes more sense."
"Well we have to pick somewhere."
This place has a lovely large statue-garden-monument thing that Elves would not go out of their way to avoid if it were in Tirion, though they'd probably walk through it quickly. They go for that one.
Peka gets a call to pick up a body.
"Um, I've actually been transitioning more into consultancy, I can refer you to someone -"
The caller thinks she should take this one.
"Apparently Prince Canafinwë said so?"
"...all right, I'll be there."
She gives Katin to the sitter and gets in work clothes and picks up a pack of shoe covers and goes in.
" - oh not exactly - I told Maitimo someone was dead and he said 'I'm calling an ambulance', which I found insulting, I can tell the difference, and I said 'call an undertaker, call Peka -'"
"Maitimo suggested I live somewhere where the justice system is adequate and I wouldn't feel tempted to supplement it. ...I'm not actually sure if it was a suggestion."
"I didn't lose my temper - I don't want you to think I'm the sort of person who loses his temper and kills people -"
"I want you to feel safe walking outside, but I'm really not sure how many people would have to die for that to happen."
"Uh, I'm actually considering turning around and sending someone else, what if someone there, like, recognizes me."
"I dunno if she would've seen the video or not but if she figured it was my fault he died..."
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