547 We Need More Data

The live stream of the cloaking device in development was over by the time Max was free to join the technicians, but that didn't slow down the to-do list for the day. Instead of hanging around with the technicians, he went to double-check that the area for the new school complex was clear and ready for development, with no hidden makeout or picnic spots tucked away in the disused areas of the ship.

Everyone needed a little bit of alone time now and then, and gossip spread faster than anything else among a unit, so couples that didn't want everyone to know their business always needed a spot to meet somewhere on the ship.

Terminus had a lot of those sorts of spots, with so little of its space fully utilized, even after loading a full regiment of Mecha and a couple of thousand tourists on board.