770 Tactical Planning

As soon as they were seated, it became obvious that this was a working lunch. A barrier went up around them, working like a one-way mirror to keep others from seeing the area around their table, and a strategic map opened up above the table using a flaky hologram that made Nico's eye twitch. 

She would definitely be offering them an upgrade very quickly if they were going to be holding regular meetings on this projection or others of its quality. 

"We will start with the basics since your species is not from here. We have not reached the beginning or the end of the Nebula, this entire region of space is the same, as if a hundred thousand suns had died at once and left their remains scattered through space. So, there is a rather high density of gaseous elements, small rocks and other debris that make navigation hazardous.