My Property
The establishment of Diandi Base comforted Ves a lot.
He no longer felt as if he was a guest in another person's home.
The rented villa at the Eden Institute may have been convenient for Ves to move to the classrooms where he performed his teaching duties, but it was too Terran for his liking.
The advantage to owning his own base was that Ves and the Larkinsons could change it however they liked.
It was their own piece of property, and while it suffered from a serious shortage of personnel, it was located relatively far away from other Terran settlements.
This helped to make Ves feel at ease in this different and foreign environment.
He did not hate the Terrans. He liked them a lot. They had always been friendly, courteous and accommodating towards him since his arrival. They were genuinely interested in cooperating with him and did not attempt to resort to pressure tactics even once.