Having accepted the seemingly simple job of delivering a hand-written letter, the group is on their way to the destination...

The route: Sharr--->Emporium--->Bliss--->Neplusultra

The letter was, of course, given to Nivi, because she's the boss. Part of the agreement was to not open the envelope. Gaither had assured the group it was just personal junk that wouldn't interest them unless they were into soap operas anyway.

Nivi is happily checking the nav systems with Juros, mostly to pass the time, but also to see if any maintenance will be needed in the near future. Nivi yawns, then presses the comm button. "Hello, my beloved crew! We should arrive at Emporium within the hour. Your captain is going to take a quick nap. If I'm not awake in 40 minutes, please wake me. Thank you! See you then!"

And with that, Nivi heads off for a nap.

Why does folding space / warp / etc take time? The GM hasn't figured that out yet, so just play along for now. :p

"Like, I'm still expecting this so-called 'ex girlfriend' to turn out to be a deadly assassin-spy, hahahah.  And like we're just pawns in some vast clandestine conspiracy, hahah."

Travel time is filled with practicing freestyle stunts.

"Like, Epic dreams, Nivi, hahah."

  "Up until it is an obvious risk to keep it closed than otherwise for Nivi's safety, I am hoping to at least pretend we can manage a mail delivery without botching it."

  He shrugs, "Besides, if they were an assassin they already missed the chance for arranging skiing accidents."

Juros says, "I'm sure we're all curious about what's in the letter, but yeah. What Hakkof said. So the girl is down... you guys wanna watch Monster Bug Wars or do some other not-girl-friendly thing while we have the chance?"

"Like, too bad for the assassin!  Hahahah.  And like, I totally hope we survive too, hah.  Dude.  Opening the letter only jinxes it to be booby trapped, hah, so like, totally cool to leave it alone, hah.  And like, I'm totally cool with 'mice play while bunny's away' stuff, just be ready for when she finds out and is all, 'No way!  I was like, getting in the way of you dudes havin' fun together?!  Hah.  Like, I'm totally sorry!  Hah.  Waaaah!"

  Hmm, Guy Talk Stuff...  It would be unprofessional of Hakkof to talk about the soft fuzzy appeal of his employer in that way.

  "Where did you get, or put, enough bugs to pit them in war against eachother for our entertainment on this ship?"  Barrakian sterotype moment, assuming actual then and there animal death for their personal amusement before just some show.

Juros is entertained just from the responses he got. He proceeds to show the show to the other two so they can enjoy its over-the-top fun.

The trio is able to view the show before Nivi wakes and soon, the ship docks at Emporium. Nivi is yawning and stretching as she comes out to the others. "I'mma fill up on some Gammus. If you all want, we can enjoy the sights while we are here."

Kevin is all kinds of tickled by the brutal bug show where losing a match means being eaten alive.  He of course greets Nivi in his usual cheery way.

To her offer he answers, "May as well, hah.  Like, unless there's something productive we could be helping you with first, hahah.  Either way we should like, stick together.  Hah."

  There is a juvenile part of Hakkof that would put a 'no animals were harmed' message in the credits to see if anyone noticed.   At boss bunny's comments, he says "At the very least, someone should accompany you Nivi.  It would be unprofessional to let you go by yourself unless you wanted to go alone"  In which case it's still less than professional, but has an excuse for why you didn't prevent a mugging.

Juros nods. "Stick together." he agrees.

Nivi smiles brightly. "Alright then!" and leads the way out. Soon, the group is in Lira, the Capital city of Emporium! Nivi leads the group to the gift store (set there specifically for tourists visiting Emporium) and starts browsing. "The gift store will sell souvenirs which will tell us a brief overview of what sights there are to see here." Nivi surmises.

Kevin is glad the group agreed to stick together and giggles his perpetual giggle.  At the gift shop he's beginning to wonder if it's just Nivi or most Blissians who treat business trips like vacations.  Even the fun-loving atmosphere of extreme sports teams he's used to isn't this relaxed.  At least, the bosses aren't.

"So like, are these suveneirs like, business expenses?  Hah.  Oh!  It depends on if it's functional like a water bottle, right?  Hah."

 "How fortunate that many small versions of landmarks to not detract from the actual landmarks."  You know what would be better?  Giant versions of landmarks... Or would that just be silly?

Maybe this is the secret to Blissians being happy? They rarely get serious? Nivi answers, "Nope. If you want a souvenir, you'll have to spend your own money."

Nivi herself doesn't buy anything. After looking through the souvenirs a bit, she heads off with her crew to go have a look at the local tourist spots that the souvenirs reflected.

Lira proves to have a few fun things to be sure. Mostly land marks, statues, and an impressive building or two. There are 30-meter-high falls nearby the group is able to observe and enjoy.

The only business expense Nivi seems to pay for is the tune-up of the ship / parking fees. However, if the group decides not to pay the fees to see places like the falls, Nivi is sure to not leave her group and just heads for the ship.

Either way, eventually, the group gets back to the ship.

Kevin's fingerboard does an Ollie over an entire mountain range depicted on a postcard.  He smiles and gives Hakkof an Aloha sign.  He's not made of money but will get each of his new friends a token gift like a fingerboard or flashlight.  He'll also contribute to whatever group trip winds up happening.

Back at the ship, he says, "Well that was like, a fun pit stop, hah."

  Fortunately, Hakkof isn't so overboard with spending practicality as to skip the field trip.  He asks Kevin during the course of events "Is that waterfall tall enough to be considered Xtreme, or merely extreme?"

  Deep man, deep... Or maybe it's shallow water down there too, who knows.  Tour pamphlet knows.

Nivi seems to LOVE the new fingerboard. She skates it along Juros' back, has it 'hop' off Juros' shoulder and land on Kevin's shoulder. "Wheee! Thanks for the fingerboard, Kevin!" Nivi exclaims.

Juros just raises an eyebrow. He is sure to attach his new flashlight to his outfit. "Thanks, Kevin."

Nivi gets the ship started and heads off. "Next stop, Bliss!" Nivi says with clear joy in her tone.

"Difference between those terms is probably like, just a matter of publicity, hah.  Like, the old parable, 'If you punch out a shark off the edge of a waterfall and like, no one was around to film it, will you get any endorsement deals?'"

He smiles and giggles happily that his gifts were a splash.

"You're welcome, haha!  Glad you like, like!  Hahahahahah!"

Upon hearing the next destination he looks thrilled.

"Bliss?!  Dude!  Like, radical!"

  Hakkof is looking forward to the trip, because it means that probably he will not have to violently earn his keep.  Bodyguard was such a paradox, waste of money up until that point where you really need them.

  "Are we there as a social call to your home, or was there something else you wanted to take care of while there Nivi?"

Nivi says, "Well... while we're THERE, I figured I'd give my folks a visit. And what's more; in case you've never visited Bliss before, my homeworld has a rule for how visitors are handled. Each visitor has a blissian 'guide' who follows them. Normally, the rule is that they match genders, but I don't think anyone would mind me and my parents being the guides for you three."

Juros says, "...guides? Why a guide for everyone? Can't you do like other worlds and just have one tour guide for a group?"

Nivi says, "When you have one guide per visitor, you heighten awareness and allow for the guide to be much more approachable. It saves time and effort for both the guide and the visitor."

"Like, dibs on Nivi!  Hahahah," Kevin asserts, "Not that it's up to me or anything, hah.  But like, worth a shot, hahahah.  One guide per would like, get expensive for most tour groups.  Hah.  I guess Bliss caters to more affluent visitors, then.  Hahah."
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  The only problem with Kevin's claim was that the goat had thought of it first.  "I see no problem with such an escort, unless it becomes a burden on your family."  At least it shouldn't be a problem, it's not like Hakkof is planning on ending up in a situation that calls for reminding the shorter races that tall people are perfectly capable of performing leg locks.

Juros asks, "Dibs on Dad. How long till destination?"

Nivi says, "Should be there in 4 hours."

Juros nods. "I'mma catch a nap m'self."

Nivi says, "Sleep well!"

After Juros goes to bed, Nivi smiles at the others. "So what did you all do while I was asleep? Anything interesting?"