Honeymoon in Hong Kong

[imthepilot]

Bodhi takes the card Jay give them and opens the door. It opens into large five star hotel suite - champagne chilling in a bucket and roses by the bed. In the corner of the living room are several large crates labelled climbing equipment. There's a welcome pack with maps and travel guides, ferry tickets and the number a car service.

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[imthepilot]

Bodhi lifts the drone into the air, watching the way it flies very carefully. He activates the controls, steering it in slow circles. Up and down, left and right, hovering here and there. "Hmm. How's yours going?"

[galen_erso]

"It's measuring -- something," Galen says, still deep in concentration. "There -- ultraviolet light, high, carbon dioxide, filtering. I doubt they're doing that on purpose, though."

[imthepilot]

"How high is the UV?" Bodhi asks, mildly worried. He's from Jedha after all. And UV radiation caused the Sun Bloom that killed his grandmother.

[galen_erso]

"I'm still working on the scale," Galen says, "but it's high enough to cause some spikes in the background radiation. I think they must have a problem with their environment here, as you really can't fault any sloppy terraforming on a pre-space-flight world."

[imthepilot]

"A lot of people. A lot of hydrocarbon based travel." Bodhi points out, bringing the drone around in a smooth arch.

[galen_erso]

Galen is still calibrating his measurements, but he is getting something like numbers now. "I'd have thought they'd do something about it, but they might not have the technology yet. In any case, we need sunscreen when we climb."

[imthepilot]

"I'm sure we could find some." Bodhi sounds distracted as he pulls the drone back to land at his feet, checking the battery life and engine temperature. "It will do. For here. Before we come back, I want to build one back at the bar. Something more ID9 seeker droid." Like Galen, Bodhi is more accustomed to Imperial tech than anything else.

[galen_erso]

"Yes, the tech here is rudimentary, but at least some exists."

A mere fourty years earlier, that wouldn't have been the case, and everything the two of them use as a matter of course would have been pure science fiction.

But luckily, Galen can't know that.

[imthepilot]

"The ideas are here. I just need to refine them." He tweaks something and the drone rises again. "But I can work with this."

[galen_erso]

"As can I, with this," Galen agrees. "It's fascinating to see technology evolve like that."

[imthepilot]

Bodhi flashes Galen a loving grin. "I guess we both win."

[galen_erso]

"I am quite willing to concede that yours went off first," Galen says, grinning at him.

[imthepilot]

"Then you own me a kiss." Bodhi grins. "But that can wait. We should get moving if we're going to make our boat tour."

[galen_erso]

"Yes, definitely," Galen says, turning off his device and picking it up.

[imthepilot]

They head back to their room and Bodhi grabs his jacket, tucking the drone under his arm. The concierge meets them at the door with a young man, ready to take them down to the docks.

[galen_erso]

Galen had left his machine behind, but asks where to get sunscreen. And of course he wears sunglasses.

[imthepilot]

Bodhi grabs his own sunglasses and the concierge provides them with a tube of sunscreen on request.

The young guide is a little skittish and unsure how much deference to show as he opens the door of the car for them.

But Bodhi's clumsy attempts of Cantonese makes him smile.

[galen_erso]

"I'm looking forward to seeing your wonderful city from the water," Galen says, in Standard or whatever they call it here, but he does show his enthusiasm.

[imthepilot]

The car is a novelty to Bodhi and he shimmies across the back seat do he and Galen can sit together.

The drive to the docks is short but the young man, who introduces himself as Yuki, gives them a little of the history of the city as they go.

[galen_erso]

Galen holds on to Bodhi's hand, hidden between them, and cranes his head left and right to see.

[imthepilot]

Bodhi curls his hand around Galen's, caressing the band of Galen's ring as he marvels at the city around them. "All this, without repulsor technology!"

And then the harbour happened. Bodhi leaned forward to look out the windscreen, whistling softly. "So many ships!"

[galen_erso]

"All of them going on the water," Galen marvels, still holding Bodhi's hand.

[imthepilot]

Yuki points down to the marina and a small but handsome looking yacht. "That is our boat. I'll take you around the islands, show you the best places to climb."

Bodhi's hand tightens in Galen's for a moment. He's still not very fond of water but he trust that Yuki knows what to do.

[galen_erso]

"Excellent," Galen says. "We brought a drone to explore the routes, too."

[imthepilot]

"You are allowed to fly it around the islands." Yuki explains. "But keep it clear from other people. There are laws about their use but as long as you keep from bothering other people with it, no-one will mind."

"Oh!" Bodhi bites his lip. "I didn't think to ask." He glances to Galen. "Would it be better if we left it here?"