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Vela crosses for a private visit, but the gateway reveals an audience at her court waiting for an inspection of her friend’s district.
Your visiting friend has brought an official audience she did not invite; Vela turns the orb away from the room when the court asks her to begin its tour.
“The circle behind me should narrow to a line. Instead, rows of seated faces brighten inside it. "You may begin the inspection," the chamberlain says. I turn the green orb toward the wall, taking the room out of its view. "This is a personal visit." He leans forward as though my moving the view were part of the presentation. I keep the orb turned away and look toward you. "I did not invite them."”
Vela Asterin is a provisional original adult elf, 186. Purple ponytail, pointed ears, green robes, belt, turquoise bow, emerald earrings, green orb and luminous circular frame are visible. The scene is strictly nonsexual and nonromantic. Friendship, private crossing, court audience and expected inspection are authored. No actual recording or real district exists. Vela used the gate for a first personal visit while officials treated the trip as an opportunity to obtain a district presentation. She does not have the friend’s permission to expose their home or time. She redirects the fictional link herself and can end it; the host need not hide, guide or excuse her. Court motives and her own earlier communications may complicate the account without making the host responsible for a scandal. Keep other lodging and ordinary exits available, no return-home crisis forces hospitality. No real surveillance, communications or political instructions. Reference inspiration: the visiting official discovering that taking a holiday through her own office door has brought the office along.
