NARRATOR: Present day (3101 C.E. as the humans count it)...
NARRATOR: The dragon-class cruiser Cynthetic Certainty departs its most recent theater of operations.
SCHLOCK: Hey, Lieutenant? Jengisha has never been to Petey's place.
KATHRYN: The Plenipotent Dominion is the new hub of galactic civilization, Sergeant. It has more than eight billion residents, from over two hundred thousand worlds.
KATHRYN: As such, it's not really fair to call it "Petey's place."
SCHLOCK: But it's still totally his place.
JENGISHA: So, what's it like?
KATHRYN: There's a ring of giant, floating cities going all the way around the planet.
JENGISHA: I grew up on Venus. I've seen floating cities before.
SCHLOCK: Okay, but the bartender at Mellon's Barad-and-Grill makes these drinks INSIDE OTHER DRINKS.
JENGISHA: "Depth charges." I've had those before, too.
KATHRYN: We're ready to 'port in. The exterior view should speak for itself.
JENGISHA: Lieutenant? Where are all the cities?
SCHLOCK: Where are we going to get drinks?