Kira and Jin shuffled along the terrace as Kira tried to tamp down the irritation of being surrounded by so many bodies. She’d forgotten how crazy this place was, the press of humanity almost claustrophobic. For someone used to the quiet of a small ship, this place was a madhouse. A dizzying confusion to senses adapted to solitude and plain walls. Chaos hammered at her. Voices, sights, sounds–everything drawing her nerves tighter and tighter. She took a deep breath and then another before she pushed everything away, concentrating on centering herself in the here and now.
