Hostile Takeover

The studio was on the fifteenth floor of an office building in the city center.

An enthusiastic Vandorian lady was at the reception counter when Valerie walked in. As soon as the former lifted her gaze, she recognized the latter.

The woman politely welcomed Valerie and greeted her in fluent Vandorian, "Where did you go, Valerie? I thought you wouldn't come back again."

Everyone at the studio knew