Gerti was so not the first one here this time. Already a large crowd of people were gathering inside the magnificent archway. The Atrium that greeted her could not have been more different from the Atrium that she was used to. She stood for a moment to the side of the entrance just to see where everything was.
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Following her was
Crip Shaar. He didn't seem to care so much for the ornaments, at least he didn't stop to look at them. He scanned the crowd, looking for the candidates. Then his eyes settled on Ms. Carter and Mr. Vinteren, who happened to be talking to each other. His bets were that one or both of those two would win. He walked towards them until he was close enough to hear what they were saying. Then he turned to stare at the decorations, a fake look of fascination on his face.