Starbase Veta
NOTE TO SELF: PLEASE GO BACK AND ADD STUFF FROM DREAMHEALERS HERE YOU DIDN'T EVEN LIST THE ICE CREAM SELLER'S NAME
Starbase Veta was the second starbase built by the Alliance [1], and is best known among readers for hosting Jahir and Vasiht'h's xenotherapy practice. Located in Sector Veta.
Main Features
- City-sphere
- Agricultural Sphere
- Aquacultural Sphere
- Spindle (Fleet base)
The City-Sphere
The main habitation on Veta is divided into two major sections by the hull of the starbase. The commercial docks/port are on the starward facing side of the hull, and the city is on the other.
The city's administration offices are located on site, with a housing office (devoted to managing the affairs of residents and potential residents) off the main thoroughfare of the city center. The administration building is airy, with verandas that look out on trees and gardens. At the time of Jahir and Vasiht'h's application for residency, the woman in charge of the approval process is a Karaka'An woman.[2].
The thoroughfares within the city are for pedestrian traffic only.
Weather
It is Fleet's job to control the weather for the entire starbase and all its spheres.[3] The city has sunsets and sunrises, "different each day, just like on a planet," which also happen earlier and later in the year, depending on the time of year. It "dews" but doesn't rain, and there isn't violent weather.[4] ""Not only am I the one who makes it cold at winter, alet, but Veta was the first starbase to enact seasonal variations, way, way long ago. There are log files from then of people fighting over whether it was necessary or a good idea, and a lot of grumbling about stresses placed on the "pipes" by the temperature changes, and endless minutes from conferences where people fought over just how big a variation it was going to be."[3]
Residency
As with every starbase, Veta has four types of residency: [2]
- Permanent - live on the starbase full-time, with their families
- Semi-permanent - work is based on Veta, but who are rarely present (like merchants who maintain dwellings on the starbase, but spend most of their time on ships)
- Transients - people passing through
- Provisional - people who'd like to live on the starbase, but who haven't been approved yet
Transient housing: "colorless" and "not very comfortable." Apartments engineered to suit common averages, and not meant for short occupancy. [4]
City Landmarks
The Garden District
Isn't far from the Commons, this area is full of small, neat cottages and gardens, with a few corner stores and boutiques and plant nurseries. At night it's lit by sleek lamps with warm-hued lights andd with cool-hued string-lights glowing along the edges of the walkways. An "expensive neighborhood." [5]. There's a farmer's market with artisanal goods (honey, preserves, fancy breads, pieces of art, etc), including cheese from someone who keeps goats "somewhere".[6].
The Commons
This is the area of the city that includes the administrative offices, and is the main area of interest for the city.
- Multi-purpose Office - where Jahir and Vasiht'h rented an office, initially. Has a formal-feeling foyer.[7]
- Jahir and Vasiht'h's Veta Practice
Restaurants and Food
- Ice Cream Shop - during Jahir and Vasiht'h's residency, was tended by a clouded pard Harat-Shar named Karina. Has ice cream, coffee, and biscuits (and a customer reward system).[6]
- Scone Place - Off the main thoroughfare, near the administration offices, the 'scone place' has outdoor seating (with delicate flowering trees)[4] as well as indoor. Every day, the cafe has a different flavor of scone.[2] The list of specials is long.[4]
- Cafe without scones, near the office building[7]
- A "reasonable" grocery[7]
University
- University Market
Tourism and Entertainment
Train rides, solar sailing, cruises. Recreational EVA.
Holidays
Info here from Snow Maiden
The Fleet Base
Fleet's operations are headquartered in the Spindle of the starbase.
Fleet Officers at Veta
References
- ↑ Amulet Rampant, Chapter 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dreamhearth, Chapter 1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Snow Maiden, or the Case with the Holiday Blues", short story
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Dreamhearth, Chapter 2
- ↑ Dreamhearth, Chapter 3
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dreamhearth, Chapter 4
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Dreamhearth, Chapter 5