Chapter Fifteen
Compared with how Tina remembered it, the commercial area of the station was modern and quite spacious, with a tall ceiling and glass-fronted shops and a gallery level that overlooked the main passage.
The lighting was diffuse and warm, made to resemble afternoon sunlight. Here and there stood plants in pots, although they certainly weren’t plants from the planet below.
Tina and Rex wandered around the main commercial passage and its narrower side alleys with their quaint shops and service offices.
So much had changed here that Tina barely recognised it. Back when she came here last, the commercial area had been old-fashioned, with claustrophobic, low ceilings and shops that operated in rooms that resembled freight storage areas.
If she hadn't known any better she woul
