Interlude. Part 1

Tak. Tak. Tak. Tak.

The rhythmic clatters of a pair of stilettos as they struck against the metal floor resounded throughout the narrow corridor. 

"Humu…Hmmhumu…," softly humming the catchy tune of a song, the woman in the stilettos continued through the empty corridor.

Her steps had a slight pep to them while her slender fingers rhythmically tapped on the transparent, tablet-like device that she held in her hands. Judging solely from her actions alone, it was quite evident that the woman was in an excellent mood.

Arriving at the end of the corridor, she stopped before a white door with a metallic sheen and an inlaid silver emblem embossed in its center; a triangular spaceship surrounded by a wreath of olive branches.

This was the symbol of the largest technological manufacturing company in the Southern Quadrant of the Universe, the UEM or to expand, United Empire of Mankind.