Location: Pavilion - Botanical Garden
Time: Day 509/207 (Subjective/Actual)
Realm: Starforge Pavilion (Personal Dimension)
The corridors changed as they walked.
Crystal walls gave way to living wood—actual bark texture beneath Jayde's fingers when she touched them in passing. Vines crept up architectural features that shouldn't support organic growth, leaves rustling in air that had been still moments before.
The smell hit first. Growing things. Rich earth and green life and something else—something that made her lungs expand fuller, easier.
"This section was locked for over a thousand years," Isha said, tails swishing with barely contained excitement. "Your contractor advancement—and your worthiness—opened it. Each tier unlocks new areas, but some... some wait for the right person."
Made sense. The Pavilion responded to growth, rewarded progress with access. Federation facilities worked similarly—higher clearance, deeper access, better resources.
