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Cameras flashed as Florian stepped off his spaceship onto the roof of the Macalestern Headquarters.
A crowd of employees with ponchos and umbrellas had gathered on the roof and applauded feverishly.
The noise took Florian aback. His eyes adjusted to the flashing lights, and then he saw a semicircle of people cheering for him.
Hux and Tatiana were surprised by the cheering, too.
Hux mumbled something, and Tatiana whispered to him.
“Look alive,” Florian said to them.
He grinned. Then he threw both of his hands into the air and waved. The applause grew louder.
A security guard met them.
“Sir, the board is waiting on you.”
“Excellent,” Florian said.
The press rushed him, but Florian held up his hands and said, “Gentle people, I can’t speak about this until I’ve debriefed the boar
