There was less gravity in the marketplace and Ruby stood adjusting for a few minutes, taking in the multi-level shopping area with one long glance. The pictures and videos sent back to Earth really didn’t do the place justice. Spanning a large section of the very center of Raft, the marketplace was a hub of activity. The noise was loud and excited, like the din in a popular mall, and Ruby allowed herself to be caught up in it. She decided she would wander first, see what the place had to offer, before picking up a few supplies.
She bought a coffee in a degradable cup and walked, taking in the variety of restaurants, the retail shops. The marketplace was very much like a mall in a way, with the exception of the various services scattered throughout: a dental practice, an optometrist office
