There was a pause as the invisible Sanak relayed his orders.Įventually the krogan confirmed what he'd heard and shut down the link, blowing a disgruntled snort through his nostrils as he turned his gaze back on Nid. I've got a volus here, says Aria wants to see him. Finally, just as Avo was beginning to think he might not make it out of the encounter alive the krogan activated his communicator. The krogan glowered at him in silence and Avo had the uncomfortable feeling that he was picturing what the volus' insides would look like strewn across the walkways. "She requested to see me," he tried again, increasingly desperate, "it's Nid, Avo Nid. "You and every other lowlife on this rock." The guard growled, "I'm not gonna say it again: Join the line." "I've a meeting with Aria." Avo cursed himself that his words came out akin to a squeak. "There's a line volus, you want in, you go through it first." Though krogan often sounded like they had no patience for him, Nid had a feeling this one was particularly agitated tonight. Ignoring the rock in the pit of his stomach, Avo forced himself on until he came within earshot of the bouncers. The guards had long since noticed him and as he drew closer one of the krogans waved him toward the back of the queue. Judging from the dirty glares he was getting by the mass of beings in line, the volus was the only one amongst them who didn't want to go inside.
Nid approached slowly, skirting the lines and held back more by fear of what lay beyond than the intimidating posture of the guards.
With a strict limit on the number of people allowed in Afterlife at any given time, the guards would sometimes accompany their words with displays of physical force when the potential patron threatened violence which, given Aria's reputation amongst the station, didn't occur very often. Batarians, krogans and even an elcor stood silent watch, speaking only to placate the more foolish beings in the crowd that complained at the wait to enter. The volus' consternation was not aided by the twin pillars of flame that burned forebodingly on either side of the sign, nor the presence of so many brutish and well armed guards that staffed the entrance. The well manned doors of Afterlife loomed large ahead of Avo Nid, the sight of the red neon lettering sending a brief chill down his spine.
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