Mid Sector 250 - Headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Stellar Academies
"Hm, there are 43 new stellar academies requesting financial support."
One of the figures seated on the arched platform spoke while slowly reviewing a thick stack of papers in front of him, his movements heavy, his boredom obvious, his eyes moving lazily between the lines as if the numbers themselves were exhausting him.
"I honestly do not know what to say. Do those clowns feel no shame asking for money? The thickness of their skins is unbelievable. They keep demanding support as if it were their natural right."
"How many are there now?" On the other side of the platform, another person spoke while resting his head on his fist, his voice calm but weighted with fatigue. "Seven hundred to eight hundred academies requesting financial support? Out of three thousand academies in total? That is a massive number by any standard."
