Comfort.
Ease.
Safety.
Luxury.
Thoughtful.
Fast.
Convenient.
Nobody could refuse a long journey with all the above elements, especially in times when a third-class ticket on a mixed passenger and cargo ship costs at least half a month's income of a skilled worker, or even more. Nobody could refuse a free, luxurious presidential suite on a rapid levitating ship with liquor and various services. The absence of standard luxury cruise amenities such as casinos and indoor swimming pools might be slightly disappointing, but what are these minor details compared to riding on the Emperor's summoned vessel?
This was an immense honor, a privilege too great for the average person to even consider. The man bestowed with this enormous fortune, however, seemed disinterested and even visibly uncomfortable.
Understandably so.
