From the distance, there was the faintest sound of something breaking, like a wall had just been smashed. For a moment after, there was silence, until the noise of an engine could begin to be heard over the relative quiet. The noise increased, although less than one would expect from a vehicle engine in atmo, until the strange-looking mech came soaring into view. Dipping low so that it nearly skimmed the rooftops, the several pieces providing lift constantly rearranged themselves to avoid building parts sticking out, which in turn made the trajectory of the mech never seem as though it was constant. It bobbed through the air like a bird constantly buffeted by winds on all sides, yet at the same time it never came into contact with anything despite coming within inches of buildings many times.
Auria knew that this was just Rhamnusia having fun, since there was nothing else she needed to focus her attention on and could make it do whatever she wanted, but nobody else would know that.
As it reached the ship, the mech came in close - although not too close, giving a more respectful berth than it had to any of the buildings - and began a slow circle around the Star itself. In the course of its movement, the image on the side, that of the wolf, would be clearly seen by everyone should they care enough to glance upwards. The lift-providing nanomachine arrays remained more constant at this point as well, and it seemed that Rhamnusia was being much more careful about this bit than she had been for the approach.
Once it circled, and then twice. After the second revolution, it moved in, landing gently in the open hangar once it glided past the doors as the shell closed around it and it changed its movement style to ground-based. At that point it was a simple matter of rolling over into an empty corner and deploying the landing gear.
Back outside the ship, Rhamnusia’s hologram gave a thumbs-up to everyone present and then blinked back out of existence.
Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.
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