“Ahhhhh, such is the life,” sighed Collector (now Guildmaster) Dascania as he took a sip of his chilled Atheroot cocktail, looking out over the infinity pool located right above atop his guild, "Not Financial Advice (NFA)", which sported the best views in the Capital, while comfortably reclining on his lavishly custom-built pool chair, surrounded by the most fragrant aroma of roses from the nearby greenhouse.

“Indeed, and who knew we would both turn out so successful? It was not an easy road we took for sure, with many ups and downs, but I’m so glad we trusted our instincts and stuck around to see it all through,” said a well-built Collector (now Guildmaster) Inu as he casually emerged from within the pool and swam to the pool’s edge to get a better view of the golden rays as the sun was setting over the horizon.

Collector Dascania: “I concur, Collector Karyn. I believe we met during the time of the First Fleet, and back then, I remember being worried even for our survival while stranded on Sipheria’s moon during the First Great War. You were the first to gather and collect some of the most disheartened of our First Fleet Inus and gave them hope and a place to call home by creating what I remember to be Sipheria’s first-ever guild, Yolo Guardians Guild (YGG). Through your charisma, you even managed to persuade some within the Second Fleet Nekos to join your ranks unconditionally. How you managed that remains a legendary exploit till today.”

Collector Karyn: “Oh, you are far too kind, Karyn. You know what they say - there is safety in numbers, and that saying is even more so important on this planet. Those two Neko recruits, Dalia and Rosyre, whom you were referring to that joined me early on – they told me just as much that they felt their odds of survival were better by joining a larger and coordinated group.”

Collector Dascania: “And how are Dalia and Rosyre doing right now?”

Collector Karyn: “You know how I recently decided to start savoring life at a slower pace and delegated my guild’s multiple businesses to the managers? I promoted both of them. Dalia now oversees the mercenary-for-hire part of the business – and I heard she managed to seal the largest contract that the guild has ever had, with 50% of the resources acquired belonging to the Guild. I’ll certainly see to it that she receives a cut for managing the mercenaries and arranging their jobs. As for Rosyre, she was always interested in exploring the limits of science. The last I heard, she was on the verge of a breakthrough after discovering the properties of a rare resource called the ‘Vessel Core’ – she reckons that due to its duplicating properties, we might actually be able to further increase our numbers through a process called cloning. You know what that means for us – once we get more mercenaries, we get more profit, and then my Guild and I get to savor the best quality of life together!”

Collector Dascania: “We’re both so lucky to have such capable assistants helping us. Looking back, I think it certainly helped that we invested so much of our time, resources and efforts early on to build our Guilds – we’re so fortunate to have attracted so many individuals from the Third and Fourth Fleet in joining our ranks too, almost as if a great divine being above was watching over us (wink). Well, our futures are certainly bright, and let’s toast to that!”