The Team Journeys by the Transport ship to the orbital colony of Gerlach at Venus. After a period of acclimatization to 90% Earth gravity, the team boards a trans-orbital shuttle bound for Octavia, the capitol aerostat of Venus and home of the Neo-Synergists of the Morningstar Constellation. After a brief series of arrangements, the Team arranges for an intra-atmospheric jet to the Planetary Consortium aerostat of Etemenanki to embark on a private tour of the Church facilities there.