The Vetacad is on Portia, a Core planet where morning has yet to arrive; it's about four a.m. and Gadriet is up studying for an exam. He still drinks here when the voices are too bad, but at a school where everyone is enjoying their newfound freedom and trying to destress from the difficult classes, it's not very noticeable. Right now he's also smoking, a habit he picked up from a friend. When his console starts blinking, he stubs it out guiltily and flips on the video feed.