Neverending Changes

[Charos]

The three men had reached the shuttle bays which were the primary entry or exit point for anyone who wanted to visit or leave Leniex. Shuttles were going on many routes daily, transporting essential personnel from and to every stations in Vespucci. Markus was going to America station while the other two were staying on Leniex.

"-My shuttle's over there, it's about to go. See you around."

Daniel gave him a pat on the back as goodbye and Jason just smiled at his friend, letting him off without harrasment.

"-Stay safe Markus! Don't forget what we're doing next time!"

He laughed from inside at the immature nature of Jason as he was getting on his shuttle.

Markus sat on a seat close to a window so he could look outside as he always liked to do. The shuttle left the Leniex's bay, he saw Polyphemus slowly moving into the shipyard for maintenance and it's temporary deactivation. Abord the shuttle were other passengers aside from Markus, mostly supervisors from all over Vespucci to requisition materials for their projects or update status from mission reports. It has been some time since he last used this and started to feel nostalgic, in a good way.

The trip wasn't too long. As soon as the shuttle reached America the security was alerted. America was the "Charon" as it served as a transit point to various locations in Vespucci and if anyone wanted to visit, after receiving clearance from Ravager, they moved to America for security checkups. Markus looked around the hangar observing everything. A man that was tampering his data pad, recognised him and immidiately rushed to greet him. "-Greetings mister Brass. I'm Jacob Collins, a mechanic in these parts. Anything I can do for you?" His observation of the hangar worried him, believing he was here on High Command's orders. "-Relax Jacob, you're being obvious. I'm not here for that sort of thing." Upon hearing his words, a faint sigh was let out. "-Tell me, where can I find the administrator?" "-The administrator? She should be at her office right now." A swift response from the mechanic satisfied him. "-Got it, thanks."

Markus met the administrator before he ascened to Lord Commander. That day when a xeno convoy arrived, bringing light arms in exchange for hull panels, he was the escort that welcomed them into Vespucci and made sure the deal went smooth. He had decided to relax by going to the station's bar and have a drink, whiskey was his prefered drink for its sensation afterwards. He saw her sitting and offered her a drink as she seemed awfully stressed. The two of them chatted untill new orders came for Markus and had to leave. And now after a long time, he was going to meet her again, hoping that she'll be the key to solving his issue.