Close to the Finale

[Charos]

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Vespucci system
0600 hours

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Grand Admiral Taylor and Fleet Captain Rou were going to have a meeting in the Lord Commander’s office at an early hour. Markus, was already sat on his fair enjoying his cup of coffee, a nice blend from Curacao, very aromatic. They were summoned to discuss the success of Operation Anvil and the future plans for the Legion’s flagship.

Admiral Taylor arrived first, she entered the room and the aroma of the coffee struck her in the nose. “Good morning Lord Commander. I hope I haven’t kept you waiting for long, Captain Rou should be here any minute now. Your coffee smells fantastic by the way.” Markus took a sip from his coffee. “Help yourself with some if you want and sit down. I can’t start my day properly if I don’t have my coffee, so don’t ruin it by rushing things, Chloe.” Taylor tilted her head and got a cup of coffee and sat with the Lord Commander. She got out her pack of cigarettes, the heavy ones that smelled pleasantly like vanilla to compensate a little for their bad taste. Markus frowned when she pulled that move. “You should quit smoking before it’s too late. Chloe, your skin and lungs will start falling off.” Chloe lit a cig and stared at the ash tray “I’m going to die anyway Markus, I’m going to enjoy as many things as I want before my time comes.”

That moment Captain Rou opened the door and hailed his two superiors. “Looks like the last member for this meeting is here, grab some coffee and sit down Daniel.” Rou acknowledged Markus’s request, he got himself some coffee and sat down. “Before we begin, we’re going to enjoy our coffee and we can forget our ranks for the time being.” They spend nearly half an hour doing nothing but relaxing before they got to the reason they were summoned in his office.

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Remember our fallen, we are the Legion.