The Story of Sanjo Jiraki

[WizardLizard]

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Just Another Day at Fort Bush

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The low rumbling of the main power slowly subsidized as Sanjo walked towards the bar. Sanjo walked to the cafeteria on Fort Bush, a notable LPI- base.

Docking at this base has now become one of Sanjo's daily occurences in order to pick up a dozen of Sunbuck's doughnuts and a coffee. There was another reason for his visit, though, for he was picking up some goods for use in the lab. Sanjo arrived on Fort Bush with his lab transport vessel, [LIA]-Hokan. Usually, Sanjo flies around Liberty in his classic ship, the Kaiju. [LIA]-Kaiju is a perfectly-weighted Avenger class VHF. It had an arsenal of prototype weapons, bought from a seller on Planet Houston. As he is sitting at his table, viewing transmissions and sipping coffee, Sanjo sees many people in the cafeteria, which was uncommon but not unwelcome. As Sanjo scanned the room, he noticed 2 people walking towards him, who he identified as his parents. Sanjo was greeted by his parents, Sophia and Hizashu Jiraki, who happened to be passing by to consult some researchers on Fort Bush. The project they were working on consisted of more research in the Badlands, which Sanjo thought was a waste of time. Sanjo's parents don't make mistakes, though, so he wasn't worried. Sanjo's father, Hizashu, was an old man with a large, unkept mop of pearl-white hair. Hizashu often wears a crisp suit. Sanjo's mother was tall and stern, as ever, with long, grey hair. Today, Sophia was wearing a button-down shirt, jeans, and a lab coat. Both of Sanjo's parents seemed incredibly tired to him, which both surprised and worried him. Usually, his parents were in great health and the energy of bright-eyed pilot ready to make his fortune in space. Sanjo offered them protection during the convoy, as today was a free day for him, but they said not to worry. Sanjo and his parents continued the day talking about the renewal of experiments in the Omicrons, the organic engine, etc. They also did several routine health checks, as they usually do when they pass by him, which focused on his heart and brain. They made sure to upgrade the firmware in his prosthetics and added a few tweaks to the mechanisms (increased movement speeds, reaction time). They made a few modifications to the nanites, increasing his reaction time within space. After they were done, Sanjo kissed them on the cheek and bade them good night. He returned to his seat, ordering another coffee and a box of doughnut holes. Sanjo pulled his pad out again to check lab reports and transmissions. After around 15 minutes, Sanjo scanned the cafeteria, which was mostly empty. At one of the far tables, a person stood up and was heading towards him. Sanjo turned his head to see who this person was.

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