An Unlikely Meeting

[Valknut]

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It wasn't long after their chat in space ended that Valknut's Wraith, the famous highly restricted Rheinland fighter, would find it's way towards the third section of the Barrier Gate, dubbed "C". The ship itself certainly didn't look like a new ship, with marks and bruises marking the hull in various spots indicating that the vessel belonged to someone who was keen in the cockpit. If the marks on the ship's hull weren't enough to show that the pilot had been through a lot with that ship, the way with which the ship was maneuvered and flown inside the station would most likely be. On top of the usual 'bullet-wounds' that you could see around most ships that were currently docked in the hangar, Valknut's Wraith had one distinct 'feature' on it that no other ship shared; it's enormous powercore - the main aesthetic that Rheinland fightercraft were known for - was severely damaged and it was evident to any keen eye that this part of the ship had gotten critically damaged in the past and the replacement that was found was by no means a good one. All of the above observations, if made, would lead someone to believe that this specific Wraith has been through a lot.

Valknut, along with her Wraith, had indeed been through a lot. She was one of the most experienced pilots during her time in the Rheinland Police, having participated in many missions and assignments and having successfully completed multiple contracts. Her career extended to the Intelligence division of the Rheinland Police - where she later on received her nickname, Valknut - and her experience in the fields of planetary operations and spaceborne operations would only increase with time. Her friends and colleagues would often refer to her as an ace, leaving her imagination to guess if it was merely an inside-joke or they were being honest.

Eventually, with the free docking pad that was assigned to her spotted, Valknut would touch down on the ground, the Wraith's engines rumbling one last time before she switched the reactor off, followed with a sigh. She was certainly quite far from home, in a place she had never been to before. For a moment she found herself hesitating to get up. "Do I really want to get involved with the Xenos.. But they helped more than anyone else has for a whole year." She thought, almost as if she was talking to herself.

Finally, with a deep slow in-take of air followed by an equally slow out-take, she got up from her seat, removing her helmet and buckling her belt around her waist. She looked towards the sealed door at the cockpit's rear and paused.

"No looking back now." She said as her hands instinctively landed on her belt, her fingers tracing through it's various components, making sure her side-arm is in place. She knew she likely wouldn't need to use it against Bull. What she did not know is if she'd have to use it against anyone other than Bull that might get any silly ideas seeing her in this station.

She walked the short distance towards the sealed door and unlocked it through the use of a fingerprint scanner, accessing the ship's cargo-hold. The Wraith's boarding ramp would soon afterwards disconnect from the ship's hull and extend downwards. Moments after the ramp touched the ground, a rather beautiful-looking woman in her mid, maybe late, twenties would walk outside with a confident walking pace.

The silver-haired, silver-eyed woman would take a look around the hangar, looking for the Xeno ship. Considering Bull docked on the station before her, she assumed that he would have landed by now. Indeed, a few glances later she managed to locate a ship that resembled the ship Bull was flying, not being able to detect Bull himself however.

Valknut walked towards the ship, slowing down as she got closer and closer to it. Eventually, she would stop a few meters away from it and take a good look around, searching for any sign of a Xeno.

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