Meisnerr looked down at the documents lying in front of him, then looked up at the trio of men standing in front of his desk and cracked a faint smile, before standing up himself.
- "Good to have you on board, gentlemen. It's about time..."
He extended his hand to each of the three officers and shook their hands, then led them out of the office into a catwalk overlooking the main hangar. From above they could see the numerous technicians manuever a large metal stencil onto the hull of the cruiser beneath them, right above the existing marking "RHC-10 Varyag". The stencil shaped in the image of the Red Hessian Army crest was ready to be filled with blood red paint. Meanwhile a platoon of Hessian marines stood at attention beside the large ship on the main deck, suited up in their protective spacesuits and holding their ceremonial weapons. An old Rheinland march was played through the hangar intercomm, as the platoon sergeant gave orders to his men.
- "Platoon, salute!"
- "Attention!"
- "Load weapons!"
- "Weapons high!"
- "Prepare to fire... fire!"
A salvo of blanks was unloaded from the vintage weapons. The sergeant ordered his men to stand at attention once again, just as the technicians began spraying the paint.
Meisnerr turned to the three officers once again, walked up to his desk and took three small black boxes, then handed them to each of the men. The men opened the boxes to reveal a metal RHA insignia shaped pin in each of them. The brigadegeneral took a step back and addressed them once again, before simply saying:
- "Welcome to the Red Hessian Army."
