From Harsh Beginnings

[Szerano]

*The transport "Itchuno" lands on Aomori station. A group of six people exit the armored transport with the enthusiasm of old men who just realized they no longer have a life...The group is greeted by one of the GMG guild masters and is asked to wait in the docking bay until he returns...the small group was quite a sight, all their clothes were either burned or slashed. No one in a particular talking mood or even caring of their surroundings...*


*Derilos takes a seat on a cargo box and looks around, the commotion and movement wasn't making him feel better and the dull look of the station seemed to make it worse. On top of that half of his group was missing...he looked down at his ragged clothes and noticed his shirt was nearly ruined and his pants was almost the same. He looked up at his small group.* "Man that was some battle hmm?" *Dere'l was staring into space, probably looking over the battle and how it happened. She looks up, a sad face full of emotions ready to pop.* "Yeah, I wish xhexis was still with us though..." *Derilos got up and rested his hand on her should to comfort her.* "It'll be fine, just you wait...Faust...go see what's taking them so long with our private quarters..." *A slender man looked at him, a bag now covering his face with a single hole carved out so he could see.* "But sir-" "I know...what he said...but it'll be much better for all of us once we get some rest..." *Faust got up, and walked off in the direction the GMG guild master was headed...*

*Faust took his time down the cramped corridor, trying his best not to make a sound. His ears were killing him..oh wait...yeah he still has them. He lost his "looks" in the last battle...he wasn't sure what else he lost. At the end of the corridor he entered the cafeteria, figuring he was going the right way he continued down another corridor and entered the sleeping quarters. Door after door was marked with numbers he couldn't see properly...he randomly choose a pathway and took it. He really couldn't be bothered. Entering a new set of pathways he again chose randomly and proceeded. He must have been lucky today, because there was the guild master and someone else, looked like a bounty hunter or something....whatever.* "Umm sir?" *The guild master turned around and nearly jumped out of his skin.* "Good god man!" *Faust didn't even care what he was so jumpy about.* "The boss want's to know when our private quarters will be ready?" *He straightened himself and looked him in the...eye...a sort of warm smile on him.* "Ah yes yes your living quarters are almost done, but please come with me you look like you need a good doctor..." *Trying to take his hand, Faust withdrew it, his voice remaining the same, tired and bored tone.* "But I must get back to my boss.." *The guild masters smile faded a little.* "Sir, you seem like you are wounded, please allow me to take you to a good doctor..." *Faust looked into the man's eyes..he wished he had both of his eyes back...starting to feel a little sick he allowed the guild master to take him to a doctor.*

*It had been a few minutes and Dere'l looked at her watch. Seven minutes had past and no word from Faust...* "Umm, boss...Faust-" *A man came running up to the group. Gasping heavy, he composed himself and addressed the group in a friendly manner. * "Please follow me..." As the Group got up, Dere'l noticed Escuarde was very quiet...but now that she thinks about it...they all have been like that after the battle...silent...* *As they were walking to their quarters they were given a tour of the place...so many restricted areas...but at least those areas that wasn't restricted were easily accessible....otherwise it would be stupid to have a restricted area cutting off something like the cafeteria from being accessed...* "Boss?" *Derilos looked at her, soft and caring just like she remembered him.* "Boss what about Faust?" *The tour guide must have over heard her, because he spoke up really quick.* "Mr.Faust as you call him has been taken to our medical wing after his face started bleeding or something like that...he will be back as soon as he is fixed up..." *Dere'l refrained from looking upwards for the rest of the tour...she couldn't help but feel bad. She didn't want to lose ANOTHER crew member...after so much was already lost.* "And here are your sleeping quarters...you are free to choose who has what they are-unfortunately all the same." *Keys were given to Derilos and they were left alone...*


*Hersin looked at Derilos waiting for him to make a decision...any decision...but all he did was toss out the keys to everyone and search for his room. Man things had gone from good to bad in a flash...and no one was liking it but...wait...there were only five keys...dammit.* "Boss? There are only five keys here..." *Derilos found his door and inserted his key...man things were low tech in this area...he didn't bother to look at Hersin.* "Just share a room..." *with that he went inside and locked himself in...* "Share...he did say share right?" *Hersin looked over at Yhanu* "Well um..." *Yhanu looked at him and caught on to why he was confused.* "Oh heeeeell no!" *She snatched his key and looked at Dere'l.* "C'mon sweetie give Hersin your key, you can sleep with me.." *Dere'l looked at Yhanu like she was crazy.* But why-" "This room is far away from these foolish boys and we all know what escuarde thinks about you..." *Dere'l threw her key at Hersin and ran inside her new room. Yhanu looked at everyone else...yeah they all needed a good night's sleep...* "G'night fella's!" *She entered her room and locked it.* Hersin picked up his key and entered his room without a word...*

*Escuarde entered his room, dropped his backpack next to his bed and looked at his cramped space. One bed, a mirror, no bathroom or window...nice...He laid back on his bed and began looking over what had happened...the battle...losing half of the group...being lucky enough to have met the GMG...yeah very lucky. But what about Faust? Will the group lose him too? Man he needed to get his mind of this. Escuarde pulled out a pencil and paper and began to draw. He loved drawing Dere'l, but he could never get her features just right...something always ended up being wonky or unrealistic.* "Oh hell something is wrong with me...I'm hungry..wonder if they are still serving food..." *Getting up he headed out, keeping his key in his pocket he headed for the cafeteria.* "Journal entry...part one? Nononono, scratch that...Journal entry one...yeah maybe..." *Derilos was sitting on his bed, trying to focus and write out what had happened.* "On a routine patrol, I was sent a distress signal from one of our undercover units...'he was working in the Kruger fields and he was one of my most trusted members' he reported that he just got raided by a corsair...so I had to intercept that corsair to make sure..it didn't happen again...just a friendly thing...I was lucky enough to catch him on his return route. He was an arrogant one...and pushed my buttons easily, I opened fire on him...and he easily escaped....upon his escape he sent a transmission to the corsair empire. Claiming me to be a traitor and in doing so our struggle began..."

*Faust entered the medical room and was asked to lay down on the bed. It was warm and soft. Much better then the last bed he had. The thing was like a rock...in fact Faust was sure it HAD rocks in it...that's what you get for living a bad life right? A nurse was looking over a patients file across the room, and Faust was really missing his "fix". He sat up and raised his hand...as if that would get him noticed better.* "Excuse me m-miss? I am wondering how long I am to be here?" *The nurse looked over, a beauty to behold, but Faust felt nothing...as a killer should...* "I will be right with you sir!" *A smile on her face...as if this day was something to smile about....* "As you wish.." *He laid back down and rested his hands on his stomach. He thought back to the battle...they had to abandon everything and just run, the corsairs really wanted them dead...the nicely dressed nurse with the short skirt came over to his bed* "Now sir, let's have at you...let's start with your name and age?" *Yeah Fuast really wasn't going to like her...*

*Dere'l stood next to the door, exhausted. After today's event she was looking forward to a nice long bath. Looking around she soon realized there was no bathroom in the place.* "Hmm no bathroom...really.." *Yhanu obviously must have noticed too because she was headed out the door.* "I'll be back, I'm just going to see if I can find the showers and stuff in this place." *With the door closed, Dere'l was all alone...she sat down next to the door....and cried...for a few minutes. She knew she had to go talk about today, the most logical choice...the boss. Dere'l stood back up and composed herself. She wiped away her tears and headed for the boss' room. When she stopped in front of the room, a dark feeling immersed her...as if the walls themselves felt pain...she knocked twice and waited like she always did. A small rumble was heard, as if the boss was caught off guard...she always did that to him. Always showing up at random times...* "Wait a minute..." *A shuffle or two was heard and the door was opened.* "Ah...Dere'l please come in..." *The door sealed them in, they were both silent for minutes...when they both looked each other in the eye, they knew.* "Hmm, yes you can...c'mere" *Dere'l ran into Derilos' arms. He had always been like a father to her, she had nothing and he had protected her when she needed it most...in truth..she was the only person she could ever trust...*

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