The Unknown

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- "Weapon systems seem to be working fine. The nomads did scratch our hull, but the core remained pretty unharmed. No energy leaks detected, Commander."
- "Carry on, Lieutenant."

Another planned inspection. Not the kind of tasks Brian actually liked. He would prefer sitting in the cockpit of his Bastet and actually doing something to simply checking whether everything was fine onboard the vessel he was assigned to. The Sarcophagus and its crew have been scouting the sector for already two weeks. For Brian those were two weeks of routine shifts. "At least in Minor I could do something useful. I guess I'm starting to miss the action." Back on Toledo he'd get plenty of it, even more than he needs. The Core, the nomads... While in Minor, Brian hated it when he had to work double-shifts. Now he was not so overburdened with duties, but lack of action was almost as bad as too much of it.

Besides, Brian was used to operating alone. But things have changed. He was now Commander Brian Scott, and the title ("It sounds rather cool, I must admit that") symbolized more responsibility and making decisions. This wasn't exactly up his street (at least Brian would say that), so he was glad to have Captain Bolevara and Colonel Golanski in charge. Although Brian could take command in critical situations, he'd rather concentrate on solving the problem himself, with the assistance of the others. So, the presence of two commanding officers was a relief for him.

However, it didn't change the fact that the routine was unbearable. Only fight simulations and training helped to distract, and Brian intended to train a bit. "After all, I need to keep in shape, or else I'll get shot down on my first patrol, once back in Minor." With this thought he headed for the simulators.

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