INTERLUDE 3 - START!!
The trip to Nepleslia was uneventful, the occasional salvage vessel and a couple of other civilian vessels flew past, but little was exchanged between them.
The shuttles touched down in the yard of the base without incident. It was midday when they arrived. Sebastian (Dad) and Anna (Mum) were sitting on the porch, waiting for their arrival.
"Thank you for flying Air Phoenix, please take all of your belongings and carry on luggage with you. Once again, thank you for flying Air Phoenix, it was a pleasure serving you." John quipped as he opened the airlock.
Luca got up out of his seat and took all of his weapons, ruined jacket, and singlet. His dad immediately stood up and gave him a wave, "Didn't bother to call me?"
"Sorry. Got a bit caught up, as you can see." He showed Seb all of the black stains on the jacket and didn't have to say anything about the bandages on his waist.
"Damn it." The patriarch groaned, "You'll have to get that cleaned. What the hell is all that black crap anyway?"
"Blood." Mum immediately jolted up.
"...yours?" He was surprised that Luca was still standing.
"A little."
"You better get some rest. No more of these 'missions' for a few days!" Anna came down hard on her son, "You and your friends have been awake for over 48 hours!!"
"But I-"
"That's final."
"Aww..." He marched inside, put all of his weapons away in his locker, went upstairs to the bunkroom and sat down on his bunk with his dirty clothes in the basket. He searched his closet and found one other jacket. Similar in design to his usual jacket, but it was Black with white pauldrons, and had a white singlet to complement it.
As he emptied the pockets of his dirty clothes, he noticed that his Communicator was still recording video. He pressed stop and opened up a quick game of Neko no Oden.
Mitch and Mel snickered at Luca getting roasted by his mother.
"Oh, may I offer any of you some lunch? Tea? Coffee?" She addressed the general audience as she headed inside to prepare food for the weary.
"Yes, please." Mel said as she headed inside, hung up her rifle and headed for the recreational room and kitchen, sitting at the table.
"Certainly." John followed suit and sat next to Mel, who smiled as he sat down.
"Uh huh." Mitch did so as well, dumping his bag of weapons in his locker and sitting down.
"Oh! I haven't seen you before!" Anna told Laeliel, "Did Luca pick you up?"
The trip to Nepleslia was uneventful, the occasional salvage vessel and a couple of other civilian vessels flew past, but little was exchanged between them.
The shuttles touched down in the yard of the base without incident. It was midday when they arrived. Sebastian (Dad) and Anna (Mum) were sitting on the porch, waiting for their arrival.
"Thank you for flying Air Phoenix, please take all of your belongings and carry on luggage with you. Once again, thank you for flying Air Phoenix, it was a pleasure serving you." John quipped as he opened the airlock.
Luca got up out of his seat and took all of his weapons, ruined jacket, and singlet. His dad immediately stood up and gave him a wave, "Didn't bother to call me?"
"Sorry. Got a bit caught up, as you can see." He showed Seb all of the black stains on the jacket and didn't have to say anything about the bandages on his waist.
"Damn it." The patriarch groaned, "You'll have to get that cleaned. What the hell is all that black crap anyway?"
"Blood." Mum immediately jolted up.
"...yours?" He was surprised that Luca was still standing.
"A little."
"You better get some rest. No more of these 'missions' for a few days!" Anna came down hard on her son, "You and your friends have been awake for over 48 hours!!"
"But I-"
"That's final."
"Aww..." He marched inside, put all of his weapons away in his locker, went upstairs to the bunkroom and sat down on his bunk with his dirty clothes in the basket. He searched his closet and found one other jacket. Similar in design to his usual jacket, but it was Black with white pauldrons, and had a white singlet to complement it.
As he emptied the pockets of his dirty clothes, he noticed that his Communicator was still recording video. He pressed stop and opened up a quick game of Neko no Oden.
Mitch and Mel snickered at Luca getting roasted by his mother.
"Oh, may I offer any of you some lunch? Tea? Coffee?" She addressed the general audience as she headed inside to prepare food for the weary.
"Yes, please." Mel said as she headed inside, hung up her rifle and headed for the recreational room and kitchen, sitting at the table.
"Certainly." John followed suit and sat next to Mel, who smiled as he sat down.
"Uh huh." Mitch did so as well, dumping his bag of weapons in his locker and sitting down.
"Oh! I haven't seen you before!" Anna told Laeliel, "Did Luca pick you up?"