Fort Hanako
Even though she saw it nearly every day, Hanako still appreciated the majesty of the Eucharis. The ship's appeal for Hanako came from it being its own little self-contained world and because it could take the crew anywhere in the universe. Furthermore, it was home. But something in her reminded her it couldn't last forever, that she had been in the same place for a while, possibly to her detriment. At the end of the last mission, she saw Sune moving on with his life, and it made her wonder if she should be doing the same. This was a beautiful, warm, sunny, wet, and fertile jewel of the a planet and yet she would probably not see it more than two or three times this year. Perhaps she should grab some dirt to take with her or wear bikinis more on the ship, she mused, causing her to smile for a moment before her lips erupted with a loud command of "FALL IN!"
In front of her was the assembled crew of the Eucharis, plus her new samurai companion. Hanako stood near the cargo door. "At ease! Welcome back from leave, and happy new year," she greeted the crew. "I hope everyone had a fantastic time. We are going to start the year with some training exercises to keep sharp. NCOs, please report to me after formation. Everyone else, please get all your things on the ship. We will be departing shortly. Crew, attention! Fall out!"
As the crew grabbed their duffels and flowed into the ship, the last of the ship's cargo also was being loaded via trucks moving back and forth between the ship and a warehouse. A humming noise coming from the ship indicated it was already running and warming up for takeoff.
Even though she saw it nearly every day, Hanako still appreciated the majesty of the Eucharis. The ship's appeal for Hanako came from it being its own little self-contained world and because it could take the crew anywhere in the universe. Furthermore, it was home. But something in her reminded her it couldn't last forever, that she had been in the same place for a while, possibly to her detriment. At the end of the last mission, she saw Sune moving on with his life, and it made her wonder if she should be doing the same. This was a beautiful, warm, sunny, wet, and fertile jewel of the a planet and yet she would probably not see it more than two or three times this year. Perhaps she should grab some dirt to take with her or wear bikinis more on the ship, she mused, causing her to smile for a moment before her lips erupted with a loud command of "FALL IN!"
In front of her was the assembled crew of the Eucharis, plus her new samurai companion. Hanako stood near the cargo door. "At ease! Welcome back from leave, and happy new year," she greeted the crew. "I hope everyone had a fantastic time. We are going to start the year with some training exercises to keep sharp. NCOs, please report to me after formation. Everyone else, please get all your things on the ship. We will be departing shortly. Crew, attention! Fall out!"
As the crew grabbed their duffels and flowed into the ship, the last of the ship's cargo also was being loaded via trucks moving back and forth between the ship and a warehouse. A humming noise coming from the ship indicated it was already running and warming up for takeoff.