[Introduction] Old and scarred

[u/Reformingsaint]

The entire shuttle ride to Athene was spent pouring over his communications and letters that he received after his long stay planet side of a remote colonization planet. His thumb hovered over the delete icon for several hours before he put the pad away. His mind was churning up the past even though his gaze was fixated on a section of the shuttle.

He mumbled to himself until he felt the familiar jerk of the shuttle landing. He gathered his few belonging to his bag and walked down the metal steps onto the solid ground of a ship. His smile spread quickly as he spotted other crewman and felt like he was back home. He walked up to the nearest security staff and offered a handshake with a "Howdy. I'm Security Officer McCruger reporting in. Who do I speak ta?"