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I’m sorry for being late, but I’ve been sick and having friend issues but now we are back on this track!
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Running. Feeling of ice in the air. Pain.
Why? Why am I running…what am I running from.
Fire. Screams. Blood…so much blood.
I saw them. Their face. I will hunt you. There is no doubt I’ll find you.
I gasp griping my shirt tightly, looking around to find my bag. I look to see my bag on the floor, I grab it and start digging into the bag looking for my item.
I pull out a small cat doll, it was a covered in dirt and was kinda busted. I didn’t have the heart to throw away because it reminded me why I chooses this path.
For her. This is the way.
I hear a knock at the door, I put the doll back into my bag and get up to open the door. It was Wrecker, he smiles widely as Omega comes out from behind him.
“Oh Ade, why are you two doing?”
“Well we wanted to talk to you!”
She pulls Wreckers arm, he looks down and chuckles.
“That’s right! We wanted to ask if you like to join a mission with us!”
I couldn’t put my finger on it but I shrug. I still needed to talk to Cid about a job offer so this might be good.
“Sure, but I have to talk to Cid about joining the job offer. I’ll be out give me a second”
They both nod and left my door as I closed it. I locked it just in case, when tech gave me this room he must of knew my constant worry of my identity.
It makes me think of when he was talking about my helmet. His face looked deep, as if he was going to say more but saw through my distraught.
I put on my armor, I really need to fix my straps on it. They are starting to wear down almost on the brink of snapping.
Once all my items were secured I start to walk out to main room. I fix my helmet a little for it was sitting awkwardly, as I turn the corner I see them all standing around. Armor and all, seeing the difference in all their customization with their own touch.
Omega runs over to me and hugs me, I softly pat her back
Echo waves softy and I wave back to him, I know he’s not a huge talker that I can understand.
“Good Morning Mando, have you talked with Cid?”
Hunter walks over taking omega away petting her head softly
“No I haven’t yet but I was going to ask where her office was?”
I asked them and Tech had walked over to me
“I can take you to the office if you want”
I nodded my head as he starts to take me over to the office, he had knocked on the door. It opens up to a Green Trandoshan, I was kinda taken back for I haven’t see them for a long time but I try my best to not show too much emotion.
“So, your the Mando huh? You don’t look much shiny”
She chuckles as I walked up to her desk.
“Sorry to be up to your standards, I haven’t see your  species. Last time I saw a Trandoshan was back when I landed Trandosha”
She gives me a weird look at first but shrugs it off
“Okay shiny, you can work with them but your tab will be separated from theirs. They are currently in debt”
I look over at Tech who just waves it off, I nodded my head and start to head out the door with Tech following behind me.
“So you guys are in debt?”
Tech looks up from his data pad, give me a soft smile.
“Technically we shouldn’t be in debt but according to Cid we have made a lot of charges. Plus we honestly do half on money, some goes to our supply’s while the rest goes to the debt”
He explains the situation to me, understanding a bit more why they stay here. I mean I’ve never really been in debt because I pay on time but I feel a sense of similarity.
“Well I should ask Hunter if it’s okay if I join you guys. Given the fact he’s the leader.”
We head back to the main room, all of them talking amongst each other like it was a family gathering. Omega and Wrecker were eating Mantell Mix, Hunter was sitting at the bar stool twirling his knife, and Echo was peacefully sitting by Omega fixing a little black/grayish trooper doll.
Omega pops her head up an waves at me as I head over to Hunter, of course I wave back.
“Hunter I would like to ask you something”
He stopped what he was doing, sliding the knife back in his left forearm where it sat perfectly blending in his armor.
“Sure Mando, What is it?”
I look over at Tech, he give me a simple nod and with that I turn back to Hunter.
“I would like to join your group for missions, I ask you for the factor your the leader and I’ll respect your authority in this. I do not wish to push boundaries.”
He looks at me for a moment then closing his eyes in deep thought. It almost was piercing to hear nothing but silents from him.
“Okay, but you’ll have to listen if things go down hill Mando. I mean it. If Omega or anyone of my brothers life is in danger because of you. I won’t hesitate to toss you out. Clear?”
So we set off our mission together as a team.
And let me tell you, it was very VERY….
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Dirt. Mud. Just Dirty, I really hate when dirt gets into my armor. It seeps itself into my skin making me feel so uncomfortable.
We all walk into the Marauder, all of us head to toe in dirt, Grime just all the works.
Hunter really looked uncomfortable, Wrecker was complaining, Echo just hated it, Tech didn’t really care much, and Omega was just fascinated by dirt.
“I suggest we all get ourselves clean, we need to take off our armor pieces and wash them outside. Then one by one we take turns in the Refresher.”
Tech suggests and everyone nods their heads, he looks over at me.
“You can keep your helmet on, you can clean that on your own Accord, Echo come help me wash the armor and Hunter, you go first in the Fresher”
Hunter sighs happily as he took off his armor pieces and handed them to Tech, heading off to the Fresher to clean off.
One by one all of us took our armor off besides me, I still had it on and keep it on. Hunter, Wrecker, Omega, Echo and Tech in that order go themself cleaned up now. It was just me.
“You can take off your armor plates now, I’ll clean them you just get yourself cleaned up”
I look over at Echo, and took off my armor pieces. Slowly handing them over to him.
I go over to the bathroom where the Refresher stand, looking in the mirror to see my helmet had all types of things on it…
I turn to lock the door as I slowly took off my helmet, looking at myself. It pains me to see myself, I don’t recognize the face I wear anymore. Like a blank slate, it was horrible to think that the person I see before me…is me.
I clean my helmet and put it down next to the sink, leaving it there while I go to take a shower.
Stripping of my soiled clothes and stepping in, turning that water on I could feel my body turn to putty. The warmth of the warm soothed my aches and scars. It felt my weight had been lifted.
I hear a slight knock on the door, I feel my heart dropped.
“It’s me Tech, Echo had forgotten to leave you a towel in the Fresher…if you allow me to I can give you one.”
I step out the shower for a moment slowly unlocking the door to putting my hand out.
I feel the soft towel in my hands, it felt… foreign to my fingers. I’m so used to wearing gloves and covering myself head to toe.. that I had forgotten what it felt to be normal.
I feel slight warmth on my hand. Rubbing the back of my hand and thumb.
“Your scars…I have cream that can help if you would like it, I understand that these can hurt while wearing gloves.”
Tech softly spoke to me, calming tone and just a wave of comforting. I close my hand on to his, it was weird to feel another ones skin. But it felt, right in the moment.
“I would appreciate that Tech. Thank you..”
He lets go of my hand and leaves, I closed the door. I almost didn’t want to let go. But I went back into the shower to finish up.
After a while, I come out with my helmet on and see everyone in new blacks while I had a shirt and pants.
Everyone looks over at me, confused I spoke up.
“Why are you all staring at me?”
Wrecker looked he was about to speak but backed out, Echo attempts to explain.
“You see…our ship is only customed to 5 people… it was hard to make room for Omega so”
Echo was then cut off by Tech.
“What he means is that in our ship we do not have another bunk, we only have 5. So either one of us gives up our bunk or someone has to share with someone.”
I look over at him, then down. Well damn it now I just made it harder for these men to sleep.
Omega pipes in smiling as usual.
“What if I share with Hunter and Mando can fit in my room?”
She grabs my hand showing me the cute little space pilot spot, it had fairy lights and kept the theme of black and red.
“I don’t believe I can fit there kiddo, I’m kinda big”
I look down at my self and back at the small space. Omega frowns a little but understands about the issue.
“What if I give you my bunk? I mean I usually sleep in the cockpit most of the time”
Tech speaks up, look up from his data pad then standing tall instead of slouching.
“I don’t want to take you bed Tech…it’s yours not mine”
I try to interject but it fails, after going back and fourth for a while. He won the argument, I’m taking his bunk and he’ll sleep in the cockpit.
Everyone starts heading to bed, the light turning out and just only a soft glow is left in the cockpit.
I walk over to the bunk covered in algorithms on the wall and some wires. I softly move them over and lay myself down.
Taking the blankets covering myself, I could smell the soft scent of pine,gas and a bit of cinnamon. It was comforting, I snuggle myself into it more. Why does this comfort me? I didn’t know why it was so nice but maybe I just like the smells?
I start to fall asleep, but I got up real quick with a blanket and headed to the cockpit. Which inside was a sleeping tech laying back on the chair, no blanket but he had a pillow for his neck.
I put the blanket over him tucking him in. He moves a little in his sleep, I head out back into the room to sleep.
Getting back into the blankets and the scents back into my nose, I start to fall asleep.
I hope tomorrow will be good and relaxing, and not stressful.
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Im sorry if it seemed rushed, I had this in my drafts for a while and wanted to finish it
And want to tag my favorite person @eyecandyeoz
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