Earth - Lieutenant Lawrence Moonwalker - Reporting For Duty

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By the time the Space Ship Ares Princess had docked with the orbital space station, cleared customs, and the passengers disembarked, it was well past noon. The shuttle to the Earth’s surface took some time and then Lieutenant Moonwalker had to take a helio-bus to the town outside base. It was almost 3:00 AM before he was finally able to drop his bags in the room assigned to him at the B.O.Q. (Bachelor Officers Quarters) Building.

After only a few hours sleep, Moonwalker hauled his carcass out of bed, into the shower, and after a shave, donned a fresh uniform and headed down to breakfast. Once he had a full plate and cup of coffee on his tray, he turned to scan the dinning area. His eyes lit up upon seeing a familiar face already seated and half-way through eating.

“Hello, Skipper,” Moonwalker said as he slid into a chair opposite Commander Richard Smith, the Captain of the 5-EX.

“You look like shit,” Smith said, glancing up from his meal. “Did you get any sleep?”

“A couple of hours,” Moonwalker replied as he shoveled scrambled eggs into his mouth. He looked around the room again. “Where’s the Padre? Don’t tell me he’s going to be late on the first day?”

“Leave Michael alone,” Smith smiled as he washed down some toast with his coffee. “He got in around noon yesterday. He’s over at the briefing room now.”

Lieutenant Moonwalker also took a swallow of coffee and frowned. “I hope Callahan is making the trip. He makes a great pot of coffee.”

“He is,” Commander Smith answered as he finished the last of his food and stood up. “As is Boatswain Wallace.” Smith paused and grinned, “And for goodness sake put on some shades or something. Those bloodshot eyes will scare off the new men.”

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