(The RP starts with our characters boarding the S.E.U Lightyear for the first time to receive a mission briefing from the Ostara Republic in the Briefing Room.)

The doors to the decontamination area opened along with the side door inside the ship and Cadence Summers, known as Echo stepped inside. She was greeted with an immediate salute from both a human and a Dreshykk who guarded the entrance. 

“Good morning, commander.” Said the Dreshykk as Echo walked past them without saying a word. The human nodded along with the Dreshykk’s words. 

Walking down the walk-way that led to several doors, she was greeted by many other S.E.U ship workers from all races. This was a moment she never thought was possible. She was appointed the commander and squad leader of the S.E.U after demonstrating her talents at the Ostara Republic recruitment centers, giving pointers to all the new volunteers who decided to join the war for a peaceful galaxy. She remembered the words of a human representative who approached her during her training.

“Ms. Summers it is a pleasure to meet you. I am Jordin and I am here to congratulate you on your new position as the commander of the S.E.U. The Seer will be pleased to have you on board.” He finished.

Echo lowered her assault rifle after aiming and firing a shot at a practice dummy, lifting her goggles and turning to face the man before her.

“Jordin, huh?” she said as sweat left her forehead. “I appreciate it but try not to flatter me. I haven’t necessarily been a commander in over ten years. It’ll take time for me to re-adjustment!” she said, immediately turning around and firing a shot at the practice dummy again before laying her rifle on the table in front of her. She reached into one of her pouches that were hooked on a leather strap that lay across her chest and pulled out a pack of smokes she bought before joining the expedition. She took one out and put it between her lips lighting it and blowing out smoke.

“Besides, it’s not as easy as it sounds.” She finished then walked away, Jordin followed her.

“But you are the very first female human to lead this new special unit. Surely, somewhere deep down you prepared yourself for this.”

“The only thing I’m prepared for is seeing my family again. This is merely community service as far as I can see it. I’m still a prisoner, Jordin, remember?” Cadence replied.

“Well to me you are free” Jordin sighed then continued, “Look; allow me to be the first to say that I am happy to have a human onboard with us. I do not trust the Seer as much as the others. Hell, I don’t even trust every other species that fled their planets to take refuge here. Some of them even joined the S.E.U but can they truly be trusted?” he asked.

That was a question that Echo did not have an answer to. She just looked at him briefly and took another puff of her cigarette. When she really thought about it, she herself knew that it was hard to trust the other species as well…but being in this new position made her feel as if she should be more humble.

“Look, I know this is home to humanity now. Earth is becoming dry and I know we need to get along with the others but…I’m just afraid they are not who they say they are. Stay safe out there, Cadence, alright? That is all I am saying.” 

Jordin walked away but Cadence didn’t look at him go. She simply continued to puff on her cigarette looking down on the marble floor that made up the hallways of the Ostara Republic’s main building. 

Back on the ship, Cadence approached a female Santerian.

“What do we have?” She asked in a bold and confident tone.

“The Republic will be transmitting through the comms room shortly, ma’am. They wish to discuss the mission with the team.” The Santerian said.

Cadence nodded and entered the briefing room. She noticed that the rest of the main team hasn’t arrived yet. She took a deep sigh and leaned over a rail that surrounded a large panel in the center of the room where the republic can arrive as holograms of themselves. For a short moment, a flash of her family popped into her mind. This is it…This is what being a convict after serving in the military gets you…an entire new burden. She wasn’t entirely sure she was up for it, but this was the day she trained so hard for when she first arrived. 

Now, she has to meet the team that she would give orders to…she wondered who they were, what their skills were…how would she lead them? What exactly was this important mission about? Were all the things that troubled her mind. She waited patiently for the others to arrive.