The annoying alarm blared in the small bedroom, causing the man, Erik Brindley who was laying facedown on the tossed bed to turn his head, staring at the clock for a moment before he brought a hand hard down on it, stopping the alarm and damn near smashing the machine. He yawned as he sat up, rubbing his tired eyes, then noted the time, he had to be at the meeting place in exactly one hour, more than enough time to get ready.

He glanced around the room, then at himself, within an instant he disappeared into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him, the sounds of a five minute shower being taken could be heard as Erik cleaned himself up, then reemerged from the bathroom, a towel wrapped around his in shape form. He pulled open his backpack, pulling out a set of fresh clothes. Simple, a clean white T shirt, nice jeans, combat boots and a jacket. Not like he had to wear a monkey suit where he was going, nor would he really want to.

As he finished getting dressed, and tying his boots he picked up his pack, then zipped it up and left the room, closing the door behind him. It was just some cheap hotel he only had stayed at for the night, he just needed to find a cab to bring him out to the forest where the military base he was supposed to meet the others at was. It was a military base so he couldn't just have the cabbie drop him off at the front door, maybe just have the driver stop near the forest entrance. Erik was smart enough to find where to go, they did give him directions.

After briefly visiting the food court, and snagging a bagel, he popped out the hotel, his eyes blinded momentarily by the star hanging high in the sky. It was really damn early, and he still wasn't used to this beautiful world, made him almost forget about the hellhole he managed to crawl out of, almost. He took a bite of the bagel, then signaled for a taxi, which appeared right away. He muttered for the driver to take him out to the forest, then swung into the backseat, placing his pack next to him.

He reached his destination shortly, stepping out of the cab, his eyes looking around the wondrous forest. It was one of the few times he actually saw a legitimate forest. He paid the taxi driver, then began his walk, his backpack slung onto his back. He underestimated the walk, and finally saw the military base, he figured he was one of the last ones there, not like he was late, it was just that people always showed up early. He was on time.

Erik stepped through the front door, noting the receptionist, who he approached, the woman looking up at him with open eyes. 

"I'm Erik Brindley, supposed to be here for some Medusa mission" He stated, rubbing the back of his neck, still tired as he didn't get very much sleep, never did the night before something big like this. The receptionist motioned him towards the cafeteria, which Erik responded to with a nod and a thank you, then moved towards the room.

He paused, finding a table which seated what he assume were his crew, a mix of females and males, some of them looking more like hired thugs than soldiers. Though he was told it wasn't exclusively 
 military personal that were chosen for the job, so he wasn't too surprised to see people from different walks of life. He expected it.

"Hope I'm not too late, was a hell of a walk to get here." Erik said, flashing a grin in the near silent room, trying to carve away some tension. He wanted to start off on the right foot, giving the wrong impression to these people would make things awkward on the mission. 

Erik shuffled out of his jacket and backpack, dropping both on the floor near where he sat down. His shirt revealing the detailed tattoos on his arms. They would have to see them sometime, and besides, there were others with tattoos, it wasn't like he was the inked freakshow in the group, it made him feel less out of place. 

"It's nice to meet you all, I'm Erik," He stated to the others with a friendly expression. "Thrilled to finally get going."