[hr][hr][center][color=0076a3][h2]STEIN KALFOX[/h2][/color]
[sub][i][b]“Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything.”[/b][/i]
E A R T H A  K I T T[/sub][/center]
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[center][b]MECH HANGAR  -  NEW ANCHORAGE[/b][/center]

Stein had went immediately to the hangar as she had said, and had been ready for sometime. But one of the engineers, Katarina Poux, had decided to do a once over on the NC’s that were launching pre-mission; her analyses done before Jan Van Gent had returned from the Mess Hall to prepare for launch. Stein decided to not engage in conversation giving only a short dialogue to the engineer as she headed up to the cockpit.
 
[color=0076a3]“Get it done before launch.”[/color] 

Stein had no time for dwaddling or small talk when a mission was about to be launched and she’d return to what she knew best: being a pilot.

The repairs and system analysis seemed all up to expectations, which was a little surprising to Stein. She had always been told independent operations were a mess of inadequacy and incompetence; operations with no sense of urgency or professionalism. Whilst some of it ringed with some truth, she found herself pleasantly surprised with the results. It did all feel different though despite that. She missed the order and strict organization of Volkov and she missed being on the same page as her commander, field leader, and engineering captain. 

Stein always had the statistics and few people felt the need to lie to her or give her false information. It was still a tick that was lying at the back of her head from the other day… the implausibility of the statistic she was given for the Fairbanks job. Three percent. Given all the factors Stein had done in her head and her own calculations that was nowhere near a good estimated calculation but a downright fabrication.

But why? Why would they go to fabricate information? Where was the logic in it?

Stein didn’t understand and it frustrated her.

As Van Gent returned and chimed in to his commander Stein did as well.
 
[color=0076a3]“This is Little Dragon, I am plugged in and ready for transport. All systems are nominal, All systems are operational— no errors detected on my end.”[/color]