The wind was blowing through Thomas's fur as he walked through the door of the barracks he’d received quarter in. It was a windy day, just like every other day in the desolate place of Murska. The young Lieutenant had received orders to report to his new commanding officer, Diane Trenton in hanger 7-B. With a quick look on the map of the base on his PADD, the snow leopard realized that it was still a 15-minute walk, more than enough time to enjoy a good song and he quickly put on his earphones.

As the sound of Camel’s freefall entered Thomas’s ear, he quickly started his journey towards the meeting spot, slowly wagging his tail to the rhythm of the music. It would probably get him some weird looks but lieutenant Akelsen could not care less about it. With a big smile the young lieutenant proceeded towards his destination. For Thomas this was a special day as it would mark his first day assigned to a more or less combat ready unit. Starting today the young snow leopard was no longer a cadet at flight school but a commissioned officer in Special Operations Combat Team “Black Knights”. An accomplishment Thomas is proud of.

Thomas entered the hangar and quickly spotted a large bovine and a hare standing in front of a number of VG-0 in flight mode. As the snow leopard was only a few meters away from the group he suddenly realized he had still his earphones on. Quickly the young lieutenant them away before standing straight and saluting “Lieutenant Akelsen reporting for duty”