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[color=#239C89]"Hmph. I honestly don't understand all the hype about hot sauce."[/color] Holden commented on their preferences of flavor. [color=#239C89]"I can enjoy a bit of spice in my life every now and then, but you can have great meals with just salt and pepper."[/color] He shrugged as he finished his meal- he ate quickly, as many men in the military did. If you didn't eat quickly, you didn't eat at all, sometimes.

Artemie's words were quite interesting, though. She knew this much about the planet data, but didn't know about the mission itself? Granted, he couldn't say much either- the fact that this simple expedition required this much firepower was worrying in its own right. [color=#239C89]"You managed to take a look at the probe data?"[/color] Holden questioned, curious. [color=#239C89]"How'd you manage that? I thought only the higher-ups and scientists knew."[/color] He then leaned back in his seat, stretching his arms a little. [color=#239C89] "If you didn't know, the Pandora's carrying a Colony Module that's supposed to be set up on a viable habitat on Proxima Centauri β."[/color]

...something like that, anyway. He wasn't exactly the most knowledgable when it came to how planet colonization worked.

In the time that it took for him to get acquainted with the newcomer, two more had entered the mess hall. One took a seat at the table, while another opted to sit at one of the empty ones. The woman with the mask was easy enough to recognize- Gypsy Alexandros. A strange one, to be sure. The other woman was a little younger, and Holden knew her as Stel Nebula. He had heard that she was a capable engineer, but hadn't heard much about her otherwise. The former seemed to be getting along just fine with everyone, but the latter seemed less enthused about this whole situation- he decided to try and strike up a conversation to see how she was doing... but maybe later. Leaving the table as it is would be a little strange.