[center][h2]Mirko Iskra[/h2][/center]

So maybe living in the outer colonies had some benefits after all. Mirko thought he would watch the students from Mars get sick during their trip to the moon. A thought he would never ever think of a good thing about living in the outer colonies but seeing the Martian cadets lose their lunch and were sick for a good portion of the trip. It made him glad he is used to zero G, unlike the Martians. However, he did not really try to talk to anyone during the trip. Mainly kept to himself and, like the rest of the outer colony cadets. Plenty of time to talk with his fellow cadets once they have reached the Doppler and not when people are sick and losing their lunch. 

Still, Artyom did give him some advice on what to expect, and he was not joking about the strict military procedures. Mirko kinda wished he was joking but either way, he got through it, and the shower at the end was nice. Good showers were a rarity back home at Vesta, despite him staying with Artyom for a bit on Mars and getting great showers there. It was still nice, even for the limited time he had.  

Standing for an hour in file doing nothing, waiting for an old man to show up and give a speech. It sucked, but he endured it and only wished that somehow the whole thing was more bearable. Yes, it is probably a military thing or something but did they need to have them stand for an hour just for a speech? Not to him, and still, he understood was the old man said and about the lances.  

And now, after all, that was over, he was now in a room with some cadets. No one was talking, and during the silence, Mirko tried to get a feel for his fellow cadets, and he recognized one, an outer colonist like him from the trip. The others, no clue, really, and he was tempted to say something. But he chooses to remain silent and wait for someone to speak up, if anyone at all did that before their instructors arrived. So the other outer colony colonist chose to speak up and break the ice. Aron Krol is his name, after him that Mirko had the confidence to talk. "Mirko Iskra," he said with his right hand slightly raised. "Also, former miner in the outer colonies and maybe Aron. But I feel like we are due to more talking and not getting into our mechs today. So yeah, more jerking around."