[center][color=blue]Rick Wheeler[/color][/center]

Well, of all the possible ways Rick could have found himself spending his afternoon/evening, he supposed this wasn't the worst... It also wasn't the greatest, but, he'd settle for 'not bad'.

It was a short and simple story; someone picked a fight with him, and he finished it. Unfortunately, finishing it also made him look like the aggressor, and he was given detention while they figured out what further action to take.

A 'Doctor Luna' had stepped in, and thought some 'volunteer work' at the observatory would at least count towards disciplinary action. For what it was worth, they decided it was good enough, and he was her problem, for now.

As for Rick's problems? Well, he huffed bitterly as he pushed the broom around the lab, giving a disdainful look over his shoulder at the doctor, when her back was turned. He might have appreciated the gesture if it was anyone else- but she knew his father. This was essentially his doing, he was sure of it, so he knew his father was going to hear about it, so soon enough, he'd get the traditional family greeting: "What have you done, [i]now?[/i]"

Still, it wasn't so bad... Some of the papers and materials looked, well... Kind of cool, actually. He never thought of himself as a stargazer, but... With everything going on in his life, and the colonization efforts, maybe there's something better for him out there?