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**Bridge, Deck 1, Saucer Section, USS Republic (Luna Class), in orbit of Nimbus III** | **Bridge, Deck 1, Saucer Section, USS Republic (Luna Class), in orbit of Nimbus III** | ||
- | It took Leon Cromwell several seconds to compose himself following the outburst of emotion on the bridge after seeing John Carter very much alive despite being listed missing and presumed dead over two years ago. Had it not been for the fact that the rest of the bridge crew were as equally befuddled, it could have impacted his command authority. | + | It took Leon Cromwell several seconds to compose himself following the outburst of emotion on the bridge after seeing John Carter very much alive despite being listed missing and presumed dead over two years ago. Had it not been for the fact that the rest of the bridge crew were as equally befuddled, it could have impacted his command authority. |
For his part, John momentarily enjoyed the shocked reactions before noting that Leon was the first to rouse himself from his stupefaction. | For his part, John momentarily enjoyed the shocked reactions before noting that Leon was the first to rouse himself from his stupefaction. | ||
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"A perfect match," | "A perfect match," | ||
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Dropping their personal defences, the two friends hugged each other in a platonic embrace, patting one another behind their shoulders like old war buddies meeting for the first time since their last battle together. | Dropping their personal defences, the two friends hugged each other in a platonic embrace, patting one another behind their shoulders like old war buddies meeting for the first time since their last battle together. | ||
- | Leon surmised that if HE had been the one to perform John's fit rep two years ago on Mars instead of Sarah Chambers, he could have easily kept John cleared for flight status instead of forcing him to accept planet-side duty. As it was, the resulting medical report began a tumultuous time in John's career that led him to accept a posting on a museum ship, and subsequently to pilot an SW7 class shuttlecraft that was ultimately lost and presumed destroyed during a short trip to Luna Colony. | + | Leon surmised that if HE had been the one to perform John's fit rep two years ago on Mars instead of Sarah Chambers, he could have easily kept John cleared for flight status instead of forcing him to accept planet-side duty. As it was, the resulting medical report began a tumultuous time in John's career that led him to accept a posting on a museum ship, and subsequently to pilot an SW7 class shuttlecraft that was ultimately lost and presumed destroyed during a short trip to Luna Colony. |
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He needed to be in the gap, and to do so required several cover stops to do some dry cleaning before finding his target. | He needed to be in the gap, and to do so required several cover stops to do some dry cleaning before finding his target. | ||
- | Dragon plugged the computerized credit voucher into the terminal slot, which remitted a certain number of quatloos in exchange for a limited subspace communication feed. The viewing screen | + | Dragon plugged the computerized credit voucher into the terminal slot, which remitted a certain number of quatloos in exchange for a limited subspace communication feed. The viewing screen |
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John was back. At least physically. | John was back. At least physically. | ||
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For the first time in over two years, John Carter felt like he was clean again, and it was disconcerting. | For the first time in over two years, John Carter felt like he was clean again, and it was disconcerting. | ||
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- | "We could assign Vehns as Luna Republic' | + | "We could assign Vehns as Luna Republic' |
"I don't like this idea at all of you leaving," | "I don't like this idea at all of you leaving," |