6 Int. A Futuristic Bedroom - Morning 6
Askia is laying on his bed in the corner of the room. The porthole window looks at a cluttered space. Several space stations weightlessly float through the sky.
There is a knock on the door.
ASKIA
Come in.
Joanne walks into the room.
ASKIA
How was morning route?
JOANNE
Prettu fucking rough.
Joanne flops on the couch across the room from Askia and begins typing into her arm unit (a computer embedded into her suit).
ASKIA
Just the usual?
JOANNE
No, pretty abnormal. There was some vandalism in Dock 317.
ASKIA
What happened?
JOANNE
Somebody blew off the whole ass outer door.
ASKIA
Holy shit... You sure it wasn't a malfunction?
JOANNE
Yeah, pretty fucking sure. There was spray paint on the inner airlock.
ASKIA
What did it say?
JOANNE
"Forsaken".
ASKIA
Again? Did the Gaurd find them?
JOANNE
Nope. They knew exactly when to do it somehow. Most of the patroll was at the deployment strategy meetings.
ASKIA
What the fuck is going on?
JOANNE
A lot of people are not happy about the newest deployment. Especially among the older crowd.
ASKIA
No shit. Who isn't tired of this. We are hardly staying afloat and they want to send even more deployments.
JOANNE
I know, Askia.
There is a slight annoyance in her voice. She clearly does not want to continue this conversation.
JOANNE
How are you felling today?
ASKIA
I'm fine.
JOANNE
Is all of your gear checked and loaded?
ASKIA
Yep
JOANNE
It's going to be okay. You are just there for search and rescue. You will be back in a couple weeks.
ASKIA
Yeah. You're right.
Joanne gets up from the sofa and begins to exit the room while looking at her arm unit.
JOANNE
Don't forget you still have to go to your job while waiting for deployment.
The door closes behind her leaving Askia alone in his room once again.
ASKIA
Yeah. I know.
Askia gets out of his bed with a sigh and walks to the bathroom. The water from the faucet begins to run while Askia silently changes his clothes. The only noise in the room is the running faucet and the rustling of Askia's clothes. He grabs a book bag from a shelf near the door and leaves.
Play "First Steps"
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