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(Brief Note: I am switching from first person to third person to allow more characters to be introduced and to be maintained)
Chapter 2: Goodbyes
Vaclav was moved into a temporary dwelling, waiting for the message from the N7 program. The medical frigate, was loaded onto a nearby station to drop off soldiers and wounded so they could go elsewhere as it would be loaded for more crew to board to head back to Eden Prime to investigate why those synthetics invaded Eden Prime of all places.
Vaclav waited for two days, he was able to go back to Eden Prime and fish through what was salvaged, his clothes and pictures of a time long past. It was until he got the notification to head for Firebase Rio, in Rio De Janeiro. The notification included flight tickets aboard a passing personnel vessel, an Alliance passenger cruiser by the name of “STS Albatross”.
Vaclav made his way through the station, packing up his toiletries and the things that he could take from the post. Making his way to the departure bay, he passed one of his fellow postmates, Kovalyov with the bandage wrap around his eye, who joined Vaclav.
“Yo Brown Fox! Wait up man!” Kovalyov caught up with Vaclav and noticed all the bags, “You’re being stationed elsewhere, Fox?”
Vaclav grinned at the reminiscing name of ‘Brown Fox’. “Yeah, I’m being sent back to Earth, Kov,” he checked the signal markers that were placed on the walls to where the departure bay was.
“Why? There something ‘big’ happenin’ there too?”
“No, just reassignment.” Vaclav made a sharp right, making Kovalyov falter going in one direction, catching up with Vaclav again.
“Reassignment where on Earth?” Kovalyov said with a curious tone.
“Rio…” Vaclav stopped checking the incoming ships and cruisers on the board.
“Rio?! As in Rio De Janeiro?! Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro?!”
“Yes… Would there be a different one on Earth?”
“ No, no I am just surprised. You’re being brought for N7 training or just basic duties?”
“N7 training.” Vaclav then found the name STS Albatross, in Bay B-4, continuing his way to the Bay. Kovalyov continued his walk and talk with Vaclav, more questioning about the program and whatsoever. The two made it to the bay, Vaclav stopped and checked his bags quickly. Kovalyov observed Vaclav go through his bags, the turned his attention to the ship.
“Small time to big time in a matter of days it feels like, Fox. If you can get into the N7 program this fast, I feel like I have a pretty decent shot eh?”
“I dunno, seems like you got to do something big and survive it just to get in”
“Does taking a heat blast to the face count?” he laughed at his own misfortune, joined by a quick little giggle from Vaclav.
“Couldn’t help it huh?” Kovalyov said laughing, followed by Vaclav shaking his head at it. “Seriously man, do us proud out there!” Kovalyov went into a handshake
“Us? You mean the rest of the post know?”
“Heck no, but I’ll definitely tell each and every one of them when I get back.” Kovalyov pulled Vaclav close and gave him an encouraging hug followed with an ‘Oof!’ from Vaclav on the receiving end. “Definitely going to miss that rich brown hair.”
Vaclav smiled, embracing the hug as it reached it’s end, separating the two. Vaclav spoke up again, “I hope we meet each other again, Kov. Maybe on one of my missions I’ll have you as a squaddie!”
“Squaddie? For you?! Not a chance man!” Kov said walking away from Vaclav with a big grin on his face. Giving one last rushed enthusiastic salute to Vaclav, and Vaclav returned the salute.
With Kov gone, Vaclav had silence. Waiting for those doors to open and release onto a figurative frontier that not many have ever dreamed of joining part of. Alone, Vaclav recollected his teachings on Jump Zero, the Drell mercenary commenting on his biotic abilities personally, ‘Best student’ she called him. Guess she was right if he made it into the N7 program eight months into his Alliance career.
The ambient VI voice then spoke up, shattering the silence Vaclav had.
“Alliance Passenger Vessel, STS Albatross, is now ready for boarding.” The VI voice then cut back to the silence. Vaclav picked up his items and watched the door open to the tube to the Albatross, stopping to hand his information to the ship captain. The ship captain smiled and greeted Vaclav, welcoming him into the ship and checking him in with his omni-tool.
Vaclav made his way into the tube, deep in thought going through it.