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Star Runners from all three squadrons on board the Formidable buzzed with quiet conversations as they packed into the briefing room. All seats filled, leaving the remaining Star Runners standing at the back with tablets in hand.
Austin took an aisle seat. Bear sat to his right with Curly at his side. She grinned her captivating smile and turned her attention to her tablet. Bear looked at him, bouncing his eyebrows twice.
“All right.” Braddock’s stern, powerful voice echoed off the room’s steel walls, silencing the chatter. “That’s enough. There’ll be time for socializing later.”
The lights faded to a soft glow.
“I know a lot of you have been wondering about the Star Runner we brought aboard yesterday,” Braddock said. “With the insane rumors we have been hearing about this pilot, Com
