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Alliance Command Station
Orbiting Earth’s moon
4150.1.16 Galactic
Sitting behind the desk in the command station’s communication center, Nick Justice popped another fresh orange slice into his mouth as he struggled to listen intently to Gears over the comm explaining the upgrades to the GSS Hunter about to be completed at the Armstrong shipyard in Earth orbit. He bit into the fruit, causing the sweet juice to flood his taste buds. Normally it would taste sweet and acidic on his tongue and the smell of oranges would fill his senses in a pleasant way, but his brain didn’t register the pleasure of this simple food. The news from his tech expert had deadened his senses.
The Hunter had been modified into a class of warship that made him very uncomfortable. Being a mercenary often meant y
