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His eyes kept track of everyone in the docking bay. They moved from person to person and never stayed on anyone for long, ever the careful and professional soldier that had served in the military since he was eighteen. He was twenty-five and nearly six foot in height. His skin was the color of warm caramel and his hair the darkest shade of brunette. The usual Alliance uniform was what he'd chosen to wear this evening.

"Lieutenant Yamashii, nice to meet ya'."

He was stunned to silence. As the man pivoted on his right heel and came face-to-face with someone that he hadn't seen in person since they had joined the military on their eighteenth birthday. It was Doutei; current Executive Officer on board the SSV Lustful Captain and his twin brother. The soldier did something that left neither of them surprised after he finally realized who the person was standing in front of him. He hugged his sibling for everything that he was worth and then some. They hadn't seen each other in seven years!

They had spoken over the comm. every now and then, of course. But that was nothing compared to seeing that person in the flesh. The smiles that they wore could've filled the entirety of the ship with sheer happiness, such was how they felt. Doutei laughed and patted him on the shoulder, pushing him away once he had indulged himself. "Alliance assignin' you on board the Lustful Captain, huh? I got to admit, I was kind of surprised when Captain Lizzy came and told me that my brother was joining the crew."

Yamashii rubbed his shoulder to ease the stress he was feeling over that particular matter. It wasn't really his decision to get reassigned on this ship in the first place. He was content on board the Independence, rarely seeing the outside of the small frigate or being deployed in the field. In hindsight, he should've never slept with his commanding officer or that nice lady that worked in Engineering. The fight that followed was rather infamous once word had spread through the rest of the military.

"So... uh, why did they name the ship the Lustful Captain?"

He was eyed by the XO for a few seconds. As though he was trying to gauge his potential reaction by going off his appearance. The sight saddened him as he was reminded of just how much time that they had spent apart. In the seven years that followed since their enlistment, they had grown distant from each other. Comm. calls just weren't enough for them to keep in proper contact. Especially when they were limited to calling once every week or so, depending on how many people wanted to use the damned thing.

"Captain Lizzy has quite the reputation for being sexually frustrated. They nicknamed the ship in her honor since she flirts with damn near every soldier that passes her. Personally, I think she's calmed down a lot since bagging our Corporal when they were drunk."

The brunette flushed at the information. It wasn't exactly what he was expecting. He had originally thought it was done as some kind of joke, one that left him out of the loop as the newcomer. At least he knew the truth now. The soldier dropped his gaze toward the metal plating on the floor and idly wondered just who the Corporal was... "Corporal is that short-ish brunette that you saw passing through. Ya' know, the one in black and gold armor? The one that gives off the vibe that short or not, he'd still kick your a**? Yup, that's him."

Wow. "Isn't he, I don't know, kind of young for a Corporal? He looked nineteen."

"Skipper's twenty."

Yamashii gaped as he realized just how young some of these people were. And that last one was kind of insulting. He was twenty-five and was only a First Lieutenant. How in the name of the Alliance had someone jumped from Private Second Class to Captain in that brief amount of time? Unless the Captain enlisted early and was deployed on high risk missions... meaning that she likely had N7 training. It was the only conclusion that seemed plausible in his opinion. Only time would tell in that regard.

"Time to go, Yams."

Sighing, the soldier bent down and retrieved his dufflebag. He slung it over his shoulder and politely followed his commanding officer into the SSV Lustful Captain.

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He had to give credit where credit was due. The inside of the Lustful Captain was just as nice as the outside and the greatest part was that the seats were made of genuine leather! How surprising to see the Alliance springing for something comfortable. Usually the military used the cheapest material in order to save their money. Money was obviously nothing important during the course of this ships construction. "Yes. This' amazing."

Doutei was looking at him in amusement, watching as he sunk in the chair. After spending the last few weeks on the ship and getting used to everything himself, it was interesting to see someone in his shoes for once. Captain made bold sexual comments, Corporal made vague sexual comments ( damned pervert ), and Green was just oblivious. He had some kind of ulterior motive or something. There was no way that someone was as calm as him. Maybe that was the medication?

The XO had yet to see Green off his medication. From what the man himself was saying, he was highly affectionate and easily distracted whenever he wasn't. The drugs helped him focus on the matters at hand instead of pausing at every little animal that scurried into his line of sight. He had toyed with the idea of swapping his medication with sugar pills every now and then, to see how the man really was. He sounded fairly nice and entertaining.

"Are you done humping the sea- Captain!"

Yamashii blinked as the slightly shorter man broke out in a crisp salute. His eyes followed his and came to settle on the CO of the Lustful Captain, the hightest ranking officer on the ship and the one that decided if he was getting paid or not. Eyes, the darkest shade of brown, roamed her figure and quickly came to appreciate her appearance. Dark, brunette hair that came down just below her shoulders and cute, almond eyes. He had the sudden feeling that nearly half the crew was filled by brunette's.

"Lieutenant Yamashii, yes?"

Hold on.

His mind finally clicked and he jumped to his feet, giving her the proper respect that she was due.

"At ease."

The brothers allowed themselves to relax at her words. They looked at each other and one thing was mutually felt... the Corporal was one lucky b*****d. In light of her reputation, however, they doubted the relationship would last. He was getting dumped in the next week or had already gotten ditched by the commanding officer. A wise move on her part. Poor Corporal didn't need to get reassigned for the same reason that he was. Very unpleasant.

"May I request a briefing on the mission? Alliance wouldn't tell me the specs. Only said that you all could use my help on this one."

Lizzy moved back. Her form was solid and betrayed nothing as she lightly moved throughout the room, gathering her thoughts. Occasionally she'd look at one or both of them and return to her inner thoughts. Probably wondering if she was able to brief him with her XO standing right there. To be honest, that raised warning flags in his mind. What was so important that the XO was kept from the specs? "I don't see why not."

"Officially, we're heading for a shakedown run. Test the capabilities of the Alliance's newest investment, you know the drill. Unofficially, we're heading in for a covert pick up on the Human colony. Eden Prime. They've recently unearthed a beacon. It's Prothean."

"Prothean?! But I thought they were destroyed nearly fifty-thousand years ago!"

"True," a new voice interjected. They looked to see another individual standing in the comm. room. The Spectre that the Council had assigned to oversee the assignment. Aura, one of their greatest operatives. "But their legacy remains. I don't need to inform you that this doesn't just affect Humanity but every species in Council space. That isn't the only reason that I'm here."

Lizzy took over.

"Aura is also here to watch you. The Council is thinking about having you join the Spectre's. After this mission, she'll accompany you on several more before making her final decision. Don't ruin your chances here, Yamashii. Humanity prides itself on having two Spectre's. Make us even more so by being the third."

"Aye aye, Captain." came the smooth reply.

The room fell in to silence. At least, until a voice broke over the intercom. "Skipper, we're getting awfully close to our destination. You might wanna have the shore team suit up for this one. I think the colony is under attack... I mean seriously, can you see that large a** ship over there?"

"Thank you, Keiko," her eyes hardened, "You heard the Flight Lieutenant. Suit up and get the ******** off my ship."