User blog:The Augster at NK/Sanitation: An SAS story

It was going to be a tiring day for High Assault Commander Stewart Getty, First Mate of the TFV Medea, the most advanced ship in the Trans-Federation. Today, some new transfers were headed to the ship to be introduced into the life of a spaceship sailor. Despite being positioned at the most prestigious place for hands-on experience with fighting the Thera Virus, most transfers were very ungrateful of their new position. Stewart Getty recieved his orders from Admiral Anforth.

"Stewie, the arrivals are in cargo bay 15. I assume you know how to deal with 'em," the Admiral said. Stewart unethusiastically remarked, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Send the goody-two shoes to cargo shipping, and the bad boys to Sanitation. I'll be right on it. Sir."

Getty walked briskly to the elavator, where he ran into a very rebellious soldier, Private Joeseph William. Many peaople called him, "Petty Joe," because he's been on the Medea for almost two years and yet his superiors have never given him a promotion or moved him out of Sanitation. They always said it was because he was the absolute best at clearing the puke worms out of the old infested ventilation ducts (the ship's dirty secret was that they somehow got an infestation in the lower ducts while on a repair landing on Boreas. Thankfully, vaccination is required before boarding the Medea), but everyone really knew it was because Joe used to be an HVM mercenary. "Sir, if I may ask, where are you headed?" Joe asked Stewart. Stewart ignored him, as every high-ranking officer does. Joe rolled his eyes.

Stewart left the elavator. He speed-walked down serveral hallways until he reached a door with the number 15 on it. He went inside.

Cargo Bay 15 was the largest cargo bay on the whole ship. The walls were steel gray (despite being made of white nantonium) and 50 feet high. the whole area was a good 10 acres all across. At the far end of the bay, there was a big blue forcefield sealing the hangar. Several ships were docked. Most of them were being loaded or unload with cargo, but the largest one had two rows of SAS soldiers stepping out onto the floor of the bay. Getty ran over to the ship. He shouted, "FORMATION!" and the transfers immeadiately formed a horizontal line. Stewart started at his far right.

"Let's get this over with," Getty said.

He was interrupted by a very loud alarm.