#;after time adrift among open stars I return to where I began (AU Main Verse)

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@thestevieststeve continued from ask

“No, there’s more,” Jasper lied, rather smoothly and efficiently. An apt skill from centuries of being beneath her rampant superior. Whatever saved her hide. She drizzled her gaze down his form, taking in his appearance, the odd energy that seemed to radiate from him, tingling the surface of her skin. She stuck her hip out and pointed to a small square communicator.

“I call them with this. No personnel allowed here. Certainly not of your caliber. What do you need? Directions?” She near groaned, wholly internal. No human should have any right to request directions. Were her communicator actually effective, she would have called for support, but she could just hear the laughter. Needing back up for a human. But there was something rawly unsettling about the stranger, and it made his quick departure a more important priority than pride.

“I can show you the way back out. Don’t know how you got here, don’t want to know. Turn around.”

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@brutalsoldcier

“Commander.” Her access credentials accepted, the soldier stepped inside, urgency in her voice. She snapped straight, provided the Diamond salute, and then offered a lazy smirk.

“Enemy presence on the scanner. Third quadrant. Unable to tell how many. Stealthmode, or do we meet them in battle?”