A faded-yellow and grey javelin streaks across the stars and makes it's way to the parking lot of Manus' bar. The starlight reveals hundreds of scratches, rips and holes on the outside hull of the ship like battle scars of an aging veteran. With a screetch of it's tires and a puff of black smoke the javelin limps into one of the repair docks and the -*BAD WORD*-pit hisses open. A slender blonde man of about twenty-two years hops out dressed in a newly-issued, freshly-pressed Air Force blue uniform and adjusts his flight cap, just slightly tilted to the right. A ship technician steps out of his office holding a clipboard. The airman tosses his keys to him and grins, slightly embarrased at the condition of his ship. "Just a bit rusty is all, I'll be back to my old self in no-time." "Not a problem, we've seen much worse. Your name, sir?" the tech asks. "Epox" the airmen replies and with a nod the tech scitters off to start his work. Epox glances over his ship for a moment and sighs, "Rusty I am indeed" he mumbles. He turns around toward the bar, dusts off his blues, adjusts his ribbons and strolls confidently inside with a swagger common among new airmen. As he passes the door's threshold he removes his cap and tucks it into his belt. He glances around the facility and compares it to the old joint he frequented so long ago. He nods thoughtfully and grins to himself. He watches the patrons for a moment or two, looking for any he might recognize from the old days. He suddenly regrets ever leaving his old hunting ground and home to pursue a career in the Air Force but reminds himself he just misses his friends and that he made the right decision. It was definitely time to do something. He listens to the familiar rants and insults from the crowd as they argue and fight with one another and his grin grows to a smile; how he's missed the pilots of 17th! Epox makes his way to the bar and perches on a stool, looking around for his old friend Manus. "Bounty race ya to a thousand, old-timer!" he says with a smirk.