~People~
As I munched on more food quietly, a thin, hawk-like man sat next to me. He was tall and lanky, and slightly pasty. His nose was very aquiline, and his hunched posture added to his bird-like qualities. He wore glasses, that often slipped down his nose. He was an older man, late fifties, maybe. He was balding, and what hair he had left was gray. The man looked like a lab scientist. He saw me looking at him and said, "Which one are you?" puzzled, I said "I'm Leon Vex, Army grunt, sir. I was assigned this mission due to my extreme reflexes." The man pushed his glasses further up on his nose and mused, "Vex... Ah yes, you were a top candidate in the selection. I wasn't expecting someone like you, I must say. I'm sorry, I haven't introduced myself. I am Joseph Narcin. I run the life support systems on the ship, and the cryo-freezers." he said, sticking out his hand. My assumption was correct. I shook his hand, and said, "Nice to meet you. This whole setup is... Impressive." Joseph grinned and said "I designed the entire layout of the ship. True genius if you ask me. You see, the engine of the ship..." I stopped listening then, and continued my observation of those around me. Floating down to my right, was a fair looking girl, early twenties, like myself. She was average height, 5'10" maybe. Long black hair with a hint of blue, ran past her shoulders and a little down her back. She had pale blue eyes, and her face was well proportioned, she was obviously Italian. Once again, my not very subtle examinations of others gave me away. She gave me a warm smile and said, "Tú hablas español?" I frowned and said, "No, English." she nodded and said "I'm Natalia." I responded with a simple "Leon."
"Are you one of us, or a scientist type?"
"One of who?"
"The 'Elite' the government put together."
"Yeah.. Apparently."
As we talked, we learned about each other. She was chosen due to her 'raptor vision' and other heightened senses. As we were talking, an alarm went off, and a voice over the loudspeaker separated us. I guess it was time to go.
