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"I'm officially retiring." Scott announced.
Director Tann crossed his lanky arms, huge alien eyes twitching just a bit in frustration.
"That's not a thing." The salarian squeaked.
"You can't just quit being a pathfinder. It's not a job, it's who you are." Cora chimed in.
"Then from now on, I want to stop being a pathfinder." Scott declaired like an idiot.
Through the simultaneous face-palming, Scott tapped his fingers on the meeting table like he was waiting for some invisible shackle to free him, excited anticipation apparent in his grin.
A sigh escaped Addison.
"What's your problem now?" She groused, clearly too fed up with many of Scott's nonsense to pretend otherwise.
"I haven't got one." Scott shrugged, "I just think my pathfinding days should be over so I can do what I actually came here to do."
"Which is?" Addison shot back.
"Ahem, sorry to disturb everyone?"
Aide peaked nervously up the staircase at that moment, the other Ryder twin following behind her.
There was an uneasy silence in the meeting room when Sara stepped in.
She had been stuck in the med bay all morning for one of her sessions with Dr. Carlyle when Scott commed her over. Any excuse would have been good enough to escape that overwhelming smell of anticeptics and the pained groaning of sick patients ringing constantly in her ear. Sara had been through too much too soon since being forced out of her cryogenic pod and according to Harry, it was important that she went through some rehabilitation period to regain her muscle strength.
Still, Sara felt completely fine apart from suffering a weak knee, and could live without the tedious sessions with the doctor.
Especially when she was already so behind Scott from settling in to the new galaxy.
New worlds, undiscovered planets, the strange aliens, all with their unique culture and history just sat dormant in her peripherals like an itch that she couldn't scratch. There was nothing more Sara wanted than to be back on the field, exploring and discovering the things the Milky Way couldn't offer.
"What's going on?" Sara asked, as casually as she could despite the tension.
That was when Scott took his unsuspecting sister's hands, dragging her to the circle of initiative leaders.
"Meet your new potential pathfinder eveyone." Scott made a wide gesture as he presented Sara to the board. His dramatic bow was a cherry on top.