Mateo Gets a Starship

Timeline: 1140 Hours

Location: Federation Complex, Barisa Prime

Characters Present:

• Crewman Emiliano Echevarria
• Lieutenant Damien Hall
• Mateo

While repairing an overheating junction in the Federation Complex, Specialist Emiliano Echevarria receives an unexpected summons to Lieutenant Hall’s office. What begins as a routine commendation turns into an offer—a position aboard the newly refitted USS Astrea. For Emiliano, who’s never felt at ease under an open sky, it’s the first breath he’s taken in months that doesn’t feel borrowed.

Back in his quarters, he packs his few possessions with quiet precision. Mateo watches from the cot, tail thumping softly at the sound of his master’s voice. A photo of a family long scattered, the hum of a white-noise generator mimicking warp engines, and the anticipation of return: they’re all the constants that matter. In two days, he and Mateo will leave Barisa Prime behind—heading back to the stars, back to the narrow corridors where home has always waited.

Mateo Gets a Starship (Official Post)

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