Riley returned to his quarters at the end of his duty shift. He had begun to feel restless at Astral-One. The initial curiosity that had drawn him to the place had faded.
It had been quite a while since Riley had taken a job even remotely close to mercenary work. Boredom and curiosity were about the only things that drove him anymore. That was what had prompted him to take this job.
Time to see about moving on, he thought. His new bosses would not be very happy about that, though. That was one of the rules; once you hired on, you were in for the duration. Security. Paranoia. Whatever.
Time to see about moving on, None of the other mercenaries hired by Astral-One were experienced professionals. The professionals would not touch this job. After the pre-hiring briefing, they all avoided th
