Place: Orchard Cottage<br/>Date: Jan 14th, 2116<br/>Time: 6:00pm<br/><br/>"Oh, I'm so proud of you, Zara." An middle-aged woman hushed, wrapping her arms round her daughter and pulling her in close. She held onto the embrace for a long time - too long - sobbing into the younger woman's neck as she tried to catch her breath. "I just can't believe I will never see you again." She spoke inbetween tears.<br/><br/>"Just think of me as the hero for humanity." The daughter joked, pulling away from the embrace to wipe away her mothers tears. It was the only way she could really get through any emotional situation, by cracking a joke and laughing it off. She felt a lump in her throat, looking around her parents living room where she grew up. It didn't feel real. This would be the last time she saw this room. Her eyes locked with the fireplace, all of her sports trophies from when she was a child still sat atop the mantelpiece, collecting dust.<br/><br/>"Right, let's go through for dinner. Everyone's here to wish you goodbye!" The mother insisted, pushing Zara away from the fireplace and into the dining room. The last supper.<br/><br/>Place: Space Agency Mission Control<br/>Date: Jan 15th, 2116<br/>Time: 7:00 a.m.<br/><br/>The next morning had been a rush. Zara Ravenna had gotten up early in order to fit in a gym session before she left. The meal that her mother had cooked the night before had been lovely, but had bloated the soon-to-be-commander. She couldn't turn up to her first day looking sluggish. So she got out of bed at 5:00 a.m, ate breakfast, drank some pre-workout before making her way over to one of the gyms a couple of streets down. She wasn't that well known, mainly because she'd only been back in her hometown for a couple of weeks. The dark-haired woman was used to the makeshift gyms in the military, so this was like a holiday.<br/><br/>Once she was done, she showered, changed and grabbed her black duffel bag. Waving goodbye to her parents who watched her go from the doorway, they only moved back inside when she'd turned the corner and was out of sight. The Commander had to be there earlier then the others, she assumed for some sort of personal briefing.<br/><br/>Time: 8:12 a.m.<br/><br/>Great. Her first day and she was going to be late to her medical examination. She was sure she'd be scrutinised for her lateness, even though she had been in the building since 7. When she arrived in the waiting room, she was relieved to see that three other people were sat down. 3 men. She recognised each of them, having been given some information about her crew beforehand. There should be another woman too, she remembered her specifically because she was relieved that it wasn't going to be an all-male crew. Not that she minded working with men, it would just be nice to have another female there too. She assumed Michelle was probably with the doctor, that would make sense.<br/><br/>"Hi." The dark-haired woman announced, not really aiming the greeting at anyone specific. "I'm Zara Ravenna, I'm going to be your Commander." She introduced herself, smiling politely at the three. She stood like a soldier - her legs were shoulder width apart, her hands clasped in front of her and her posture was straight. Her hair was still loose, hanging just past her shoulders.