An alarm that Asmodeus hadnâ€™t set rang in the quiet of his cabin, startling him awake. In the seconds it took the adrenaline to drain from his body, Azzy was out of bed and halfway to the shower, even before he was completely alert. â€œWhaâ€™s the buzz fer Jack?â€<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Crew dinner at holo-deck 3 Asmodeus. All non-essential personnel have been instructed to attend.</span><br/><br/>â€œRighâ€™, righâ€™â€¦â€ He yawned and swatted at the wallplate that would turn the lights up, slid open the tiny closet that served as a bathroom, and turned on a trickle of water to fill a cup. He sprinkled drops of water onto the tiny green sprouts lined up along the wall under the lights. After their shower, it was time for his. And more awake than when heâ€™d started his routine, he braided his greying hair, shaved the rough peppery hairs from his face, and dressed in a clean uniform instead of the borrowed repair crew jumper heâ€™d been working in.<br/><br/>His reflection looked older than he felt. Azzy debated a moment about going down to the med bay after dinner. It was nearly time to run the yearly battery of testsâ€¦ But he was probably worried about nothing. What did it matter if he was a bit grey? He brushed a few strands of hair from his shoulders and left his quarters, still yawning as he did. It felt like heâ€™d only been asleep for a few minutes. Even if he was assured that it had been just short of five hours.<br/><br/>Azzy slipped through the doors of the holo-deck without being noticed as late and stopped for a moment near the back while the Captain made her address. When she was done, he dropped down into a seat next to the new guy, Zack, Jack told him. Added to the crew manifest as Lieutenant Zachary Remnis formerly of the Aladannis. It surprised him a little to see Dren eating steak; he remembered the alien saying his race didnâ€™t eat it. He almost chuckled at the way Angela had talked him into it.<br/><br/>Azzy was delighted to see what at least managed to look like a real chicken, though he wasnâ€™t sure about there being any on board. He offered a grin of jagged teeth at Zack and a quick congratulations to Jared and Veronica, snagging a leg of it before anyone else could. Bird was his favorite, even if it was always a little overcooked for his taste.