Alex had heard what the man had said. Saving the Sun and Earth, possibly meeting some sort of life force, blah, blah, blah. He wasn't some sort of adventurer, this was not what he had signed up for. When he heard the 24 hours before departure, the tech whiz didn't wait around any longer. From what he had gathered there was no getting out of this. As he made his way to his room, Alex tried to think of the positives. This mission, if they survived it, would look great in his file. Who else could boast about saving the Earth? He would get those high end assignments in no time! Maybe even a promotion. That would be nice, maybe get a better work space that didn't resemble a closet jam packed with computers and other machines. He could finally upgrade to that computer he'd had his eye on for some time now.<br/><br/>With these thoughts, Alex packed a bag with a few personal belongings before shouldering a second slightly larger bag with his work things that he doubted would be stocked for him. He knew what worked best for certain programs, and if he needed to rewire something, or decode a program he wanted his own tools.<br/><br/>Standing outside the S.S. Infinion, Alex eyed the others of his new crew. He had watched all the equipment being loaded and wondered what the heck they were getting into if they needed all of it. He was eager to see what kind of system the ship had, having very little experience with any of the ships as his tasks focused mainly on things for the base or for other programmers to continue. Reaching up to his neck, he found his headphones and sighed. He never went anywhere without them, space included.<br/><br/>The rest of the crew didn't exactly give him a boost of confidence but he supposed if they were to be stuck on a metal death trap together, he may as well get along...or ignore them, whichever was easier.