Another alarm went up much later as a brand new energy signature was detected. The signature being dark matter. However, this was also a false alarm, as the fighter that had just jumped into the area had the correct IFF codes, but was of an unfamiliar design. Also notable was the fact that it had jumped into the area on it's own, not using any fold system technology. The fighter was told to board via the hangar, and that the pilot's credentials and identity would be checked upon arrival.<br/><br/>It was quickly found out that the pilot was a well renowned ace pilot from Earth itself, and the fighter was a brand new prototype built and designed by that same pilot, who'd used his pay over the years to build and develop this unique and highly advanced aircraft. It, like the other Veritech fighters aboard and among the fleet, was a transformable fighter, but according to records, outmatched everything Humanity had in maneuverability, speed, firepower, and adaptability.<br/><br/>Over the next few (uneventful) days rumors began to spread that the pilot from before had lost all his squadron mates and the fleet with which he'd been stationed, in battle long ago from an unknown assailant, and that he alone had survived, just barely, returning to base with heavy injuries and an almost completely destroyed veritech that was so severely damaged that he'd had to let it drift into a search and rescue party after using the thing's maneuvering thrusters to gain enough momentum in the vacuum of space. Since then, he's been given a nickname "The Angel of Death."<br/><br/>One day, he would walk into one of the ship's lounges that contained a bar, which you were currently the only occupant. He'd only given you a sparing glance before ignoring you and then digging around in the bar and coming up with a bottle of hard cider, which he took to a table in a darker corner of the room, took off his hat, and then sat down, sipping at the cider every few minutes while he just stared off into space.<br/><br/>m<a class="postlink" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hh0i4y3Y3vhEQ9JsTimkDubaXk7WL4RpF8pmb01EQvw/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hh0 ... sp=sharing</a>m