January 2159.<br/><br/>The location, an orbital space station overlooking Mars. A fortnight ago each of you had been called from wherever you had been in the Inner system, whether some of you were together or some were alone to report to Mars and the Warden Commander of Martian space, Antoine Shari. As you enter the waiting room to his office, you can see a small desk where Antoine's assistant sits and then a large flexscreen recording the outside view from the space station, acting as a wide window. It takes up near the entire left wall as you walk in. The view out of the window is a breathtaking one. The planet Mars sits far below, its high, rough mountains and deep canyons evident even from orbit.<br/><br/>Clouds, thicker than they were just a decade ago, drift slowly across the world, betraying the hand of mankind in turning this cold desert world into a place that is almost pleasant. Here and there, the normally rust-red surface takes on a decidedly green hue where hardy transplanted genetically-engineered plants begin to take hold. As the small disk that is the sun begins to slide behind the planet, you can even see that the atmosphere has begun to take on a bluish tinge, though it has a long way to go before anyone will consider it truly Earth-like.<br/><br/>There are seats in the waiting area. You have heard rumours you're not the only ones called in to the station. A Warden Captain, Daniel Freeman has been noted to have been called in as you noted the attendees for this specific appointment upon arrival. You have no idea why you were called to Mars though, however when a Commander of a region of space wants to talk to you about something and expects a swift arrival, it is likely something important. It may be a short wait before Commander Shari speaks with you and Captain Freeman has yet to arrive, so now would be a pretty good time to break the ice and get talking to each other...