Dock inside the hangar

Hugo busily looks out of the window at the huge concrete wall perforated with hangars of various sizes as the ship slows down for the final approach. He is momentarily mesmerized by the strobe lights of their target.

"Engines on reverse. Magnetic repulsers activated. Slowing down to maneuvering speed and lowering the landing gear," announces Jane. "Port control has acknowledged us. We are cleared to land in Hangar Bay 0A, Dock 989."

Any doubts in Hugo's head about Jane's background evaporate when she reverses the Magnum smoothly into the small hangar with ease.

"Touchdown. Running engine shut down procedures. Turbines will be offline in 5 minutes. The magnetic repulsers are going offline and another uneventful trip is complete. Let's hope the mission goes the same way," responds Jane with a hopeful smile.

"I hope it does too, Jane," you reply, smiling back at her.

You and Jane both unbuckle yourselves from the pilot chairs and stand up as the whir of the turbines winds down. Hugo waves you both over to the rear of the ship.

"So girls, looks like I drew the lucky straw and get to spend a week with you lovely ladies. As fair a sight as you both may be, I have to wonder what this mission is all about. I know I’m not supposed to ask until the mission briefing but a rough idea would be great, especially as we are going to be spending a while sitting in this hangar together. As you can probably guess, Sid hasn’t told me shit about this Op," Hugo says while giving them his best flirtatious look and smile he can muster. He gets a brief sense of satisfaction as both women smile back and Jane turns her face slightly away.

"Come on, Hugo," you scold him, holding his gaze. "You are being paid a hefty sum to be professional and wait for the mission briefing. I appreciate you giving us your best puppy dog eyes and all I’ll say is you’ll probably end up doing nothing more than standing around in your armor looking pretty."

"Wow," Hugo says with a snort. "I just have the best luck! How about a quick threesome before the hangar security shows up?"

"You’re pushing your luck, Hugo. There is friendly banter and then there is being unprofessional. Besides, even if I did fancy you, I don’t normally mix business with pleasure," you explain. With that last comment, you walk past Hugo and start to operate the rear cargo door.

"So there’s no hope for me?" Hugo shouts with a mock sadness, as he stands from his seat and looks to Jane.

You look over his shoulder and make eye contact with Jane.