Captain Jessica Alvarez(UCA Marines)

Captain Jessica Alvarez finalized her report, glad to get it done before they reached the jump point. The trial had been a summary judgement so that simplified things but that didn't help her mood. Particularly knowing what was currently in one of the room's on the ship. She refused to call the thing human. Not after what she'd done. It had been a reward, meant as a bonus for their work. Something to take the edge off the on the way home.

She nor any of her people were going to be putting their cocks anywhere near it. Someone else could after they sold it. Someone who didn't know the depth of what it had done. Someone else who just wanted their own life **** but was willing to do it the right way. The legal way. The way that didn't involve- She slowed her breathing. It was just going to piss her off and she wasn't even going to give it the satisfaction of that. The money would be nice. Maybe she'd buy herself a short term ****. One that had protections and rights. One whose collar would actually stop her from-

"Major. We're approaching the jump point." Her Platoon Sergeant Jane Oliver let her know over comms. On a ship, even one this small, she got a temporary promotion as there could only be one Captain, "Lethal weapons are secured and accounted for. Non-lethals are ready for action if needed." Their way home was taking them through an active combat zone. Which meant they had to change gears, the route was away from any of the typical commerce areas and pretty much anything else of importance so it was considered an acceptable risk. Especially if there was actually a call for them.

"Understood. I'll make my way to the bridge." Alvarez replied.

"Come to see the jump Jess?" Commander Liz Forester was in her small throne, they'd been assigned to the Shadow of Vengeance long enough for familiarity to take hold. It wasn't much of a warship because it wasn't intended to be. It only had a single laser battery for self defense. It's class was more commonly used for customs inspections and chasing down tariff dodging merchants. It was perfect for their needs, it's retrofits to enhance it's stealth capabilities making it a good fit for their typical mission set. Holding a platoon of Marines able to rapidly deploy and hit the enemy where it hurt.

"If someone needs my Marines I need to be on hand to tell them to fuck off." Jessica said, taking the observer's seat. "Unless they've got great knockers at least."

"Hey! Flat is justice!" Liz protested, her own endowments coming in on the lower end of the scale.

"Oh you know I'd make an exception for you." Jessica replied, immediately in a better mood.

"Lieutenant. On your readiness jump. I want to get this ruffian with no taste off my ship as soon as possible." Liz said to her navigation officer. On first boarding Jessica might have made a joke about how the thing could barely be considered a ship in the first place.

She'd learned her lesson.