"So, you think you got what it takes to be a part of Echo Squad, mate?" Asked the tall, Awoken hunter. He punched my shoulder, causing an audible clink, "... You're an exo..." He held his hand and tried to keep from yelling as he tried to shake the pain away. "No, no. I'm human. Seventy percent human..." I said as I willed my helmet away, "Alan Moores," I held out my hand for anyone to take. The exo hunter shook my hand, "Alpha-3. My ghost here, Centauri". His ghost, a small red thing that gave off a dim glow, popped up, "Hi!" He said with a wave. "Alpha, Centauri?" I gave a small laugh, "Interesting name you got going," I said. Alpha nodded his head, "Yeah. A small summit of guys thought they would make me in reference, honor, your choice, of a research team that was killed in the star system. Centauri, over there, he's based off of Proxima Centauri. A red dwarf, third star in the system, and apparently a place of high importance". "And I'm Guldrean," The Awoken said with a smile. I was about to shake his hand until I saw his wrist, "What the h*** is that on your arm?!" "What is what?" Guldrean asked with worry. He looked down, "Oh, that's Beanie the Beetle! Wanna pet him?!" I looked at him with some concern, but I still crouched down and stared at red and yellow bug. The thing looked at me with its beady red eyes, jumped up and clamped onto my nose! "S***!" I struggled to pull its pinchers off, then crab walked away, "The d*** thing bit me!!" "That's a love nibble," Guldrean said with an innocent smile, "Feed him chocolate and he'll be your friend forever..." Guldrean petted the creature. I stood up and smoothed out my shirt. I had a very disgusted look on my face as I summoned a tissue and held it to the cut on my nose. Kourtney laughed, then looked to Guldrean, "You might want to put Beanie up for now". "Must I?" Guldrean asked like a seven year old child. "Just until we get everything situated..." Kourtney said in a comforting voice. "Okaaaay," The hunter looked down to his pet, "Sorry, Beanie. You need to go back to your room..." The beatle chirped at him a couple of times before sprouting wings and flying off. "Do you have a ghost?" I asked as I watched the insect disappear into a room. Guldrean looked to me with a snarl, "Of course I do! But he isn't a super awesome beatle, now is he?!" I reeled my head back, "I guess not..." Alpha shook his head, "I'll take watch, tonight," he said as he jumped into the rafters and perched himself. I followed Kourtney to the room she hid away in, and sat at the foot of her makeshift bed as I fiddled with my fingers. Kourtney sat beside me and placed her hand on mine, "What happened after you left?" I took a deep sigh, "Wolf Pack boarded the Dreadnought for a rescue mission". "You were on Oryx's ship?" I gave a shallow nod, "There, we rescued a lost titan and fought off several of Oryx's court. Then, with fresh information, we assaulted his altar". "You [i]fought[/i] Oryx?!" Kourtney exclaimed. "Then, the rogue guardian, a Taken warlock attacked us on many fronts. He shot my shoulder, then my chest. I was dead. And God bless the guardian that gave his last bit of Light to save me. Because of him, I found my team, and together we defeated Oryx. After that, Wolf Pack broke a part," I stared at my hands for some time. My thoughts felt distorted and blended, "My only family after I died... Eh, I was never good with people anyways". "I wouldn't say your only family," Kourtney pulled my head over for a kiss. She looked at all the dents and scratches in my armor, "You're a new hunter, still learning where you belong... People say hunters work best with each other," She watched my lost eyes wander around the room. "Or alone..." I said innocently. My eyes grew big and I felt weak after I realized what I just said, "I, uh-" Kourtney leaned back, "Well, to each their own, I guess," She stood up and placed her cloak on a rack, "We all have a long day tomorrow. Especially with the Redjack, Jesse watching these fights". I nodded in agreement, then headed for the hallway. I came into a little room set aside for me and dropped down on the bed. I laid back and silently counted the cracks in the ceiling. Colt flew over to a block jutting out from the wall. He spawned a throw pillow and dropped down, "I will give you fifty bucks if you get a girl at this rate," He jumped up and fluffed the pillow before laying back down. "Just, shut up..." I groaned, "I'm tryin' here... Just ain't great with people. I'm very introverted". "Hey, do you want my honest opinion, or a [i]'my'[/i] opinion?" He asked. "Depends. Which one's gonna piss me off more?" "Now, that is an excellent question..." Colt placed a part of his shell to his core like he was thinking, "Either way. For an 'introvert', you're outgoing. I don't think an introvert would seek out a raid team, let alone, stand up to a pissed off Sunsinger... You just don't trust people". I sat up and thought about that. It was actually true, "Why can't we have more times like these?" I asked. "What? When I'm not being a complete douche?" "Yeah. Just time to talk, and listen to each other". "One, that was too sappy. Back off! Two, it's like periods. It comes and goes, and there are always tell-tale signs that somethin' is up". "How could that be your only example?" I asked as I dropped back onto the bed. "Oh, it wasn't. It just seemed fitting since you already had girls on the mind..." "Good night, Colt!" I shouted.