Zeshaun’s body ached, and was not glad to hear an alarm and then a sudden smash and the sound of metal pieces on the ground. He jumped up, nearly falling out from his top bunk. He then began to be aware of his surroundings. He was no longer in Arkania, he had been there for so long that he still woke up thinking he was in the war torn city. He rolled his eyes and envied Anival for being able to go back to sleep with ease. He jumped down from the top bunk and took a quick warm shower, putting on a loose shirt and some baggy pants. Luckily Wraith was on leave after their assignment and so he didn’t have to go through any morning rituals or go to any form of training. When he went into the common room, no one else was up, he was the only one that would wake up this early. 

He went out into the street, the sun had barely risen over the tops of the taller buildings in the city, casting a warm glow his body. He jogged to the market on the opposite side of town. It was a place that most soldiers didn’t go to since there was not a big military influence on that side of town. The market had fresh meats and vegetables and when he was lucky, there were some imports from his home world. When he arrived that morning, they had just received a shipment of his favorite snack from Trandosha, Zeshaun bought a bagful and strolled back as the sun rose a bit higher in the sky. When he arrived back at the barracks, Ron and Jamasis were both up, each of them had a cup and were talking.

“Where have you been?” Ron asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Got me some of these.” Zeshaun replied, holding up the bag.

Jamasis came over and looked in the bag and then made a face and turned away. “What are those, they smell like the inside of my armor after I’ve been out on a mission.”

Zeshaun was pretended to act offended. “They happen to be some native worms of my land, a favorite snack on Trandosha.”

Ron smiled. “Now I know what not to get if I ever go there.”

Zeshaun smiled and laughed, not able to fake his anger any longer. The three of them burst into laughter, Zeshaun could tell he would enjoy his time off.

Several weeks of continuous service had really began to take their toll on the squad; it was in their eyes, they were all mentally and physically exhausted. It was no wonder there were desertion issues.

Now though the squad was on leave and the main feeling inside the squad was one of relief. He knew he should try and stay in the state of incredible preparation that weeks of fighting and exhaustion bring, but for now Jamasis was content to simply rest and try to enjoy it while he could.

"What you thinking about?" asked Zeshaun.

"What I should do but I really can't be bothered to- like train or get up, for example."

Zeshaun laughed, and continued "I can't help but agree with you. I mean I should be trying to keep in some sort of fitness. On the other hand... I'm fairly hungry."

"Wanna get something to eat?"

"Might as well. Ron, you want something?" Zeshaun looked towards their SL, who was practically asleep in his chair. "Never mind then," Zesh smiled.

"So, where do you want to go?"

"Maybe check out the new places in the city centre? Might find some interesting stuff. Plus I think most of the squad would like somewhere to drink. Heavily."

"You're probably right," grinned Jamasis. "Come on, let's go get a speeder.