Somewhere on a secret location upon Planet Wichita a few dozen men and women were gathered. On an improvised "stage" there stood two men, one was a dark and tall man who, whilst smoking a cigar, gave a speech. Next to him stood a white, tall man with a typical face that hailed from Rheinland.
Daniels :And thats when he told her that he did not go to the doctor after all!
The Colonel laughed together with some other men, clearly the majority of the female operatives did not like to joke. He coughed, smiled at a woman who looked disturbed and continued.
Daniels : We are gathered here at this moment to look back upon the past month. This Planet has seen a major upgrade with still a lot of upgrades to come. I am, of course, talking about our Orbital Defense Grid that will make this hunk-a-junk a fortress. This could not be achieved without the expertise of our very own Captain Mark Neumann, he spent the past couple of months designing this Grid with great results. Therefore I am honored to announce that I am hereby rewarding the amazing work of Captain Neumann with his very own Defense Medal.
Neumann lowered his head and while Daniels put the Medal on everyone was applauding and cheering could be heard as well. While Daniels shook the hand of Captain Neumann he said with a smile.
Daniels :I'm quite sure Captain Neumann has some words he'd like to share with us today, Captain, the stage is yours!
The Colonel retreated to one of the seats while Neumann walked over to the center of the stage, cleared his throat and was about to begin his speech.