Completely oblivious to what happened, Cruz jumped from his pilot seat, after he received the call of Juan Harabero. He looked as Santiago Rosario formed near him and Alberto tried to mumble something:
“I am so sorry; I just woke up! Please, do not report this to Alpha Command!”
Nervousness crashed into him, as his carelessness could have been his death in other circumstances. Dangers lurk in Beta constantly; if it was not an ambush it could have been an asteroid. Cruz tried to recompose with the following:
“Well…ok. This is embarrassing. In any case, I think we should concentrate ourselves on the mission, no? What do you think it should be our next destination? I know that we could go directly to the last point of transmission, but we could also visit Ruiz base to see if anyone knows what happened in more detail. It is your choice.”
Alberto Cruz as a Wanderer, the lowest rank in the organization, he does not have full capabilities to take the lead on this situation; and he tried to emphasize this to the others, who surpassed him. Waiting for a confirmation, he rubbed his hands on his sleepy face, trying to be alert to what it is to come.
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