Laney jumped and snapped back to reality as Boris' hand came down on her shoulder. She focused on the two men in front of her and shook off the memory of her emotional goodbye with her friend. Boris was studying her face with an expression of concern. She wondered what she revealed to him. She was too like her mother in that way. Dropping her eyes, she reached for her bag, but he lifted it from her hands and began following the captain.
Laney trailed after them, staring around curiously. She wanted to explore her very first cargo transport ship and see what it was all about. Despite growing up in the heart of the Yakuza she was really quite sheltered. Except for the times when she was sent out on assignment, she spent her time at the compound training herself into lethal precision. The U
