Getting on board

Dirk ran to the cargo bay to jump on the Starbug before it left. He was a bit
late due to the fact that he had to get fitted for the JMC Rescue gear. His
feet are wider than most, so finding boots to fit took some time. He was still
pulling his left arm into the sleeve of the brown jacket with his travel kit in
his right hand as he climbed on board. The cowboy hat he was wearing almost
fell off (Dirk liked to wear cowboy hats whenever there was a chance for a
fight, made him feel like John Wayne or Clint Eastwood).
He really didn't know anyone on board. He recognized Dr. Keto, though he knew
better than to seek treatment from him. Smegg, from engineering was also there.
Dirk knew him from the robot wars. There were a couple of securtiy monkeys
that he didn't know. Then, he saw Harris. Any look of pleasantness that might
have been on Dirk's face was gone now. He knew the day when he and Harris were
going to finally butt heads was coming close.
He opened his case and made a check through it. All the standard portable
equipment was there. He even had his tricorder (Dirk reminded himself to find
another name for it) with him. The shuttle took off and headed for the planet.
He thought he heard someone say, "Onward to death or glory. Probably death."
Dirk pulled the cowboy hat down over his eyes as he kicked his feet up on a
crate, "In that case, wake me when death gets here. Don't want him to think
that I'm inhospitable." With that said, he took a little nap.
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