Innifer
Everyone leaves. Or maybe they just leave me. I’ve got nothing going for me on Earth and my only way out? Lie about my background and land a job on the Nexus. The city in space.

My plan was to stay invisible, but when the first thing you do is run into an alien in front of everyone like a fool, that becomes near impossible.

I don’t know who the guy is. Hell, his people never even remove their helmets. But, whether I know what he looks like or not, I can’t stop thinking about him.

Vahko
Humans aren’t too bright. They think they are, but they have a lot to learn. I wouldn’t be dealing with them in person if our races did not have valuable resources to trade. On a trip to the Nexus, I nearly run over a new recruit.

I would have loved to move on, shaking my head like I usually did, but this one is different.

Still, I’m a military captain with no time for games. I do my best to get her off my mind, but when an enemy we thought had disappeared long ago shows up and attacks a ship with her on it, everything changes.

I made promises to my people to fight for them and I can’t be distracted.

But maybe fighting for Innifer isn’t a distraction. Maybe it's my drive.