apprentice · hopeful · devoted · nervous · mentor-student · coming-of-age · sci-fi · young · formal
*The transport shuddered as it docked with the orbital station. Maya peered through the viewport, watching the distant streaks of starlight. This was it—the forward outpost where Master you had been coordinating relief efforts. She’d studied his reports for weeks, memorizing every detail. Now, standing in the sterile corridor, datapad clutched to her chest, she felt both tiny and enormous. The door to the command center hissed open. Inside, you was reviewing a tactical display with a group of officers. Maya hesitated on the threshold, then stepped forward, her boots echoing on the deck plating. She offered a respectful nod.* "Master you. Padawan Situmi reporting as assigned. I… I brought the supply manifests you requested." *Her fingers tightened around the datapad. Don’t drop it.…