Here we meet Annie Flynn, a brassy redhead who's been assigned to the Dropship Fersalon in the Battletech Universe. I'd like to thank Dracconic on Yahoo for help in writing this story.
"Who can I go to in order to get a place to stay?" a young girl asked.
"You need to talk to Rommi down on deck C. He is in charge of cargo and quarters he'll put you up in a nice room."
"Thanks, I appreciate it." She held out her hand in greeting. "I'm Annie."
"Hiya, Annie, I'm Johny Nomeck, but they call me Fastball." Annie noticed that his hand was unusually hot. Brassy she might be, but tacky she was not. She said nothing. "If you need any thing, just ask Rommi."
"Now," she said with a grin that was reflected in her bright green eyes, "how do I get to Deck C?"
"Go to the elevetor at the end of the corridor and push the button for deck C that'll get you there."
Always the obvious stuff I miss, she thought, turning slightly to see the elevator. A big sign over it said 'elevator'. "Thanks. See you around!" Annie slung her bag over her shoulder and turned. She then started down the hall, her shoulder-length red curls bouncing behind her.
Annie stepped into the elevator and pressed the button. She headed down the corridor, noting that it was pretty empty at the moment. She knocked on a door. A young man, probably about her age, answered the door.
"Can you tell me where I can find someone named Rommi?" she asked.
"Rommi? Yeah he's got the room at the end of the hall. You must be new around here, huh? I think he should be there right now. He's working on the cargo list right now, and his scanner is down, so he has to enter it manually."
"Thanks!!!" Annie heads down the hall and knocks again. "I'm looking for a Rommi in charge of room assignments?"
"That would be me, lady. What do ya need a room or something? You people know the exact time when I'm really busy. I've got to get these logs entered and my blasted scanner is down. I'll never get done at this rate. Come on, lady, I think I know where the capt'n said to put ya. You are Annie right?" She nodded. "Well, come on then, let's go, I ain't got all day." He leads you down the hall aways, then stops and hands you a pass card. "This is your room, C-4. Enjoy your stay and now leave me alone for now."
Annie grinned at Rommi's gruff manner and slid the card to make sure it worked. It did, to her satisfaction, and the room is opened. She stepped inside and dropped her bag on the floor, putting her packing off until later. Right now, a hot bath and a nice nap would do just fine for her travel weary body.
The room was a pretty good size with a large bed and a large bathroom. The shower was water powered, not one of those new sonic kinds, and felt real good. Afterwards, Annie explored her room a bit to familiarize herself with her new surroundings. She found that it had a fully stocked bar and a small kitchen area of its own. The bed had fine silk sheets and big fluffy pillow. She smiled. Time for her nap.