The trip had started! Socks looked around the room, there were two beds on opposite sides of the room. He looked over at Blaza who was unpacking his stuff.

"Mira said it'll take seven days to get to Alaya, thats like, a whole week!"

"Well that's not the worst thing, i've been on trips that lasted two months"

"Wow, that must've been torture...."

"Not really, cuz I got to spend it with all my friends!"

"....."

Blaza stopped talking and went back to unpacking. This guy had like a LOT of stuffed animals in his bag. Socks tried to start another conversation.

"So uh- whats with the two beds?"

"We're sharing a room, but uh- thats only if you want to"

"Um...sure! it's been a while since i've been in a nice bed like this and- you seem like a cool person! unlike those other guys...."

"....."

Blaza stopped for a moment. He sighed.

"Is....something wrong...?"

"...I know we just met and all but....I really need your help...."

"Huh?"

"Listen, they weren't always like this, it's just...ever since Noah left us, they completely changed...You're my only chance to get them back....so....please help me...."

"...."

Socks nodded his head. Blaza stood up and hugged him.

"Thank you!!!!"

Blaza was pretty tall so Socks was being lifted off the ground at this point. Blaza dropped him and he fell to the floor.

"Ow-"

"Oh, hold on I need to grab something"

Blaza started digging through his bag. He pulled out a bag of chips. He looked at it.

"Nope"

He tossed it over to Socks and kept searching. Socks grabbed the bag and got up. He walked over to Blaza to see what he was doing. Blaza pulled out a coin from his bag.

"A coin?"

"Not just any coin! It's the lucky coin! I take it with me everywhere!"

"Oh- Okay-"

"Now cmon! We have a week to get this team back together!"

"Um....Blaza I don't think that's gonna be possible..."

"Aw cmon don't tell me you're giving up hope too! You're my only chance to get them back!"

"...alright...but don't blame me when it doesn't work...."

"Yay!"

Blaza grabbed his hand and the two of them left.

If I had to describe Blaza in one word, it would be stupid. He never really understands the severity of the situation. One time he got control of the ship and made it spin in circles just so he could run around the walls and ceiling like it was a hamster wheel. Now the door to navigation has a child lock.

It's a mystery how he even made it to the Elites, a mystery that I can solve. Mira said he was important to the crew and that his job was highly classified. Truth is, he's just there for emotional support, but the others don't have to know that.

Blaza kept running through the hallways giggling. It took Socks a while to realize they were going in circles.

"Uh Blaza, where exactly are we going?"

"I don't know!"

"Oh- Well uh- I just wanted to ask you something"

"Yeah?"

"You mentioned the reason everyone was like this is because Noah left?"

"Yeah, everyone just changed that day..."

"Then.....why didn't it effect you?"

Blaza stopped. He stood there in silence for a moment. He looked back at Socks, he had this strange look in his eyes. He looked almost disturbed.

He shook his head and went back to smiling.

"It just didn't!"

Socks felt like there was more to it than that, but he decided not to bring it up. He didn't really know who Noah was or what he meant by left. Was he one of their crew mates? Did he leave the team? Then why would that have such a big effect on everyone? Surely he didn't mean THAT much,  There must've been something more to it, but he didn't think Blaza was a reliable source. He had to go ask someone else.

"So uh, Blaza, can we go visit one of your friends?"

"Which one?"

"Any of them?"

"Hmmm, we could go check on Memey, he's easy to find since he's always in Medbay"

"And if he's not?"

"We follow the sound of complaining!"

Socks laughed a bit at his joke. He did seem like the grouchy type. Blaza and Socks made their way through the halls and to Medbay.

Blaza banged on the door.

"MEMEY! ITS YOUR BESTIE! LET ME IN!"

"FUCK OFF!"

"SOCKS WANTS TO MEET YOU!"

"HE ALREADY MET ME!"

"WELL HE WANTS TO MEET YOU AGAIN!"

"GO AWAY!"

"MEMEEEEEEEEEYYYYYY!!"

Blaza kept pounding on the door. It opened. Memey was standing behind it with his hand on the control panel.

"Fine! Just stop screaming!"

"Yay!"

Blaza let go of Socks' hand and hugged Memey. Socks walked into medbay. It was a lot bigger than what he was expecting, why did he even need all this space? While looking around he saw Memey staring at him.

"So, what do you want?"

"I just wanted to talk to you....alone?"

He looked over at Blaza. Blaza slowly backed out of the room.

"Wow, he actually listened....now what do you want?"

"I just wanted to talk to someone that isn't Blaza"

"I get that, Blaza likes to live in his head and doesn't really accept the reality around him"

"What do you mean?"

"It's...complicated..."

"Oh..."

"Yeah, but he means well, I guess"

"Well, while i'm still here, could you tell me a bit about yourself?"

"What's there to tell? You can just look at my wall and you'll see it all"

Socks looked over at the walls of Medbay. They were covered in awards and pictures of various different achievements. It looks like he had accomplished a lot in his life.

"Oh- I mean like, tell me about you, as a person"

"Oh well, I uh.....I'm a doctor...."

"...and...?"

"....."

Memey didn't really know what to say. Was that it? Did Memey really only see himself for his accomplishments? Not as a person, but as a trophy? Maybe he was thinking too deep into it, he does that a lot.

"I guess I um....I don't know..."

"Well um....is there anything you like?"

"Not that I can recall, no"

"Really? Not a single thing?"

"...."

Memey seemed a bit uncomfortable. Socks knew there was more to it than just that, but he didn't want to bother him anymore.

"I'll just...go....it was nice meeting you"

"w-wait...!"

"Hm?"

"What was it like?"

"what was what like?"

"Your old crew"

"Oh, um, it was nice, it felt less like a crew and more like a family. You would always feel welcome when you were with them, you would never get bored of em"

"That sounds nice...."

"Yeah.....it was......"