"Young people these days... they're all so much sharper than we were back in our time."
Ethan Young sighed. After watching Stella Sterling's back disappear from view, he turned and strode away.
She had been busy all morning, and it was already close to two or three in the afternoon. The mess hall was closed by now, so she had missed lunch.
Stella Sterling was about to head back to her quarters to rest for a bit and take care of lunch.
But she was stopped halfway by someone. "Hey, beautiful. You're new to the base, aren't you?"
Stella Sterling stopped and looked at him, silently gesturing for him to get to the point.
"I just saw you heading toward the mess hall. You probably didn't get anything to eat. But I've got a way to get you some food. You can trade something for it, or just use points."
She looked at him. "I'm a newcomer. Where would I get any points?"
"No points? No problem. You must have some belongings on you, right? You can trade them with me."
