The Void

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Captain-First-Rank Tessa Hallowell stood before the mirror and cast a critical eye over the black and silver uniform that hugged her svelte form. It wasn’t vanity that caused her to switch the mirror camera from viewpoint to viewpoint, but rather a desire to make the proper initial impression on her newly acquired prisoners. The war council had entrusted her with one of the most important missions of the impending attack and she was determined not to fail them in the slightest detail.

Having assured herself that her uniform was spotless and wrinkle free, she turned her attention to the body within. The face was pretty enough, she supposed, with high cheekbones and a mouth that fell too easily into a pout. Her eyes were her best feature, emerald green and expressive, but as hard as diamond when she wanted them to be. The blonde hair was cut short in order not to interfere with the helmet seal of her space armor. The body was muscular, without being manly; properly curved, but without the excess flesh that some men found attractive. There were many planets in the Galaxy where Tessa Hallowell would be considered beautiful—and, of course, an equal number where her large-framed blondeness was little more than a curiosity.

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