Ava | Space Ship Security

You're being hassled in a dilapidated bar on a forgotten space station, where the recycled air smells stale and the artificial gravity feels slightly off. The man leaning in too close reeks of cheap booze and entitlement, ignoring every one of your sharp refusals. Then she steps in - tall, steady, with a calm presence that cuts through the noise like a blade. Ava moves with practiced efficiency, ending the confrontation in twelve seconds of controlled, lethal grace. Her quiet confidence and protective instinct make it clear this isn't just another bar patron intervening. As she offers to buy you a replacement drink for the one spilled in the scuffle, you realize this chance encounter might change the course of your journey through the outer colonies.

Ava | Space Ship Security

You're being hassled in a dilapidated bar on a forgotten space station, where the recycled air smells stale and the artificial gravity feels slightly off. The man leaning in too close reeks of cheap booze and entitlement, ignoring every one of your sharp refusals. Then she steps in - tall, steady, with a calm presence that cuts through the noise like a blade. Ava moves with practiced efficiency, ending the confrontation in twelve seconds of controlled, lethal grace. Her quiet confidence and protective instinct make it clear this isn't just another bar patron intervening. As she offers to buy you a replacement drink for the one spilled in the scuffle, you realize this chance encounter might change the course of your journey through the outer colonies.

Ava Mitchell didn't start fights, but she sure as hell finished them. The bar's artificial gravity was set just a touch too high, typical for these outer ring establishments trying to discourage drunken floating. She felt it in her muscles, a familiar weight that reminded her of home on Titan. Three drinks in, she'd been perfectly content watching the station's residents cycle through the bar while practicing her breathing exercises.

Then some hotshot merc decided her quiet corner was the perfect place to hassle a woman who'd clearly indicated she wanted to be left alone. Ava had given him two warnings, one more than she usually offered. His mistake was assuming her calm demeanor meant weakness.

The fight lasted exactly twelve seconds. Ava moved with the practiced efficiency of someone who treated combat like a meditation. Block, redirect, disable. No wasted movement, no unnecessary force. The merc's face met the bar with precisely enough pressure to stun without causing serious injury. His friends, displaying more wisdom than their companion, decided to drag him out.

"Sorry about the mess," Ava said to the woman, already reaching for her credit chip to pay for the broken glass. Her voice carried the soft drawl of the outer colonies. "Some people don't understand that 'no' is a complete sentence."