Bionus Enrikian went over the job specifics one last time. Ordinarily he didn't put this much time into examining them, but this was a different job. Landing on Noveria was something you did not do lightly. Security would slam you in a cell if they even suspected you of breathing in a way that might affect the flow of business. Infractions like that were what Bionus hoped to avoid. But, as he kept reading, he became somewhat worried that doing so would require his crew to stay cramped up in the Astral Hind. The turian could already see that Kendo wouldn't be permitted to set so much as one foot outside the ship, due to a strict policy that prevented quarians not affiliated with any companies to enter the port. Renarra might not be all that welcome either, due to her registration with the Mercenaries Guild. The security appeared to frown upon such people. It seemed as though the only one Bionus would really be able to take with him was Colleen. Which served him just fine. She was a dependable sort, and wasn't too likely to be intimidated by these corporate types. Besides, it wasn't like they were going to be in Port Hanshan for all that long anyways, just long enough to deliver the cargo and check in on their next job.

After it seemed as though he had poured over every last detail of the security proceedings, Bionus put away the job specifics and got to his feet. He stretched, popping his shoulders and itching at a few of his scuttes. Then he left his quarters, stepping out into the hallway. It was fairly quiet, but then again, that was because everyone was off doing their duties. On outward inspection, it would appear as though Bionus ran a tight ship. But this was not the case. Among turians, he was actually one of the lighter taskmasters. He'd just had the luck to pick particularly hard workers for his crew.

Bionus decided his first stop would be the flight deck, to make sure that Naviss, his pilot, knew the proper landing codes and procedures for docking in Port Hanshan. He was fairly confident in the salarian, but it was his prerogative to check and double-check these sorts of things.

When Bionus arrived at the flight deck, Naviss was sitting in his seat as usual. The salarian hardly ever left the flight deck, though whether it was from a devotion to his duty or simply being anxious of the rest of the crew was something that Bionus had never really figured out. He didn't pry though. Naviss's peculiar mannerisms aside, he was a good pilot, able to keep the Astral Hind out of what little trouble came her way.

"Captain." Naviss's acknowledgement of Bionus's presence was short and to the point, like most things he said.

"How is it looking, Naviss?" Bionus leaned against one side of the doorway as he talked with the pilot.

"If meant in the literal sense, it is looking like a blue shift. If meant in metaphorical sense, Noveria is hour away."

The salarian was not usually one for metaphors, and tended to look down upon those who used them, saying that they were not being forward. Bionus simply abided it, remembering the salarian's skill and the fact that he did not want much in the way of pay.

"You know the landing procedures?"

"Went over them at beginning of job. Intricate. Will hold to them. No problem."

"Your confidence is welcome, Naviss."

"Not confidence. Knowledge of my abilities."

Well, it was clear Naviss was in a less conversational mood than usual. "I'll let you be then," Bionus said.

Naviss only nodded in response. That was good enough for Bionus though. He left the flight deck and headed for the common room. Hopefully he would find some of the crew there, save himself the trouble of tramping all over the ship to talk to them.

Kendo was there, both his feet on the table and the nose of his environment suit stuck in a book. Bionus stood opposite from him and crossed his arms, giving a playful frown to the quarian.

"What have I said about treating the furniture like that?"

"That it reminded you of your younger brother," Kendo answered, turning a page in his book.

Bionus nodded. "That's right, only you forgot the part where it annoyed me just as much then as it does now."

He moved Kendo's feet off of the table. The quarian shut his book and looked up at the turian. Bionus found it hard to gauge if the adolescent was upset with him or not. He doubted it though. Quarians were always respectful of the captains of starships. And even despite that, Bionus got the feeling that he was one of the few individuals in the galaxy that Kendo respected. Of course, he'd had to save the quarian from a gang to earn that respect, but it was a small price to pay.

"You know we're coming up to Noveria, right?" he continued.

Kendo nodded. "Corporate hot shot testing facility with fancy shmancy prototypes and enough black ops research to blot out a star. Count me in."

"Count you out," Bionus corrected him. "Security won't let in any quarians who are not the employees of one of the member corporations."

Kendo huffed indignantly at this. "Well, typical. I hope you ho'shan does have fun, then. I'll have a hoot talking to Naviss. As usual."

Bionus tried to hide a chuckle. Though Kendo's attitude was somewhat immature, he was usually the one stuck onboard with the pilot. His environmental suit did not protect against everything, quarian discrimination being one of those things.

"I see you hiding that smirk, Captain," Kendo said to the turian, pointing accusingly at him. "You'd better hope I don't wake up cranky and decide not to do the engine check."

Bionus swifly leaned over the table, putting his face right in the quarian's and giving him his best glare. He wasn't being serious, but he still liked to mess with Kendo every so often. "Do that and you'll be scrubbing the outside of the ship. In orbit."

"With your headcrest," Kendo fired back, not moving an inch.

Bionus let his tough guy facade remain a moment more before chuckling and slapping the quarian on the shoulder. "I'll see if they have any exotic periodicals for you," he said with a smile.

"That's cruel. For one, I can't even take of my environmental suit to properly enjoy them. It's not like I can just reach my hand down inside my..."

"Can't you discuss this another time? One that isn't right now?"

Bionus looked up and saw Colleen standing in the doorway with a somewhat disgusted look on her face. He chuckled a little. "The boy was just informing me of his difficulties."

"I find it hard to believe that what he is discussing is a legitimate difficulty," Colleen replied.

"That is unfair," Kendo responded. "You are not the one who is full of hormones that light up every time a good looking female walks into view."

"I was that age once too," Colleen replied. "And I controlled myself just fine."

"Good for you," Kendo said. "I however am not you, thankfully."

Colleen raised her eyebrow as Bionus moved back with an amused smirk on his face. "What do you mean?"

"That is for me to know and for you to stew over," Kendo said as he got up. "I have to run a diagnostics check on our systems so that we don't have security crawling all over our engines when we get to Noveria." He looked over at Bionus. "I'll have that for you shortly, Captain."

"Don't work too hard, Kendo," Bionus replied.

"Never do." Kendo left the common room, leaving Colleen with a very unamused look on her face.

"You take him too seriously," Bionus said to the human with a smirk.

"If I'd been like that when I was his age my parents would have busted my hide."

"He's not you though. And he manages to not let his attitude get in the way of his work."

"True enough, I guess." Colleen gave Bionus a little smile. "So we're setting down soon?"

The turian nodded. "You'll be the only one besides myself that disembarks, I think. There are too many potential 'incidents' waiting to happen otherwise."

"I follow ya," Colleen replied with a nod of her head. "We won't be long, will we?"

"Doubt it. If we are, it will surprise even me."

"I'll just make sure I'm ready to go then. If you don't need me for anything else, Captain."

Bionus shook his head. "Nothing else, I don't think."

Colleen gave a nod of her head and walked off. Bionus smiled slightly as she did so. Though she often butted heads with Kendo, she was solid and dependable. And quite immune to bullshit as well, something that even Bionus could fall prey to on occasion. It was this particular quality that had earned her a spot as his second in command.

Only one crew member was left to inform of the situation on Noveria. And, as soon as he thought of her, she arrived. Renarra strode into the common room as though she owned the place, a coy smile on her face.

"What's our ETA, Captain?" the asari mercenary inquired, leaning against the table.

"An hour or so, or so Naviss tells me."

"Pale face is humorless, but he's usually right. What's the plan for Noveria?"

Bionus took a breath. "I'm going to have to ask you to stay on the ship. Security at Port Hanshan is a bit tight. I'd much rather not cause any incidents that would get us in trouble."

Renarra looked as though she didn't like this very much. But in the end, she simply shrugged. "Eh, I get paid either way. I guess I'll have to bother Kendo to pass the time."

Bionus laughed at this. "Is that becoming your new occupation?"

"More like an inexpensive hobby."

"Anything you want me to pick you up in port?"

The asari thought for a moment. "See if they have any cigars. I have been craving some Sweet Williams's for a while now."

This earned a chuckle from the turian. "I'll see what I can do on that front then," he said. "So long as you keep my ship intact while I'm gone."

"Will do," Renarra said. She went over to one of the cabinets and got herself something to drink. Bionus turned and headed back to his quarters. In matters such as this, with corporate big-wigs scrutinizing everything, it never hurt to dress to impress. He just hoped that what he had was impressive enough.