Title: Full of Stars
Prompt 5/10: "Ocean"
"Can you believe this?" Peri called over her shoulder as she strolled patiently back and forth in the training room, ignoring the expansive view of the ocean before her. Hannah stopped lifting her weights altogether to peer at the television screen that had captivated her friend's attention so fully. The camera's perspective pulled away from the extreme close up to reveal the monotone expression of the reporter recounting the information was being fed to her.
Barley a week into the conflict on Shanxi and Hannah felt more useless lifting weights than she did when she tried distracting the kids from the television when David it had on. They wanted to help, but there was nothing they could do, not with the turians orbiting the planet, rendering passage to their soldiers impossible.
"It's not right, what's happening down there," Peri muttered darkly. "We should be down there." Hannah regarded Peri's angry expression with some sympathy, knowing exactly how she was feeling. Dropping the weights Hannah rose from the bench and closed the distance between them. The African-American young woman flinched when Hannah placed a hand on her shoulder; Peri lowered her gaze so that her eyes were focused on the mud of her boots. "I know the feeling, but can't disobey orders. It would just make things worse."
Peri shrugged Hannah's hand from her shoulder with a dismissive huff. "Yeah, maybe, or maybe we could actually do some good," She said.
"That's assuming we can get past the turian fleet, which would be next to impossible," Hannah affirmed. "Put it out of your mind, friend."
"Roger that, Shepard."
Author's Note: Apologies for any inaccuracies here.