The Revenant loomed in front of them, cutting an intimidating figure that made Maxi shiver a bit. So this was where he was being sent off to. A ship filled to the brim with other criminals, probably with worse tempers and stronger combat abilities than him. It wasn’t a pleasant thought to think about. He had stopped walking for a second when the ship came into view, awestruck by its size, but was sent back into motion with a rather harsh shove from one of his escorts. Two were on either side of him, making sure he didn’t try to scuttle off, and a third was holding his medic cube. He had tried to explain that the bot had no offensive abilities, but it didn’t look as if they were willing to take the risk.
Maxi followed the guards prompts to continue down the path in front of him with no resistance. The ship grew closer and closer with every step, and with it the new life he’d be thrown into. It was nerve wracking for sure; he’d be a very tiny dude surrounded by lots of taller dudes that may or not be mentally unstable. Gah, working in his lab was far simpler. No distractions, no issues, nothing but isolation and learning. But now, now he would have to tread lightly with every comment he made.
A particularly rough shove from one of the guards made Maxi turn his head, a passive glare on his face. “Jeez, I’m walking, Im walking. No need to get tangled in a rut because you have to escort me instead of going on vacation with your kids”. His smart remark earned him another shove, and he chose not to snap back in case whatever came next was more violent. He turned to face forward again for the rest of the walk to the ship, only casting glares and sticking his tongue out when the guards weren’t looking directly at him.
They reached the docking bay very quickly, and Maxi was quickly brought inside. The guards released him along with his robot, and promptly closed the door behind them on the way out. Maxi hadn’t made an attempt to escape- he didn’t have a good chance getting out of this place. His robot, once released, floated beside him and remained silent. He tapped it a few times. “Yo, Cubey cube? You still working in there, or are you just a floating paperweight now that can’t do its job?”. After a few seconds the cube reoriented itself, beeping a few times in recalibration. He let a grin cross his face; his little bot being broken this early in would have been awful.
His attention went to the door leading into the ship as a man came in. A man much taller than Maxi, and one that looked far stronger, too. A great first encounter. He decided to try being somewhat friendly and see where it got him. He straightened himself out, put his hands in his coat pocket and grinned. “Hello hello! I’m Maxi Churrox, the new crewmate! I specialize in medical sciences and chemical biologies. It’s a pleasure to meet you!”. He wondered just how serious he’d be taken with a peppy attitude such as that. But then again, smiling and seeming like the kindest person was the best way to not get beat up. Right?