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    Stanley’s body ached. A thrum of sore muscles that pulled taunt at each step and shuffle, grinding tendons and crying bones that begged him to collapse and not move for at least a week. His jaw clenched tightly and he huffed heavy exhales through his nose, keeping composure as his feet beat against the tiled floor, the sound only dampened by the hushed chatter of the other plane passengers shuffling to the gate exit.

    The duffel bag slung over his shoulder dug into the stiff fabric of his uniform, the veins and muscle of his trapezius pulsing in protest.

    Just a few more steps… just a few more and he will be home.

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    Stanley returns from a rough deployment, sore and aching, and Xeno is there to welcome him warmly with skilled hands and a bottle of massage oil.

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