44 Unexpected guest.

"That was exhausting…" Sam said, hunching forward unable to keep his back straight. 

"It sure was." Said Shizuru with a giggle.

The two had finished their discussion with Melissa, the president of the forty sixth base's Valkyrie fanclub, and were now heading to their rooms to get some rest. 

It took far longer than any of them had wanted, and having had to deal with everything that happened throughout the day on top of lacking sleep Sam was just done. All he wanted was to go to his bed and sleep sixteen hours straight.

Still, even with his eagerness to meet the sand man, Sam chose a longer route so he could spend a little more time with his girlfriend. They didn't get much time for themselves all day so this was the bare minimum he had to do.