Mistake

/*\ Red's POV /*\

Shouldn't be that bad, right?

Wrong.

He had accepted this job offer hoping for something easy and calm. Long story short, he got the opposite of what he wanted.

Now, miles away from any civilization, drifting in the abyss of space, he started to realize just how stupid of an idea it was to do this. Even worse, there was no going back. An uneasy feeling of dread settled itself in his stomach.

I'm really smart, aren't I? He sighed, leaning forward and letting his gaze drift the ground. 3 other astronauts were spread around the enclosed room, each one with a unique colored suit. By the looks of it, Blue, Yellow, and Pink we're in the room with him. I wonder how many jerks are gonna be stuck on the ship with us. Not everybody is going to get along...

After 10 minutes of sitting around, a speaker hooked up near the ceiling of the wall turned on.

Board within 5 minutes. Doors opening now.

Woohoo, 7 long months of suffering ahead of me.

Right after the speaker switched off, the large metal doors slid open. Using his lower body strength, he pushed himself to his feet and walked through the doorway. A drift of cool air slipped past him as he entered a large room. It was filled with 5 circular, blue tables. A large red button was sitting on the middle table. Huh, neat place.

Letting his eyes explore the room a bit more, he noticed 8 other crewmates gathered around the tables. Each one had a separate coloration on their suit. Green, Lime, Black, Purple, White, Orange, Brown, Pink, and Cyan. Man, it's really looking like a puddle of unicorn vomit in here.

He settled himself down at one of the tables near a doorway. Over the doorway, a sign was fastened to the overhang. It was labeled "Admin and Storage This Way".

About 4 minutes later, a speaker activated within the room. Somewhere, he couldn't identify it's location.

Takeoff Commencing. Prepare for liftoff.

A sudden lurch made him fall onto his back. What the heck? That didn't feel right... Other crewmates around him had the same reactions. All of them were a bit confused and concerned, it was noticeable from their voice. He could hear motors starting up, and whirring as the ship slowly drifted away from the station.

He was stuck on a ship with 11 other people, for Seven months! Seven whole months! Seven months of his life he would never get back. 7 is now my least favorite number. He thought to himself, sighing. So far, he had fallen over, stubbed his toe (when he went to go grab some breakfast), and awkwardly made eye contact with a stranger back on the station. He wanted to just go home and watch some video while curled up in a blanket, eating a snack.

Soon after the ship was steady, they were on their way to their destination. He heard muffled footsteps and looked over his shoulders. Somebody was approaching the table he was sitting at.

"Hi! I'm Lime! You're new to the program, right?" They had a light green colored suit. He couldn't quite see their eyes, as the astronaut helmet was blocking a straight view.

"Mhm." He nodded, not in the mood to socialize.

"Well, thought I should get to know all the newbies around here! I'm assuming you would like to go by Red?"

"Mhm," He nodded again, this time letting his gaze drift down to show he wasn't interested. She didn't get the hint.

"Okay, Red. What's your favorite food?"

He lifted his head up and looked through his cloudy mask. "Go. Away." He muttered, tapping his foot impatiently.

"Sorry, what did you say? I couldn't hear you! These helmets are annoying, aren't they? Too bad we can't remove them!" She giggled, motioning to her green helmet. Red proceeded to stand up. He was about 1.5 feet taller than her. He leaned down a bit and calmly gave her a response.

"Go away. Not in the mood." Crap, that sounded like a threat. Maybe he shouldn't be such a jerk-

Lime backed away, shocked. If he could see her face, it would probably be one of hurt and confusion. She quietly walked off somewhere. Oh jeez, first day and I already made somebody upset. I'd better go apologise-

A loud alarm spread throughout the spaceship. The speaker activated and began speaking. REPORT TO THE CAFETERIA. EMERGENCY MEETING.

Well, I'm already in the cafeteria.

Once they were all gathered in the cafeteria, purple pressed his palms against the smooth plastic. He claimed to be the one to call the meeting. After everybody settled down, Purple inhaled and began speaking.

"It's gone. Somebody took it. Or, it might've taken somebody...