“Thirty seconds to reversion,” the pilot said over the internal comm, his voice distorted slightly. Newly-promoted Lieutenant Senior Grade Thedus Bimm adjusted himself where he sat in the hyperspace shuttle's passenger compartment, switching his duffel from one arm to the other at the same time. He scratched idly at his neck; the starch hadn't yet come out of this set of Marine-issue BDUs, which was the third in the bundle of uniforms he had only received a week prior. He wasn't looking forward to the process of breaking in his brand-new armor, either, particularly since it would most likely take place under combat conditions.