The scene is the ESF Hyperion, drifting through deep space for time untold. During its cruise, the only sentience alert on the ship is the shipboard AI, Auntie, and one of the crew tasked to remain awake in case of emergencies. The crewmate in this case was Vigil Hawkins AN-061, tech specialist liutenant.
He had been alone on the Hyperion for a long time, but that was about to change. At his console in the cryosleep chamber, he begins wakeup proceedures. A list of names begins scrolling down the screen as each tube cracks open.
Ren'ark, Bendack
Dackers, Paula
Smith, Chris
Coleman, Stryker
Bright, Carl
......
Sergeant Bright swings out of his tube, putting his cap on his head and a cigar in his mouth. The large man always seemed the atypical morning person, able to shrug off the grogginess of the cryosleep with ease. Or maybe it was just a part of him being a hardass.
Bright: "Fall in people! You know the drill. Hawkins! Status!
Hawkins: "Code 32. Standard wake up, sir."
Bright: "All right, you heard the man and you know the drill. I want you all showered and prepped ASAP!"