Three Years Later
The First Feathers were in the Nest, on their weekly Earth Call. This time however, there were much more than the initial seven. In fact, their numbers had increased by six, which more or less reflected how much the fleet had grown as a whole.
The Republic had become nearly a thousand strong, and constantly expanded with every major excursion.
Aurora found herself among the First Feathers, along with a few other civilians. Though most everyone present were holographic in nature, and attended remotely from their own ship.
Up front were the usual three who participated in the weekly Earth Call - Freya, Azrael, and Raijin. Though the others were right around them.
By this point, most of the fleet knew about the Earth Family, and adored them in the general sense. Some were a bit more enthusiastic than the rest, and absolutely loved to hear about their personal dramas. A few even cataloged everything they knew about them, in an almost historic fashion.