Falling for them (love and deepspace X OC )

Empathic Interrogation

I'm forced to sit in a chair used for questioning. Restraints emerge from it to secure my hands and feet.This is... the interrogation room on the Fleet's starship.

"The Colonel will question you himself. Good luck."After the door closes, a harsh, incandescent light shines down from above.
And another light, behind the one-way glass window opposite of me, turns on. I can only see a blurry figure.

"I'll start asking the questions. Please cooperate." The icy air in the interrogation room gnaws at my chest.

I take a deep breath and try to calm down. "Colonel, I'm a small fish. Why are you personally interrogating me?"

"You deceived the entire Fleet with a fake identity. Can you really be called a small fish? Do you know what happens to people who pretend to be a Fleet officer?"

"Despite figuring out who I am, you didn't attack me. Instead, you brought me to an interrogation room...Either I committed a more serious mistake than pretending to be an officer...Or l have a secret that piques your interest."

The light behind the glass wall flickers twice, and the silhouette vanishes.He enters the room without missing a beat, his military boots touching the alloyed floor.

"If you understand the situation, then let's go ahead and have a nice chat." He takes off his hat to reveal a familiar face I never thought was gonna see. Caleb?!

"Is it really you?! Ca—"

"Show some respect to the Farspace coco Fleet's Colonel."

That means he's definitely part of that group. How can a stranger look so similar to Caleb? I can't believe it.

"Sir, have we met before? You seem familiar."

"You're wrong."

"Bu you look like someone I know!"

"Watch your mouth" Jesus celeb I knew is never like that. He leans to my ear "There's more than one pair of eyes observing you in this room.

The camera if he really is Caleb could there be a secret behind all this.

"All right" I said.

"Smart move" he moves his body to face me " good let's get started then"

What is this?"

"Interrogation of course and thorough inspection" he throws my gun.

"That's-"

"Once we're done I'll return it to you"

He looks at my necklace "It belonged to someone from my childhood. He died in an explosion.Like the one in the Cascade District.I... I miss him Sir, can you tell me something? If that person hadn't died, would he support me even now?"

"In farspace fleet there are only soilders and officers"

"Then what about you will you support me?"

"Do what you're told and don't cause any trouble you won't get hurt then.

He puts something on my neck "what's this?"

"It's a mood tracker The cameras in this room will scan your iris and facial movements before sending the data straight through a terminal. That, along with the monitor's information will be analyzed to gauge your emotional stability. In other words, there's a catch. You can't lie. No matter what."

"You...!"

"It's necessary be obedient and it will all be over before you know it." He wispered as he stands up with a stick in his hand. "Did you pretend to be an officer just so you could investigate the Aether Core? Be honest."

What he knows about the aether core but." "I don't know.

"I told you before you're not allowed to lie."

"I didn't"

"Decently there was a large energy explosion in the N109 zone related to an aether core at the time you dissapeared without a trace and didn't check without any organization. But you weren't punished upon your return. Our intel suggest you were in the n109 zone"

"I don't understand"

"Allow me to remind you that we're in Skyhaven. We're above the clouds, and even the World Evol Government has to abide by the Fleet. Your survival here, and your chance at being able to leave this place alive, depend on your honesty and willingness to follow my orders. I will ask again did you come to sky haven for the aethercore"Is.. is it really Caleb? "Answer me and remember the camera is watching you must tell the truth."

The camera he's reminding me that there's surveillance so I can't say anything. "I am telling the truth I'm not related to anything involving an aether core."

"This is your last chance"

"I don't know anything."

Then he stands up "you passed" he uncuffs me.

"You..."

He smiles "surprised? It's been a while but you already forgot about me?"

My eyes widen "Caleb is that really you?"

"Is there another me in this world?" Then he looks at me with concern "did I scare you?"

I reached for his hand "it is you! Caleb I must be dreaming"

He leans in and touches his hand with mine "it's me... I'm back."

I cried and stood up and highlighted him. I'm so happy to see my childhood friend, my best friend alive.