A Beginning, An Ending
Emerald is watching the news in her ship. She had picked up some people for a job. She was going to ferry them to the nearby asteroid belt because for whatever reason, they each either had a ship in the shop or didn't have a ship. When she sees the news, her eyes go wide and she sits up. "Oh no..."
If anyone happened to be watching the news at the time, it reported another super nova. Not just any star, though. Most novas happen near lifeless planets... but this one wiped out Planet Hullajin, home world of the Hullajins. "Thankfully, the nova had been predicted 100 years ago with relative accuracy, so the inhabitants picked up and left with time to spare last year. Unfortunately, there had been some inhabitants who stayed behind, unwilling to leave their planet behind. JJX News sends its sympathies to those who had friends or family on Planet Hullajin."
Emerald fidgets with her tail, an almost inaudible dog-whimper escaping her.