Uncomfortable Homecoming: Science Fiction

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The air smelled funny. That was the first thing she noticed when she stepped out onto the loading dock. She had remembered the scent as being like cinnamon bread, but instead all she smelled was the pungency of bodies that had not been sent through the mandatory deodorizer every day, regularly, and taken their pheromone suppressant pills. She'd never noticed the smell before. She shook off the discomfort as she swung her duffel bag over her shoulder. Homecoming was never easy. They'd warned her about that. She hadn't really believed them, though; now she wished she'd paid more attention during that lecture. She never would have dreamed of scoffing off a lecture about the dangers of a new planet she was being set down on as part of an explorer team; why had she thought--

Inspiration: Well, coming home after a week and a half away!
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: Nice setting, but no extra story oomph here.