< @WanderingJester > {Content, maybe, but not happy. Also, we can stop being so hostile. I am not trying to replace you, nor can I. You will always be his SOUL, that is somthing I will never be.} "Nothing much, just hoped you would take me to dinner!" Quipped Morain, smiling as she ordered a basket of Fish n' Chips, and a soda. "And you have, so thank you!" < @Xanxas > At Kyras' words, Yalei's face started to flush. She quietly returned the hug, before breaking away and saying a quick: "Thank you." Before running off. Mark looked at them. "Please stay by her. Right now especially, she needs you." He said before De-materializing. Kyras could also see some new people had appeared. One was the Rider he had ran into (literally) before, and the other was an unknown woman. They were sitting next to each other. < @Shadhunter > "Y-yes... I, uhh, I need to go!" She exclaims before running off... and tripping flat on her face.
Kelley finished packing his food, and though Kyras was yelling more than ever, he still ignored the other Rider. He closed the bag and secured it. Then he looked at the girl, though he was slightly confused, it didn't reach his face or his light blue eyes. He slung the bag over his shoulder and said, "You're welcome. Enjoy your dinner." With that he began heading back to his quarters. Meanwhile Veronica sent another message to Morain. [Content, happy, what does it matter what it's call as long as we're fine? And replace me? In your dreams. You weren't there when we were surrounded back on Locus' third moon, nor were you there when we took down the rebel headquarters on Horon. So you're certainly right that you'll never be able to be what I am to-] realizing she's said to much, Veronica quickly cut the message off and disappeared from Kelley's shoulder.
"Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~"The duo yelled after their departing friend. Kyras turned around, fully intent on finally talking to sulky mc sulk sulk, but alas he retreated to wherever it was he went. It seemed he had also been with a friend, but had left her behind in his haste to do, uuuuuuuuuuuuuuh, Kelly maybe? Yes, it was Kelly! Yes, in his hast to do Kelly stuff! She vasnished in the time it took him to remember his other new friend's name, so that was a double befriending he missed. Much sadness was had. He turned to leave for wherever it was he was supposed to go, carrying some left overs he scarfed as he went, when he froze. "Seryu?" "Yes hero of JUSTICE?" We don't know where anything is do we? Where our room is? Or where we were going?" Seryu hummed for a couple of seconds. "No Kyras, I suppose we don't. You know what that means don't you?" Her face was split in two by a grin that matched Kyras's eternal smile "of course I do my friend! It means" "that now it is" they both took a deep breathe "ADVENTURE TIME!" they screamed together, likely deafening all nearby. And so the SOUL, the Rider, and the SCARAB shot off into the depths of the ship, having as much direction or sense as the average drunkard.
Agalia tilted her head before bowing, " It's nice to meet you Petty Officer. I am the SOUL Agalia, you're welcome to ask what you want but I won't tell you her weight or her three sizes." Haah, Freya had attracted another strange one it seemed. Oh well, her personality would dissuade him soon enough.
Bishop cringed a bit. "Ow... Think I should-" "Perhaps it would be wise not to? She asked to be left alone." Auriel appeared beside him. He shrugged. "Maybe you're right but maybe..." He paused. "You alright?" He called out.
< @WanderingJester > {You see? Maybe we are not so different after all} It seemed that Morain had stopped her quest (for now). Kelley would find his quarters quite easily, the question was, what was he going to do in there? < @Xanxas > As Kyras ran through the ship, he seemed to go everywhere but where he wanted to go, Until finally, he came across a sector marked as "Crew Quarters" He would see Yalei sitting outside a door, head down with Mark next to her, hand on her shoulder, which was shaking. Was she crying? < @Andraina > Killian laughed. "No, no. Nothing like that. I just wanted to know why she pushes herself so hard." < @Shadhunter > Kylei sat up, and looked back at Bishop smiling, until the blush returned and again she ran off. It was an afterthought, but it had looked as if she was wearing a mechanic's uniform... did she work in the hanger?
"Seems she was wearing a mechanic's uniform. Should we-" She cut him off. "I have said my opinion. It remains the same." Auriel replied. "You could let me finish my sentences you know?" "I already know what you're going to ask. Why waste time?"
"Um hey Yalei. I was wondering around with maj BFFL Seryu. Err...are you okay? He scratched the back of his head "I had some ideas so I was looking for my room and my FRAME and..." He just kind of awkwardly trailed off. He HAD realized that he yet yet to implement some of his newer ideas, and he didn't know where he lived, but his attempt at conversation failed miserably. His smile became strained and he sent Seryu a desperate look that screamed 'help me!'. Unfortunately, as Seryu's thought process was basically 'JUSTICE JUSTICE PURGE JUSTICE KYRAS JUSTICE', she had even less of an idea of what to do, leading an akward silence.
OOC: Going to do a rather large time skip simply because I don't think there's any expected social interactions until the end of this unless there's some emergency. Feel free to interrupt in the middle of any of this @BadDo9 if you want to insert something here or there. Veronica had disappeared off somewhere, even Kelley couldn't see her on the corner of his digi-pad as usual, and her feed of info had ceased. Still he decided that she's probably had a long day like him, so he shrugged it off and decided to look for him if she still didn't show back up the next morning. Arriving at his simple spartan quarters, he carefully unpacked the food from inside. Setting the sandwich, salad, protein shake and fruit cup out on the table with appropriate utensils and condiments with them, Kelley methodically placed the dried fruits, trail mix and water bottles back into the bag and went to take a shower. As the hot water ran over his body, Kelley made the images of the simulation battle flash back into his head, along with the replays he watched twice on the way to the mess hall and back to his quarters again. Specifically the rider focused on the moments when the simulated Riptide took damage from the enemy, and how to improve on his maneuvers should similar combat scenarios appear again in the future. After ten minutes of this mental exercise, he promptly cleaned himself quickly and thoroughly, taking less than half the time he had already spend in the shower. After stepping out, Kelley went to table and at his meal quickly. He wiped his mouth then went back to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He changed and laid down on his bed in only a pair of boxers. Right before sleep took him he had a brief thought about the weird interactions he had with the brunette. It was a dreamless sleep that took a hold of Kelley, and though it seemed like he had just fallen asleep when his alarm woke him, the rider felt refresh after a good night's rest. Sure enough a life size Veronica greeted him in his room, switching the wall screen on with the latest UTC news network on. She was bit subdue, considering her usual happy and excited self whenever seeing her rider's topless form get out of bed. Today the SOUL only greeted him with a polite good morning and informed him of the various menial things concerning the bureaucratic announcements amongst the UTC military forces. Kelley got up, laid out his usual set of excercise clothing and went to fix himself up in the bathroom. After brushing his teeth and a quick shave, Kelley dressed and grabbed a pack of freeze dried fruits and a mineral water bottle. He also sent Veronica to check with the Chief Mechanic to see if his order has been filled yet. Getting out of the room for the first time without his digi-pad, the rider ate his breakfast on the way to the gym on the Starrunner. It was 0430 Terran time, so the only people he had passed on the way to the gym were the sleepy eye patrols waiting to get off the graveyard shift. Arriving at the gym Kelley made his way to the bench press. He loaded some weights on it, then began doing his routine of the day. Keeping a pilot's body in shape was just as important to Kelley as keeping his mind sharp, and his FRAME at optimum level. He thought about the modified schematics he had put together on his digi-pad of the Riptide as he push the weight up, and how it would practically perform in the field outside of simulation and charts full of numbers.
"Honor, and a path from despair. She balances far too many things as a human being, Loss, Anger, Hatred, Forgiveness, Justice, Hope. All she can do right now is restore the honor of her family name and end the conflict. Otherwise, she'll burn out. Her desire to live up to her name is different. It does not bind her, rather motivates her. She loved her family with all of her heart and she feels guilty. Guilty at not being able to save them/ She doesn't want to die to repent, but she believes it's her duty to end the war." She stared up at him, "You'll have an uphill battle getting her to listen to reason."
