Twenty-somethings gotta twenty-something

[mikangirl]

Who: Everyone invited, everyone gatecrashing (technically you're all invited, so...)
Broadcast: Who knows, maybe some drunken texting later on
Action: Iskaulit Pool!
When: 3 July

[It's a party for a narcissistic redhead who likes to be reminded she's alive.  Come celebrate!  Alternately, come sneak in and steal the food!  There's a bar set up for drinks drastically lowered to cost-price or to-be-paid-later-tab, a non-alcoholic punch in case of wandering minors (spike it and Nami will end you) and random snacks.

Oh, and a pool.  Which is heated.  Kind of important, that part.

Step right up, I'm reliably informed we'll have Thor with his shirt off, take pictures while you can.]

Comments

[axi]

Not exactly. He was a pilot back home, a member of the Delta Flight. They provided air support and protection during deployments as well as performed air shows for our concerts.

[It's not entirely off base.]

[mikangirl]

Oh, huh. Yeah, that makes more sense. [Because lemme tell you, the mental image of Messer in a parachute skirt is a hilarious one.] He's not one for small talk, is he?

[axi]

[Please don't tell her. She could never stop laughing.]

No, he's not. If there's a concrete topic up for discussion, he's all right. You may have to steer the conversation, but he does his best. [She smiles fondly.]

Messer tries, and he's getting better. It's nice when people don't dismiss him right away and give him a chance.

[mikangirl]

I've met plenty of people like that. You can't judge by awkward first impressions, right? [You can totally judge by obnoxious first impressions and Nami will stand by that, but Messer is far from obnoxious.]

I mean, if he's military, being stuck in a place like this with no real authority ranking has gotta be confusing at best.

[axi]

Right. [Kaname's expression is a little grateful to Nami. She knows Messer isn't the easiest to get along with, but she's glad her friend gets it regardless.]

He's managing. It's more inconvenient than confusing. I think it helps that if we take things from back home into consideration, I outrank him in a sense. [She shakes her head.] Not that I order him around... Simply, if things get messy, we know what rhythm to fall into.

[mikangirl]

I'm curious. How do you outrank him?

[She didn't think Kaname was military, so...]

[axi]

Well, Xaos is a private military contractor in charge of Walkure and the Delta Flight. I'm the leader of Walkure, the tactical sound unit. He's second in command of the Delta Flight, our air support. While not exactly comparable, it does leave me higher up in the chain of command. I work closely with his direct superior and our ship's captain.

[She takes a small sip of her drink.] It's not particularly relevant here, but it's familiar to us in a way.

[mikangirl]

[Now she's more curious than ever.]

I'm getting the impression Waikure isn't exactly just a band, then.

[axi]

We're not. Besides what I've mentioned about the Var, we're deployed to active battlefields when there's an outbreak. Messer and the Delta Flight serve as air support for us. Myself and the others have gone through military training... espionage, infiltration, combat... Things we've all needed at one point or another.

[Excuse her. Kaname smiles at Nami.]

I'm more than happy to answer questions, but do you really want to talk about this during your birthday party?

[mikangirl]

[Huh. Interesting points to keep in mind. She grins.]

I like learning. I mean, we could extol all my many virtues if you want, but this is more interesting.

[axi]

Learning it is. [Kaname grins back. She's not left with much choice here.]

What else would you like to know?

[mikangirl]

Well, I always want to know everything. But I'm not minded to interrogate you, if that's what you're asking. I'm just curious about the people I know generally.

[Plenty of choice! She can always change the subject.]

[axi]

It's not an interrogation at all. There's just a lot I could cover, so narrowing it down might be tricky. I don't want to pick something that's not as interesting.

[She grins.]

[mikangirl]

[She grins back.] Well, let's see. How did you end up forming Waikure?