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A bird may love a fish, but where would they live?

Adette was wandering slowly though the ship, doing her best to stay out from underfoot as people hurried past her on official business, or errands. She felt a bit useless, having nothing pressing to do herself. She wanted to help, but was unsure of where she might start in finding a place that would need her. What skills did she have anyways?
These thoughts and more run through her head like a marathon, an she wondered if she should have ever left home at all.

I should really do something about my position. Surely there must be something I can do. But... what?
It was hard to deny the exhilaration of being in space, of travel, and of danger, but it was hard to feel connected to any of the people around when she was so very disconnected from them.

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[Warning! Being lost in thoughts may result in collision with a rather short, but well-armored person. Which is exactly what happened just now.]

Aah! Please accept my apologies, my thoughts got the better of me! I cannot stop my thinking processes, but I will try to be more aware of the surroundings in the future!

Are you unhurt, unknown-to-me madam?

Adette is shocked at the sudden collision. How could she not have seen a small girl wearing a suit of armor.

"Hey watch it! Not all of us walk aroun wear our whole mech."

That would be such a silly idea! After all, these mechanical humanoids are incredibly large and heavy.

I do not recall seeing your visage earlier. Perchance, are you one of the survivors who miraculously escaped alive from the recent catastrophe?

[And now Alessandra is paying Adette her full attention. You can see the hopeful look in her eyes, too. Like if she really wanted there to be survivors.]

"Me? No. I came from the exodus." Adette crossed her arms over her ample chest. "From Siberia."

Oh, I do recall that place! It was incredibly cold - that is my most vivid memory of it.

So... no civilians made it out alive all...
[Despite putting on a confident face, Alessandra sounds rather disheartened.]

(http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab173/GreybillGirls/Adette%20Icons/?action=view&current=adette4.jpg)

"Cold. Desolate. Full of Snow. That would be the place." Adette was growing more irritated with this girl every passing moment. She had nothing to do with what had happened, and had even volunteered to help out after the tragic loss of life, so why was this girl so obsessed with it?

"How would I know? Do I look like the Official Civilian Counter?!"

I have no idea how an Official Civilian Counter would look like, so my answer has to be: "maybe".

[She took that snarky comment at face value?]

(http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab173/GreybillGirls/Adette%20Icons/?action=view&current=Shouting.jpg)

Adette facepalms, groans, and then sighs.

"Are you serious?" Adette cocks her head to the side in disbelief. "You guys seriously need a better education system around here. Or a uniform uniform system. Grhhh!" Adette took off her ridiculous hat and threw it on the floor to further emphasize her frustration.

What an easily frustrated person! It does take all kinds to make the world after all...

What is your name, oh angered one?

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"Adette Kistler. Officer of the Siberian Railroad- or I uh... I used to be, anyways." She sighs, her regret showing plainly on her face. But just as quickly as it appeared, the look is replaced with frustration, and irritation. "What's it to you anyways?"

It is only proper to know the name of someone you are talking to. Wouldn't you agree?

[Alessandra either forgot that Siberian Railroad used to be the enemy, or doesn't care about it.]

I am Alessandra Langelier, the chosen champion of House Consenesco. It is a pleasure to make an acquintance, lady Kistler.

"Yeah, yeah, I guess. Pleasantries all around." So even a brat like this is nobility... The world beyond Siberia was growing stranger with each new person she met. "Are you Champion of being tiny? The knight Pip-squeak. I feel like I could knock you over by breathing to hard!"

What a rude thing to say! House Consenesco may be small indeed, but spirit and principles matter more than sheer numbers!

Also, my stance is unmoving. When I brace myself, I do not move an inch even when hit by... [Looks around for the largest object in the corridor]

Your mighty chest!

(http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab173/GreybillGirls/Adette%20Icons/?action=view&current=Shouting.jpg)

"My WHA-?!" Well, sure they where big but... "What are you getting at you freak?!!?" Adette puts her arms over her chest and backs away. "You're just a child, and you want me to hit you with my...!!" She sputters for a moment in disbelief.

I do not wish for anyone to hit me, that was but a figure of speech. But I am not a child, lady Kistler! I am the Champion of my House, standing proudly at twenty years old!

"Your.... HOW OLD!!???!" Suddenly Adette feels like an old hag. "It's not fair! How do you look so young?!! I'm not that much older than you..."

I live a healthy and active lifestyle.

[Look who just stumbled upon you while getting lost navigating the ship!]

Ah, excuse me, do you know where the Kitchen is from here?

Adette feels a bit dumbfounded, having her train of though derailed like this, but all the better, for at least it's a handsome young man that pulls her from her trance.

"I uh... yes, actually. I do." Adette replies, smirking.

[Gives a sigh of relief.] Finally. I don't know why, but for me, this place is like a maze. I keep getting sidetracked getting from point A to point B and I somehow wind up at point R.

[Looks Adette in the eye] Mind accompanying a lost Spacenoid?

(http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab173/GreybillGirls/Adette%20Icons/?action=view&current=adette22.png)

Adette was a bit stunned to find someone asking her for help, but the kitchen was one place she knew quite well by now, as they always held some strange new food they hadn't had back in the Dompeli, back in Sibera.

"As long as you don't mind that I'm still getting my space legs. I couldn't tell you which was Saturn was, but I can get you to the kitchen." Adette's smirk slowly turned into a happy grin which she could not hide.

[Chuckles] Oh, well really it's not that far from here, so long as you don't take a left at Mars: going straight is a bit off the road, and right runs into Jupiter, but left lands you in Alpha Centauri.

[...] That was pretty bad, huh?

"It was." Adette laughed a little. It had been some time since someone had made her laugh. Since they had left the Earth she had been rather, well, lonely.
"I'm Adette. Adette Kister. Former Siberian Railway Officer. Now I guess, I'm just along for the ride." She shrugged and held out her elbow to him.
"Shall we?"

[Hooks elbow with hers] Please. Tsukasa's probably running the others ragged.

(http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab173/GreybillGirls/Adette%20Icons/?action=view&current=adette10.jpg)

"I hope he doesn't intend to run me ragged, too. Heaven forbid I should chip a nail." From the way she smiles, it's obviously meant as a joke. (no to mention that clearly her nails are not 'done' to begin with).

[smiles back] Bah, you're fine. Tsukasa's more interested in driving the younger pilots mad. He's like a sadistic older brother, you know?

"A big brother huh?" For a moment Adette flashback to her days as a child, when her parents had died, and her brothers had cared for her.
"Yeah, I know the type! And there seems to be plenty of young pilots abroad too, so I'm sure he's never at a lack for fresh meat."

(I have an idea. Care to continue this thread in Tsukasa's most recent entry?)

(yes do lets! I sent you an IM but didn't get a reply. I'm howmuchineedyou )

Oh shit, that was you?! I thought you were a bot!

[[In the halls where the rooms typically are, most of the time they don't open for just anyone.

Door. Close. Door. Close. Door. OPEN!

Would you look at that, this door opened for you Adette. And what is inside, but a familiar boy in the middle of a match, visor down on her face.]]

Adette is a bit shocked when the door opens, but when she peeks her head inside, she find none other than the game champ, hard at ~~work~~play. At first she wants to leap out and surprise him, but he is always so irratable that shocking him might not be such a good idea.
Instead she takes this chance to lounge on the spare bed in his room, and watch him play.

[[Not much watching to be done when he doesn't have his room's sweet setup, what with the huge ~~monitor~~telephone that would display his game while he's playing it too.

But you can watch his hands twitch and jerk about until he totally pwn some not-online ass.

And then he flops back, which lifts the visor from his eyes.

And then he flips his shit!]]

WHAT'RE YOU DOING IN HERE!?

Adette smiles at him sweetly, and leans over the edge of the bed, and tosses her hair playfully.
"Can't a beautiful young woman pay her best friend a visit? I didn't want to interrupt your game, but this bed is so comfy..." She yawns wide, happy to have a moment to rest her tried feet.

But how did you even get in here! I wasn't anywhere near the door!

[[He scrambles up to the little interface by the door.

]]

You're supposed to be living with me now!?

(http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab173/GreybillGirls/Adette%20Icons/?action=view&current=014.jpg)

"Well that takes a load off my mind. I've been sleeping in lounges, on couches. A bed would be a welcome change!" She laughs aloud, and stretches out, putting her hands behind her head, her tall fur hat tumbling off her head, and falls to the ground.

"The door just opened when i walked by, so don't blame me. Apparently Dan finally found a place for me. I wish it was with that dashing Char character, but I guess you'll do, Gainer."

[[Wait... that last bit... How dare you, Adette!]]

Hey! I'm a lot better than some war monger that killed hundreds of people!

[[Of course he doesn't get it...]]

(http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab173/GreybillGirls/Adette%20Icons/?action=view&current=001.jpg)

"Perhaps he was, Gainer, but you're a bit to young for me, don't you think?" Adette's deft fingers undo her coat's buttons and open it to reveal her already revealing red leather suit.

"This may be the safest place for me anyways."

Hey! That isn't what I meant at all! You're too old for me, and I al- [[Let's not finish that, Gainer...]]

Adette chuckles at him, before she throw her heavy jacket at his face.

"You're getting off lightly! You should never make careless remarks about a woman's age, Gainer Sanga, it isn't polite!"

[[Jacket to the face! 10 damage to morale!]]

I never said anything about your age! It doesn't matter how old you are, you're older than me anyway!

[[Gainer goes back to his happy place; his game.]] Great... I've got to deal with her every day now...

How did you get on the ship anyway?

"with Charm and Grace, how else would I get one such a nice ship." Now she work her red leather thigh high boots off, one at a time. As if she heard none of his other comments, Adette goes right on talking.

"Hey Gainer, why do you think they made us stay in Siberia when there are colonies in space they could have sent us to?"

"I don't know" he responded, busying his hands and most of his attention with his game. Every now and then he'd grunt as he took a stray hit.

"Shouldn't you know that. Siberian Railway were the ones restricting information and travel. If you trying to keep people in the Domepolis, then why wouldn't they just not tell anyone about the colonies..."

"I just worked for them, Gainer, I wasn't privilege to information like that. I wonder if Yasuba knew...." She sighs heavily at the thought and rolls over in her new bunk. "I would have run away to the colonies with him...."

"So, you're saying you worked for them, but you didn't like it?

Why even bother then? Wasn't there something better you could've done besides joining the Siberian Railway?" Ahh, those "what if" questions. Always makes you think, but there's never a "right" answer. And what does Gainer hope to hear about this?

Nothing really, his mind was on his game when his mouth was working otherwise.

"That part of the story, Gainer, I won't tell you. You wouldn't understand even if I did." Adette put her hands on her chest, where her heart was, and felt the steady beating. How could she explain to Gainer what it had been like for her growing up? Would he even care?
The answer was as plain to Adette, as the back of Gainer's head.
He wouldn't, couldn't understand.
Instead she closed her eyes, and tried waited for sleep to come, so she could forget that pain that pulled on her heart strings.

Well, if she wasn't going to answer, he wasn't going to press it.

It's not like she was going to be magically forgiven just because he was being civil, and she got stuck in the same room with him.

And for the most part, she was leaving him alone anyway, so he sat there and played his game while she went to sleep.

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