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| Summary: Violet catches up with Mitsuo, and finds out that she was given command of a starship weeks ago without realizing it. Who: Alexa Donovan, Frey, Mitsuo, Violet When: April 23rd, 2016 Where: Boardwalk, Streets of NeoTokyo, Powerpuff Parfait Parlor   |
Mitsuo walks up onto the boardwalk from the beach, she goes there to think. She's just walking along slowly heading into town. She hasn't had a lot of time just doing nothing since she got back so she decided to do just that for awhile. She spots Violet leaning there and waves at her with a smile, "Hey Vi. " she says, not really intending on stopping, just saying hey. Violet blinks and turns to Mitsuo as she nearly walks right by with only a hello. "Mitsuo?" She stands up straight and makes a brisk walk over to her old friend. "Mitsuo! Hey, what's up? I swear, I never manage to catch you around anywhere..." Mitsuo grins at Violet, "Sorry, I've been running around like crazy since I got back. Been spending more time wearing my superhero uniform then I have this one. I was just heading over to get some ice cream before heading back to my ship, care to tag along? Violet blinks. "Superhero uniform? Uh, but, yeah! I'd love to catch up with ya! I mean... I have no clue what you've been up to... You've had what... ten? Twelve years of history in that blanks space of mine? I've only had the two years in my mother's universe..." She sighs, sounding slightly irritated by that last part, somehow. Mitsuo chuckles, "Yeah, I still do the Superhero thing. Been doing that more the last few years then NTSDF stuff. Of course we only had a small part with us but still. " she shrugs, "MU was a much quieter place. I prefer here. Violet says, "So lead the way to the ice cream! You seem to know where you're headed more than I do... Maybe I'll take Alexa there sometime. Anyway, yeah... I gotta admit I don't really like it when it gets too overly... bland. I... Still don't remeber much about MU... I was there for a few months, I think, before... that blank space." She frowns. "But, um, yeah." She sighs, feeling awkward, suddenly." Mitsuo grins, "Ehhh, you know me. I keep busy. A little harder since I dont play MMOs anymore. " she smirks, "Running into a character you made and played in a game is just a little too weird even for me. " she says before heading along the road towards downtown, "It's a bit of a walk from here. Violet says, "Oh, I've no problem with a walk! I'm far from being out of shape, ya know." She winks as she walks along. "So you've been freelance fighting, more or less? Out saving people like Blossom and her sisters did, doing the work of the police for them?" Despite the fact that the words may convey a disdain, her tone of voice doesn't suggest she looks down on that at the slightest." Mitsuo chuckles, "Some of that. More taking on stuff the Police really aren't equipped to handle. Even the NTPD here. " she shrugs, "And yeah, they are the ones that got me into doing it. Pretty much the same thing as we do in the NTSDF on a different level. Violet nods as she listens. "I... I kinda wish I had that sense of wanting to just help people like that, but..." She frowns, looking down as she walks. "Maybe I'm selfish, but while I can admire it in others, I just... can't see myself doing it like that. Just... sticking my neck out like that for strangers just because... rather than because it's a real job. I mean, I di join MU's police department while I was there... I think... But even then, it was a job'n stuff, you know?" She sighs again. "Do I just need the structure, or am I really that selfish?" Mitsuo shrugs as she strolls along, "I dont know. I'm kinda the wrong person to ask stuff like that " she says with a grin, "In my case I was kind of designed to want to help people. I'm sure Kawatta really regrets encouraging me to hang around with Blossom and her sisters. Violet laughs a bit nervously. "Man... you weren't kidding, this really is a ways out there! Even I would have taken a bus or a train or somethin'. Maybe just flown myself... I did re-learn to summon my wings, so that's like... a part of me that's back. It's weird, like, I really felt something was missing, and that filled one of the holes..." She then frowns, her voice getting a little quieter. "There's still holes, though... Thankfully I've found someone to fill one of them, at least." Mitsuo chuckles, "I had forgotten you could fly or I would have suggested it, sorry. I'm picky about ice cream and the best place is over here in the Townsville section, go figure. Violet shrugs. "Yeah, well, that was only a few days ago that I got the wings down... Actually I've not used them to fly yet, but I do have that other technique Trunks taught me way back when. So is the fleet still in kind of a... stand by mode? Do you know what's going on? First I was shoved in an office for paperwork... Then they threw me on a monitering station when I apparently filed something wrong or something." Mitsuo chuckles, "Well, in your case I think they are shuffling you around while they find a crew for the Phoenix and get it modified to carry your Gundam. " she shrugs, "Admin officers. I had the ones that came with us over to MU trained not to play that game. Violet blinks. "Crew for the what now?" Powerpuff Parfeit Parlor Mitsuo grins, "The USS Phoenix, well, till we change the paint job. Daedalus class Ship from the Stargate verse. We ended up with it over on MU and never really needed it. Since you needed a ship I tossed in the paperwork. It'll still be the Phoenix though. " she tilts her head, "Let me guess, nobody has bothered to tell you anything about it... Violet finds a convenient wall to hit her head against. "No! Of course everyone neglected to tell the friggin' captain that she's being assigned a new ship!" She sighs, then looks up again. "Er... am I captain? That... might have been a bit, uh, presumptuous? Is that the word?" She then pauses. "...Do you still need a helmswoman?" Mitsuo nods and pulls a PADD off her belt, "Yes, you are the captain, and no. No Helm officer assigned yet. Or fighter pilots. Looks like they do have an engineering crew onboard and learning the ropes. " she grins, "At least for this one we have USAF manuals for. The computer is only a limited AI and can't control the ship, but it's got a huge database of information. Violet seems a bit deflated at the mention of the AI, but she shakes her head and forces herself to stand up straight again, looking over Mitsuo's shoulder at the information. "I may have a lead on a good helmswoman, but... It might be a bit of nepotism to get her on the ship... and a bit of... what's the phrase... consorting with the crew? Uhhh... It's my girlfriend... And I'm not sure she's actually flown something that big before..." She frowns a bit. "I'm gonna have to look over the manual when I get back to base. It's not like I've ever spotted anything other than some space jockeys out for a joyride out there..." Mitsuo shrugs, "It's pretty easy to fly. Just a lot of buttons, you know the USAF. " she grins, "And no, this is the NTSDF, there's no problem with you signing on your girlfriend as a helmswoman, as long as she can do the job. Violet says, "Well... Yeah. I love her to death, but... business is business, if she can't cut it, I'll find her another job in the fleet, shuttle pilot or something more down to her size." She shrugs, then looks around the place. "Nice! Uhhh... have we been here before? My, uh... memory is still... not so great about details, usually." Mitsuo grins, "I dont know if you have but I've been here a lot. " she says as she takes a seat at one of the tables, "Especially since McCrakens Pizza is right down the street and they have the best Pizza in NeoTokyo. Violet laughs as she takes a seat as well, across from Mitsuo. "Excellent! Well, I'll definitely have to keep this in mind! Dinner and desert sounds like a plan to file away..." She grins, then leans forward in her seat. "So what was life like over the past... twelve years? I mean... There's so much history that I... just plain missed..." She frowns, leaning back again. "I wish... I wish I'd been there for all of it." Mitsuo sits back in her seat and looks thoughtful, "I don't know what to say really. It was lots of sitting aorund being bored. Meeting people that disappeared again a few days or weeks later. " she shrugs, "Unlike here more people seemed to poof back out a lot more often. Got pretty frustrating to be honest. Violet says, "Huh... Sounds like that place was a lot less stable than here, then... I can't imagine if something like that happened to Alexa or any of my family that I've come across since I've gotten here... It'd probably crush me..." She then looks back up to Mitsuo. "Well... you're here now. Are things more stable for you here now?" Mitsuo grins, "So far so good. Even managed to find Blossom when we got here. " she shrugs again, "But I've been keeping probably a little too busy since being back. Just over excited about it being back. Violet nods. "Yeah, I saw her, actually... I think she was just as confused as I was, though." She frowns. "I... I think we hung out with her together, right?" She sighs, aggravated with her own poor memory again. Mitsuo tilts her head, "Just in the UR, a couple of times at the beach. You weren't like close friends or anything. " she smiles a bit, "For that matter you and I weren't really close friends. Good friends, yeah. But we did mostly hang out with semi different crowds. Violet frowns, looking down again, looking rather troubled, actually. "Then... then who were my friends? I don't even remember anymore... I... really vaguely remember Basara... I can't remember what he called himself when he... changed into a woman, though." Mitsuo blinks, "I actually don't know. I mean we were friends, and we hung out together some, but I really didn't know much about what you did when you weren't hanging out with us or working. Violet groans and drops her head to the table. "Damnit, I hate not knowing this stuff! Sometimes I wonder if I'd have been better off still having full amnesia instead of this partial crap." She lifts herself up again and looks straight at Mitsuo. "Imagine not having a clue who you do or do not know. Someone looks familiar, but you can't place it? Maybe you saw them last week walking down the street. Or maybe they're your freaking best friend that you don't remember. That's been what I've been trying to deal with since I got back here." Mitsuo tilts her head a bit, "Ummm. I'm guessing that means you don't remember that I'm really an avatar of a ships computer, just way more experienced at being 'people'? " she says quietly. Violet laughs a bit nervously. "No, no, I actually do remember that part..." Her face falls a bit, though, and the volume and tone of her voice lower. "....I miss your aunt. I... I barely remember her, but I still miss her." Mitsuo sighs, "Yeah, I miss her too. " she shrugs, "I thought I should ask since you were talking about missing memories. " she tilts her head, "Did you know the other Jack Karrde I was with over in MU is over here in this dimension now?" Violet blinks at this revelation. "....No... no I didn't..." A dozen emotions cross over her face in a few seconds, and she's clearly unsure of what to think about this. In the end, she just looks down at the table in silence. Mitsuo sighs again, "Yeah, I ran into Falcon last week, which means he's here. Settled in on a planet out on the rim closer to the Star Wars galaxy. I didn't think you should find out something like that by surprise. Violet still takes a moment to respond. "Well..." she says quietly, "I guess... I guess it's not my concern... If he's not actually my father, and... he doesn't seem to want to see me... So... I guess he's just some guy." Mitsuo shrugs, "I dont know whats up with him. He's spuupsedly a split off from the one here at some point but I can't pin down when. Half the time he's the Uncle Jack I remember, then he goes off and acts different for awhile. Violet finally looks up again. "Does he... know I exist? Did I exist in his world?" She looks a bit pensive for a moment before looking down again. "Probably not..." She lets out another sigh. "I guess... If I see him, I'll... try to act like I don't know him unless he does otherwise..." Mitsuo blinks, "I... don't know, now that you ask..." Violet sighs and hangs her head. "Yeah... Sounds like a 'no' then. Oh, well. Like I said, he's not really my father anyway..." She glances around, looking for the waitstaff. "...I really could use that ice cream now..." Mitsuo waves for one of the waitstaff, "No, it means I've never asked. I mean, he would almost have to know you, he knew ME. You were around for long before I was so... " she says before they get there. Then she orders herself a hot fudge sundae. Violet shakes her head. "Does it mean that? I mean... if one of the main differences was just my mother not showing up, then you'd be around and I wouldn't." She orders herself a caramel variation of Mitsuo's order. "I mean... I don't think I had anything to do with your existence, right?" Mitsuo shakes her head, "No, but this is the only place where I came into existence. There's no variant dimensions of NeoTokyo, just this one. I spent all those years looking so I'm pretty sure about this. And if he split off from here and knew me, then he would have to know you. Violet tilts her head, looking utterly confused by this. "Split off? Ugh... I hate multiverse theory." She groans and puts her head down on the table. "Now I don't know how to react if he shows up. If you're the only you across the multiverse, and he knows you, he'd have to be my father, even if he's a duplicate of him, it's still of mine, or... UUUUUUGH. I'm not supposed to get a headache at the ice cream parlor until after I start inhaling the stuff." Mitsuo giggles, "Sorry, I shouldn't laugh but that's always the result of trying to figure out multidimensional theory. It even gives ME headaches. And dont ask about the math. Violet groans again. "Duelly noted. But I just don't know what's going through the mind of this Jack, if he's my father or not, if he knows I exsist or not, if I have any business with him whatsoever... First I think he's alive, then I think he's dead, then I think he's alive again, then I accept he's dead, now I'm hearing that he's kinda sorta here now? I just don't know what to think!" Mitsuo sighs, "I've been around him for years and I dont know. But I am going to drag him here sometime, and Falcon will help. Violet sighs yet again and shakes her head. "If he really doesn't want to..." She trails off, unable to tell Mitsuo to not force the situation on him. Thankfully the sundaes arrive, and Violet has her cold, tasty treat to distract her from her own confused emotions. Mitsuo smirks, "I dont give a dang what he wants. I'm going to bring him here. I put up with him for years he can make a trip back here once for me. " she says then takes a bite of her sundae. Violet snorts lightly, then gets started on her own ice cream. "Well, I'm gonna try to forget about him unless he decides he wants to acknowledge my existence one way or another. I don't need that kinda emotional turmoil crap in my life, thank you very much. I like being hopeful with Alexa and... the Phoenix, you said it was? Daedalus class?" She's going to make sure she looks this craft up, and gets it right. Mitsuo nods, "Yup. Most of the references you find about it might say it was renamed the General Hammond, the one we got was before that happened, but the same ship. The only thing I took off of it from when we found it was it had a malfunctioning Ancient Drive for Dimensional shifting that McKay had gotten sort of working. Violet takes a bite of her ice cream, then points the spoon in Mitsuo's general direction. "Replaced it with a more standard drive, I take it? Or at least in the process, if it's still undergoing engineering changes..." She shrugs, then takes another bite. Mitsuo shakes her head, "No, it was an add on. Still the standard hyperdrive/grav drive they use. We're going to beef up the shields some, the weapons are good. And we're replacing it's fighters with VF's, though cutting down on the total to make room for your Gundam. Violet frowns slightly at that. "Am I still getting a full squadron? Last I heard Lieutenant Miriya Genius' group was still flying off a ship that was planned to be turned into a museum." Well, this conversation just turned straight back to business, didn't it? Mitsuo eats some more of her sundae, "Slightly more then a half squadron. It's a little smaller then our ships, we could squeeze a full squadron in except then we wouldn't have room for your Gundam. " And really most conversations with Mitsuo turn to one business or another eventually. Violet says, "Hrm..." She frowns a bit, rubbing her fingers on the spoon as she thinks, then she lets out a sigh. "Is it worth it, then? I mean... We're sacrificing half the fighter compliment for one unit that, in order to sortee, you're removing the captain from the bridge." Mitsuo shakes her head, "Not really. When I saw the work orders in the system I thought they had talked to you about it. Violet says, "No! No one has mentioned a damn thing to me!" She sighs and grumbles. "I mean, yeah, I'm not gonna be happy about leaving my unit behind, but from a tactical standpoint, it just sounds dumb..." She blinks as her cell phone rings, and pulls it out. Seeing who it is, she looks up at Mitsuo. "Oh, this might be tangentially relevant, hold on..." She pulls out the cell phone. "Hey, hon, how've you been? Oh, you need to come out to Townsville, the parfait place, I'm here with a friend of mine..." She proceeds to then give directions to whoever is on the other side of the phone. "Okay, love you too, see you soon!" She hangs up and grins to Mitsuo. "So... you wanna meet that helmswoman I mentioned?" Mitsuo grins, "Sounds good. And when you go into the office next time you should be able to access the stuff about your ship. If you really don't mind I'll kill those modification orders for getting your Gundam on. I mean, I'd have no problem if you wanted it, but yeah. It does kind of take some of the punch out. Violet frowns, once again waving her currently empty spoon between two fingers. "...Maybe I should get trained up on the VFs. I could still have the option of flying, but I'd have a machine that doesn't kill hangar space. I'm sure we can find a better pilot for Victoria than me." She doesn't look particularly happy about that option, but it makes more sense to her. Mitsuo shrugs, "Doesn't matter unless you want to go out and find one. According to the books that Gundam is yours, not the NTSDFs." Alexa walks into the shop, stopping to enjoy the smell of the place before looking around. Violet blinks, surprised by that last bit of news. "Wait, it belongs to me? Personally? How did that... What?" She then does notice Alexa entering and waves her over. As if it was hard to miss the girl with bright green hair. "Alexa! This is my friend, Mitsuo... Mitsuo, this is Alexa, my girlfriend and that helmswoman I was telling you about." Mitsuo grins a bit, "You dont remember, but it was a big paperwork dodge we pulled there. And when I found out you were back here I made sure it was still in place. So it's yours now. With the NTSDF paying for maintenance while you are serving, even if it's not in use. " she smiles at the girl, "Nice to meet you, I'm Mitsuo Hasai, Just call me Mitsuo. Alexa nods at Mitsuo. "Pleasure to meet you." she smiles, taking a seat next to Violet. "Hope I'm not really intrudin'." Mitsuo shakes her head, "Nah, we were just having some ice cream and chatting. Then it kinda turned to business talk, you know how it goes. Violet says, "No, no, not at all! In fact, you'd come up in the conversation earlier! Turns out there's a ship in the fleet that still has a lot of crew to fill out... including the helmswoman position! I was just suggesting you for the job. See, Mitsuo ranks pretty high up in the fleet... or outranks me, at least." Mitsuo smirks, "My dad being the fleet admiral does kinda help, or did when he was around. " she shrugs, "Now I have things setup so I do what I want, as long as it fits the NTSDF mission. " she grins at Violet, "So I've got pull beyond my rank. And if worse comes to worse I can have Kuro talk to Bean. Alexa blinks a little at that. "Really now? I would love to hear more about it. I've been itchin' to get back in the black." she grins. Mitsuo tilts her head, "Well, depending on what you are used to flying you might need a little training. We're classing it as a heavy cruiser, it's got inertialess grav drives with a Hyperspace drive for FTL. Violet stays silent at this point, looking between the two to see if this kind of thing would be in Alexa's skillset or not. Mitsuo pulls a PADD off her belt and taps in some commands, "Here's a basic idea of the ship from the internet. The specifics will be a little different. " she says sliding the PADD over to Alexa. http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/George_Hammond Alexa says, "Well, I ain't sure what you know about ships from my world... not that I know what my world is called here, but I flew a bunch of ships in the Rim. Majority of the time a Hanover class." She takes the PADD and looks it over." Mitsuo blinks, "Hanover class? All sublight? Oh wow, I think I do know where you're from dimensionally speaking. Violet raises an eyebrow at Mitsuo. "Really? Now I'm more curious, too. I honestly hadn't cared to look into it, since the most important thing from that universe to me is right here." Alexa blushes a little bit at Violet, smiling. "I'm curious, definitely." Mitsuo tilts her head, "I think so. Was your Hanover class a salvage ship? And does the term 'Browncoat' mean anything to you? Alexa smirks at Mitsuo. "Well, since I ain't exactly in any danger of sayin' it in public here, I am one and damn proud." She chuckles. "And the Hanover can be a salvage ship, but it ain't what we used it for after the war. Mitsuo grins, "Yeah, definitely. Most people refer to that as either the Firefly verse or Serenity verse. " she glances at Violet and then back at Alexa, "Those being the names of the TV show and the Movie about that dimension. Violet says, "Well, I'll have to take a look at those, then!" She then looks to Alexa. "I'm pretty much from here, and I've not found anything about the places where my parents are from... So you can't look up anything on me, unfortunately." Mitsuo grins, "The rim was a pretty big place, but she might recognize some of the places shown. " she looks at Alexa, "It centers around the crew of a Firefly class ship named Serenity. And yeah, named for that reason, the Captain and first officer were there. Alexa raises a brow at that. "I was at Serenity Valley. It was hell. I'll have to take a look at the thing, see if I know the people in it." Alexa smiles at Violet. "So I'll just have to get all I need to know from you, darlin'. I'm happy with that." Mitsuo ummms, "Sargeant Malcolm Reynolds if you recognize the name. It shows a bit from the battle. Alexa bursts out laughing at that. "Mal? You gotta be kiddin'. I knew him all right. I ain't exactly sure why they'd follow him around." Mitsuo shrugs, "Because they had a ship and they wanted to stay free. " smirks, "Ok, Jayne just wanted to shoot things and make money, but most of them were good folks. Violet clears her throat a bit. "Ahh, to get back on track, though... Do you think you can pilot a Daedalus class here, Hon?" She taps on the padd to try to bring them back to that subject. "From what I gathered, it's bigger than you're used to, but..." Alexa nods a bit at Mitsuo. "A lot of us did. Me and my crew included. Until that gao yang zhong de gu yang mutinied then marooned me." She leans over and looks at the PADD. "I ain't sure about all the different technology here, but I'm a fast learner. I can fly 'er." she nods. Mitsuo shurgs, "If you can fly in that verse the only thing you'll need to learn here are the computer systems and hyperdrive, and thats easy compared to say a Star Wars Hyperdrive. Things move a LOT faster then you're used to. On sublight alone the Phoenix could make it across the system in an hour. Mitsuo chuckles, "Truth be told, you'll probably be better then most of the big ship pilots at close maneuvers. Alexa smirks at that. "Now hon, I ain't gonna lie, I was a smuggler." she smiles at Violet. "Emphasis at was. Close maneuvers and evasive maneuvers are my specialty." Violet grins. "Great! Then we'll have to get you trained up on the differences and stuff in time for the ship's overhaul to be completed... And I'm gonna have to make a trip into base to get that hangar refit cancelled before they really get into it..." She frowns at this, but shakes her head, then laughs. "I was worrying about bein' selfish at you earlier, then I turn around and say 'no, don't refit the ship just to put my personal machine onto it'! And yeah, don't worry, I set her straight on that before I was even dating her." Mitsuo smirks back, "I kind of figured that just from what you said so far. Most independents on the rim smuggled SOMETHING. But you admitting that means you might get tagged for some special ops, a lot of times we pose as smugglers for those and the former ones we had aren't around currently. I can play the tune but having a real fiddler in charge of the band is always better. " she tilts her head, "Though not if you dont want to. Most Spec Ops I run tend to get a little hairy, since if I'm going it the shit is about a millimeter from the fan already. Alexa chuckles a little. "If it ain't dangerous, it ain't fun." she grins. "Be glad to help. Mitsuo grins, "Of course you are going to have to sign up with the NTSDF for this position, even with you being Vi's girlfriend. Good news is you'll be an officer, so better pay. I dont know how much Violet has told you about us but we're not a real strict military like the Alliance goons you may have known. You'll have to wear a uniform on duty and that kind of stuff. But the health bennies are great Violet grins to Alexa. "You know I'm gonna be the captain of the Phoenix, right?" She then ponders. "Hrrrrrm. So, for the smuggling undercover stuff.... Alexa and I were talkin' about finding a smaller ship to be just ours. Buuut, I don't see why it couldn't be a double duty for that kinda thing... But we still might need help scourin' the Badlands for a fixable wreck." Alexa nods a bit. "I was hopin' I could talk my way out of the uniform part, at least." she sighs. "I like my wardrobe, you know? But if it means I get to be on the same ship as Violet, I can make the sacrifice." she grins. Mitsuo chuckles, "Well, you can get away with some variations, as long as it still looks mostly like the uniform. Violet says, "...After two years in the Tyrian navy, I'd forgotten how lax the NTSDF can be at times..." Alexa nods to Mitsuo. "Can I keep the coat? Mitsuo smirks, "We recruit at Anime and Sci-Fi cons mostly. We can't be super strict, most of them join because they want to fly ships or pilot mecha. Violet facepalms. "....Oh, right. That's why Miriya's been having her... issues with one of her squad." Mitsuo shrugs at Alexa, "That would be up to the Captain of your ship. " she says with a wink. Alexa smirks at Violet. "So what do you say, Cap'n? Violet shrugs. "Ehhh. What's a jacket? I mean, you'll have to keep it open, of course, to see the uniform underneith, but..." She shrugs again, then tilts her head. "I take it... that it means something? I'm really gonna have to watch that show, now." Mitsuo nods, "Yeah, it does. My Browncoat question earlier was for a reason. Alexa nods. "If this show, for some reason following Mal, is accurate, then yeah, you'll see. Mitsuo smirks, "Though hers is a bit nicer then the one Mal wore in the show. Alexa smirks at Mitsuo. "It's 'cause I know how to wash it. And it's about this time the door opens and in walks a familiar redhead. And she looks around. Okay, no weirdness..that's good. Wait, a arcade? They better have some of the classics darnit! And she nods, seems safe enough to come in. And then she sees three familiar people and she mentally sighs. Well, let's hope the universe has decided to give her a break after the craziness of last night. Hopefully she can get a table, a cup of coffee and not be noticed. Mitsuo chuckles, "Probably because you didn't blow everything you had on a Firefly that was mostly scrap. Violet nods. "Well, I'll take a wild stab and say it has something to do with... Serenity? So if it's related to a past battle or campaign, it's like a combat ribbon. So it's totally uniform valid, so long as it doesn't hide the whole thing... Like I said, keep the jacket open. Alexa smiles a bit sadly at that. "Thanks, darlin'." she leans over and kisses Violet on the cheek. "It means a lot to me." Violet leans her head on Alexa's shoulder after that quick kiss. And as she does so, she noticed the familiar redhead. "Izzat Frey?" Mitsuo looks over at Frey and then looks back at Violet, "She looks like she's sneaking, maybe we should pretend we dont notice her. And Frey erks as she's noticed, yes, she has good hearing. Okay, how? She's wearing a skirt..a skirt, she's not dressed in jeans and the like. She musta lost a bet. And she sighs and waves, "Hi guys." she says with a sheepish grin. "I can leave if you want me to. But I really wanted to avoid the UR so I could get some work done is peace." and she pulls her tablet from her purse. Mitsuo can tell it's for the Mage's Guild. Notes and the like, also some stuff for her shop. Alexa waves a bit to Frey, but since she doesn't know her really, she turns her attention back to Violet. Mitsuo chuckles, "It's a big place Frey. " she says with a grin, "And we're just randomly yakking. You dont need to go anywhere and we'll leave you alone if you're busy. Violet blinks, raising her head from Alexa's shoulder. "Why would we want you to leave? But if you want to work, we won't bother you..." She looks between the teo at her table. "Right?" She then takes her spoon and scoops up a bit of her caramel sundae and lifts it up to offer to Alexa. Frey sighs, "Not that..just..been hectic lately." and she gets her coffe and sits over there near the others. "So..wanted to just do something and try to keep it off my mind." she says with a shrug. And she looks at the trio, "So, what's been up? And Violet, been practicing with your powers like I showed you how?" And like that she slips into 'teacher' mode. Yeah, someone take the tablet away from her before she becomes a workaholic. Alexa grins and happily eats the spoonful of sundae, then chuckles. "Wow, that's good. I ain't had ice cream in... well, years." Mitsuo chuckles, "Like I said, just chatting. The Bozos in admin hadn't bothered to tell Vi that there was a ship being made ready for her." Frey blinks and looks at Mitsuo, "I think the paperwork from all the changes has them a little crazy." and she hmms, "Which one? I know the Alternate Karrde took the Pathfinder from what I remember." Violet can't help but laugh at Frey. "Yes, yes, I've been practicing! Don't worry. I was way too excited to have relearned it not to have been practicing!" She then frowns a bit, and nods at what Mitsuo says. "Though it wouldn't surprise me if everyone just assumed I already knew and no one mentioned it to me..." Alexa grins at Violet. "See? Didn't I tell you when we met that you weren't gonna stay behind a desk? Mitsuo grins at Frey, "Well, we had it around even if we weren't using it. So I thought Vi would be perfect to Captain the Phoenix. Violet says, "Yes, yes, you absolutely get to say 'I told you so,' Alexa." She shoves another spoonful of ice cream in the direction of Alexa's mouth. "So are we still really early in filling out the crew compliment then, right? I guess it'll be a while before she's operational." Frey hmms and nods, "Ah...that one." and she chuckles, "A fitting name considering what Violet is." she says with a giggle. Mitsuo grins at Frey, "I thought so too. " she looks back at Vi, "Well, without the major work to get a Gundam in, it's just some minor refit work to changout the fighter bays for VFs and some other things like that. Probably about a month. Alexa eats the spoonful, grinning at Violet. "I will later." Frey sighs, "If I wasn't so busy with getting stuff down for my meetings with Skeeve I'd love to help. I haven't even touched my bike or that old X-Wing I like to tinker with." she sighs a bit wistfully, "I feel my mechanic skills are being tossed to the wayside." Mitsuo smirks at Frey, "You do the magicing, I'l do the mechanicing." Mitsuo' image quickly derezzes and disappears. Violet says, "A month, huh?" She leans her head on Alexa's shoulder again. "I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with Victoria, though." Frey hmms, "Whatcha mean?" she asks as she looks at Violet as Mitsuo leaves to deal with...stuff. Alexa kisses Violet on the top of the head. "And who's Victoria? Violet says, "Oh, uh... Victoria is the Gundam Mitsuo mentioned. For it to be on the Phoenix it'd kill the fighter compliment... So I'm not gonna have it on board. It just doesn't make sense, tactically." She shrugs. "Don't worry, Alexa, Victoria's not a rival for ya." Frey hmms, "Well...if I remember correctly, you have that old warehouse of your father's. And I KNOW it has a mech hanger in the lower levels." she gives a shrug, "Seems you have a answer right there." Alexa grins at Violet. "Believe me, I wasn't worried about any 'rival'. Was just curious, is all." Violet says, "Huh. Oh yeah. And if it's actually mine, and not the fleet's, like I was thinking, well... Might as well store it there." Frey nods, "Best idea there. At least there it'll be safe." Violet says, "Huh... though honestly, I'm not sure how I'd use it without being part of the fleet... Oh, wait. Okay, so, we totally have a safer way to look for a small ship, now. We can... probably both cram into the cockpit." Frey coughs at that, "If I see a ship flying erratically I'll know what's really going on." Alexa nods a little. "Sounds like a plan, darlin'." she peers at Frey. "Ha. Funny." she rolls her eyes. Violet blushes brightly. "Oh my god, Frey, I'm not that dumb to fool around in a cockpit like that!" | |
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