>>5134333The Gamma unit did drop there candidates into lower selection groups. But directly down into the basic army, they had been chosen for a Phobos project. You doubted the ministry would just pass them off and into the infantry of all places. The Sergeant opened her mouth to speak but then caught herself. The other girls were busting themselves looking else where, the tension could be cut with a knife. You decided to press further while she was on the back foot. "Are you allowed to see your old companions if you wish? Or is there some restrictions?" Castilla quickly collected herself and answered smoothly. "Of course, However our leave is for home specifically, we have to get permission to travel. So unless they are close it would probably take a while to get in touch. Many of the lower projects are spread across the empire. But I still write to those I was close with, do you not?" That last questions a stab in the ribs, a thin lance piercing you shield.
The hole was quickly filled in, but it had made it through. You smile, while dying inside. "Unfortunately I do not." She nodded her understanding, eye cold and deadly. The glassy orb even joining in. You looked away and break the tension." Very interesting! Alpha seems like it had a lot of free time. It reminds me more of what the facility staff and guards back at Theta had. I always has some schedule to race after... Are your families proud of your results?" You asked the whole group, hoping to escape formality, Castilla kept up the overbearing posture. But a voice broke out, it was Brigitta. "My family was pretty excited, but more by the pay increase than the actual prospect of me piloting a warmachine." Wait. They were getting paid? You wanted to ask, but Brigitta had set them all off.
Next was Lucy, blushing a little she spoke chuckling as she did. "My mother was telling everyone in the market while selling my father's furniture and each customer she would serande. 'My daughter is a Phobos Pilot you know! She carries the honor of Halii on her shoulders!' it was awful. I just wanted to relax. I got about six proposals." The other girls laugh, Sophia starts talking next. "My family held a massive ball, invited half the damn dukes in the city. It was so gawdy, I just wanted to be out shooting. The swarmy bastards wouldn't leave me alone." The girls all spoke platitudes, along with a hum of cheeky remarks.
