>>5134149>>5134178>>5134181>>5134276You force the feelings away, pinning them down and smothering them. Just as you would with HI frequency interference and other mentally draining situations. Even without being in a Phobos your training was paying off, coldly stoic you returned your attention to the girls. Giving them a thin reassuring smile and keep up the talking. "So, was Alpha an entirely girls group?" You had to wonder. What were the chances only girls would pass? Another new voice spoke up, harsher and deeper than the others, but still clearly feminine.
Yiva had taken the reins, Castilla seemed content to let her subordinates talk with you. "Pretty much, same with Delta. We were all on the same compound, the boys had a lower facility but we would see them pretty often. But both separate units were gender divided." You nodded, it wasn't that strange. Every unit was clearly free to run their own curriculum. "What about Theta?" she added, you hadn't expected a question but replied gladly. The numb barrier you erected to kill your emotions thinning and letting some excitement through. "We were a mixed unit, until it was just me I guess. How are the lads from Delta? What's your thoughts on the other units so far?" Castilla spoke this time, but you notice she cut off a few of the girls.
Clearly they all had an opinion. "Delta training matched our own almost equally, they are very proud of what they have achieved. However they can border on unapologetic arrogance, you see… we had an arrangement or sorts. A bet to see what unit would produce the most pilots. I'm sure you have noticed, there is one more delta than alpha. I'm sure you can imagine how they took the victory." You nodded, probably badly. "They're a bunch of assholes." Brigitta explained bluntly. "Yeah." A few of the girls said in affirmation. "That is one way to describe them" Castilla said matter of factly.
