>>5134330You gave the boys a glance, they were playing pool while the rest watched and chatted. "The other units, well you are our only interaction with any of them. So I'd say Theta seems to have produced quite the inquisitive and respectful pilot and an Emperor class prospect at that too. But first impressions can be deceiving, so you are still on probation. Eta seems to be quite a rough individual, but I'm sure that is a product of the rigors of her training. Since she is also a Emperor class prospect she must have some skill. Those two from gamma, you haven't told us much. But two Princes. That speaks volumes and I should know, me and Brigitta are both fellows of the same class. The Beta subjects have pretty much stuck together and haven't interacted with anyone. So they are still up in the air." Castilla lists off, her one eye not missing much. "I see, thank you for sharing. I'll keep that in mind when I get around to introducing myself. What about your Project commander? My Mistress was distant but resolute to shape me into the best pilot I can be." The group all gave each other sidelong looks at that one.
No one seems to want to talk about the topic. Castilla addressed the question. "I wouldn't call her our Mistress… but Major Morozov was busy commanding us and Delta." The wording may have been strange, no one else seemed to refer to their commanding officer as mistress. But they had answered. "How was working with other military units of the ministry? What's the deal with the ministry police? Theta never had any mixed exercises, especially not with interior troops." The girls seem to hesitate again, Castilla didn't. It was clear why she led them. "Internal consistency I'm sure, our compound shared exercise time tables with the ministry divisions. So it was only natural to just do joint exercises, help develop inter-unit cooperation skill I'm sure." The answer made sense, but you could tell she was holding back slithers of the truth.
The ministry was secretive, there was a reason they had kept you locked up by yourself for so long. Alpha and Delta's commander clearly had close ties, enough to get them in tangled with ministry operations. More than all of you were already. You nodded your understanding, but a tension had slipped into the air. Castilla single eye reading you, or trying to. You sink further into the deep, your facade impenetrable. "I am sorry but, you said that a few candidates were dropped into lower selection groups or down directly into the army? I have never seen that practiced, but I'm am unsure what happened to my other Theta candidates. Wouldn't it be a waste of resources?" You were in a stand off now, chipping away.
