( There's a voice she knows, and Celdori immediately freezes the moment she hears it before turning around very, very slowly to confirm her suspicions.
It's probably not protocol to want to just simply disappear from her commanding officer's line of sight, and Celdori debates the merits of doing so. On the pros: not having to deal with the chain of command and Nathanos. On the cons: he'd probably yell at her if she did. She's not big enough or important enough -- beyond the broken sword strapped to her back -- for him to personally insult.
She hopes.
Celdori opens her mouth to say something nice and official, but what comes out is anything but. )
Technically you were one once. No friendly feelings at all?
( Oh yeah. She should have booked it when she had the chance. )
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It's probably not protocol to want to just simply disappear from her commanding officer's line of sight, and Celdori debates the merits of doing so. On the pros: not having to deal with the chain of command and Nathanos. On the cons: he'd probably yell at her if she did. She's not big enough or important enough -- beyond the broken sword strapped to her back -- for him to personally insult.
She hopes.
Celdori opens her mouth to say something nice and official, but what comes out is anything but. )
Technically you were one once. No friendly feelings at all?
( Oh yeah. She should have booked it when she had the chance. )