05-30-2024, 11:45 PM
“Focuses? Nothin’ quite as cool as a need for speed,” Mara replied with a smile. “We could definitely use some of that ‘round here to get us outta the trouble we normally end up in.”
Her manner was open and pleasant enough but the Bandaran was still guilty of being closed off, particularly if she didn’t know people that well. She certainly wasn’t being as forthcoming as Ju was about her motivations and family and where she came from.
“As for me… Squad tactics and hostile environments are probably what I’m best at,” she added. “I just got used to fightin’ in bad places. It doesn’t phase me any more. Ruined cities, starships, wrecks, toxic atmospheres… Whatever. You just got to get used to the different rules of fightin’ in suits or not bein’ able to shoot. It helps that I seem to be good at reassurin’ and calmin’ down my teams. And the tactics stuff, I get a real kick outta outsmartin’ people. Where I come from gives me a different perspective, so I can mix that in with what Star Fleet taught me. Makes me tough to predict, and I like that.”
Calleja smirked.
“That good enough, or am I gonna get accused of deflectin’?” she asked.
== Back atcha, if you want to carry on? Or now that we’re on shore leave, we can park this and work on something in the current timeline? ==
Her manner was open and pleasant enough but the Bandaran was still guilty of being closed off, particularly if she didn’t know people that well. She certainly wasn’t being as forthcoming as Ju was about her motivations and family and where she came from.
“As for me… Squad tactics and hostile environments are probably what I’m best at,” she added. “I just got used to fightin’ in bad places. It doesn’t phase me any more. Ruined cities, starships, wrecks, toxic atmospheres… Whatever. You just got to get used to the different rules of fightin’ in suits or not bein’ able to shoot. It helps that I seem to be good at reassurin’ and calmin’ down my teams. And the tactics stuff, I get a real kick outta outsmartin’ people. Where I come from gives me a different perspective, so I can mix that in with what Star Fleet taught me. Makes me tough to predict, and I like that.”
Calleja smirked.
“That good enough, or am I gonna get accused of deflectin’?” she asked.
== Back atcha, if you want to carry on? Or now that we’re on shore leave, we can park this and work on something in the current timeline? ==