The Sun Room was dark when Taura re-entered it; her eyes adjusted quickly, but not quickly enough to avoid one of the 'techs coming over to talk to her
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While running into Reeve of all people made it clear that more people from Gaia were trickling in as the days went by (which wasn't exactly a good thing, especially considering they were going after Shin-Ra executives now; while Zack thought that a few of them deserved to be here, Mr. Tuesti wasn't necessarily one of them), at the same time, some of them were clearly disappearing, which was making Zack more and more nervous
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She'd described herself to two people today; since the man who'd just smiled at her was neither blonde nor female, she made an educated guess. "Zack, right?" A smile found her lips, but didn't make it to her eyes. "Yeah, that's me. Sergeant Taura, Dendarii Free Fleet." She wasn't entirely sure why she'd used her full rank; Cissnei hadn't been precisely military, but Zack moved like a fighter, and sometimes it was easier to hear these things from someone who knew how precarious life, and circumstance, could be.
A couple of staff nearby made shushing noises. Taura dropped her voice to a baritone whisper and continued. "I wish I had better news for you." Another round of hissing noises answered this; she glanced over her shoulder. "You must have a lot of questions. Should we go somewhere else?"
Taura wasn't sure she had many answers, but she'd give as many as she had. Almost everyone here had been remarkably kind; Cissnei among them. She owed her friend at least that much.
It seemed that he'd picked the right person. Which was good, since imagining someone much taller than the woman in front of him right now was a little frightening, if he was going to be honest with himself. Zack grinned back at her. "That's right. Zack Fair," he introduced as his hand shot forward to shake. He noticed the rank that she gave, and it felt kind of odd that he couldn't give one in return. Ex-SOLDIER, maybe? But that wouldn't mean much to anyone who wants from Gaia. Well, he'd say it anyway, just to make things fair. "Ex-SOLDIER First Class
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The specific rank meant nothing, but its presence was confirmation that she'd guessed right. Zack was another fighter -- not surprising, since Cissnei had been more officer than accountant, for all that she'd initially claimed.
No, not claimed. Just implied. She hadn't been lying so much as dancing with the truth. It was a subtlety Taura was still uncomfortable with doing herself, though she understood the necessity. Miles could tie the truth into ribbons and then still take her breath away with honesty -- or maybe the latter was just the power of his bright eyes. He was better at this part, too, though at least Taura's news wasn't the really bad sort. Just the ordinary kind of bad.
"Yeah. It's right over here." She'd only been in there once -- or 'Kitty' had. But she knew where it was, and her long legs carried her there in just a handful of steps.
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A couple of staff nearby made shushing noises. Taura dropped her voice to a baritone whisper and continued. "I wish I had better news for you." Another round of hissing noises answered this; she glanced over her shoulder. "You must have a lot of questions. Should we go somewhere else?"
Taura wasn't sure she had many answers, but she'd give as many as she had. Almost everyone here had been remarkably kind; Cissnei among them. She owed her friend at least that much.
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No, not claimed. Just implied. She hadn't been lying so much as dancing with the truth. It was a subtlety Taura was still uncomfortable with doing herself, though she understood the necessity. Miles could tie the truth into ribbons and then still take her breath away with honesty -- or maybe the latter was just the power of his bright eyes. He was better at this part, too, though at least Taura's news wasn't the really bad sort. Just the ordinary kind of bad.
"Yeah. It's right over here." She'd only been in there once -- or 'Kitty' had. But she knew where it was, and her long legs carried her there in just a handful of steps.
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