{ libet expedition; the beginning }

[variare]

[ It's eight in the morning, about an hour before departure time, and Jr. and Rin are ready to go, with Tad nearby because there's just no leaving him behind. They probably look like odd expedition leaders... A petite Japanese woman and an incredibly young-seeming boy, but hey people, you know looks can be deceiving

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An hour before (~8am).

[youfallback]

[Carolina's arriving an hour early, as suggested by York. She really doesn't have any goodbyes to say, so she'll be chilling and waiting for what she hopes will be the rest of her team. With her pack already shouldered and ready to go, she's standing with her arms crossed, almost a little too excited to go do something that isn't sit around and work on a holographic lock for her door. ]

[inmylight_comdr]

[Traipsing slightly ahead of York, and surveying the gathered adventurers with a certain amount of intelligence, is a three legged cat. Since Carolina is a new face here she's getting a little more of an intense stare. ]

[youfallback]

[Well now Carolina can check "be stared at by a cat" off her to do list. The pieces are easy enough to put together: York + cat means that the cat is likely Noble Two. It's an interesting first meeting to say the least, but the freelancer would rather be safe than sorry. She squats down to put herself on as even a level as she can with the other soldier, nevermind the pack on her back.]

Noble Two?

damn phone keyboard :l

[inmylight_comdr]

[She pricks her ears in recognition, and hearing that voice she knows exactly who it is. While she's aware that Carolina holds a definite importance to York, Kat's experience with each of the Freelancers has been anything but consistant, so she still wants to consider this new one on her own terms.

At the moment that means hopping forwatd a step and sniffing Carolina's hands, because cat instincts say she might learn somehing through smell. ]

[youfallback]

[Since her hands are covered with her gloves, Carolina carefully removes them, making sure to move slowly as she does so in order to try and not spark any danger signals. With her fingers free, she holds them out slightly to Kat.]

Agent Carolina, Freelancer. [As she's not sure what has and hasn't been explained, so might as well start at the beginning.]

[inmylight_comdr]

[She sniffs those fingers like thy're the most complicated alluring encrypted code, and then gently bumps her head against them. Smells alright to her.]

[youfallback]

[Carolina takes that as a sign of at least temporary approval. So, she experimentally pets Kat's head a little, not sure if it'd be considered demeaning or not.]

I've heard a lot about you.

[One-sided conversations aren't at all uncomfortable for her.]

[inmylight_comdr]

[Shebtolerates to petting for a few moments before moving away and starting to groom herself. She couldn't be too trusting of strangers. She glances up with a questioning eye, wondering what all has been told about her.]

[youfallback]

[Carolina pulls her gloves back on when Kat moves away, snapping them in place.]

Good things from York. [And her definition of 'a lot' is anything more than a name and occupation.]

[inmylight_comdr]

[She closes her eyes and purrs for a moment. For the better part of a year, York was the closest thing she had to a team, and having grown up in that sort of environment since she was seven. She trusted him implicitely, and coming from a Spartan that was no light consideration.

And if Carolina had her name and occupation, she was already loaded wih substanial informaion that would have been declared classified in their own world.]

[youfallback]

It's good to hear there's someone else around to keep him from getting rusty. [The implication that York told her about Kat's lock-picking skills.]

[inmylight_comdr]

[She opens her eyes and tilts her head slightly, and if a cat could trollface, it would be her; don't think that because you're his superior means you're free from Kat testing you encryptions as well, Carolina.]

[youfallback]

[Carolina's really not sure what to think of that expression. The holographic lock the freelancer's been working on upstairs is slowly being built, not that anyone but York knows that.]

You are keeping him from getting rusty. [Somewhat of a question. Maybe she'd misinterpreted what York had said.]

[inmylight_comdr]

[She gives a single slow nod. Their idea of the phrase 'door's open' was that if you could hack it, you were welcome in.]

[youfallback]

[That earns a smile from Carolina. She'd ask more questions but they'd need to be yes or no.]

Good. Can't let that happen.

[teds_up]

[Ted's just going to slip on over after Kat's left, his gaze lingering on the feline.]

There's been a lot of cat losses lately, huh? Well, better than being stuck as a cockroach, that's for sure.