Ishi123
Primordial Being
Ren ate his meal quietly while Dingo and Leo talked, listening to their conversation. He was having salmon; something he'd never had before. It was tough to come by fresh food out in space. Most of the time it was all preserved stuff. Something like fish wouldn't be available all the way at Mars, though Jupiter did have a slightly higher standard due to their artificial agriculture. The salmon was delicious.
"So how's Celvice?" Dingo asked Leo.
"Oh... she's doing alright." Leo responded. "She's home from work today."
"What does she do again?"
"She's a teacher. How many times to I have to remind you?"
"Oh... that's right." Dingo smiles nervously, quickly looking away and taking a sip of his drink before looking to Ren. "How about you, Ren?"
"Huh?" He says, looking up from his plate.
"You have a girlfriend?" He asks.
"Yeah, I was wondering that, too, actually." Leo said. "Is there anyone you knew back in..."
Leo stopped himself, realizing the territory he'd just accidentally stepped in.
"Oh, uh..."
"No." Ren said. "I was always too busy working to even think about finding anyone."
Leo sighed with relief, not wanting to bring up anything like a relationship Ren had to give up after leaving Neo BAHRAM.
"Well, there are plenty of girls around here." Dingo said. "Hell, I'll be your wingman if you want."
"You're like ten years older than I am, Dingo." Ren said. "I don't think that'd work out well."
"Hey, I'm not that old!" Dingo retorted.
"You're also married." Leo pointed out, taking a sip of his own drink.
"That's not the point!"
"Oh, hey, you guys." A voice said.
Ren turns and sees Cagalli standing there. She was dressed in casual clothes, consisting of a tank top with a short sleeved blue jacket and jeans with boots. She noticed what Ren was wearing and smiles.
"Oh, I see you decided to join the Space Force, Ren." She says. "And looks like you're in Commander Weinberg's Orbital Frame unit, too."
"Yeah..." Ren mumbled, going back to eating his meal.
"Okay...?" Cagalli smiled nervously.
"What're you up to, Cagalli?" Leo asked.
"Not much." She replied. "The crew and I got some free time to ourselves for a bit, so I'm just out and about."
"So how's Celvice?" Dingo asked Leo.
"Oh... she's doing alright." Leo responded. "She's home from work today."
"What does she do again?"
"She's a teacher. How many times to I have to remind you?"
"Oh... that's right." Dingo smiles nervously, quickly looking away and taking a sip of his drink before looking to Ren. "How about you, Ren?"
"Huh?" He says, looking up from his plate.
"You have a girlfriend?" He asks.
"Yeah, I was wondering that, too, actually." Leo said. "Is there anyone you knew back in..."
Leo stopped himself, realizing the territory he'd just accidentally stepped in.
"Oh, uh..."
"No." Ren said. "I was always too busy working to even think about finding anyone."
Leo sighed with relief, not wanting to bring up anything like a relationship Ren had to give up after leaving Neo BAHRAM.
"Well, there are plenty of girls around here." Dingo said. "Hell, I'll be your wingman if you want."
"You're like ten years older than I am, Dingo." Ren said. "I don't think that'd work out well."
"Hey, I'm not that old!" Dingo retorted.
"You're also married." Leo pointed out, taking a sip of his own drink.
"That's not the point!"
"Oh, hey, you guys." A voice said.
Ren turns and sees Cagalli standing there. She was dressed in casual clothes, consisting of a tank top with a short sleeved blue jacket and jeans with boots. She noticed what Ren was wearing and smiles.
"Oh, I see you decided to join the Space Force, Ren." She says. "And looks like you're in Commander Weinberg's Orbital Frame unit, too."
"Yeah..." Ren mumbled, going back to eating his meal.
"Okay...?" Cagalli smiled nervously.
"What're you up to, Cagalli?" Leo asked.
"Not much." She replied. "The crew and I got some free time to ourselves for a bit, so I'm just out and about."