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 Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:49 pm
"I thought so. You were in Squad B in the field exam; I was with Squad D, even though I should have waited another year," she recalled with great accuracy. Lifting her right shoulder up in a shrug, Delan shook her head. "I'm fine at the moment. I can't think of anything you could help me with."
Then again...yeah, I'll go ahead and ask. "Actually, do you happen to know when the next field exam is?" she queried, not explaining why because she didn't want this to drag on and turn into a long conversation. The adolescent never did find deep chats very interesting.
((That's all right. I disappeared for some time, too.))
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:53 pm
Zell gave a shrug and simply stated what he knew.
"Actually, there was a rather brutal field exam recently ..." he paused and gave a sigh as he remmbered what happened.
"The next field exam will probly be sometime in winter, but you never know." he grinned slightly then slowly moved his body to the side to get a peek at the Grats inside the Training Center, they where calming down.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:07 pm
"I see... At least I'll be more prepared than I was my first time, huh?" Delan acknowledged, returning his smile somewhat. Glancing to the large fountain in the center of everything, her mind couldn't really think of anything else to talk about. "Er... I know you might get asked this a lot, but what's it like being in SeeD? Do you like being sent off whenever you're ordered to?"
That sure was lame... she admitted to herself, internally rolling her eyes. ...But at least I, Delan Sonnet, took a risk today instead of shying away from the opportunity!
((I just realized how much I sounded like everyone today at my freshman orientation... "Taking risks, investing in every living moment!" Groans.))
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:14 pm
( xd )
Zell nodded at the first question and then gave a confusing glance to the second, being a SeeD was always tough but being a high ranking SeeD was much more of a tough thing.
"Well, I dunno how to explain it, its tough since you have to travel around everywhere and put things aside like friends, family and all that just because of a mission and not to mention when you're in the Garden all the Students kinda look up to ya." He shrugged slightly then continued.
"You'll never get a good answere on how it is being a SeeD, not till you become one, ya know what I'm sayin?" He tilted his head slowly, it was never easy explaining things, especailly things having to do with SeeD.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:30 pm
"I figured you'd give a response like that," Delan chortled, muffling her laughter with half-curled fingers. "Sorry, I don't even know why I asked when I already knew the answer! Not very strange how I knew that, but... Well, anyway, do you need to report for duty now, or would you like to come train with me where we won't get jumped by monstrous attack-plants down at the Training Room?"
Getting more comfortable around her new acquaintance, Delan was, in general, feeling happier than she usually was. Her social butterfly had finally come out of its cocoon, and she actually felt eager to hear a response.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:37 pm
Zell gave a small grin and shrugged, not much to do recently since they had not been getting missions as often, it was getting rather boring and Zell wanted to see just how strong this woman was, she seemed to be rather smart in battle what with using a Grat's own attack against them.
"Yea actually that sounds like a good idea, not much for me to be doing lately, mite aswell get afew rounds in." Zell's grin widened visibly and his fists clenched toghter at the thought of a round, finally he would get to use the Training Room without running around for hours trying to locate a sparring partner.
"Think ya can keep up?" Zell grinned as he turned and stretched, seemed like he was about to take off running.
( AFK, dinner, mite not reply fast to next post. )
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:01 pm
"I'm Delan, and I think that's all you need to know. You can figure out the rest," she countered smoothly, toothlessly grinning back at him as she got into a ready-to-race stance. For the first time Delan felt very mischievous, and the problem was that she didn't even care! "We'll go around the fountain past the dormitories, and the first one to the elevator wins, all right?"
Sliding her foot farther behind her, Delan held up her hand closest to Zell, slowly folding them as a count-down. When one finger remained pointed, she threw it down as if it were a flag, and sprinted forward with a more positive and alive attitude.
((Sorry it took so long, the phone rang...and I didn't slip on my kickboxing bag! xd ))
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:54 pm
Haiiro's previous attempts to test his new modifications were unsuccessful due to... incidents in the training center. But perhaps he'd be able to later... He decided to walk around the garden... considering all the nice sniping locations...
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:55 pm
( Heh, no slipping good, yea I'm finally back aswell, no worries. )
Zell stumbled forward first but his body quickly caught up and he took off after the young SeeD in-training. Within afew seconds he had caught up and made up for the small mishap at startup.
"I'm Zell, I'm sure you know that though!" Zell spoke this as he started to sprint faster, he was cheating slightly by using his junctioned spells and his Guardian Force enhanced leg muscles but he just would not be beat today, nuh uh.
"Heh, ready to get serious!" he grinned at the student as he started pushing forward with his enhanced speed in a attempt to get ahead of the young lady, they where just starting but they where already moving pretty fast.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:06 pm
The thought of the SeeD catching up and passing her Delan felt was unacceptable yet still inevitable. The competitive half of her kept her mouth shut for her own sake, and the will to win didn't really get a firm grip on her mind. Of course she wasn't going to give up completely: she'd push herself hard to keep up with the guy, though she figured he would win anyway. He was a SeeD, and had more experiences where running might have been a good thing to know how to properly do.
In the end Delan smiled about the whole thing, trying her best to stay on Zell's heels and accomplishing just that for most of the run, especially when the directory came into view.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:14 pm
Zell let himself slow so he was right next to the SeeD in-training and gave her a small thumbs up as he ran past the directory and up the stairs. He stood there at the top of the stairs with a large grin on his face.
"Hey, you won, nice job you kept up with me the best you could. You'll do good on the field exam, I can already tell."
He grinned and turned to the elevator, he'd let her go first.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:26 pm
"I did all right," Delan answered, slightly out of breath. Crossing over onto the contraption, she leaned against the squared railing to where her elbows were resting upon it. Rolling her eyes as her heart gradually slowed down, she shook her head in some sort of disagreement, and then repeated: "I did all right...just now and on the same field exam you took. They said I would have been a good addition to SeeD, but I very much didn't think along the same lines."
Chuckling at herself, she straightened up to her full height of 5'11". "I declined their request to enroll me into SeeD. I seriously thought I did a horrible job on the assignment, and now my regret is catching up to me at last."
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:40 pm
Zell simply shrugged as he stood there and then sorta of let out a small laugh.
"Well you'll probly get your chance again, you'd better take them up on the offer this time." he grinned then clenched his right hand into a tight fist. He looked down at his shaking fist and continued. "Everyone who works to get into SeeD usualy will take a free enrollment, but for those that deserve to get in, some don't." He moved his head and looked over at the SeeD in-training with a grin still on his face.
"You mite not think you did all that well but I think you did good and I'm sure everyone at the next exam will agree, you'll make a perfect SeeD."
Honestly he had no idea why some people turned down the chance at SeeD, some maybe thought they dident deserve it but most people who where picked really did deserve it, why would someone question themselves so? He'd probly never know.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:42 pm
Monty awakes in the infirmary. Dr kadawaki stands over him.
"Looks like a grat got you badly. Someone found you asleep in the training center." she said
Monty groaned. He got out of the bed, thanked the docter then headed to the showers to wash off the sticky powder.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:49 pm
"I don't think I want to be perfect, but hopefully I'll get a title just as worthwhile to keep," Delan responded, seemingly distracted on the subject yet giving a small smirk at Zell's last remark. "I was relieved to find out that I wasn't in Seifer's group! That guy's brutal to the core, and I'd rather not achieve something that would travel with me the rest of my life around such a...a person like him."
Shifting her glance to her gloves, Delan gave the velcro strap a great yank, pulling the Vasette off and doing the same with the other. Underneath the fighting gauntlets were her usual black wraps, and she readjusted the straps on both as the elevator came to a halt.
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