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While the thought of taking the final step in joining the Military was daunting at best, as fortune would have it Alec wasn't completely alone in this would be adventure. Keeping in mind the conversation(s) shared, he waited until after the fun and festivities to come to an end. Seeking the raven haired girl out hadn't been too difficult, her father owned a local butchery. Of course he'd meant to stop by Shakuntala's booth before they closed shop (especially after seeing her retreat from the bonfire). However, with the minor incident from the angry Wallist having chucked a rock at his skull and being busy with helping out at the family business he hadn't had free time until now.

Now, with things coming to a conclusion it would seem the next chapter of their adventure would begin. Alec had a fairly good idea what direction they were heading but who liked to face challenges alone, unless of course it was required. This however was not one of those times.

It was nearly 2 in the afternoon, the sun had risen high most of the clouds having already burnt off. The noise from the festival was slowly dying down, the normal murmur of the town and its people as it was accustomed. Alec knew mostly the going ons around him but was absent minded. He found himself going over in his mind the finality of his decision, and the events over the last couple weeks. It seemed like the chaos was finally dying down, leveling out to a more even daily hum. Along with the help of many brave, and willing souls they'd pulled through. It was a wonder no one was seriously injured, by the walls he couldn't have been more thankful for that. A few colds, bumps, bruises and scrapes seemed to be the worst anyone had fared.

Alec was lingering around the old tree they'd both agreed upon. He watched as people passed by, mindlessly going about their business. Remaining optimistic in this kind of situation seemed wise. Even if the recruitment office locations had in fact been pointed out to him there was still a sense of hesitation. Rightfully so, given the level of commitment the act of signing papers would require. A small smile ruined his serious concentration. It couldn't be that bad right? The worse he'd have to do is show off how horribly he wrote, which he'd already done during the Parade. Sighing he placed his chin in palm, he'd just make due and live for the moment and staying true to his promises.

Now to be fair, he might have dozed off if he'd waited around too much longer. When sudden heavy footfalls had his attention, he watched as his friends hurriedly ducked and weaved past the crowd. She was running over to him now, out of breath and panting. Giving a small yawn, Alec quickly stood up offering her a smile. At least trying to reassure her his having waited wasn't a problem. Truly, it wasn't like he'd been thee that long anyway. "Hey its all good. I'm glad you could make it Tala!" He gave her space to catch her breath, his own lunch set to the side having waited until the other joined him. He'd only been impatient really about eating. Still rather nervous either way he almost had no appetite, almost.

"You ok..?" he expressed concern gently touching her shoulder with a gloved hand. The red head tilted his head curiously at the other she regained her composure. Alec hadn't exactly told his mother today would be the day he signed up either. He'd kept the details to himself, unwilling to cause a fuss during meal time. The idea of not seeing his sister for an extended period of time was a bit troubling, however he had his heart set on what he wanted to do. Offering for her to come sit once she was ready, he eased himself down sitting on a patch of grass under the trees shade. It at least offered reprieve from the sun's heat.

"You know, its got me wondering how this'll work out." He mused thoughtfully, his blue eyes reflecting his curious wonder. "I hear they wont just let anyone in the military currently." He pursed his lips some in wonder, hopefully they wouldn't face any hitches.

Alec shook his head, light blue eyes reflecting his kind sympathy for her concern and worrisome attitude. "No, no not at all! " He shook his head trying to reassure her. He was almost too warm, and had even chosen to wear a short sleeved shirt and knee length shorts. His boots had been a practical choice, and quietly he fanned himself with a gloved palm. At least he had water readily on hand, it wasn't like he was suffering by any means. The raven haired girl defiantly won a small chuckle and a shake of his head as he sat down beside her just about an arms length apart but still easy to converse.

The only real injure he'd suffered was a bandage to the temple and a small nasty cut. Nothing that wouldn't heal quickly at least. Reflexively he touched the spot and gave a small nod. "Yea, I'm fine." He hadn't been but it wasn't worth worrying over. Nor was he going to call attention to the fact. Alec might have asked Tala if she had food as well, in a returned gesture of concern but she was quickly eating at least. "Hm? Oh. Yes! I brought something, left overs from dinner." he quickly dragged his bag fishing out a container with rice, chicken and what appeared to be some kind of spiced sauce over the top. He made sure to properly retrieve a proper bite of all the items and offered her the utensil in exchange for one of her pholourie bites. They were rather good, he'd never had one before and thanked her for the fried good.

"I think we'll be ok! Hm..We both had a hand in helping out. Maybe we'll bump into someone we recognize between now and going for Orientation..?" his brow knit together in a bit of wonder. Once she'd had her try of his food he politely settled down eating. Enjoying the shy girls company, just as he had in times before. She was easy to speak with, and get along with at least. "I'm pretty sure we go and enlist and see about getting our uniforms. I hear you have to be dressed up and in uniform for that." He murmured thoughtfully a smile tugging at his lips again. Something told him they'd fair well enough, they were able bodied and willing. Even if they were painfully nervous.

"Bet it'll be pretty busy...I think we'll try and find a registration place after we eat?" Alec mused aloud, waiting to finish speaking before taking another bite of food falling into comfortable silence with his fellow companion.


((nana that food she has sounds amazing omg ive never had it before. Also we'll likely tag mythee here shortly and I figure~ <3))

He quickly finished his meal off, returning the container to his little bag and stood up. Alec had a vague idea of what she was doing, when the girls arms stretched out and squinted a bit. If she was anything like him, she'd had her hand in trying to imagine the pristine uniform on. Hopefully they had clothing fit his shorter frame.

"Yeah..Good idea. Let's go see if we can find a place for sign up, youre right Tala." Maybe he'd seen one not that far off from here if memory served him correctly? Usually he was pretty good at know were most things in town were, but admit-ably he was just concerned how things would go down. It would have been fairly awful to work up the courage to sign up and be shot down. There was always that sense of impending dread, and wonder if everything would go according to plan. He wasn't starving, nor desperate street kid. He'd been called foolish for his aspirations but this time he wouldn't let others make his choices for him.

She did in fact look rather bird like, but smiled at her. The enthusiasm translated well, he didn't need her to explain. Especially as she flapped her arms, and looked at him with such a hopeful, impatient look. His heart was thudding like a caged beast, but he dusted himself off giving a nod of agreement and making their way across the street. The pair went past a few shops heading for the near by recruitment office. "I think this is the right place. I remember Lloren saying there's a couple other locations across town? But this'll do." He murmured quietly to Shakuntala carefully making his way inside, glancing around looking for some one to question over acquiring their own enlistment papers.

( emotion_kirakira Nana dont be sorry :> )

After the Parade, Lloren's volunteer duty did not end in truth; there were still loose ends to bring to a close, reports to process- especially following the barge disaster, there was additional paperwork to fill. It was no wonder, then, that she was taking a short break outside precisely the building that Alec and Shakuntala were headed over to.

Initially, Lloren had preoccupied herself by doodling in the dirt by the building- by the time a masterful blueprint for her future Sorcerous Tower Of Doom had been created and was ready to be copied into her notebook, a faint motion alerted her to a cat's presence. She looked up to a nearby crate and there it was; a being of ultimate grace, its tail swishing from side to side, its adorable little paw-paws... jumping down to walk across her blueprint and plop itself down right in the center, effectively destroying it. "Ahh, kitty, whyyy..." Lloren moaned feebly, shoulders slumped.

Luckily for her, the creaky doors to the recruitment office opened and closed shut right at that moment, distracting her from her loss. Perhaps Alec and Shakuntala had arrived- having inadvertently been crouched in a blind spot, Lloren stood up and looked through the window inside. "Oops." It was them, all right. So they really were going to apply! She quickly stepped around the corner of the building, jumped the step and swung right into the reception room.

"Hello hello! Good to see you here, amirite?"

The bashful seventeen year old made a bleat like a goat at Lloren's appearance. With a mouth drawn in a squiggle, she was roughly intimidated by the obviously non-intimidating moment. That didn't stop her from hunkering down lower behind Alec.

The trainee's maroon eyes glanced between Alec and the raven-haired female with both curiousness and hesitance. These two were obviously well more acquainted than she was to either of them, so stepping into the conversation felt more like an intrusion rather than an open attempt at getting to know either of them better. Letting them speak, the girl's eyes were latched onto the feline Lloren was interacting with before. It served to be only a temporary distraction, however.

Shakuntala was slow to remove her grip from Alec. The pat of her head and encouragement to approach Lloren was met with a harder clasp on the fabric of his top. She swallowed thickly and, verrry slowly, she released her human meat shield and stepped from behind him. Kneading the edge of her skirt, she looked up to Lloren and offered her a smile.

"W-What A-Alec said..." Shakuntala replied. "I- W-We w-would still like to... join..."

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Mythee

When Lloren had finished his sentence extending on what Alec had been conveying he was nodding his head, grinning suddenly. "Yes! Exactly." He retorted, perhaps also agreeing with Shakuntala. It was hard to say.

In reality, he wasn't that close to the girl with glasses (just yet anyway) but Alec tried to make friends with anyone of reasonable friendliness. Sure, sometimes the tactic of making friendships with peoples of different walks of life didn't always work. Still, it was better that then remaining passive. Preventing life from just passing by without living it to the fullest was exactly what had spurred him this far. He'd been called foolish for his drive but he was here wasn't he? It was finalized, written in stone. Or paper in this case.

If he hadn't seen Shakuntala's determination before, he might have been worried this wasn't for her. At least she had stepped up, even if it was hard for the bashful teenager. Alec didn't mind standing there letting her gain her courage. Maybe he couldn't always be there like he was now, but you can never fly unless you try. He was told that long ago. Alec was proud of his friend for making her own choice, which seemed to be a big deal for the copper-skinned girl.

"Thank you. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone." He noted, stressing his gratitude to both Lloren and the man who was offering them the papers. Hopefully they got on well enough at the military school, Alec had high hopes.

When the blonde man asked if they had any questions the red head shook his head. "No sir..just a note that my handwriting may be hard to read, and this'll take me awhile. I'll really try however?" He promised nervously, picking up the pen and carefully trying to force meaning out of things that really didn't mean much. Wouldn't that be shitty, denied because of words. That would be a massive blow to his ego. He was physically sound; not exactly the most powerful, but he could run well and was in shape so that would have to carry him.

Alec gazed in a sense of silent wonder, and a kind of awe when Tala offered to help him. "Wait what? Really? Thanks!" He had fully expected he would have to deal with it himself, when he heard no protest from anyone in the room (he of course glanced nervously between Lloren and the blonde man he did not know) it was instantly a much more bearable process. Much to his relief no one seemed to mind, so instead he waited patiently for the older girl to finish filling out her information before asking questions. He at least clumsily signed his own first and last name to begin with when he realized what the first part was with some amount of glaring and concentration. At least he didn't need glasses, that was a small wonder.

The idea of the exam didn't bother him, he was modest but if it was part of the test so be it. He'd worn briefs so it wouldn't be much of an issue, nor seemed daunting. Only what was in front of him on the white paper and its black lettering was truthfully. He knew his approximate height and weight, but hadn't been to a doctor recently so it would be interesting to see he supposed. At least he had Skakuntala to turn to each time he was unsure what something said. Alec made a quiet promise to himself during his stay at the military school he'd find someone(s) willing to tutor him.

While it seemed worse in his own mind, the top portion was complete after some corrections, and a bit of smudging here and there. The worst part of it over for now. "I think -- that's all on this part?" Alec offered the document and pen back to the man as requested.

(( xD its fine I just was like ...wait hm?))