Shen Huanglong
You've Got a Friend in Me
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The girl shook her head and sighed. Shen tensed up in a brief moment of terror. Had he done something wrong? Had the situation become worse with his actions? He waited with bated breath for me. He needed more, he needed a confirmation of how precisely he had failed! Fortunately, it never came to that. He relaxed and exhaled once it was evident that she wasn't preparing to end him with her gu- [i]fully autonomous[/i] firearm - smart Shen, good job keeping up with modern vernacular - for his insolence.

It was interesting that she was a soldier in the army of the United States... A. Perhaps she was like Hua Mulan, except without the disguise... or maybe men were just very feminine in this day and age? Speaking of which, he'd heard there was a modern retelling by one Walter Disney back almost a century ago. Perhaps he'd get around to seeing it eventually... But besides that. Certainly they must have raised their children to be soldiers from a young age, to having a young lady like this having the lifestyle firmly ingrained into their mind! How the Earth has changed...

"Indeed. Ha. Ha. Ha," Shen said in kind, giving a little laugh himself following Alika's last statement. Although it was awkward and definitely sounded artificial, especially considering the momentary delay and the odd expression before he did so. He then looked her straight in the eye and said, "So we are friends now, yes?"