Ariella had been absorbed in the tablet, one leg crossed over the other, foot lightly bouncing as she read. She chewed on her lower lip thoughtfully as she read, before Miyoshi spoke up. Looking up, she smiled as the Japanese woman sat down.
[QUOTE]"Colonel, if I may, what do you think of this carrier so far? I haven't stopped being fascinated since I saw it from Massao...my plane, I mean,"[/QUOTE]
"I know the feeling, Lieutenant," she answered, pulling up the [URL=http://www.freewebs.com/supercav/angel.jpg]schematic image she'd found[/URL] and showing it to her. "I mean, all the submarines I'm familiar with are much more... [i]conventional,[/i] big tubes or cylinders with a conning tower and a couple of fins. The [i]Nimue,[/i] well - it looks like a space-ship, or a sea monster. And it's so [i]huge.[/i] Almost the size of an aircraft carrier." She shook her head in amazement and gave a smile. "It's weird, and a strange beast for sure. Like something out of a cartoon, or a comic book. But, it's here and we're on it - I can't wait to see what it can do, and I'm glad it's ours".
Another friendly face from the squadron came up and introduced herself, drawing attention away from the conversation.
[QUOTE]"Hello. This is all pretty damn amazing, if you ask me." She stopped, then realizing that the other members of the squadron most likely did not know who she was, decided to introduce herself again. "I'm Zola. Zola Vermaak. I fly in the Ghost of the Straits with Everett," She pointed over her shoulder to him. "Over there."[/QUOTE]
She nodded to the man, who seemed absorbed in his tablet (which was a good sign, she supposed), and then turned back to Zola.
"It's a pleasure to meet you - properly, at least. Obviously I've seen your dossier and we bumped into each other a few times. But it's nice to get a proper introduction. And yes, you're quite right - we were just talking about the same thing, as I'm sure you heard. It's fascinating that something like this exists. And not just that, that it seems to, well - [i]work[/i]. I'm looking forward to finding out more." Frowing she set down the tablet. "Hmm. How about we go and locate the mess hall, and continue our conversation? I don't know about you, but I could certainly use something to eat after all the action earlier, and it's better to talk over food and a beverage. Not to mention, it'll help with finding our way around".