Eli stuck by the group for awhile, slowing when they entered the hangar. First she saw Blur, scanning it over at face-value, relieved that the damage had been repaired and even more, the upgrades seemed to be in place. She remembered the canon-backed NC, a scowl formed under her scarf; the next time she grabbed something, it would not be getting away. Secondly she noted the presence of the new NCs, satisfied that they all looked to be at least marginally capable of combat. She could only hope the pilots were equally up to the task. 

When the tour brought them around to the barracks, Eli wordlessly branched off and made for her own designated room. If there was anything critical to be said in the tour, it would likely be repeated in briefing. For the time being however, she had more important matters to attend to.

[color=662d91][b]"Lizzy!"[/b][/color]

No sooner did she open the door was Vera leaping from the bed and latching onto her. Making sure it had first shut, Eli hugged her back, tousling the girl's shaggy hair. 

[color=00aeef]"You've been breaking the room in I see,"[/color] she said, glancing around at messy bed and clothes haphazardly hung up in the closet. 

[color=662d91]"It's great, [i]way[/i] better than the last one! The bed's so comfy!"[/color] She broke from the embrace and threw herself onto the bed, bouncing from its springy nature. As Eli set her personal bag down, Vera rolled onto her stomach, legs kicking absently at the air. [color=662d91]"So didja meet the other new pilots yet?"[/color]

Eli nodded, even if it was something of a half-truth. She'd exchanged words with Jan, which was more or less "meeting". Before she could give it too much thought, she caught the end of Vera's sentence a second time, and gave the girl a curious look. [color=00aeef]"Other?"[/color]

It was Vera's turn to nod. [color=662d91]"Yup! One's been here for a bit already, I saw'er she's workin' on her own giant robot. Dunno her name tho', but you should go say hi! I bet she's been really lonely just doin' her own thing."[/color]

[color=00aeef]"Pilots have to work on their NC's now and again, I'm sure she's fine."[/color]

[color=662d91]"Aw c'mon! She's really pretty!"[/color]

Eli cocked a brow at her, but couldn't help the smirk. She shed her overcoat, grabbed the tablet from her bag and started out. [color=00aeef]"I'm going to get something to eat, stay out of trouble, okay?"[/color]

Vera scrambled up, tying Eli's coat around her waist and plopping the ushanka back atop her head. She snaking around the older girl, then marched on down the hallway. [color=662d91]"Fine then, [b]I'll[/b] go talk to the new people and make friends instead!"[/color]

It took some restraint not to insist Vera not nose into the others' businesses, but more due to the fact that she had no idea what these other people were like. Percy was relatively harmless, and given the fact that he had a daughter, Eli doubted Vera would have any trouble around him, and Joe, while not the most lively, was nice enough she'd been told. However she had no idea how these new people might react to her, and though she was certain Vera would be safe, Jan and...whoever this other pilot was, were more or less wild cards. 

Of course, Eli knew nothing she said would dissuade the girl from her adventures, so she just waved goodbye and made her way on to the cafeteria. The food was secondary really, she just wanted some time to settle and look over the technicals of what had been done to Blur. The repairs and additions had been handled by Volkov cost-wise, which was convenient if not confusing. In fact, the whole assisted migration had been strange. Why Volkov? Why Smith's Rest? Did it have something to do with that damned mystery NC? Every question she had came back to him, infuriating as it was, and the more she thought the later she realized she was mauling her food more than she was eating it. 

With a deep breath she went about reviewing Blur's new statistics.