Inside the HFV Yukine, Henry Yatogami realized his mistake in getting inside the mech too early; he was missing a chance to participate in some Base Drama! Not that he was a fan of that, but he preferred it to boredom. So, opening the cockpit with a [i]snap-hiss[/i], Henry hopped out to the nearby engineering lift; a platform suspended between two scaffolds and elevated by a mechanism of motors and cables. As it went down, the 19-year old boy looked over his blue, white, and orange jumpsuit, made of carbon-fibre with ceramic trauma plates, as his boyish face, with dark green eyes that were less slanted than his father's, gazed out towards where Joan and Sarah were conversing. 

Letting his black, short-trimmed hair glisten, the young man walked over to the two women without ceremony, before bowing in respect, then interrupting: 

"Ms. Joan, Ms. Sarah, I am glad to see you two in such high spirits."

As he paused, Sarah and Joan would remember who Henry Yatogami was; a recent transfer from the OSDT Gugnir, who apparently left its Captain on bad terms involving Henry's parents' research. As said research involved chasing after 'Alien signals' that may not exist, it wasn't certain which side they would regard as right, and what they would think of Henry as he butted in on their conversation. So, Henry sought a reason to keep talking with the two, and decided to be honest:

"I'm bored as well; yes, I heard the last snatch of your conversation. However, it's not as if skirmishes against pirates, even the more widespread ones, last long; even at the end of its strength the OSDT is still powerful." A snatch of pride at the end of his voice; Henry clearly believed in the OSDT's mandate. Then he spoke again:

"Anyway, Valkyrie...it hasn't been combat-tested before, according to the dossiers?" His voice was open, and so was his face and the set of his shoulders; he was genuinely curious, not scornful. "Well, I think it'll preform well, especially with such a skilled pilot as Rising Star piloting it. I've seen only pictures, but I think she's beautiful." A smile.

"You know, if our dear Chaplain would pardon me for admitting to sinful thoughts, we don't lack for anything except beautiful men. All the women pilots are supermodels or supermodel-tier, but the men are all 'pragmatically built', except for that other X-Corp guy; I think he's male, but I don't like long hair..."

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