[center][h3][color=0072bc]Lilly[/color], [color=de3163]Eris[/color] & Veronica's Conversation[/h3][/center] "Callaway. Private Callaway." Veronica took the girl's offered hand in a firm grip and shook it, foregoing the first name because everyone only ever used last names in the military anyway. First names were usually reserved for those who were on a personal level with you. She went for another swig from her canteen and looked over to Eris, noting her regal air about her. --- [color=de3163]"I see, would it bother you if I took a look at it?"[/color] Eris asked. [color=de3163]"I'm Eris Reinhardt since I have medical training and will be taking care of you all from now on. I'm sure I can at least help you relieve the stress with some Ragnaid."[/color] Veronica's legs didn't seem in a far too bad shape, at least from where Eris was looking. Even so, she could always have a lightly sprained ankle or muscle cramp. It wouldn't hurt to take a look. As long as Veronica allowed it, of course. [color=de3163]"Well, it seems like things managed to work themselves, didn't they?"[/color] Eris said in a cheerful voice as she noticed Lily coming to their encounter. Even then, one thing still bothered Eris. She couldn't take her eyes off that child from earlier for much long. Uneasiness was visible on her face as she looked at how a child could prance around a military base with such gleeful demeanor. [color=de3163]"I really don't get it why they allow children to join the Militia. We should be the ones protecting them, not sending them to war. War is already bad enough as it's, I just can't bear the thought of seeing a child as old as the ones I teach get hurt fighting it."[/color] --- Lilly smiled and nodded. [color=0072bc]"Pleasure to meet you, Private Callaway."[/color] When Eris remarked about the child arriving in their unit, Lilly sighed. [color=0072bc]"Could the war situation have already become that dire? I pray we haven't lost enough soldiers to consider recruiting young boys, but..."[/color] She trailed off, not wanting to finish that sentence, but quickly composed herself. [color=0072bc]"It is probably best not to dwell on that. How are the two of you liking the squad so far?"[/color] --- "Well, we are the militia. We don't have a lot of the same retrictions as the Army does, not to mention the equipment..." She said the last part a bit mumbled. "Besides, we're a tiny country. We're fighting a war hopelessly outnumbered, so we need everyone we can get." --- Eris raised an eyebrow as Lily changed the subject ask of a sudden, after touching the topic of their youngling recruit. Could it be that Lily was interested in young boys? She didn't look old, but certainly, if that was the case, things could become a bit... awkward. Or she was just worried about the war and Eris was reading too much into it? Veronica didn't seem to mind it, so it was likely the second case— [color=de3163]"Oh, huh!"[/color] Eris stuttered once asked about her first impression of Squad Four. [color=de3163]"Well, I believe that this is a quite a... lively group?"[/color] she said in a low voice, wondering if her reply didn't sound too halfhearted. --- "I'm just glad to be here." Veronica quickly and tactfully took the social baton from Eris to spare her a few moments to think of something. "It's about doing your part, no matter who you're with. Like the squad becomes a family..." Her smile waivered with a flash of guilt and her eyes seemed to stare off at something else, but only for a quick second. "I'm still new here, though. I don't have much experience with these guys like you do. I'm just hoping to keep my head down and make it back home." --- [color=0072bc]"Well worry not, I am sure we'll all make it through."[/color] She couldn't tell what was bothering the other two, but the sudden, slight shifts in mood made her feel like something was wrong... But since she couldn't put her finger on it, Lilly smiled and tried her best to move the conversation into more cheerful territory. [color=0072bc]"Our sergeant has done an excellent job of keeping us all safe. You're in good hands with him."[/color] ...Except for the time she got impaled... or Kyou had lost his leg... or the Sergeant himself had been shot... or Brenna getting scarred and burned from a tank shell... Lilly knew full well she was lying, though she kept her composure and didn't show it. The two looked a bit uneasy still, and she didn't want to demoralize them. She nodded to Eris after addressing Miss Callaway's statement. [color=0072bc]"Yes, it certainly is. The squad has it's fair share of rather unique personalities, but everyone seems to be on good terms with each other. I'm sure you'll get along with them quite well once you get to know them. If not, come talk to me. I'll have a word with them and set them straight."[/color] Lilly giggled, the last part of her comment said mostly in jest. --- [color=de3163]"That's a relief,"[/color] Eris said, after Lily gave them her support. [color=de3163]"To say the truth, I was afraid that I would get assigned to a squad with no other women. With what you said and the two of you here, I can feel at ease."[/color] [color=de3163]"By the way, while we are talking about the squad."[/color] Eris looked around, before fixing her gaze on Lily once more. [color=de3163]"What kind of equipment do you, I mean, we have to work with?"[/color] --- Veronica smiled at Lilly. "So does that make you our big sister of the squad?" She giggled a bit, wondering if the amount of estrogen in this squad was a good thing or a bad thing. --- [color=0072bc]"No, nothing like that... But I do try to mediate and help where ever I can, so if either of you have any concerns about anything, feel free to talk with me about them."[/color] Lilly arched an eyebrow, amused at the 'big sister' comment. ...She wasn't that old fashioned was she? She was only 20... When Eris asked about the squad's equipment, Lilly paused for a moment, trying to remember what everyone was equipped with. [color=0072bc]"Um... Most of the squad is equipped with first generation rifles or SMGs, though a few have chosen to use Imperial weapons. We use a captured and repainted Imperial APC to move around, and um... I think that's about it?"[/color] Lilly shrugged, not particularly pleased about the current state of their equipment. [color=0072bc]"I think the army proper uses second or third generation weapons, but the militia is only given their old surplus unless we acquire weapons from somewhere else. I wrote a letter to my father describing our situation, so he may provide us with some newer weapons in the future, but the war makes postal service unreliable... I don't know when he'll actually receive it."[/color] She sighed and shrugged again. [color=0072bc]"Oh well, there's nothing we can do about it for now. Bullets kill no matter the gun they're fired from."[/color] The conversation went on for a short while longer, but was suddenly interrupted by Sergeant Harald calling them to attention and the mad scramble that followed. Apparently some officers were inspecting them.