[color=6A47FE]"Is that so?"[/color] Kalisa gave him another weary smile. [color=6A47FE]"Happy to hear it."[/color] Her response was sincere. Although they barely knew each other, she was glad to see someone familiar alive and well. War tends to be very indiscriminate about the casualties, so the chances of making it out alive is often low.

[color=6A47FE]"Where are you from?"[/color] The question was partly her curiosity as well as her grasping for something to talk about. It was a simple enough question, without being too personal. Red hair isn't something she was used to seeing, so she was curious as to what part of the world he was from. The Darcsen had noticed that he was tapping his foot however. [color=6A47FE][i]"Ah, I guess he really isn't much of a talker."[/i][/color] She had noted earlier before the battle that he kept his responses short, so she decided to keep it short also to avoid annoying him further. After hearing his answer, she began to feel the fatigue catching up to her. Her eyelids were starting to droop and her posture slumping a little. [color=6A47FE][i]"This'll work."[/i][/color] She straightened herself before she continued.

A small yawn. [color=6A47FE]"Would you mind if I take a nap real quick? This charge got me good."[/color] Without really waiting for a response, she had begun to adjust herself on the box she was on to a more comfortable position. It wouldn't do good to keep annoying Daniel if he was uncomfortable around her. Although she would have preferred to move away herself, the fatigue glued her to the box. She leaned back on the wooden plank that was on the wall for support, and set her rifle to her side. She made sure to unload the gun before she did so, just in case it fell over or something so it wouldn't fire off accidentally. [color=6A47FE]"Let's get through this later alive, OK?"[/color] After finding a good position, she closed her eyes and nodded off shortly after.

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She wasn't sure how long had it been since she talked to Daniel, but the face of the dead Imperial from earlier had spooked her in her dream. It caused her body to involuntarily jolt, which broke her sleep and almost knocked her off the box. She was leaning over to the side a little already, so her fixing her seating arrangement earlier prevented the fall. She caught herself from falling over by using her arm, and the sudden movement definitely woke her up.

[color=6A47FE][i]"Looks like I won't be having good dreams for a while."[/i][/color] Although she tried to wave it off, she was still somewhat haunted by it. It was her first human kill too, not exactly something to forget anyway.

Kalisa slowly opened her eyes, her vision still blurred as she blinked. The Darcsen had readjusted herself on her seat to sit up straight once more while using both hands to rub her eyes. As her vision cleared up, she was greeted by the sight of the Lance Corporal staring at her in curiosity. If the rubbing of her eyes didn't completely wake her up, this did. The girl stood up from her seat, faced the officer and saluted. [color=6A47FE]"I still haven't had the chance to introduce myself yet, haven't I? Private Kalisa Larsen, reporting."[/color]

She didn't notice it earlier because of the chaos, but the Lance Corporal had a similar hue of his hair to hers. [color=6A47FE][i]"...Is he-?"[/i][/color] A part of his scarf was peeking through his collar, and the pattern etched onto it looked very familiar. It seems he is one as well. [color=6A47FE]"It makes me happy to see a fellow Darcsen in the squad, Lance Corporal."[/color] Even if all else fails, there was someone she knew she could trust. [color=6A47FE]"Your head doing alright? Didn't jog your memory too much?"[/color] She gestured at the general area where the bullet had hit his helmet earlier.

[color=#FFB6C1]”L-Lance Corporal, why are you looking at her?”[/color]

Her head turned to the owner of the voice who had just arrived. The new girl's face was beet red, and she was pointing at Kalisa. The Darcsen blinked a few times. It took her a moment, but then something clicked in her head. [color=6A47FE]"Oh, you have an admirer already, Lance Corporal?"[/color] She jokingly said out loud to the both of them. A little fun here could help get her mind off of depressing thoughts.

[color=#FFB6C1]”U-Uh, I wasn’t daydreaming of the Lance Corporal.”[/color]

[color=6A47FE]"How oddly specific of you to mention that."[/color] Although she's not one to tease, the blonde was just too adorable. Someone told her that girls who are as red as a tomato around the person they liked tend to get jealous over the smallest of things. It seems like this was one of those moments. She also wanted to see if the Lance Corporal had reciprocated the blonde's feelings. A sly smile forming on her lips.

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