[center][h2][b][u][i]Xuanzang - Hallway[/i][/u][/b][/h2][/center]

As soon as she got on the ship, Maria likely gave an eerie first impression to most of the crew due to her lacking of emotion. She assumed one of her allies - most likely Tarak - gave the crew a short summary of her apathy problem and save her the trouble of explaining it herself. As for the crew itself... It certainly was a cascade of oddities, though one that struck her with interest is the red-skinned alien. She could tell this was a fellow adept of the Mind... and was no Amateur at it either. She could feel her attempt at peering into Maria's mind, and while Amy did fail to penetrate her mental shielding, Maria showed just as much failure in tapping into her mind right back.

Ironically enough, that same sense of unease that Amy felt towards Maria, Maria felt with Amy, and generally for the same reason. Because of this, Maria's instincts from her past was telling her to keep away from this 'Amy' girl.

...And yet, she could not deny a feeling of curiosity towards Amy. She has heard of her kind, as well as their natural affinity to the Mind, but Amy is the first of them she's ever saw. For now, she'd listen to her instincts and steer clear - she seems interested in Iris anyways, and it'd be unwise to get in the way of that - but she is interested in seeing what this 'Zevzd' can do, and so will keep that interest in the back of her mind for later on...

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As a Child Prodigy, Maria was among those who assisted Natasha in this bold financial move. She had no knowledge of the digital realm beyond the basics, however, she did have financial experience from her past dealings before the Star Marine project, her family taught her much when it came to that. Still, The boldness of her new captain to take as much as they did from the wealthiest families of the Ascendancy was rather unexpected for her. So bold, in fact, that she didn't seem to realize that one of those wealthy families were her own. She did the best she could to keep the Wilhelm family away from the digital crosshairs of RealAscendancyStockBets. All that was left to have was a prayer.

As for her portion of what was stolen, 20 million credits... She was almost certain it was enough money that her other comrades had no idea what to do with it. The shock of having so much money did not hit her quite as hard seeing where she came from, and so she knew exactly where to put it. She wasted no time taking the money from the personal account it was distributed to, and transferring it into a separate account created by her family, secure and off the Ascendancy Grid. Of course she needed help in rubbing off the tracks to ensure that it stayed that way, and who better to ask than her "Big Bro" Tarak.

It must seem really weird from the outside looking in, the emotionless girl trying to act cute, calling Tarak "big bro" while keeping that apathetic tone of voice. But this too was something that the other Star Marines just got used to, she's been close to Tarak ever since she first met him in the facility all those years ago.

Still, she never had much chance of going to the Bazaar, especially since her last time there was short-lived and led to her and Alan going with Joey and the shenanigans that followed that. She didn't have any spending money for herself since she put all of that money into said separate account, but frankly she was ok with that. Interacting with Tarak and the others and seeing some actual sights at this bazaar was all she really needed. Maybe she can find a good place up on the rooftop of a building there to peacefully stargaze or something.

A peaceful area to stop and think...

"[color=violet][i]I guess I do have something I want after all, something I don't need money to get...[/i][/color]"