[h2] Pvt. Aden Robertson[/h2]

[quote=@Dyelli Beybi]
She gave an indignant 'huff' before patting the holstered 'M1075' pistol at her hip - the standard Mittelandische service pistol - she must have got it off her cousin, "Anyway, want to show me how to use this thing? Preferably aiming out a window."
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Teaching a royal proper pistol handling was not something he expected of his army career. 

[i]BANG[/i] 

"Tighten your grip! It's shifting towards your weak side!" The open air made him have to shout but it had one advantage. 

[i]BANG[/i] 

He wouldn't go deft with Zoe firing away inside an enclosed cabin. The engine's and the winds loud enough to steal away the reports. 

[i]BANG[/i] 

He took a drag of his cigarette as she awkwardly reloaded. She understood the weapon's operations but obviously lacked the practice. Finger's fumbling as Aden gave a bemused chuckle. 

"Here." He stuffed the butt in his mouth as she stepped to Zoe's side and mirrored Zoe's hands; his larger grips guiding hers. " Tilt it slightly and wiggle this..." 

A slight [i]click[/i] as she slid the stripper clip and its' rounds home. It was only as she holstered the pistol and looked at him that he realized the proximity. Instruction having taken priority but now after...

Common sense told him to apologize and step away. 

Good manners and etiquette demanded a profuse apology. 

That voice at the back of his head however.... 

"Miss Spyrou may I ask for permission to court you?" 

... decided to throw protocol, rank and etiquette out a window and set it on fire apparently. His words catching up with him as his jaw dropped and his cigarette took to the wind. He backed up now suddenly. Stammering as his conscious mind caught up. 

"I'm sorry. That was improper of me. I...I...."