Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
After a long morning and early afternoon spent trying to help around the camp, Yoko found herself hungry, tired, and thirsty. She'd skipped lunch in order to help with the scavenging and such, something she'd felt compelled to do after the night before and talking with those who had known people who had been lost. She'd had other things on her mind at the time, but she was still new to this whole mercenary thing, and the fact that actual human lives could be on the line or not because of her actions, for positive or negative, had a lot of weight now that it was a new day.
Still, she'd done what she could so she was a little less burdened with things, even if it felt like she'd not done as much as she might have liked. For now, she'd made her way to the camp's cafeteria and found herself at the end of one of the many rows of tables and seating, the comfort of the corner kind of making her feel safe in a way. She'd gone relatively light for what was ultimately an early dinner, having grabbed a peach, some plain yogurt, some green tea, and a pita pocket stuffed with some sort of spiced vegetables in a cream sauce. Yoko had also grabbed a pack of plain playing cards and was playing some solitaire as she absentmindedly nibbled on the peach, taking things slow so peach juice wouldn't get on her hand.
Still, she'd done what she could so she was a little less burdened with things, even if it felt like she'd not done as much as she might have liked. For now, she'd made her way to the camp's cafeteria and found herself at the end of one of the many rows of tables and seating, the comfort of the corner kind of making her feel safe in a way. She'd gone relatively light for what was ultimately an early dinner, having grabbed a peach, some plain yogurt, some green tea, and a pita pocket stuffed with some sort of spiced vegetables in a cream sauce. Yoko had also grabbed a pack of plain playing cards and was playing some solitaire as she absentmindedly nibbled on the peach, taking things slow so peach juice wouldn't get on her hand.
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
The sergeant gathered a tray with what she was assured was a bowl of udon (despite her misgivings), along a glass of milk, and some sort of pink gelatin dessert. She felt good about getting out and helping with the salvage but her painkillers were starting to wear off and she suspected she was about to feel every jostle of moving in Tango's Commando momentarily.
"Hey Yoko, how are things?" she said taking a seat with a brief wince as she pushed the chair into place with her bruised leg, "...Hopefully better than myself."
"Hey Yoko, how are things?" she said taking a seat with a brief wince as she pushed the chair into place with her bruised leg, "...Hopefully better than myself."
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
Yoko looked up from the cards, having kind of spaced out a bit trying to think of what to do next in her game. "Oh, good afternoon, Sergeant Ezmeralda. ...something you picked up yesterday there?" she asked in reference to the obvious wince.
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"Based on the shape of the bruise I have decided that it was my weapons display consul that smashed into my thigh," she used her hands to demonstrate, "It has -had- an L-shape to it. Still I can't complain. A small ammo depot's worth of autocannon ammo went off to conclude my little Hunchback vs Hunchback duel. I am told the is a large figure 8 shaped double crater where the two mechs were."
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
"So in otherwords, it could have been a lot worse? Well, that's certainly something I suppose. As to myself... fine, really. Was a very busy day yesterday in the HQ, but I did some unwinding last night and some drinking, and grabbed some scrap with the transport crew before this... so I think I've worked myself through the stress."
She shook her head a little, "Not that I feel like I should be complaining when I was never in any real damage myself."
She shook her head a little, "Not that I feel like I should be complaining when I was never in any real damage myself."
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"Don't make me think about HQ...." she looked slightly hollowed out, "That mech was part of my contract arrangement so now I have to go discuss contract clauses... Also the medicine I am on has a big warning about not taking alcohol with it so I have been dangerously sober throughout all of this."
She let out a sigh, "And they didn't even have cheesecake today." She listlessly poked the gelatin with the blunt end of her fork making it jiggle.
She let out a sigh, "And they didn't even have cheesecake today." She listlessly poked the gelatin with the blunt end of her fork making it jiggle.
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
"Yeah, the food's really been the cherry on top lately; A lot of parts and scrap and equipment salvaged, but not much in the way of moale boosters... how long are you supposed to be on the medication for then?"
The swaying of the gelatin was kind of hypnotic, to be frank.
The swaying of the gelatin was kind of hypnotic, to be frank.
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"That one is the pain killers and is 'as needed' but with my right side being mostly bruise between my waist and mid thigh it has been mandatory today if I want to move around. Hopefully I'll recover enough that it only looks bad by tomorrow or the day after," she shrugged.
"I would love a little something after all that fighting. Even letting some of the good booze out of the officer's mess like during New Years would be nice."
"I would love a little something after all that fighting. Even letting some of the good booze out of the officer's mess like during New Years would be nice."
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
Yoko nodded, sipping her drink as she listened, setting it down with a small, sympathetic smile, "Well, you don't seem too entirely busted up about it, which is good. I'd be pretty depressed if I had that much pain and bruising myself. Hell, the thought of someone as pretty as yourself all bruised up just seems like a shame and a half to me. But then again, I'm a horrible pervert."
She picked back up the peach she'd been nibbling on earlier and took another small bite out of it.
She picked back up the peach she'd been nibbling on earlier and took another small bite out of it.
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
"Doc patched me up pretty good... or gave me really good painkillers. I'll let you know when they wear off," she laughed.
"That's not so bad. It should recover soon enough with the ointment I'm using," she smiled, "Besides it's on the side my slit dress doesn't favour anyways." She grinned.
"That's not so bad. It should recover soon enough with the ointment I'm using," she smiled, "Besides it's on the side my slit dress doesn't favour anyways." She grinned.
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
"Fair enough, fair enough."
Yoko nodded a little, looking at Ez's lunch, "...I didn't know they had fresh milk now. Not that I can drink the stuff since it messes up my stomach, just color me surprised. Also... that wouldn't happen to be strawberry gelatin, would it?"
She pointed with a spoon to the pink wiggly stuff on Ez's tray.
Yoko nodded a little, looking at Ez's lunch, "...I didn't know they had fresh milk now. Not that I can drink the stuff since it messes up my stomach, just color me surprised. Also... that wouldn't happen to be strawberry gelatin, would it?"
She pointed with a spoon to the pink wiggly stuff on Ez's tray.
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
"I think we scored some from the base," she said sipping it, "They didn't think to scuttle their cafeteria."
She pauses and cuts into the gelatin with a spoon. "I hope so... now you have me worried this is something else," she popped it into her mouth and chewed, "Mmmm~! It is pretty good. I don't think they used fresh berries but a good mix at least."
She pauses and cuts into the gelatin with a spoon. "I hope so... now you have me worried this is something else," she popped it into her mouth and chewed, "Mmmm~! It is pretty good. I don't think they used fresh berries but a good mix at least."
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
"Worried it was...? Oh."
She laughed a bit and shook her head, "Ah, no. I wasn't worried or anything. I just met a pilot who really seemed to like strawberry stuff, so I was curious. And I suppose that's one thing about salvaging; It's not all parts and guns, in the end. Most of what I've been finding looking around has been medical supplies, but I have an eye for that stuff the staff says. Not that it helped me this morning; Kept getting the supply requests wrong, or late."
She laughed a bit and shook her head, "Ah, no. I wasn't worried or anything. I just met a pilot who really seemed to like strawberry stuff, so I was curious. And I suppose that's one thing about salvaging; It's not all parts and guns, in the end. Most of what I've been finding looking around has been medical supplies, but I have an eye for that stuff the staff says. Not that it helped me this morning; Kept getting the supply requests wrong, or late."
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
"I don't even know what I was worried it could be but something not strawberry. Maybe shrimp or something weird?" she laughed.
"Strawberry's are pretty great," she pulled some chopsticks out as she switched from ensuring her dessert was as expected to her bowl of udon.
"I prefer to lug my own stuff... though there was a mishap earlier on a hill that trashed some sensors or something," she shook her head, "All the supply train grunts are getting ordered in five different directions most of the time. I can't say I am surprised they take the wrong stuff sometimes. We could go hunting together next time though."
"Strawberry's are pretty great," she pulled some chopsticks out as she switched from ensuring her dessert was as expected to her bowl of udon.
"I prefer to lug my own stuff... though there was a mishap earlier on a hill that trashed some sensors or something," she shook her head, "All the supply train grunts are getting ordered in five different directions most of the time. I can't say I am surprised they take the wrong stuff sometimes. We could go hunting together next time though."
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
"I'm certainly not shy about asking them to lug around the stuff I find. Not that I find anything in particular; I leave that to the techs and stuff as to whether big parts or such are salvageable. So yeah, I think it would be nice to have a set of eyes that know to look for other things, you know?"
She stared forlornly at the chopsticks as Ez took them out, "...don't tell me they have chopsticks besides these infernal plastic sporks and I just don't know it. Or are those your own set?"
She stared forlornly at the chopsticks as Ez took them out, "...don't tell me they have chopsticks besides these infernal plastic sporks and I just don't know it. Or are those your own set?"
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
She grinned, "I would hardly call you shy about anything."
"Oh, I did a tour in St. Ives, year before I joined this outfit," she waggled the enamel chopsticks in front of her. They were a very pale pink and the grip area was covered in a cute pattern of little pink and yellow flowers and teddy bears, "So I picked up a couple good pairs before I went out into FedCom space again. You can never find them there."
"Oh, I did a tour in St. Ives, year before I joined this outfit," she waggled the enamel chopsticks in front of her. They were a very pale pink and the grip area was covered in a cute pattern of little pink and yellow flowers and teddy bears, "So I picked up a couple good pairs before I went out into FedCom space again. You can never find them there."
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
"Wish I'd thought that far ahead, frankly. When I left home... well, where I was living anyways, I mostly just had my gun, some C-Bills, and whatever I could fit in my handbag. Which didn't include chopsticks or really any amenities. Not that the dropship and camp haven't had really nice facilities; I'm frankly quite impressed indeed. Was expecting things to be a bit more harsh and sparse."
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"I left home with an old school bag, maybe 2 changes of clothes, a book, and I think a warm coat. That last one might have been my first paycheck though," she laughed, "Then we went off to the deep periphery and I found out that my backwater planet was at least an Inner Sphere backwater. I think I might still have my old academy uniform somewhere of all that junk. Took me years to find chopsticks that weren't sushi shop disposables."
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Re: Day 7, Late Afternoon - Cafeteria, Cards, Comrades
A chuckle, Yoko cleaning up the now abandoned game of solitaire; She'd been stuck anyways.
"I definitely don't have my old academy uniform anymore. That would be kind of a treat to have though, if I still fit into it."
"I definitely don't have my old academy uniform anymore. That would be kind of a treat to have though, if I still fit into it."
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"I'll go look tonight," she laughed, "It could be fun to find. Some people have a thing for that sort of stuff."
She looked at the cards being gathered up, "Time for a new round?"
She looked at the cards being gathered up, "Time for a new round?"
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