(1:59:32 PM) ***Charlotte is fairly tall, with a long blonde ponytail, clear blue eyes, and a lean physique, though she's not without curves. She brims with restless energy, bouncing in place and scanning the crowds eagerly, maybe to see if she happens to recognize anybody. Slim chance, sure, but maybe it can happen. She *does* have pretty good vision.
(2:00:54 PM) Ivory: ...she does notice something a bit odd, a parasol of all things sticking up above most of the crowd...
(2:11:20 PM) ***Charlotte blinks. That's...odd. Especially for *inside* a spaceport.
(2:13:47 PM) Ivory: It looks to be over at a ramen stall on the edge of the spaceport cafeteria...
(2:16:32 PM) Charlotte left the room (Leaving).
(2:16:35 PM) Charlotte [[email protected]] entered the room.
(2:17:20 PM) Ivory: It looks to be over at a ramen stall on the edge of the spaceport cafeteria...
(2:17:28 PM) Charlotte: Well, nobody ever praised Charlotte for her complete indifference to things. She marks the position of the indoor umbrella and slips through the crowd in its direction.
(2:20:07 PM) Ivory: A girl is sitting on a stool at the stall, munching away at a large bowl of ramen. Ivory is a quite tall, lean and very pale pretty girl with long, bright blue hair. She's dressed in a white button down shirt and black trousers. She has a dark parasol of all things over one shoulder, currently folded up.
(2:21:12 PM) Charlotte: Mystery solved! Charlotte slides onto an adjacent stool. "Heya!"
(2:22:34 PM) ***Ivory blinks a few times and turns to look at her. Noodles hanging out of your mouth is not the most dignified look but she quickly slurps them down. "Ah, hello." She nods to Charlotte.
(2:23:42 PM) Charlotte: "I'm Charley," she supplies. "I saw your umbrella across the way, couldn't help but come find out. It's not all that usual to see someone carrying those, especially inside a building, since normally they're all tucked away unless you're actually ouside and it's raining, but the last time I checked the forecast it wasn't supposed to rain here for a few more days."
(2:24:35 PM) ***Ivory looks a little surprised by the rapid volley of words assaulting her but offers a small smile. "Technically it's a parasol. I burn very easily." She gestures to her pale skin.
(2:25:15 PM) Charlotte: "Huh. Even under artificial lights? That's too bad, though I'm glad you at least have some way of avoiding it. It'd be pretty terrible to never be able to go outside."
(2:26:08 PM) Ivory: "Not under artificial lights, no. Just sunlight...but I did need to walk to the spaceport." She shakes her head. "I can go outside, though I don't particularly like running about for hours."
(2:30:18 PM) Charlotte: "WHAT." The single word comes out like the pale girl had just insulted the foundations of Charlotte's existence. "But...I *love* running! And jumping and climbing and flying and everything. How could you *not*?"
(2:31:07 PM) ***Ivory raises an eyebrow silently.
(2:34:48 PM) Charlotte: "What?" she asks, now defensive. "Is it so bad to enjoy being physical? It's a lot better than being cooped up inside reading all day, every day, like the guys who run things back home."
(2:39:26 PM) Ivory: "I happen to rather like reading. I'm an Enforcer." She smiles slightly.
(2:43:04 PM) Charlotte: "Oooohhhhhhh," she says, drawing the word out. "Yeah, that'd take a lot of reading. I'm just a garden-variety officer. C-Rank for now, though I'm scheduled to take a rank-up exam in a month or so. Hopefully I'll manage two grades!"
(2:44:27 PM) ***Ivory nods. "Best of luck then." She holds out a hand. "Provisional Enforcer Ivory Maddalen."
(2:45:17 PM) Charlotte: "Charlotte Dassault, but you can call me Charley!" She shakes it.
(2:46:54 PM) Ivory: "Nice to meet you Charlotte."
(2:54:15 PM) Charlotte: "Likewise! So, if it's not too impolite to pry, what brings you out this way? This isn't exactly a hub of activity."
(2:54:40 PM) Ivory: "I'm waiting for a ship~" Her smile grows a bit cheeky.
(3:00:36 PM) ***Charlotte blinks, and then narrows her eyes. "Okay, just because I don't like having to study doesn't mean I'm *dumb.* Of course you're waiting for a ship; nothing served here, food-wise, isn't something you could get at the same chains outside the spaceport, and the only thing you'd be doing here is waiting for an arrival, or getting ready for a departure, both of which involve waiting. It was just a friendly question, sheesh."
(3:03:27 PM) ***Ivory chuckles. "I'm waiting for a friend. We're taking a trip."
(3:06:32 PM) Charlotte: "Oh!" Instantly the insulted mien is forgotten, discarded. "Neat. I'm headed to my family's--well, my extended family's--original homeworld. Belka stuff. I know the gist but it's kind of boring because my home planet's known for being full of scientists and researchers and priests."
(3:08:26 PM) ***Ivory nods. "We're going offworld to a small planet as part of my training. I can't do everything an enforcer does on the capital."
(3:12:06 PM) Charlotte: "Neat," she says again, nodding. "So what *does* an Enforcer do? I didn't know any candidates in the academy so I just have kind of the big, what-goes-on-the-trid ideas."
(3:13:05 PM) Ivory: "Well...what do you think an Enforcer does?" She looks very amused by that.
(3:15:56 PM) Charlotte: "Beats up lots of bad guys who are really good at hiding from the law."
(3:17:12 PM) Ivory: "I mean, that's not technically wrong...but it's not most of the job." She shakes her head.
(3:26:57 PM) Charlotte: "What's the rest, more reading?"
(3:31:19 PM) Ivory: "Honestly, a lot of it is. We do a lot of profiling and analysis, attempting to locate criminals and dangerous dissidents before they can cause any harm."
(4:05:41 PM) Charlotte: "Yeah, that's a lot of reading, bleh." She makes a face.
(4:07:07 PM) Ivory: "A little yes...but it's best to stop crimes before they happen, if possible." She nods
(4:07:42 PM) Charlotte: "Yeah, I can get that. I don't know if it's for me, though."
(4:09:58 PM) Ivory: "It's what I've always wanted to be..." She smiles, returning to her ramen for a moment.
(4:11:07 PM) Charlotte: "Well that's good though!" She slaps a hand on the food-bar. "Chase your dreams! That's what you're supposed to do!"
(4:12:12 PM) ***Ivory chuckles. "And what are your dreams?"
(4:17:16 PM) Charlotte: She grins. The way her expression shifts...it's almost like she thinks she's been challenged. "My dream...is to win."
(4:18:13 PM) Ivory: "That is rather broad."
(4:18:55 PM) Charlotte: "That's the idea. It doesn't matter what it's in. I want to come out on top."
(4:21:04 PM) ***Ivory raises an eybrow. "I suppose it's ambitious~"
(4:22:31 PM) ***Charlotte waves a hand flippantly, like some wealthy princess. "It's only what's in my grasp~"
(4:24:05 PM) Ivory: "Even things that involve reading and not moving about?" She chuckles as she sips a can of green tea and milk.
(4:26:24 PM) Charlotte: Another change of expression, looking downcast. "Yeah...even though those are boring. I mean, like I said, my home is run by scientist-priests, basically. Reading and research is kind of our pastime. It's why I had to leave and come to an academy out here."
(4:27:04 PM) Ivory: "To find something more interesting?"
(4:27:58 PM) Charlotte: "Yeah. More active, really."
(4:29:39 PM) ***Ivory nods. "I'm not terrible at the active part, even if I like my analysis."
(4:39:50 PM) Charlotte: "I like the physical part way more, yeah. I set a record for athletic stuff at my academy, though I don't think it was bigger than just that school."
(4:41:45 PM) Ivory: "Perhaps I should introduce you to a friend of mine some day, Altea. You seem like you think like she does."
(4:45:48 PM) Charlotte: She lifts her eyebrows. "Yeah? Maybe some day, then, but I'm not going to be on Mid-Childa any time soon."
(4:51:37 PM) Ivory: "Well, neither am I. Theia and I will be heading off-world soon."
(4:56:21 PM) Charlotte: "Who-a? Ah, never mind, that's prying too much. Well, I hope you enjoy your trip."
(4:57:13 PM) ***Ivory nods. "Likewise. Good luck going home."