Meat n' Greet

[cityship]

The rest of the crew assembled on the Observation Deck to meet the latest editions to their numbers. After the revelation that their worlds are gone, many of them are even more eager to see people they knew from home.

Several people are set up near the doors to provide the new people with omnicoms and comm rings. New crew-mates might see a tall man in green armor and snake girl among their number. There are also several authoritative-looking figures ready to introduce themselves.

There's a lot to tell the new people. It's going to be a lot to take in.

[ooc: Only new characters and Command Staff can start new threads for introductions, to limit the number of threads. Everyone else, just tag in and have your guys greet the newbies.]

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[goodenuff2kill.livejournal.com]

Ok, Hilde was dressed and now she was on the hunt for one specific person. She frowned a bit as she looked around the large room. It was hard to tell what was going on here and it was a lot to take in. She'd talk to Duo about it later.

Speaking of Duo...she was yelling his name at the top of her lungs.

"DUO! DUOOO! DUO MAXWELL!" And she was loud. How else was she able to distract him from a scrapyard when they were on L2?

[silverduelist]

Yzak was standing silently over at the sidelines, a place he thought best to stand to get a clearer view of those coming out of the chambers. Arms crossed over his chest, he tapped a foot impatiently, even though somehow in the pit of his stomach he knew that impatience wouldn't be relieved. He looked pretty pissed off (which might have been hard to decipher, considering Yzak's default expression wasn't exactly a smile), but somewhat disappointed as well. It was one thing when one friend went missing, potentially repodded unless they were running around inside of GLaDOS. But two?

As much as he hated it, it was also too familiar a feeling. Dearka and Athrun missing ... he almost felt like a red-coat again, stuck on a ship with no power to do anything about it but accept that it happened.

The screaming broke him from his thoughts, and he looked up in the immediate direction of the one screaming. "Did she just..." Oh boy, Yzak thought. Losing his comrades and gaining somebody just as loud as the braided pilot. Pushing himself from the wall, he walked over to Hilde.

"Hey!" he called out between a yell.

[goodenuff2kill.livejournal.com]

She stopped yelling when she heard someone say hey. She glanced around, not recognizing the voice and unsure if she was the one being addressed. It took her a moment to find Yzak in the crowd, but then again, it was a rather large one. She didn't mind the ticked off look, she had dealt with it before.

Be thankful, Yzak, she may be loud, but she wasn't nearly as annoying as her braided friend. She was calmer than the other pilot and had no problem manhandling him if she had to. She had done it before.

"Yes?" she asked once he got close enough.

[silverduelist]

"You can stop yelling," he noted. "That guy is probably somewhere around here-- you'll find him soon enough."

[goodenuff2kill.livejournal.com]

"So Duo is alive," she said quietly. It was good to know he was alive. She looked over at Yzak, wondering just how he knew Duo.

"I'm Hilde Schbieker," she said, introducing herself.

[silverduelist]

"Yzak Jule," he responded with a quick salute. "Lieutenant of this ship's Blade Squadron. I'm sure he'll wind up explaining that to you when you find him."

"But in the meantime, I guess I can answer any questions you have since you probably have a lot of them." While Yzak would help anybody out anyway, he found it easier to actually offer his help when dealing with anybody he or a friend of his knew. "He'll probably be happy to see you. I don't think anybody from his world has shown up until now."

[goodenuff2kill.livejournal.com]

"I do have a lot of questions, but most of them have to be answered by Duo. He ran off to fight in an uprising before all of this," she motioned around them, "happened." She wanted to question him about that.

"Are there mobile suits here?" she asked. She was a pilot herself and hoped that she'd have a suit to use.

[silverduelist]

"That is what the Blade Squadron here consists of." Well that was easy to clear up. "We have a hangar on this ship where they're all stored. Are you a pilot?"

[goodenuff2kill.livejournal.com]

"Yes. I piloted a Leo and Taurus mobile suit," she said. It was how she met Duo and then let him go. They had both been in Leo suits when he was trying to destroy the Lunar base. She hadn't been able to come close to his skills.

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

Kneejerk reaction to his name being shouted?

"What!? What'd I do?" He worried aloud, head jerking about with a pout like a child being scolded. However, it only took him a second to register just whose voice was calling his name before he saw her in the crowd. Jaw dropping to the floor, he wasn't sure if he could believe his eyes.

If this wasn't real, it was a hell of a cruel joke.

"Hilde...!? HILDE!" He yelled right back, rushing towards her.

[goodenuff2kill.livejournal.com]

"Duo, you're alive..." she said quietly as she heard her name being called back. It was like a big weight had been lifted from her shoulders, knowing that he was alive. She looked around for a moment before she finally spotted him in the crowd.

She then headed towards him. She wasn't sure if she would be able to see him alive after he ran off to fight the new threat that had showed up when Mariemaia had decided to declare war.

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

"I'm alive? You're alive!" he replied incredulously as he reached her, grabbing her towards him gently by the shoulders. "Are you alright? Did anyone else from the Earth Sphere get popped too?" He asked, looking her over as if she might be injured. The thought that she thought he could have died never occurred to him- after all, Shinigami always left him the last one standing, and had again- or so he thought.

"You'll never believe all the crap I tell you about this place- well, I guess you will, cuz you'll see it too- but- you gotta see the hangar!" He began to talk quickly, tugging her closer.

[goodenuff2kill.livejournal.com]

She looked him over as well, thankful that he was alive and in one piece. They hadn't known each other for a long time, but they had gotten close in the little bit of time that they had been together.

"Duo, slow down. You're not making much sense. No, I'm the only one from the Colonies and Earth Sphere that woke up, at least, I hadn't found anyone else," she said as she stepped closer to him. You're acting like an exited teenage girl, Duo.

"A hangar? Is Deathscythe here?" She had to know.

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

But he is an excited teenage girl, Hilde.

"Yeah. In fact, both 'scythe and D-Hell," he snorted. "This ship is-- well, we'll talk about it later," he mumbled under his breath, seedily glancing around with an expression that briefly meant business. "But, 'scythe ain't the only Gundam around here, or even the only mobile suit- but none of the others are ours or OZ's suits. You'll see," he promised.

"More importantly, you're alright, aren't you? And, what's the last thing you remember from home?" he asked, looking unsure.

[goodenuff2kill.livejournal.com]

"You'll have to take me to see the other suits," she said. "Both versions of Deathscythe are here? But...didn't Deathscythe get destroyed by OZ?"

How was that possible? She knew about Deathscythe Hell, since she had been there while he finished building it.

"I'm fine Duo," she added a minute later at his questions. Speaking of the last thing she remembered...

"The last thing I remember is you running off to find Heero, then I find out that some kid declares war on the Earth Sphere. I didn't know what to do! You could have told me what you thought was going on and if you were going to fight! I could have helped you."

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. Well, seems he's come back from the dead again- in his old body," Duo snorted.

Looking sheepish, Duo rubbed the back of his braid. So, she was current after all- that was good. But boy, he knew he was in for an earful. "Babe, I'm sorry! It was an emergency. The Bartons, they're bad news- well, obviously. It's a bit of a story, but..."

Heaving a heavy sigh, he rested a hand on her shoulder again. "Sorry. There wasn't really much time to explain, and I was already out on a delivery route, so..."

[silverduelist]

Obviously, Yzak waited until Duo was a little more free after his initial reunion and talk with Hilde to make his presence known.

"So?" he asked.

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

"Sooooo~?"

Duo gave the other pilot a playful grin. It wasn't going to be that easy, Yzak!

[silverduelist]

Unfortunately, Yzak wasn't moved in the least by the tease. He wasn't exactly in the best of moods. So he simply spoke again.

"Since it's obvious enough she's someone you know. Is she some sort of pilot, too?"

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

"That's her business to tell, ain't it?"

Duo raised a brow at Yzak. If he wanted to know about her past, it was going to have to come from her own mouth. It was a different matter entirely from asking about Duo's own relation to her.

"You should know better than to dig for information from me, much less on my own allies- c'mon, man."

[silverduelist]

"I'm not digging for information. I'm just asking about her."

[hellraiser02.livejournal.com]

"Same thing!"

He was being awfully tight-lipped about this, wasn't he.

[a_mere_human]

This girl was loud. Really loud. And looking for the loud and annoying Duo Maxwell.

"It would be easier to use your omnicomm to reach him," he finally stated. Not to mention it would be much quieter.

[goodenuff2kill.livejournal.com]

"Omnicom?" Sorry, Setsuna, she wasn't paying much attention when those got handed out.

[jesushasagundam]

Well, that was a familiar name, though hardly a familiar face.

"...you know Duo?"