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[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka felt terribly alone. The people who'd actually given a damn about her on this stupid ship were long gone - repodded by the stupid ship. Not that she actually care all that much, of course! She didn't need anyone. She had herself, she had a working Unit 02 and that was all she needed. She was still one of the best pilots on the ship. Sure, she had Rogue Squadron and she'd flown in the last engagement (every time she went out, she was terrified), but what the Hell did they care for her?

So she found other ways to keep herself occupied. Away from the others, so she could be by herself. After all, she was the only one she could rely on time after time (even when she was scared). The great Asuka Langley Soryu didn't need anyone.

Of course, the one place on the ship where she could actually go swimming was the Sensoriums (or she could've scoured the city for appropriate facilities, but that would've taken too much effort). In the Sensoriums, she could have an Olympic-sized swimming pool, all to herself. Never mind that all the open space and the echo of her solitary splashing gave the whole room a sense of loneliness and emptiness. That didn't matter to her.

She had to keep herself in shape - running and swimming seemed to be the best options here. Both let her be alone with her thoughts, both were easily doable. And she was good at them. She hauled herself out of the pool, water pooling underneath her feet as she stretched.

Maybe she ought to do a few more laps.

_{[[OOC: Thought I needed to put Asuka out there a bit more, so come bother her! Open to everyone who feels like dropping by.]]}

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[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Well, what do you know. It had been quite a while since Zouichi had last talked to Asuka -- since before the NiSaris mission, if he recalled correctly. He raised a hand in greeting as he stepped into the Sensoriums,

"Having fun? Or is this strictly for training purposes?"

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka wasn't really all that surprised that she'd been interrupted - she hadn't locked the door, after all. She craned her head to peer at Zouichi as she wrung some water out of her hair.

"I enjoy sit! And I need to stay in shape, so I figure it might as well be swimming."

She remembered him. Kind of.

"What was your name again?"

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He didn't seem especially put out that she'd forgotten his name, though he was sort of wondering why she was bothering to dry her hair when it was only Sensorium water, anyway. "Zouichi. I'm with Skull Squadron."

...actually, she'd been complaining about all the new recruits at the time, hadn't she?

"So, did Stephen ever get you that power supply?"

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

"Oh, right. You're one of the newbies they brought in ages ago..." Asuka commented dismissively. Although considering how long ago that had been, he wasn't really a newbie.

Well, he was new compared to her and that was what mattered, right?

The question about the power supply caught her attention, though. She turned around with a nod, an arrogant grin on her features.

"Yeah! Unit 02 will be back in action next time we have to face the Ohm. It's almost a pity how it's going to make the rest of the mechs on this stupid ship obsolete."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Well, it was pretty clear she still thought highly of herself. Extremely highly. Sigh.

"Ah, it still hasn't been fixed yet? That might be a problem, with all the other systems and vehicles on the ship that need repair."

[quick_strike]

Alendian walked into the Sensorium and as far as she was concerned, she owned the place. After all, no one was better than an Eldar. She was fully prepared to take over this one, regardless of who was using it but it was a pool. And it was actually a nice alternative to training. Unfortunately, she was completely clad in her armor so she turned back around and left without a word.

Only to return a short while later without armor so she could swim properly. Silently, she dove in and swam fast, keeping underwater until she reached the other end. Popping back up, she took a breath and did a few simple stretches.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka eyed the strange woman as she walked in. She'd been about to say something when she left.

"Weird," she muttered and was about to dive back in when Alendian returned. Again, she simply stared as the pointy-eared woman simply walked up, dove in and started swimming.

Actually, holding her breath all the way to the other end of the pool was kinda cool.

"Impressive!" Asuka yelled from the other end, her voice echoing. She could compliment others. Sometimes.

"What's your name, anyway?"

[quick_strike]

Her head turned to look at the call. Oh, it was just the other human in here. Alend spoke up, her voice reedy as her body wasn't exactly built to speak human in any measure.

"Of course it was impressive. My name is Alendian."

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka settled onto the lip of the pool, legs dangling in the water.

"Are you new or something? I don't think I've seen you around here before."

[brustriese.livejournal.com]

Signum walks in the door, rather distracted, and immediately facepalms. As handy as the Sensoriums were, someone really should learn how to indicate properly when one is occupied.

...then again, she had been coming in here to exercise anyway, and the pool was the opposite of crowded...

Signum decides to wait until the small, watter-blurred figure of the only person in here comes back to the near side of the pool before asking if she could also use the facility.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka glanced over as Signum walked in. A moment later, she shrugged and then dove in again. It only took her a short while to swim to the other side and a few moments later, she had draped her arms over the edge and was treading water as she peered up at Signum.

"Yeah? What do you want?"

[brustriese.livejournal.com]

"I was going to ask if you minded my using this pool," Signum says, "since you're the only one here."

She looks downward at the redhead and tries to remember her name. It's been a while, but she's quite sure she remembers the girl.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka gave Signum a long, hard look. Well, she knew her from somewhere. They'd talked once or twice, hadn't they? Knowing Asuka, it had probably been an argument.

"If you really have to. Can't you find another pool to swim in?"

[sonofether.livejournal.com]

One would think that with the usual percentage of the Sensoriums being in use when he actually entered them, Stephen would pay more attention. But this was a random break he'd decided to take after finishing one vehicle's repair, and prior to beginning another's. Food had been good too. Or, nourishing at least.

When the scent of chlorine hit his nostrils, he stopped. Luckily, before he could do himself the indignity of falling into the pool.

"Oh, hello, Asuka. And pardon me, I hadn't realized this was occupied. Have you had a chance to test that battery yet? I'm sorry I haven't been in contact, I've been a bit preoccupied." Which was true enough, when his mind tended to stray towards "build things, harder faster better stronger."

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka waved - someone she was actually happy to see! Although that was mostly because he did things for her. She rolled her shoulders in a shrug, "Haven't had a chance yet, with everything going so crazy..."

Which she resented. She needed to get Unit 02 moving again.

"...but I've been thinking of taking it for a test run over in the hangar bay."

[sonofether.livejournal.com]

His expression brightened somewhat at that, and Stephen waved back. "You'll have to let me know when you do! Though at the moment I'm usually close to there, working on the smaller vehicles. Repairs, you see."

It figured he'd make himself useful, though.

"There's some data though that I'd like to get through readings when you actually fire her up. Maybe I can refine the battery a bit. Make it mesh better with the technology. I don't know until I can see her in action, but I hope you'd be willing to accommodate me."

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

"Well, duh. You're the technician," Asuka snorted, "I need you to keep it running, don't I?"

[andyallgrownup.livejournal.com]

Andy blinked. When he had walked into the sensorium, he hadn't expected to walk into a massive pool. And a cute red-head girl who had just gotten out of the water.

If Andy didn't need to train, he might've actually considered staying and taking a swim. "Sorry about that, didn't realize this one was taken already."

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka blinked at Andy for a moment as she wrung water out of her hair. "I was thinking about finishing up, anyway."

She paused and arched a brow. "Who are you, anyway?"

[andyallgrownup.livejournal.com]

Andy shrugged. "Hey, you don't need to finish up if you don't want to. I mean, I can always go to another sensorium." After all, just because he was part of a team of fighters and still felt ridiculously behind the other rangers (or at least the other rangers on his team) didn't mean that everyone else needed to change their schedules to accommodate his insane training schedule while he desperately tried to catch up.

"Anyway, I'm Andy. What's your name?"

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka shrugged and then, after a moment, positively beamed. Although her smile was an arrogant one. "Oh, me? I'm Asuka! Asuka Langley Soryu. Maybe you've heard of me - I'm one of the best pilots on the ship."

[pretty_lethal]

Rachel slipped into the Sensoriums quietly, honestly just looking for something to do more than anything else. There wasn't a lot of options on the ship, but at least they could use them to do something fun.

And honestly? Swimming wasn't a bad option.

The Sensoriums providing her with the bathing suit-- tasteful but attractive-- Rachel hummed a bit as she approached the pool, looking over at the red head there. "Mind if I join?" she asked, idly.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka eyed Rachel. She'd seen her around, hadn't she? Slowly, she shook her head and affected a careless shrug, "Oh, sur, go ahead. I don't care. It's not like I'm using the whole pool."

Hey, at least she'd asked.

[pretty_lethal]

"True," Rachel said, but she shrugged it off, stepping up to the edge of the pool, and starting by dangling her feet over the edge and into the water. That was kind of a nice feeling actually. A part of her wanted to morph, but even though people knew? She wasn't thrilled about the idea of showing it off in front of people. So being in the water itself was still nice enough.

"So what, just chilling?" Rachel asked idly. Not that she cared that much if the other girl talked to her or not.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

"I was training," Asuka replied as she settled down on the edge of the pool and let her feet dip into the water. She wiped a few strands of wet hair out of her face.

"Doing laps and stuff... Something to eat up the time," she shrugged again, "Not like there's anything else to do on this stupid ship."