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Izana-kun?
Apr. 28th, 2016 07:08 pmIzana stood at the glass wall of the bathysphere resolutely ignoring the other occupant of the craft. Deep in the water of the ocean section of Sidonia, they could see the silvery ribbon of an oar fish and the shape of a large sun fish. They could also see, reflected in the glass, Midorikawa Yuhata alternating between glaring at Izana's back and ignoring them with a furious resolve.
And the evening had begun so well.
Tanikaze Nagate had returned to Sidonia, rescued by a full two and fifty-six garde units, as had been Izana's plan. Though each pilot accepted the risk of reprisals from the command staff for the unauthorized sortie, not one pilot had been disciplined. In fact, the Captain seemed to have turned the sortie into a propaganda piece, with the news agency repeating the heroic story (minus any mention of it having been unauthorized) ever hour.
And Izana was beaming to have been a part of that, even if no one--not even Nagate--acknowledged their part in it.
Even more, Nagate, Kunato Norio, Shizuka Hoshijiro, and Hokoka En had all been promoted to full pilots!
But then Yuhata had shown up at the celebration, shoving her way between Nagate and Izana, bragging about being advanced to Nagate's old class, and putting on airs that she was now a senior student to Izana, calling them Izana-kun*. As if they'd know each other a long time and as if Yuhata weren't a year or two younger than Izana, no matter what class she was in.
And as the older person, they should show more maturity, Izana realized. Sighing, they studied Yuhata and searched for something to say. "Congratulations on your advancement.," she managed, without scorn or barbs.
Yuhata's head whipped around and her eyes narrowed. "Why did you interfere? I wanted to ride with Nagate, not you!"
Izana sighed again and rubbed at their sore ribs, where the door of the other bathysphere, the one Nagate and Hoshijiro were now riding in, had closed on Izana and Yuhata. "Perhaps if you had asked instead of shoving Nagate and making it seem like some sort of attack."
"You don't know anything."
"I do know that tricks like that do not work outside of dramas and manga. You should speak to him if you wish to spend time with him." Izana was one to talk. They kept waiting for Nagate to make a move and not making their own. Instead they found themselves always watching while Hoshijiro ended up spending time with Nagate.
"I suppose," Yuhata allowed with a huff, crossing her arms and scowling at a group of giant jellyfish. They road in silence a little longer, until Yuhata's shoulders relaxed and she grudgingly said, "Your plan for rescuing Nagate was a good one. It would've saved more resources had you acted sooner, but then with fewer pilots, I imagine the Captain would have been forced to discipline."
"Thank you," Izana said with an honest smile, hopeful for a friendship or at least a truce with the enthusiastic younger cadet. Izana had to admit, Yuhata had a nice smile when she wasn't putting on airs.
They might have had more time together but their phones started chiming the call for a sortie. Another guana had found Sidonia.
[OOC: *The honorific kun is used by people of senior status addressing or referring to those of junior status, by anyone addressing or referring to male children or male teenagers, or among male friends. So not only did Yuhata imply she is of a higher status than Izana, she misgendered Izana as well.]
And the evening had begun so well.
Tanikaze Nagate had returned to Sidonia, rescued by a full two and fifty-six garde units, as had been Izana's plan. Though each pilot accepted the risk of reprisals from the command staff for the unauthorized sortie, not one pilot had been disciplined. In fact, the Captain seemed to have turned the sortie into a propaganda piece, with the news agency repeating the heroic story (minus any mention of it having been unauthorized) ever hour.
And Izana was beaming to have been a part of that, even if no one--not even Nagate--acknowledged their part in it.
Even more, Nagate, Kunato Norio, Shizuka Hoshijiro, and Hokoka En had all been promoted to full pilots!
But then Yuhata had shown up at the celebration, shoving her way between Nagate and Izana, bragging about being advanced to Nagate's old class, and putting on airs that she was now a senior student to Izana, calling them Izana-kun*. As if they'd know each other a long time and as if Yuhata weren't a year or two younger than Izana, no matter what class she was in.
And as the older person, they should show more maturity, Izana realized. Sighing, they studied Yuhata and searched for something to say. "Congratulations on your advancement.," she managed, without scorn or barbs.
Yuhata's head whipped around and her eyes narrowed. "Why did you interfere? I wanted to ride with Nagate, not you!"
Izana sighed again and rubbed at their sore ribs, where the door of the other bathysphere, the one Nagate and Hoshijiro were now riding in, had closed on Izana and Yuhata. "Perhaps if you had asked instead of shoving Nagate and making it seem like some sort of attack."
"You don't know anything."
"I do know that tricks like that do not work outside of dramas and manga. You should speak to him if you wish to spend time with him." Izana was one to talk. They kept waiting for Nagate to make a move and not making their own. Instead they found themselves always watching while Hoshijiro ended up spending time with Nagate.
"I suppose," Yuhata allowed with a huff, crossing her arms and scowling at a group of giant jellyfish. They road in silence a little longer, until Yuhata's shoulders relaxed and she grudgingly said, "Your plan for rescuing Nagate was a good one. It would've saved more resources had you acted sooner, but then with fewer pilots, I imagine the Captain would have been forced to discipline."
"Thank you," Izana said with an honest smile, hopeful for a friendship or at least a truce with the enthusiastic younger cadet. Izana had to admit, Yuhata had a nice smile when she wasn't putting on airs.
They might have had more time together but their phones started chiming the call for a sortie. Another guana had found Sidonia.
[OOC: *The honorific kun is used by people of senior status addressing or referring to those of junior status, by anyone addressing or referring to male children or male teenagers, or among male friends. So not only did Yuhata imply she is of a higher status than Izana, she misgendered Izana as well.]