The wrath of the Darkness and the might of the Traveler are nothing compared to the sorrow of a broken heart.

"After careful consideration of my personal finance and utter disregard for my tummy aches, I will take that thirteenth bowl of ramen." Wyna, Yuki, and Kat were at the ramen bar in the tower enjoying their meals while citizens and guardians alike passed them by.

The daily lives of Guardians outside of combat mirrored that of citizens. They had their hobbies. They had their salary. They had their likes and dislikes, and they especially ha- "Hey, out of the blue, you two, but how do you reject someone who asks you out?"

Yuki and Wyna looked over to Kat who had barely touched her comically oversized bowl of ramen. "What do you mean, Kat?" Yuki asked.

"You know, like when someone asks you out…. On… a date….?"

Yuki raised an… eye(?) and began to think. "Well why am I asking you, Yuki. I'm sure Wyna's been asked out so many times." Kat said, slurping some noodles.

"I beg your pardon. And what do you mean by that, Kat?" Yuki said in a bitter tone.

"Well… I'm just saying. You know… Because you're…." Kat gestured Yuki up and down.

"What? An exo?" She spat back.

"Oh, no. I was going to say because you're a hunter."

Yuki quickly got up and kicked Kat in her throat, discharging a concussive wave of arc energy that quite literally dissipated Kat's body in a surge of arc energy. "GAWRDIAN DAH-AH!" Choking on her food, Wyna attempted to poke fun at Kat's faux pa, only to suffer her own consequences. "WAZZER!"

Kat's ghost appeared on top of her seat and began to glow brightly. After five seconds, Kat rematerialized onto her seat with an annoyed expression on her face. "Danke, Mickey."

"Michael!" The black shelled ghost said. "Vhy do you alvays call me zat?"

"Because it's cuter that way, Mickey. Better than little light, am I right?"

Michael, turning towards Yuki, replied in an annoyed tone. "Kick her again."

"Oi! No more!" Kat said, shielding her throat.

Michael simply chuckled to himself and disappeared, leaving the three to their meal. "Why'd you even do that for! You know killing guardians on the tower is strictly prohibited!" Kat said as she ate more of her ramen.

"Correction, Kat. It's strictly DISCOURAGED to kill guardians on the tower. Nothing illegal about it." Yuki said with a smug grin.

"Still freakin' hurt, y'know?" Kat replied. "Besides, why even take offense? It's not like you've been asked out before."

Yuki scoffed. "I'll have you know that I have had my fair share of… interests before."

Kat spat out her food. "No way! Why the hell didn't you tell us? Wyna, did you know about this?" Kat asked in a startle.

Wyna, still consuming her food, simply shook her head. "I didn't tell either of you because that's personal information I'd much rather keep to myself, thank you."

Kat took out a small notebook and a pencil and began writing something down in it. "...has been asked out before…. Alright, so cut to the chase. Did you go out with them or not?"

Wyna and Kat leaned in closer into Yuki's personal space with eager eyes, making Yuki feel a bit uncomfortable. "It was one date and…."

"And….?" Kat said.

"Well…. I believed that having a relationship would hinder my duties as a guardian, so I decided to cut it short…" Yuki said in an embarrassed tone.

"Yeah, that's great and all, BUT HOW DID YOU REJECT THEM?" Kat asked.

"Why are you asking? Do you have someone that you need to reject?" Yuki snapped back.

"Classified information, Yuki. How about you Wyna? Anybody you've rejected?"

Wyna was chugging the broth from her bowl. After a ridiculous amount of time, she slammed the bowl down next to the other twelve and and smiled. "NOPE! Can't say I've really ever rejected anybody before! Mostly because if I did, they wouldn't take me on dinner dates!"

Kat and Yuki both facepalmed. "Should've known you only said yes for food. Can't blame you though. Gotta respect that hustle at least." Kat replied.

Wyna nodded in agreement. "Though, I haven't really rejected anyone, I do have some tips on it at least."

Kat clapped her hands together. "Finally, we're getting somewhere! Can't believe I'm saying this, but teach me, Wyna! What do you got?"

Yuki laughed. "Well this should be good. Here, Wyna. Switch seats with me so you can get a better handle on things."

Wyna and Yuki switched seats. Wyna, now facing towards Kat simply smiled. "Alright, so let's first gauge your personality!"

"Well, you know me pretty well, Wyna. Why do you need to know my personality?"

"To imitate a personality to seduce you, silly!"

Yuki stifled a laugh while Kat simply let it out. "YOU'RE going to seduce ME? Yuki was right. This oughta be good."

Wyna cracked her knuckles and her neck. Slapping her cheeks, she readied herself. "Alright, Kat. I want you to reject me as best you can! If you don't, you owe me five beer belly bruiser burgers!"

"Pfft. Piece of cake!" Kat said.

"AND A CAKE!" Wyna said excitedly.

"Whatever."

"Blumen promise!"

Kat groaned. "Fine! Even if I'm corrupted by hive, I'll keep my promise or I'd rather die!"

Wyna cleared her throat, covered her face with her hands, and then looked at Kat. Her cheerful face and shiny eyes were replaced with a much more confident facial expression and sharp eyes. Her entire demeanor of how she sat and postured herself screamed the aura of a playboy. With a soft and sensual tone, she simply said, "Hey… Kitty Kat…"

Kat chuckled and replied, "Hey there, Wyna."

Wyna stood up and stared at Kat, never breaking eye contact. "What's a pretty looking thing like yourself doing all alone at this ramen stand?"

Kat looked at Yuki and the cooks and saw them enjoying the scene. "Well, I was just eating all by myself since my fireteam is off doing traveler knows what, or WHO. Seems like I'm all by my lonesome here, y'know?"

Wyna chuckled in a sort of seductive way. "Well, I can fix that, if…." Wyna ran her fingers through Kat's raven hair. "... you're so inclined…"

"Okay, what the hell was that?" Kat thought. "W-well what do you have in mind…?" Kat said with caution.

"Well…" Wyna placed her hand on Kat's shoulder and began to circle around her. "Eating ramen by yourself must be a bit…" She leaned into her ear and whispered, "...boring… So why not something a bit more…" Wyna turned Kat's face towards her. Without realizing it, Kat was dangerously close to Wyna's face. "...exciting?"

Kat broke out into a cold sweat as her heart began to pound inside her chest. "E-exciting? Wyna you're scaring m-"

Wyna put a finger up to Kat's lips, keeping her silent. "Shhh shhh shh…. It's okay, my little kitty cat."

Wyna squished Kat's cheeks together making her let out a tiny queek. "Just let me do the talking…"

And Wyna closed her eyes and leaned in, lips puckered and ready to steal a kiss from Kat. "WHATTHEHELLWHATTHEHELLWHATTHEFREAKINFREAKINHELL?"

Stuck in Wyna's alluring grasp, Kat simply could not refuse. Even if this was just an act, Kat had been properly trapped by Wyna. She couldn't get out. She had to find someway, ANY way to get away from her.

Wyna's lips made contact, but not with Kat's lips. Instead, the sweet and intoxicating taste of ramen noodles met her mouth. "Thanks, b-but I really have to get going, Wyna. I-I've got uh… MAINTENANCE! I've gotta go see Banshee about repairing some of my hand cannons, so uh… SEE YA!"

Before Kat could get up, she looked at Yuki who was slowly clapping at Kat's expense. "My oh my, Kat. I do believe you got your answer, isn't that right, Wyna?"

Wyna, who was already eating Kat's bowl of Ramen replied, "HMPH HMPH. GUD JEB KA-AH! WAZZER!"

Kat chuckled to herself. "Fine, fine. I'll get you your burgers and cake, Wyna. Gotta say, I did not expect that from you."

Finishing the ramen, Wyna slammed down the bowl on the counter. "I'm a good actor! Best in the solar system! Next to sweeper bot! I love his impressions of everyone, especially Hawthorne!"

Kat raised an eye. "Right… Well, at least I got the ramen tech to use when I reject somebody now. Thanks, Wyna."

Wyna patted Kat's back. "Anytime buddy! Now, let's go finish our patrols! We've gotta drop by Mars and say hi to Ana!"

"Yes. Let's go, shall we? It's a ways away towards, Mars, you know?" Yuki said.

"You gals go get the ships ready. I'll finish up and close out my tab!" Yuki and Wyna went towards the hanger as Kat was getting ready to pay.

While waiting for the bill, Kat hung her head in shame and covered her face with her hands. "Now if only SOMEONE could ask me out…."

Finishing up at the ramen bar, Kat trudged towards the hanger with a thought cycling around her mind. "Did Wyna just eat my ramen after seducing me…? DID I JUST TAKE WYNA OUT ON A DATE?"