As adorable as his feelings were, Amuro was not the only boy on White Base
who had feelings for Matilda. Add in that there were few other women in
the military at that time, and it could be rest assured that every male who
had no other martial relationships would have his post reassigned close to
hers. At this moment, though, Amuro and Fraw Bow alone new of Matilda's
presence on board, and when the crew was not flocking around the older
woman, they dreamed of her.
"Matilda, she's my type," another young crew member, Kai, said to his friend Omur. The two had been assigned to maintaining the ships side cannons, but, as to be expected, Kai had declared when they reached their post that he needed to save his energy for the next battle. Omur precariously inched his way up the cannon as he polished it, while Kai slouched against the side. "She's just so sophisticated and she's so nice too," he continued, looking out at the morning sky. "I'd be the happiest man if I could have a girlfriend like Matilda."
Omur didn't answer, but, to Kai's horror, a voice behind him did. "Lets focus more on the White Base and less on your love life.
Kai jerked up straight. 'No. It can't be. . . . .' But it was. He turned around slowly, face to face with his future "girlfriend". Omur had the decency to turn and salute Matilda, giving him no time to answer or warn Kai. "Aaaah! Good morning Lieu-lieutenant!" He spun and gave a crooked salute, the best he could pull off with his embarrassment level.
Matilda, who was quite used to this sort of thing happening to her, smiled and saluted him in return. "Good luck finding a sophisticated girlfriend," she said as she continued down the hall. Kai, whose face was already a sickly orange, turned dark red as he saw his rival appear from her side. Amuro chuckled in his hand and moved ahead to lead. But Kai hadn't given up yet. Forgetting his post, he stumbled forward, flanking and reading himself at Matilda's side. She stopped, impressed by his tenacity, and Amuro did also.
"Uh, Lieutenant, now that I've made a total fool of myself I almost feel bold enough to ask you for permission to take a picture of you and myself later on?" Kai's question rushed out in a tangle of words, but Matilda understood. "No problem. Why don't we do it now?"
"Yes! I'm honored!" Amuro, realizing his time alone with Matilda had been cut short, slouched. His rival had the pride of beating him to the most beautiful woman in the Federation, but that pride was short lived.
"Would you guys cool it down!?" Kai shouted a few minutes later as he adjusted his Polaroid. "This only gets me 12 copies per photo!" As stated beforehand, when Matilda was on the ship, every man flocked to her, and when the word went out that Kai had a camera on hand, well, let's just say that the crew who remained on duty swore White Base had leaned to the side during those few minutes. Young men filled up the hallway to get into the picture. Boxes were brought in so as the lady may sit during the commotion and for the men in back to stand on.. Finally, after a lot of shoving, and a few bruises, everyone was satisfied with their place in the photo. Everyone, that is, except for Kai, who was still having trouble with the timer.
"Here it goes. . . . . . there!" A red light blinked three times as he sprinted forward to his spot. But, to his dismay, the room was filled! He didn't even have time to turn towards the lenses before the light flashed, and the photograph appeared. Somehow, Amuro and Kai were lucky enough to receive copies. Kai groaned at the still life of all the men and Matilda smiling at the camera, and him, conversing with the boy closest to the left edge for his spot back. "Aaawwwwwwww. . . . . . ."
Nearly ten minutes later, Amuro and Matilda finally arrived in sick bay. "Mr. Bright, I've brought Lt. Matilda to see you sir," he said as he opened the door for his superior officer.
Matilda thanked him again, then turned to Bright. Still on the bed, he tried raise himself to attention, but groaned with pain as he did. "No, please don't get up." She moved forward towards the bed and saluted him there, showing that she understood his predicament and did not want to cause him anymore discomfort than need be. Still, Bright frowned, and not because he was weak in front of a lovely woman. The love of his life, Mirai, was already present, but unlike Fraw, she had no concern that Bright would make any move to leave her, and greeted her warmly.
"I'm terribly sorry Lieutenant." As an officer, Matilda still outranked him, and it was humbling, yet still embarrassing, for her to have to treat him like an injured Private.
"You look better than I thought you would."
Amuro, through all this, quietly stepped out of the room and shut the door behind him. Inspecting the hall for any more of his fellow crew members, he took out the picture that had been folded in his pocket. As he studied it, a smile crept onto his face. It was like light penetrating the darkness of his seclusion, though Fraw would have said it was a spreading disease, if she had known what it was for. A disease of happiness. He could no longer contain his bubbling glee, and with a laugh, he bounded down the hall. It was one thing to happen to see this woman during a re supply. It was a total another to have conversed, lead, and been in a photo with her, all within the last half hour. At the high point of one leap, he laughed and shouted.
"ALL RIGHT!!!!!"
R&R!!!!
"Matilda, she's my type," another young crew member, Kai, said to his friend Omur. The two had been assigned to maintaining the ships side cannons, but, as to be expected, Kai had declared when they reached their post that he needed to save his energy for the next battle. Omur precariously inched his way up the cannon as he polished it, while Kai slouched against the side. "She's just so sophisticated and she's so nice too," he continued, looking out at the morning sky. "I'd be the happiest man if I could have a girlfriend like Matilda."
Omur didn't answer, but, to Kai's horror, a voice behind him did. "Lets focus more on the White Base and less on your love life.
Kai jerked up straight. 'No. It can't be. . . . .' But it was. He turned around slowly, face to face with his future "girlfriend". Omur had the decency to turn and salute Matilda, giving him no time to answer or warn Kai. "Aaaah! Good morning Lieu-lieutenant!" He spun and gave a crooked salute, the best he could pull off with his embarrassment level.
Matilda, who was quite used to this sort of thing happening to her, smiled and saluted him in return. "Good luck finding a sophisticated girlfriend," she said as she continued down the hall. Kai, whose face was already a sickly orange, turned dark red as he saw his rival appear from her side. Amuro chuckled in his hand and moved ahead to lead. But Kai hadn't given up yet. Forgetting his post, he stumbled forward, flanking and reading himself at Matilda's side. She stopped, impressed by his tenacity, and Amuro did also.
"Uh, Lieutenant, now that I've made a total fool of myself I almost feel bold enough to ask you for permission to take a picture of you and myself later on?" Kai's question rushed out in a tangle of words, but Matilda understood. "No problem. Why don't we do it now?"
"Yes! I'm honored!" Amuro, realizing his time alone with Matilda had been cut short, slouched. His rival had the pride of beating him to the most beautiful woman in the Federation, but that pride was short lived.
"Would you guys cool it down!?" Kai shouted a few minutes later as he adjusted his Polaroid. "This only gets me 12 copies per photo!" As stated beforehand, when Matilda was on the ship, every man flocked to her, and when the word went out that Kai had a camera on hand, well, let's just say that the crew who remained on duty swore White Base had leaned to the side during those few minutes. Young men filled up the hallway to get into the picture. Boxes were brought in so as the lady may sit during the commotion and for the men in back to stand on.. Finally, after a lot of shoving, and a few bruises, everyone was satisfied with their place in the photo. Everyone, that is, except for Kai, who was still having trouble with the timer.
"Here it goes. . . . . . there!" A red light blinked three times as he sprinted forward to his spot. But, to his dismay, the room was filled! He didn't even have time to turn towards the lenses before the light flashed, and the photograph appeared. Somehow, Amuro and Kai were lucky enough to receive copies. Kai groaned at the still life of all the men and Matilda smiling at the camera, and him, conversing with the boy closest to the left edge for his spot back. "Aaawwwwwwww. . . . . . ."
Nearly ten minutes later, Amuro and Matilda finally arrived in sick bay. "Mr. Bright, I've brought Lt. Matilda to see you sir," he said as he opened the door for his superior officer.
Matilda thanked him again, then turned to Bright. Still on the bed, he tried raise himself to attention, but groaned with pain as he did. "No, please don't get up." She moved forward towards the bed and saluted him there, showing that she understood his predicament and did not want to cause him anymore discomfort than need be. Still, Bright frowned, and not because he was weak in front of a lovely woman. The love of his life, Mirai, was already present, but unlike Fraw, she had no concern that Bright would make any move to leave her, and greeted her warmly.
"I'm terribly sorry Lieutenant." As an officer, Matilda still outranked him, and it was humbling, yet still embarrassing, for her to have to treat him like an injured Private.
"You look better than I thought you would."
Amuro, through all this, quietly stepped out of the room and shut the door behind him. Inspecting the hall for any more of his fellow crew members, he took out the picture that had been folded in his pocket. As he studied it, a smile crept onto his face. It was like light penetrating the darkness of his seclusion, though Fraw would have said it was a spreading disease, if she had known what it was for. A disease of happiness. He could no longer contain his bubbling glee, and with a laugh, he bounded down the hall. It was one thing to happen to see this woman during a re supply. It was a total another to have conversed, lead, and been in a photo with her, all within the last half hour. At the high point of one leap, he laughed and shouted.
"ALL RIGHT!!!!!"
R&R!!!!