Chapter Two: The Morning

Several hours later Chris kept in step with Ryan as they walked around the aqua base. You couldn't tell that she had barely slept the night before. She seemed as though she had rest well for hours. Ryan was giving Chris the Grand Tour and then taking her to the training course. Chris hardly spoke just simply absorbed everything Ryan said. Considering the speed at which things happed yesterday and the silence from Chris now he didn't think to ask Chris if she really knew Carter. The base didn't vary too much from other military base though none had been aqua bases. Christal was a first lieutenant in the Air Force and use to more rigorous morning rituals than this. Of course she wasn't use to a majority of people being civilians than military personal. Chris wasn't an active member of the Air Force at this time but on reserve roster. Finally they arrived back at the crew quarters.

"We should change and go to the training center." Ryan said.

Chris nodded and walked into her room changing from her jeans to a pair of black BDU trousers and changed from a red long sleeve V neck tee to a simple red T-Shirt. She grabbed a duffle bag for her training supplies for the training center. Taking a deep breath she stepped out meeting up with Ryan.

Ryan walked into his room and began to change clothes his mind was still sorting out all of the events yesterday and today. Chris wasn't overly voice as she had been in Opps, though it may have to do with wanted to take everything after all it was a lot. Becoming a ranger, moving to the base, Carter, the attack all in a matter of a few hours it boggled the mind. He knew after he had turned good that day was really mantic with the tattoo and all. Chris was more of enigma than anyone he knew. Thing that got him the most was she seems to know Ms. F. Finish dressing he headed out the door. He stepped out into the hall just as Chris did.

"Off we go" Ryan said trying to be cheerful as they walked to the transport bay.

"Whoopee" Chris murmured sarcastically as they walked down the hall. Ryan gave her a questioning look.

"Uhhh"

"Training Centers, optical course, it's not that I don't like training it's just, I'm not into the military's idea of training. Lacks real imagination." She said as they walked. Ryan nodded as they walked down the had. Another question pilled with the rest he had for her. They were driven to the training center in a jeep the techs used. Since Chris didn't seem in the mood for questions and he didn't know how too ask Ryan didn't bother trying to start a conversation.

Chris sat observing Ryan just as she had been the entire tour. She had learned long ago that if you observed someone long enough you understand how to start an actual conversation with them and know a few things about them that were questions you really didn't think to ask. So far she had learned Ryan was unsure about her no big surprise it was similar to how Rocky, Adam, Andros, Zhane, Carlos, and Tj reacted when they had first me her. She didn't speak too much about herself unless she was directly asked. He was a bit new to the world in a way, she had heard some rumors that he had spent time with the demons. Though the evidence for that was in how he became a ranger in the first place. Though he had been there longer that some might guess. Two he had something he wanted to ask her but was afraid to ask. Reason for that he simply didn't know her. She could also tell that he was loyal to his friends. She had seen that at the hospital, while waiting for a chance to see Carter. Chris was more focused on getting her mind ready for the training exercises than ask questions. Questions could wait till breakfast conversation was better over food easier to digest so to speak.