Log Entry 4 – 00:01:29

It's another long day at the vanguard hall. The camera floats over Cayde's shoulder, the eye of his ghost blinking lazily, causing the image to flicker as his partner looks over the same map that was there yesterday. Cayde fidgets with boredom and begins messing with his prized hand cannon blindly. A sigh escapes his mouth as he smooths a crease on a paper. Minutes pass on the timestamp of the screen before Cayde's head turns suddenly, the hood of his cloak shifting as something catches his attention.

It is the bright color of her hair that the screen focuses on first, a startling shade of amber that almost looks like living solar Light. She was tall and thin, with tan skin that labeled her a human instantly. Around her neck rests a torn scarf that looks more haggard than the girl herself.

She's looks down as she walks, trying to get a worn arm brace to fit but the clasps won't close. She dodges a titan as he runs past her, eager to start his new mission and goes down the stairs without missing a beat. Once at the bottom she pauses, narrowing her eyes as she forces the final clasp down and shut. Her Ghost - a shimmering, every changing shade of blue - floats closer to inspect it just as she gets the last clasp to click into place and a look of relief appears on her face, but only for a moment. The clasp suddenly springs back up with enough force that the other two come undone with it, nearly hitting her partner as the entire brace slips off her arm so fast that all the hunter can do is stare at it begrudgingly. Her Ghost merely chirps, nudging her arm as if to get her to stop making a scene.

Cayde chuckles at the scene and moves from the table, past Ikora towards the frustrated hunter. Obediently the camera screen follows, zooming in on the scene. The camera for a moment zooms in on her ghost, which upon a closer look has carefully etched silver feathers falling down one side of it.

"Some of the older armor can be temperamental." Cayde spoke, recapturing the feed's attention while reaching down to snatch up the armor, startling his new charge, her eyes widening as she met his. Cayde just gives a friendly smile, and the screen focuses on her face clearly. The band of dark blue across her orange-yellow eyes is startling, even if the Exo doesn't say so, his gaze lingers. "After all, they are made from Titian equipment, and that stuff normally sees hell on the front lines." These pieces, in particular, looks barely usable, the paint over the metal part scratched and faded, the leather rough around the edges.

The woman smiles slightly at him, wary but curious, and watches as Cayde passes the piece of armor from one hand to the other before holding it out. She grabs it carefully before slapping it back on her arm, and after Cayde directed her for a moment, it easily snaps back into place. "Thanks," She said with a sigh, running a gloved hand over the piece, before looking back to him. "It gets better, right?"

"Oh, much." Cayde chuckles, using his free hand to gesture to himself in a way that says 'don't I look amazing?'. Her smile widens at the display, some of the uneasiness fading from her eyes and he gives her a lopsided gin, hinges straining, in return and holds out his hand. "Names Cayde-6, I'm your Vanguard section leader. Welcome to the best damn team here Hunter." He boasts, throwing a glance over at the Warlock leader before looking back to his charge. He gestures to the camera. "And this is my partner Sundance."

She nods her head, with an eyebrow raised at the screen as she realises just what the AI is doing, before clasping her hand with his. "Skylar," she returns, surprising the Exo a bit because most Guardians don't have a name already, don't remember it. "Sterling is the one that found me… I don't know why I know my name… it just seemed to ring in my ears when the falcon cried overhead." She explained, referring to what her Ghost had sent in about her before. Maybe the feathers hadn't been the gift she'd spoken of at all. Cayde takes the information in stride, not questioning her about it as he launches into the rules and priorities of the Vanguard. While Skylar doesn't say much, only nods and looks thoughtful, she seems to appreciate the humorous spin he puts on such a serious topic.

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