"Alright! First, before we begin the training for today, we have a new recruit. Now this one isn't like our normal recruits." Spoke the training instructor. "Why not?" "Well, you see, the councel has decided that this person is allowed to train and become a soldier like the rest of you." "Okay, so who is this new recruit?" "Ah, Kinji, god to see you decided to actually come to one of these sessions." "Yeah, yeah, just introduce the recruit already, so we can do what he have to ang then go back to bed." "Right."
Zoey felt a bit uneasy in the clothes. She kept trying to cover her tummy a little bit more. 'Alright, Elli, come in." Zoey had decided to keep using a fake, name, so instead of Elliot, she chose Elliana, and asked if she could be called Elli.
"This is Elliana..." "A girl!" "You can't be serious!" "Boys! Settle down! Elliana passed the entire registration." "What..." "now, show a bit more respect!" "Hmph, why would any self respecting guy do that?" The boy, Kinji said rudely. "Ha, perhaps you'd like to see the reason she was recruited, hm?" "Huh?" "Elliana, would you show them a bit of what you showed the councel?" Zoey nodded, "Sure." She went and got into position. 'Alright, cat powers. Don't let me down.' Zoey said to herself and began the demonstration.
"Hm?" "What is it?" "Sounds like a new recruit is really impressing the other boys." "So?" "Let check the guy out, seeing as he'll most likely become a soldier along with us." "Hm...why not, nothing better to do..." "Speak for yourself! I have to go see the councel." "Ooh, good luck." "Thanks."
The guys entered silently and watched from a distance the performance that the new recruit was putting on. "Huh, not bad." "Not, bad! Are you completely insane?" "No." "Thats amazing, I had no idea that the new recruit would be so...huh!" The demonstration eneded and the two guys could see now, that the person they'd thought to be a guy was actually a girl. "That was a girl!" "Wow, you get some pocky. Yes its a girl, so?" "We have never had a girl as a soldier before! Why now!" "Ah...you did see what she did right?" "Ah...hm..." Then instructor now spoke.
"That, boys is only one of the reasons for Elliana's recruitment." the boys were in aw and surrounded Zoey. Praising her. "Yeah, so? she has some impressive abilities, many of us do." "Kinji!" The instructor was geting ticked off.
"Excuse us," "Hm? Ah, Pai, Dren, what would you like?" "Well, for starters, we actaully just came to see the new recruit, and she seems really strong." Zoey blushed, "Thank you." "Hey, Kinji, right?" "Hm?" "What did you get on your registration tests?" The boy said nothing. "Ah, ha, thought so." Kinji made a scowl, "Though so what?" "Well, lets see you're not too thrilled with having a girl as a recruit, you agree she has impressive abilities, yet you still say that, thats all she's got right?" "Hmph." "What are you getting at Dren?" "Kinji here, must not have passed each test, just two out of three." Kinji turned and left the room instantly. "Ha, though, he should be here training, he really isn't one to stay when he's been..." "Rated out?" "Hm?" Zoey had listened to it all, and didn't like how Dren had just humiliated Kinji the way he had.
"Yeah, I guess thats a good word for it..." "Its not a good word, that was mean." "Huh? Ah, I was just..." "I don't mind critisism. Thats actually something that tells me if I'm doing the right thing or not." "Ah..." "Kinji may have been rude, but he was rude to me. Sorry if I am sounding rude as well, but like I said he was rude to me, not any of you. Thank you for your praise, but the scolding, I'd rather not have heard." Zoey said and also left. "You know...that girl reminds me of someone." "Ah...who would you be reminded of Pai?" "Not sure at the moment." "she sure was out spoken." "Ya think."
Zoey knew she'd been so close to possibly going back home, but she had not liked the way Dren had humiliated Kinji. So, the boy had a flaw, many do, but they try not to show it, fore they fear the humiliation that comes with the flaw. She walked along the hallway for a bit, then spotted Kinji. She had to make this right.
"Kinji?" "Huh? What the hell do you want?" "I wanted to appologise for what happened back there." "Why? You didn't..." "I know, but I was the reason that it happened. So I'm sorry." for a moment Kinji said nothing, then he looked her in the eyes. "You are one weird girl." Zoey smiled. Even though he'd said that, he wasn't walking away, or ignoring her, so that meant she was making progress.
"Um...if you don't mind me asking...what test didn't you make?" "The smarts one." "Ah." "How did you manage to pass all three?" "Well...truthfully I just used what knowledge I already had." "Huh?" "I was surprised to learn that I'd passed that one. I thought for sure that I'd failed." "So...you're not that smart." "Ah...no, compared to some I am no genius." "Hm."
"Ha, what an eventful day. That girl sure was a bit of a tiger, huh?" "Do you always have to refer to people as being cats of some...hm?" Pai stopped, "Whats wrong?" "Nothing, but it seems that the girl has tamed Kinji." "Hm?" They looked at the two sitting together and talking and every so often laughing. "Huh, she is a strange one. Not many wold go out of their way to befriend someone who failed a test in he registration." "True, they wouldn't same as not many would try to marry their enemy." "Hey! No fair! It's not my fault she was soooooooo yummy looking." "Right, anyway, lets go see how it worked out for Tarb and the councel." "Yeah, poor kid, hope it all went well." "Agreed. The two elites left the two recruits and continued walking down the hallway.