"Only half a year?" Gaeta says before he can stop himself. Admiring: "Damn."
He never would have guessed, from the way Tayrey carries herself. He knew she was younger than him -- he could tell, in the bright flashes where she grinned, that she was closer to her teens than the end of her twenties -- but still. Half a year!
After what sounds like a long period of training, granted. (He's not going to press on exactly how long, or when Tayrey started said training, but... he's going to quietly tuck that away in the back of his mind for pondering later. And having, if not as big and vocal a fit as Hawkeye, a few solid minutes of silent horror once he puts the pieces together.)
With full sincerity: "Congratulations." And then he adds, curious, "How long does an apprenticeship usually last? Three years at the Academy is a little short by Fleet standards, but not unheard of."
no subject
He never would have guessed, from the way Tayrey carries herself. He knew she was younger than him -- he could tell, in the bright flashes where she grinned, that she was closer to her teens than the end of her twenties -- but still. Half a year!
After what sounds like a long period of training, granted. (He's not going to press on exactly how long, or when Tayrey started said training, but... he's going to quietly tuck that away in the back of his mind for pondering later. And having, if not as big and vocal a fit as Hawkeye, a few solid minutes of silent horror once he puts the pieces together.)
With full sincerity: "Congratulations." And then he adds, curious, "How long does an apprenticeship usually last? Three years at the Academy is a little short by Fleet standards, but not unheard of."