The manner in which CT moves surprises her; one-two-three step, muscles responding to the point where feet touch ground and react accordingly. Distinctly opposed to the sloppy-yet-carefree movements from their fellow guests. There's nothing carefree about her— at least not where gravity's concerned. Grace requires an aptness that carelessness simply doesn't allow. And she's got it.
Why, Ripley can hardly keep up.
Piloting will do that to you; a lifetime seated before a control panel, meandering through hallways or slipping languidly into a cryopod to sleep. Rarely are you struck by urgency. Rarely is there a need to jump into battle. The mind stays one step ahead of digital readings and environmental response, but the body goes out of practice. ...Well, except maybe the hands and eyes.
She chews her lip. "What, it's not obvious? No, ah, my school was a little austere. There were ceremonies and all, but they were mostly academic. Dinners and things like that. Everyone kind of got accustomed to keeping their distance from each other, what with the breakout."
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A girlfriend, huh?
"Seems so."
The manner in which CT moves surprises her; one-two-three step, muscles responding to the point where feet touch ground and react accordingly. Distinctly opposed to the sloppy-yet-carefree movements from their fellow guests. There's nothing carefree about her— at least not where gravity's concerned. Grace requires an aptness that carelessness simply doesn't allow. And she's got it.
Why, Ripley can hardly keep up.
Piloting will do that to you; a lifetime seated before a control panel, meandering through hallways or slipping languidly into a cryopod to sleep. Rarely are you struck by urgency. Rarely is there a need to jump into battle. The mind stays one step ahead of digital readings and environmental response, but the body goes out of practice. ...Well, except maybe the hands and eyes.
She chews her lip. "What, it's not obvious? No, ah, my school was a little austere. There were ceremonies and all, but they were mostly academic. Dinners and things like that. Everyone kind of got accustomed to keeping their distance from each other, what with the breakout."