As time went on Florian and Anna grew to be the closest of friends, they were always seen together, and had each other's backs. Even after being jumped, attacked or nearly killed Anna always had someone to go over and spend enjoyable time with as did Florian. Florian came to learn more about Anna's past of living in the Omegas, about how her mother died and Anna's point of view on her fathers attitude. A few days after they two first met Florian also met Liam, Liam had some disapproval of Florian he was older and didn't seem like a very disciplinary figure. However, Liam knew Anna's time spent in school would be worse if she didn't have a friend, so he went along. Florian was the son of two refugees from Kruger Minerals that were driven to bankruptcy from the Kruger High command's need for profits to compete with Daumann. His family was found aboard a damaged shuttle drifting close to the Omega-54 Jumphole and were taken in to live on Vogtland. While Florian didn't like living in Rheinland and wanted to leave, it was outmatched for his growing friendship and love for Anna, who still appeared to him as a simple kind girl with a similar dramatic past.
The pair spent most of their time hijacking and flying transport cars through the skyscrapers on vogtland station. With the security detail at minimum and with Liam's access codes the pair went almost wherever they wanted on Vogtland station. Schoolwork wasn't difficult, and education on Vogtland station spent more time indoctrinating its students and teaching them only what they needed to know. The pair often skipped school whenever the lectures were just historical recitations. Skipping classes, having a friend, going wherever she wanted on the staion, Anna was starting to look up more on her life at Vogtland as did Florian. The friendship eventually went further, Florian's feelings for Anna were set in stone when he first met her. Anna was more afraid of directly getting into a relationship and still didn't know if she could trust Florian when they first met, however as time went on and more of Vogtland's "harsh realities" set in. Anna realized Florian was the person she had, and would develop more feelings for. The relationship set in much faster than their initial friendship, when the two started dating Florian's goal of leaving vanished from his mind. As she grew up she became a bit more humorous and witty around Florian, she had to learn a lot on her own with no mother to raise her through her mid-teen years. She still retained her mothers dying words, and wasn't unfriendly or rude towards people she didn't know, but she still kept the skeptical "edgy" behavior towards people she didn't know or people she didn't think she could trust.
Anna had arrived home one day after getting some food, she was jumped on the way home, likely by some secondary fleet pirates looking for trouble. She arrived home with a bruise on her cheek and a cut on her arm. She managed to get away with her food and belongings, she dropped the bag of food on one of the tables in her apartment room and walked over to the restroom. She took off her long sleeve shirt and bandaged the wound, she starred at herself in the mirror above the sink. She never really took the time to even study her own reflection or her looks because she never really cared. Her long hair was a giveaway she was a young woman. She had always done the same routine chores at the same times, if she changed her appearance she might have gotten off easier. She cut her hair short, just below her jaw, she cut most of the long hair covering her forehead as well. She wiped off her forehead, splashed her face with water and looked in the mirror. She looked up back at the mirror and noticed she looked almost completely like a different person, she hadn't had her hair done in a long time. She was no hair dresser, her hair was somewhat unevenly cut but she didn't really care. Her face looked different, the chubby cheeks she once had were gone, her face had a more mature look. Her arms had turned from being thin to more lean and muscular from climbing up buildings to get away from muggers and unfriendly Hessian pirates, pulling herself onto taxi shuttles that were already flying, and of course from fighting off strangers that jumped her on Vogtland. Her shoulders weren't large at all, but her shoulder blades looked slightly masculine, a perk of all the exercise Vogtland's environment provided her with. She flinched away from the mirror, she wouldn't let herself believe she was as attractive as Florian had described her. She washed her hands, the permanent cuts and marks from wearing the brass knuckles looked like red stripe tattooed around her fingers. She cleaned herself up and threw on a different shirt, she looked at herself in the mirror again quickly before she left. The shirt looked fine, but her sweatshirt and pants didn't, she didn't care, she knew she'd either be too busy speeding around in a taxi shuttle or she wouldn't be wearing them after a few minutes.
Anna ran outside, threw her hood over her head and started walking over towards one of the shops where Anna and Florian had constantly met up. She walked along with her head down and her hands buried in her pockets, bumping her shoulders into other people as she cautiously walked by. As she arrived at the alley she looked around and saw no one she walked into the alley, and herd someone walking behind her.
Looking for someone?
She smirked and turned around to see Florian, she jumped up on him and hugged him, he dropped the bag he was carrying and looked at Anna.
What happened to you? He noticed the bruise and put his palm against Anna's cheek.
I got jumped, I'm fine though, didn't get hurt or anything. Her voice was noticeably more mature, her attitude and tone seemed different like she had just changed a bit.
You sure you're fine?
Oh shut up and kiss me. Her eyes lit up blue as she tugged on the back of his neck and kissed him. Florian pushed her against the wall in the Alley and the couple continued kissing for a while before Anna noticed the bag on the ground.
What's that?
See for yourself. She dropped down and opened the bag, inside were several liquor bottles, mostly variations of apricots.
You don't need to get me drunk to get laid you know.
Florian's face turned red, he was looking for something to say. It'll be more uh... fun?
Anna gave him a puzzeled look and smirked again.
Where did you even get these?
I found them.
Riiiiight. She smiled and picked up the bottles, the pair walked down the alley towards the closest hangar, drinking and flying wasn't really a concern to them.
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