Meetup on Erie

[Byron]

While John had been talking, Elena had looked at him with an interested expression on her face. Usually, it is common knowledge women like man who listen while they are talking about themselves, but in this situation, she couldn't have been happier to remain silent for a short while, enjoying the moment and carefully listening to his words and his calm voice, and slowly emptying her glass.

As John stopped talking, she went on again. Just like a game of ping pong. "I'm a rebel, you say? Mh, maybe it's true, I don't know really. But yeah, you're probably right, I could work a bit on my self-control. I just have some problems with keeping my mouth shut at times, and when I'm furious, you know I can't control myself at all anymore. I guess I'm not the born diplomat." Making a small pause, Elena began to laugh slightly. "I haven't seen anything anti-social in you so far to be honest. Some mistakes can always happen I guess, but that's why we're human. Frankly, I wasn't really socializing in school, too. Most girls were just unbelievably dumb, and most boys some random idiots, or nerds."

As she laughed again, she went on. "Which reminds me - believe it or not, I've actually been a nerd myself. Maybe I still am. In my youth, I've admired the Rheinland Military pretty hard. That has kinda changed over the years, but I still got this huge model of a Wraith decorating my appartment. Otherwise, about my hobbies, when I feel like getting dirty, I love to work on my ships, repair them, change stuff, personalize them, all of it. You could say I'm a hobby-mechanic in my freetime. Also, I like dancing and singing, but I'm pretty horrible at the latter. But I can dance quite well, if I may say so, although I might have become a bit rosty."

For a moment, her sight moved away from John, as she had another look at the scenery. The sun had nearly vanished by now, and it slowly got darker. The birds had already stopped singing, but the rustling of the leaves was still noticable, as a slight wind appeared.

With a grin, she looked into John's eyes again, who hadn't stopped brushing along her hand. It was nice, and for the first time since hslf an eternity, Elena felt like a usual girl again. "I'm glad I've met you too. Even though I never aimed for this. The reason I joined you on your patrol back then was actually just out of boredom first. This boredom soon vanished, though, and I'm happy about it. I still remember that day as it was yesterday. Anyways, what about some wine?"