Bridge laughed, amused to see the pilot usually fully dedicated now having his fun and at ease as if they were at Derby's pub.
"- Allright then, it seems I just came right in time. Well, Tomoe, this is Ensign Deneth Aleski. Skilled pilot, loyal, warrant of the BAF rules, helpful, it is strange that one of the more promising element of a Bretonian army is actually of Rheinland descent. It's his only flaw I must say, since it makes his relationships with commander Goodmen a bit... awkward, to say the least. But anyway, Goodmen always have a grudge against something."
Turning now to Tomoe :
"- And here Aleski, this is Kashiwaba Tomoe, a zoner scientist. I'm sure you already met her, at least in massive ships hanging around Freeport 1. The zoners owe her a lot for her dedication to the NFZ enforcement, to the point that even our admiral wouldn't dare to arrest corsairs if they stand within the zone. Don't get it wrong though, Tomoe is mainly a scientist and know more about the galaxy than most of the people in this reception."
He then took a sit among them, and exhibited his empty flute to the bartender.
"- Now Aleski, I remember ... back in the day, when you just joined our forces, you were not really a talkative guy, so I can tell about you only about present you know. I undesrtand that when you are on duty, when you do that permission-to-engage-sir thing", said Bridge mimicking the serious face of Aleski, "but now that we are among friends and not officers, would you tell us more about you ?"
The bartender poored more champagne in the flute and while taking it back, he added :