Sipping his champagne with delight, Bridge listened to Aleski's eventful story. As he felt more at ease and the alcohol slightly rose in his bloodstream, he felt free to react (overly enthusiaticly) at Aleski's words on the fly. "So you are from high neascent ? I understand why you easily swim in official reception like this !" "Offiziertanwerter ? Hey, it seems I'm the one that ought to salute you then !", and actually saluted him. "Nooo way ! The Hessian army ?", then, realizing he was not at Derby's pub, lowered his voice sligthly too loud for such a place.
His good mood fainted a bit when Aleski returned the question to them.
"- My past ? Weeell, sure Aleski. So, how should I start this ? Weell... *coughs* wait, isn't that Adama ? Hey Adama, leaving so soon ?"
Bridge just caught in sight the lieutenant and waved him. Smiling at the sight of his fellows, the charming lady among them, and a nearby bartender, Adama joined them at a calm pace.
"- Ah, Bridge, you made it then."
"- Yes I did Adama, I even did it twice !" Bridge was about to high-five his mate as they usually do, before he remembered he still was not in a pub. Tomoe's dark gaze when he mentioned his lateness again definitely chilled his mood down and he pushed his champagne flute away.
"- Ah well... Adama, let me introduce you to Kashiwaba Tomoe, from Freeport 1. But I guess you already met each other at some corsair hunt in Omega 3, did you ? So tell me, why are you so eager to leave ? The night is still at the begining after all."