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”Hitori ja nai” bokura tsunagatteru kara

[There's a lot of adjusting that has to happen, for someone like Riku to transition to a position that keeps her on the ground more often than not. A large part of this involves the absolute hilarity that is sending her trainees, and it doesn't take long for her to accidentally become a new kind of infamous for tearing a select few of them to shreds for joining up in some quest for glory and heroism. It's likely she only gets away with this and her continued refusal to be even a little less blunt, relationships to diplomats aside, due to just how much she's contributed on the field.

So when, at the end of a long and trying day of kicking one of them up and down the training rooms, some idiot recruit implies she's only advanced in rank because of who she's shtupping, it ends with that same someone tossed out with their newly broken nose and her casually taping ice to her hand in her office. She never did learn how to throw a punch properly.

This cannot at all be a bad time for people to come bother her.]

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[Yeah, he's going to come tearing into the offices after a few seconds.]

Riku, why are people calling my secretary and screaming that I need to come down here?

That really depends on who's calling.

[She's not looking up until the ice pack secured.]

Because either some overexcited private thought you needed to come defend my honor, or someone missed the irony in using their connections to try and get revenge on me for scrubbing out with a shiny new nosebleed.

We're not at war anymore, Riku, you don't need to literally beat the recruits into shape.

[He sighs and rubs his temples some.]

I know you have this position on the merits of your skill and service, but it does get back to me, and then I have to answer questions to other board members, you know.

I didn't punch him until after he thought it was a good idea I slept my way to my rank, the training was completely punch free.

[She exhales after a moment.] Better I have hit him than any of the men under my command, and you know it. Just when did becoming a pilot suddenly become the new thing for spoiled rich kids to run away to do? I did not want to be that sort of trendsetter.

When it stopped being a meat grinder for pilots. People are always going to want a thrill, and besides, we're heroes now.

[He smirks slightly. Some part of him has always thought she was cute when she was mad, though he has always tried not to let it on.]

In the end, people always follow their heroes. If we're pilots, then they're going to want to be pilots, and it's up to diplomats to keep us from repeating the needless violence...

If that's the case, then it's more important for me to filter out those who'd cause problems. No one should be bringing that sort of untempered arrogance on the field--if his response to being at the bottom of the ladder is to assume everyone above him didn't earn it, he's only going to get people killed.

[She does catch that smirk though, and arches an eyebrow.] You already knew that, though. Just want to watch me rant?

I figure better me than you blowing up at some board member and then I have to host a dinner party in an attempt to make this all blow over.

[Really, he's been working on things pretty much nonstop since they did shack up. Or more accurately, being a politician and a war hero buys Victor very little time off.]

I'm not questioning your judgment, I'm just asking you perhaps not bring people down on me in the future?

Right, right. [Rubbing at her temples.] Am I not allowed to make the reporters cry anymore, or are they fair game?

Also, you should close the door before our audience becomes brave enough to try and ask you for autographs.

I signed a few on the way in. I remember what it was like to be a recruit, still.. I wish there'd been someone to look up to, back then.

[He will go close the door, though.]

I don't think it's wrong for them to want it, no, I just don't think I want to encourage them eavesdropping.

[A beat.] Or at least being so easily caught doing so.

Eh, listening in on COs isn't that fun, they'll learn that quickly enough.

[He sighs, and leans back against the wall by the door.]

You holding up okay?

I'm fine. [Standing up from her desk and pulling her hair out of the bun it's kept in when she's working.] I was kind of figuring it'd be a little different than a couple hundred trainees constantly asking me how big the wedding's gonna be and when.

[She's honestly pretty dryly amused by the whole thing.] I thought Lumi was gonna be bad enough.

Well, it's pretty high profile. The Ionesco were like the Kennedeys were on Earth, you know. And let's say nothing of our own legacies. It's a big deal to a lot of people who're into the whole cult of celebrity.

[He chuckles.]

And it's a big deal to me, too, though we've still got to figure out a way to get back at Lumi for this.

[Giving him a bit of a 'come hither' gesture, then, before putting her hands on her hips.] Oh, don't get me wrong...it's important to me. I just find it a little funny, I guess...I had myself all braced for someone to cry scandal about me being Lunan, even with the war long done. I didn't expect to gain fangirls. You know, I get letters now?

Of course you do.

[He walks right over to her, but just stops in front of her and grins.]

You and I are a symbol to these people, that maybe the aggression between Luna and Mars is over. And of course, high profile marriage aside, you are very cute...

That kind of makes me wonder how they see it back out there...but I'm not really interested in going to find out.

[Tracing a finger under his chin, then, along his jawline.] If we're talking about looks I think you've still more adoring fans than me, Victor.

I've got the home advantage, and I also haven't been hiding from everyone killing pirates for three years.

[He'll just grin a bit wider.]

I'm getting this feeling you think I've been putting in too many hours lately...

Mmm...I know how important your work is, but I can't help wanting to be a little selfish, you know? I like it best when you're thinking about me.

Well, then... I think I can ignore my calls for a few hours, at least. I guess the question is, here or somewhere else?

[Taking a moment to consider this.] I think I've gotten in enough trouble here without bending you over my desk, as much as I'd like to.

[Leaning in to tease a kiss.] But I don't much care wherever else we go.

[Placing his hands on her hips and teasing a kiss back, in return.]

One, I think I'd be bending you over your desk, not the other way around. Two, I'm not exactly sure where to take us.... I don't think you'd behave for any kind of drive.

Maybe not, but...[Licking over his lips!] Heard a rumor there's a place not too far from the barracks, just an easy walk, that they tell me technically is under my name.

Keep this up and I'm going to start thinking you got yourself in trouble on purpose.

[Sliding those hands back a little!]

Oh, come on, you're not so overworked I have to resort to something like that!

[Huffing a little bit.]

You mean to tell me you wouldn't do something like that just to see if I was paying attention to you?

[Smirking and pulling her a little closer. Given the fact that his hands are on her ass this might have been a little more intense than he meant it to be.]

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