step one ❚ a flight on clipped wings ( video )

[steelettos]

( the only reason you're seeing this feed is because lenalee has accidentally fallen on the device. she hasn't got a clue that it's been turned on and that it's currently filming the scenario before her -

which is a family room of sorts with the npc owners of said family room standing all around her, a mixed expression of surprise, disbelief and wtf-are-you-doing-here on their faces. above them, a great hole in their ceiling, much thanks to her activating her boots midair. not that it helped, but at least it missed light fixture. )

A, ah - ( nervous chuckle from the person who's lying on top of a ruined center table, whose usually prim uniform is now covered in dust and debris. ) - I'm terribly sorry to barge in. I usually use the door and I, I promise I'm not a thief -

( hastily said, with hands raised even.

she looks around, giving the device a glimpse of her briefly panic-stricken face, then turns back to the house owners. ) - But may please I borrow your phone?

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[steelettos]

( pfft she almost giggles at that (in a not!rude way) but catches herself at the first instance. )

S, sorry. But I will, thank you, sir. I guess I've just gotten used to brushing off - ( a lot of stuff ) - pain for a while. I'll make sure to visit the hospital if needed.

[medicos]

Yeah, I figured that. Still ain't right if you ask me. [ she is lucky he has a (bit of a) soft spot for children. and polite teenagers. ]

Where the hell where you even - ? Did you fall from the sky or something?

[steelettos]

( and she for doctors/scientists. since her brother is one. )

Ah - ( good question. ) - I suppose I did. It's all very hazy. I remember flying back to the Headquarters so I must have gotten here during that time.

[medicos]

[ he's not as crazy as kamui though, btf. ]

Flying? You can fly without wings? [ his thoughts immediately go to some kind of anti-gravitational device and all that scientific bullshit he's never paid much attention to. magic and things similar to that do not even process.

and then she says the words 'headquarters', and oh, why does that make a lot of sense for some reason. ] You a soldier, kid?

[steelettos]

( no one will ever compare to him sadly. )

Er, sort of. It's more or less solidifying the sound each step my boots make into a surface so it's like stepping on air. If that makes sense.

( she's having a hard time to explain it without - having through the lengthy process of detailing history. she knows that can get boring.

she nervously laughs again at the question. )

You could say that. I don't look like one, do I, mister?

[medicos]

[ he just thinks she's reluctant to tell, which he understands because they don't know each other at all. so he just nods and pretends he understands that she's talking about. ]

You look like someone who belongs in school, but out in the field.

[steelettos]

( she just smiles at that. that could've been her fate had the church not been so crazy. )

There are things where I come from that only a few people can do and one of those is being "out in the field". I don't mind though, if it means being able to protect people.

[medicos]

Why am I not surprised? [ jesus, children and their hero-complex. ] I've worked kids who look or are your age.

[steelettos]

( why ... )

Er, I guess it's the same for every place or world you go to? Zealous adults who dislike dirtying their hands for the sake of their God.

( and then she realized she's talking to an adult. ) S, sorry. No offense.

[medicos]

[ oh, a god, she says. ]

Don't know a lot of people who still believe in God, kid. Certainly not the ones I know and work for. [ then again, what does he know about other people's religions? ] I don't think any overzealous man of God would ignore the presence of aliens on Earth, anyhow.

[steelettos]

( ha ha haaa )

I wouldn't think so as well. They're quite - ( gung-ho ) - dedicated to, er, protecting humanity.

[medicos]

Everyone has their excuses.

What's your name, kid?

[steelettos]

Oh! ( right she forgot to introduce herself... ) It's Lenalee. Lenalee Lee.

It's very nice to meet you.

[medicos]

Right, Ms. Lee.

If you're feeling unwell, don't hesitate to go to the hospital, even if it's something that seems negligible to you. It might not be. [ this is the of the man who knows better than to expect if she doesn't want to, but still extends the courtesy because that is his job. ] And for god's sake, try not to punch holes on rooftops again if you can help it.

[steelettos]

( aha aha aha )

Y, yes, sir. And thank you, I'll make sure to remember that. Although ...

( aaa how does she say it )

[medicos]

Although - ?

[steelettos]

It's not really counted if it's unintentional, right?

[medicos]

[ well, no, but - ]

Don't make excuses, kid. A hole in the roof is a goddamn hole in the roof.