I drop my arms.
"Look. I'm sure you don't like me, and I'm sure you don't like holding bloody objects. Can I have my magazine?"
She stops tossing your magazine up and down. "No. This isn't about whether I like you, or holding bloody objects. The only reason why I'm keeping you here is because I want to know if that kind of outburst after some banter is going to happen again. Are you going to keep your oppression erection in check, or am I going to have to ask high command for a security detail to follow you around." She leans forward. "Because if you're going to let the slightest banter from a girl several years your junior get to you, then you're a risk. Not just to her, but to everybody on the airbase."
She narrows her eyes. "Well?"
"Ugh. This show," I say. "It really is terrible."
I pull out a deck of playing cards, hoping someone knows a decent game.
Matsumoto looks eager to teach a new one. "Aw man, this one's great. Depending on region, it's called something different, but here it's called 'Dragon.'"
"Here we go," is all Mako has to say on the matter.
"Oh come on, it's fun!"
"You cheat."
"Psh- naw I would
never."
Mako simply looks at you and mouths "she cheats" before Matsumoto starts dealing, explaining the rules as she goes along.
I shyly walk into the rec room, approaching Steele from behind.
"Hi." I say.
Sakuya politely holds her hand up in greeting. "Hello," she says, giving a light smile. "Are you a friend of Steele's?"
"More importantly am I gonna have to deal out another hand for you," says the blonde, a grin forming on her face, and the dread on Mako's deepening.