Ian said nothing as the newcomer joined in the conversation, he simple walked over to them with an unnatural steady pace, all the energy from before seeming to have disappeared. He had bern keeping a close eye on this one, something about them making it impossible for him to ignore the person. When he finally reached where the individual was sitting, he simoly acted on his first impulse. His hand reached out to grab Korie's chin, bring it around to face Ian's, then he [i]kissed[/i] them. A full on, passionate and experienced french kiss as well, and he held them there for some time, before finaly separating from them,,taking a low breathe, before he walked over to the vending machine.

He then took out the card that he had fliched from Korie while he had kissed thm, and used it the same way they had done to get himself a sandwich and a coffee cup. He then walked back over to Korie, tossed over the guard, giving them a wink as he did so, before walking onward to a solitary spot on the wall nit to far away from the rest. He opened his sandwich, took a few bites, washed them down with some coffee, gave out a refreshed sigh, than he finally responded.

"I honestly don't care about the leadership position, or that I've told you about my Framewerk because, to be frank, you're not the enemy. You're just a cadet, just like me, and whatever happens in that battle doesn't really mean anything when you think about it. It isn't each other we should be worrying about, it should be the 'overwhelming race that pushed humanity into,a corner', as you put it. Like it or not, we're going to need to rely on each other to survive any battle we enter, so isn't it better to be cordial and friendly on our first day together." Ian raised his sandwuch inself toast before he continued to munch away at his sandwich. "By the way, I'm straight so if you're a guy, speak up now if you don't want me to kiss you again, or condemn yourself to that fate . . . and brush your teeth while you're at it, your breath was a bit rank."

[@Gnar The Missing Link]