Valentina
"Oh my goodness, Jasper I love you."
Blinking quickening in surprise, she tensed up a bit at the hug, but it felt good to be loved. She smiled at the girl who had become like somewhat of a sister figure to her. Not only that, but a protector as well. Toby jogged towards them, planting his head right beside Ace's, the duo drooling over the sights of the hover-boards. Actually, now that she looked at the two of them side by side, they were rather alike in more ways than one. Eager balls of energy rearing to explode, that's how she imagined them to be. A recipe for disaster.
Lesley merged with them shortly and the trio was already sliding closer and closer to the entrance before Japhet whisked them away to meet up with some important beings.
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As soon as they shuffled through the door, they were met with a displeased voice. She was regarded as Lieutenant and her personality and tone of voice was suiting. Informing Japhet, another male, and a female Nobody of their duties, the commander tipped her head piece and was off. Her instructions were brief, they'd come together at the museum during sun down, but for now, they were to go out and enjoy the sights and sounds of the city. Another thing she mentioned was that peculiar figures were seen round the perimeter of Cogs & Gears. Not again. Right away Jasper assumed it was those strange hooded people that held the idiosyncrasy of always popping up whenever they were retrieving items for the Queen. Hopefully they wouldn't run into trouble. After all, this object hunt was supposed to be easy-peasy.
As usual, Ace was the first one to get moving. The red head yanked a flyer off the wall and waved the hover-board competition ad in the air as she enthusiastically chose Riley and Toby as her groupmates along with Ran as the supervisor. Meanwhile, the male soldier introduced himself as Est, then with a puzzled question about their physical looks, he withdrew a pistol.
“They say human saliva destroys metal! If you would please drool on my gun, then we can prove that theory and I’ll have a legit reason to skip training tomorrow! A win-win situation!”
Jasper couldn't help but cringe a bit as Inadi licked his palm and transferred the bodily fluid onto the gun, wiping the remaining saliva onto the unsuspecting guide who was still inspecting his pistol with a look of anticipation. Ace had already slipped out the exit and Inadi, who had suffered a bad landing, wasn't up for anything risky at the moment. Although she hadn't directly seen the incident, she could tell by the way he hopped along that he was experiencing some discomfort. He proposed a stroll in the park instead and immediately she remembered the day they spilled their feelings to each other. It would've been a nice little throwback— reliving of the moment— but Lesley prodded her into joining them in a paintball match. By now the groups seemed pretty settled with Japhet going with Ace, Riley, Toby, and Ran to the hover-board competition, while Est and Breeze took care of Lesley and Leila. So far only Harper, Inadi, and herself hadn't yet decided.
"Geh! Just cuz you have a girlfriend now doesn't mean you two can't be romantic doing dangerous stuff! Come on Jasper, you join this crew."
The word "dangerous" caused her to feel a bit unsettled, but since she'd never tried paintballing before, maybe it would be a good chance to try something new. Turning to Inadi whilst biting her lip, she raised an eyebrow and slipped her arm around his waist, letting his weight rest around her shoulders. "We'll take it slow okay?" She leaned closer towards his ear, "Don't worry, I'll protect you," A grin spread over her lips as she reassured him. They were both reserved people and combining the two would only equal even more conservative decisions so she was making an effort to jump out of her comfort zone for the both of them.
