[D3, EE, hangar, open] We gotta talk, Blondie

[Dorgan Bruun]

"Goldilocks thing. Hmm, right," he says, clearly being far removed from that story for many years. He smiles at the perky chef and asks, seemingly randomly, "When you learned that story, how did it end?"

[Colette Rupelle]

She gave it some thought and giggled. "In my teen years I like to frecuent ze libraries. I saw a fairy tale book and zere I found it. It ended with miss Goldie arrested for invasion of private property." Colette shook her head.

[Dorgan Bruun]

Bruun laughs heartily.

"Ahahaha, I like that," he jokes. "I suppose that's a good lesson. I learned it as just the bears scaring her and she never wanted to go in the forest alone again. A few years ago, another merc said he'd learned it as the bears ate Goldilocks at the end. Which is all kind of the same moral, but maybe says something about how you see the world." The scruffy veteran looks a little philosophical as he thinks about it.

[Colette Rupelle]

"Zere are so many versions out zere." She smiled. "I though ze anger might be a good place since even zough ze temperatures may fluctuate ze equipment used wiz ze mix winds keep zings more or less controlled."

[Dorgan Bruun]

Bruun is clearly struggling a bit with the accent at times, but he nods agreeably.

"I'm sure something will work. It does feel like things are getting cozy in here with the new mechs, but a still is a high priority item," he smiles. "Within reason," he clarifies, looking very serious.

[Colette Rupelle]

"No problem! I know I can find a good place for ze fermentation process." She giggled. "Monsieur Bruun, how are you holding up?"

[Dorgan Bruun]

The question catches Bruun just right that he answers very candidly: "How am I? How long ya got?" He laughs a little darkly, then looks at the irrepressible Colette and swings back toward a smile.

"Miss Colette, I'll tell you, I didn't ever expect to be in charge of a damn thing on this trip except me and Blondie," he says, waving to his gold-colored mech. "This 'first sergeant' business is a special kind of nightmare. Feels a bit like I became a father as soon as Creed assigned me that rank. Of three to six kids or so," he says, shaking his head with a sigh.

[Colette Rupelle]

"Don't sink of zem as children. More of students who seek ze knowledge zat you have. Each learn zeir special way." Colette smile. "Besides you'll be a great father."

[Dorgan Bruun]

Bruun looks shocked at the compliment.

"Bu--bu... I don't..." He looks at the metal floor. "Shucks, Miss Colette, I ain't no father figure. I'm just trying to keep some people alive around here."

[Colette Rupelle]

"I keep zem fed." She giggled. "Parents want to keep zeitgeist children alive so zat is a start, right?" She looked up at the mech. "Besides you already have child." She giggled patting the foot of the mech.