Watching for a moment(Open)

[Kirin]

Tionus had flown in, and landed his Zoid in a safe place. He didn't want anything bad to happen to his buster eagle. It was a slightly custom job, having some smoke screen to help him avoid opponents fire, while shooting at them on his own. He walked into the Pilot bar.
He sat down, and started watching the zoids battles that they were showing on the Screens, while ordering a glass of water.
He sat, avoiding getting into people's way, while studying all the other pilots in the joint. It seemed to him that they were mainly tough guys, and ladies who wanted to go onto things like modeling. He sighed, he didn't know why, but that depressed him a little.

[Sammy]

The door of the ladies room came flying open with a loud bang, propelled forwards by the sole of a thickly-treaded work boot. Sammy let her leg drop before walking out of the bathroom, wiping some water off of her forehead before pulling her cap back on over it. "Phew, that toilet needs a serious remodeling, I swear. More crap came out when I flushed it than I put into it." She let the door close timidly behind her, while waltzing back towards her spot at the bar area.

The leg of her stool creaked as she tilted it back, resting on two legs and at a precarious angle. Her feet rested up on the bar in front of her, while she balanced carefully for a few seconds. Once settling down, she took her drink and gulped down a bit, waiting for the commercials to end. Once they cleared, there was a new fight just beginning, in the Valley of Heroes. A black Saberlion versus a bare-model Houndsoldier zoid.

"Pfft," she snorted, to the person who happened to be sitting next to her. "Where did that guy find a houndsoldier like that? It's been castrated, the way they took off all the guns and lances. He doesn't even look like he can control the speed, too. He's got guts though."

[Kirin]

He watched as the girl came out of the ladies room, she was more like it, there was nothing about her that stated future model, it was more or less she was a pilot to be a pilot. She sat down next to him, and started tilting the stool. He smiled as she looked at the TV. She seemed like an interesting girl, even if she appeared to be an odd ball in this place. He decided he would speak with her.

"That is full of guts, but will that help him against the Lion It has that blade, and those guns." he stated, looking over at her from the side of his eyes. He didn't know why, but he felt that the houndsoldiier was more apt to win though, even though he had said to the contrary. He leaned back in his chair, taking a drink of his water. This wasn't that bad, it was better than he had thought atleast, and that made him feel that his day would move a bit better.

His eyes looked over at the screen, he didn't care which one won though, he hadn't bet any money, and he wasn't going to, doing so on an uncertain thing wasn't his style. "So, what brought you here today?" he asked her, wanting to find out what a true pilot was doing here.

[Sammy]

Sammy turned to face the male she had been addressing, taking a look at him for the first time. She tilted her head back, so the brim of her hat didn't block her view of him, or vice versa. Glancing up and down at him, quite plainly, she figured him for another zoid pilot. When he spoke knowledgebly about the battles at hand, that confirmed her suspicions even more. With a shrug, she turned back, leaning her stool back forwards so she could grab her drink once more.

"That's the Valley of Heroes they're fighting in, rather close and crampt a place for battles. With that blade and the other zoid's close combat capabilities, it doesn't look good. He really has to milk his speed advantage in order to pull this one off. Even without those guns, he has a bit more firepower than the saberlion he's fighting. That black coloring is different though, I wonder if that Saberlion is upgraded?"

Reaching a hand over, she presented it to the man, while turning back to face the screen. She used her free hand to once more take a drink, before slamming the empty glass down. "I watch because it interests me, and because it's useful to me. Knowing your opponents, seeing fresh strategies, and watching people burn will make me a better warrior, even if just by a little. And I hate losing."

[Kirin]

He shook her hand. "There is nothing bad about watching zoids battle, I just wondered why you were here, when most of the pilots here are nothing but those that wish to use zoids piloting for other means." He stated, before turning back to the screen. He listened to what she said about the battle, and nodded. "The soldier does have that, though in the end, a molga can take out a fury, with the right pilot." he stated, before taking another drink of his water.
She was interesting to him, of all the pilots in here, she seemed to be the only one, that would really pose a challenge, in his mind. She understood the ways of terrain, and zoids capabilities.

"My names Kirin, Tionus Kirin, and yours" he asked, watching the screen, while ordering another glass of water. He would make small talk from here on, if only to enjoy the match with her, and maybe find out more. He didn't really care if ZBC or Backdraft officials walked in looking for pilots to work for them, at this moment, he would turn them down, if only because he wanted to talk more, something rather rare.

He noticed that the judge had given the order for the match. He smirked, they would see what the pilots were capable of soon.

[Sammy]

Sammy finished her drink, sliding the empty glass down to the bartender and straightening out her stool again. Her eyes focused on the battle, watching the two zoids finally clash. The houndsoldier seemed to get the advantage of the saberlion in the first round, but the lion's blade seemed to end the dog's momentum. Definitely quite the interesting match to keep an eye on. She kept watching the screen, while continuing the conversation with the other zoid pilot.

"Yeah, you're right, Molgas are a bit underrated. They're low to the ground, fast, and have some pretty powerful missiles. Quite the opponent if piloted skillfully." She sat forwards and summoned the barkeep over, pointing to something on the menu and sliding over her credit chip. "Sammy Norris. Nice to meet you, Tionus. So you're some kind of good zoid pilot?" She turned, watching him as the zoids split and paused a bit in the match.

[Kirin]

He smirked at her. "I'm not all that good, I'm just a pilot, nothing more, nothing less." He stated, while he looked up at the screen. He noticed how they were fighting, and decided this match was going to be over quickly. He ordered more water. He seemed to enjoy talking with her, she had insight. "So, you fight on a team?" he asked, just making idle chit chat. He thought about it, and realized, if he wanted fame, he would have to join a team, or start one. He didn't want to start a team though, he didn't have the money for it, nor an idea of where to go to start a base.

He smiled at the thought of joining a team, with this young lady it would be a good team. Though first, he had to find out. "Are you a pilot?" he asked, hoping to find out more about this mysterious tomboy.

[Sammy]

Sammy laughed, leaning her head back a little so the cap wouldn't cover any of her face again. She tossed her head to the side a bit, flicking the hair out of the side of her face to get a good look at this guy asking her questions. "No, I don't fight for a team quite yet," she answered, putting emphasis on the word 'team' just to be clear. "I am a pilot though, and a damn good one at that. I just made my way up to rank C with my liger."

She crossed her arms, turning entirely away from the battle to regard this interesting fellow, not much paying any attention to the lion and hound anymore. "You seem rather modest for a zoid pilot," she teased him. "What rank are you and what do you pilot?"

[Kirin]

"C-rank, Buster Eagle" He replied, looking at her with a smirk. She was sharp. "I preffer not to be all bark" He added. He had seen plenty of Zoids pilot wannabes that would say how great they were, and not be able to hold it in combat. He would preffer for them to see what he could do, instead. That was the kind of guy he was. "I don't fight for a team either, but when I do join one, I am hoping that the team will be successful." He stated, as he downed another cup of water.

He then looked at her with a smile, a genuine one. "How about we try to join the same team?" he suggested, it was an interesting idea, why not team up with this girl for a while, she was the same rank, and she could take care of melee while he took range and the sky. His eagle could use a companion, and he could use someone to rely on as much as he could give help to. Both were hard to find, in his experience. He felt rather good about the girl. "I'm supposedly a good pilot, but until I have some fame and some skill, I am not going to claim anything." he added, his eyes glimmering with a smirk and a laugh wanting to come out. He wanted to stay around this girl, who was both beautiful, but hiding it, and who was a good pilot, and only a pilot.

[ooc: lol, I found out that the characters seem to be the same, except for Defensive Strategy.]

[Sammy]

Sammy took off her hat, laying it down on the bar in front of her. Her head shook a bit to free the hair that had been clumped down, soon freeing it all. Turning to look back up at Kirin, her face was entirely uncovered, and a mischevious grin was quite visible on her lips. "Join a team? Sure, why not? The money's better, and it'll beat trying to live out of my shield liger. I'll accept your offer."

She held out her hand, hoping to grasp the handsome male's with it. I'd never accept an offer like this without seeing somebody fight before, she thought to herself, for a bit. But I can tell with this guy already. Besides, he has a Buster Eagle, you can't go wrong with that combination. I can always leave even if he starts to drag me down. The girl smirked, nodding her head decisively. "We'll make our names known together, and beat the best of the teams in the country. C-rank won't know what hit it!" Her eyes glimmered a bit, one of them winking.

"So... you have any cash to start a team?"

[Kirin]

He looked at the beautiful pilot, and accepted her hand, grasping it. He was surprised, that even though she hid it well, she was on par, looks wise, with even the most beautiful of pilots. Her shield liger would make a good combination with his Buster Eagle, and that had him. HE also liked what she had stated. "It is better, and I think my eagle is a bit tired of having no place to stay." He added.

"They don't even stand a chance, with that logic." he added, a grin on his face, before thinking a bit, looking at the wink she gave him. They both knew instinctively, that they could easily leave should this not work out, they also knew that either joining a team, or creating one of their own would be no problem. Either way, as a team they would move, as a team they would show and grow, that was the idea.

"Do you?" He asked, his face serious, realizing they would probably have to pool their money together to create a team. "We could always join another existing team, until we have the resources to make a good team of our own." He suggested, just incase, before coming up with another idea "or we could be mercenaries, it means we won't really get a chance to go up in ranks with a team, but the higher our ranks, the more we can charge, if money is the thing, and our skills would get us known quite quickly." he added, he realized he was being really talkative, which was unusual for him, but he looked around the bar quickly with his periferals. He realized either way, they would be in good money and time with out any trouble.

[Sammy]

Sammy laughed, pulling her hand back after the shake. She pulled her hat up a bit and settled it firmly against her head, wiggling it back and forth a bit to get it settled in properly in its old customary spot. Looking up again, she smiled at her new partner in crime. He seemed to be getting a littler nervous, going on and chattering about all sorts of things. She wasn't annoyed by it at all, she actually found it kinda entertaining. So there was more than met the eye of this guy.

"So!" she declared, getting up to her feet. She grinned, pushing off of the bar stool and landing on her feet next to the bar. "Finding a team or making one, we aren't going to get it done just standing around here. C'mon, get up off your lazy arse and let's go find ourselves a team. If not, we can make one ourself." She grinned and held out her hand for the male. Her other one pulled out her Zoid Gear, so she could power up the Shield Liger when she got into it.

"I parked my zoid a few blocks away, in Zoid parking. You can see it barely if you look out the window." She pointed with the free hand. "Where's your eagle?"

[Kirin]

He laughed with her, as he stood up, grasping her hand when offered. He then looked out the window to see the shield liger. "If we find a team, we can atleast manage our own contracts a bit easier, being we won't have to take out and purchase our living resources." he pointed out, before looking around, and then smiling. "You'd have to be outside to see where my Eagle is." He stated. He pulled out his Zoids gear, so that they could start up with out any problems when he got there. "Lets just say, if I get off the ground wrong, I'll end up on my face." He stated.

He held the door open for her, as they went outside, and then he pointed to the top of a nearby buidling, just barely seeable, behind a bill board. The zoid's beak peaked out just a little bit. "I'll meet up with you in just a moment, I'll have to pull out my eagle, and then land near your liger, or keep flying around." He stated, a smirk on his face, before his face turned serious, and he started climbing up the side to the roof of the building.

"Hello Eagle, you ready to fly." He asked, climbing up and leaping into the cockpit, before starting up pilot mode, getting the eagle to hop forward, before leaping off the roof onto another, and then off, flying into the air, before coming back, flapping near the liger, waiting on Sammy and her liger.

[Sammy]

Sammy laughed, looking up at the flying zoid on the roof of the building. One of the advantages of a flying zoid: they can be parked pretty much anywhere. The Buster Eagle especially, due to its smaller stature. She turned off and waved to Kirin as he started climbing the wall, getting up to the zoid. She turned and paused in her travel, pulling her hat up a bit so she could peer up and watch. How agile would this bird be in the air, with those cannons? It took a few hopping starts, but once it was in the air, it could really soar well.

Turning back, she covered the last few blocks to get to her zoid, looking down off of the elevated walkway to the shield liger below. The footpaths were high above the ground, so the zoids could walk beneath without squishing people. Clicking her zoid gear, she opened the cockpit, having been lucky to get a spot right under the overhang. Slipping over the barrier, she hopped down the few feet and landed on the head of the liger, slipping into the cockpit a few feet away. She started installing her gear, as the systems powered on and the canopy swung close.

<< Alright, you there, Eagle? >> she called out, over a general broadcast channel. She waited to see if her new partner could answer her, while starting to slowly walk the zoid down the path and towards the edge of the city. She pondered a bit, thinking. << We either need to find a team, battle, or mission to accomplish right now. I think we should look around on the 'personals' and find one of those there, then meet up at the spot. You game? I'll meet you there. >> Reaching the edge of the city, she pushed forward on the congrols, grinning and pulling into a full run. "It's Go time, liger."

~Exit~

[Kirin]

<<I'm here, and you Liger?>> He asked over the general broadcast, while doing a barrel roll in mid air, before swooping out over the city. <<I'll let you choose, I need to focus on flying, plus I'm game for what ever your game for, the personals would probably be a good start>> He spoke, as he started the true flight of his partner zoid. Watching the ground below, he saw the speed. He watched her boost and smiled, as he called to his Buster Eage "Come on, lets not fall behind!" He declared, as he laughed boosting out of the area. His eagle's wings cutting the wind, as the cannons kept gleamingi n the sun.

[Exit]