New Chapter [OPEN Intro]

The new line of recruits filtered through the halls of the Rune Knights. Among one of the recruits, was a girl who stood 5 feet 2 inches. He lengthy white hair was tied neatly into a long pony tail. She wore the basic uniform that was assigned to the ranks of the Rune Knights. She had applied to join the special operations branch of the esteemed Rune Knights and was told she would receive her other uniform in due time. The uniform she wore was in absolute pristine condition, not a single wrinkle could be found. The young woman, despite her small stature, stood in an elegant and attentive manner. The new set of Rune Knights stood in formation and were briefed on the standard protocol. The young woman attentively took mental notes in her head, memorizing all the vital information given to her. After a presentation of Rune Knight Protocols, the recruits we're divided to their specific branches for more information in their roles and functions. The young lady proceeded to join the ranks of the Special Orations recruits and listened intently to the spring of information that was given to them. The young lady kept a keen eye on the commanding officer and noted the procedures and protocols that were presented to the group of aspiring Rune Knights.

Eventually the orientation wrapped up and the recruits were notified to line up, as soon as their name would be called they would be summoned and retrieve their specific branch uniform. One by one the recruits we're called to collect their uniform that they would wear when in duty or during special occasions. Eventually one of the officers called out a name. "Alicia Jadelynn... Sinclair" a sergeant would call out, stopping for a fraction of a second only to proceed in reading the recruits last name. A recruit approached the table where the uniforms were being distributed. The one who approached was the small young woman with white hair. She saluted just like the other before her and went to fill out the remaining documents before collecting her uniform.

The sergeant looked through one of the documents he hand and briefly inquired the young recruit before him. "Are you perhaps related to the field marshal?" Alicia paused and looked up to the sergeant with her crystal blue eyes. Her fair complexion, facial structure and white hair was a clear resemblance to the one in charge of the Rune Knights. There was no denying the fact the recruit looked like a miniature Serilda Sinclair, the resemblance was undoubtedly uncanny. Not wanting to draw any further attention to herself, Alicia quickly signed the last piece of paper work. "Sir all the documents have been signed." Alicia spoke in a clam and respectful tone, and awaited for one of the officers to hand her the spec ops uniform. "Pardon me... go ahead and give her the uniform." The sergeant gave a nod of approval, in a matter of seconds a rune knight approached and handed Alicia her uniform. "Thank you sir" The young Sinclair saluted and made her way out of the room. The orientation had concluded and now the recruits had free time on their hands until they had to meet up for the next set of assignments tomorrow morning. Alicia had nothing better to do and decided to navigate her way to the mess hall. Alicia was quick to observe that many of her peers had swiftly assembled in their own groups. She was able to recognize some faces as she passed by them, she theorized some of the recruits had known each other prior to joining the force. It mattered little to her, after all she wasn't about to awkwardly force herself in a group. She quietly found a vacant table and decided to situate herself there. She took a small note pad from her pocket and began to write down what she remembered from the orientation.

After a few minutes of diligently writing down her notes, her eyes moved to her new uniform that sat on the table next to her. She admired the finely tailored set of clothes. Alicia could not help but wonder if she could do the uniform justice. With a near inaudible sigh she wen back to reading her notes and debated whether or not to get lunch at the mess hall or somewhere else.

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Alicia turned her attention to the voice that came from behind her. Alicia was greeted with the sight of a very tired looking young man. Despite his sluggish appearance he was what people would generally consider to be handsome. Her eyes quickly caught a glimpse of his rank by the ribbon and decoration he had on his uniform. She rose form her seat and with a seamless transition, she saluted the commanding officer to show him the respect his rank demanded from her. The way she moved was a perfect union of urgency and grace. Though she was caught by surprise, Alicia was able to act accordingly with little to no effort. She met her commanding officers gaze with her crystal blue eyes. "Good after noon sir." Alicia greeted Doppo before continuing on with her statement. "I will be sure to try out the food here then. Thank you for your suggestion." She replied with a devilishly charming smile upon her lips, this immediately would send a signal that she was the type of girl who could be professional and have fun when the time calls for it. She eventually would stop her salute when she would be given the order to be at ease. She glanced down at her notebook, when Doppo mentioned that the mess hall was not an ideal place to take notes.

"Ah... yes... Just trying to make sure I didn't forget anything from the orientation...Oh pardon me... I am private Alicia Sinclair of the special operations branch. If I do recall you are Major General Chiyuki Suzuki... is this correct sir?" Alicia inquired. She was most certain she had the person right, from her prior research he did fit the description. Alicia was after all the type of person to try and get as much information she could get before undertaking a task. Aside from the name and rank, Alicia knew nothing about who Doppo was. All she knew was that Doppo must be a truly capable rune knight to be awarded that trust and rank. Thus she did her best to give him the respect he deserved. At the same time, Alicia wondered if perhaps they could be friends at the very least good acquaintances in the near future. She pocketed her note book and looked around to see if there was anyone else approaching. "Will you be also having lunch here today sir? If so, would you like to join me?" Inquired Alicia as gave Doppo a curious look. Even though Alicia did look very similar to the Field Marshal, Alicia was petite and almost delicate looking compared to her older sister. She was smaller, but she had more relaxed and seemingly confident aura about her.  Her seemingly confident persona didn't come off as prideful or hubris, but instead made her seem to be a fun person to be around. Deep down inside, Alicia was actually nervous, in fact she was nervous since she walked through the doors of the Rune Knight head quarters, yet she did her best not to let the nervousness show.
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WC: 512 Words
Total WC: 1753 Words

Alicia immediately assumed a more relax posture as the commanding officer gave her the order to be at ease. Alicia put her hand on her waist as she shifted her weight to one leg. She tiled her held ever so slightly, her sparkling blue eyes shimmered with the embers of mischief. "I'd like to plead the fifth, I can neither confirm or deny the inquiry presented to me." Alicia said in a smooth and serious tone, without missing a beat. Her sapphire blue eyes, hardened for a brief second and for a brief moment Alicia embodied a fraction of Serilda's commanding aura. Her tone was formal and firm, she stood there for a few seconds without breaking eye contact with the sleepy commander. Suddenly her feminine lips, curled into a sly grin. "I'm messing with you sir... haha I am indeed the younger sibling of the Field Marshal, but that doesn't matter. Right sir?" Alicia's eyes narrowed, her voice adding a bit more weight in her intonation as she emphasized that her being a Sinclair did not matter. The subtext of her words could almost be audible, as if it was saying: I'm here to do my job and not to be compared to my sister.

"Right... I'm feeling a bit peckish, why don't we get some lunch sir?" Alicia smiled sweetly, quickly sweeping away her latent tenacity under the metaphorical rug. She took a good look at Doppo, he was quite handsome and cute, he reminded her of a cute sleepy puppy. She took Doppo's arm and tugged him along to the line. She looked up at the red head that stood next to her. "Any recommendations oh wise and knowledgeable leader?" Inquired Alicia in a friendly and playful manner.

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Solo WC: 291 Words
Group WC: 2,262 Words