"Hey your secrets safe with me." She smiled again. "Why don't we wait for the others before heading down there, they probably need to unwind as well."<br/><br/>A group of trainees wandered into the mess. "Hey there she is." One pointed across the room. "Teach where ya been, our lesson was supposed to start an hour ago." He said.<br/><br/>Catherine leaped to her feet. "CADET! What did I tell you about addressing your superiors?!" She thundered across the mess. The young man jumped as if she had slapped him. "Get back to the training hall, I will be there when you lot decide to be something more than useless." The shuffled out looking irritated.<br/><br/>She gave Jake an apologetic look. "Guess I gotta go babysit for an hour...I wish..." She looked away and swallowed hard. "Your lucky you have a Jaeger. When you get your copilot don't ever take them or your machine for granted." She started to walk away and smiled over her shoulder. "See you in a bit." She waved behind her and trotted out of the mess.<br/><br/>(we should wait now for the others unless you have something in mind)