"Just a couple of months on the field, actually, my first time was with you guys. Spent about four years on Solaris, though." Lily stated it as a simple fact rather than trying to make it sound self-glorifying. She was proud and mostly satisfied with what she'd accomplished in her time as a gladiator, but she wasn't particularly boastful in general, nor did she think that she'd be impressing a grizzled old veteran with the comparatively short story of her career. Anyone who followed the fights and rankings on Solaris would recognize her as a promising up-and-comer, but to anyone else she was just some random chick with bright hair, certainly not a household name or anything.<br/><br/>"Only time I've ever been in an Assault class was back in school, but those were lame and stripped down, you know how it is." Lily stole a few more glances at the Awesome's cockpit, finding herself naturally interested and intrigued. It was a much older model than her own cutting-edge machine, though certainly no less formidable because of it, so there were a lot more stylistic differences than just the size. Sliding both of her hands through her hair, she titled her head back slightly to group it all up together behind her head and fluffed it up slightly before settling herself more comfortably in her seat.<br/><br/>For the next thirty minutes or so, she and Erich basically hung out together like friends, trading a few war (or in her case, arena) stories and funny anecdotes, just casually chatting and laughing and learning a bit more about one another. Lily didn't want to overstay her welcome or keep either of them up too late on the night before a mission, however, so she eventually got up and prepared to head back to her own Mech where her small, fold-down alcove style bed awaited her.<br/><br/>"Hey, you should come over to my place next time. Not quite as roomy, but it's got a bitchin' sound system." She smiled at her lance leader almost impishly and gave him a quick nod of her chin in place of a standard goodbye before climbing out of the cockpit and down the ladder, very much pleased with how the evening had turned out.<br/><br/>On her way back to her Axman, Lily stumbled upon Miyoko and Ranna who were engaged in a bit of sparring, so she decided to stick around and watch, keeping a respectful distance so as not to hinder either of the women. Since close combat was also a hobby and specialty of hers, she was interested in seeing what some of her fellow pilots could do, and maybe at some point she'd book one of them for a session as well.