The small groan Julian let out when presented with the chess board was more than a little amusing to Nina. Of course seeing that he hadn't denied this friendly little match, showed her that he wasn't one to back down from a challenge...even if it was one he recognize he wasn't good at. Her drink arrived after Julian had made his first move, a pretty textbook opening move. She already saw what he might have been trying to do, it was how most games she played ended up opening up. For now she'd mirror those moves, but would also work on getting her bishops free and active on the board, always make sure you open up as many options for yourself as you can.<br/><br/>Taking a sip from her drink, she smiled at the quality of their vodka. No doubt they knew that if they wouldn't live it down if any one of the gundam pilots found something wrong with the quality of their native drinks.<br/><br/>"If you don't mind me saying," Nina smiled. "You must be quite the prodigy if you were selected to be Neo-Norway's pilot. I must admit I'm looking forward to what all the young blood this year can do." She regarded him with a look between expectant and her usual teasing eyes.