<div class="floatleft">(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/wulfjaeger/___lightning_pin_up____by_vincentxyooj-d57yr3c_zps75e2c067.png)</div><br/>Allia wasn't sure how long she'd been sitting in the shower, but she knew the tears hadn't stopped streaming down her face in all that time.  She had pulled her legs up into her chest, her head resting on her knees, strangely enough all she could feel was the warm water running down between her legs.  She knew there was nothing she could do about what had happened, but guilt and remorse haunted her thoughts.  Why had she survived and the others had lost.  They were much more capable pilots than she was, but they had been torn down and she hadn't.  There wasn't any rhyme or reason to it, except either the Falcon's hadn't seen her or hadn't seen her as a threat.  Either way, Allia was having trouble coming to terms with the final outcome.<br/><br/><em> “Allia?”</em><br/><br/>Deep in her own thoughts and her own remorse, she hadn't heard the slow thump of footfalls on tile moving through the showers.  It wasn't until Kari's voice had pulled her out of her own thoughts that she realized she was no longer alone.  Allia looked up through the steam, mist and tears disrupting her vision, it was hard to focus on the attractive redhead standing before her.  The fiery red hair was obvious, but the intricate tattoo canvas that covered the majority of her body was a surprise even to Allia.  It'd dawned on Allia in that moment that she'd rarely seen Kari without a jacket or some sort of shirt on.  She'd know the woman had tattoos, but not this extensive.  The fact that she was standing over her in a bra and panties barely registered in Allia's mind which was usually fairly sensitive to attractive women half naked in her presence.<br/><br/>She wiped away the water and tears from her eyes.  With a soft sniffle, she gave Kari a weak smile.  "Ma'am.  I'm sorry.  This isn't the kind of response you need from one of your officers, but under the circumstances, I hope you understand."  Her eyes seemed to glaze over as she stared off into the mist for a moment.  Tears started to swell in her eyes again.  "There.....there was nothing I could do.....*sniff*....I mean, those fraking Falcon's came out of nowhere.  No one stood a chance."  The fear and sadness carried in her voice even with the sound of spraying water in the background.  "Wh......why....  Her voice faltered as the tears over took her thoughts.  All she could do was lay her head back on her knees and sob softly.