<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ad/Mariakantai.jpg) </div><strong>Name:</strong>Sikatuna<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Avenger----Sand Island<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Everyone present<br/><strong>Doing:</strong>Acting rather nervous and introducing herself<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Maria, or rather she goes by the name of Datu Sikatuna now, was all fidgety when she boarded the XCOM Avenger craft, along with a half-dozen or so other Fleet Girls from different nationalities, that would take them to the secret XCOM forward base of Sand Island.  The rest of Fleet Girls with her, in her eyes, were rather intimidating to her, she a country girl from one the backwater provinces of the Philippine Isles, and she was not sure if she could get along with them.  Sikatuna shook her head from side to side and took on a brave and determine mien.  She had to get along with them no matter what, if they are become of well-organized battle group to fight against the Abyssal threat.<br/><br/>Her worries were suddenly set aside as the view of Sand Island appeared on her window side, more so as she bear witness to F-18 fighter jet that flew by and eventually acted as their aerial escort.  “Wow…” she breathes in awe at the combat aircraft flying by their side.  As a child she has always been amazed with planes but more particularly with military aircraft, and she would always rush out of the house and crane her neck to look at the passing planes and try to identify their type and the colors they bear.<br/><br/>When the Avenger finally landed Sikatuna hurriedly but meekly followed the girls out to meet their greeters or CO if that were the case.  When it was her turn she took a deep breath and introduced herself, rather awkwardly.  “Um…I’m BRP Datu Sikatuna, from the Philippines, reporting for duty with XCOM, sir!”<br/>