The serious face seemed to Danielle as a very serious face, backed up by the U.S. Navy. She almost believe that she was going to get punished by this man's superiors. The seriousness turned out to be a ruse, shown by the smirk on the man's mouth followed by a mocking display of cockiness. Again Danielle scoffed at the line, not because he was handsome. If it weren't for the black eye and the pathetic looking grin on his face, then he would have been a likely candidate for a real handsome guy. Again, the hand outstretched and his fingers beckoning for the certain memory stick that had his ugly mug hidden inside it got Danielle defensive again. She clutched the camera to her chest as if it was her lunch money and this man the bully.<br/><br/>He's rude and inappropriate, no way anybody would date him, Danielle thought, internally scoffing at her colleagues' idea that proper and eligible bachelors were found on ships like these. She slowly crept back, her camera held tight in her hands, her head slightly shake left to right. She didn't want a full hour of picture to go to waste. Those memory sticks cost money and the pictures printed in the magazine were worth more. She visibly flinched when she heard a familiar voice call out to the sailor. She turned her head towards the aging man, aging to his prime years dressed in a lavishly-adorned uniform.<br/><br/>Phoenix, huh? Danielle asked herself. Was this man friendly and handsome before he died, before he was reborn in the ashes as a prick? And a Lieutenant too. How did he get promoted with that black eye? The captain looked her way and Danielle told herself to not look bored when in the presence of the captain of the very ship she was standing on. He asked her who she was. She took a subtle breath and addressed the captain, "Hello, Sir. I'm Danielle Avena, photojournalist of San Francisco Magazine. I was just asking Lieutenant Phoenix here how the daily life is on the ship. He's been friendly and kind and very informative, Sir." She couldn't believe she was covering for this dude ass in front of the captain, but had to listen attentively to what the captain had to say in response. As a last request, she asked, "Do you mind if I take a photo of you and Lieutenant Phoenix. I mostly have candid photos, but I'd like one where the subject is posed."