Jess rolled her eyes when Mira went back to working on her ship, meaning she'd have to go over and talk to Alister with no backup, which never really turned out that well. Even with the thought that she had to go in alone, though, the desire to speak to him right then was growing stronger, so she sucked it up and started heading his way, forcing a casual smile onto her face. Whatever had been said in her office the day before, she was still a professional, which was about the only thing she could confidently be when Alister was around.<br/><br/>Assuming he didn't try to avoid her, she walked up to the older Malrain sibling and greeted him with a simple nod. "Good job out there. I know it didn't turn out that great, but hey, you two are the first to ever fight a Mobile Weapon like that, so it was pretty impressive."<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>Anastasia's cheeks pinkened a little as Jill took her hand, to which she responded by giving it a squeeze and even leaning in against her side a little. While she was still trying to work out how far they should be allowed to go and when they should be allowed to move forward in their relationship, she was actually a pretty affectionate person and didn't mind a little closeness as long as it didn't lead anywhere. "Alright, then, Jill. Show me a good time." She groaned inwardly as she realized she was still wearing her sandals from the beach, but knowing Jill and seeing the way she was dressed, she figured they be going somewhere fairly casual, anyway, which usually made for a funner date experience in the end.