<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=9013.msg322211#msg322211">Quote from: Seereous on 01-03-2007, 06:47:39</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">He gave a small smirk as she pushed the other man away.  She had spirit.  He walked toward her as she walked toward him, meeting in the middle. <br/><br/>"Fancies himself a bit of a ladies man, does he?"  He asked in an amused voice.<br/><br/>"Forgive my manners."  He said, offering a hand.  "Lt. Colonel Michael Ryan, XO, Dark Angels."  If she took his offered hand, he would shake it and continue on.<br/><br/>"I saw you a bit earlier and noticed your, ummm...grease smear."  He smiled only a touch.  "I'm assuming that you're a MechWarrior looking for a unit, yes?"<br/><br/>Okay, so maybe he wasn't a great politician, but his tone wasn't rude or abrasive.  He was just a man that got down to the heart of the matter.  There was no sense in beating around the bush.  If she wasn't a warrior or looking for a unit there were many more that were, and neither one of them should waste any time.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Isis stared him in the eye for a moment, as if trying to decide whether or not he was worthy enough for her to shake his hand.  After a moment, she took it.<br/><br/>"You assume correctly," she said confidently.  She'd been hoping to meet someone from the Dark Angels, but she didn't say that out loud.  "I've gotten a lot of offers around here.  Unfortunately, most of these bastards seem to think I want time in their beds more than their money.  Please tell me you're not one of those."  She shrugged.  "If you are, just say so, and Ill be on my way."