Watching Menshi wake - and stretch, very definitely also that - was all Valerine needed in the morning.<br/>The tiny, faint little smile that briefly appeared on her features didn't seem like much at all, except for the few who knew her well enough to spot the somewhat excessive display of happiness and affection for what it is.<br/><br/>Her attention lingered on Menshi for a little while longer, but then it became time to perform their jobs, and Valerine quickly shifted into business mode. Which may have been virtually identical to how she had just been, but she wasn't good at emoting.<br/><br/>"I do indeed have a heavy long range weapon on my existing loadout," she replied, her eyes flicking briefly to the other monotone woman present. "And yes, do not over-extend yourself and die before the mission is completed. Please wait until after we have achieved our objectives."<br/>There, she was making jokes, that was supposed to help, she was sure.<br/>Her cold monotone and choice of 'joke' might not have been the best, but there was definitely an attempt being made.<br/><br/>Other things being made included her preparations for this mission, her suit crawling it's way up around her, the wiggly protusion that helped it move into place provoking a resounding lack of response from Valerine, and then on went the less alive hardsuit on over that.<br/>