<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/8uhwgxjacupikue/Ikuko.jpg?raw=1)</div><strong>Ikuko (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=313925.msg15196076#msg15196076)</strong><hr/><br/>Ikuko has arrived in a yellow kimono with a floral pattern on it and her katana stuck through the obi sash.  The garment conceals more than her figure, her ballistic undersuit is beneath it and she fits the image of the "typical" Kurita woman warrior in Steiner holovids to a T.  She bows at the waist to Principe Montes, though not to the waist, a formal but not overwhelming amount of respect being paid, should anyone be deeply versed in the subtleties of Combine etiquette.  She maintained a pleasant, neutral facade when the Spanish greetings were exchanged, it was not one she knew.<br/><br/>"I am pleased to be of service, sir, and in your service.  I have served in several mercenary units within Steiner space and have engaged with more than bandits or raiders.  Ronin units, formed of castoffs from the DCMS will launch assaults on certain worlds across the border.  My lance engaged a force of six light mechs spread out over a wide front, nearly 100 kilometers, looking to attack valuable infrastructure.  Their elements would regularly ambush my lance or fight in built-up areas.  Unfortunately, we were not able to make a clean sweep, one of them was able to withdraw under the guns of their drop ship."  She left a great deal tantalizingly unsaid.<br/><br/>