Bastion- Thursday

[notconflicted]

Sia was officially an Imperial Knight. It would have happened earlier, but she'd spent three years on Earth, not training, and not even she got a pass on things. And like all things lately, it came with baggage; after Elke was killed, there wasn't any point in Sia getting a new master if she could pass the trials, so it made sense. There was never a big deal made about these things, either. That wasn't the point with this group.

She was still proud of herself, though.

And when she got back to her quarters (that still didn't feel like hers), Vitor had barely said hello to her before the black clothing worn under the armor was covered in white hair. "We're going to have to work on this," she told him.

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[craftyladyparts]

Jessica was still getting used to the officer plack on her uniform. It gave her more authority than she was really used to having in a large organization. Even when she was with the (SHIELD version of the) Ultimates, it was well understood that she was like 12th in line. Soldiers would look to pretty much anyone above her, which was fine. It freed her up for special projects.

But soon she was going to have her own Stormtrooper squadron and everything. She had actual authority now.

"Do you need a space lint brush?" Jessica asked. With authority.

[notconflicted]

"I have my methods," Sia promised, because she'd gotten used to this a long time ago. "...Space lint brush?"

[craftyladyparts]

"We're in space. Everything is space," Jessica said. "You sleep on a space bed, sit in a space chair, warm things up with a space heater.... Look, I keep myself entertained."

[notconflicted]

"Is Vitor a space dog, if he's not from here?"

She'd learned to roll with things.

[craftyladyparts]

"Nope. He's an Earth dog," Jessica said. "It's a very Earth-centric view, I admit, but that's just how it works."

[notconflicted]

The Earth dog was also abandoning Sia to come say hi, because it didn't matter if he saw her all the time, it was what he did.

"I'll accept it," Sia decided, watching him. "I'll lend you the space lint brush if you need it. You have to look more respectable than me."

Ha.

[craftyladyparts]

"Are you kidding? I have web fingers. Better than any lint brush you can give me, space or otherwise," Jessica said, bending down to pet Vitor.

[notconflicted]

"That actually made me a little jealous," Sia admitted. "So how are you adjusting to the uniform?"

[craftyladyparts]

"Well, I'm very happy it's loose enough to wear my spider-armor under it," Jessica admitted. "I'm used to uniforms. It's actually being an authority figure that weirds me out. When I was leading my Ultimates, it was a bunch of friends who mostly did what I told them. In Fandom, it was troopers who were mostly just bored. Actually giving orders is weird."

[notconflicted]

"They do take it seriously, too," she said, in case Jessica hadn't noticed. "You also wouldn't have the position if you weren't good at it."

[craftyladyparts]

"Fortunately, I've had plenty of practice with it over the years," Jessica said. "I understand I'll be getting my squad soon, so that'll be fun."

[notconflicted]

"Congratulations," Sia smiled. "Please don't make their name a pun."

[craftyladyparts]

"Of course not. I'm all about branding. Spider Squad," Jessica explained.

[notconflicted]

"That will actually go over well." Sia approved!

And it wasn't Space Spider Squadron!

"I really am looking forward to seeing what you do with them. Now that we can have squadrons again."

[craftyladyparts]

"Ideally, we'll fight and win battles," Jessica offered. "I'm sure that'll help you out a bit."

[notconflicted]

"It does feel much better to win something for once," Sia admitted. Sure, taking back Bastion was only one thing, but it was a big thing. "I could get used to it. I'll even try not to be dead during it this time."

[craftyladyparts]

"You have to promise me to try REALLY hard," Jessica declared.

[notconflicted]

"I promise," she said. "I've made the same promise to Cade and Atton, you can ask them, and I mean it."

[craftyladyparts]

"Which Cade?" Jessica asked. "And how messed up are our lives that I need to ask that question?"

[notconflicted]

"Fandom's Cade," she said, ignoring that second question because when it was Jessica asking that... "The concern was unexpected."

[craftyladyparts]

"How'd he react to you telling him everything?" Jessica checked.

[notconflicted]

"He really does not like talking about what he did for me, which I understand," Sia answered. "I didn't get into too much detail, since this means he's last in the timeline, but it was a good talk. He also told me where I can track down this Cade."

One Cade purposely helping/screwing over another version of himself was the most on brand thing he could do, really.