05-18-2016, 12:58 AM
Harlan had been a bit surprised to have been assigned to the Military Department, figuring his background would have more likely landed him in logistics or some other similar aspect of Her Overlord's service. He certainly wasn't a soldier in terms of any weapons training, apart from sport weapons like skeet. But there must have been a good reason for the appointment, and he was interested to see where it would lead.
The previous day of indoctrination, questioning, and uniform procurement had all been a whirlwind of activity that had left him with little or no opportunity to meet his fellow recruits. That, too, should change now that his appointment had been made. The squrl wondered who had also been assigned to the Military tent?
Harlan soon saw an answer to that question as he saw a tall blue dragoness with somewhat disheveled green hair standing at the entrance to the tent. Her nervously swaying tail, nearly as long as she was tall, presented a slight obstacle that the squrl had to navigate around as he stepped up from behind and to her left. She towered a good three feet above Harlan's head, so he had to tilt his eyes up quite a bit to observe her features. Her eyelids sagged, a slight grimace was on her snout, and the uniform showed signs of hasty dressing.
Hmm...didn't oversleep, but didn't get much sleep either. Nervous, maybe having second thoughts? Might be having butterflies in the tummy as a result. Harlan thought to himself. Maybe he could help by taking her mind off the situation for a moment.
"Howdy there, ma'am," Harlan said in a friendly voice that carried inflections of what would be called 'southern' in parts of the United States. "Glad to see I'm not the only one assigned Military! I hope we get off to a good start with our superiors today." He waited for the dragoness's reply.
The previous day of indoctrination, questioning, and uniform procurement had all been a whirlwind of activity that had left him with little or no opportunity to meet his fellow recruits. That, too, should change now that his appointment had been made. The squrl wondered who had also been assigned to the Military tent?
Harlan soon saw an answer to that question as he saw a tall blue dragoness with somewhat disheveled green hair standing at the entrance to the tent. Her nervously swaying tail, nearly as long as she was tall, presented a slight obstacle that the squrl had to navigate around as he stepped up from behind and to her left. She towered a good three feet above Harlan's head, so he had to tilt his eyes up quite a bit to observe her features. Her eyelids sagged, a slight grimace was on her snout, and the uniform showed signs of hasty dressing.
Hmm...didn't oversleep, but didn't get much sleep either. Nervous, maybe having second thoughts? Might be having butterflies in the tummy as a result. Harlan thought to himself. Maybe he could help by taking her mind off the situation for a moment.
"Howdy there, ma'am," Harlan said in a friendly voice that carried inflections of what would be called 'southern' in parts of the United States. "Glad to see I'm not the only one assigned Military! I hope we get off to a good start with our superiors today." He waited for the dragoness's reply.