Thread: ᴠᴀʟᴋʏʀɪᴀ ᴄʜʀᴏɴɪᴄʟᴇs【ᴄʜᴇᴠᴀʟɪᴇʀ x ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇsᴛ_ғᴀᴛᴇ】

At the rate they were going, Riley figured she'd be lucky if she got out of there without Kai decking her. It was like every part of this just further fueled the dark-haired sniper's rage and frustration. not that Riley could blame her she'd be embarrassed to if a friend had to pull down her tights and inject something into her. Or if she had to be part of some experiment because her brother had decided to go AWOL or whatever was going on there Riley did need to figure that out eventually. Plus, nobody liked getting a shot, and who knew what sort of weirdness the ragite would be doing. Riley had definitely altered it so the serum wouldn't, like, deepen Kai's voice or make her bulge with muscles, but even she had to admit that she wasn't completely certain there wouldn't be... issues. Which made her feel a stab of guilt as she watched the serum entering her friend. Should she have tested the stuff on herself first? There hadn't exactly been a lot of time, but it probably would've been better than just using one of her closest friends in Squad E as a guinea pig. It gnawed at Riley so fiercely that she was almost tempted to give herself an injection... before she realized what she probably should've remembered from the start the stuff was of such short supply that they barely had enough for her to experiment and get ready for Kai, let alone testing. Riley gently touched the case while she heard Kai struggling. Don't say anything don't say anything... Kai wants to put on a brave face... Riley nodded. She opened her mouth to answer the question, closed it. Backed up and didn't even move to help as Kai got herself back into position. Though Riley did swear she saw a flush on Kai's face. The girl had a pale complexion, after all, even paler than Riley which was saying something, considering Riley's lab time. But Riley nodded. For now... though are you sure--- Nope, fine fine, everything was fine. Riley barely managed to pack away the case before being ushered out the door. The scientist bobbed her head, turning to try and give Kai some more advice, only to find a door literally slammed in her face. Riley's hands went to her hips, brow furrowed, and she seriously considered knocking or telling Kai off. But she remembered her own mantra again, sighed, and shook her head. She'd just... check later. Besides, right about now? Riley was feeling pretty grimy. It would take her a bit to get all her shower things together, and she had to check on a few other cases that weren't as tricky as Kai i.e. Claude, but soon... Riley hummed one of the songs from Hafen as she strolled toward the showers. Instead of lugging her usual crate of mortar or tools, she had one of her few luxury items a selection of oils and products for her hair. She'd removed some of her excess gear, leaving the skirt, sweater, and that was about it, as she strolled in. A towel had already been slung over her shoulder, and she was totally ready to spend at least an hour making her hair feel amazing, or, well, as long as she could, given supplies. God, was she looking forward to it. Give her some time to think. Maybe she could recalibrate her mortars to increase anti-tank power... or figure out a way of tweaking the serum to decrease side effects, or at least make sure it didn't really fuck up Kai... But Riley paused, stopped cold. Oh my God! came out before she could stop it. Because even Riley recognized what those noises meant. She flushed a deep, deep pink at the realization. This did.... sometimes happen. Usually a female soldier thought she was alone or was desperate, or every once in a while you'd see a pair of girls, um, enjoying themselves in the shower supposedly Emmy and Viola had something going on, and they were not shy. Not that Riley would ever think to do that. Yes, she did occasionally get tingling feelings, and she could probably have rigged up something to help... take care of those. But she just had too much on her mind. But what if it's not that? What if... what if someone's hurt? It doesn't really sound like it, but if they are and I just--- Umm.... are you... alright? a s ked Riley, daring to step a little closer. She barely got in when she saw a very familiar leg Kai. And there was no way that Kai would, so... God, Kai, are you okay? Is something wrong?! Riley sprinted toward the corner, only to stop as she got full visual. Hands went to face, which turned a lovely shade of pink, and Riley twisted away, dropping her stuff but raising her towel, as if that could somehow make this less... awkward? Decent? Embarrassing...?