Lunar Boot Camp

[Corwin]

Luna wakes up, taking a deep breath as she does so. "W-Where am I?" she asks, looking around blearily.

[Ebiris]

"We're at Serenity Spaceport, Lady Luna. I'm sorry about the smell, I don't know what this stuff is... it just came out of the walls aboard that horrible spaceship... Anyway, I'm taking you and Mister Vir to the infirmary, then I have to get cleaned up and get to the information desk for some reason... And call me Rika for now, please. I'd rather not have people know my true identity given how I look right now..." Rei informs the cat as she continues her labourious journey to the infirmary.

[Corwin]

Luna nods gravely, and snaps her kitty fingers.

A dozen menservants in tuxedos appear in a wide circle around Rei, all looking down at Luna. "What is your command, My Lady?" the one facing Luna directly asks, bowing.

"We need to get to the infirmary," Luna commands in a businesslike voice. "And help with Princess Rika's luggage would be appreciated."

OOC: Rei, giving you a chance to react, before you're whisked off to safety. Makoto, please wait a bit till Rei gets there.

[Ebiris]

Rei blinks. "When I said 'call me Rika', I kind of meant I was forgoing the Princess title..." she mutters before allowing the servants to do their thing. Maybe living on the Moon wouldn't be so bad... not even her personal servants back in Phobos Deimos castle were that prompt!

[Corwin]

With the extra hands to help her carry her things and Vir, it doesn't take a long time for Rei to drop the blond samaritan off at the infirmary, and stop at a private restroom reserved for the Moon's aristocracy to clean up and get changed. Less than half an hour later, Luna and Rei are rushing to the Information desk.

A squad of Lunar Marines greets Rei, though she is a bit puzzled to see them all eating some kind of a fruit salad. Princess Makoto stands nearby with an apron, eating some of it as well from a bowl which Eiko holds. Rei notices with no small amount of jealousy that the two are sharing a spoon.

[Brian]

Seeing another Princess entering the room, Makoto quickly hands the bowl of fruit salad to Eiko, and cheefully curtsies. "Your Highness," she greets, bowing her head mid-curtsy, as she's been taught. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

As Makoto has been in the room longer, she continues the formal greeting, "I am Motoko de la Joviana, Daughter of the Joves, Princess of Jupiter, and current ruler of Io." She remains in a deep curtsy, waiting to hear her greeting aknowledged before she rises.

[Ebiris]

Rei has to resist the impulse to greet Makoto casually, since this is supposed to be their first meeting...

Keeping a formal tone, Rei acknowledges the greeting. "The pleasure is all mine, your Highness," she says, curtseying back. "I am Rei Aresion, daughter of Cydonia, and Crown Princess of Mars. It is truly an honour to meet you."

[Brian]

Makoto rises slowly, still smiling, though for some reason... that voice sounded somehow familiar. Putting that aside for the moment, and aware that surrounded by the guards is not really the best place to discuss things like that, she replies, "I hope we can get to know one another better, Highness... was your trip here pleasant?"

[Ebiris]

Rei rises as well, smiling back at Makoto. "I too hope we can become very close, Highness. And please, call me Rei."

"As for my trip, it was pleasant enough. I came aboard the Mercury Silverstar," she says, recalling the huge and incredibly lavish looking spaceliner she had seen on the way to the terminal. "I apologise for my tardiness, as I was delayed by some minor beaurocratic matter. I trust you haven't been troubled by the wait?" she asks smoothly.

[Brian]

Makoto shakes her head slightly. "Then please call me Makoto, Rei. I didn't have any trouble waiting, really." Makoto steals a covert glance at the bowl of fruit salad Eiko is holding. "I trust that Lady Luna is well from her prior encounter?" Makoto asks, looking at the Mau.

[Ebiris]

"Lady Luna is quite well, now. I ran into her as I was on my way here and she told me something of what happened..." Rei trails off, suddenly remembering that Genkai was supposed to be her 'guardian' on the Moon, and the old bat hadn't been disguised in any way when Makoto had met Rika. Quickly devising a cover story, Rei speaks up. "Actually, I'm rather surprised, since it seems you've already met my, ah, 'guardian', since she came here on a different ship with her granddaughter. I told them they could have gotten on a better ship with me, but Genkai insisted. A pity," Rei shakes her head mournfully, "they could have avoided so much trouble, or so I hear."

Oh, what a tangled web we weave... Rei thinks sadly, wishing dearly that she could have avoided this whole sordid mess...

[Brian]

"Ah, yes," Makoto says slowly, frowning. "The poor girl... well, hopefully she'll be alright. I believe I met your guardian, though." No need to say how I thought she might have been the Princess of Mars.... "Her grandaughter Rika is quite a charming, if... eccentric girl."

[Ebiris]

"Ah, well... I've never met her, but I'm sure she doesn't take after her grandmother..." Rei hedges.

Coughing delicately, Rei tries for a subject change. "So, what were we wanted at information for? Is it about when we will be presented to Queen Serenity?"

[Brian]

"That's a good question." Makoto turns to the Mau curiously. "Lady Luna?"

[Corwin]

"Like Princess Reiko said," Luna replies, "an emissary from the Queen should be waiting for us."