I'm Stiles, Stiles Stilinski. My dad's on the ship if you need a reference. I drive a 1973 CJ-5 Jeep and I know most of what's under the hood. Uh, that's about it, but I'm a fast learner.
[ if and when he's passionate. which in this case he is. it's probably made obvious by the way his words tumble all over each other. ]
[ There's a moment of surprise -- she wasn't expecting Stiles to actually have a guardian here, much less an actual parent. ]
Sure. We don't actually get a chance to fly much anyway; I'm trying to get us all to conserve fuel in case we need to abandon ship. Mostly we focus on repairing and maintaining the shuttles, and that we can always use more hands for.
[ Pause. ]
If your father would like to speak with me, I'd be more than happy to talk to him about it. In case it comes up.
video.
[ if and when he's passionate. which in this case he is. it's probably made obvious by the way his words tumble all over each other. ]
video.
Quick learners are good, and you're... enthusiastic. I'm guessing you don't have any real space experience, other than this ship?
video.
[ of course, he doesn't realize just how old that is for her. ]
Nope! I haven't even graduated high school, so qualifying for the NASA space program isn't happening any time soon.
video.
[ Not that it'll make her deny him -- she was young when she started -- she's just curious and wants to see how he reacts to the question. ]
video.
[ so, sixteen. he fidgets a little, more out of habit than nerves. ]
Is that gonna be a problem? Do I need signed permission or something?
video.
[ Jack had been a bit younger when they'd met, as far as she can remember, and she'd done okay. ]
... Though if you do have some sort of guardian on board, I don't need them on my ass if they decide what you're doing is dangerous.
video.
Fiiine. I'll ask my dad first, and get back to you.
[ a pause, and he shoots the screen a hopeful look. ]
Even if he says I can't fly, I can still come, maybe just sit in a shuttle, right?
video.
Sure. We don't actually get a chance to fly much anyway; I'm trying to get us all to conserve fuel in case we need to abandon ship. Mostly we focus on repairing and maintaining the shuttles, and that we can always use more hands for.
[ Pause. ]
If your father would like to speak with me, I'd be more than happy to talk to him about it. In case it comes up.