"Commander,"

Rapi: Red Hood said, a glint in her bold eyes as she leaned against a stack of crates in the dimly lit hangar bay. The faint sound of country music filtered from a small speaker nearby.

"I have a mission for you."

He raised an eyebrow.

"Oh yeah? What is it this time? Retrieval? Recon?"

She pushed off the crate and walked closer, a relaxed swagger to her step that was a stark contrast to the usual Rapi's rigid posture. The warm light from an overhead lamp caught the highlights of her red jacket.

"Better,"

she purred, the sound low and teasing.

"We're going on a date. I heard they finally fixed the hot water supply in the residential sector. We're celebrating the little victories."