As promises went, it was weak.
Kira didn't like to think of those days. Revealing some of it to Finn was an apology of sorts for the current situation.
She knew he didn't exactly approve. Still, he didn't try to strongarm her or talk her out of her plan. It showed a flexibility she hadn't thought possible in the Tuann.
It was something to consider for the future.
*
"Let's go over the planagain." Jin floated in front of Kira as the three of them made their way to the race's starting point. There were a half-dozen other racers in the tunnel, but none were paying attention to her party. "What position are you going to come in?"
"Second or third," she answered, barely resisting the urge to roll her eyes.
Jin bobbed in a nod. "Very good. I want you to remember that. Second or third. Not fourth or fifth and definitely not first."
Kira listened to Jin's spiel with a bored expression. This wasn't the first time he'd said this, nor was it the second.
He was beginning to sound like a broken record.
"Now, what did I say?" he asked.
"Not any position but second or third," she repeated by rote.
"Good. You've got it. Don't even think about coming in first."
"Don't you think it could be fun," Kira said suddenly.
Jin choked. "No. No, I don't think it would be fun."
Kira looked in Finn's direction. "How about you?"
The upraised hood made him seem even more mysterious than normal, hiding his expression and making him impossible to read. "It would be an interesting sight to be sure."
"See, Jin. Finn doesn't mind first place."
"I don't care what he thinks or how bored you are. We have a plan; stick to it."
The "or else" went unsaid.
Kira eyed the drone. "Sometimes I really wonder how you see me."
Did he really expect she'd do anything to jeopardize the mission?
"Without tinted glasses of any sort," Jin retorted in a flat voice.
Kira snickered. She really couldn't argue with that.
"I'm warning you, Kira."
She flapped a hand at him. "Yes, yes, master. I hear and understand."
"Good," Jin grunted as they approached the end of the tunnel.
Kira grabbed Jin before he could exit.
"What are you doing?" he cried.
Kira didn't answer, instead facing Finn. He let her grab his shoulder to force him to bend. She reached up and stuffed Jin in his hood.
