After about five minutes, Eve returned to where Finn and Iris were. The two were quite surprised to see her come back this quickly, naturally. They had expected her mother—the leader of this squadron—to take longer at whatever meeting she was at. Still, they weren't complaining.
"Back already?" Iris asked, blinking a few times in confusion.
"Mhm! I just had to drop off my equipment, that's all," the girl replied with a bright smile that rivaled the sun itself. "Oh, but if you're talking about my mother… then no, she isn't back yet, unfortunately. I just headed back down here to talk with you two! There's not much else I can do, anyway~"
With a soft giggle, she casually strode over and plopped down on the couch, in between Iris and Finn. Then, glancing at both of them, she smiled like a curious child.
"Heehee… so, how did you two meet?"
"E-Eh?" Iris was taken aback by this sudden question. "Why…?"