Finished with my classes that morning, I walked through the halls of the Compound, heading for the kitchen. Looking ahead, I was pleasantly surprised to see Valkyrie in the corridor, looking around. Pleasantly surprised and... suddenly rather nervous. If I wanted to ask Valkyrie to be my date at Zell's wedding, now was the time. But... that would mean asking Valkyrie to be my date. That was harder than it sounded.

But it really was now or never, so it was time to man up. "Hey, Valkyrie!" I called. I waved to her as I came closer.