"Oh? You would?" When Harmonia extended the offer of inviting her for dinner, Astrid raised an eyebrow curiously. She wasn't sure exactly what might have prompted the question, but nevertheless, the look on her face softened into a smile just a moment later - Astrid didn't need to know what it was Harmonia had to talk about with her to appreciate such a generous offer.
"I'd love to-" But naturally, she was interrupted just a moment later when Sheila caught notice of the plans - and it didn't take her long to look back up at them with a grin across her face.
"Oh, oh!! Can I come too!? They have catering here, but it's...ehh, I could go for some real food!"
Then, Astrid heard that Sarabeth had only been joking, and she let out a hearty laugh.
"Ah, heh! Yes, of course. I...knew that," she said with a nervous chuckle, rubbing the back of her head. Hopefully, if she could brush it off as a joke, no one would realize she'd actually fallen for it. But either way, she'd soon be reminded of her surroundings when Nico hopped onto Sheila's back, practically causing the Australian girl to lose her balance as she went toppling forward!
"WHOAH-!!" Astrid cried out, trying to stand in between the two of them and Sarabeth before extending her hands to keep them steady. It didn't seem to bother Sheila either way, and she took off bursting into laugher. Laughter that she was happy to share with William as he came closer, right into the Young Lioness's embrace.
She looked up at him with a grin, giggling a little at the mention of the stunts they'd done already.
"I mean, yeah, duh! Of course you saw those. But I bet there'll be plenty of time for me to get some solo action in for the next fight scene! I have some moves I wanna show them!" She punched at the air a couple of times.
"I mean, there will be time, right?"
"Don't get ahead of yourself, Sheila," Astrid warned.
"I know you're excited, but we should trust the choreographers. They'll highlight our best assets, and they know how to keep us out of anything too dangerous. You do remember what I told you about doing too many top rope moves, right?"
"C'mooooon," Sheila begged,
"I've been wrestling long enough! I know how to fall!"
"Meiyun thought that, too, and she still got her leg tangled up in the ropes that one time. I know I'm a little more lenient than some of the traditionalists in the Program, but there's a reason behind starting small and branching out." Then, noting what Jonathan had said, Astrid remembered something - and her head turned toward him as he went to leave.
"Actually, that's right...where is Meiyun..?"
Meiyun was indeed still close behind Brianna - and for as much as Brianna took her responsibilities as a mother and a champion in USPW seriously, no one could deny that she was a nerd. A
big nerd. Particularly when it came to superheroes - and when she had been watching Power Rangers for as long as she could remember, to be on stage with them and wearing one of the suits herself might as well have been a dream come true. To her, this studio felt like a big convention as much as it did work, and she couldn't help but indulge herself. Right now, she was standing in the costume closet, looking up and down at a Quantron costume on the rack - and grinning from ear to ear all the while.
"Wow...it's like it's straight off the screen! They really didn't skip out on any of the details..."
"Uh, I'll take your word for it, I guess..." Meiyun bit her lip anxiously. She was just as much of a nerd herself, and it wasn't hard to get her hyped up for anything involving action, drama, and fighting spirit - but she could at least be counted on to be responsible at least
some of the time.
"I don't remember these guys. Besides, uh, aren't we supposed to, like...not be back here..?"
Brianna elected to completely ignore the second part of that question.
"Well, yeah, they weren't in the Super Sentai version, so you must not've seen them. I guess the Megaranger foot soldiers looked too goofy for us. Speaking of, you and I definitely need to sit down and watch In Space some time-" At that point, however, she heard footsteps coming from the hall, and she jumped back up, going stiff.
"E-Er..! Mei, cover for me!"
"What? Me? What am I supposed to do-!?"