"Oh, good point. You think that's why royals and government officials are always dressed hella nice?" She asked, raising an eyebrow at him as she looked away from the painting. They were standing just a tiny bit too close, though she didn't seem to notice it.
Alex shrugged a shoulder, slipping a hand into his pocket, "Probably. I mean, they have to make an impression, don't they? So if they don't dress nicely then that'll impact they're job and stuff."
"Society's so concerned with looks and appearances, huh?" Cammy joked, bumping him with her shoulder. Though her words were light, they almost seemed to carry a double meaning. "Wonder if it's like that all over the universe."
Alex rubbed at the back of his neck with a sigh, staring up at the painting before looking away, “Yeah. Hopefully some society out there doesn’t care too much out the way they looked. Now that we know how much life is out there… it’s possible.”
"We'll just have to find out then." Cammy decided, her lips turning up into a grin. "God, think of all the different people and species we'll meet, all the things we get to see and do. Like one big immersive research project, if you want to think about it all science-y."
Alex just shrugged and moved deeper into the room, "Sure… I guess that's one way to think of it."
"I like it. Makes it sound like we're doing something important, when we aren't, y'know, saving the universe." Cammy shook her head, splitting off to look at a sword hung on the wall.
"Okay, you make a fair point. But why don't we just leave all the sciency… smart stuff to Pidge? Isn't that his thing?"
"Yeah, it is. But rooming with Pidge means you pick shit up. I've been tainted." She shuddered dramatically, though a small voice in her mind repeated Alex's words mockingly.
"If you say so," Alex held his hands up in defense and dropped the subject. He didn't feel like having a real argument.
Cammy returned to fiddling with her hair, eventually pulling it up into a messy sort-of bun to keep it out of the way as her attention was drawn to a suit of armor slightly more basic than the ones they had gotten. "I wonder…" She muttered to herself, just loud enough for Alex to hear if he wasn't absorbed in something.
Alex looked towards where Cammy was, tilting his head to the side, "What?"
"Huh?" Cammy blinked, turning slightly to look at him in confusion, before it dawned on her that she'd spoken aloud. "Oh, uh, I was just thinking. Well, wondering. Would this whole paladin thing place us above or below knights? Or would we be considered knights? Can princesses knight people? Is Allura even still a princess, considering….you know? Or would that make her a queen?"
Alex shrugged, walking over to Cammy, "Well… I feel like paladin's would be above knights, considering they have a more important roll… and I think as Allura is… well basically a queen since there's no one above her she could knight people."
"Thought so." Cammy said, nodding. It was sort of nice, having someone actually give her their thoughts about the questions she asked. Pidge tended to just wave her off, and Hunk, she loved him, but he did the same sometimes. "It would make sense. Kinda cool, being above a knight."
Alex smirked a little at the thought and nodded, “Yeah, it would be kinda cool. Well, I guess we could asked Allura and see.”
"We totally could. Y'know, we're like an entire guard already. Last thing close in this castle, and probably on the planet." Cammy mused, looking at him.
Alex nodded a little looking down at her, "Yeah, guess you're right there. I guess the next closet thing to a guard is those robots in the training room."
"Oh, good point. We outrank the robots, right?" Cammy asked, wrinkling her nose and tilting her head as she looked off to the side before looking back up at him.
Alex snorted, a sound one wouldn't expect from someone like him, "Yes, we outrank the robots, Cammy."
"Thank god." Cammy said, sighing in dramatic relief. His snort drew a bigger grin from her, cutting through the relieved expression she'd put on. "I'd hate to rank lower than a robot."
"Me too," Alex replied, smiling himself, "Honestly those things can put up a hell of a fight but we can fight better."
"All they've got is coded moves." Cammy pointed out, spinning around and throwing a punch at the air. Her stance was sort of off, but the punch itself was definitely in better form than expected, and the strength behind it had no business being there. "They don't have the ability to put adrenaline and desperation to use like we do."
Alex hummed and nodded. He honestly hadn't expected the punch to be as strong as it was, "That's true," He sighed, "Anyways, we don't need to worry about them."
"That's what they want you to think." Cammy said ominously, grinning as she threw a punch with her other hand before letting them drop to her sides. The colorful bracelets along her skin stood out even in the dim lighting, a few of them seeming to have glow in the dark thread or something. "So they can get the drop on you when you least expect it."
Alex let out a light and quiet chuckle, "I think you're thinking too far into it, Cammy. There doesn't have to me a creepy meaning behind everything someone or something does."
"Or maybe I'm thinking just enough into it. It's all a conspiracy, the robots are out to get us." Cammy snickered, the not-quite-laughter turning into full blown laughter at the ridiculousness of her statement.
Even Alex let out a quiet laugh, shaking his head in disbelief at her. This girl was honestly too much sometimes, “Whatever mate, come on, let’s get moving.”
"Fine, fine." Cammy said amidst her laughter, trying and failing to calm the sound. After a minute or two, she managed to at least soften it to giggles. "Where-where to next? Your turn to lead the way, samurai."
"Samurai?" Alex raised a brow, but turned around back the way they came, avoiding the cabinets and sharp objects.