Every Loroi in this group seems to have her role cut out for her, it seems.Zarya wrote:I like the blue elves and an element of romance / friendship may turn out to be super important for this story.
The Red Haired Harpy and the potentially untrustworthy Mizol clearly the lesser evil when compared to the Umiak. God forbid one of the other scout vessels already made contact with the Hierarchy, leading them back beyond the Empty Quarter to an almost defenceless Earth.
Beryl would be the one he could trust (and he already trusts very much, to actually allow her picking his brain) and, yes, possibly someone suitable for a deeper commitment. We'll just have to see where it leads, but after Babylon 5 I wouldn't flat out discount the possibility for mutual feelings to develop.
Tempo would be his counterpart in the diplomatic game. While he's pretty much forced in the role of representing Earth and the Humans, she did grow up with her preordained role. Even without her 'second line of work', Alex is well-advised to be on his toes around her since she has many more years of experience under her belt than he has. With her it would be a relationship based on professionalism, though not one of implicit trust.
Talon herself framed it best. With her, Alex would experience the accepting companionship of a squadmate in the field and having the connection only soldiers of similar rank would experience. That sort of inherent trust to have each other's back when things get hot.(*)
Fireblade is a bit of an enigma. She is portrayed as the 'lone wolf', and made her disdain towards Alex and the overall situation quite clear. Currently, the feeling is quite mutual (as evidenced with his charming moniker for her) and both seem to be satisfied to not to see each other more than absolutely necessary. She's the one he's most likely to strike sparks with, especially since the inexplicable ability he has to sense her might bring them onto collision course.
(*) Other movies and books which are more military SF I've read sometimes had squadmates share a bunk/bedroll/cot just en route to a major engagement to "relieve stress". Of course it was always frowned upon by regulations. Typically one of the two persons involved didn't come back from the battle, then. While the relation between Talon and Alex seems comparable, I don't expect to see that here....