Thread:Maelstrom14/@comment-26130256-20150331193500/@comment-26130256-20150331225740

Hmm, it sounds a little similar to what already happenned to Azulius with Shani Grayson in Vacuan Roulette (more links.)  Don't get me wrong, "damsel-in-distress" is a great way to start a story, but when it's the only way you meet people, it does sound kind of strange.

Also, Azulius tries very hard to keep his family background close to the vest, so it would be pretty impressive if Iris found it out on her own, and really unlikely that he would just tell a relative stranger. And for balance purposes, the Cardamoms almost rule Vacuo, but they don't have a massive amount of influence in the rest of Remnant.

As for how Azzie and Iris meet, or at least how they know each other, it makes more sense (to me at least) that they would already be half-familiar from some shared classes (given Iris's STEM skills, I would guess either Dust Chemistry or Weaponsmithing or something like that.)  A simple passed note in class, "meet me at X time, tell no one," and you're set.

As to why they would meet, there's the other question we must solve.