07-03-2016, 07:28 PM
Once he was certain he was out of view, Darius relaxed a fraction and the limp in his step as aided by the cane became more pronounced. He gritted his teeth and in a much slower gait made his way back to the officer's tent where Cobalt was waiting, looking understandably on edge. Darius gave him a look and very carefully eased himself down into a chair. "Now you see why I assigned YOU to them, Dexter." Cobalt nodded. "I suppose you heard all that but if our earpieces failed you, Ara Thorn and Artemis will be cleaning the latrines, separately of course. Good old fashioned solitary work detail might be just the thing." Cobalt nodded again.
"I... I'm sorry I teased you about the difficulty of this position before, Commander. I just hope Silver is faring better than I did." Cobalt said softly his hands moving over the files of his recruits. "I don't expect having help from here on out."
Darius smirked. "This is all part of the process, my friend, if they can't do the job... well... they either learn now or they go home, it's that simple. As for Garret I'm sure he'll be fine. For one thing Lady Bane isn't here and neither is a live Bun-e ray gun. No-one's yet turned themselves into a rabbit, and been tied to a stick and used to clean the latrines this time."
Cobalt chuckled. "So far, you mean."
"Well if I know R&D hopefuls something is bound to happen eventually, but we're a bit better prepared for that when it does. As much as we can be. If Garret needs help we also have Chiria on hand."
Cobalt bowed his head. "Let's hope, and Darius I am sorry it should have been me dealing with that not y-"
Darius held up a hand to cut him off. "Seeing as I suddenly lack my tea-making expert to latrine duty herself you can make it up to me that way." He pointed to the teapot on the hotplate. "Get to it, Captain."
Cobalt laughed and got up from his chair. "Yes Sir!"
Darius reclined back in the chair with a tired sigh. “And don’t forget our dinner tonight, since you invited one of the recruits, please see to it that you escort her to and from.”
Cobalt carefully started on the teapot and started steeping tea from the tin nearby. “Will do, she has shown the most aptitude so far in this particular department but tomorrow I hope the others come into their own.”
Darius watched as he usually did as the tea was prepared. He still, even now, found the whole process oddly fascinating. “Here’s hoping, it will be interesting to see how tomorrow plays out.”
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"I... I'm sorry I teased you about the difficulty of this position before, Commander. I just hope Silver is faring better than I did." Cobalt said softly his hands moving over the files of his recruits. "I don't expect having help from here on out."
Darius smirked. "This is all part of the process, my friend, if they can't do the job... well... they either learn now or they go home, it's that simple. As for Garret I'm sure he'll be fine. For one thing Lady Bane isn't here and neither is a live Bun-e ray gun. No-one's yet turned themselves into a rabbit, and been tied to a stick and used to clean the latrines this time."
Cobalt chuckled. "So far, you mean."
"Well if I know R&D hopefuls something is bound to happen eventually, but we're a bit better prepared for that when it does. As much as we can be. If Garret needs help we also have Chiria on hand."
Cobalt bowed his head. "Let's hope, and Darius I am sorry it should have been me dealing with that not y-"
Darius held up a hand to cut him off. "Seeing as I suddenly lack my tea-making expert to latrine duty herself you can make it up to me that way." He pointed to the teapot on the hotplate. "Get to it, Captain."
Cobalt laughed and got up from his chair. "Yes Sir!"
Darius reclined back in the chair with a tired sigh. “And don’t forget our dinner tonight, since you invited one of the recruits, please see to it that you escort her to and from.”
Cobalt carefully started on the teapot and started steeping tea from the tin nearby. “Will do, she has shown the most aptitude so far in this particular department but tomorrow I hope the others come into their own.”
Darius watched as he usually did as the tea was prepared. He still, even now, found the whole process oddly fascinating. “Here’s hoping, it will be interesting to see how tomorrow plays out.”
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