Disclaimer: I in no way, shape, or form own the rights to F.E.A.R. and if I did I probably wouldn't know what to do with it.
Author's note: This is my second fan-fic after having given up entirely on my first one, I'm happier about the way this one is turning out.
Meet Your Co-Workers
Day 1
Spen Jankowski drummed his fingers on the conference table in agitation. When the comissioner first announced 2 weeks prior that the First Encounter Assualt Recon Team would be recieving a new point man, Spen had taken it with mixed feelings. On the one hand, it was pretty lonely here, he had only Jin and commissioner Betters to talk to. A new comer would certainly improve Spen's feelings of isolation and aloofness. On the other hand, he had no idea how well they would get along with the new guy, Betters had found out only so little about him. The only definite thing about the guy was that he was male and overly qualified for the position "somehow".
" Do we even know how old this guy is?" Remarked Jankowski casually.
"No, no personal background info at all. Just that he's gone through training and passed exceptionally well." Answered Jin Sun-kwon from across the table.
But Spen Inquired further. "From whom, when, and where?"
"We don't know." Sighed Jin as she shifted through the papers in front of her.
"Exactly, we have no idea how he's going to turn out."
After voicing his concerns, Jankowski went back to mulling things over. What if he turns out to be like Betters, looking at porn all day long just to the relieve the boredom of a job that is rarely ever needed. Once or twice, Spen had noticed that Jin also catched "Rowdy" Betters in the act and in both circumstances he had said only two words to her.
"Piss off."
Or what if he's like Jin, all tensed up and paranoid all the ti-
"Stop thinking about me!"
"What- how did you?!"
"You had that look on your face, like you were day dreaming."
"But it was a serious thought, nothing-"
Jin gasped. "A serious thought?!" "You're trying to picture me naked!"
"No please I-"
But Jin had taken it beyond words and chucked her coffee mug as hard as she could at Jankowski's fore-head. The mug shattered into a thousand little bits, spilling it's contents all over Spen's face and leaving him howling in pain. In addition to that, Jin crossed the table in two great strides and kneed Spen in the crotch. Spen, now reduced to a fettel position, had both hands cupped around his special place and his face buried into his combat vest.
"...And here's your new teammates, tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum."
At the sound of Better's voice, Spen looked up to see Rowdy walking into the confrence room with the newcomer in tow. Jin, Spen had noticed, was studying the new guy with intense intrest, no rage visable across her face. Moment of truth, here we go. Spen took in everything he could about the guy, from the way he held himself, his posture, his looks and he made his counclusion in just a matter of seconds. He gathered up the facts, prepared them in an orderly fashion, and presented them to himself as a cohesive and understandable thought. He's just as fucking mysterious as his reports! average height, average build, definite military posture, he just looks normal but there's something odd about his normality.
As if he wasn't already confused enough about the point man's appereance, the man stood at constant attention with his gun unholstered.
What the hell? Does he expect wizards to apparate out of no where and attack him?
Wait... where did I get that word?
"This is our field medical expert Jin Sun-kwon." Continued Betters.
"A pleasure to meet you." Said Jin as she positively beamed at the Point man with barely hidden affection.
Spen was dumb-struck. The first time he had joined F.E.A.R. and spoken with Jin had gone a little something like this...
Flashback
"Hi, my name's Spen Jankowski." Spen held out his hand.
Rather than take it, Jin responded back with
"Hi, my name's Jin Sun-kwon, and if you make any sexual advances on me, I will cut off your happy place."
End Flashback
And so, Spen had spent his first five days at F.E.A.R. headquarters ducking into closets everytime Jin had past by. It had taken him months before Jin had felt comfortable in his prescence. Well, comfortable enought to be tolerated at least. Now here she was falling head over heels for someone they knew nothing about. Angry as hell about it, Jankowski was dumb-struck (once again) by the way the point man looked back at her. Looking isin't the right word for it, He's staring right through her! If this disturbed Jin, she showed no signs of it, on the contrary, she relished the attention.
"Get off the floor you dumbass." Said Betters looking thoroughly annoyed.
Rowdy turned back to the point man.
"This is our other combat opreative/point man, Spen Jankowski."
Spen got up realizing how bad an example he was setting for the rookie, first impressions really mattered. Therefore, he held out his hand for the point man to shake.
"Nice to meet you."
The point man stared at him.
He noticed the pro-offered hand.
He fired a bullet into Spen's face.
A few moments later...
The next time Spen opened his eyes, all he could see where little flashes of light.
"I think he's coming to sir." A woman's voice said, penetrating through the confusion.
"Spen...Spen... can you hear me, how do you feel?" Now identifiable as Jin's voice.
"I think I'm alright." Spen answered back as he started to prop himself upright.
"Then get off the floor dumbass."
Jankowski gave Betters a rude hand gesture in response. Then he remebered whe he was on the floor in the first place.
"What the hell's your problem you friggin psychopath?!"
"Hey! Don't call him that, h-he must have done it by accident!"
"By accident?!" Jankowski said indignantly.
"Hey, hold up... how am I still alive? I clearly remember being shot in the head."
"Oh, I gave you CPR." Jin answered simply.
"...You gave me CPR, for a bullet wound in the head?"
"What's next? If I got stabbed in the toe would you rub my neck with-"
Sun-kwon kicked him in the crotch before he could finish and screamed out-
"Pervert!"
"Mabye Jin could replace you as both a medic and a point man as long as we can convince here that all the bad guys are out there to rape her."
"Oh, and get off the floor dumbass." Betters added as an afterthought.
"I...hate...you all." Spen wheezed.
"And you still haven't explained why you shot me you maniac!" Bellowed Spen while having no clue where the point man was because he still couldn't see past the flashes.
"I just wanted to shake hands you bastard." He made the handshake gesture again while he spoke, more out of reflex than anything else because at this point he very much doubted if he would accept the handshake now.
"He probably mistook it as a threat, I know I would." Jin said coldly.
"How the hell could this appear in the least bit threatining?"
The sound of another gunshot abruptly ended the argument.
"Did that fucker just shoot me again?"
"Yes."
"Jesus."
And then he fainted.