Ghost watched from his seat across the room as the new recruits played cards. He always did this with new people, he studied them, trying to figure out what their weaknesses are. It took him a few seconds to realize there were only three men playing, Gary was nowhere to be found.
" You blokes know were Sanderson went?" He asked, crossing the room.
" I think he's at that lake on the outskirts of the camp." Meat answered, looking up from his cards. Worm and Royce nodded in agreement. Without another word Ghost headed for the door.
" Oh! And sir?" Worm called.
" Aye?"
" We call him Roach."
The Englishman stopped and raised an eyebrow.
" Roach? The hell?"
" He was always getting into trouble in training camp" Royce explained " But he always came out without a scratch, so we named him Roach. Poor basturd couldn't pick his own anyways."
Ghost nodded and exited the room.
A few minutes later…..
" Lonely?"
Roach looked down from his perch upon a tall rock overlooking the lake, a cigarette in his mouth. He found Ghost below him, his face covered by the scull mask as usual. Roach shook his head weakly and turned back towards the dark, murky water.
" Come on down mate, the other guys are playing cards." Ghost tried again, but the younger man ignored him bitterly. He continued to ignore his superior and the Englishman climbed up the rock and took a seat next to him. Both were silent, staring at the water.
" I understand why you come here so much, its peaceful." Ghost finally sighed. Roach turned him and raised an eyebrow.
" Aye, I know you've been coming here. Not much gets by me, just ask MacTavish."
Roach rolled his eyes and put the cigarette out on the rock.
" Not that I meant anything by that!" Ghost announced, realizing what he just said. In response, the mute sergeant pulled a full pack of smokes from his pocket and placed another in his mouth, then offered one to Ghost.
" Thanks mate." he mumbled awkwardly, putting the cigarette in his mouth and lighting it with his own lighter.
Both men fell quit yet again.
" You know, Iv seen how you separate yourself from the others. You don't have to do that."
Roach didn't look at him.
" There's nothing wrong with being different, I don't want you to-"
Roach jumped down from the rock and walked away, not looking back.
" Bloody hell." Ghost groaned " This is going to be harder than I thought."
