ONI Orbital Facility
November 20 2552
1 month after New Mombasa drop
The Rookie turned and entered the barracks. He was looking forward to laying on his bunk and drifiting off to sleep when he heard Dutch's voice booming throughout the dimly lit barracks.
"He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe!" he read out loud from his bible as he stood under a ceiling lamp. His face full of passion and strength that was a common sight for those that knew him.
J.D. liked Dutch. In fact almost all the Marines liked Dutch, even though some of thought of him as overly preachy but the Rookie discovered Dutch had a way about him that made you like him. In his first days in the squad, Dutch was the one who talked to him the most aside from Gunnery Sergeant Buck. The Rookie appreciated the effort, especially when it came to dealing with Romeo's gruff attitude. The fact that Romeo and Dutch were good friends was a testament to J.D. of Dutch's character. Everyone knew that he'd make a great commander of his own squad one day.
Several Marines and ODST's sat next to each other across their bunks while others sat on their lockers near Dutch as he read aloud. Others who didn't mind the sermon either were either able to sleep or ignore him and relax in their own way.
It was a common site these days since the war had come to Earth and so many of their brothers and sisters in arms were dead. Almost everyone was thinking that this was the end of humanity, especially since they had lost all of the Spartans.
With a grunt, The Rookie slumped his shoulders in frustration. He could never sleep when Dutch was preaching because he preached with all the flair and drama he could as if he was an actor. A bad actor the squad would joke but right now J.D. was in no mood since he was tired and wanted to get some sleep before Sergeant Johnson would arrive.
He quickly walked over to the locker next to his bunk and grabbed his ODST helmet. Dutch's voice began to crescedo over another passage but J.D. was already in the hallway.
