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Chapter 35: Fluff
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A week or so later...
"If you get me with that damned needle I swear I'm going to throw a tire iron at your helm." Mercy growled from under the hood of her newest problem child.
"You wouldn't dare."
Irritated green eyes glared into challenging azure one's. "I might. Just because I'm not sleeping right now doesn't mean that I am depriving myself of sleep Ratchet." Mercy glared at the holoform. This was the fifth time this week alone that he had come to scold the woman for not sleeping on a regualted schedule. He'd gotten her twice with the sedative, each time earning inventive curses and threats each time from the irate mechanic.
"Then give me a good reason not to."
"... I doubt you'd understand." she said returning her attention to the sparkplugs she had been fiddling with.
The brunette holoform sighed through his nose as he watched the woman tinker with the innerworkings of the jeep. "It's because of your sister isn't it?" Mercy stiffened at his guess, glancing at him warily with a sideways glance, earning her a smirk. "I see I've hit in on the mark. You might find it hard to believe, but I do understand. My kind is well aware of the bonds between twins."
"Well la di da for you guys. But knowing doesn't stop her dreams from slipping into mine. And I can't face her damned nightmares anymore."
"How often does she have them?"
"Before we got dragged out of our seemingly quiet life? Once a week. Now? Just about every damned night. So if you don't mind either get it over with Dr. McStabby or bugger off so that I can try to find this damned gremlin in peace."
Ratchet felt guilty for sedating her this time, now knowing what he was sending the poor woman to. He would have to try to convince Torri into talking to Wentauker... Knowing that it probably still wouldn't help.
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The next evening...
"Really? A paper cut. Damn it Will surely you could have just pulled out a first aid kit and just put a band aid on it."
"I did but it won't stop bleeding."
Torri eyed him for a minute before slapping the band aid in his hand. "Stop telling lies."
"Okay fine, I figured I'd come ask if you wanted a coffee break."
"Coffee? It's Six in the evening."
"Then dinner in the mess hall, come on you know you could use something good in you." Will said with a smile.
The green eyed doctor raised a brow and tried to think back when she had last eaten... I think it was breakfast... gee that's bad if I think it was breakfast... "Alright then let's go."
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Annabelle sat at a table in the rec room... well more like on a table while she nibbled on the sandwiches she and Mercy head swiped from the cafeteria. Mercy sat at the table scribbling away at some engine specs that she'd been working on the whole day.
"Aunt Mercy just give it a rest. You aren't going to figure it out..."
Mercy glared over at her niece. "If Dr. Hatchet would stop tranqing me and fixing the damned gremlins behind my back as an apology I wouldn't be stuck trying to figure out where the purple polka dotted penguins the damned thing is hiding! It's obviously a model issue but without access to the internet, I cannot contact anyone that might be able to help me figure out the damned glitch in those frelling jeeps."
"You could just ask him."
"If I wasn't tempted to sneak into the med bay and ceremoniously redecorate it every time I get within a 100 feet of there I would."
"You can't be that mad at him."
"I'm also annoyed with Torri as well." Mercy crumpled her latest sketch and pitched it off the table. "I will figure this out on my own. Even if I have to tear one of the bastards apart first to figure it out." She said as she quickly resketched the engine parts.
"Wow that's a lot of paper Mercy! What are you working on? Oh I see... Its the engine for the jeeps isn't it? You work too much on those rust buckets you know that right?"
"Okay I quit." Mercy growled as she tossed the paper. "I've had enough of this shit."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to tear one of them apart. I won't be able to rest until I find that damned gremlin." Mercy said as she made her way off of the extra large table trying not to look down as she scrambled off.
Anna sighed as she watched her go. Bluestreak noted the sad look in her eyes as he aunt marched out of the rec room muttering to herself. "Are you okay Anna?"
Anna blinked up at the grey and orange bot before smiling weakly. "Yeah, I'm good."
"Are you sure? You have been kind out of it here lately..."
"I... I guess I'm kind of lonely. I haven't really gotten to see Mercy or Torri for too long, because they're always working just like my dad... I miss spending time with them." She said as a the last two she had spoken of walked into the rec room giggling and joking with each other as she watched Torri shove Will playfully before running for the mess hall. Will gave chase as Torri slammed the door in his face.
"And then there's that..." She blinked at the scene with wide eyes. "Tell me I just saw that..."
"Yes. Yes you did." Blue said as she looked up at him. "Would you like to go for a ride?"
"I think fresh air would be a very good thing right now..." Anna smiled as he held out a servo for her.
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"Mm.. you know I think this is better fare than what they served us in Afghanistan." Torri said as she bit into the meatloaf. "Even if this stuff can be questionable at times."
"Well we are stateside... but I would say that Keith is a master chef when it comes to making the inedible taste good."
"Good thing to know if I ever need to eat my shoes." Torri snickered.
Will watched her as she slowly ate, a dopey grin making his way to grace his lips. He kind of missed this... their bickering yet playful banter. She was so serious that not many would have thought that she was more mirthful than most of his men had given her credit for. In fact most of them thought that her and Mercy were one and the same. And it really blew people out of the ball park when they were spotted together.
"Um... Will are you feeling alright?" Torri blinked at him.
Will wiped the smile off his face. "Of course. I just was thinking about the upcoming fitness day that's al."
"Mm.. A good drill run... So tell me have you guys finally get Anna and Oliver back into school? You realize that Anna still wants to finish her education... I still want her to have options when she finally holds that diploma. Though if she's anything like the two of us..."
Will sigh getting where Torri was going with that. "I don't want her to join the military either. But you know she's got that damned stubborn streak, she'll do what she wants to do."
"I... I don't want this life for her. Even if she's a fine shot, she should be happy and in love. Building her own life, with a bunch of kids and..." Will placed a hand on Torri's shoulder, calming her rant as she glanced up at him, her green orbs moist.
"You have PTSD don't you Torri?"
"Just when I dream. So... Every. Fucking. Night. I've only froze up once when I was awake... It was while I was operating on someone... Will I don't want her to be broken like me... "
"You're not broken. You are just like the rest of us here. You're strong determined and headstrong. You are kind and still able to treat people with said kindness unlike some of the people I've met War hasn't hardened your heart."
Torri blinked at him once... and again. "Will..."
He smiled at her. "You don't have to say anything..."
"Will you're getting ketchup on your uniform."
Will looked down and realized he was leaning right over his food as he comforted her... "Argh..."
Torri giggled as he pulled away and began to wipe at his shirt.
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"This is so weird..." Anna murmured as she stared put blue's window.
"Would you prefer I use my holoform?" Blue asked as it appeared in the seat next to her, causing Anna to jump at the sudden appearance. "I didn't scare you Anna did I? I'm sorry I really should think before I do some times! Argh I'm such a glitch!"
"You're not a glitch Blue. I was just thinking that this was weird because I'm riding you... Oh god that came out wrong I meant in you... in.. oh lord there's not right way to say that..." Anna groaned as she flushed several shades deeper than normal.
Blue chuckled.
"Don't laugh! This is not a laughing matter!" Anna hid her face in her hands.
"I'm sure it isn't... But," Blue said as he leaned his holoform to whisper in her ear, "You are beet red."
"Am not!"
"You are too. Besides I think it makes you look cute when you're all flustered like this."
"..." Anna pulled her hands down as she blinked at him. "Did you just-"
"So um... What did ya wanna do to help take you mind off things? I mean besides going for a drive because we're already doing that... um.. we could... go to the firing range... maybe we could see if they've got any paintball guns..." Blue quickly changed the topic.
A small smile graced her lips. "Do you think we can get Sunny and Sides?"
"Only if you want to start a prank war."
"Well... It would break up some of the monotony..."