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After dressing Sophia, Frias came back into the room. He was surprised that not much had changed, even though Volk and Newlin looked like they had seen a ghost. "Yo!" Gunny quipped as he untied them. "Don't worry about these two knuckleheads. I just told them about Sullivan and the Chicken." I grinned at Sophia and Frias, the former eyeing the rubber chicken. Frias raised his eyebrow.
"Why is the chicken full of grease?" He asked me. I just grinned.
"I makes a great grease gun for the Cougar." I replied. "I gotta fix two things on it. Joints got all sanded up from Iraq." As I explained, I put the chicken down, and went about arming myself. I placed a brown leather holster with my Colt M1911 on the belt of my Service Greens. On my otherside, also on the belt, I hooked my Ka-Bar. I also grabbed my ankle holster, and put it on my right leg with a desert tan FN 509. I had already put on my Body Armor shirt that morning, so that was set. I also grabbed my Karambit, and placed in in my right pocket. When it comes to weapons, I carry a lot. And then some. As I went about arming myself, Frias just looked on.
"Should we untie Volk and Newlin? We still have to go visit Kopman and see how he's doing. We can do that while Newlin and Volk clean themselves up then head into Vale. Also, do you really think we'll find Smokey bears in Vale?" Frias asked as he walked over to the bed and started doing something to his daughter's legs.
"We'll have to see man. Also, what are you doing to her legs? Is she paralyzed or something?" I was generally worried for the child. Being paralyzed at such a young age was a tragedy.
"No her legs are atrophied from malnutrition and lack of movement when she lived on the streets. Mallaurie said she will be fine with medication, steady diet, and muscle treatment which is what I'm doing to her legs. That reminds me! I was supposed to go to Mallaurie last week for her shots. We can kill two birds with one stone with this trip. Efficiency is always nice."
"Ah ok. Yeah that's tough. I'm glad you found her when you did!" I said as I finished untying the morons. "You guys have a fun wake up?"
"Respectfully Gunny, you can go fuck yourself" Newlin said as soon as he was free.
I laughed and helped him up. "You're welcome. And wilco." I replied to Newlin as he gave me the stink eye. These guys were pretty cool. I almost couldn't wait for the next three months.
"Well fuck it. Volk and I will get ready. You guys head over to the Med Bay. Make sure Kopman isn't making Mallaurie pity fuck him." Newlin said as he started getting ready.
I laughed at that, and threw Newlin a packet of MRE Cheese spread as a peace offering. "What do I do if I find him in the act with her?" I asked them.
"Hell, Gunny ask if she actually feels anything with his needle dick!" Newlin said laughing as he walked towards the bathroom.
I suppressed my laughter. "Oh that's gonna be awesome." I say as I walk over to Frias, who had just finished leg exercises with Sophia. "What's the plan boss?" I ask him.
"Let's head over to see Kopman. Then we can head into Vale. I don't know how long we are going to be in Vale, but before we go we have to give Glynda the uniform and get your apartment key." Frias said as he started to head towards the door. "Yo, idiots! Meet us out by the docks in thirty."
"Yea yea we'll meet you faggots over there in thirty." Volk said still laying down on his bed.
I nodded to the two dummies as I grabbed a duffel bag with two full MARPAT MCCUUs, boots, Plate Carrier Vest, Cold Weather Jacket, and rucksack, in both Jungle and Desert Patterns. "Alright, lets haul!" I said to Frias as we exited the Dorms, walking out to the MRAP. "I'm gonna have this thing hauled back down, So I'm gonna drive it to the air docks. Climb in so we can drive it there."
"Shouldn't we first to see Kopman? He's closer to here than the Air Docks." Frias wondered.
"Yeah. He's one the way so we can stop there first." I explained as I unlocked the doors and climbed in.
"Alright sounds good with me" Frias said as he climbed into the passenger side.
It was a quick drive over to the Med Bay, we hopped out of the MRAP and went into the Medical Bay. I left the equipment I brought from the dorm in the back seat. The hallways were empty as we walked into the pristine Medical Bay. The blinding white walls were a bit of an eyesore I admit. Following Frias we found ourselves at the room in no time. Knocking on the door we heard, "Come in" From a masculine voice. I'm guessing it's Kopman. I wouldn't know because his voice was weak from blood loss the last time we spoke.
Walking into the room we saw Kopman laying down in bed with his leg wrapped and lifted by a series of pillows. Next to his bed was the pretty doctor we saw last time. Her name was Mallaurie if I remember correctly.
"Hey Mallaurie how's the idiot doing." Frias asked walking up to the Doctor.
Looking at him, doc said, "Look at the pot calling the kettle black. You are all idiots. Heroic idiots maybe, but idiots nonetheless."
Damn seems like I'm missing something here.
"Come on! I get stabbed by a Katana once and suddenly a guy is an idiot for life!" Well shit! That sounds like an awesome story for another time.
"I'm not calling you an idiot for getting stabbed! I'm calling you an idiot for getting stabbed and going back for more! You should have stayed down and let the rest of your team fight!" She said, getting all up in Frias' face. Man she looks furious. I gotta give it to the kid, he's not stepping down from this fight.
"I would never let my brothers fight without me as long as I can still fight!" Damn Frias is getting heated too. Hell maybe I should step in. Or maybe I should grab some of that popcorn Kopman is eating. Wait, how the fuck did Kopman get popcorn in here?
"You have a daughter! You have more to live for than you have to die for some stupid machismo bullshit!" Goddamn, girl has some bite.
"Hey yo Kopman. Pass the popcorn. This shit is like those cheesy telenovelas my mom used to watch." I whispered over to Kopman never taking my eyes off the dramatic showdown. Poor Sophia in the middle of it all, looking all kinds of confused. Kopman passed the popcorn over not saying a word, but his eyes glued on the drama unfolding before us.
"It's NOT some stupid machismo bullshit. It's why I wear this uniform! And I was fine. It was just a flesh wound! I thought you dropped this whole thing last week?" Frias said setting Sophia down on the bed by Kopman's feet. I go over and bring her out of the warzone and to the viewing area.
"I did drop it! Then another one of you got hurt! Is this going to be a regular thing? Every single time you guys go out I'm going to have to piece you back together? Is that it? What happens when it's not enough and one of you ends up dying on my table? What am I supposed to do?" Sheesh the poor thing is acting like an over concerned wife or mother.
"You are supposed to do your job! Dying is a part of this business. If one of us dies what you are supposed to do is move on with your life and help as many people as possible. Why do you care so much about us anyways? It's not like you know us well enough to ca-" *smack* Huh doc has a good strong pimp hand I'll give her that much.
"Don't you dare say I don't care! I care for every person at this academy! We are a family here at Beacon! The family I never had! You know that when I saw you I thought you were the one. The one that I was meant to be with. Maybe I was wrong, but that doesn't mean I don't care. SO DON'T YOU EVER ASSUME TO KNOW HOW I FEEL OR WHAT I CARE FOR! YOU IDIOT!" With that she grabbed Frias' face and I'm pretty sure she shoved her tongue down his throat. Ho! Frias looks so confused he hasn't moved an inch. I think the poor boy actually shut down. "NOW GET OUT OF MY MEDICAL BAY! Leave Sophia I still need to give her today's shots. Your friend can bring her to you afterwards."
All the sucker can do is nod his head like an idiot and walk out of the room utterly confused. Damn. Looks like we finished the popcorn.
"Well as entertaining as that was to watch ma'am I would like to know when Kopman would be good to get out of here." I said as I stood up with Sophia in my arms. Such a good girl, doesn't complain or act out at all.
"Ah I'm sorry you had to witness that" she said as a slight blush spread across her cheeks "Michael will be good to leave tomorrow morning. He just needs to stay overnight for observation just incase one of the sutures doesn't hold or his blood pressure drops drastically indicating a bleed we missed."
"That's fine by us ma'am. Now I believe you have to do something with Sophia?" Seriously I want to go to Vale already. No offense Kopman.
"Yes of course. Just hand her over to me. I'll take care of her in the next room over. It won't take long. Just hang out with Michael as you wait" She said as she took Sophia off my hands and walked out.
"Well that was something. What's her problem with Frias?" I asked Kopman as I sat back down next to him.
"Fuck if I know man. All I know is the man has had lady problems since day one in this world. Hell I would be jealous of the son of a bitch if I didn't feel so sorry for the bastard. He obviously has no idea what he's doing. Hell I can't criticize him for it though. If I was in his shoes I wouldn't know what to do either." Kopman chuckled at the thought of Frias' conundrum.
"Well he's young. He'll figure something out." I told him "By the way we are going into Vale to get dress uniforms and Smokey Bears. Do you want anything else besides that?"
"Nah I'm good. I'll pay you guys back whatever I owe for the Smokey Bear and Dress uniform. Just grab one of my ACUs and give it to the tailor. They should get my measurements off of that more or less. I could go back later for adjustments."
"Sounds good to me Drill Sergeant Kopman!" I replied, surprising Kopman.
"Drill Sergeant? What? Since when?" He asked utterly confused.
"Since today soldier! We are going to put these students through good ol' Hell." I said as I grinned with pure excitement. I can't wait for tonight!
"No fuckin' way! That's awesome. Can't wait to get out of this bed and into the fray." Kopman sounded off at me. Hanging out with these motherfuckers is gonna be fun.
"I'll get your ACUs and we can get the measurements off them. And don't sweat it about the Campaign Covers. I'll make your CO pay for them when we get back. Rah?"
"My CO?" Kopman asked genuinely confused.
"Yeah. I figure we all should get some extra time with fam, as well as extra pay when we get back. It's what we try to do in SF." I responded to him, thinking of my familia back home. I missed them, even though they were crazy as fuck."
"Well we can only hope we make it back. I don't know what God had in plan for us when he sent us to this planet. But I doubt it has a reversal. It would be nice to go back home, but i'm not putting my hopes up Gunny." Kopman responded looking at his sheets.
"Hey. Don't lose hope. There's a way back. There always is. If there's one thing that's constant, is that space is not. Rips can open up and send people to earth, or don't you remember Norse mythology? The Flygja? Animal People?" I asked him. "Whered'ya think they came from? Or the Yokai in Japan? Where did they come from? There's a way back. We will find it." I finished, looking at him.
"Yeah maybe you are right. Those stories had to come from somewhere. And there aren't any faunus on earth anymore so maybe they found a way back too. Or humans slaughtered them in the last. Who knows" Kopman chucked at his fucked up joke.
"Maybe. We may never know. But don't give up Corporal. We'll get you back. Even if it kills me." I look him dead in the eye. "Even if we don't get back, we have to give it our all. Living depressed is not living. You got to get up sometime. Better sooner than later." I grin a bit. "Just not before Prof. Peach tells you to. I'd rather not mess with her after that display."
"Hell Gunny I'm good with living here. I didn't have much back home. My parents are divorced and I'm an only kid. My dad's a dead beat. My mom's taken to the bottle. Hell the only ones that I really consider family came here with me. So to me. This life is an improvement. A fresh start." Kopman said with a sad smile on his face.
"Well there you go then. Hold onto that man. It's all gonna get better from here. Hopefully, once we get rid of the council, we will be able to start this stuff off right." I replied. "How long does it take to give a kid shots?"
"Hell man. That kid's been through a lot, and has a lifetime of medication to catch up on. I have no clue, but it shouldn't be too much longer.,
"Hoping so. I wanna get out to Vale and get everything set so we can set up for tonight. It's gonna be one hell of a wake up for some of these kids." I reply. Honestly, the fact that Sophia is even alive after what she went through amazes me. She's a tough kid. If we ever get back, once she's old enough, I'm gonna talk to Frias about getting her into Forecon. She would do well.
Just as I was thinking about her doc came in carrying the poor girl with a couple bandaids on both arms.
"Alright tell Efrain to bring her back in two weeks for her next round of shots. She's been gaining some weight and the strength in her legs is slowly growing. But she is still is vastly underweight. Keep up her eating and leg workouts." She said as she handed over Sophia.
"Wilco Ma'am. And take it easy on Private Frias. I was Infantry once. These guys can take some damage. He signed up for it. Read me?" I tell her. I understand her worry, but we didn't take that oath of enlistment lightly.
"I know. It's just hard to wait and not be able to help. I care for him. Even if I hate myself for doing so. Maybe it's puppy love. But it's still something." she said, not looking me in the face.
"I understand. You just gotta look at everyday with your head up. Don't let the pain control you." I reply.
All she could do was nod as she walked out of the room.
I looked over to Kopman. "I'll bring you some of your stuff tonight, as well as some good dinner. Anything else you want in town?" I asked him
"Nah man I'm good. We got everything we need here. Besides if I need anything I can go into Vale later."
"Okay man. I'm gonna head out. See you later man." I bump knuckles with Kopman as I exited the med bay.
"Have fun Gunny!" I heard Kopman say as I left. I saw Frias standing there, waiting. "How you doing man?" I asked him.
"As well as a guy can after that. Shit! I can't tell Emily about this. She'll try to castrate me for sure!" Frias says as he takes Sophia away from me.
"For another chick having it for you? Naw. And I wouldn't let her even if she did." I chuckle at his expense.
"That's why I said try Gunny" Frias said as he chuckled. "Alright, let's head over to Glynda's office. She should still be there. It's not too far from here."
"Alright!" I reply as we walk to the MRAP. "I'm gonna grab the Duffel with the Uniforms real quick."
"Sounds good. Its a quick walk there. We should hurry because I'm sure Newlin and Volk are already there waiting for us." Frias said as we headed towards the MRAP.
"Yep!" I say as I grabbed the bag, shut the door and began walking to Glynda's office. It didn't take long for us to get to the administrative building. We entered and went straight to the second floor. Seems like Frias knows his way there like the back of his hand. After a couple moments Frias stops at a door that says 'Glynda Goodwitch, Headmistress'. Frias waits a moment before knocking.
"Enter" A strong feminine voice replied from inside. Opening the door we walk into a Spartan looking room with the beautiful Glynda that I remember seeing earlier.
"Good morning Ma'am. I was instructed to bring you some uniform items that you could send to a clothing manufacturer." I say as I hold up the duffel bag.
"Ah yes Ozpin mentioned something about that. You need copies of this for every student at Beacon right? That will not be an issue. They shouldn't take more than a week to arrive." Glynda said in a sharp and precise manner.
"Yes ma'am. And that's perfect." I say to her, taking out the boots. "Make sure the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor is in the same place as the originals." I point out on the heel of the RAT boots.
"It will be done. They are exemplary at reproducing replicas of anything. Do not worry. It will get done. Also this is the key to your apartment. Its Apartment number 8 on the third floor. It's across campus to the west of this building. It shouldn't be hard to find. Also this is your new debit card linked to your new bank account. We placed 2000 Lien in the account."
"Awesome. Thank you ma'am. Have a good day." I tell her as I place the bag down next to her desk and grab the card and key. "I will hopefully see you tonight." I say as me and Frias make to leave.
"It appears I will be seeing you later today. I shall see how you teach this new course." Glynda said as she waved goodbye.
After nodding goodbye we made our way over to the MRAP. Hopping in we made our way to the Air Docks where we saw Newlin and Volk waiting for us.
"Hey faggots what took you so long? You decide to fuck Kopman while you were there?" Newlin asked as we approached.
"No. Sophia needed her shots, and took them like a trooper. Frias and Peach got into a lovers spat, and I gave Glynda some stuff for the class we're teaching." I replied to the two fuck ups standing at the AirDocks with their thumbs up their rears.
"Oh shit what happened this time? I have no idea why that hot doc is so crazy over you man!" Volk asked this time.
I just laughed at the morons as Frias shot them a dirty look. "She was all butthurt about y'all getting fucked up, and Frias was giving her heat for it, she slapped him, screamed at him, kissed him, and kicked him out. It was hilarious." I told Volk as we walked to the Bullhead. I asked the pilot to airlift the MRAP down to the parking lot, which he accepted, and we entered the Aircraft. We took our seats, and I took out my phone. "Seriously, where am I getting WiFi from?" I asked as my old iPhone 5 showed full WiFi bars.
"That's fucking weird. They don't even have WiFi in this world as far as I know." Frias said taking a look over at my iPhone as curious as me.
"Ah well. Might as well see what they've got." I say as I opened Safari, going to google. Nothing came up. "Fuck. What's these guys' Google called?"
"Fuck if I know man. Probably something stupid like gooble." Frias retorted.
I thought about it for a moment, and then typed in 'gooble'. Instantly, something retarded came up. It looked like google, but the colors were out of order and the site layout was impossible. "I don't even know…." I say as we look at the stupid.
"Fuck it man put something in the search bar" Frias said.
"Yeah look up big ol anime tiddies" Newlin said like the idiot he is.
I look up at Newlin, the vein on my head looking like it's gonna burst. "When you get your own scroll, you can jack off to whatever gay ass shit you want. The real porn is the 'big dicks in tiny girl' shit." I say as I look at Newlin with disappointment. He must've been dropped from the third story as a child.
"Oh shit! That's right scrolls has internet! Fuck Yeah! I'm in business buddy!" Newlin said as he caressed his own groin.
"Bruh I don't need to know this shit. Just keep that shit away from Sophia." Frias said, looking just tired of all the stupid shit Newlin says.
I just looked on. I miss being in the Infantry. Being stupid was fun. Yeah, we had to occasionally be responsible, but free time was fun time in the Infantry. "Newlin, do that shit somewhere I can't see, hear, or imagine. Clear?" I tell him.
"You got it Gunny! I promise!" Newlin said clutching his phone like it was the Holy Grail. It didn't take much longer before we landed in Vale.
"Alright. The Cougar has lots of room in the back, so you can throw crap in there. We can rotate shotgun. And yes, I've dealt with the 'I call shotgun' Stuff. Pick the first one now." I say to the three as I smile at them. Young and crazy. Oorah!
Pushing everyone out of the way Newlin immediately hops right into the passengers side.
I sighed. This guy. He's a good guy, but not all there in the head. I open the back hatch for Frias and Volk. "All up guys." I tell them as I hold the hatch open.
"Head to the Tailor first. He might know where we can find everything we need too." Frias said right before he hopped into the MRAP.
"Wilco." I said as I closed the hatch behind Volk after he climbed in, and climbed into the driver's seat. Pulling out of the parking lot, I began the drive to the Tailors, with directions from Newlin. After a few minutes, we made it to the shop. I parked outside, and we all disembarked.
"Alright boys. Lead the way." I tell them as we began to walk to the front door.
"Don't mind if we do." Frias said leading the way into the store. As soon as we got to the counter Frias spoke to the Tailor. "Good evening sir. I was hoping we can get four custom suits made along with four black leather quarter low shoes and four black berets with blue insignia stitched onto it."
"Well sonny I can get you the suits and shoes, but I don't sell Berets. There is a store down the street called Adel fashions. They have a large variety of headwear there. You should be able to find what you are looking for. Now what color suit would you like?"
"The suit would be an extremely dark blue suit. Almost black in color. With golden buttons. Actually I have a picture of myself in the uniform. Do you think you can recreate the suit from that?" Frias replied as he took out his wallet and pulled out a picture of himself and two younger girls that looked a bit like him but with fairer skin and colored eyes.
"Ah this will do nicely." The man said as he inspected the picture. "I can match these colors, but all these extras on your suit will cost some extra. And no promises on them being exact replicas."
"No worries. Just get it as close to accurate as possible." Frias said in reply.
"No worries it will look nice. That I can promise. Now let me measure you all for the suits." The tailor said bringing out his tape.
I pulled out Kopman's ACUs from my Duffel bag, and put them on the Tailor's table. "These are for a friend of ours, he is currently injured and unable to be here. Hopefully you can take the measurements off of these. I also have a few pictures of US Armed Forces Awards, so you can use it for reference for the medals and insignia." I say as I take the small pocket guide out of my inner jacket pocket.
"Ah I see that is wonderful! I can match the pictures and create more accurate replicas! Do you mind if I hold onto this for now?" The tailor asked as I handed over the pocket guide.
"Not at all sir! feel free to use it as a reference." I told him as I went about looking at the store. "I see you also custom make banners and flags?"
"Ah yes some of the more prominent families have their family or Huntsman sigils placed on flags or banners to mark their property. It's a lucrative business. Do you wish to have one made"
"Ah yes we would like a 3ft by 5ft flag made. The flag is the one on the cover of pocket guide" I said as I pointed towards the American flag on the cover.
"I see and is there a certain number of stars or just enough stars to fill the box?" The tailor asked looking at the flag in a curious manner.
"50 stars. Exactly 50. No more no less. In the pattern shown. And exactly 13 stripes yet again in the pattern shown. How much would that cost us?" I stated in no uncertain terms. The flag is to be taken seriously and no mistakes will be accepted.
"I wouldn't know the exact price until I have all the materials and start working on it. However I will need a safety deposit from all of you. 400 lien total for all five requests." The tailor said running over towards the cash register.
"No problem we all have our debit cards. Just charge each of us 100." I said handing over my new silver debit card.
"Ah yes that will do." He said as he charged each of us. "Now please come with me to get measured."
It didn't take long for the crew to get measured. After they finished, he took down our contact info and told us he will call us when it is finished. It should be done in 6 to 8 business days. I can't complain. As long as we get our flag, I can live with the wait. Walking down the street we saw the store that the Tailor mentioned. 'Adel Fashions: The ideal fashion'. Huh interesting. Walking in we were immediately set upon by a taller curvy woman with a unique outfit. It was stylish no doubt, but unique. The outfit a dark reddish color, I forgot the name of the color its on the tip of my tongue, with a matching beret and purse. She had fair skin with a beauty mark beneath her right eye and a long bang of hair trailing down the left side of her face. All in all she was pretty damn fine until she opened her mouth.
"Ah I see you guys are the wardrobe catastrophe of Beacon my sister told me about. My name is Maroon Adel and it's going to be my mission to turn you handsome fellows into absolute fashion studs! You have the looks. Now you just need the threads!" The lady ironically named Maroon said. I really want to tell this lady to fuck off, but that wouldn't be appropriate. Nor would it be professional.
"Ma'am, this is our uniform. It has significance, and is worn for a purpose. We also earned the right to wear them, but that's not what we're here for. We came here for black berets and a certain type of hat that we were wondering if you had." Frias spoke up before I did. Good for him taking charge, but I pity him if he ends up getting another girl after him. Poor man has enough issues already, Sophia attracts women like a moths to a lamp. She's a cute kid, I can see why Frias gets all this attention. The guy is a good dad.
"Uh huh. Well since the kid in your arms is adorable and you aren't so bad yourself, I'll ignore the clothes. For now. But my sister won't hold her tongue forever. I know I'll see you guys back here soon enough. As for what you're here for now, we have plenty of berets that you can choose from. Now what is this hat you are looking for?" Maroon said putting her hands on her hips.
"Well we need copies of the Hat Gunny is wearing." Frias said nodding over to me. Honestly the nod is unnecessary. I'm the only one wearing a cover in here.
"Oh a forest ranger hat? We got some of those in the back. Don't ask why, they aren't fashionable. But we get some orders from the villages for them. Supply and demand you know? They don't have the little black thing, but we have both Dark Brown and Olive Green. Is that fine?" She asked heading towards the back.
"Yeah that should be fine. We need four of those. And four black berets." Frias said as he shifted Sophia in his hands.
"They're not supposed to be fashionable. They're supposed to scare recruits out of their minds during Boot Camp." I say to her. Hands down, I could break this kid's will in a minute.
As Frias said that, she entered the back room. We heard some rummaging going on in the back and some boxes being opened. After a couple minutes she walked back in with four hats. They aren't exact replicas of what we need, but they are pretty damn close. It's what we got, we'll make due.
"That'll work ma'am. Now I think these boys need four black berets." I said as I grabbed one of the covers and inspected it. It will do, we don't have the luxury of getting the real deal so we will have to compromise for now. Maroon walks over to a rack of berets in different colors and grabs four black ones. The guys went ahead and paid for their covers while Newlin also paid for Kopman's covers. With their purchases made we made our way our way out of the store. On the way out of the store Maroon had one last thing to say. "I'll see you back here soon. I'm sure of it!"
Yeah yeah whatever you say lady. We headed over to the MRAP and the boys put their bags in.
"Alright guys anything else you want to buy?" I asked the guys after they finished throwing the stuff in the Cougar.
"Yeah lets see if we can find some running gear. We didn't have any PT gear come here with us." Frias spoke up as he walked away from the MRAP. "I heard that there is a store close by that's just like Nike. We should find some good stuff there."
"Well you heard the man lets go." Volk said as he followed Frias.
I locked the Cougar as we walked to the store. I wondered what we would find here. It was a bit of a hike to get there since Frias had to ask for directions twice, but eventually we got to the store. 'Over armour' Ha sounds like a rip off of under armour with the Nike swoosh under it.
Entering the large store we saw rows of shoes, shirts, and shorts. The guys immediately went over to the running shoes section.
I walked to the shirts section, and found an attendant. "Sir, how many Coyote Tan shirts do you have?" He looked at my appearance for a moment, before responding.
"We have 13 shipping crates, about 500 per box, 10 boxes per crate." I nodded at him.
"Perfect. I'll take 50 shirts." I tell him. He wrote down my order on his scroll, and then looked back up at me.
"Very good sir. The shirts are on sale, '2 for 5'. Would you like any embroidering or decorations? We're running the shirt decorations for free because of the upcoming Vytal Festival." He told me. I thought about it for a moment, before looking in my pocket, and pulling out a Marine Raider Patch.
"This in black, on the back of the shirt, and also on the front, but smaller and above the heart." I say to him as I hand him the patch. He looked at it.
"Excellent. I will get this done quickly. Where would you like this sent to?" He asked as he filled out some more stuff on this scroll.
"Beacon Academy Sir. I am an instructor there." I told him. He nodded as he filled out the last bit.
"Excellent. If you could go to the front, they will be waiting for you." He told me as he sent the order to the check out. I thanked him, and walked to the PT Gear section, honing in on the sounds of stupid. I turned the corner of a few clothing racks to see Volk and Newlin being retarded, while Frias was trying to not fall over laughing, and Sophia sitting on a shoe bench looking at the three idiots.
"I'm telling you guys! I definitely would get all the ladies if I wore a banana hammock!" Newlin said as he tried flexing his muscles in the cringiest poses. "After all the ladies can't get enough of the Newlin Noodle!"
"At least you're honest Newlin. It is a spaghetti noodle!" Volk said clutching his sides as he tried to breathe.
"Newlin. I'm pretty sure you traumatized every woman who has ever witnessed the 'Newlin noodle'. Like their expectations were already low. But damn!" Frias said between hysterical laughs.
"Oh tough talk from the man who pissed himself during his first mortar attack! And Volk. Didn't you propose to a stripper?" Newlin retorted.
"Hey! I'm sure that stripper was a real nice lady. She did say she would love him long time." Frias said breaking out laughing again.
"Yeah and Frias didn't just piss himself during the mortar attack! He fought in his underwear once. Remember that shit?" Volk replied as they kept going on and on shit talking each other, Loving every second of it judging by the laughter.
I just looked on. It was at times that I questioned why I left Infantry. Hanging out with my buddies was the most fun I've ever had. "You morons have what you need?" I asked them, chuckling at their antics. Seriously, if anyone ever asked me what they should do with their life, I would suggest infantry for them. They would love it. No arguments.
"Yeah we got what we need Gunny we can head out now." Frias said as he picked Sophia back up and grabbed his PT gear he chose. We all went towards the cashier and paid for our purchases. I had the order sent to my apartment at Beacon.
"Alright. Anywhere else before we head back? I gotta get you guys set up for tonight." I asked the three soldiers.
"Honey?" A beautiful black hair woman with cat ears similar to Sophia said as she walked up to us. Hell she could be a dead ringer for Sophia's mom if it wasn't for the hair.
"Hey sweetie what are you doing here?" Frias said as they kissed and she grabbed Sophia and she started fussing over her. It looks like she's Frias' girl. Seems like a nice girl and they make a nice family. Hope it works out for him. Hopefully she doesn't end up being like the average dependa. One of the reasons I never fell in love, those dependas are like demons.
"Oh I was just going on errands. Who are your friends? I don't think we have actually officially met." She said as she walked up to the rest of us carrying Sophia as she did.
"Oh honey this is Volk, Newlin, and Diaz. Guys this is my girlfriend Emily." Frias said as we all introduced ourselves.
"Frias you can go spend some time with your girl. We'll head back now. Just be back before 1600." I said hoping to give them some time together.
"Oh no that's not necessary. I have to go to class anyways. You guys can go ahead." She said to all of us before turning back to Frias and handing Sophia back over. "I'll see you later honey." She said as they kissed goodbye.
We all said our farewells and went back to the MRAP. It's time to get ready to have some fun!
"Frias." I said to him as I eyeballed im out of the corner of my eye. "That kiss made your face disappear for days." We all were quiet for about a moment, and then busted out laughing.
AN: Hope you enjoyed the chapter! And pray for the people of Alaska!