Soldier got up at 5 AM in the morning like he usually did. He was still kind of tired…and dirty…but that was no excuse to skip his morning drill. He rolled over and started doing push ups, which was easy since RED ended up having to sleep on the floor of the living room.

He was at 34 when he heard footsteps and looked up. After determining that it was just one of Scout's sisters, he started doing push-ups again.

"Huh, I didn't think anyone else would be up," said the woman quietly.

"A soldier always gets up at the crack of dawn!" announced Soldier. The rest of RED groaned and muttered at him to shut up.

"Would you mind helping me with something?" she asked, a bit louder.

"Unless it has to do with ribs-"

"Is breakfast close enough?" she asked. "We don't have enough food for everyone, so I need to go shopping, preferably before they wake up."

Soldier considered that for a moment. "That is an acceptable task!"

"Yes, please take him out of here," groaned Medic.

And that was how Soldier found himself walking to the nearest 24-hour mart with an Asian woman. "So, I don't know if you remember, but my name is Sora. Julie called you Soldier, but if there's anything else you like to be called by…"

"Sergeant!"

Sora blinked. "Wow, you take this really seriously."

"War is a serious business! It should be taken seriously!"

"…I can't argue with that," she admitted. "So…are there any preferences for breakfast? I was planning on eggs, bacon and sausage, and pancakes."

"We need ribs!"

"Ribs aren't a breakfast food," said Sora.

"You can eat ribs anytime!" corrected Soldier.

"Yeah, but they take time to prepare. I don't have enough time to prepare them in the morning," explained Sora. "Well, maybe if I only did ribs, but I do want to prepare other foods."

"…Leftovers?"

"No leftover ribs. We have a few leftovers, but not enough for all you men. I figure we can eat out in the afternoon and evening if we need to." She shrugged. "I managed to get the next couple of days off though, so I might be able to put something together…What do you guys usually eat?"

"Sandwiches and soup."

"Right, I don't have time to make bread, so I hope you don't mind store bought. I can make soup all right. I just have to figure out what sort of soup to make…" Sora mused as they ducked into the store. "Probably gonna need two carts." She pushed one over to Soldier. "This shouldn't take too long…"

They ended up with several bags of flour, sugar, syrup, fruits and vegetables, chicken, beans, ham, salami, bread, cheese, eggs, juice, milk, coffee, and some odds and ends that Soldier couldn't identify. They needed all the space in the two carts.

"Okay, I'll take the eggs and fragile stuff, and you can have the other stuff," said Sora as she scooped up the bags she'd claimed.

Soldier took as many bags as she could physically carry, and they went back to Scout's house and to the kitchen. "So, sausage or bacon?" asked Sora.

"Sausage."

"How do you like your eggs?"

"Sunny side up."

"Pancakes?"

"No."

"Really? Want any fruit?"

"No."

"Okay then." Sora put a pan on the stove and tossed in a couple of sausages, waited a few minutes, and cracked a couple of eggs into the pan. "It'll be a few minutes. If you still feel like working out you can do it in the backyard. I'll call you when it's ready."

Soldier nodded and ran out the door. He was already behind on his drills.