Ambul and the others stood waiting for Bean to return. This was nerve
racking, and they hadn't even seen Achilles yet. Ambul had, of course, and
Ambul was on his death list. All because he laughed. God, Achilles was so
prissy. He had to have his damn respect didn't he. Well, They'd show that
bastard. He wasn't any better than them, not at all. All the same, Ambul
was glad to have Itu, Nikolai and Crazy Tom there. He believed Bean when he
said Achilles was dangerous. Ambul was restless. He was eager to hear
Achilles confess, and scared too. You couldn't help but be scared when you
had a death toll. Ambul could hear Nikolai fidgeting next to him.
"Shh." He whispered. "Relax. You'll be fine. "
"As if." Nikolai answered back. "This guy's a mass murderer."
Nikolai was nervous. No, he was downright frightened. The piss your pants kind of frightened. In fact, it was possibly he had already done just that. No, he was just sweating Badly. Trapping a mass murderer was not the kind of thing Nikolai enjoyed. He heard Ambul beside him try to reassure him. It didn't work. He was downright fidgety. He almost dropped the recorder, but caught it in time. Phew.
Crazy Tom was not the kind of person to get nervous. He was the kind of person to get pissed and mad when someone was stupid. He used to really get mad, and tear bedding, rant, rave and even send out letters about what a jerk his commander was. He slightly smiled. That was before Ender. Ender changed everything. Ender changed him. He taught him to be calm, to see sense, but most of all, he saw what Crazy Tom had always seen in him self. Bean saw it too. That was the reason Tom had come along. Because Bean saw him the way he saw himself. He knew it too, and was the only one. He knew Bean had chosen the Army for Ender, he knew Bean saw him as sharp. So when Bean knocked on the door this morning, Tom came.
Itu was here because, well, he had no idea why he was here. Bean was his commander, and commander says, Itu does. And maybe it was partially because he himself didn't trust Achilles. Not at all. None of the Army did. But mainly it was because he trusted Bean. So they hadn't won their games, so Bean wasn't the best at command. But he trusted Bean, because Bean trusted him. So here he was. He wasn't nervous, he wasn't mad. He was just here.
"As if." Nikolai answered back. "This guy's a mass murderer."
Nikolai was nervous. No, he was downright frightened. The piss your pants kind of frightened. In fact, it was possibly he had already done just that. No, he was just sweating Badly. Trapping a mass murderer was not the kind of thing Nikolai enjoyed. He heard Ambul beside him try to reassure him. It didn't work. He was downright fidgety. He almost dropped the recorder, but caught it in time. Phew.
Crazy Tom was not the kind of person to get nervous. He was the kind of person to get pissed and mad when someone was stupid. He used to really get mad, and tear bedding, rant, rave and even send out letters about what a jerk his commander was. He slightly smiled. That was before Ender. Ender changed everything. Ender changed him. He taught him to be calm, to see sense, but most of all, he saw what Crazy Tom had always seen in him self. Bean saw it too. That was the reason Tom had come along. Because Bean saw him the way he saw himself. He knew it too, and was the only one. He knew Bean had chosen the Army for Ender, he knew Bean saw him as sharp. So when Bean knocked on the door this morning, Tom came.
Itu was here because, well, he had no idea why he was here. Bean was his commander, and commander says, Itu does. And maybe it was partially because he himself didn't trust Achilles. Not at all. None of the Army did. But mainly it was because he trusted Bean. So they hadn't won their games, so Bean wasn't the best at command. But he trusted Bean, because Bean trusted him. So here he was. He wasn't nervous, he wasn't mad. He was just here.