The chapel was empty; this was the usual for the base since not many invested any faith in God. The brothers walked in, closing the door behind him, Kennith with his hands deep in his pockets, lost in his own thoughts. Vincent was quiet as he made his advance toward the alter, passing by each pew slowly, eyes downcast on the red carpet.
"Sometimes I wonder why we still come here." Kennith's voice was low, quiet in respect for the room.
"You mean you wonder why you still come here; I know what I believe in." Vincent's voice was as quiet as Kennith. He reached the alter and kneeled.
"Uh, huh...." Kennith walked up beside Vincent and stood next to him.
"Killing is a sin Kenny; I won't kill, regardless of what the Turks require." Kenny, a name reserved for their moments of solitude.
"And that's why you'll" Kennith rolled his eyes.
"Never get promoted, that's not why we joined, but I guess opinions change. Besides, its stupid, what kind of symbol of importance is a tie?" Vincent cut him off, they had argued about this many a time before.
"I understand Vince. It's just a shame that someone with your accuracy won't use it to its advantage." Vince was the second pet name.
"My accuracy is a blessing, a method of avoiding killing, not a means to do it. It's just as well to stop someone without killing them."
"If God condemns me for defending myself and who I care for, so be it." Kennith placed both hands deep in his pockets and closed his eyes, Vincent intertwined his fingers as he closed his eyes as well, and the room was still for at least a minute when their sensitive ears was interrupted by an almost deafening siren. A code 4 siren, specially designed to pierce trained Turk ears, while the rest of the base was kept unaware. Avalanche was making a move. Neither of them budged their silent conversations as obvious as if they were speaking aloud. They calmly opened their eyes simultaneously, Vincent rising to his feet, and walked to the doors slowly.
"How can you protect life while taking it?" Vincent calmly asked.
"Why don't you ask them?" Kennith replied somewhat bitterly. They walked in unison and pushed one door open each, gently closed the doors behind them, but only once they were out of the room completely, did the break out in a run toward their stations.
"Sometimes I wonder why we still come here." Kennith's voice was low, quiet in respect for the room.
"You mean you wonder why you still come here; I know what I believe in." Vincent's voice was as quiet as Kennith. He reached the alter and kneeled.
"Uh, huh...." Kennith walked up beside Vincent and stood next to him.
"Killing is a sin Kenny; I won't kill, regardless of what the Turks require." Kenny, a name reserved for their moments of solitude.
"And that's why you'll" Kennith rolled his eyes.
"Never get promoted, that's not why we joined, but I guess opinions change. Besides, its stupid, what kind of symbol of importance is a tie?" Vincent cut him off, they had argued about this many a time before.
"I understand Vince. It's just a shame that someone with your accuracy won't use it to its advantage." Vince was the second pet name.
"My accuracy is a blessing, a method of avoiding killing, not a means to do it. It's just as well to stop someone without killing them."
"If God condemns me for defending myself and who I care for, so be it." Kennith placed both hands deep in his pockets and closed his eyes, Vincent intertwined his fingers as he closed his eyes as well, and the room was still for at least a minute when their sensitive ears was interrupted by an almost deafening siren. A code 4 siren, specially designed to pierce trained Turk ears, while the rest of the base was kept unaware. Avalanche was making a move. Neither of them budged their silent conversations as obvious as if they were speaking aloud. They calmly opened their eyes simultaneously, Vincent rising to his feet, and walked to the doors slowly.
"How can you protect life while taking it?" Vincent calmly asked.
"Why don't you ask them?" Kennith replied somewhat bitterly. They walked in unison and pushed one door open each, gently closed the doors behind them, but only once they were out of the room completely, did the break out in a run toward their stations.