"Good morning, General.." Jae said, trying to keep her temper from flaring.
"Why good morning, Miss Barrington." the general commented. "I do hope you and your sister are fairing well..."
"We are, thank you." Jae replied flatly. "But we really have to be-"
Jae was cut off as the general interrupted while looking her up and down with a perverse glint in his eyes; "Well, perhaps, Miss Barrington, you would like to join me for a private supper this evening?"
"Gross!" Jula piped up suddenly before she could stop herself.
"I beg your pardon?" O'Hara asked furrowing his brow.
"Jula!" Jae hissed.
"Oh come on Jae, don't tell me you really want to go with it to a private supper!"
"Well, Jula, you're right-"
O'Hara gasped.
"Excuse me!"
"Sorry dude, she's right, I'm not going." replied Jae with a hint of a smirk.
"Dude?"
"Yeah, dude; d-u-d-e, dude!" Jula snapped.
Gen. O'Hara inhaled sharply and hissed, "Well, I've never seen a pair of guests behave so impertinently, and I will be telling your advisors!"
"Good luck with that, I don't think they'll care." said Jula.
"Oh, and why might they not care?"
"Because, they just won't." Jae replied. "Now get out of my way, you over-powdered snot!"
"Oh no you don't." hissed the general, blocking their way.
"O'Hara!" a sharp voice barked. "What the bloody hell is going on! Get away from the ladies!"
Jae, Jula, and the general turned to see Col. Tavington striding towards them, an irate look on his face as his eyes glittered dangerously when the sunlight hit them.
"Dear, dear, Colonel, I do hope you remember who your superiors are; because with formality like yours, it's hard to tell."
"Don't talk to me about formality, you overgrown, over-powdered rat!" snapped the colonel.
"Excuse me!"
"Get out of my way!" Col. Tavington growled grumpily, shoving the general aside.
"Colonel, you will be hearing about this later! Your insubordinate behavior is absolutely unacceptable; you will put an end to it!"
"Absolutely!" replied the colonel sarcastically over his shoulder as he continued to head up the stairs.
"Arrogant bastard." muttered O'Hara, his powder-white face growing red in rage.
"I heard that!"
"Oh, shut up!" shouted O'Hara up the stairs; his angry outburst was met with a low wicked laugh from further up the stairs.
Jae and Jula stifled their laughter with their hands.
"What are you two laughing about!" snapped the general.
Jae laughed out loud.
"Dude, that's one of our advisors! Can you guess who the other one is?"
"His wife, perhaps?" replied O'Hara sarcastically.
"Heck yes!" said Jula excitedly.
O'Hara, positively fuming with rage stepped aside, allowing Jae and Jula to pass.
"Very well, ladies, but next time..."
"Next time, there won't e a next time!" replied Jula.
"Yeah, she's right, you were cooked before you hit the grill." added Jae.
"Why I-"
"See you later, General." Jae cut him off mockingly and made her way up the stairs.
"Yeah, bye dude."
With that, Jae and Jula left an open mouthed, red-faced and staring O'Hara on the stairs and finally made their way upstairs.