"You know you should probably get a suit for the dance, I don't think Coco is gonna allow you to go to the dance with her in your uniform," Yang said while brushing her hair.
"I'm an army captain, I have my dress uniform, anyways I think she's delayed at the moment anyways, something about a larger Grimm movement than expected," I said looking up the chess board in front of me, I moved a rook to capture a pawn.
"Hmm, clever move Brian, not clever enough," Weiss said before chuckling maniacally.
"Urg couldn't you two do something interesting?!" Ruby groaned laying on her bed.
"Chess is plenty interesting if you need to keep a conversation going," I said watching Weiss move her queen into checking my king. "Crap, anyways if you wanted entertainment you could always bug JNPR, or I can tell you the very interesting story of me lecturing General Ironwood," I said sarcastically.
"You lectured the general?!" Weiss said shooting up in shock, knocking the board over and into my face.
"Yes I did, also does that mean I win?" I asked pointing to the board in my lap.
"Why did you lecture General ironwood," Ruby asked innocently.
"Hmm? Cause if I didn't he was gonna give me a headache over me doing my job, he was mad about 5th Air command stopping his ships from becoming eye sores on the vale skyline, what I did was save property value for the duration of the vital festival," I said jokingly.
"Heh, nice one," Blake said chuckling.
"That still doesn't explain-"
"Look Weiss, I was either gonna lecture him or I was gonna cause an international incident, I think you can understand why I didn't want to choose the latter," I said, cleaning up the chess game we had.
"We're those your only choices?" She asked me with an eyebrow raised.
"I have my pride, and like I said it was my job to stop his ships alright, vale doesn't need atlas poking its head around here with those massive warships anymore we have the MRAAF to cover for aerial needs," I said putting away the game.
"He does make a decent point ice cream," Yang said, putting on her jacket.
"Fine, I'm clearly alone in the opinion of we should make allies," she said giving up, "in any case you said you have news for us," she said before taking a seat on her bed.
"Yeah among other things, I have to dip tomorrow for a diplomatic meeting in menagerie, apparently the white fang isn't exactly happy with me just up and absorbing one of their sects. Also little head up, when you guys head to the mission board for your first field mission, I'll send for a sergeant to allow you into Operation Cobra," I said to the group.
"What's Operation cobra?" Yang asked.
"Operation Cobra is gonna be the break out from the Grimm deadlock. We'll be retaking mountain Glenn, and holding it. And don't let vale know this for now, but the MR in MRA is finally gonna have proper territory, we managed to convince a large group of people to resettle in mountain Glenn," I said boldly.
"You do know what happened right?" Weiss asked carefully.
"I do, and I know what was attracting those grimm, I'm having army Air Force blow the problem up, if I can hold an airstrip in the middle of nowhere with large Grimm movements. Then I can retake a large settlement and make it anew," I said determined.
"Well I believe in you Doc," Ruby said smiling.
"Thanks petals," I said smiling back.
"And how are you so sure you can do that?" Weiss asked suspiciously.
"Technology!" I lied, I mean it's technically the truth, what's more correct is the fact that remnant now has B-17 and B-29 bombers and I have grid coordinates for where to bomb to kill that fuckin dragon in the mountain, which means I'll have to damage the mountain quite a bit, but if I can jostle it awake then I'll just personally smite it, that or army air will take care of it.
"Fine, I'll take your word for it, you have yet fail," she said rolling her eyes, "in any case you should get going, you said you have a meeting in menagerie, probably want to go now to make it back in time," she said pushing me out of the dorm.
"Err yes ma'am," I said before getting the door closed on me. "Guess it's to menagerie next," I said to myself.
- end -
I suppose it's only appropriate that I exchange a longer chapter with a shorter one, anyways next time menagerie.