Another War
Chapter 2: The Idea
While biting the bottom of her lip and holding a cup of coffee, Esmeralda looked at her boss with such anger. Of course, in her high school, she was known as "the most miserable girl in Paris." Hannibal put down his newspaper and stared at Esmeralda.
"What is it?" He asked.
"Here's your coffee, sir!" Esmeralda pounded the cup onto Hannibal's desk. Some of the coffee spilt on the newspaper.
"Sometimes, I can't understand what you're saying because of your French accent. Plus, what is up with you today?" Hannibal Chau asked.
"Um, let's see...just got back from vacation and your making me do work already. It's eleven o'clock already," Esmeralda von Cole yelled as she looked at her smartphone.
"So?! I'm running a business here. I need the money!" Chau yelled back.
"An illegal business."
"Why did you even join this business-Wait! Did you say illegal?" Chau asked.
"Yeah. You're running a black market. When you first met me in California, you said that you run a regular, kaiju market. Not a black market."
"Wait! Who told you this is a black market?" Hannibal asked as he pulled his feet on of his desk.
"Joe Billy did," Esmeralda said as she pointed to a man in the hallway, who was wearing a fancy suit and sunglasses.
"Joe..." Hannibal muttered.
"Sorry, boss!" Joe Billy yelled.
Esmeralda turned her head towards her not-so-trustworthy boss. "I quit."
Hannibal jumped up and stared straight at Esmeralda.
"Quit?! Damn it! You're just gonna quit like that?!" He asked as he slammed his fists on the desk. Esmeralda's fragile body shook to the sound of the pounding from the desk.
"Of course I am!" Esmeralda yelled as she walked out of the room.
Meanwhile Back at the Shatterdome...
"You know what I'm thinking?" One guy said to the other while staring at the famous Gipsy jaeger.
"Yeah. We should paint it pink," The other guy replied. The two laughed.
"Hey, knock it off, you two," Herc demanded.
"Aw. The ol' Gipsy Danger," Raleigh muttered as he stared at the beautifully-made jaeger.
"Oh, that's not the Gipsy Danger. That's the Gipsy Ranger," Mako explained.
"What?! You're kidding me?" Raleigh said.
"Nope," Herc added.
Raleigh became confused about why would someone change the name of a jaegar. I mean, seriously, why would someone do that?
Soon, The gang heard some loud yelling in the hall, almost like if someone was yelling in French. Herc looked down the hall.
"Esmeralda, what's wrong?" He asked.
"I'm gonna get him one day!" Esmeralda yelled.
"Let me guess..it's Chau again," Herc asked.
"Yes it is."
"Who's this, Herc?" Raleigh asked.
"Oh, this is Esmeralda von Cole. I first met her in California," Herc explained.
"You must be Raleigh Becket?" Esmeralda asked. Raleigh nodded in agreement.
"Who's your tailor? I love that outfit?" Mako asked. Esmeralda sighed and rolled her eyes.
That's when Tendo ran in.
"Sir, we're ready to roll," He said.
"Alright, Mako and Raleigh, good luck," Herc said as Raleigh and Mako walked away.
Minutes has passed, Herc and Esmeralda watched as the "Gipsy Ranger" left the Shatterdome.
"I have an idea," Herc claimed.
"What?" Esmeralda asked.
"Maybe one day, you can become a jaegar pilot,"
"Yeah, wait, what?!" Esmeralda shouted. Herc just smiled.
"I'm not following what you're thinking," Esmeralda finally claimed.