Chapter 2: Meeting the Whole Gang "talking" 'thinking'
{Kaogme's POV}
'What is Jake doing here and what happened to him? I'll follow him and find out myself.' I was following him through all of the people when I was shoved aside. The man was saying "Excuse me", but clearly detruimed to get to where he was going. Suddenly he calls out Jake's name, apparently he trained with Tommy. 'So Tommy is here too huh. I still don't get why Jake is here I know from what Tommy have emailed that Jake joined the Marines, but he can't be here for that. I mean he's in a wheelchair, it doesn't make any sense.'
I continued to follow them to the bio-lab. They were here for Avatar drivers like me. I stopped to talk with a worker in the lab to ask where Grace was at the moment. She was still in her Avatar so I had to wait to talk with her. I looked around for Jake and saw him looking at his Avatar. I snuck over to him to say hi (my way).
{End of Kagome's POV}
{Jake'sPOV}
I heard someone call out my name. Looking at the guy next to me in the hall, he asked if I was Jake and if I was Tom's brother. Tommy's death still clung to me so I just stared at him.
"Wow you look just like him."
'No shit Sherlock. We're twins.'
"Sorry, I'm Norm. Spellman. Went through Avatar training with him."
'Great another know-it-all.'
When we got to the bio-lab Norm started announcing his presence to the other scientist. They answered back with a round of hi's. Norm just started blabbing about how much fun we were going to have as well as talking about stuff a link room. I ignored him and made a beeline for the Avatars they were unloading. I first saw Norm's and was greeted by another scientist. He welcomed us saying it was good to have us.
(laughs) "Damn they got big."
"Yeah, they fully mature on the flight out. So the proprioceptive sims seem to work really well"
'Okay you lost me here. Remember Norm I'm not a know-it-all.'
"Yeah, they got great muscle tone. It'll take us a few hours to get them decanted, but you guys can take them out tomorrow. There's yours." Max pointed to mine.
I went over to mine, but something caught my attention. Another Avatar container was next to mine and it was female. I stopped for a moment, the female looked very familier I just couldn't place my finger on it. Looking back at mine I felt as if I was looking at Tom again. I heard Norm come up behind me.
"Looks like him."
"No, it looks like you. This is your Avatar now, Jake."
I went to turn around, but was suddenly glomped from behind.
"Hi Jake!"
Turning around I saw someone I hadn't seen since Tom and I started high school. "Kagome?"
"Yep, it's me!"
"What the devil are you doing here?"
"I 'm an Avatar driver same as you."
"Excuse me, but you weren't with me when I went through Avatar training. So how can you be an Avatar driver?"
"Simple. I was asked to and the rest is none of your beeswax."
(chuckles) Still crabby as ever aren't you little sister."
"What! That's your sister?"
{End of Jake's POV}
Kagome looked over at Norm. "For a know-it-all, you so had a really stupid moment. Does it look like we're related. For once use your eyes. I am Japanese and Jake doesn't even look Asian." Jake let out quiet laughs. Norm and Max's faces were priceless.
"What did I say something wrong?" Kagome asked with a confused look on her face.
Jake couldn't hold in his laughter in anymore let out a roar of laughter. Max looked white with shock while Norm was trying to say something, but all that was coming out was stuttering.
"Well spit it out, we don't have all day"
"I-If you're not related then why did he call you his sister and I don't believe they would just ask a random person to be an Avatar driver. To think I thought you to be cute and free." Norm just kept rambling on.
"Norm you might want to shut up before she hurts you and trust me she may look harmless, but she is scary when she's mad."
"Oh come on. I'm not that scary."
"You made Tom cry when we were kids."
They were interrupted by an announcement that the drivers were coming out of link. As Max was leading them to meet Grace, Norm was bragging about Grace. Max threw in a few things about her liking plants more than people.
"Here she is, Cinderella back from the ball. Grace I like you to meet Norm Spellman, Kagome Higurashi, and Jake Sully."
Norm I hear good things about you. How's your Na'vi?"
(Speaking Na'vi)
"May the All Mother…smile upon our first meeting."
"Not bad. You sound a little formal."
(chuckles) "I've studied for 5 years…but there is still so much to learn."
(Back to English)
"Grace? This is Kagome Higurashi and Jake Sully."
Grace turned to Kagome with a sour look on her face. "You're that priestess they decided to send me. Let's just get this straight and out of the way. I'm a scientist, I don't believe in fairy tales or magic."
"I understand and that's your loss."
"This is Jake Sully, Grace."
"Ma'am" Jake extended his hand in greeting.
"Yeah, yeah. I know who you are, and I don't need you. I need your brother. You know, the PhD who trained three years for this mission?"
"He's dead. I know it's a big inconvenience for everyone."
"How much lab training have you had?"
"I dissected a frog once." ( Kagome covered her laugh with a cough)
"You see? You see? I mean they're just pissing on us without even the courtesy of calling it rain. I'm going to Selfridge."
"No, Grace, I don't think that's such a good idea."
No, man, this is such bullshit! I'm gonna kick his corporate butt. He has no business sticking his nose in my department."
"Be here tomorrow, 0800. Try and use big words."
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