Title: Hysterical Ranting
Author: Karina
Rating: PG
Pairing: Sally Po + Pagan + Heero
Notes: Challenge 220. Baby Series 4 #116. Takes place at approximately the same time as Of Firelight and Hair.
Spoilers: None
Warnings:
Many thanks to ShenLong Deb for her work betaing this set of fics.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine.
Title: Hysterical Ranting
Heero scowled at the screen, flicking a brief glance at Pagan's stoic features. The bushy moustache remained immovable, not so much as a twitch as he listened to the woman. Sally Po looked anything but happy as she sipped what Heero guessed was probably industrial sludge disguised as coffee to get her through what would prove to be a long night.
Une should not even have contemplated watching the television special.
"Keep an eye on Milliardo. Generally I feel he is more stable than Anne, but given her reaction it would not pay to just assume he will ignore what Anne assures me, in a state of high dungeon, is 'tripe'. Let me see, some of her vernacular was tripe, garbage, lies, stupidity in the extreme, overflowing effluent, blow-harding imbeciles, verbal dysentery, the mealy mouthed sproutings of idiots high on hallucinogens, utter crap... And so on and so forth. These were the most legible descriptions to come from her hysterical ranting... And the most repeatable. Some of it... I really have no idea where she heard such language, but it made what I leaned during my military service look to be on a par with a three year olds worst 'no mummy!' The woman is more than pissed."
It was obvious Sally Po had been the one running damage control, a task Heero did not envy her.
"I will admit to being surprised at your permitting the Lady to watch the 'event', given her association with Mr. Khushrenada."
Heero agreed with Pagan. Une had never been the most stable of people, though he had heard often enough she was stable after the war. The fact remained that she had been in love, an unrequited love to his knowledge, with the subject of the television special and he well knew she had been unstable mentally in the past.
"She is, as usual, strong willed. She is not out of control, but definitely not in the mood to congratulate anyone on a job well done. Given her reaction I thought it best to check on Milliardo. He's the one most likely to lose control with a bout of hysterics."
Heero resisted the urge to snort. He was not in agreement there.
Pagan, it appeared, agreed with him. "I can not agree, given his Majesty walked out of the room within the first fifteen minutes and did so in a calm, forthright manner."
"So he did watch it... And you permitted it. That was, in my opinion, walking a dangerous line."
Pagan looked offended, but then Heero was looking for the smallest indication of a reaction. To any other observer that wrinkled old face might seem impassive.
"One must understand how to relate to the man without judging. No indication of distress or excessive anger was displayed before, during or after his viewing of the special; quite the contrary. He was controlled. His medical monitors remained green throughout the evening. Milliardo Peacecraft will not dissolve into hysterics and rampage throughout the palace."
End
Karina Robertson 2013