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Post by venomizer on Aug 3, 2022 21:15:43 GMT -5
"A size too small or too much starch in the ironing?" Hunter asked Tuscon.
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Post by FangZeronos on Aug 3, 2022 21:46:30 GMT -5
"True. Even though the cons outweigh the pros, it might have made you feel better, and I also want to apologize. Commander had briefed us on what had happened, and you have all of our condolences. Didn't know the reason your demeanor was cold until he told us." Hunter stated.
Asha nodded softly. "I live with that every day. Blaming you two for taking my scores and spots was easier then confronting the real reason I'm an asshole," she said, looking away. "Shit I hate living with."
Tuscon took a deep breath once the reporters left, "Well, at least the press conference went smoothly. Now, I can finally get out of this suit, it's so damn stiff," he said, feeling uncomfortable in his suit.
"Smoothly? That bitch ripped open my failures from a year ago. If you call that "smooth", Arizona, I'd hate to see your definition of "bumpy fuckin' road". I pray tat none of you have to live with that kind of failure," Asha said, looking at the Yellow Ranger. She looked at Standridge. "Sir. Permission to vacate the premisis?"
"Granted," Standridge said.
"Sir," Asha said, saluting Standridge before turning on her heel and walking back into HELIX Base.
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Post by GoseiYellow on Aug 3, 2022 21:53:28 GMT -5
"Smoothly? That bitch ripped open my failures from a year ago. If you call that "smooth", Arizona, I'd hate to see your definition of "bumpy fuckin' road". I pray tat none of you have to live with that kind of failure," Asha said, looking at the Yellow Ranger.
"She really needs a Snickers," Tucson said in a slight scowl.
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Post by venomizer on Aug 3, 2022 23:26:30 GMT -5
"She really needs a Snickers," Tucson said in a slight scowl.
"And you need to learn Compassion. Worried about your suit. You earned it didn't you? Learn to wear it with pride like the rest of us do and secondly? I agree with her. We all lost people to war. Some of us learn to hide it better than others. Still doesn't give you the fact to brush her off like it was some dust on your suit. Learn to have some respect for the loss of others." Hunter said as he looked back at the Commander. "I swear, some people think that just because you wear the colors makes you impervious to anything even feelings. Permission to also vacate premises?" Hunter asked.
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Post by GoseiYellow on Aug 4, 2022 0:06:14 GMT -5
And you need to learn Compassion. Worried about your suit. You earned it didn't you? Learn to wear it with pride like the rest of us do and secondly? I agree with her. We all lost people to war. Some of us learn to hide it better than others. Still doesn't give you the fact to brush her off like it was some dust on your suit. Learn to have some respect for the loss of others." Hunter said as he looked back at the Commander. "I swear, some people think that just because you wear the colors makes you impervious to anything even feelings. Permission to also vacate premises?
"I get that and I've been there. But I don't like her attitude, especially towards Adrian. I'm not saying this to be mean, but she needs to be careful with it or else it will backfire... badly," Tucson said in a stern tone.
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Post by FangZeronos on Aug 4, 2022 1:02:18 GMT -5
"Or you could be a little more open to listening to her when she speaks. She's been here a hell of a lot longer then you," Standridge said, looking at Tucson. "She's seen shit you've only ever dreamt about." He looked at the remaining four Rangers. "Dismissed."
Ashe shut the door to her room, undoing her jacket and hanging it up before setting her hat on the shelf. She changed out of her dress uniform and into a shirt and jeans, pulling on her boots before she walked out, heading for the garage.
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Post by y2j1915 on Aug 4, 2022 11:16:49 GMT -5
"Commander Standridge before I go I'd like to ask permission to help DeLuca with her punishment I figure it will go easier if she had someone doing it with her" Adrian said giving a sharp salute "plus I want to set a good example for the team" the red Ranger finished "that's really kind of you Adrian although I don't know if Asha will see it that way" Kayla commented
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Post by FangZeronos on Aug 4, 2022 18:55:58 GMT -5
"You can approach her about it, but it's up to her," Standridge said. He tapped his own wrist where his own SOniCaller was. 'Dr. Serizawa? Where is DeLuca?"
"Headed for the garage, sir."
"If you're fast, Airhart, you can catch her."
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Post by venomizer on Aug 4, 2022 22:34:13 GMT -5
Hunter grabbed Adrian before he took off. "Be gentle man. She may look tough, but right now those memories are eating her alive. If she says stop, you stop. You don't ask questions. She needs to breathe." Hunter stated before saluting the commander and heading back to his quarters.
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Post by y2j1915 on Aug 4, 2022 23:30:23 GMT -5
"Don't worry Hunter I'll be the very definition of compassionate" Adrian assured the black Ranger before running off towards the garage "Hey Asha wait up before you get going to wherever it is your going I wanted to help you with your punishment more precisely I wanted to do it with you I figure it will go easier with two people" Adrian said giving an amicable smile to the blue Ranger
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Post by FangZeronos on Aug 5, 2022 0:04:26 GMT -5
Asha stopped, her keys in hand as she looked at Adrian. "And why would you want to help me? After all I've said and done to you, the way I treat you?" the Blue Ranger asked. "Why would you offer to help me? I thought you enjoyed seeing me put in my place? You were so grin happy about it the other day..."
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Post by y2j1915 on Aug 5, 2022 10:06:56 GMT -5
"I said it before in the command center you can be my wingman any day of the week and I don't let my wingman go into a dogfight alone" Adrian said smiling again "I've never had a problem with you Asha I thought I made that abundantly clear if I didn't I'm sorry" the red Ranger said apologetically
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Post by FangZeronos on Aug 5, 2022 10:23:03 GMT -5
Asha sighed softly and looked away. "It isn't your fault..." she said. "Standridge told you what happened. A year ago, I was in your position. Top of the world, Ms. Big Red Ranger. We got fucked over because of a misread in the weather patterns. Four people I loved and cared for died beause we didn't take the weather seriously. One of those four was someone I loved more then anyone I ever had in my life. When I found their bodies...I knew I didn't want to be attached again because if I was distant, if someone on the new team died, I wouldn't care."
She clenched her hand, walking over to a blue Camaro. "The other day, when Standridge gave me Blue, it felt like a kick in the teeth. Like I was being punished for what happened in that canyon last year. I have to live with the screams of my friends as they were washed away in a mudslide. There wasn't a dignified death. No dying in combat, no selfless sacrifice to make sure someone else lived. They were killed by dirt, water, and a fuckin' tree. Adrian, I hope that you never to have experiance the nightmares I do. I'm on medication to help me sleep. I have a therapist I go to twice a week. None of this is your fault, and it's my own selfishness that's making me difficult to work with. I'm sorry you're stuck with a wreck like me."
Opening the door to her car, she looked at the Red Ranger. "Meet me in the gym tonight. We'll start on those laps. Figure fifty a piece, that should kick them out fast. It's the thousand pushups that are gonna suck."
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Post by y2j1915 on Aug 5, 2022 10:51:31 GMT -5
"Asha you are many things but a wreck isn't one of them your human humans care and what happened to your old team wasn't your fault I know you probably don't believe that but it's true" Adrian said giving Asha another big smile then he said "if you want I could ask Doctor K or Doctor Hiroto to hook you up with some stronger painkillers make it a little easier to do those thousand push-ups"
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Post by FangZeronos on Aug 5, 2022 12:52:11 GMT -5
Asha shook her head. "Dr. Serizawa already upped my medication because of the snake bite," she said. "I take them when I need them. I don't need to be drugged up while trying to fight these new guys." She bit her lip, sighing softly. "If something happens, call me. I'm heading into town for a bit." With that, she got in the car and started the engine, taking off and leaving the Red Ranger in the garage.
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