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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 6, 2010 4:55:33 GMT -5
Drannor Silverleaf
I shifted my left hand over towards my right elbow, knowing how to take the thing off when it needed cleaning. Though I did hear someone say something and my eyes narrowed at the girl. She went quiet very quickly. No one talked when I gave them that look. I was used to having these classes around I’d taught before.
“I took a bullet about six mounts ago in my right wrist; sadly before I could get back here from Iraq, my hand actually died. They had to remove it, lest that deadness spread through me. Not the easiest thing for someone to lose, one of your arms.”
I unlocked one of the clips holding in place, my eyes still on the group in front of me. “To say I was lucky is an understatement. I know you’d think I was mad, but losing my arm was better than my life. If my wrist had not been where it was, I would have died right then, as that bullet would have lodged itself in my throat.”
My eyes fell on the gun that was on the desk. “When I got back to the base, I was told it was from one of these guns, not wonder it hurt so damn much.”
My fingers undid the last for the straps. Swiftly my hand shifted and as the lower right arm shifted away from my elbow, I caught it by the wrist easily. “What you see attached to my shoulder is all that is left of my real arm. While this other half looks real, it’s not.”
A couple of the guys seemed to pale as the saw the stump that was my elbow.
I noticed the two girls did not seem that uneasy by the sight.
“Keep in mind that this can happen to anyone. At the moment I am only back here because I need to get this mechanical arm back up to the use of the old one. Once I am back to my normal strength, I’ll be flying out of here back to the fighting once more.”
I sighed. "Its no easy life that od a soldier in the army. You cant get too close to anyone who is not in the army because there will eb times when you are deployed somewhere a long way from them. then the only way you can communicate with them is via mail, and when something like this" - raises false arm- "happens, you can write back can you? No easy place to be in."
I paused. "I do not meant o discourage you, but if you really think you can handle any of the things I've told you about, then stay on and learn. If not, you do not want to be here."
My hand moved and deftly buckled it back on. I sighed thoughas I felt the cold metal against my skin, I did not shiver anymore but i was used to it.
My hand flexed, as I stretched the hand easily. "Yous ee, its nothing short of what a normal hand does, but its not something you want unless you lose the other one in a similiar way I did. Its not something that you can get used to within a week. Else I'd be out there fighting again, and dealing with my lads dying and being hurt. There is no glamor in war at all."
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 6, 2010 5:58:46 GMT -5
Auraka watched, a saddness in his eyes, as he watched his friend explain what had happened. He too had been injured, saving a young lad from blowing up and put himself in a coma for a week and a half. That had been 6 months ago now...
His green eyes roamed over the students, noting which ones were paleing at the sight of the stump. To his suprise, neither of the girls seemed to care at the sight. In fact, Audrey seemed to be interested in it.
Drannor had finished, so Auraka stepped forwards resting his palm on his shoulder. "Thank you, your story shall inspire these small people," he said and sneered at one of the students, the youngest in the class. "Rodgers, get out before you puke on my carpet." The young man rose and rushed from the room.
He removed his hand, turning back to the class. "That is the end of todays lesson, I will see you tomorrow."
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 6, 2010 6:37:02 GMT -5
Drannor Silverleaf
I watched as all of them headed out. When they were all gone i asked, "Who was the girl with the blond hair? She seems familiar somehow." Where had I seen that face before? I knew she was from somewhere. Then it clicked. "Hang on, she's Italian." My voice was low. "She seems to know a lot about things here."
I sighed as I itched at one of the places the straps were around my elbow. I rubbed my hand along them. “Damnit.” One of them was twisted. No wonder they were itching me. This was the one problem I had with this thing.
I unbuckled the tiresome strap and redid it, ignoring the fact that my other arm wobbled a little with half of it undone.
“That a pain in the neck when that gets all twisted.”
I grinned though at Auraka. “How’d I go?”
After all it was my first time talking to this class in this manner.
This was not something that I was used to doing, unlike him. I was still learning even after all this time.
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 6, 2010 16:03:26 GMT -5
He nodded, his face showing deep concentration. "Naina Collins, Italian she is. Jason told me but that was it, doesnt want it to become public knowledge," he said knowing that Drannor would respect that.
He smiled slightly as Drannor struggled, knowing he would never ask for help even if he needed it. "You did well," he said then chuckled "never seen the boys go so white, seems that this generation are getting weaker and weaker stomachs..the girls didn't even pale," he thought aloud.
OOC: posted! haha cya at 5 tonight..wish me luck!
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 6, 2010 18:09:12 GMT -5
Drannor Silverleaf I chuckled as he said that. "Don't worry, I wont say a word about her to anyone. Don't need to add to any of the chaos she probably already thinks she's in being among us." I would have felt the same way, so there was no point in me making things hard for her. Auraka knew me well enough there.
None of the other guys needed to know about that. I wouldn't be the one to say anything about her, no matter how much I got asked.
"I noticed that the girls did not seem as surprised or anything as some of the guys that were in the class. A few of the boys gave me a dirty look when I pulled it off and averted their eyes. That was a bit rude of them. Those boys were sitting in the same row as Naina Collins was."
I'd felt a little annoyed about what those boys had done. "Clearly they don't have any respect for any of us from that reaction to what I did."
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 7, 2010 0:56:07 GMT -5
Auraka bowed his head, thinking who they had been. "Ahh...Daniels, Robert and Harriton," he said, clasping his hands together. "Might plan a wake up call for them, might teach them some respect as well as harden up the stomachs," he chuckled evily. Desipte being one of the nicest guys around, Auraka would be mean if he had to be. In this case, it would be better for them...though they might not see it for a few years. "Hows it going anyways? Your going back to the field soon?" he asked his friend, knowing that he personally had a few more months off for rehab.
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 7, 2010 1:09:05 GMT -5
Drannor
I sighed. "I think that's a good idea. Those three definitely need it at the moment."
I paused. "Again I'm filling for you!"
Something I was not pleased about at the moment. I smiled though. "Sahar's not gonna be please when she hears I'm leaving on Monday. We only have four more days before hand."
I sighed as I thought of Sahar. I knew she was pregnant now, and this was going to stress her out. Something I was not all that pleased about as I felt... protective of her at the moment. She did not need this from me again. It was worry enough for her when I stopped writing.
"This arm's as good as it shall ever get. By the time I get out there, I'll back to the way i was before I took that damn bullet.” Sure it was nice to have a break but this was something that I needed to do. To get back out there protecting my country. Call me an idiot if you wanted, but that was who I was, a fighter.
Never would that side to me ever change. Not until I had had enough doing what I had been. Then maybe, I would retire from the field work and start teaching new recruits again.
“I haven't told her yet. Thats something I plan on doing later on when I get home. Not to mention asking her something I should have done a few months ago.”
My voice was light when I spoke about having to ask her something though. “Hopefully it can happen before i get sent away again.”
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 7, 2010 2:20:38 GMT -5
He nodded sadly, wishing that he could go back there, even just to look after his boys. He wanted to bring them all back, alive. He looked at his friend, a sad smile on his face as he rested a palm on his good shoulder. "Take care of them...and speak to Sahar, I'll make sure Gem goes and speaks to her from time to time," he said knowing that Sahar would worry.
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 7, 2010 2:26:36 GMT -5
Drannor Silverleaf “I know that. Don’t worry I got briefed earlier this morning. Sounds like things have flipped around into our favour and not theirs. With any luck I’ll only be away a few weeks.” I chuckled. “I’ll look after the boys, don’t you worry.”
I smiled. At least when it came to him, I did not always have to be formal. We were feinds and I only ever had to be respectful round the others.
“And thanks for that. I’d do the same if it was you.”
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 7, 2010 2:31:25 GMT -5
Auraka nodded, green eyes slightly distant as he thought. "I know you would Drannor...does Sahar have any idea?" he asked knowing that Sahar didn't want him to have anything to do with fighting at the moment. Little did he know, it wasn't public knowledge yet, that she was pregant and had good reason to. If he knew, he might of tried to talk to Drannor about waiting a bit.
With a sigh, he shifted slightly and began packing away the guns. Once more he study the weapon that Naina had put together, suprised at the neatness of it. "Almost to good..." he said pulling it apart.
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 7, 2010 2:45:41 GMT -5
Drannor I watched as he pulled the gun apart. "One of the newbies put that together or something?"
My eyes were smiling as I said it. "Looks like someone knew what they were doing if they were able to do that in one go. Who was it?"
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 7, 2010 2:49:15 GMT -5
Auraka smiled slightly, looking over his shoulder as he put the last piece away. "Have a guess," he said then paused "Naina..." It didn't suprise him, this was old stuff but he wondered if she would struggle with the newer techology but doubted it. She seemed to be smarter than most.
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 7, 2010 17:35:51 GMT -5
Drannor I should have known it would be her. "Interesting that she seems to know what she is doing," I commented. How much did she really know about how we worked? More than most outsiders did when they joined. "You'll have your hands full trying to teach her something new, Auraka."
I sighed. This was where I would rather have been over the next few months but I knew i had to do what I had to do. "At least with any luck I'll be back home before the month is out, Auraka."
In a few months my family would be a trio.
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 7, 2010 17:42:48 GMT -5
Auraka smiled grimly but nodded with a sighed "Don't I know it..." he said and clipped the last part in place. "Well, good luck my friend...I'll keep my eye on Sahar for you, just make sure you write," he chuckled slightly and gave him a pat on the shoulder. "Try and keep the other hand," he joked, but that was just his way to keep the mood light. It was a way to settle the soul before it went to march.
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 7, 2010 17:50:22 GMT -5
Drannor Silverleaf "I'm not making that mistake again." I laughed though, knowing what he meant. I'd learned a lot of things quickly, which was why I was where I was now. "Apparently before I go, some of the classes will be coming down to the target range.... Looks like I'm demonstrating something to do that though I've not been told. I guess someone else will be teaching, they'll just be watching.
I smiled though. "I'll probably see you over there sometime later today. I might go get some practise in."
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