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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 5, 2010 20:13:49 GMT -5
Naina Collins I drove towards the army base, knowing where to go after looking it up in the street directory. Would they accept me amongst them? I knew that I was not from the area, but I felt as though I would be of some help to them. There was not a shred of doubt in my mind that it could be helpful for them to have me on board. Unlike some of the guys I was not afraid of bloodshed either, though I was not exactly easy about being in that area. I sigebd and turned off the car, parking in the guest lot. I got out looking for a sign or something that would tell me where to go.
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 5, 2010 20:24:43 GMT -5
And one. And two. And three. He chanted in his head, his shirtless chest glistening with sweat as he worked with the weights. Head lifted everywhere at the sound of an approaching car. Not many people came to the base at this time of the day, but everyone knew it was one of two things. An important person, meeting with the top Generals or a newbie.
Jason rose, using a towel to mop the sweat from his brow and walked into the showers, quickly cooling down before heading back outside. "Lieutenant General Lewis!" someone called and Jason turned his head with a sigh. Lieutenant General, such a long rank. "Newbie, might want to go speak to her," said a young lad and Jason nodded. "Thanks Steve." Her? He thought, wondering if this might be that girl...but he decided not to get his hopes up. Getting dressed in the correct uniform, hat and all, he walked over to the offices and nodded to Sue, the desk lady. "Good to see you again Sue," he called in greeting. She battered her eyelids and smiled in reply. "You to Lieutenant General."
He unlocked his office, settling back into his chair and gazed out the window. Waiting.
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 5, 2010 22:16:40 GMT -5
Naina Collins
I sighed as I walked along the path towards where the office was. Who knew what I was in for this time. At least I had some idea of how things worked here in the army. That at least, I was no newbie when it came how things worked. Several days had gone by though since I had met Jason at that coffee shop. Now though I was willing to see what this place was like in comparison to the place I had once been called a soldier in.
I'd made it through several of the ranks that were there before I'd had to leave. It was not so much the stress of the place that had really made me choose to leave them there. I'd never told Jason that I had been at the rank of a Major in the Italian army, though I had told him that I was used to translating for foreigners who spoke English.
I'd called the office yesterday afternoon and they had told me to come in at this particular time for an appointment. They'd been interested when I said that I had been in the Italian army once, and that it would have been good experience for me and that I should fit right in with all the others, despite the fact I was a girl.
I opened the office door and approached the front desk.
“May I help you?” the lady sitting there asked.
“Yes thank you. I'm Naina Collins? I have an appointment with someone here in about five minutes time?”
“Take a seat and I'll go tell him you're here.”
I walked over to take a seat.
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 5, 2010 22:24:28 GMT -5
Sue smiled at the girl, suprised why she was here but knew they had seen odder things. She rose, tapping lightly on Jason's door before poking her head in. "Lieutenant General Jason, your 10 o'clock is here," she said and Jason nodded "Send them in." She nodded and closed the door with a slight click, turning to the girl. "You can go in now," she said before heading back to her desk.
Jason tapped his fingers on the desk, shifting the paper on his desk and watched the door. Waiting. His gaze was drawn to the pile of documents, his meetings for the day. There was an empty form, joining, so he guessed that this was someone with quesitons and looking to join.
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 5, 2010 22:47:59 GMT -5
Naina Collins I stood up and walked over to the door that she pointed me towards. This was going to be a very interesting talk for me. At least I knew something about how things were run in this sort of thing.
Not that anyone would be able to tell that had i not said so over the phone yesterday afternoon.
I knocked and then entered.
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 5, 2010 22:54:17 GMT -5
An eyebrow rose as he stood to greet the recruit. It was her. "Please take a seat Miss Collins," he said with an easy grin. But, at the sight of her made his heart beat just that little bit faster. Still, he wondered at that. He had never felt it before. He sat, studying her for a moment. "Suprised to see me again?" he asked finally, still smiling that easy grin. He leaned forwards, elbows propped on the desk and looked at her again. "Tell me about yourself, you said you were in Italian Army, tell me about your time there and why you left."
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 5, 2010 23:07:16 GMT -5
Naina Collins I blinked, twice when I saw who was sitting behind the desk in the room. I knew him but where from? Then it clicked. Jason from the cafe. The first person to ever talk to me at all.
"Yeah it is a little surprising seeing you again."
My eyes widened as they took in thre rank he was from this things on his shoulders. A lot higher than I had. Though a rank I could have gotten.
"Well you know that I was in the army. How long for though was a while. I was in that one for about five years." I paused, knowing that one point my people had fought against the Australians. At a time that I was in the army and had helped to organize several strikes.
"I've done a lot of different things, though I was never directly in the fighting. I did most of the communicating over the radios and things to the teams that were out fighting and relaying information from them to the Field Marshal. Several times I've had to give commands for him that I have not particularly agree with but who was I to argue, being only holding the Major ranking?"
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 5, 2010 23:14:54 GMT -5
He noticed the eyes widened and waved his hand. "Just a badge," he said, looking down at the badge he had long forgotten. It was annoying sometimes, everyone had to call him but his whole rank. Not much he could do though.
He listened to her, swinging back into his chair and didn't interupt. He showed no emotion, his face blank, as she mentioned being a Major. "A Major?" he asked finally and tapped the desk thinking. "We cannot give you the same rank, you would have to re-do the basic training as well as fight with the others to get higher ranks?" he was asking her if she would be willing. Here, you had to fight for it. If you weren't the best, then to bad.
Basic Training was rough, he still remembered his time there, nothing nice about it. But it was needed. Anyways, if she had already been in the army, she wouldn't have a problem doing it again.
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 5, 2010 23:19:34 GMT -5
Naina Collins I almost laughed when he said it was only a badge. "There was a reason I left. People were too tense all the time. No one had any time to have anything to do you if you were not in their ranking. I couldn't stand that after awhile, I don't like it when people are always serious all the time. That's why i left, plus I needed to do something else for a while. I wasn't appreciated there."
I thought for a moment. "I've read about the group here and i know things would not be the same here. Plus I feel like i owe you all some thing, because of the amount of people my own orders over the raido have killed from this place."
I sighed. "And as I told you a few days ago, translating languages is no trouble for me either, I know quite a few, English, Italian, Grech and Spanish."
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 5, 2010 23:31:17 GMT -5
He nodded, thinking. "Sign this if your happy to join, though I wouldn't be telling my boys that, they don't really like people who have ordered to kill there mates," he said with a sigh. "Next basic training starts the week after next, you will be housed in the girls dorms there is only one other girl in the training, if you wish I can try and put you in the same group," he said and shook his head slightly. Audrey, the other trainnee, was an odd one.
He pushed the paper across to her, putting a pen next to it. "Have a read, have a think and sign if you wish," he said
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 5, 2010 23:36:54 GMT -5
Naina Collins "I would not be so unwise. Trust me, no one here will ever know about that one." Well other than him. I knew what things were allowed in these places and what were not. "Plus I know what the trainings like too that's nothing for me.'
I looked over what he'd given me. Nothing I had not expected there. I did not give it a second thought before I signed it.
"I do not really care what group I'm in to be honest." I was just eager to start working again. Eventually I would come in handy.
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 5, 2010 23:46:47 GMT -5
He listened in silence to the pen scrabbling along the white surface and sighed inernally. Another one. He knew it was part of his job to recruit...but he couldn't help but think: one more for the army, another life taken. Truly, it just got depressing.
"You will have 6 months training, no outside contact though anything but mail," he said guessing she already knew it but had to anyways. "It will be the same on the field."
He smiled and stood, opening the door for her. "See you at training."
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 5, 2010 23:50:52 GMT -5
Naina Collins At least i knew what I was getting myself into. I could deal with not being able to talk to my family. They would call me a traitor for this, so i would not be the one to tell them, not until I ended up being sent there, which I knew would happen. There were always foreign soldiers in Rome these days.
No one wanted a new Roman Empire rising again. The soldiers usually kept to themselves. "That wont be needed for me. I have no one to tell about this."
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Post by Kanchana on Jun 5, 2010 23:56:29 GMT -5
He rose an eyebrow, noting this down in his mind. She didn't seem to like sharing much about herself and he was desparte to learn more. Everything there was to know about her, he felt, he wanted to understand.
The hidden attraction was still there, he doubted it would leave any time soon. He nodded instead and smiled slightly. "If the guys give you any hassle, tell them to either piss off," he chuckled "or send them to me.."
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Post by Jenny Night on Jun 6, 2010 0:03:04 GMT -5
Naina Collins "Don't worry about me. I know how to defend myself. Though even if I told my family, I know the outcome of doing such a thing. I'd be disowned and called a traitor."
I sighed. This was my life now though, and i would not let anyone take that from me. "Though I think I might tell them to leave me alone if they annoy me, any of the guys."
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