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big daddy meat ([personal profile] camouflage) wrote in [community profile] hadriel_logs 2015-12-11 11:18 pm (UTC)

Okay, so maybe he should've phrased the question better. More of a 'are you capable of running if need be', instead of a 'I know you were just kidnapped and have no idea where you are, but are you okay' kind of question. John thought that Kaz would've taken it that way from the start, though, considering the old soldier was all about practicality. All that mattered in this moment was his commander's physical health; mental acuity could come later.

"Kaz, what're you talking about?" What did he even mean by 'showing up all of a sudden' or 'acting like everything's fine'? Of course John showed up suddenly, he had followed the sounds of gunshots not knowing who was on the other end. His little foray into the coliseum was about keeping assets alive, no matter who they were. And acting like everything was fine, obviously it wasn't. There were giant, man-eating insects after them: nothing about that was fine. What was he so angry about?

When it came to people, the only thing John was any good at reading was their bodies. He knew from the placement of their feet when they would jump at him, he knew from the way they carried themselves if they were injured or sick, he knew when they were lying or hiding something. When it came to getting a bead on their thoughts or what they were trying to say, he was about as lost as a rookie soldier on an obstacle course. People had called him dense when it came to relationships and he had never argued.

Could it be about--? That's when he hears them, the other monsters roaming the halls. They must've been attracted by the noise or, at the very least, the smell. They had to move. "Never mind, we don't have time for this. I know the way out, follow me."

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