Day 2 | Morning | Something Wicked This Way Comes

[Kannon]

"You may be a doctor by training but you are a despicable person, Pantazis. I wish God delivered unto you what you are doing to me right now. Never in my life have I been vindictive and I pray it stays that way until I will have got rid of your presence."

[Lydia Storm]

"He'll find out what it's like soon enough if he doesn't shut up soon" Lydia replied "stop antagonising her Ambrose. I mean it."

[Ambrose Pantazis]

"First, I never claimed to be a doctor. I'm a combat medic. We're just as much in the fight as any other soldier." He patted his sidearm for emphasis.

"Second, I won't be lectured about what is and isn't despicable by someone who by all appearance has witnessed the atrocities the cartel has visited on the Muadh here and done nothing. Or worse, has likely been complicit in it.

Third, the time for speaking is over. The words that might've absolved you were the ones that could've been spoken however long ago you and your father observed what was happening here. When you could've reported the cartel operations and brought an end to all this."

He turned to Lydia, "You forget yourself merc. You're hired onto this and you answer to me. You will obey the chain of command or you will be the one finding out. Perhaps you should've considered temperance before firing at an unknown target."

[Lydia Storm]

Lydia raised her gun and pointed it at Ambrose.

"Would you like to say that again?"

[Ambrose Pantazis]

Ambrose stepped back and readied his hand by the sidearm he'd been patting a moment ago. He was painfully reminded of the short his shield had recently suffered as he instinctively started to reach for it as well. "This is crossing the line Storm. You better lower that gun or your insubordination will be the least of your worries."

[Bernard Martikova]

Bernard was just dumbfounded at the current situation before he looked at everyone, his eyes lowered and his cool slowly going away. "Pantazis. Storm. Enough!" His voice boomed with tenacity and wrath, much more boldly than the calm nature he had been showing before, his eyes staring at his two subordinates. "The Duke would listen to constructive criticism and potential neglect when offered from an Imperial. It's not for us to lecture this woman what it is to do. Duke Leto would treat an Imperial with knowledge and information with respect and not go off the handle to insult them. If you cannot handle your emotions on this matter, we can reassign you for the remainder of this mission, but I will not sit quiet any longer while you berate her, especially with what's at stake here. How would the Duke react to what you are potentially taking away with your words with our mission? " He leaned in slowly and glared at him. "Take a breath, drop a shit in the woods, whatever it is you need to do to get your nerve back and stop antagonizing people. That is a order."

He then turned to Frost. "As for you: do you think right now is the right moment we need to hold a gun on each other when you've fired twice and signaled ourselves to everyone around here over some insults?! I've accepted responsibility for you shooting, as you are part of my squad at the moment. It's up to her to decide what comes from that. So I'm putting myself at risk for you because of what you can do for us here. And your gratitude for that action is to aim a gun at a Atreides soldier? So, let's try to save your ass again. I will treat this little outburst of yours just being overcome with the stress of the situation because right now we need to you to lead us back to camp. Now, you don't have to like Pantazis, that includes all of you, but right now we're wading thru some deep shit right now. Cartels, Muadh, and the--" He turned to the Imperial for a moment and grunted, stopping himself from continuing. "--Other things we have to do here. Stop acting like children and look at where we're at."

With his words spoken, he takes a deep breath and looks at Storm, waiting to see her next move.

[Kannon]

Sinsei just took this moment to sit down and rest a bit, staring blankly into the thicket before her, having zero schadenfreude from the situation. If anything, she was dismayed as if some hopes she might have been harbouring were getting quashed by the internal conflict among her captors. She wiped off the bottoms of her eyes with the rim of her sleeve and a bit of own spit.

[Lydia Storm]

Lydia narrowed her eyes, but after a moment lowered her weapon.

"Fine. I would prefer not to point a gun at anyone anyway. But remember your own words; you need me."

She turned away from the others.

"Let's move."

[Cuyler Gray]

Sinsei just took this moment to sit down and rest a bit, staring blankly into the thicket before her, having zero schadenfreude from the situation.

Cuyler sat beside her and tried to reassure her.

"In spite of what's happened and how things may seem. I assure you, we will do whatever we can to keep you from further harm."

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Day 2 | Morning | Something Wicked This Way Comes, Charm (Presence), Difficulty?: 1eA+2eP 3 successes

[Kannon]

"We'll see who 'we' are and how much they 'can'. But for now I'll take your words on face value. Some illusions help go on." She relied on her improvised cane to rise.

[Ambrose Pantazis]

"Sure thing Sarge, I'll be the very model of Atreides hospitality."

He watched Cuyler go over to Sinsei and added, "Yeah, three out of four of us won't shoot you in the back while you run." Ambrose did little to hide his confusion and disdain at Lydia's sudden defense of the still unverified woman and worse her insubordination.

[Kannon]

She ignored the medic and looked at Bernard.

"We shouldn't be too far away from the coast."

[Lydia Storm]

Lydia also turned back to look very pointedly at Bernard. Her gun was resting on her shoulder pointing upwards rather than in anyones direction, but she was saying nothing.

[Bernard Martikova]

He didn't need to be reminded of her importance, or Ambrose's comment. She was one of the only outdoors experts they managed to bring with her; that thought alone guided his actions.

"Yeah, that's about where we crashed." He looked to Lydia and Ambrose before looking back at the redhead. "Familiar with that part of the area, then?"

[Kannon]

"Enough. Let's go."

[End of Thread]