Snippet #2555447

Dominique

"Listen, Dominique. As captain, and by your performance by the past day or so, I have to demote you down to your original position as office worker. Ah, what am I saying? Its not even about me being captain. Its about you, you know you can't handle this anymore. Each day I see you fall apart. And its hard to say this, but you looked happy filing through papers. And... you were better at it."

And there it snapped, or more like Butch cut it off. She didn't know what to say. It all seemed quiet surreal. So now it was over? She would be trapped in some boring office for the rest of her life? How great, she didn't know if she should scream or cry. So she only stared at him, feeling dead inside. Empty.

"Oh... is that so..." Even the voice sounded dead, everything was dead she was a living corpse. After a moment of just nothing at all she started to take off the gadgets she got after getting to be a guard, simply tossing them without anger or enthusiasm on the ground in front of his feet's.

"Sure whatever you say Captain , happier playing with papers of course... You must be the worst human I have ever met... "You were better at handling the papers", that because I'm not educated in interrogating technics and you know it! Want to see who's the better sniper? Want to try and see if you can win for once? Oh that's right I don't have access to the training area any more. Thanks Captain , so nice of you."

Dominique despised him at the moment, how could he say those things. She would understand if it was something he did because he was captain bit to admit he did it because of other ridiculous reasons? She felt so humiliated. Once again he was treating her like some little kid that couldn't take care of herself instead of an equal.

"I hope you are happy because I'm not. You took away the only chance I had... I take back what I said about you, you are a bad person... Who cares, there is no reason for me to be here if the only thing I get to do is stare at paper I can do that on Earth as well. There I at least have my family and they don't stab me in the back..."

Dominique bit her lip, the sadness was taking over. So after a last empty glance at Butch she quietly left the room. She had no intention to talk or do anything else today, today she would just cry by herself in under her blanket thinking about her crushed dreams and how everything went wrong. Hate herself for getting hit and being sent here. Hate Butch for not caring at all.

Mei

"I-I ne-never thought I-I was coming back."

At first Mei was startled, she had almost given up on seeing Petra again so hearing her voice was shocking. Looking over at her she got a big smile on her face and rushed over, "Petra! I almost thought you wouldn't come back! I'm so happy to see you."

Mei felt better already, it was great to have Petra back. She didn't like being all alone in here, it was scary. She couldn't stop smiling, the happiness was too great.

"I've been trying to find you, where were you? I've missed you very much while you weren't here, I'm sorry for acting so childish..."