Snippet #2693853

Anubis spilled the beans on Hermes' epic fail which then sparked an argument between Athens and him. The designated marksmen thought that he should have been more grateful to Hermes because he was willing to give up his life. Meanwhile Anubis felt that since it was only a smoke grenade, it was fine. Hermes decided to stay out of this, knowing that Athens could get pretty aggressive with her arguments and Anubis was stubborn. Dusk seemed to be elsewhere, pondering something and coming a sudden and negative realization. If Ivan or Gotthard were smart, they would remember what Hermes was trying to tell them.

"When you got here, you were blindfolded and unconscious. If Dusk found out you know where this place is, she'd_"

"Shut Up." The woman didn't even need to shout to be heard, the venom in her voice spoke over the others. "Anubis don't be a dick, your a fucking professional not some Bulwark Officer. Athens, ease the fuck up. The Army you enlisted to is halfway across the Galaxy not giving a fuck about us so no need to be such a hardass and Hermes...Good job but smokes and the nades that blow you to bits look very different...Cmon man..."

The mood remained tense for a few more seconds as Dusk removed all of her battle gear and placed it in one of the few remaining free spaces. "Jeez guys, at ease. Relax, ass chewing over." She stated over her shoulder. Dusk then gripped the bottom of her shirt and seemed like she was going to pull it up over her head and off but she stopped. "Oops. Right, guests."

Everyone went back to their previous activities leaving Dusk to continue thinking out loud in front of the Bulwark Operatives. "They only listen to me out of respect, if they wanted to they could just leave or flat out not listen to me. I couldn't stop them really. That's another issue about finding more members...they'd have to know their place. People around here aren't very good at that. The average street thug thinks he is a God...sometimes they actually are, it's insane. She leaned against the table Anubis was working on Ivan's bandages at and looked over at him. "You know?" It seemed like she was talking to him the whole time...but then she continued.

"You and this goofball are the ones who always show up to harass me for paperwork when I'm up and about...Are you stalking us?" her tone seemed friendly enough but she was looking somewhat down at Ivan's chest plate, her bangs covering her eyes...her intent. The rest of her face seemed so blank and void of emotion. If Dusk wasn't so much smaller than...everyone in the room...she might have looked down right intimidating. However she did have her pistol still holstered on her hip, her arms were crossed at the moment but she wasn't done. "Your here again...In our path. Was it chance that you got attacked just as I called for help? That my guys ran into you and this mystery man pulled some super soldier bullshit just in time to save all your asses?".

Anubis packed his medical supplies and walked out of the shack. Athens sighed and muttered something about removing stains and Hermes put on the headphones attached to the radio he was fixing.

"You Bulwark guys have worked me over since I got to this city and it was all for giggles. Fine. I can live with that. But now your in my house, so to speak. Using up my medical supplies, looking at our makeshift comms station that one day won't be fucked. Looking at how much ammo we have, all the weapons we are missing. " She paused and chuckled. "Shit I almost took my shirt off infront of you two and you didn't even buy me a drink. So tell me pups...can you see why I suddenly am thinking this way?".

Dusk uncrossed her arms and now resting a few fingers on her pistol. "Why I'm thinking someone might not miss two strays like yourselves who played a few too many games? You understand what I'm getting at? I hope so ...because from now on..Im asking the questions and If I don't like the answer, Im going to give you something you won't like.".