"Yes, something, I could have sworn something was there. In any case, the patrol we were supposed to go on got cancelled. Those new arrivals, the legionnaires, already beat us to it. Found some interesting Intel on a dark eldar position."
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My eyes widened at the name. "I'm sensing an 'and' here," I said warily.
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"Take a good long think and then guess."
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I did just that, even though I didn't really need to. When the Corporal [i]didn't[/i] start laughing and telling me it was all a joke, I paled. "Well, shit. Please tell me there's some good news in there somewhere?"
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"We don't [i]have[/i] to go, they're giving us the option." But the way the man said it, it seemed like they had given him the option for to choose for the both of them.
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Edited by Kell in a Cell: 7/16/2016 12:32:05 AMI gave my CO a flat stare. "Please tell me you didn't think taking a complete rookie to take on Dark [i]freaking[/i] Eldar was a good idea."
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"Of course not, that's why you're not going."
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I heaved a sigh of relief at that, before pausing. "What about you?"
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"What about me? I'm going along with the legionnaires to fight. You don't have to come along."
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"Well, then, best of luck to you, sir. What would you have me do in the meantime?"
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"Keep practicing, work on your endurance, and if you have any questions, the legionnaires still have five thousand men here, one of them will be able to answer you."
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"Yes, sir," I said, nodding. Well, looked like it was time for a training montage.