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Stuck on Reader being someone like Penelope Garcia from Criminal Minds, stationed in the US under Laswell
Off to See the Wizard (1)
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eventual poly!141xfem!reader
TW: mentions of canon-typical violence
"You'll find exfil three klicks north, far side of lake," you say. You have the intel about their op open on the monitor to your left; the time in the corner reads 6:30pm. Your stomach grumbles, reminding you you skipped lunch, and you tell yourself you'll eat dinner when the op is done. Your eyes flick back to the time on the monitor in front of you. You can see Task Force 141's helicopter waiting; local time reads 4:00am. It's been a long few days, and you can't imagine how tired they are.
"tch, lass, 's a loch," Sergeant MacTavish whines. Despite sounding a little like a toddler needing a nap, his breathing pattern tells you he's moving quickly, trying to stay quiet.
"Copy that, Sergeant," you chuckle back. "Exfil's north of the loch." You wait a beat before adding, softly, "Get home safe, boys."
Captain Price's voice rumbles in your ear, "Copy that, Oz." He, too, waits a beat and says, "Thanks for the help."
You roll your eyes at the nickname: Oz, like the great and powerful wizard of. When you asked, Sergeant Garrick said it was due to how you seemed to anticipate their needs when you're Watcher. You tried telling them over and over again anyone doing your job would do the same, but they all swore you were Laswell's best. Their best. "You know there's no place like home, luv, and you make sure we get back every time," the Sergeant said. It made your heart flutter to hear it, and you have no idea how much their affection for you grows each time your magic gets them home safely.
You pull yourself out of your musings and focus on the drone feed for the next twenty minutes, needing to see all four heat signatures make it to the helo. As they cross into view, you immediately notice something off. They aren't filing in one at a time like usual. There's one out front and three together behind the first man.
"Bravo-6, what happened? I'm seeing unusual movement at the helo,” you say. You wait several long moments, listening to the crackle of satellite communications. You're about to say more when the Captain sighs.
"Gaz took a bullet," he said calmly. "It's a through and through, and Ghost already put Celox on it."
You try to calm your breathing, but even though you know, you know, these men have dangerous jobs, you can't help your reaction. One of your boys - not yours, not yours - is hurt, and you're an ocean and a half away. "Bravo-6, I'm putting in a forward call to your temporary base," you tell him as you bring up the base's medical building information over the op intel. "They'll be waiting on the tarmac for you." You haven't spoken to them yet, but you will make sure someone is there to take care of Sergeant Garrick.
"See, Oz, always ten steps ahead," the aforementioned soldier chuckles in your ear. Despite the distance, you can hear the strain in his voice.
“Don’t try to sweet talk me, Sergeant,” you scold. “Keep your strength,” you say more softly. “I- we want you back in one piece.”
“Yes, ma’am,” he responds quietly.
Your office is quiet for the next few weeks. Laswell directs most operations to other groups, giving the 141 time to rest and recover, and while you support whomever Laswell tells you, your work is mostly with the 141. You've been their primary point of contact for nearly a year now.
Despite not covering them in the field, you're a bloodhound, following any scrap of gossip about your boys. You know after the bullet tore through his thigh on that last op, Sergeant Garrick - “Gaz, please, Oz. Or Kyle,” he insisted softly when you checked in - had multiple surgeries to repair the wound.
Months back, during an op that had them embedded on a snowy tundra for more than two weeks, you found yourself chatting quietly to whomever was on watch during your shift. You were their anchor to the real world, "Oor very ohn angel on the airwaves," Sergeant MacTavish cooed. One long, quiet night - local time - Lieutenant Riley mentioned some of the things from home they missed. You squirreled the information away, as you did everything you learned about them.
While Kyle was in surgery, you sent a care package to their barracks, timing the delivery with their return to Hereford. You needed to feel like you were doing something to aid in everyone's recovery. You didn't expect to receive a call from Captain Price - "None of this Captain stuff, yeah? Yer not one o' my men. It's Price or John to you, dove." - thanking you for "making the barracks feel a little more like home."
While Kyle recovers, Laswell sends the others out sporadically on short missions. You make sure to be on this side of the monitor when any of them are deployed. It's superstitious, but you fear what will happen if you aren't there to watch their backs. You keep Sergeant MacTavish from walking right into a hostile camp whose heat signatures barely registered on the drone. You'd missed it too, until a blip from what had to be the terror cell's servers made you look closer. Afterwards he says,"Ya watched me clear the place, bon. Ya knoo how ah got mah name. 'S time ya use it, ya ken?"
Another time you're watching John and Lieutenant Riley on a mission to liberate human cargo. The Lieutenant is in his sniper nest, waiting for the buyer, plying you with his dry humor as he's done before, and this time you have a response. "Hey, Lieutenant, why do seagulls fly over the sea?" You give him a moment to think before continuing, "Because if they flew over the bay, they'd be bagels."
He groans and follows with, "If we're trading jokes that bad, Oz, call me Simon. No leftenant in his right mind would chuckle at that rubbish." Unlike the others, he didn't want to give you the choice of using his call sign. He was no Ghost to you.
As each man offers more of himself to you, you fall harder. You are not aware they do it because they are all falling for you too and are trying to break down the walls between you.
Five weeks after Kyle's surgery, he's deemed fit for duty, and Laswell mentions an op that's going to embed the boys in the desert for close to two months at least. She wants someone forward at Hereford, acting under her direct authority, to minimize delays with intel, communications, and decisions. Unbeknownst to you, Price has all but demanded Kate send you.
She comes into your office early, startling you as you read over the details of the 141's new operation. It worries you: eight weeks embedded in Uzbekistan, where intel says there's been an uptick in black market trafficking of both weapons and people. The 141 are being tasked with sorting enemy from friend, identifying their buyers, routing their sources, and cutting off the supply chain. It's a massive undertaking, one you're sure will take longer than predicted. Your heart aches for what your boys will have to do.
Laswell stands in your doorway and says your name, pulling you from dark daydreams. "Yes, ma'am?" you ask.
"You got a go bag?" You don't answer. In theory you know what a go bag is, but you've never needed one in all the years you've worked for her, and she knows it. "I have a forward assignment for you. Three months, maybe more." She reads the confusion in your face and continues. "The 141's new op is bigger than we've done in quite some time. I need eyes and ears I trust over there, able to make smart decisions on the fly, and they need someone whose priority is a successful mission, and that includes getting them home safe." She pauses and lets the information settle. Then she holds your gaze. "That's you, Oz. I know it, and more, the boys know it. Other than me, you're our best chance of pulling this off the way it needs to be done."
You don't even need a moment to think. "What should I bring, and when do I leave?"
Laswell smiles wide.
In short order you're boarding a military transport with two duffle bags and a hard-side case full of your tech. Laswell said you'd be put up in the barracks and be given a secure workspace in one of the base's office buildings.
The flight is uneventful, so you spend the time mentally preparing for finally meeting the 141 in person. You feel like you know them from the little glimpses you've had into their lives, but this will be your first true interaction with them. You hope they aren't disappointed to see the woman behind the curtain.
You're going over your role for the hundredth time when the plane finally lands. You grab your bags and follow other personnel off the back of the bird into a damp, overcast day. Your watch says 11:00, but with the weather, it could be any time really. You want to settle your things down and find the base canteen for lunch before setting up your work space. As much as your heart thrums in your chest about finally meeting your boys, you remind yourself this is a job.
Price stands inside the open hanger door, watching everyone exit the transport. Laswell told him you'd be arriving today, and he wants to be here to greet you. He knows if he said something - if the boys knew you were the intelligence specialist Laswell was sending them - he'd have had to fight them all to stay away. He knows they're all a little in love with you. If he's honest with himself, he is too. Which is why he needs to run interference, or they might scare you off.
He finally sees a woman in civvies with a nondescript duffle bag slung over each shoulder and rolling a shiny silver piece of luggage that screams fancy technology. He walks over, catching your eye as you take in the details of your new surroundings. You don't startle much as he approaches; he likes that you keep your cool. That combined with the look on your face that isn't delight or awe, just a cool calculation, filing information away for later, raises you in his esteem even more. You slow your stride until he's right in front of you.
"Hello," you say cordially. Price is a little surprised. You're usually much warmer than this. But then he realizes he's never seen your picture and only knew it was you because everyone else on the plane was clearly a soldier. Perhaps you don't know who he is. Yet.
"Oz, dove, so glad to have you," he rumbles, holding out a hand. He sees the moment his words hit, your eyes opening a fraction wider, mouth popping open a bit.
"Oh! Captain Price?" You're hesitant but proffer your hand to shake his. You know his voice over comms, but in person, the rich timbre is more rounded and melodic. You'd question it, but he's the only one who's ever called you dove.
"'s me," he replies, warm hand wrapping around yours, "An' I'm not yer Captain, remember?" You feel his callouses against your palm, and you smile widely at him. His moustache twitches, and you see his crows feet crinkle. He seems pleased.
He reaches over and snags one of the duffles from your shoulder before you can muster a protest. He leans down for your equipment, but you hold fast to the handle. "Sorry, sir. Can't let this go 'til I've got it in a secure location." He hums at that, and you swear his smile grows.
"Knew you were who we needed here,' he says quietly. He looks you over again. "You must be tired. Let's get you settled, yeah?"
"That sounds lovely," you tell him. You follow in his wake as he makes his way across the base. He points out various buildings as you pass them: medical (not that you'll need it), gym (not that you'll want it), armoury (not that you're allowed in it), mess (not canteen), and various office buildings. Price stops at this last destination, leading you to the secure room (keypad entry only and you get to set the code) where you drop your equipment. For now, it's enough that it's in a safe place. You can set it up after some food and sleep. The 141 doesn't ship out for this op for another week, so you have time to settle in.
After you lock the door behind you, Price takes you past the training grounds to where the classrooms and barracks are. "This isn't much, but it's ours," he says, a little bashfully, ushering you into a small building on the edge of the training ground. You notice 'TF 141' painted in black over the door of the grey building. "Welcome to your temporary home away from home."
You stand in the entryway and look at Price. Clearly your emotions are all over your face because he huffs out a laugh. "Didn't Laswell tell you we were putting you up in our barracks?"
You splutter, shocked. No, she certainly did not! "She simply told me the barracks. I had no idea I'd be..." You wave your hand around the space. How will you cope with basically living with these men whom you've grown so fond of? You panic. They'll be able to read your feelings a mile away. They're highly trained SAS soldiers.
Price waits you out, silently cataloguing your physical changes. Your eyes dart around, never staying on one thing for long. You're breathing just a hair faster now, and through your mouth as if desperately trying to fill your lungs. There's a bead of sweat forming at your hair line. He can tell you're nervous, but he doesn't realize he's the cause, him and the rest of the 141, so he says, "If it's a problem, Oz, we can find a bunk in the women's quarters with the recruits. Laswell and I jus' thought you might prefer the quiet of personal quarters instead."
You quickly come back to yourself. "No, no, it's fine!" You know your voice is pitched too high, but you can't help it. You're being offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live with these men and you refuse to lose it. "I was just a little surprised," you rush to continue. "I don't mind if you all don't." You look at Price and hope your smile isn't as deranged as it feels.
He chuckles softly, and the sound causes warmth to blossom in your chest. "A'right then. Come see the place, then I'll introduce you to the boys." He points down a short hallway to the left, noting where his and Leftenant (not lieutenant like you've been calling him) Riley's offices are and telling you there's one the Sergeants use that you're welcome to. In front of you are a pair of double doors Price says hide the common room and kitchen area. There's a door to your right he takes you through, and this is the living quarters with a communal bathroom at the far end. Most of the doors are closed, though a few are propped open. "Most task force units have nearly a dozen members, but we only got us four, so there's plenty of extra space. Take any open room ya want, dove." You almost ask where everyone else is to position yourself best, but in the end you take the interior room closest to the bathroom.
Your last stop is the shared space. You aren't sure what to expect from a space shared by a group of men with such very different personalities, but stepping in, it reminds you of the fraternity living spaces you'd been in during college. Two worn but comfortable looking couches and a mixed collection of wingback chairs and recliners are arranged in front of a large television. Wires peek out from an entertainment center under it, and you suspect more than one gaming system is hidden behind the doors. A few bookshelves stand like sentinels along the back wall, covered in various books and movies and games. To the left is a small kitchenette. You see an electric kettle and coffee maker on the counter next to a microwave and hot plate with cabinets beneath. There's a small refrigerator too.
You take in all these details in an instant before settling on the most important thing: the other members of the 141, who have all sat up, conversation forgotten, as Price leads you into the room. You barely have time to consider what they must make of you as Price starts introductions. He starts with his men, pointing first to a man who is the living embodiment of the Tasmanian Devil Looney Tunes character, all compact muscle and startlingly blue eyes with the most ridiculous, and completely against regulation, haircut you've ever seen. "That's Sergeant John MacTavish, but you can call him Soap." Price must not know you've been urged to do just that. He continues around the room to an absolute beast of a man: nearly as broad as he is tall in his seat and covered entirely in black. "Leftenant Riley, goes by Ghost." You blink; that's not at all what he told you, though you realize he never gave you his callsign at all. "And Sergeant Kyle Garrick. We call 'im Gaz." Price is pointing to a brown-skinned man who, if you weren't seeing him with your own eyes, you wouldn't believe really looked that good.
You're about to introduce yourself to the room when you catch a slight smirk on Price's face. He puts a hand on your lower back so gently you think it's an unconscious gesture. With a little pressure, he pushes you further into the space the men inhabit. "Boys, meet Laswell's intelligence agent, Oz, the Great and Powerful."
an: Whelp, this spiraled quickly out of my control. There is absolutely more as I haven't even gotten started.
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#cod#poly!141#poly!141 x reader#tf 141#tf 141 x reader#nerdygirl says#john price#simon riley#johnny mactavish#kyle garrick#off to see the wizard
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The Penguin be like...
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Wicked “Off To See The Wizard” (1967)
#60s#mgm#tv series#off to see the wizard#spin off#wizard of oz#production art#animation cel#production cel#animation art#wicked witch of the west#abe levitow#chuck jones
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#birds of prey 2023#zealot#dc comics#harley quinn#off to see the wizard#comic panels#out of context#x-ray#oof#kelly thompson#leonardo romero#jordie bellaire
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#secret agent 1936#secret agent#peter lorre#madeleine carroll#john gielgud#weiner dog#dog#puppy#1930s#1930s hair#vintage fashion#shinny phone#gallows#hat#off to see the wizard#the general#the hairless mexican#elsa#edgar#train#screencaps#screencap
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Off To See A Wizard
Down The Yellow Brick Road
Hoping Our Story Never Gets Old
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So. Wicked Part 1 (as the opening titles of the film very clearly states). I can’t fully judge this thing. Not yet. Like as an adaptation of act one of the Broadway musical it largely succeeds. I think for most people Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth remain THE definitive Elphaba and Glinda and rightly so. Yet Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo do such a marvelous job embodying the characters - in terms of both general performance & singing - they truly manage to make the parts their own.
The rest of the cast is equally up to the challenge & it’s all bolstered by truly sumptuous production values, terrific choreography, & excellent cinematography throughout. I think this might genuinely be the best looking version of Oz put to film to-date. It’s bright, colorful, & completely unreal in a way that paradoxically only serves to give it greater reality.
So what’s the problem? Well for one thing this 2 hour & 40 minute movie could’ve easily had 20 minutes shaved off & been all the better for it. There is a lot of spoken exposition which gets restated in one musical number or another leading to frequent redundancy. Which is not to say none of the additions work - the animal subplot from the stage version gets a lot more play on screen and feels all too appropriate all things considered.
Ultimately the biggest problem is how the movie tackles Defying Gravity. There’s a whole lot more Sturm und Drang in the lead up to the song which continues throughout to the point that there are 2 major interruptions that are not in the original stage version. It’s clearly the movie side overtaking the theatrical side & the whole sequence is weaker for it. It’s not enough to ruin the ending or anything, but it is concerning considering what is yet to come in the next Wicked film. The original Broadway production kept most of the action off stage to focus on the characters instead. I’m worried the film makers won’t be able to resist which could intern wreck the whole thing. We’ll see.
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gifsets cannot do this scene justice i need you to hear this scene
#cherrymagicedit#cherry magic#cherry magic! thirty years of virginity can make you a wizard?!#30 sai made doutei dato mahoutsukai ni nareru rashii#adachi kiyoshi#kurosawa yuichi#1K!#for context the entire song is in kurosawa’s head but adachi has mind reading powers and heard it all#i knew this was coming but i was still thrown off to see and hear it animated!#i went full hyena mode and laughed for five minutes straight
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No fucking way…
I just learned how to air dry my afro with minimal shrinkage…
…from World’s Beyond Number.
What.
That scene in episode 43, where Suvi has a bath and is like “Mm, my hair got wet, I gotta brush it out, or the shrinkage will kill me…”
Ok so… I usually do shampoo, conditioner + detangler brush, rinse, pat dry with an old t-shirt, LCO my damp hair, brush again, and then I just accept that it will shrink as it air dries because I don’t feel like twisting it to stretch it out, and I hate how it feels after it’s blow dried.
Today, I brushed after the leave-in, again after the curl smoothie, and again after massaging oil into my scalp, and my hair? dried?? with minimal shrinkage??? and kept its curl pattern????
It looks so good?????
Aaahhh?????????????????
@quiddie put useful Black hair rep in with the dungeons and the dragons????????
It’s in there with them???????
In the high-fantasy storytimes????????????
Aaaaahhhhh????????
#ok so like#this is actually extremely fitting#because when I got off the bus in Hamilton for Aabria’s masterclass my hair was FUCKED because it was still damp when I left Montreal#so the curl smoothie I have rn is the one I bought from the Shoppers Drug Mart across from McMaster University#and while I was in the bathroom unfucking my hair#I swear to god I heard Aabria in the lobby making small talk as she was arriving for the masterclass#and I was HOPING AND PRAYING that she didn’t have to pee because I was scared she was going to walk into the bathroom#not because I didn’t want her to see my hair but because I was scared to meet her in general#so she would have walked into a public bathroom that was completely empty#except for this one Black girl detangling her hair and exuding an aura of ABJECT TERROR#and I was super early so it would not have been obvious that I was here for the event#I could have just been a random university student with dry hair and inexplicably unsettling vibes#anyways…#Evan Kelmp smells like Queen Helene: confirmed#aabria iyengar#suvirin kedberiket#wwwo 43#the wizard the witch and the wild one#worlds beyond number#black representation#dungeons and dragons
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dyou think theyre on the yellow brick road? dyou think theyre off to see the wizard?
#beebsart#art#moomins#the moomins#moominvalley#snufkin#moomintroll#sniff moomin#snorkmaiden#little my#wizard of oz#weeeee’re off to see the wizard the wonderful wizard of oz because because because because becauuse because of the wonderful things he does#doo doo do doodlie doo#perhaps the wizard is the hobgoblin
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Off to See the Wizard (3)
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tw: canon-typical violence, bad accents
"Wut?" Simon stutters, in a voice you've never heard before. You've been on comms with him when missions have gone to shit, and he has never sounded as nervous as he does right now.
"It's just-" You huff out a breath. Why does this have to be so hard? Usually conversation flows with Simon like a stream over rocks, smooth and unhurried. "It seems like you're upset. You looked like you wanted to hide when John introduced us, and now..." You let the sentence trail off. "Where's the man who, two weeks back, spent watch sharing the worst puns I've ever heard?"
Simon looks at you, finally meeting your eyes, before glancing quickly away. "I dunno wha' 'cher talkin' about," he mumbles.
You can't help but snort in response. "That's such bullshit, Simon! You forget I've heard you lie before," you remind him. "You're usually much better than this."
Simon's mask twitches and you glimpse little laugh lines at the corners of his eyes. You think maybe he's smiling a little behind the mask.
You decide to push your luck, knowing your Simon is stuck somewhere in this man who seems to sit so uneasily in his place. So you smile and say, "Go ahead and give me another."
Simon holds your gaze a few moments longer than last time and mutters you, "I don' like change."
You keep your eyes on his, on the parts of his face you can see, and on the way his hands are twitching against the table top. "Liar." You're grinning at him now.
Simon flattens his hands against the table and leans forward a little bit. Lowering his voice, he says, "We don' need help."
"Eeeh!" You make a buzzer sound and tell him, "Wrong answer, but thanks for playing." He chuckles like you're used to, low and dark. "I've seen the same intel you have, and you're going to want me on the other side of those comms."
This time he looks at you and holds your gaze. "Yer right, Oz. We will."
You're so shocked at the first honest response from him you don't know what to do. You gape at him for a moment, unsure of what to expect next, when he floors you again.
Simon looks down at the table and, so quietly you think you misheard, says, "Yer prettier 'an I thought you'd be. An' I knew you'd be pretty."
You're saved from having to respond at all as Kyle, Soap, and John finally come back with food.
"Scran's nae bad teday," Soap says, sliding a tray in front of you. You mumble out your thanks and catch John looking between you and Simon. You hope he can't see how nervous you are. Simon's posture gives nothing away, which might be his biggest tell right now.
"Solid copy, Ghost?" John asks him, and he merely grunts as he digs into his food.
The rest of your day is spent going back over the information you have. Laswell agreed with your idea for transport, so you spend a few hours arranging something both more discreet and reliable, calling in a favor or two in her name.
By the time dinner rolls around, you have given yourself no less than a dozen pep talks about your interaction with Simon at lunch. You've played out a million different scenarios and finally opted to take your cues from him.
You don't have long to wait as he and Soap come to your office at 6:30. He stands back and lets Soap do most of the talking, which he does all the way to the barracks. When you get there, you give him a quizzical look. "I don't know the base well, but isn't the mess the other way?"
Soap's smile borders on feral. "Aye, but Cap'n decided, 'cuz a yer bein 'ere, to take ye off base tonight." Beside him, you catch Simon's eye and the eye roll he gives to Soap's back.
"Cap'n jus' wan'ed tuh show ya some 'a the city, seein' as you'll be here instead 'a home when we're gone." He finishes quietly. Seems like no one is happy when reminded the whole reason you're here is to support them while they're gone.
Simon unlocks the barracks and ushers you in, following behind with a gentle hand on your lower back. Now three of your boys have made the same unconscious motion. When will Soap? "We're gonna head out in 20. Tha enough time fer ya ta get ready?" he asks.
You look at him and Soap and notice they're dressed in civvies. You're not sure how you missed that detail before because now that you really look, it's clear they've cleaned up and changed since lunch. "Twenty should be fine. I mean, it's not fancy, right?"
Soap winks at you, "Nah. Ya look perfect already, bon. Yoo could go as ya are 'n be feen."
You pause, smile frozen on your face. You don't know how to take that compliment , so you stammer, "Uh, thanks. I'll just..." You point towards your room. "Meet you in the rec room?"
Simon nods, and you walk away. You hear a light thump and an "Oi, Lt, wha' was tha' fer?" as your door closes.
It turns out John's idea of a tour of the town is more about how to get off base and where not to go alone. "Unfortunately, can' let ya borrow a military ride, Oz. Yer not cleared for 'em." So instead he shows you where to catch the bus - "ne'er do a ride share. Can' have 'em on base" - and where some key places in town are. "Asda's gunna have e'rything ya need 's far as snacks 'n toiletries. An' if ya want food tha's not from the mess, pick somethin' over 'ere," he says, sweeping his arm to the streets northwest of where the bus would drop you.
He doesn't take his own advice though, parking in a lot several blocks south and taking everyone to a pub bearing the name The Dancing Bear. The others walk ahead of you and John. Clearly this is a place they've been before.
As you follow the group into the space, the man behind the bar calls out to John who simply raises a open hand. You watch the man's eyebrows rise while he looks over the group, finally landing on you. You can't quite interpret the look he gives John, but he points to a table towards the back. You notice it's nestled in an area not immediately viewable from the door but with a line of sight to most of the room. As they had at lunch, Simon and John take up positions along the wall where they can see almost everything. Kyle and Soap are sat next to John and Simon respectfully, which leaves you to take the seat between the two sergeants.
You hear heavy steps come up behind you, and while your first instinct is to tense - you completely understand why soldiers and cops try to not put their backs to a room - no one you're with seems concerned.
When the footsteps stop, a gruff voice says, "Nice ta see ya, boys. An' ye've brought a friend."
You assume this is the same man from behind the bad, but while John was smiling a moment ago, you can tell it's now strained. You can only guess what caused the change.
"What've they got on you, dollface? Ye're too gorgeous to be here, with them, by choice." The man laughs at his own joke as you turn. You don't know how often the boys come here, and you certainly don't want to burn bridges if they think the joke is funny, so you simply give the man a tight smile.
John gets his attention and orders drinks for the boys then looks to you. You order a soda; these guys do not need to see what a lightweight you are, and you definitely don't need your inhibitions lowered. Kyle orders chips and curry for the table as you all decide on your meals.
The atmosphere is much different than at lunch, when the lore of being the 141 kept you insulated. John and Simon are scowling more than before, to the point where you suggest everyone heads back to base.
"Why?" Simon asks.
You look at him then over your shoulder to the small group playing darts, the few people at the bar, the man who was at your table and another woman, both making drinks behind the bar. "Oh, I don't know," you drawl. "Maybe because it looks like you're trying to stare the place down."
Simon's eyes snap to yours as Soap giggles. "She's got a point, Lt. Yeh look right pissed."
He turns slightly to see where Simon has been staring, his own face morphing from carefree to annoyed as Simon says, "It'd be fine 's long 's other people'd mind their fuckin' business."
You look at him pleadingly. "Then let's go, really. I want this to be nice for us all, and clearly you're bothered by something."
Simon looks at John who claps a hand on his shoulder. "Oz's right, Ghost. Let it go or we're gone." Though he's calm and the tone is light, John's words come across as a mild threat.
You make it through the meal without another incident, but as you get up to leave, the guys take up positions around you. It's impossible to miss the way John leads the way with Kyle and Soap chatting your ears off while Simon trails you silently.
Back at the barracks, you say your goodnights and turn in while the others meet in John's office. "Tha' was a bad idea," Ghost says. "Too many eyes on 'er."
"Not sure base is any better," Gaz says. "Plenty a' the rookies saw 'er as I walked 'er to lunch. Got the feeling some idiot is biding their time 'til we're gone."
Price looks around at them. "Is this something ya want? Truly?"
"How can we not, Cap?" Soap asks. "She's perfect. And perfect fer us." Gaz nods, and Ghost meets Price's eyes unblinkingly.
"Alright then. We got less than a week to get this done."
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why does so much of mel discourse on this site centre on to what measure she did or did not manipulate jayce like that's the extent of her complexity and grey morality, as if she has not directly and indirectly been contributing to the opression of zaun not because she's prejudiced or hates them but simply because she profits from it, like i am so sorry my queen that they don't get you like i get you
#arcane#mel medarda#ella originals#in fact i do think it's soooo interesting that mel being an immigrant didn't really grow up with the ingrained prejudice like most piltovan#(it's cait's lines in her first ever scene--she's not at all malicious it's just a part of her worldview that the undercity is dangerous)#(and that's not something she ever grows out of which is such a huge fail for the show but that's a discussion for another time)#mel doesn't hate zaunites or anything she just doesn't care#she is a kind and compassionate person but all that is hyperfocused on directly opposing her mother's violent imperialism#and not in the sense of well the price in blood to be extracted for our advancement is too much and not worth it#but the advancement--progress if you will--can be accomplished through avenues other than violent imperialism and expansionism so it's fine#and it doesn't matter to her that those other means are just as bloody and that it's very much NOT FINE#it's such a fascinating contradiction and a blind spot and i am SO ANGRY s2 made her a wizard instead of exploring it#a zaunite revolution could have had her whole world collapsing around her#WE WERE ON OUR WAY#IT WAS ALREADY HAPPENING WITH THE BRIDGE MASSACRE THAT'S WHY SHE ORIGINALLY SUPPORTED ZAUNITE INDEPENDENCE#because the blood she's been spilling finally came to flood her door too and she had to face the fact that she was not so different from he#mother at all that's why she took off her ring before she cast her vote#and we could've gone so much further with that i wanted to see everything this woman believed she knew about herself collapse around her#i wanted DRAMA and EXPLORATION and CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT#anyway this got away from me but my point was i see so many people acting as if the reason mel's morally grey is bc she manipulated jayce#as if she's not actively profiting off of violent oppression of zaunites#in case it was somehow unclear none of this is me being anti-mel i adore my queen with all my heart
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Regulus waiting for James with his hand formed into a fist, obviously waiting for a fist bump.
James: Er?
Regulus, nodding and offering his fist:
James being confused af but still fist bumping Regulus anyway because what else can he do? Refuse? Over his dead body.
Regulus:
Regulus: Love you, bro.
James: What….
James, slowly raising his head: Did you….
James: JUST… call ME?!
Regulus already halfway down the hallway, manically laughing as he runs up the stairs with James immediately 3 steps behind him.
James: I AM NOT YOUR BRO?! I’M ‘BABY’ OR ‘SUNSHINE’ OR ‘MON SOLEIL’ OR ‘LOVE’! I AM MOST DEFINITELY NOT—
#James would so not love the calling your partner by their governemt name and see how they react trend#JAMES I AM NOT YOUR BRO BUT YOUR BABY POTTER#Regulus I love to piss off my sunshine bf Black#regulus black#james potter#happy jegulus#jegulus#established jegulus#starchaser#sunseeker#dead gay wizards#marauders#marauders era#the marauders
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been thinking about a modern day au where jegulus have to work on a college project together and james goes back to regulus’ apartment to work and hes baffled by all the glitter and bright colors and vintage collectibles and record and cds everywhere because regulus always seemed so dark and serious, and honestly miserable and boring and realizes that he really didn’t know regulus at all
#peep my crazy run on sentence#plus a whole lot of banter and regulus clocking james#regulus black WOULD love taylor swift#the album 1989 would be a very important plot point#all you had to do was stay#RIGHT?#regulus who dress so dark and serious but secretly loves glitter and chappell roan#barty would be his roommate#rosekiller would be on and off again#spin the glittery purple nail polish bottle#YALL HAVE TO SEE THE VISION#ITS PERFECT#idc if y’all think regulus would never go away#jegulus#starchaser#sunseeker#marauders era#marauders#dead gay wizards#regulus black#james potter
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Ok so I was scrolling through the Oz character Wiki to check something real quick and EXCUSE ME SHE DID WHAT. SHE MARRIED WHAT. TIN MAN'S EX FIANCE MARRIED FUCKING WHAT
#I wanted to see if life power was the only explanation given for Construct characters coming to life#but I am just so thrown. SHE DID WHAT#wizard of oz#oz books#tin man#maybe my boq zombie fic wasnt too far off the women he likes are insane
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listen but rival teachers jeggy where they are both competing for like a very lame prize at the end of the year that the school gives out and they just really dislike each other and how they are as teachers but they keep getting forced into situations where they have to get along like chaperoning a dance or going as the two teachers for a field trip and they kinda start understanding each other better but also they both really want that lame prize so they don't want to care for the other and ugh just absolute two idiots slowly falling in love
#im thinking like just barely any plot#just shenanigans#u know like senior lockdown together#or they have to pick a theme for smth#fundraiser#etc etc#you see the vision??#renn thank u baby for listening to me and bouncing off ideas#i will make this happen#jegulus#marauders#regulus black#james potter#james x regulus#starchaser#sunseeker#gay dead wizards#jegulus fanfiction#james fleamont potter#dead gay wizards#the marauders era#the marauders#marauders era#marauders fandom
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