Wicked (MaskedMexican)

Chapter 21 - Changes

~Gassy's POV~

"You... You want to join?" Ohm glances up at my sudden increase in volume but I ignore him and look towards the paperwork in front of me, shocked. All I hear in return is laughter in the background but complete silence from the man I'm asking this to.

"I - uh... why not?" Ze asks as if it's nothing all too bothersome and I immediately sigh and pinch at my forehead feeling pressured into doing such a thing. Opening my eyes again I look to Ohm who's staring at me with some sort of excitement making me suspicious he spoke with Ze about this, maybe even encouraged him to ask for this ridiculous request. When I begin glaring at him he hesitates and turns away quickly, hurrying to continue organizing the books on my shelves. I never even ordered him to do that, I guess he's just programmed to continually give himself more and more work just to keep himself busy at all times. Turning back to the papers I frown as my mind continues to roll around this idea before I hear Ze's voice again.

"I mean come on, you know I'm pretty good at my job and I've kept up in fitness. Come on Gassy... both Chilled and Ohm will give me a recommendation, watch, the higher ups won't mind," Ze tries to convince me and I glare over at Ohm who had apparently been peeking back because he jumps in surprise when I glare back at him and nearly drops all of the books he had been holding easily a moment ago. I roll my eyes at him and pinch at my temple now, every single thought telling me he'll be fine, he can absolutely get accepted with a sergeant's and a corporal's recommendation, possibly two sergeant's recommendations if Chilled's promotion is finally discussed through completely and accepted. I haven't even told him about this promotion's likelihood to be accepted, it'd be better to give him good news rather than only a possibility anyways.

"I... I'll see what I can do about it. I'll...recommend you too," I mutter and he gives a small cheer from the other side before hanging up the phone. The room is filled with silence causing me to glance up towards Ohm who quietly continues his organizing after picking up all of the books from the floor. I feel like I'm being played here, especially by both Ohm and Chilled, both now holding an air of mystery around them. I've known for a while that Chilled is definitely a traitor since the moment he came here he seemed to have some other objective but Ohm... seemed wholeheartedly committed to this government and hasn't complained once. From what I know, which seems to be very little, Ohm doesn't have anybody he's cared about turn out like Jess either so I don't exactly know what his problem is. Maybe... it has to do with the fact both Chilled and Ze knew him from before arriving here and apparently I've heard of him.

Shutting my eyes I dig through my every memory trying to think about somebody like Ohm but not a single memory of men scream anyone like Ohm. Then again, Chilled specifically said "heard of him" so it could be that I never met him personally. That leaves about hundreds of options that isn't helpful at all. It only irritates me that I can't think of him when it could provide so much more to remember about him. Slowly I open my eyes and immediately I spot Ohm, looking at the books with his hand up to his mouth in wonder. Sometimes he looks adorable like that, just staring in wonder and truly working hard to try and remember. Suddenly he jumps and kneels down, having dropped a book in accident then reaches up high over his height and slides the book into place. He peeks back and looks at me in wonder when he notices I've been staring at him. Meeting eyes, I sigh and look at him seriously causing him to gulp and prepare himself for the question.

"Hey, Chilled said you knew of me before base. Is that true?" Ohm stays silent for a moment before shrugging only irritating me. When he notices my irritation he sighs and shrugs again, heading over to me and staring at my face as if trying to remember himself.

"Well, yeah, I guess. You were ony ever mentioned every once in a while. When I came to base I had no idea you were you. I just remembered not too long ago actually, it's the reason I wasn't shocked when you said you were once a creature," he explains and I nod, understanding but a bit dissatisfied that even when I did know of him I didn't know much. I was probably too preoccupied with Renee at the time to even notice him much, which makes sense. It's too bad I hadn't met Ohm back then, maybe then I would have actually been distracted by him first before anyone got hurt. At the memories I glance away, havign stashed them away for so long I forgot just how painful they were whenever they were even slightly touched upon.