Cacos Smp

Chapter 16

It had been fifteen hours since Krystels declaration of war, and John, James and Chad sat in the meeting tree once more.  No one spoke, only watching one another wondering who would break the silence first. Chad had his head resting in his hands, clearly bored. James kept his hands together, carefully watching Chad's, or more specifically, John's movements. John's hands sat on his head, the strands of his purple hair intertwined with his fingers. He clenched his hands, slightly pulling at the hair before finally letting out a sigh.
J: Well, shit
He looked up at James and Chad, their expressions unchanged.
J: I shouldn't be too suprised she escaped death. Grace likes to be an annoying prick like that
Ja: It's hard to believe she did though. That bomb should've killed her if she was anywhere near it
C: She must've escaped it then. Did you forget she can teleport?
J: Of course I didn't, why do you think we had more than one bomb be set off?
C: Who knows then
Ja: That doesn't really matter anymore. Main issue right now is Grace is obviously still out there, and wants war with you
J: I still don't really understand how she's come to the decision that wars a good idea. The one country that was protecting her is gone, along with all of its resources. The residents are either dead, injured or traumatised, and clearly Grace is injured herself otherwise she wouldn't have sent her just died wife to tell us her lovely message
Ja: Maybe she has an ace up her sleeve?
J: What ace? Her situation is frankly fucked. She could've just walked away, faking her death or something, but of course she had to start a war. Honestly can't tell if she's a masochist
C: Or a sadist due to how desperate she is to throw her wife back into conflict, let alone with her own father
J: Exactly!
Ja: Stupid or not, there's a war coming. We obviously have the advantage, but we should still be cautious
J: Of course. We begin preparing as soon as possible. Start manufacturing weaponry, armour and so on
Ja: We'll need soldiers too. We should begin recruiting them
C: They'll need training
Ja: I'll try and work that out, see if I can find anyone with a set of qualifications to train the recruits
J: Great, thanks James
Ja: No problem
J: I trust you can handle that then?
Ja: Yeah, of course
J: Then please begin your work. If we're to win this war, we will begin preparation as soon as possible
Ja: I see. What will you be doing?
J: I wish to have a word with Chad
C: Hm?
J: Relax, you're not in trouble
C: Why would I be concerned if I was
J: You wouldn't. I just have a request I want to ask from you

G: Okay...maybe I could've thought things through a little better?
Grace sat in a small cave with Krystel and around fifty Cum City residents. Well, the former residents of Cum City. Grace and Krys sat in a reserved and fairly quiet corner cross-legged, tending to each others injuries. Krys was currently rebandaging Grace's hand as it had began to bleed once again.
K: my country has just blew up, i just blew up and the next best idea you have is to start a war?
G: You didn't have to go along with it! You could've just not told him the message
Krystel leant forwards, and tightly pulled the bandage. Grace was struck by sudden pain, and instinctively went to grab her hand in an attempt to soothe it.
K: don't try to pin this on me you ass
G: Right - I'm sorry, that was a dick move...
Krystel smirked, and continued bandaging Graces hand.
K: yeah, it was. so what's your plan now? johns definitely gonna go along with your war idea. you're not just planning on facing him, chad, james and the rest of fathetopia on your own, are you?
G: What? Of course not!
K: so?
G: First I need to heal. I mean look at me for God's sake
A majority of Graces body had been covered in bandages; her face almost being completely hidden behind them. Her clothes were ripped to shreds, and what was left of them was stained with blood. She needed to change them soon as they were uncomfortable and she couldn't risk getting an infection from the shirts stains along with her other injuries. Krystel finishing wrapping Graces hand, and after securing it wouldn't untie, sat back to rest on the cave walls.
K: right...there you go
G: Thanks
K: so what should our first action be? we've declared war against a wealthy and powerful country, and we essentially have nothing
G: We should go down to Cum City and scavenge for anything that wasn't blown up. Not now though, we should give it a few days to ensure it's not as dangerous
K: good plan. i suppose we'll need to recruit soldiers as well. as i said, i doubt we can take on the whole of fathetopia on our own
G: leave that to me. i'll give a speech or something of the likes soon
K: how are you going to convince them to fight in a war you're starting?
G: I'll think of something to get them to join in. I'm sure I can
K: you were sure you could win the election, and now look at you. sitting in a cave with your face bleeding
G: wow
Krystel laughed to herself, and a small smile tugged at Graces lips as she also sat back to rest against the wall by Krystel.
K: i couldn't resist it
G: God, you're reminding me of John
K: like skiddo, like fath-
G: HA! Right, I've been vaguely planning a speech during our conversation and I think it's pretty good
K: oh cool. when you gonna say it
G: Now
K: you're rather eager, aren't you?
G: I just think it's better to tell it now before I forget my ideas. You know how my memory is
K: good point