Radio Active

Section 6

"When's your day off Jackson?" I ask Jackson while setting up the bullet mold for the next batch. I look over to see Jackson smashing the mold on the conveyer to get the bullets out, he looks up at me his brown hair falling over his face a bit.

"I really don't know, but I need one." Jackson looks around him for a second and then gets backs to smashing the mold.
Once I've got the mold set up I melt the metal and shove it under the freezing tray thing. "How was it at Tash's last night?"

I scoff, "It's not just Tash's you know! But let's just say I left early as they we're drinking a hell of a lot and they just started to annoy me." I look to Jackson and he looks at me confused.

"So if you live in the same apartment as her. How could you leave early?" I nod my head at his comment as I understand what he means.

"Well I just went into my room and shoved a chair under the door handle just incase any of them tried to get in." I push the mold through the freezing slot and place it on the conveyer for Jackson to get the bullets out and then I set up the next one. This is a pretty boring process but we've been put on bullet making duty so it's what we must do.

Me and Jackson don't speak after that and just concentrate on our work, we exchange the odd words but we don't have a proper convocation. "Nadine!" I look up to see who just called me, its Hugh. He beckons for me to go over to him, I take off my gloves and place them on top of the freezing slot.

"James! Take over for me please" James nods from behind me and takes over my station, him and Jackson get along so they should be fine.

I walk over to Hugh quickly and join him on the walk to where ever he is going.
"Nadine, have you started working on the control device yet?" Hugh opens the door to his office, he goes though opening a filing cabinet, I sit in the chair opposite his desk.

"Yeah I have actually."

"Great was it hard or?" He asks bringing something out of one of the conparments, I shake my head.

"No, well it was a bit but Eric helped me so it was much easier." Hugh looks at me his eyebrows raised.

"As in Dauntless Leader Eric?" I nod my head, "I didn't know he was that nice! Well seeing as your the best of friends can you give him this report please." Hugh orders passing me a large white envelope.

"Yeah, when?"

"Now." Hugh says bluntly, I put my hands up pretending to defend myself.

"Sorry just asking!" I get out of my chair and walk towards his door, I turn around to face him. "Do you know where I'll find him?"

"He'll be in the training room." I nod my head and shove the envelope in my belt I then take off my jacket and tie it around my hips. Leaving my arms exposed as all I'm wearing is a black vest top.

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I walk over the Chasm and turn right and go through some the dimly lit, stone corridors until I reach a set of double doors that lead into the large training room. I push the door open with my right hand, it's a heavy door, heavier than the usual doors through out the compound but the ones in weapons bay are much heavier.

I look around the large room, a few people are training some punching bags or some running around or others lifting weights. I look towards the right of the large area and see a bunch of people throwing knifes at targets on the far wall, two men watching them, Eric and Four. I walk fast over to the group making a B-line for Eric as he is the one I want after all.

Eric turns around for a reason I don't know, he looks at me his face stern and annoyed I send him a small smile because I'm a friendly person and all. He begins to walk over to me and I walk a little but stop and let him walk over to me as I don't want to be too near my sister, I'm still not ready to see her properly. "What?" Eric says bluntly once he's reached me. I raise my eyebrows in surprise at how blunt he is but I guess he's in instructor mode. He folds his large arms and looks at me irritated, I breath in and grab the white envelope from my belt.