Viper 1-1, on standby.

26: Aftershow

I, Tina, and Dominic sat on the couch adjacent to the TV. We were watching our team's attackers fight Vigil's defenders. We watched as our team won two rounds, winning the match.

"Fuck yeah!" I said, way too loud. Everyone looked at me, and I blushed a little. Tina laughed at me.

"Hey, at least I didn't have to get saved by yours truly."

Tina: "You decided to save me."

"Yeah but..." I just sighed and got up and began walking towards the double doors leading to a balcony. I stepped out and looked into the sky. The door behind me opened. Tina walked out.

"What, you come t-" I was confused about why I was arguing, so I changed my sentence. "Beautiful day innit?"

Tina: "Yeah. Hey, thanks for helping me out during the firefight back in the stadium." She leans against the railing.

"De nada."

Tina: "You speak Spanish?" 

"Yeah. I know Spanish, Maori, French... something else."

Tina: "Alors traduisez ceci."

"Je crois que vous avez dit alors traduisez ceci. ai-je raison?"

Tina: "Yep."

"Honestly, I looked pretty badass back there right? The way Sebastien had you at gunpoint and said sorry Tina, and then I said sorry Seb."

Tina: "Yeah, sure, bet the audience loved watching me on the ground."

"I've been saving you over and over again. You tryna get yourself in trouble?"

Tina: "No, but I saved you at the nuclear plant." 

"Once. I've saved you multiple times."

el awkward silence

Tina: "Hey, you want to go grab a drink with the team?"

"Sure."

Tina: "Alright, c'mon then." I follow her to the stadium bar.

The team is sitting around, drinking, nothing much. I sit in a seat surrounded by Tina and Dom.

 Dominic: "So John, you got any stories? Any old military buds? 

 "Yeah, of course I do."

 Dom: "Mine if we ask to hear them?"

 "Sure... I used to have an ol' military bud long ago. Named Bill. He was part of Spades. Before everyone died. That was sad. But he was alive. He lost an arm from an IED a few ops before the whole heli crash and shit. He didn't like death. He'd try to non-lethally shoot enemies. He tried to save a guy we knew as Char' 1-5. He was bleeding out on the ground next to an IED, and he tried to save his ass. Charlie 1-5 was on top of said IED and flinched a bit too much. 1-5 blew up into pieces, bloody horrifying, and the only reason that Bill didn't was because of 1-5's body covering the mine. He lives back in Australia."

Marius: "Holy shit man, I got goosebumps just from hearing that."

"Yeah, that shit shook me up but, hey, it's the military."

Dom: "That it is, my Freund."

Marius: "To Bill." He said as he lifted his drink. We all lifted our drinks.

Everyone: "To Bill." We sat in silence as everyone drank. Randomly, Dom laughed.

"Ay, what so funny?"

Dom: "We can get beaten to near-death, kill so many people you can't keep count, and still be saner than the masks."

"Mate you should've been there during that sewer shit me and Tina had to do, we heard fuckin perverted shit down there." I looked over at Tina, expecting her to say something.

Tina: "Yeah one of the guys was wanking at the female prisoners, even the other masks found him weird." She slurred.

"You drunk already Tina? You've had only two drinks." 

Tina: "It's a strong drink!" She said, pointing at me.

"Whatever, we deserve it anyways, managing to defeat Vigil's team. Big win, right?"

Marius: "Hey, we still have Mira's team to handle."

"We got it in the bag anyways, right? I mean, offense has to win as well, but they got this."

Dom: "I guess. What's your favorite sport?"

"It's hockey all day man, nothing beats it."

Tina: "Well, what about rugby?"

Marius: "Nah, it's soccer that wins." At this point is where I sort of fell asleep, I couldn't recall anything that happened after he said that.

The next morning, I woke up in bed, did my little routine before opening the closet. 

"This is all womens clo-... Oh shite." I jogged to the bedroom to see Tina on the bed, I can't lie, and I gotta admit she looked hot; a lot hotter then I ever thought.

"Damn drunk me, you did all this?"

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