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The next day, it was filled with more trainings for them. The three have also decided to let Michaelis and Max away as far as they can from each other so the two won't reach for each other's throats for the nth time, and that was the best decision they've made so far.

"Straighten those shoulders. Once you pull the trigger, the recoil can and will dislocate your shoulder if you hold the gun wrong" Tyrone held Max's shoulders to the correct position

"Aim for the can" He grabbed his binoculars that was hanging on his neck and pointed it towards the yard

"Distance is at least three yards" Max spoke as he stared from the scope of his gun

"You see that logo? Aim for it" Tyrone smirked. The younger looked at him as if he grew another pair of heads but he just ignored it

"Yeah that's fucking impossible" Max chuckled and held his gun up again.

"Really? Then make it possible, Hawthorne" Tyrone replies

"Bet you 20 bucks I could do it" Jethro added as he assembles his gun. Tyrone let them adjust the specs of their own guns to their preference. Max adjusted the scope on his, while Jethro just preferred to adjust to a heavy duty stock and grip, and opting to remove his scope

"I'm gonna be 20 bucks richer then" Max smirked and aimed for the O in the empty can few meters away from them, and pulled the trigger

Tyrone walked towards the can and grabbed it, before shouting "I SAID HIT THE LOGO NOT THE SPACE ON THE O!"

"My bad" Max just shouted in return and handed out his palm

"Pay up, Fitzgerald" Jethro didn't mind him and instead shouted back to Tyrone who was still on the other side of the field

"PUT IT BACK, TYRONE! IMMA HIT THE NUTRITION FACTS THIS TIME!" Tyrone just laughed but placed the can back in place, the nutrition facts just barely facing the two

"GOODLUCK ON HITTIN THIS ONE!" Tyrone shouted back

Jethro just closed his eyes and rolled back his shoulders before placing the stock rightly, and eyeing his target

"This is for a hundred, Hawthorne. Watch me carefully but don't fall in love" He teased the younger earning a chuckle from him

He squinted his eyes and focused on his target, before exhaling and pulling the trigger

When Tyrone walked back and grabbed the can, he laughed loudly

"YOU FUCKIN SMARTASS!"

Jethro grazed the word 'Nutrition Facts', not even letting the bullet hit the empty can fully.

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After their training, Yyan decided to gather each and every one of them in the autoshop to talk about something. Even Hendryx and Tyrron don't know what Yyan will say, so they remain seated as Yyan approaches them with a black handbag.

"What's that?" Jaxen asks when Yyan dropped the bag on the floor

Hendryx's eyes widened when he saw the familiar black bag, making him.stand up and take a step back

"Well, I think it's time" he fishes out something from inside the bag and pulls it out

"For a haircut and color" Hendryx's face reddened when he saw the enemy of his life once again: the black hair dye

"So who wants to go first?" He smiled

"Can I get a brunette?"

"Me! Me! I badly need one!"

"Oh fuck MOVE BITCHES I NEED MY TRIM!"

Hendryx remained rooted in his position while the rest, including Tyrron, fought for their life to whom will go first in the line

"Okay let's go with youngest to oldest shall we?" Yyan settled down the chaos and grabbed a wooden stool from somewhere and patted it down.

"Sit, Jaxen" Jaxen giddily took a seat on the stool

"Remove the shirt. This ain't a hair salon I ain't got none of those curtain thingies for ya" He spoke making Jaxen pout as he reaches for the hem of his shirt.

When he took it off, he folded it back neatly as if he didn't just sweat all over it from that intense hand-to-hand combat with Cozen a few hours ago.

"Can you cut these shorter too? They get me in my eyes every time" Jaxen pointed at his overgrown bangs, the silver color has already faded away in time and from the absence of maintenance.

"Sure" Yyan replied and proceeded to damp Jaxen's hair with a spray bottle

After a few minutes of snipping, Yyan handed Jaxen a mirror to look at his final appearance

"Woah I look neat!" He grinned at himself

"It's a haircut not a fucking makeover" Jethro rolled his eyes

"Say whatever you want, mophead" Jaxen stuck his tongue out, making a face to Jethro who only rolled his eyes once again

"Max you up next. Jaxen, head to the showers" Yyan said so the youngest took a sprint towards the showers in an instant

"Oh he will take up all the hot water again" Cozen slumped back, knowing he will once again shower with ice cold water for tonight.

"Why does he do that anyways? Setting the temp to the hottest possible. I'm afraid one day he'll melt all his skin off" Theon replied

"You speak as if you don't shower like a goddamn demon. Every time I shower after you it's like an Undertaker entrance from WWE" Michaelis chuckled in reply to Theon

"Hey! I like the mist. It keeps my skin smooth and soft" Theon pouted

"Can I keep the shirt on? I'll just wash it after" Max spoke softly

"Uh, Me too. These buns aren't for exposing" Ytriel tapped his stomach lightly and grinned innocently. Yyan just shrugged and let the two be themselves. 

"I need to talk to you guys about the break in" Yyan suddenly spoke making the attention of lot go to him

"Shouldn't we wait for Jaxen before you tell us?" Hendryx asks

"Nah that kid takes hours before completing his routine. Just update him about the details" Yyan added

"Before the day of the break in, we need eyes inside. We've been under the radar for months now, and just shy months away from breaking in so it's the best time to plant an eye" Yyan spoke before patting Max in the shoulder and handing him the mirror

"Riel you're next" Yyan called him. Ytriel just sighed and sat on the stool

"Please don't make it too short I'm kinda liking my hair this way" He cringed

"With those split ends you don't" Yyan replied

"Anyways, Michaelis and I would infiltrate the hospital to plant an eye. We need to get in and out untraced" He added

Michaelis pointed at himself in confusion when he heard his name, but said nothing.

"But Lationette is a prison in disguise. Once you're in, you can't get out. How do you plan on breaking in not once, but twice?" Jethro asks

Yyan nodded his head at Tyrron's direction before speaking

"That's where Tyrron comes in. I need you to give us an entry. Make the whole lot believable, create a backstory or whatever. The whole building's entry and exit ways are operated by their mainframe, or a keycard that the faculties own. Exiting would be a lot easier than entering once we plant the eye" He handed a mirror to Ytriel and gestured to Jethro next, who already took off his shirt

"And how do you plan to access this 'eye' you are talking about?" Theon asks

Yyan just smiled in response

"And that's where we need your buddy Jaxen"

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