ARES:Gods of War

Peace to the Fallen

Within the Outpost, a day after the celebrations, Marines were being pretty much forced by Sergeant Johnson and Sergeant Forge to clean up the mess. The two bars, one trendy, one seemingly a little 'seedy', that had been used by the staff for celebrations were currently being refurbished after the party got a little... Wild. A pair of Marines hobbled out from a back room in nothing but their underwear and training tops in the seedy bar, with a short laugh echoing behind them. Two, actually. Yuni and Mihara stared at the two men. Mihara said to them, "Come back any time, boys~," then blew a teasing kiss their way while Yuni hugged her.

Johnson stared at this with his arms crossed, murmuring proudly, "Marines will really screw anything with two legs and a pulse," before looking at Forge. He took a drag from his cigar and asked, "We good, Sarge? Cuz I feel like my boys are gonna be poking me in the ass to get myself moving with them to eat..." only to see Forge hunched over and laughing at the two Marines that'd hobbled out of that room.

Johnson snorted and shook his head, then patted the man on the back and said, "Yeah, yeah, very funny..." only to walk out. He saw that much of the Outpost was being slightly renovated after the freshly-arrived pair known as the Carronades, a white-haired prankster named Belorta and her close friend Mica, both heavy weapons specialists, had set off some very powerful fireworks.

He found Liter at the base of the Hospital, mumbling as she read out the requisite form for the front door glass panes they needed to replace, not to mention some degreasers and whatever else they could find to wipe the soot off of it. He asked, "Kids got a little rowdy last night, eh?" with a little bit of joy behind his words as they walked forward

Liter sighed deeply, pinching the bow of her nose and replying, "You don't even wanna know, Sarge. I can already feel the maintenance costs ramping up because of those Carronade dummies," as she walked over to the broken doors, which were covered by Plywood now. Johnson snorted as he walked to join her, then shrugged. He looked over the constructor Nikke, noting that she was, in fact, wearing standard UNSC Marine armor over her bodysuit and under her jacket. It was painted with yellow 'warning' stripes, as well as the Mighty Tools emblem of a crossed power tool and hammer behind a dog head with its tongue sticking out.

Volt, the girl's doggo, ran forward and pounced on the Sergeant, licking the man's face with his metal tongue. The old man laughed and patted the half-machine creature with a smile, greeting, "Hey, boy," before looking to a smiling Liter and asking, "He don't bite, right?" almost jokingly.

"Only our power tools," She joked right back, grinning, then called out, "Down, boy! Leave the good Sarge alone."

The dog whimpered and plopped down, then trotted over to Liter, watching her check the stuff. Johnson, meanwhile, blew some smoke off to the side and said, "I'mma be goin' to meet the boys. Godspeed, ma'am," with a smirk. The dog beside the woman barked happily, watching the Sergeant's habit of smoking with a little curiosity, head tilted to the side.

"Later, Sarge," She gave a quick wave as she made sure the wood panels were set on right. The man walked off with that, looking around. He watched a pair of Corpsmen help Pepper and Mary through one of the windows on the side, then saw a Lieutenant being tended to for over-indulging in Alcohol a while back. He took a left past the massive amusement park in the place(Which still surprised he living hell out of him) then turned onto a side road. He stopped as a Warthog rolled past, carrying supplies in a light trailer. On board were a pair of MP Nikkes and Absolute, probably heading for the Armory. Eunhwa gave a nod of acknowledgement to the Sarge when they passed.

Sarge grinned and winked at her, causing the woman to blush, much to Emma and Vesti's amusement. Moving deeper into the place, the man walked toward the Command Center, to the sight of the Counters enjoying the newly-built basketball court together. To his surprise, among them was Rapi, probably being taught by her two teammates and pals how to play.