Aftermath (𝚎𝚍𝚍𝚜𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝙴𝚍𝚍 𝚡 𝚃𝚘𝚛𝚍)

Monster Training

It had been about a week and a half now. Edd was feeling a lot better and was slowly easing back into training, Matt was making good progress and had moved up to PV2 faster than anticipated, and Tom seemed to become more negotiable as he grew used to staying at the base. Tord still refused to have him around without Paul or Patryck, though. He didn't trust Tom not to lash out and try and hurt Tord. Tord would easily win, but it would cause an unnecessary scene and he would have to do something with Tom. That would be highly unfortunate. 

Tord found himself walking down the corridors of the base late at night again. He had been thinking a lot, lately. A ton had been going on these past few weeks, and frankly he needed a break. That with Edd, Matt and Tom, running his army, planning a negotiation with The Prime Minister, etc. There was definitely a lot to worry about. 

Tord stops in front of Edd's door for a moment. He wasn't entirely sure why, either. Edd was surely asleep at this hour, so it wasn't like Tord planned on speaking with him. Tord runs his robotic hand lightly across the smooth red door and Edd's nameplate next to it. Tord had given him one of the nicer rooms, recently. He felt a little guilty he had gotten hurt at Tord's expense, so he thought it appropriate. 

Tord catches his thoughts wandering about Edd, quickly pulling his hand back. He was slightly embarrassed by himself, so he was glad no one was there to see him. Shaking his head, Tord continues down the wide hallway lined with dorm rooms. The dim lights shine in Tord's hair as he heads back to his room. He had a little bit of time left for a quick nap, so he decides to use it before he has to supervise Tom that day. Maybe that was why he was awake so early; he was a little nervous about that after all.

So, Tord sleeps the rest of the early hours away before his alarm goes off. With a sigh, he rolls out of bed and gets through his morning routine. He went a bit slower today, dreading having to deal with Tom's monster. Maybe he could hang out with Edd afterwards to recharge.

After breakfast, the leader walks through the building slowly towards where everyone agreed to do this event. Tord had a large room downstairs meant for things like this. The walls and floors were reinforced with steel to make sure anything inside stayed inside, and the walls had bullet resistant glass for viewing. Tord was glad he made this room in advance, and he wasn't entirely sure he would ever get to use it until now. 

Walking down to the special room, he found nobody was there yet. He knew they would be there in a few minutes, so he waited instead of going somewhere else and possibly missing them. Tord sits down at a fancy computer hooked up to the room. It had tons of info in it already- information about Tom and what little they knew about the monster, status on the built in weapons in the room, stability of the room itself, etc. Entering a bit more info on the machine, Tord hears people walk into the room. 

The chair Tord sits in swivels around to face to see Tom, Paul and Patryck. Matt had insisted on coming, so he was there, too. He immediately runs up to the viewing window and presses his face to the glass. Tord let out a sigh as the other three walk over. Luckily, Paul didn't need to drag Tom around anymore.

"Morning, sir," Patryck nods in acknowledgment.

"Patryck, Paul, Tom. Glad you could make it. And er- Matt too i suppose.." Tord shakes his head for a moment, his robotic hand moving to rub his eyes. He really wishes he hadn't awoken so early. Paul tilts his head at Tord's small action. 

"Anyways. We have to wait a few more minutes for Osher to get here. V isn't here since they've managed to get sick." Tord finds that quite ironic and a little annoying that they can't make it. 

"I don't want to do this." Tom pouts. He was also a bit nervous. Tom had never done something like this before, especially not on purpose. 

"Too bad. This is important. I don't think it will take all day, but we'll see."