Blackthorne, Gallagher & Royal?

Chapter 16 - The Interviews

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Mr. Bubblé's POV

So Uniform Bravo and Sierra Lima are completely unsuitable for Ms. Petrovich. When I asked them how they felt about her, they made unsavory comments about her. They didn't see why a girl should be allowed to learn some of the things that she would be learning. They thought that she, as a Princess, should be learning how to run a household and throw a fancy party. That is not the supporting environment that Ms. Petrovich needs to be training in. She needs to be with people that will help train her and encourage her to do her best even when she out does them.

I still have to interview Delta Zulu and Echo Gamma, but I have a feeling that the best place for Ms. Petrovich will be with Echo Gamma. They seem like friends now and she trusted them to keep her dance excursions secret. I guess I should start with Delta Zulu because I'm sure that Echo Gamma will be fine with all parties.

All members of Delta Zulu get called to Conference Room C

"Thank you all for coming so quickly, especially because this is your free time. As you all know, the Princess has been attending some of your classes. The Administration has decided that it is time for her to join all of the classes that we have in this institution, and that requires that she join a unit, therefore a platoon as well. I have called you here to discuss with you all how you would feel about her joining this platoon. With that does anyone have anything to say?"

The boys all look at each other like they are having a silent conversation, and just from that I know that this group has too much trust built up among them to easily add another member. We sit in silence for a few more minutes and then one person speaks up.

"Where is the Princess currently?"

"She is off compound right now." I answer.

They look at each other one last time and each one nods.

"We don't want her in our platoon."

"May I ask why?

"We feel as though we would spend more time trying to keep her from hurting herself during training than we would be training her. And that would slow us down." One says.

"We also don't think that she will be able to keep up with our training regimen that we have put into place in our platoon." Another says.

"Finally, we would also have to restart building trust as we would be adding someone new. We would also have to learn how someone new acts, we can normally guess as to what some will say or do in a situation and adding someone would change how that works." A third states.

"There are some valid concerns present in your arguments. I will take them into consideration when I am deciding where to place the Princess. Thank you for your time, enjoy the rest of your free time."

The boys of Delta Zulu leave the room.

Well those boys really don't want to have Ms. Petrovich in their platoon, that much is obvious. I just hope Echo Gamma is more receptive to the idea of her joining them.

The members of Echo Gamma have had the most interaction with Ms. Petrovich and have already started to figure out how she will respond to certain things, evidenced by how they will back away before saying certain things to her. They also know of some of the things that she is capable of doing as they have helped her with her initial training, and know that she won't slow them down, especially if they are an active participant in her training.

I think I have just enough time left before Ms. Petrovich gets back from her dance class to ask Echo Gamma how they feel about her joining them.

"All members of Echo Gamma to Conference Room C immediately."

"We are in a rush so thank you for getting here so quickly. As a platoon, how do you feel about Princess Rebecca joining your platoon?"

"Aren't you going to ask where Ethan is?" One of the boys from the unit not assigned the princess's security asks.

"No, I'm not as I already know where he is."

"How may I ask do you know where he is?"

"He is the only one missing, therefore he is with the princess at her dance class."

"Why would he be there?"

"Because that is where he was tasked to be, now back to my question. How do you all feel about Princess Rebecca joining your platoon?"

"Which unit would she be joining, if she joined the platoon?" Jeff, the boy that is the leader of the unit not assigned to the princess's safety, asks.

"At this point I am leaning toward her being a part of the Montoya/Goode unit."

Jeff looks at his unit and they seem to come to an agreement.

"As long as Goode and Montoya's unit is okay with it, we are okay with it."

"We are good with that, right boys?" Zach answers and is then followed by a chorus of affirmative answers.

"Mr. Goode, you are sure that Mr. Montoya will be fine with the princess joining your unit, correct?"

"Yes, I am sure that he will be okay with it."

"Well then I guess the last one I need to ask is Princess Rebecca. Once I am sure she is fine with it, we will have her schedule set to match as close as possible to your unit/platoon's schedule. Thank you for your time."

The boys started to dissipate.

"Mr. Goode may I speak with you."

"Of course, Sir." Zach answers.

"Mr. Graham, when Mr. Montoya arrives with the princess can you please have someone inform them that I would like to speak with them in my office."

"Yes Sir."

Everyone except Mr. Bubblé and Zachary Goode have left the conference room.

"Let's take this to my office shall we."

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