Who am I without my armor?
It did not take long before Aino noticed how sloppy and slow some of the soldiers were with their work. She had never been a sergeant, nor held any position of authority in her stint as a Shield, but she had heard enough lectures about faulty equipment and the dangers of lax attitudes to reiterate them in a resounding voice. Standing firm with hands on her hips and fierce determination, she delivered a scorching speech on just what she thought about lazy people who endangered their friends and themselves by being stubborn and willful.
"... and I will not have it. Now get to work! Unless of course you think yer General will be pleased to see how well yer' doin' with the tasks he set ye. Here he comes now - don't take my word for it."
Her gesture towards Deimos and Sah as they came to help caused a great deal of scurrying and wiping off smug expressions from youthful faces. Aino looked on grimly as everyone seemed to be getting on with their jobs, and with an exasperated roll of her eyes at her friends, she reached for her own next target.
"Apologies, General. We had some setbacks, but the work should be progressing smoothly now." Or she might be stripping the hide off some snotty recruit's whelpy back.
"... and I will not have it. Now get to work! Unless of course you think yer General will be pleased to see how well yer' doin' with the tasks he set ye. Here he comes now - don't take my word for it."
Her gesture towards Deimos and Sah as they came to help caused a great deal of scurrying and wiping off smug expressions from youthful faces. Aino looked on grimly as everyone seemed to be getting on with their jobs, and with an exasperated roll of her eyes at her friends, she reached for her own next target.
"Apologies, General. We had some setbacks, but the work should be progressing smoothly now." Or she might be stripping the hide off some snotty recruit's whelpy back.
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