notagoose | MHA #10 - Monday Afternoon

Goose had been ~~handwavily~~ called back home last week to help provide security for a Thanksgiving event that some senators had and he hadn’t been able to get out of it with both his dad and Captain Foxx threatening to both court martial him and send him on a tour of Pluto.

He was glad to be back home and once he put his things away he sat down to go through his news feed.

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chef_chocobro

"That's..." Despite himself, Ignis let out a small breath, almost a laugh, though there was a bit more....frustration in it than humor. Not frustration at Shane, though, just the situation. For Shane, there was just an undeniable fondness, and a marveling bewilderment that he would think that was the issue. "...not exactly what I'm worried about..."

He was the one who had changed, after all, not Shane. Ignis was the one who was older now, more closed off and guarded than ever before. More aimless than he'd ever been in a life that had always been defined by clear, rigid direction...

"I just..." he tried, "...don't really know how to do this anymore. Truth be told, I don't think I was particularly good at it before, either, though."

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notagoose

Goose was silent for a few moments, unsure at first of what to say, “I ..." he started to say and then stopped, not really sure what to say, how he could help, "would ...um ...how can I help?" he said softy, maybe he could see if there was something that he could do for Ignis, to help him.

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chef_chocobro

Ignis breathed out, a sound of relief, of a little tension melting out of his shoulders. And a small, grateful smile.

"Patience," he said. "Just be patient with me. And please," the smile was a little more sincerely joking now, "eat some of this food and don't let it go to waste.

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notagoose

Goose gave a soft smile at that, "I can do both those things," he assured him and then his stomach decided to rumble again, "I think it's safe to say I can also definitely eat the food, it won't go to waste" he added.

Edited Date: 2022-11-29 02:29 am (UTC)

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chef_chocobro

"That," Ignis noted, "was precisely what I was counting on."

Especially since caring for and feeding and anticipating a person's needs before even they themselves knew they needed it had always been a point of pride, even when just that was clearly not nearly enough.

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notagoose

Goose grinned at that, “then I suppose I should start eating then?” he added shyly as he looked up at Ignis, “get a head start on the food, it looks really good," he added.

From:

chef_chocobro

"I'll have to take your word for it," said Ignis wryly, because, really, he just couldn't help himself. But he was smiling, faintly, because if you couldn't make light of it, well, then, it just became tragedy, didn't it? "But, yes, let's eat, and you can also tell me about why a tour on Pluto may have actually have been preferable to political fundraising and peacocking..."

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notagoose

Goose did smile softly at that, “it’s mostly because Pluto is so far out the way and is fairly remote, so when a Ranger gets in trouble and isn’t court martialled, they end up being assigned there instead … nothing ever happens out there as well, so it’s considered one of the worst punishments,” he paused, “honestly anywhere I don’t have to deal with Wheiner and the other senators is mostly a bonus, even somewhere there isn’t a lot of action,” he admitted.

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chef_chocobro

"And somehow," Ignis noted, with his own soft smile, "I feel that even if you were to be stationed there, the action would still manage to find you regardless. Not that I'd want this theory to be tested, of course. I much prefer you not being stationed on Pluto."

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notagoose

“Honestly with my track record it probably would,” Goose agreed and gave a laugh at that, “there would probably be a lot more explosions than Pluto is used to seeing,” he added, pausing for a moment, “and I am glad to not be stationed on Pluto, as much as I’m sure there are others back home who’d love to see me put away,’ he shook his head, “did I ever tell you about the time that Wheiner wanted me arrested when Killbane impersonated me and broke into Longshot? Even though I was at BETA at the time of the break in,”

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chef_chocobro

"If you have," said Ignis, finally setting to moving toward and about the kitchen to see to dishing out and reheating a few plates of the food for them, neatly and orderly and with only a few minor missteps on the location and distance of things, "it will have been a while, and I could doubtless use a refresher..."

And even if he did recall, perhaps he just wanted to enjoy listening to the sound of Shane's voice for a bit.

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notagoose

“It was still in the early weeks of the Series 5 program,” Goose explained as he followed Ignis to the kitchen, “Killbane was after this device called Mindnet, it was a telepathic device that in the wrong hands could be dangerous, he impersonated me to get access to Longshot but it was Icarus and Winter who noticed that something was wrong and that tipped off security but Killbane got away before they could stop him,” he shook his head at that, “naturally Wheiner did everything he could to make it like I’d betrayed the Galaxy Rangers, even though I’d taken the oath, I wouldn’t have betrayed that … thankfully Captain Foxx stood up for me, Wheiner even wanted Zackery to be the one to arrest me,” Goose scoffed at that.

Edited Date: 2022-11-29 11:28 am (UTC)

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chef_chocobro

"It seems to me," Ignis noted, dredging up that wry tone again, "that this Wheiner character could stand to get himself a few hobbies, perhaps find a more productive use of his time than seemingly finding ways to paint targets on your back. Is he like this with any of the other Galaxy Rangers? Or do you have the distinct honor of being a singular focus for his misplaced ire? Perhaps something to do with your position as a supersoldier, or your past with the Wolf Den?"

There was, then, a hesitant pause as Ignis seemed to consider something, and then he asked, "What have you got for beverages?"

The hesitation, in truth, was him thinking of just rooting around the fridge to find out for himself, but he thought much better of it, his appreciation for efficiency managing to eke out a spot in front of his now endless drive to prove himself just as capable as ever.

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notagoose

“Niko is sometimes his target, she’s a psychic and there’s a lot of distrust about them as well outside the Galaxy Rangers but it’s not anywhere like it with me,” Goose explained softly, “I think it’s because I’m the reminder of how Wolf Den failed and Wheiner wants to try and bury his involvement,”

Goose paused as went over to the fridge, he wasn’t entirely sure what he had beverages, “I’m not entirely sure,” he admitted as he V opened it to have a look, “I have some juice?”

He did really need to go shopping for food.