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                                            1.
                                            >You are Tracey Cage
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                                            2.
                                            >Walking down the halls of Hydra Canterlot HQ, you feel thrilled
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                                            3.
                                            >Today is an important day
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                                            4.
                                            >You've worn your shiny Hydra uniform just for this
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                                            5.
                                            >Apperantly you are being assigned to a new SO
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                                            6.
                                            >Gotta make a good impression
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                                            7.
                                            >Your last one got shot one too many times, so they decided to reassign all members of your team
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                                            8.
                                            >You did asked them if you could be the new SO of your team, but your only answer was an incredulous look
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                                            9.
                                            >Whatever
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                                            10.
                                            >You didn't like your old team anyway
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                                            11.
                                            ~You cannot just jump on people Tracey~
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                                            12.
                                            ~Stop stabbing the dead guy we gotta go Tracey~
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                                            13.
                                            ~No, you can't bring the head with you Tracey~
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                                            14.
                                            >A boring bunch really
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                                            15.
                                            >You were hoping to teach them how to have fun on a mission
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                                            16.
                                            >Still, maybe your new SO wouldn't be such a bore
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                                            17.
                                            >You arrive at the room where you are supposed to meet the SO
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                                            18.
                                            >It looks like an interrogation room with two chairs and a small table in the middle
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                                            19.
                                            >It seems the other party didn't arrive yet so you take a seat
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                                            20.
                                            >Not even a minute passes before you hear the door open
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                                            21.
                                            >You quickly stand and raise your right hand
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                                            22.
                                            "Hail Hydra!"
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                                            23.
                                            >In comes a woman who's a little shorter than you
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                                            24.
                                            >You would consider yourself tall for a woman so she's not short by any means
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                                            25.
                                            >She has light blonde hair along with ice blue eyes and like you, she wears a Hydra uniform
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                                            26.
                                            >"Hail Hydra. At ease." She walks toward the unoccupied chair
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                                            27.
                                            >Putting the dossier she's holding on the table, she sits down and gestures you to do the same
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                                            28.
                                            >"Tracey Cage, right?" You nod
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                                            29.
                                            "Yes, ma'am." She looks at you with inquiring eyes and reaches for the dossier and flips some pages
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                                            30.
                                            >"Here it says you are unstable, sadistic and generally disruptive in many missions." She closes the dossier and pushes it aside to lean on the table
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                                            31.
                                            >While it is true that you are assigned to her, she can refuse you
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                                            32.
                                            >Which she seems to be thinking about right now
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                                            33.
                                            >It's not the end of the world but if too many people refuse to be your SO, you might be taken off the field and put behind a desk
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                                            34.
                                            >A nightmare
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                                            35.
                                            >"I am inclined to be lenient with your oddities. However I want one thing from you and this is non-negotiable."
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                                            36.
                                            >Her eyes are fixed, looking into yours
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                                            37.
                                            >...
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                                            38.
                                            >Makes you wanna stab her, but you do like the color of her eyes
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                                            39.
                                            >"You will never disobey me." She finishes. "Can you do that?"
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                                            40.
                                            >Thinking just for a moment, you decide that this woman sounds way better than your old SO already
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                                            41.
                                            "Yeah, of course!" You say enthusiastically. "You seem like a great boss!" She narrows her eyes, "...ma'am."
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                                            42.
                                            >She gives you a smile. "It's okay, call me Aryanne, Aryanne Degurechaff." You shake the hand she offers
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                                            43.
                                            "How about Anne? Can I call you Anne?" She shrugs
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                                            44.
                                            >"I don't see why not." She gets up from her chair so you also do so. "Lets get out of here, we'll be late for celebrations."
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                                            45.
                                            "Celebrations?" She gives you a surprised look
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                                            46.
                                            >"It's Führer's birthday, don't you know?" She says as she opens the door and holds it for you
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                                            47.
                                            >Once you are both outside she looks around to make sure no one's around and whispers. "We got some booze inside. There is a party in the bomb shelter tonight."
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                                            48.
                                            "Does this happen often?" You heard nothing about any parties before
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                                            49.
                                            >"Yeah, like a few times every year." She talks as you make your way downstairs. "Christmas, easter, halloween... I heard that some celebrate Valentines Day too but you need a valentine for that."
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                                            50.
                                            >You can hear a little resentment there, not as much as yours though
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                                            51.
                                            >No one on your team told you anything about parties! If you see those sonzabitches at the party-
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                                            52.
                                            >"Why did you get all mad now?" Aryanne put a hand on your shoulder. "Don't start a fight in there."
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                                            53.
                                            >Normally you'd slap that hand and carve some faces in the shelter
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                                            54.
                                            >You still might do the latter if you drink enough
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                                            55.
                                            >But her hand somehow quenches your temper
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                                            56.
                                            "Yeah, yeah. I'll be good." You sigh
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                                            57.
                                            >"Good, now come on!" She quickens the pace
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                                            59.
                                            >A couple hours after the party started, you are sitting on an empty liquor crate, leaning to the wall behind
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                                            60.
                                            >You didn't drink too much, just enough to make you tipsy
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                                            61.
                                            >Aryanne on the other hand...
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                                            62.
                                            >Let's just say she likes dancing a lot, but she's terrible at it
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                                            63.
                                            >There isn't even any music so higher ups don't hear the noise
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                                            64.
                                            >Drill sergents are here too
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                                            65.
                                            >You'd imagine everyone would notice this thing went down in the morning if they weren't involved
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                                            66.
                                            >You did see your old teammates and gave them a finger to the throat along with a death stare
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                                            67.
                                            >You are pretty sure one of them immediately left the party
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                                            68.
                                            >"C'mon Trayssie, danhs wid me!" Aryanne thugs on your arm for the hundredth time
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                                            69.
                                            >You catch her just as she's about to fall on her ass
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                                            70.
                                            "Alright, dancing stops now, just sit here for a minute." You pull her down and place her butt on the crate, just next to you
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                                            71.
                                            >"Booo, yourre no fun!" She speaks, trying to get up but failing
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                                            72.
                                            >You leave her to her antics and pop open another bottle
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                                            73.
                                            >Before you get to the half of it though, you feel a weight on your shoulder
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                                            74.
                                            >You turn your head and see a sleeping Aryanne with her head on your shoulder
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                                            75.
                                            >Leaving your bottle on the ground, you shake her a little but she doesn't seem like she'll be waking up
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                                            76.
                                            >You smile
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                                            77.
                                            "I guess that's all for the party." You stand up and pick Aryanne up in your arms. "I'm the designated driver, huh?"
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                                            78.
                                            >You shift her weight a little and start walking towards the shelter doors and from there to the wards
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                                            79.
                                            >You don't mind carrying her to her bed, even though you just met her today
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                                            80.
                                            >Plus, she looks cute when she's asleep
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                                            81.
                                            >On the way however, you notice a problem
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                                            82.
                                            >You don't know where Aryanne sleeps and you cannot ask her
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                                            83.
                                            >What to do? What to do?
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                                            84.
                                            >There is not much to do really
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                                            85.
                                            >She'll be sleeping in your bed
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                                            86.
                                            >Along with you
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                                            87.
                                            >It's going to be uncomfortable but you can't just leave her
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                                            88.
                                            >With a sigh you take the route to your room
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                                            89.
                                            >Placing her on the ground for a second, you adjust the covers so you can put them over her
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                                            90.
                                            >Then you lay beside her and pull the covers
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                                            91.
                                            >You should take off the uniform but you really dont feel like it, so you don't
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                                            92.
                                            >As you close your eyes, you feel Aryanne's arm and leg wrapping around your body
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                                            93.
                                            >Once again, instead of slapping them away, you just let it be
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                                            94.
                                            >It's actually warm and comfy
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                                            95.
                                            >You are glad your SO died or you wouldn't be this... happy?
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                                            96.
                                            >A small smile creeps on your face as your mind drifts off to soft and gentle darkness
 
                         by Defiant
                         by Defiant
                         by Defiant
                         by Defiant
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