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[shinou_heika]

((OOC: This post mangles time lines like crazy. So sorry! The beginning comes before Anissina and Gisela come back to the lab, then it continues through into the infirmary post and a bit after. If I've missed anything that needs to be covered or linked, please let me know.))

[He failed. Such a loss of control is unacceptable, but the truth is

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[sekinin]

[He's already tired and he hasn't even left castle yet. Not a good sign.

However, the soldiers of Shin Makoku are very well trained and today Conrad appreciates that more than he can say. He commands and they follow without question. It's the without question part that makes him happiest. 'Drills' are a piss poor reason for the urgency in the air and they know it, but they also know better then to pry--especially when the storage rooms are opens and they're outfitted with proper armor and weapons. Hertz and Klapt have gone, letters in hand, and won't be back for an hour or two; Till has been even more invisible than usual, and Brice has personally taken all the men in hand, kicking Conrad out of the make-shift barracks with a smile, a wink and the words, "Go see the Lieutenant. I'll let you know when you're needed! . . . Besides, sir, you look like shit if you don't mind my saying . . ."

And he really must look awful because the quartermaster actually refrains from his usual surliness, the cooks in the kitchen do not protest

[shinou_heika]

[He lets the silence hang a moment, then lowers violet eyes slowly to where the man kneels on the ground. The memory of his earlier encounter with this man is not far from his thoughts and colors his words with a faintly acidic tone

[super_seme]

[OOC: Haha. Shinou Heika said tools.]

[sekinin]

[Conrad looks up