Board Thread:Role Plays (AU)/@comment-13427943-20150722165754/@comment-24857097-20160509093235

Oliver suddenly woke up from his nap in the break room and frantically checked the clock to see how much time had passed. Fortunately, only a few hours had passed. He sighed, sat up and stretched before moving to turn on the break room's TV.

He was grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge as the news anchor on TV was reporting a grand speech being held in the capital. He sat down again to pay close attention to what was occuring.

A civil rights leader was going on about having a dream that one day both races on the earth will get over their prejudices and will start a new era of civilization. Thousands among the crowd, human and faunus, cheered at the leader's speech. It was amazing how far civilization has progressed throughout Oliver's lifespan, but he was glad that the progress was being made. He's optimistic to see the day that the dream comes true.

Though that day may be pushed back. After the speech, the anchor reported that foreign relations has been further strained due to disagreements over diplomatic resolutions. Having enough of the doom and gloom, he turned off the TV and threw the now empty water bottle into the recycle bin before exiting the break room.

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A government agent greeted him outside. Oliver was a little creeped out because it looked as if the agent was waiting for him, but he digressed.

"I got news for you sir." The agent stated.

"Yeah, what is it?" Oliver was a little groggy, but comprehensive.

"You're being called back for your services."

And in a blink of an eye, he was attentive and pissed.

"What the fuck, I've done my time! Why am I being called back?!"

"War has been declared and we're short on personnel. You're not the only one."

"Sonnavabitch..."

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After the deal was done, Oliver went to the locker room to clear out his locker. To his surprise, the former combat medic was there to clean hers out too.

"All of this is bullshit." He started.

"Think we'll be home by Christmas?" She replied.

"It's hard to be optimistic." He cryptically replied.

The both of them silently emptied their lockers.