“The cafe on base makes good decaf.” Renton suggested as they locked up his apartment. It was a practical suggestion given that they were late for work and could retrieve morning beverage needs at their place of employment.
As they checked into headquarters and made their way to the cafe, Renton couldn’t help but feel the curious gazes of the agents as they passed. His face was marked with obvious bruising. Already he felt his notoriety increasing. He crowded close to Julianna as they walked as if there was a radius of protection around her that he could squeeze into. But he tried to keep his face pleasantly neutral as if he wasn’t aware of any more stares than usual.
Well, that is until a particular stare made itself known to him.
The brigadier general was already at the cafe and was sitting near to the counter browsing the contents of a manilla folder while he waited for his order to be filled. Two figured entered the upper periphery of his vision. It wasn’t sharp enough at that periphery to realize who the figures were but the color coordination registered to him as curious and he looked up quickly. His eyes did a double take. Just the eyes. Flicking up once and back to whatever he had been reading. A frown crossed his face and he glanced back up.
It was Julianna and Renton in color coordinating outfits. But - what was that on his face? Owen snapped his folder closed and moved to intercept them.
“‘Morning -” he said as he got closer, his frown deepened. The tone of his expression changed from something of displeasure to something of concern as he took in the marks that marred Renton’s face. He glanced at Julianna, as if to share his look of concern with her.
“That’s fresh.” He remarked as he shifted around the file to tuck it under his armpit. Owen lifted Renton’s chin with his fingers and then probed at the bruises with his other hand. His touch was gentle but investigative. “Nothing broken a little fluid though.” He said in conclusion. “What happened here?”
Renton, normally unflappable and charming with the general, was somewhat frozen in shock. His lips parted as if he was going to speak, but no sounds came out as the taller man touched his face. When the hands fell away the spell seemed broken and his lips spread into a smile. “I got beat up for trying to fix a slot machine at the casino last night.”
The look of disapproval returned. “What did you do to the guy who gave you that?”
Renton looked briefly down at his feet. “I didn’t do anything to them.” It was a subtle correction to the number of assumed assailants.
Owen glanced again at Julianna seeming to ask if she knew about all this and what she was doing about it. “I want their names. Nobody gets away with beating up CAF agents. Were they private security or law enforcement?” There was an obvious threat in Owen’s voice as if he planned to avenge the damage done to Renton himself.
“It's fine, really. Julianna is -” Renton sighed with insistence.
Owen cut Renton off. “It’s not fine with me. Do you have any experience in personal defense? I want you in some combat training courses.”
“I -” Renton gazed at Julianna for help. He wasn't sure what to do with Owen's sudden...protectiveness? It seemed completely out of place. Renton could only assume it was because someone had damaged a CAF asset and the general didn't take kindly to people breaking his things.
As they checked into headquarters and made their way to the cafe, Renton couldn’t help but feel the curious gazes of the agents as they passed. His face was marked with obvious bruising. Already he felt his notoriety increasing. He crowded close to Julianna as they walked as if there was a radius of protection around her that he could squeeze into. But he tried to keep his face pleasantly neutral as if he wasn’t aware of any more stares than usual.
Well, that is until a particular stare made itself known to him.
The brigadier general was already at the cafe and was sitting near to the counter browsing the contents of a manilla folder while he waited for his order to be filled. Two figured entered the upper periphery of his vision. It wasn’t sharp enough at that periphery to realize who the figures were but the color coordination registered to him as curious and he looked up quickly. His eyes did a double take. Just the eyes. Flicking up once and back to whatever he had been reading. A frown crossed his face and he glanced back up.
It was Julianna and Renton in color coordinating outfits. But - what was that on his face? Owen snapped his folder closed and moved to intercept them.
“‘Morning -” he said as he got closer, his frown deepened. The tone of his expression changed from something of displeasure to something of concern as he took in the marks that marred Renton’s face. He glanced at Julianna, as if to share his look of concern with her.
“That’s fresh.” He remarked as he shifted around the file to tuck it under his armpit. Owen lifted Renton’s chin with his fingers and then probed at the bruises with his other hand. His touch was gentle but investigative. “Nothing broken a little fluid though.” He said in conclusion. “What happened here?”
Renton, normally unflappable and charming with the general, was somewhat frozen in shock. His lips parted as if he was going to speak, but no sounds came out as the taller man touched his face. When the hands fell away the spell seemed broken and his lips spread into a smile. “I got beat up for trying to fix a slot machine at the casino last night.”
The look of disapproval returned. “What did you do to the guy who gave you that?”
Renton looked briefly down at his feet. “I didn’t do anything to them.” It was a subtle correction to the number of assumed assailants.
Owen glanced again at Julianna seeming to ask if she knew about all this and what she was doing about it. “I want their names. Nobody gets away with beating up CAF agents. Were they private security or law enforcement?” There was an obvious threat in Owen’s voice as if he planned to avenge the damage done to Renton himself.
“It's fine, really. Julianna is -” Renton sighed with insistence.
Owen cut Renton off. “It’s not fine with me. Do you have any experience in personal defense? I want you in some combat training courses.”
“I -” Renton gazed at Julianna for help. He wasn't sure what to do with Owen's sudden...protectiveness? It seemed completely out of place. Renton could only assume it was because someone had damaged a CAF asset and the general didn't take kindly to people breaking his things.
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