« Prev 1 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: Checking in (Rhett) (Read 352 times) Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 22:39:17 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Mathew was finally free from... other business. And having acquired where the remnants of Chicago's Paradigm were holding out he'd make his way there. Just walking into the hotel room without ceremony. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 22:41:44 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Rhett limps into the room on his crutches, looking to see who the person is that just barged in! Upon seeing Mat, his eyes widen. "....Mat." Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 22:47:49 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "What happened to the leg?" He pressed his lips together, both surprised and unhappy to see Rhett injured right now. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 22:50:19 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Carter showed up when the academy was exploding. Luckily, Jan Di saved my life." He says, frowning. He's not... completely sure how to bring this up. "Look, Mat... I uh... I'm sorry." Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 22:55:58 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He didn't say anything for at least a minute and a half. Just staring at Rhett. Last he had seen Jan Di and Josh he had told them to do what must be done. The understanding being that Rhett was working for the enemy and had intel on all of their agents and faculty. That the information would only be safe if he was killed. Rhett was supposed to be a dead man. "I know. And I knew I was right to trust Jan Di and Josh to do the right thing." And in a rare moment, Mathew would smile. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:00:00 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top That smile makes Rhett look down at the floor. "...How does everyone just... accept it?" Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:09:37 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Everyone won't. And I don't. Not fully" The smile faded away, replaced with his standard stern look. "But I am happy to see they found another way other than killing you." He'd sit down on the free bed. He was a long way from trusting Rhett with anything remotely sensitive in terms of information. But after all these years it was hard to look at Rhett and not see family. He had been around when she was alive... And he was there when she died. He had put a lot of faith in Rhett, and that had been betrayed. The trust was broken, but the affection was still there. "You fucked up. Badly." But he was still family in Mathew's book. And family wasn't something to be thrown away lightly. Even betrayal, he'd faced that before when he was younger. The Dragons he grew up with had a fluid loyalty to one another. As mature as the Agents all were, they were still kids, and loyalty was a complex emotion and feeling. Especially when conflicting loyalties come into play. « Last Edit: Mar 12, 2017 23:09:53 GMT -6 by Mathew Amtrum » Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:13:56 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "...I did." He nods. "I've hated myself for what I did for years now. None of you deserved it, especially... the ones that ended up passing from what I did. But I wanted to tell you that I am sorry, even if it doesn't mean much." Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:16:50 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "What are you going to do about it?" The conflicts were not going to go away. And if he was really going to join them again he'd have to be ready to regain the trust of everyone his actions harmed. Directly or indirectly. He'd have to be willing to face against the Empire. Unless he planned to just sit everything out. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:20:58 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I don't know yet." He says with a sigh. Rhett starts limping over to sit down as well, though not really close to Mathew. "Up until shit hit the fan with the academy, I had to stay monitored by either Josh or Jan Di. But I don't want that to be it. I want to make up for what I did, somehow." Not that he really thinks there's a way to do that. Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:26:32 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "First thing you gotta do is get that leg healed. You'll be useless on the field like that." But the truth was there was no quick fix or easy answer. He could kill the leader of the Empire tomorrow and it still wouldn't bring back anyone killed in the attacks, or from the intel he had gathered. It was possible there would be people that would never forgive him, no matter what he did. But all of that didn't matter if he couldn't even walk yet. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:29:22 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "It won't be long. Just another few weeks, maybe, unless there's some wonderful healers around here." He shrugs a bit. "... do you remember what I asked you about, before you left for HC?" Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:34:23 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I do. About loyalty or doing what you want. I believe I told you that if it was me, I would take what I want." He glanced over to Rhett, and folded his arms over his chest. "I assume you have been giving it thought." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:40:37 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I did. And I asked it about two things, really..." He sighs through his nose. "...I think I should do both. Be loyal to the family that I chose, rather than the one I was born to, and do what I want." Rhett looks over at Mat, and even though he's trying to hide it, there's a clear hope for approval in his eyes. Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:49:38 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He considered the words. It was the choice Mathew had made when he was younger, choosing his brethren in the Dragon's over his neglectful family. Preferring the honest hostility and violence to the subtle torment and disappointment. And again he had made the choice when he turned his back on one vision for the future of the betterment of Bastille, and later their child. "If that is your choice and path then walk it. The challenges along it serve to test your resolve. But overcoming the challenges that bar your path will make victory all the sweeter." He didn't quite smile, but his features softened as he reminisced about the path that had lead him here. In some ways Rhett was similar to a younger version of himself. Not in all ways, but not everyone had the courage to choose a family rather than sit with the one they were born into. It was hard to grab onto a Fate of your own making. "You're gonna fuck it up." He said as he unfolded his arms. Placing them on the bed, one on either side of him as he leaned back just slightly. "But so does everyone else." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:53:33 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I don't know how I could fuck it up more than I already have." Rhett gives a sad smile. "But... I'm gonna try to make it better, at least. I'll make you proud, Mat. I mean it." It was all he had left, at this point. Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:55:14 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Don't bother." He said getting up, brushing off his coat with his flesh hand. "Make yourself proud. End of the day that's who you need to answer to." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 12, 2017 23:58:19 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I can't." He says softly, almost to himself. "At least... not yet. So I need to start with someone else whose opinion matters to me." Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 13, 2017 0:02:52 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top He let out a small sigh. "Take it from me. It's never to late to change to the right path." As a former villain he had to work through similar problems of trust. A path that wasn't easy, and it wasn't quick. But eventually he gained people's trust and respect. And if Rhett was honest in his desire to make amends then he would win back most people. Mathew was certain of that. "And if you find yourself faltering you know where I am." Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 13, 2017 0:07:48 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "...I'm glad you're back, Mat." He says, looking up at him. Ever since he'd come back from Europe, Rhett was far from the confident, social individual he'd been before. But at least now, he felt like he could be again, at some point. Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 13, 2017 0:12:47 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I am glad you have returned to us too Rhett." He honestly was. "Get better, because when you are back in shape we are going to resume training to make sure you haven't lost your edge." There was a hint of a threat to his tone. But he hoped that it would show in some way that Mathew at least wasn't against him. Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Rhett Shaffer Mentor Intelligence ....Hey yo. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Posts: 1,753 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 13, 2017 0:15:58 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top That actually makes him laugh a little. "I'll do that. Take care, Mat." Back to Top   Theme Mathew Amtrum Trainer Powered Trainer [send pm] Joined: June 2011 Posts: 12,706 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 13, 2017 0:17:11 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Good." And with that Mathew would go to check and see who else was here. While he'd obtained where they were staying. He didn't have a headcount yet. /end? Back to Top   Mathew Amtrum Jack Makaila Moderator Director of Terror [color=limegreen]I'm your daddy.[/color] [send pm] Joined: March 2011 Posts: 21,584 Checking in (Rhett) « Mar 13, 2017 0:20:10 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top END Back to Top   Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first