04-29-2021, 02:44 AM
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As Gray continued to suggest - or rather demand - that they build the wall someplace else, Colt could feel a pang of annoyance in his chest. Not that he would ever explain it, or really think critically about it himself - but this desire to do as he was told and get menial tasks over with absolutely stemmed from the way that he was raised. In the Ring, if he stepped even a hair out of line, if he strayed even an inch from his original instructions, then he was hit, or forced to do something ten times worse - plain and simple. He was trained from birth to be a mindless soldier, and escaping that mentality was tough - even when he was far from that life now.
There was another factor in this situation, too - pure stubbornness. It irritated him immensely that Gray was so adamant about not listening to him. Why did it even matter anyway? What was the big deal? Obviously, Gray wasn't going to back down, so he wouldn't, either. He clenched his fists. "Uh-huh, so why don't we avoid that verbal paddling altogether and just build the stupid barrier where it's supposed to be?" He gestured to the damaged wall. "It's the obvious choice. Why's it matter anyways?"
As Gray continued to suggest - or rather demand - that they build the wall someplace else, Colt could feel a pang of annoyance in his chest. Not that he would ever explain it, or really think critically about it himself - but this desire to do as he was told and get menial tasks over with absolutely stemmed from the way that he was raised. In the Ring, if he stepped even a hair out of line, if he strayed even an inch from his original instructions, then he was hit, or forced to do something ten times worse - plain and simple. He was trained from birth to be a mindless soldier, and escaping that mentality was tough - even when he was far from that life now.
There was another factor in this situation, too - pure stubbornness. It irritated him immensely that Gray was so adamant about not listening to him. Why did it even matter anyway? What was the big deal? Obviously, Gray wasn't going to back down, so he wouldn't, either. He clenched his fists. "Uh-huh, so why don't we avoid that verbal paddling altogether and just build the stupid barrier where it's supposed to be?" He gestured to the damaged wall. "It's the obvious choice. Why's it matter anyways?"
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HAD NO ONE THERE TO WATCH HIM CRY *:・ﾟ✧*:・ﾟ✧