At this point, I didn''t even notice that I dozed off for a few minutes until I was jolted awake by the ship''s horn, telling its intent to leave the port. We did say our goodbyes to the group we''d be leaving behind but I still walked out and saw them waving us goodbye before sailing off.
It was still a few hours past noon so we''d probably reach home right after they had dinner so I tried to make use of our traveling time to radio in a few people.
Obviously, the first person I tried to contact was the old man, Oscar, and he picked up on the first ring:
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[KID! I heard you''re finally getting back! I have some news for ya!]
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"Subic Bay?"
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[Aww~ man! Johnny told you, huh?! It was supposed to be a surprise!]
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"So what''s the n for going there—"
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[Going? I''m already here, you dumbshit! We helped them clear the Marine base and everything! I''m helping them set up and all and I''ve taken a few dozen panels over here and they''re loving it!]
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"WHAT?!"
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[Jealous, huh? Things happen over there, things happen over here too, little shit! I would''ve loved to wee you back because the two weeks felt like two years but we''re still waiting for more… uh… guests… to arrive.]
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"How about Irene''s package?"
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[WHA— She sent something back too?! HAHAHAHAHA!!! I still got it, right?!RIGHT?! I''m~ the fuckin'' man— But seriously, don''t even try to open that shit or I''ll chop your fuckin'' balls off! Ya hear?! I''m serious!]
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"I''m not even gonna try, old man… So, who else ising?"
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[Figure it out, dumbass! Who do you think I''ll wait for besides other veterans like me? My ce would surely be crowded once I take them in but I always have a room set aside for her—]
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"OH FUCK! Jennifer''sing, huh?!"
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[HEH! You got that fuckin'' right! I guess she misses her old man still… The carrier they''re on is getting crowded and crowded with the oh, so special peoples and as usual, they''ll just send the not-so-special ones to this ce or other much closer shit—no offense to our archipgo but you know how my people think.]
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"But it works for us—"
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[Whaddaya mean it works for us?! If I see you fuckin'' look at her a certain way, I''ll beat your fucking dick off!]
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"Not this shit again— No homo but that sounds a little—"
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[YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT! STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER, YOU HEAR?!]
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"Chill, old man. Fine! I''ll try to stay away from her. I won''t even speak to her while—"
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[WHY?! IS SHE NOT GOOD ENOUGH?! SHE''S A FUCKING MARINE FOR GOD''S SAKE—]
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"Bitch— I dunno if you''re getting fucking senile but you have to get your stories straight! D''you want me to fuck her or not?!"
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[AHHHH! STOP MAKING IT SO WEIRD!]
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"You''re the one who brought up the topic! And what if she''s the one toe to me?! Or god forbid, she gets yed by a dumbass?! Are you gonna me me for that too?! Make up your mind, alright?!"
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[Huh. I didn''t think about it that way… You''re making a lot of good points. I decided: I give you my blessing. I''m expecting a baby at your earliest convenience—]
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"..."
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[Kid?]
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"I was just talking in hypotheticals…"
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[But I wanna be a grandpa now, kid! I thought you''d put one in yours so I was kinda excited but you fucks keep waiting for the right fucking time! Ah— You might have some problems though…]
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"What are you on about now?"
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[I believe she''s a lesbian… I believe that didn''t stop you before…]
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"I''m hanging up, you dumbass… Couldn''t you have started with that?! She might bemitted for all we know!"
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[Haah?! Be a little progressive, alright?! They can have babies too! Just need a proper donor—]
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"Beeeeeep~ The number you''ve dialed is unattended, the number you dialed—"
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[I KNOW IT''S STILL YOU, YOU LITTLE SHIT! ARE YOU GONNA GET HER PREGNANT OR WHAT?!]
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"You— Be a little progressive too, then! It''s her choice after the fact, alright?! A-Anyway, do you need me there or something? A delivery or a resupply perchance? I''ll still be busy once we arrive but I''ll be ready first thing in the morning."
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[Of course, you''ll be fucking busy. I wonder how much pussy you''re bringing back this time… Ha… But yeah, we''re still figuring a lot of things out but I''ll give you a call if I ever need anything important… I have— no, we have people back home that could do shit for us…]
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"Okay, old man. Stay safe, alright?"
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[Heh. Thanks, kid. You too, wear condoms—]
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"Asshole! WANT A BOX OF VIAGRA DELIVERED TO YA?!"
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[HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! YOU CAN''T MAKE ME MAD WITH THAT!!! NOT ANYMORE!!! GET FUCKED, KID!!! BYEEEEE!!!]
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With that said, I ended the call whileughing my ass out because talking with the old man was something I''ll never get tired of and I was d to know he wasn''t just moping around at his home and drinking alcohol but did something great and was now waiting for the arrival of his daughter.
I would''ve loved to be at least part of the clearing group when they reimed the Marine base but I''m pretty sure that there was still a lot of work that needed to be done or wasn''t a priority yet, but we''ll get right on it once I pay a visit.
But yeah, after that call, the person I tried to contact next was Honasan, one of our helicopter pilots I asked him if there was an avable helicopter for immediate use and the response was:
"All of them, sir. Even the one on your roof."
On that note, I asked him to prepare to apany me and attach a coupling mechanism for the cargo we would be taking from a certain farm and a few other items I promised our one hell of a butler. It wasn''t as drawn out of a conversationpared to the one I had with Oscar but the next one I tried to contact was Sebastian— no, Edith so we''d be also straight to the point.