As soon as the barrage ended, Ash sheated her machete and looked for Alora, checking if she's alright. "Hey trooper, are you alright?" She was deeply concerned for the little girl and the bruises on her skin were very noticeable. The soldier wasn't faring any better, she was used to be reduced...
"Kiddo!" The soldier yelled concerned when she saw Alora falling down to the barrage. She ran up to her and shielded the little girl with her body while trying to slice as many balls she could. "C'mon trooper, get yourself up and stay behind me! OWW!!" She got interrupted when a ball got her...
Ash felt quite sorry for Matthias, or rather Matti as his superior called him, but it was quite a comical scene to behold. They looked like the two knew for a long time, but right now such conjecture were to be pushed aside and she was ready to confront whatever test. Firing range? Melee...
Ash followed Matthias out of the room, while wondering what kind of training she will be put under. She was no rookie when it comes to fighting, but since now it was more of a demons and spirits business, she had no clue what kind of tactics or techniques she will need to have an edge in battle...
"Oh yeah, I was a true american hero..." Ash said with an hint of sarcasm and self-irony. "But at least the salary was good, I really hope here they pay us well too!" She said with a chuckle before turning to face Alora "And there's more kiddo, from books you can also learn about the brave men...
"Hey no need to feel ashamed kiddo, you're not the only one, you know?" Said Ash to Alora with a smile that could be described as maternal. She brushed her hair with a playful smile before glancing at the stuffed bunny. "Hey, nice fella you got there, does it have a name, trooper?" She asked...
Ash watched the whole process in amazement, she knew that she was in the afterlife and all but she couldn't imagine this kind of magic. She grabbed her spool and looked at it a bit dubious. She held it and tried to think whatever uniform made sense to her, she even closed her eyes for good...
Ash stepped aside to make room for the old lady, she glanced at the poor kid with the beaten up bunny and she felt so deeply sorry for the little girl, Alora had a kind of expression that the soldier saw way too many times in her career, expecially in some parts of Africa. She got near Matthias...
The soldier blinked a bit confused, maybe it was because she never had a desk job before, or any kind of "civilian" job anyway, but maybe it was the very informal way her new boss used her nickname rather than her surname or whatever rank system they used here in the "afterlife". "Sir, with all...