Finorskia wrote:
If I wanted to kill her she’d be dead.
Then why is she still alive? Are you just incompetent at doing anything? Or are you just that scared of her?
Shutup.
Bushra raised her hands slightly, palms-out. “No bomb, Sergeant.” She threw a dark glare at Natalie “Just a bit—bigot.” Bushra added, catching herself at the last moment before swearing. She stared at the barrel of the rifle that was aimed at her, halfway petrified. Threats she had experienced before, but not any quite so immediate in their nature. Usually the Ottoman officers she'd served under preferred veiled suggestions of what would happen instead of outright physical threats.
Even though they seem to hate veils. The thought came out of nowhere and even caused a slight grunt of amusement from Bushra before she could stop it.
Really? Now you're laughing when you get a gun pointed at you?
Rupudska wrote:
Hanna’s question broke through the paralysis inspired by the rifle however and reminded Bushra why she had bothered coming into the infirmary at all.
“Oh-right…” She said, turning around to face the Princess, Lysta’s assault rifle temporarily forgotten.
I bet that’s exactly what she wanted you to do! Obey your master Bushra! You’ll regret it when you get shot in the baaaccck.
Shutup, when you talk to someone you look at them.
Not when you have a gun pointed at you you don’t! Unless you’ve been ORDERED to. Just wait, when you hear the click of the trigger you’ll know! Wonderful idea going into the room the MIND-CONTROLLER is staying in. Honestly, how stupid are you?
lā ʾilāha ʾillà l-Lāh, Muḥammadur rasūlu l-Lāh Aliyyun waliyyu l-Lāh
“Uh—“ Bushra began the nervous thoughts interfering with her more rational ones. Blinking slowly, Bushra bit down on her tongue, using the physical pain to focus. “It’s Molivino—Milovini—Mi—It’s the mind-reader we think brainwashed one of our squadmates. She’s here and she’s—uh—talking to the Major and the Captain up above.”
“I thought…” Bushra trailed off, she wasn’t completely certain what she had thought. Why had she come in here to begin with?