Eddie, The Stalwart
HE/HIM
Thirty-nine
MAY 18th
Cascarrafa
GAY
Soldier
Private
even if you're completely exhausted, keep fighting, don't ever stop it!
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Eduardo Hisakawa
MORE DEVASTATION THAN HOPE [S]
POSTED ON Aug 2, 2024 11:30:19 GMT
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[attr="class","icon"] Eddie nodded resolutely, before straightening himself a little, [break][break]
“Yessir. I'm part'a the army, private second class. Been told that I might get bumped up ta first class around this time next year.” [break][break]
Not that he was particularly concerned with ascending the ranks to any degree. Those upper echelons belonged to the real heroes of this region, like the guy that had set him on this course in the first place, [break][break]
“And it's kind of a long story,” he admitted, especially with his own penchant for story-telling, “But I'll try ta give ya the CliffsNotes version of it.” [break][break]
Eddie paused a moment to consider the details before finally launching in to his tale, [break][break]
“So, you remember back in March when the Giant Chasm opened up? That was the start of it. Heard the League was lookin' ta build in the area, so I joined up as a volunteer, 'specially after all'a that shit with the dragon and the genie. I just wanted ta help, yanno?” [break][break]
Ah, but then came the really ugly part of this tale. Even if he had been aware of it, Eddie could have done little to hide the pained expression that had begun to paint his features, [break][break]
“But the whole thing went tits up. A Walkin' Wake came in and tore the whole fuckin' place apart. Killed a bunch'a the guys workin' there, killed a bunch'a the security detail, and just about killed me.” [break][break]
But this was the part where the hero came in, and Eddie's face brightened a little again, [break][break]
“I shoulda died out there, but I was lucky enough that Navy happened ta be in that neck'a the woods. Dragged my ass outta the rubble, kept me from windin' up in the belly of that big fuckin' lizard, and after that, I decided that I wanted ta do the same for someone else some day.” [break][break]
And at this point, Eddie's eyes were practically shining with some spark of impassioned idealism, [break][break]
“So I figured joinin' up was one'a the best ways ta go about it. Navy put in a word for me, considerin' I'm a little long in the tooth compared to yer average recruit, and the rest is history.” [break][break]
Though it was probably best that he left out that part where they came to that decision over some beer, mead, and a couple fingers of whiskey, but hey, Eddie had promised Navy that free drink for saving his sorry hide.
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