Hackles raised at Lois' words, and the Soldier found himself glad for his mask. It meant nobody could see his smirk.
"Did you expect a powerpoint presentation?" Thomas snapped - and that was all the cue the Soldier needed. He had a gun drawn and pressed beneath the man's chin in less than a heartbeat.
"Schitayte, chto eto prikaz."
The man looked back and forth between the Soldier and Lois, stonefaced but with panic in his eyes. "I-- I don't understand--"
"It is," he said, in slow and careful English, "an order. Tell her, or there will be another position waiting for a surprise promotion."
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"Did you expect a powerpoint presentation?" Thomas snapped - and that was all the cue the Soldier needed. He had a gun drawn and pressed beneath the man's chin in less than a heartbeat.
"Schitayte, chto eto prikaz."
The man looked back and forth between the Soldier and Lois, stonefaced but with panic in his eyes. "I-- I don't understand--"
"It is," he said, in slow and careful English, "an order. Tell her, or there will be another position waiting for a surprise promotion."