<div style="text-align: center">《Rebel》<br/>
Location: Abendblume<br/>
Present: Armando &amp; Marcia <a class="username" data-user-id="36" data-username="Sayd" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/36/">Sayd</a>​</div><br/><div class="bbImageWrapper bbImageAligned--left js-lbImage" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-single-image="1" data-src="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/attachments/91203a8d88c449c3b5acbaccccbcf48b-jpg.133263/" title="91203a8d88c449c3b5acbaccccbcf48b.jpg">
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</div>Armando's recount of the Hale fortune and his own journey from Brazilian military to US Army, and finally to private practice gave Rebel pause. He had worked with people who were in the military to garner citizenship, but he had always thought it was merely a requirement to serve for a year. To hear Marcia explain it, the service had to be exemplary. He almost questioned her until Armando explained further. Getting his sister and nephew/niece citizenship as well would have been difficult through the military unless he could have proven they were dependent on him. If her ex was as bad as she said, it might have been impossible.<br/><br/>"All good reasons," he agreed. He looked down at his plate when they squabbled about living in fear or being lucky. He was tempted to take a bite, but Marcia had not eaten yet and neither had Armando.<br/><br/>"I don't know the name of the community. It could have been Dryden," he said. "Somewhere where people came and traded with us often." Hence, how Sou met up with the man she left with. "I hadn't heard of the disagreement before two days ago." Had it only been that long? It seemed a lifetime.<br/><br/>He looked up at Armando. "Dan is…he never saw someone he knew die like that," he said. "And I think being surrounded by gunfire shook him. I don't think he realized how real death could be." Whereas he knew that Armando probably did know. Hell, he had probably been responsible for some. But as they said on the other side, what happens under orders stays there.<br/><br/>"Well, men like Ben don't qualify for that, and we're going to take care of them. We'll find them things to do or train them as needed." He wanted to comfort her concern. Likely every parent in the community felt the same way.<br/><br/>Turning to Armando he laid it all out. "Look, I know that you're being told to step back, and you feel like it's not temporary. I want you to know that you had my back out there, and I have yours. I think we want the same thing. Right now I have to figure out how to work with some cartel assassin who would have had me calling backup ten ways to Sunday back in the day. In here we're the only backup we have." He shook his head, taking another sip of coffee to stave off his desire to wolf down the meal that had been laid out.<br/><br/>The dark, rich warmth helped. "If Hale thinks you're fuming in here he'll worry about you. If he sees you out and about, spending time with the gardeners or enjoying the brief reprieve, he'll think you're getting your head together so you can come back to him. In the meantime you can build some trust with the others in the community as you listen for which way the wind is blowing. I'll keep you updated on what I know, and if there's another threat coming from Dryden we'll be prepared. Hell…I'm surprised he let people go if they were plotting against him."