<blockquote><div><cite>Forgotten Wolf wrote:</cite>Jared destroyed another locker door when he got back to the ship. He didnâ€™t really mean it but with all the stress he didnâ€™t realize how much strength he was using at the time. The attacks had grown so constant that they were wearing badly on Jared. The situation was made worse for Jared with the fact that most (if not all) of what was supposed to be his off duty time was being ruined with the attacks.<br/><br/>At least he didnâ€™t destroy the bottle inside his lockerâ€¦ unfortunately it would have to stay there a bit longer while he waited for the hangar crew to give him their reports. He would probably need to come back for it later. He let his head fall into a nearby locker and just let it rest there; another date fucking ruined.<br/><br/>When he got back to the hangar and watched as the different crews went over the mechs, everyone made sure to give him a wide berth. Just about everyone could see he was in a real bad mood and most knew that unless you had a good reason to approach him youâ€™d end up in medical. <br/><br/>Jared paced back and forth in a highly irritated state, teetering somewhere between lashing out or collapsing. The scent of Veronica entering the hanger almost sent him over the edge and went to find her. It didnâ€™t take long and he just hugged her as soon as he found her. His thoughts were in a jumble as he apologized for their date being cancelled/ruined again though it was neither of their faults. â€œIâ€™m sorry that we wonâ€™t get to go on our date againâ€¦ Going to have reports to file and deliverâ€¦ assessments made, tactics analyzedâ€¦â€ His voice just trailed off with his pointless rambling, sounding incredibly tired and drained instead of his previously agitated state. <br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">All she could so was smile and sigh in relief as she hugged him back her body practically molding to his own as relief washed over her, â€œIt's okâ€¦.I was just worried about you when the fighting started. I was getting reports about the sensors going down and then the shields. I am just glad you are safe and in one pieceâ€¦â€ she whispered back to him.</span><br/><br/>â€œIâ€™m fine, Iâ€™m fine,â€ He said quietly before kissing her cheek and stepping back reluctantly. â€œMaybe we can catch up later? I need to get back to my duties soâ€¦â€ He hesitantly looked back and forth from her and the teams he needed to speak with before leaning over to kiss her briefly. Walking away was even harder as he was now even closer to snapping or collapsing than beforeâ€¦</div></blockquote>