Ladypug — Roleplayer Guild

PERCY
BARRACKS, NEW ANCHORAGE

The pilot was simply laying in his bed, on his stomach - he would be laying on his back if he didn’t have bits of metal that grinded into his spine every time he did so. Even with that discomfort, he couldn’t stop thinking about what kind of trouble Ana and Vera might’ve gotten into. Paradoxically, it was relaxing to imagine them getting into some childish hijinks. Maybe they were pulling some innocent pranks on some of the pilots, or exploring the facility. Maybe they were doing something nice, like helping the people in the kitchen - Ana helped him cook before he decided to move the two of them to base. Maybe they really were just having a little “girls-only” club thing. It was only two people, but still; that could be a club, right? Maybe they were getting into makeup and playing dress up and other little girl things. He couldn’t help but grin at the thought of Vera and Ana in cute little dresses and tiaras playing princess with each other. 

”DAD.”

Percy’s heart nearly leapt out of his mouth and he very nearly squealed like a girl. He was so engulfed in his own thoughts he didn’t hear Ana screaming. He hopped up and quickly opened the door, allowing her to stomp in. “What? What, what’s up?”

“JAN’S A DICK!” Ana shouted, not caring if anyone else could hear her. “HE’S A STUPID DICK AND I HATE HIM AND HE’S MEAN AND-”

“ANA,” Percy’s voice rose very much above Ana’s, making her stop shouting. He cleared his throat before he continued in a much softer voice, “What happened?”

“So me and Vera just got out of the testing thing and then Jan was all like “oooh so your dad stopped being a wuss and let you do it” and then I was like “well no I lied”-”

“Test? You lied? Ana, wh-”

“—AND THEN he was talking about how awful being a pilot is and I KNOW cause you TELL ME ALL THE TIME-”

“Ana, what test?!”

“—AND THEN HE SAID HE HURT INNOCENT PEOPLE AND DOESN’T CARE CAUSE HE’S A DIIIICKKK! AND-”

“ANA LAURA MOORE.”

Ana stopped shouting again. The look on her face showed that she just realized what she had said. She looked up at her father with a much less angry and much more guilty expression. “D-Dad, wait, d-don’t get mad-”

“What. Test?” Percy insisted. He was praying that it wasn't the one he was thinking-

“The.. the one with the piloting.”

It was.

“YOU TOOK THAT TEST? ANA! NO! N- WHY? WHY WOULD—” Percy stopped and just turned around so he wouldn’t be facing Ana. He wanted to just bend her over and SPANK her, but he wasn’t that kind of parent, and he wasn’t raised like that either. He was better than that. Forcing himself to at least calm his voice, he looked at his daughter. “Ana.”

“I’m sorry! Vera said—”

“SO IT WAS VERA’S IDEA?” Percy didn’t want to have to break up the friendship they had, but if Vera was going to do THAT, then maybe he’d have to.

“SHE SAID WE NEEDED TO WITHOUT YOU KNOWING CAUSE YOU’D GET LIKE THIS!”

“WELL SHE’S GODDAMNED RIGHT THAT I’D GET LIKE THIS! IS SHE OUT OF HER DAMN MIND? ELI AND I ARE GONNA HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, CAUSE IF THIS IS WHAT VERA’S TURNING YOU IN—” 

“I’M NOT TURNING INTO ANYTHING!”  Ana coughed a little bit, the screaming was obviously hurting her throat. She continued, her voice still loud but not nearly as piercing. “It was just a TEST to see if we COULD. Graham SAID it was MY CHOICE.”

“IT’S NOT YOUR CHOICE!” Percy screamed, “IT’S MINE! I am your FATHER, and you WILL do as I SAY, and I SAY THAT YOU ARE NOT. PILOTING. ANYTHING.”

“I WASN’T PLANNING ON IT!” Ana’s voice sounded a little hoarse at this point, “ESPECIALLY IF I TURN INTO PEOPLE LIKE JAN OR GRAHAM OR YOU!”

“WELL GOOD, CAUSE-” Percy stopped when that last part processed in his mind. He was still angry, but he couldn’t bring himself to shout now. She didn't just say that, did she?

“MAYBE YOU ARE A WUSS. AND STUPID. AND MEAN. AND AWFUL.” Ana continued - certainly she didn’t realize what she was saying. Surely. She didn’t mean it.

“Ana, alright, enough-”

“VERA’S THE ONLY SANE ONE HERE AND YOU WANNA TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME?! YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE SOMEONE TAKEN AWAY! YOU WANNA DO THAT TO ME?!”

Percy felt his throat tense - she had to go there, didn’t she? His voice shook a little as he spoke, “No- Ana, look, that’s enough, I-I’m not mad-”

Before Percy could attempt to settle the conversation any further, Ana screamed and then stormed out of the room, knocking over a lamp and a table in the process. 

When the door slid closed, he picked up the table and the lamp. She didn’t mean it. She didn’t mean what she said. She’s just angry, and that’s fine. She’s got every right to be angry at him. He is a wuss. He is stupid. He has to be to be doing this. He can’t do a goddamned thing right and he hates it. He hates everything about this. He hates Graham. He hates Jan. He hates Stein. Agatha. Everybody. FUCK every single person in this stupid place they can all go stick moose antlers right up their asses. He wasn't asking for everyone to fucking kiss his ass and lick his damn shoes clean! All he needed is a little bit of a pat on the back to assure him he’s doing the right thing and that he’s not as much of a fuckup as he keeps thinking he is. He just wanted someone to hug him and tell him he’s wanted. That he’s needed. He knew it was immature and childish but that’s all he wanted.. Aside from Ana being safe, of course. Ana was the top priority.

At that thought, he left the room to go hunt her down and make sure she didn’t do something she couldn’t get out of.. Anger makes people irrational, afterall. Especially children, and especially Ana. 

@Voltus_Ventus AY how would you feel about Jingo trying to comfort the very small ball of rage that is Ana?
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