Sep 21, 2009 23:21
*Ever since the switch back John had made every effort to settle into a routine of getting up early, exercising, cooking large breakfasts for him and Fred and trying to expand his mutant skills. The tent inspection hadn't bothered him at all seeing as John had nothing to hide, anyway anything of importance was safe and sound elsewhere where no-one else would find it and wearing the correct uniform had never imposed any real problem for John as he usually around camp get himself looking pretty darn smart. The only thing he refused to hand over to the young lad on uniform duty was his hat.
Unluckily for the young lad John knew that although yes the hat held sentimental value it also did a job of keeping the sun out of his eyes and the heat off of his face. And that was a fact the kid couldn't argue with, well not for long anyway as John had simply taken his clothing and walked off.
Bloody recruits were getting younger by the day anyway!
Now settled outside his tent John was attempting a cryptic crossword. Now this was a new way of him trying to stretch his mind and exercise those neurons and electrons but currently the puzzle was proving a little more difficult than he had first thought it would be. Chewing at his pencil John stared at the sheet of paper, talking out loud to himself.*
Airborne solider given particular protection from fire... seven letters beginning with P
✝ john 'kestrel' wraith,
✝ fred 'blob' dukes,
chris 'bolt' bradley