Friendly Colours

This ficlet has been made redundant with the changes made to "A Little Bird" (perhaps the other two, as well).
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(I picked these two titles words to also imply 'we're approaching this as your friends, not as enemies'. not sure if Nguyen would actually say that/Herc would interpret this as an interrogation)
An attempt at merging "Flying Colours", "Friendly Wager", and "A Little Bird". 
From: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
To: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: Friendly Wager
You, my friend, owe me $50.
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From: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
To: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
Refresh my memory. Which wager have I lost?
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From: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
To: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
I found someone capable of a stable neural handshake with the youngest Mister Hansen. [They passed the test with flying colours.]
Before you ask, yes, he is willing to do it again.
$50, please.
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From: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
To: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
Congratulations.
I'll wire the money in the morning.
Am I familiar with this hardy soul?
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From: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
To: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
I doubt it. Pietr A. Vos (I-PVOS-006.35-F).
He's a Fightmaster now, but he almost washed out of the Academy. They didn't even test him for Drift Compatibility.
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From: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
To: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
I /do remember this one.
My Fightmaster spotted him at the Academy and swore up and down he was the best untrained fighter he'd seen aside from Logan Jones. /Insisted the Academy let him groom Vos for Fightmaster.
Impressive for someone profoundly deaf.
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From: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
To: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
Being deaf didn't stop him from flattening all my Rangers—Hansen Senior got in a lucky tackle, Junior managed a draw.
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From: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
To: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
Impressive. He's only been there four days.
Again, congratulations on your find.
[Herc, are you getting too old for this job? 
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From: Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil) 
To: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil), Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
No excuses. 
New guy's a beast. Took us all.]
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From: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
To: Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil), Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
What do you think of him, Herc? 
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From: Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
To: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil), Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
Helluva fighter. Nice guy. 
Seems to get on well with Chuck.
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From: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
To: Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil), Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
You happy with him having Chuck's back?
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From: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
To: Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil), Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
Do you trust him?
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From: Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
To: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil), Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
No reason not to.
He's the best I've seen who can line up with the tyke.
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From: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
To: Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil), Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
Hercules, you didn’t answer the question. Do you trust Vos with your son's life?
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From: Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
To: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil), Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
Rather it was me or Stacks out there, but ... Vos's a father. He'll do what it takes to protect a kid.
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From: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
To: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
Before it comes to that, however, we should send him back against the other Rangers. Vos /may have gotten a small assist from the lingering effects of New Year's festivities.
Jackson Jones and Scott Hansen had /particularly spectacular hangovers.
How fared your Rangers?
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From: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil)
To: Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil), Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
I had to declare a holiday after some suspicious homebrew took down most of /Chrome and /Danger’s techs, along with three of [my] five Rangers.
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From: Thomas Nguyen, Marshal (M-TNGU_263.29-M@ppdc.mil)
To: Stacker Pentecost, Marshal (M-SPEN_970.89-Q@ppdc.mil), Hercules Hansen, Ranger (R-HHAN_832.84-G@ppdc.mil)
Subject: RE: Friendly Wager
Ouch.
You win.
(But you still owe me $50.)
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