Nuisance

2017 Q4 
Chuck and Jackson see each other in the hall. 
 
[Jackson’s mean. ]
 
Chuck stifles a sigh, pulls out her lanyard. 
 
“Oh, right, I forgot, BumbleBees are too good for the rest of us.”
 
Chuck doesn’t stop walking—
 
“Hey, I was talking to you!” Jackson grabs—
 
He grabs her hair, leaving him completely open as Chuck whirls, braid lifting into a wide arc—
 
Jackson lets go but—
 
Chuck floats behind him, her braid twisting around his neck, her left arm under his and across his chest, she pulls her hair taunt with her other hand, she sprains his hamstring—
 
Jones drops, suddenly stops.
 
“You want to know why I’m too good for you?” 
 
Jones claws at his neck. 
 
Chuck pulls him closer. “Do you?” 
 
Jones garbles. 
 
“See, when I was sixteen, my best friend tried to hang me from the flagpole. When I was fifteen, the rugby team tried to gang rape me. When I was fourteen, the group behind me in science class tied my hair to a Bunsen burner and set me on fire. When I was in highschool in general, I thanked my family every day for homeschooling me until then and I hoped every day I would get expelled--I put up with so much shit on a daily basis I didn't think I would make it."
 
Jones is going a bit purple.
 
“So if you think for one second that I don’t have any reason to be good enough to murder every person in this ‘Dome, I’ll start with you first. 
Jones is mulberry. 
"Do we have an understanding?”
 
Jones nods. 
 
“Good.” Kisses his cheek. “Glad we had this chat.” Lets go of her hair—
 
Jones wheezes. 
 
—steps back. 
 
Jones slides to the floor and there’s a crowd. 
 
Fuck. 
 
“Cadet,” says the Marshal. 
 
Chuck turns. 
 
“Please don’t do that again.” 
 
“No promises.” 
 
The Marshal concedes, then, “You’re dismissed.”
 
Chuck acknowledges--
""That's /it?"" 
--picks up her tablet. 
""You're just going to let her walk?" 
"You know the rules, Ranger," says the Marshal. 
He and Chantell and so many others look down on him without sympathy. 
"Bumblebees can't start fights, but they can end them if antagonised." 
""She tried to kill me!""
"Please take Ranger Jones to Medical and confine him to quarters until further notice." 
A couple MPs grab Jones' arms and haul him away.
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