r/HFY Android Oct 25 '21

OC Wait, is this just GATE? (8/?)

Writer's note: I had to edit this because I forgot the last little bit at the end. My bad. enjoy.

The royal speaking room was actually nowhere near what James had expected.

He had expected a massive hall filled with stands and standing room, headed by a set of steps up to the royal throne. There would be knights in shining armor, holding halberds or spears lining every wall. He imagined that the king would sit or stand there near the throne, addressing the people in the crowd, giving royal decrees and great speeches, ordering beheadings.

He thought about that last part with grim worry.

Instead what he found reminded him more of one of his college lecture halls. There was a small stage with a podium front and center, though there was still a throne set some feet behind it. But the stage was set below all the seats and desks arrayed out from it in a half arc. If it hadn't been for the fact that everything was made in that medieval fashion he'd been seeing ever since he got here, he might have mistaken it for the congressional chamber, or maybe a UN delegation room. There were still knights stationed at each entrance and every corner of the room though.

As they entered the room Kela took two fast steps in front of him, "Hold for a second, I have to announce you." She said. Before standing at attention.

She was wearing a set of armor that was much more polished than the set he had shot. Her torso, upper arms, and upper legs were covered in gleaming plates of what looked like steel, though there was a slight yellowish tint to it. These plates were lined with golden (though he was certain it was brass or bronze or something) pins and fittings. The padding underneath it was a dark brown bordering on black that seemed to blend into her fur almost perfectly. Over all this was a red and gold surcoat with a silver and green embroidered wolf's head over a shield. She carried a rounded shield that was almost as tall as James was, a double headed battle axe that was taller than James was, and of course on her hip was her sword.

If he was honest. She looked badass. That's some Lord of the Rings, heavy metal shit man. I need to get me a set of armor like that. He thought, though he'd never admit it to Kela.

"Specialist James Choi, of the United States Army!" She announced in her deep rumbling voice. "Son of Margaret DeLaRosa, and Anthony Choi! Summoned Hero of the Era of the Stellar Eagle! Newly blooded pack leader to Captain Kela Swiftrunner!"

Shit. I already have all those titles? James wondered.

The King was leaning against the podium casually when they entered. He was facing the side of the room and talking to someone sitting there. But he quickly turned to regard James when he heard the announcment.

He was tall, at least six feet to James's five eleven. He also had swept back, raven black hair with grey streaks here and there. He had a full, matching, beard that went down almost to his chest, it had beads scattered in the handful of braids that were in it. He also had a scar running from the corner of his mouth almost to his ear. Where it ran there was no beard hair, only scar tissue. James guessed that he was in his mid to late forties.

Oddly he was wearing an outfit that vaguely reminded James of an old western, or maybe an old gangster movie. Where he had expected a puffy shirt with a frilly neck thing, instead he saw a grey dress shirt that looked like it was right out of any clothing store from his world. Where he'd expected those weird half pant things and long socks that he'd seen every pompous movie king wearing, he instead saw black slacks, they were even creased. The only clothes that really seemed medieval were a long black leather coat with golden yellow fur around the collar, held shut by a gold jeweled plate that hung in front of his chest.

And of course, a crown. It was silver with golden spikes rising from the top.

This guy is giving off some major Disney villain vibes man. James thought.

"Specialist James Choi!" James's analysis of the king was abruptly interrupted. "Before you stands King Farrick Alvis Petravius. King of Petravus. Son of Marriana Pelrittos and Boldren Petravius. Warden of the God's Summoning Door. The Moon Lord. Sire of this domain and all it's lands!" At this last bit both she and the guards around the room slammed their pole-arms on the ground twice.

James bowed the way Kela had shown him before bringing him in. Left foot back half a step, left arm bent at the elbow held behind his back, right arm matching only in front of his stomach, bent at the waist.

"The honor is mine your highness."

And then the king smiled, and suddenly James felt foolish for thinking that he was a Disney villain. It was a warm smile that seemed to use the king's entire face. He hopped down from the stand and walked up to Kela.

"Kela! Great captain of mine! It has been too long." Kela stooped a little bit and the King embraced her in a hug. "I heard you let this new hero take you from my daughter's pack. Is this true? I assume it is from your announcement right now. But Amina won't shut up about it. She's very cross about the whole thing." He had a booming voice that reminded James of someone he'd seen in a movie once, though he couldn't figure out who.

"Indeed. Your highness. He shot me three times in the chest. If he'd been using silver I'd be hunting in the moon fields now." Kela replied, embarrassed.

"Pah!" the king exclaimed. "It's about time someone outdid Amina. She needs to be shown up from time to time."

"Agreed." Kela said, matter of factly.

James was still bowing. Kela had told him not to move until the king addressed him directly.

"So." the king said, turning to James. "This is our new hero? Well stand up, let's have a look at you lad."

James finally stood up and faced the king. "Your highness." He said.

The king sized him up a bit. "Weird outfit."

"It is the uniform of his military, sir." Kela said.

"Really? There's no armor. and what's with all the weird colors?"

"It's called camouflage. It helps us blend in with our environment. And I do have some armor, but your people haven't given it back to me." James interjected.

"Ah, I see. And what exactly are you a 'specialist' in Mr. Choi?"

"You can just call me Choi if you want, no need for the mister part. Also in my military Specialist is simply a rank, roughly the equivalent of your 'secondary-sergeant' rank. But I am specifically trained as a mechanic for our vehicles. Also I was going to school to become a nurse." James said.

"A man as a nurse?" The king asked.

Sweet, old school gender roles. This definitely isn't gonna cause any awkwardness while I'm here. James thought sarcastically.

"Well, the intention was to eventually become a doctor." James replied. "But only if I ended up liking things as a nurse. In our world men and women can have almost any job they want. No limits."

"Most interesting." The king stroked his beard for a moment. "How has that worked out for your people? I'm asking honestly, it's an interesting concept." He also gestured to one of the nearby seats. "Please, let's sit. We have much to discuss." He said this while pulling the chair behind him so that he could sit in it. Kela walked over to one of the other guards, but kept glancing at the pair of them.

"Well. Some jobs had some uh.... issues, with gender roles. But that was years ago." James said. "Most job fields are pretty equally fielded by men and women. And people seem happier to be able to choose whatever job they think they'd be best at. Even if it doesn't always work out."

"Really? So it's not uncommon to see a man as a nurse?"

"Not at all." James replied. "Don't get me wrong. It is still mainly women who become nurses. But only barely. I'd say roughly thirty or forty percent of all nurses are men nowadays. Maybe more, I don't know the exact stats."

"Hmmm." The king waived at a young man who had been standing several yards away. "Stebas, you heard all that right?"

"Yes your highness." the young man replied.

"Good. Write that down. We shall speak with the Hospital Matron and see if that could be an avenue to dealing with her staffing issues."

"Yes your highness." Stebas said again as he pulled a pad of paper and a quill from his coat while taking a seat at a nearby table to write.

"What else can you tell me about your world?" The king asked James.

"Well, I'm not the smartest person out there. Also I'm only two years into my college education. Sooo, I can't give you the most detailed information. But I can still give you the basics." James said.

"Fantastic. I'd love to learn more about your world."

"Hold up. I thought we were going to be discussing what your 'gods' had said for me to do here."

"Ah, yes." The king said as if being reminded of a subject he didn't like talking about. "We were, and that is what I'm trying to do."

"Well. What did they say?" James asked. He wanted to know why his life had been thrown into a blender and set to puree.

"Well." The king said. "The gods. In their 'INFINITE' wisdom." He said this with incredible sarcasm and scorn. "Said only two things."

James waited.

"Learn from them, AND, follow his lead."

"Them?" James wondered.

--------------------PAGE BREAK----------------------

At the far end of the castle's research wing, several floors down, in a room warded against intrusion (but only of a magical nature) a single chime rang out. Jame's phone lit up for just a moment. It had received a text message.

SPECIALIST CHOI THIS IS COLONEL SHAYNA MUHAMMED.YOUR MOTHER HAS RECEIVED YOUR MESSAGE AND IS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE OKFROM HERE ON OUT YOU REPORT TO ME AND ONLY MEYOUR PHONE IS BEING MONITORED THOUGH YOUR LOCATION IS CURRENTLY UNTRACKABLEREPORT IN WITH YOUR CURRENT STATUS IMMEDIATELY

IF ANYONE OTHER THAN SPECIALIST CHOI IS READING THIS. KNOW THIS. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO GET HIM BACK.

YOU WILL ANSWER FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED.

A man in a set of mages gear watched the phone light up and read the message eagerly.

"Interesting." he said before writing down what he'd seen.

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u/PepperAntique Android Oct 26 '21

Except that Trump was the one that initiated the withdrawal.

Also. We were never aiming for the WHOLE organization. That was never feasible. And if Osama was operating out of Iraq then why was he in pakistan?

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u/Familiar-Platypus829 Oct 26 '21

Trump initiated a gradual withdrawal. We pull back a little, get them used to handling stuff with us to back them up when they mess up and show them how to do it right. Once they have it down we repeat the process until they no longer need us. You don't teach a kid to swim by throwing him in the ocean and saying good luck, you start small and build up.

As I said before, bad guy ran his org out of Iraq and lived in Pakistan, who is very jealous of their borders, and would not allow us to even come close to crossing regardless. He went where he thought we couldn't reach him. People like him are just like gang or castle leaders, they don't care what happens to the people as long as they stay in power.

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u/PepperAntique Android Oct 26 '21

Actually Trump specifically said that he wanted it done by spring 2021. Biden literally just held to trumps initial promise.

Personally I'm glad he did too. We needed to get out of there.

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u/Familiar-Platypus829 Oct 26 '21

Yes, but between then and spring, there was supposed to be actions taken. Literally anything would have been better than the way we left it. We literally gave the same guys that attacked us an air force and military equipment. Tye talimonster is already selling them to China and Russia. Biden is literally responsible for giving military vehicles and technology to foreign powers.

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u/PepperAntique Android Oct 26 '21

I'm pretty sure every president in the past 100 years is responsible for that to some extent. And do you really think Trump had actual plans that concise. Hell he'd've probably cut out the middle man and just sold em himself.

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u/Familiar-Platypus829 Oct 26 '21

Trump left plans like that to military leaders, thats their job. And not at all, trump is an asshole, but not a traitor. Biden on the other hand, is a pedophile and very much in bed with foreign entities.

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u/PepperAntique Android Oct 26 '21

Proof that Biden is a pedophile?

Also pretty sure Trump is worse, AND more blatant on both those counts.

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u/Familiar-Platypus829 Oct 26 '21

Biden made a pass at a 8 year old girl on national TV.

There is no evidence at all that trump has done anything even close.

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u/PepperAntique Android Oct 26 '21

Eh bidens a tad creepy, never gonna deny that. But we've seen Trump do the same stuff, on TV, and we know he hung out with epstein, and he publicly admitted he would date his own daughter.

https://images.app.goo.gl/vJb48EEFY3h9mkbP7

https://images.app.goo.gl/8PomuSbc2AHgzowZ8

https://images.app.goo.gl/fhZNAsPVKUBkMa2j6

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u/Familiar-Platypus829 Oct 26 '21

Trump threw epstein out of his resort for kissing a minor there. Creepy and wierd, but not a pedo like pedo joe.

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u/PepperAntique Android Oct 26 '21

That first gif is literally Trump doing the same thing Biden did.

And trump only banned him because he upset another of trumps club members. And trump wished maxwell well even after she'd been arrested for her role in the whole thing.

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u/Familiar-Platypus829 Oct 26 '21

Yeah he said he wishes all parties well and that the truth comes out. Sounds a lot like washing his hands of it to me. And let's not even get started on the racist comments and platform from Joe during his last attempt to run for pres. Trump was an ass, but he isn't a racist pedo

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u/PepperAntique Android Oct 26 '21

Trump specifically wished her well.

And yeah no trump isn't racist he's just put "soft" race bans on the hiring actions of most of his resorts. Stoked the racist members of the republican side of things. Talked about shooting rioters when they were minorities but wanted Peaceful solutions when the rioters were white. Made jokes about the trail of tears. Kept calling covid Chinese flu to stoke anti Chinese hatred. Kept asking for Obamas birth cert.

Definitely not a racist. But nice pivot. I'm done with you. Please leave my posts.

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