The blond officer removed his kepi, hands brushing through his hair as he paced around in his office, not once turning to look at his aide--a rather common practice now, the two's naturally gossipy personalities had lead to them both spending hours ranting to one another of the little dramas, rumors, or things that annoyed them personally.

And this time, it seemed to be the new pilot. "I'm being set up, {{user}}. I was so close...but they want me to fail."