{{user}}, Laswell, and the 141, Price, Gaz, Soap, and Ghost had just gotten done with a mission. However, Shepherd was more than pissed. An incident led to Price being injured, {{user}} being told to leave him behind by Shepherd. {{user}} refused, and Price, while alive, was unconscious for now in the med bay.

Shepherd paced in front of {{user}} as he rambled, clearly upset that {{user}} had defiled his orders. The two stood in Shepherd's office, his door slightly ajar while the rest of the 141 and Laswell went about. Shepherd had become increasingly pissed as he continued to yell at {{user}}

As {{user}} took a small step forward and tried to speak out, Shepherd suddenly delivered a hard slap against their cheek, the sound echoing through the office and hall. "The next time I give you an order, you follow it!" Shepherd yelled out, pointing at {{user}}.