Fall of Adam by Rusty Ellis

Author:Rusty Ellis [Ellis, Rusty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-21T16:00:00+00:00

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The equipment room was impressive. It would thrill any bootcamp to have the order and supplies available to their recruits.

Chase picked out three polo shirts and three pair of black BDU pants. He slipped on the shirt and pants and put his worn boots back on. He hung his civilian clothes on a wooden peg above the box of polo shirts and looked down at his boots. The finish was worn and heavily scuffed from the repeated abuse of hunting and farm work. He definitely needed a new pair to blend in.

The number one rule of surviving within the ranks: Don’t Stand Out. Being special was overrated. Do your best to fit the mold and make yourself an indistinguishable member of the squad.

Martin walked him through the rest of the room and pulled items from the shelves in front of him. He handed them backward to Chase without looking back.

Chase held the duty belt in front of him and slipped on the holsters for the items Martin handed back to him. Satisfied with the location of the holsters on his belt, Chase wrapped the belt around himself and lined up the front buckle before committing the velcro of the belt to the matching velcro under-belt he had already put on. Martin looked at the belt, tilting his head to each side and returned to the actual gear to fill the holsters: pepper spray, a collapsable baton, a pair of black handcuffs, and two pairs of black rubber gloves for the smallest pouch on the belt.

The lone empty holster was square, enough space for a walkie-talkie. Martin led Chase out of the backroom toward where the Operator was sitting. He slipped behind the Operator’s desk to a table of walkie-talkies parked in a long row of chargers.

“You can take whichever one you want when you come on shift,” Martin said.

Chase looked at the glow of green lights under the units and grabbed the closest one to him. A cord was wrapped around the antennae. He uncurled the cord and looked at the end pieces. The main cord split into two pieces, an earpiece and an attachable microphone. Chase slipped the walkie-talkie into its holster then ran the earpiece cord over the back of his shoulder and twisted it into place. He ran the mic cord across his chest and attached it between the lowest two buttons on his collar.

Martin grabbed a clipboard hanging just above the charging units, “Make sure and put your unit number here.”

Martin added Chase’s name to the list and wrote “13” next to it.

“Great number,” Martin laughed.

“My favorite, actually.”

“Ready to do a round?” Martin asked.

“Sure,” Chase said.

Martin reached the door first and offered a sweeping gesture with his hand, “After you.”

“You’re a peach,” Chase answered.

“Hey, Harper!”

Chase looked back at the Operator.

“Welcome aboard,” he said.

Chase nodded and reached down to flip the switch on his walkie-talkie.

Glad to be here.

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