What's this badge even worth? (Stevie)

[Cale Beoulve]

You could have heard his boots slamming against the poor, defenseless floor as Cale walked down the hallway. He stormed into the SHCP office, tossing the door open and calling out for the captain, "STEVIE!!" He hadn't even bothered to look around the office first to know if she was even there. So far as he was concerned, she damn well should be.

Some uppity girl had not only tried to tell him how to do his job, but had threatened him if he continued to do so. He didn't care how big someone THOUGHT they were, that was gonna fly about as well as a rock.

[Stevie-Rae]

I jumped and raced out of the kitchen, crumbs fell from my mouth as I grinned sheepishly.

"I swear, I didn't know they were yours."

I slid the half eaten bag of BBQ Lays behind me hoping to hide it from his sight. Maybe if he didn't know I had them? NO that wouldn't work. I brought them back front and lowered my head in shame.

"I'll get you another bag..."

[Cale Beoulve]

Cale's mouth dropped a bit, and he put his hand over his face for a moment, shaking it in exasperation. "What? No, I don't care about some chips," he said, walking forwards. "You want to explain to me why it is some holier-than-thou Pillar just tried to give me hell for doing my job??" he demanded, fists clenched at his sides. "I was under the impression that we were SUPPOSED to kick back when someone steps out of line."

[Stevie-Rae]

I stared for a moment. What? What happened with... Wait Pillars got in his face?

"Tell me exactly what happened? Who was it and what did she say. All the Pillars we have right now are girls, so I know it was a female. Do you know which one? Walk me through it step by step."

I needed a play by play. If I was to make sure we didn't break out into a war for no reason, I needed straight answers from him then the School Captain. Why was she letting her Pillars step out of line? I know that Melanie has it out for me, but still.

[Cale Beoulve]

Cale slung Ragnarok's holster around off his back, letting the greatsword rest against the wall with a thunk, and walked into the kitchen area to grab some food. "I was letting out some tension on a punching bag," he began, rummaging through the cabinets to find a bag of something sweet. "Well, a few punching bags by the end of it."

Cale emerged from the kitchen with a popped can of soda in one hand and a bag of something gummy in the other, tossing a few of the treats in his mouth before plopping backwards over the edge of one of the couch arms. "And three punks came in. Guess they thought they needed to establish dominance or some dumb crap like that," he went on, slurping a few more gummy snacks. "The idiots surrounded me and one of them punched me from behind."

"So," Cale grinned a little, sipping from his drink. "I threw the dumbass into one of his friends. And just as their little leader came at me and socked me in the chest, she comes in and shouts for everyone to stop." He looked visibly displeased at not being able to apply the proper retribution for having been struck.

"Emily, I think." He downed the last of the snacks, rolling them around in his cheeks as he spoke. "She tells them to leave and they scurry off, and then squares up to me." Cale let out a scoff, similar to what he'd given the girl. "Tries to get on me for how I was punishing them. Goes on and on about how punishment through violence isn't the way to do it, about how people need to learn their lesson the 'proper' way."

Nevermind that the guys had a practiced formation," he rolled his eyes. "So they'd done it before. She gets on me for not giving them a chance to stop, when they had a chance every second that passed between when they entered the gym and launched a pussy attack from behind."

He leaned up, pulling the SHCP badge out of his pocket and tossing it on the table. "Now, I thought that part of this whole SHCP deal was being able to punish people for doing stupid shit," he looked towards Stevie. "I could have smacked them around for being stupid enough to even ante up to me and try to instigate a fight, but I went ahead and let them hit me first so it was even self defense. And this chick starts threatening me if I don't do it her way."

"Which," he leapt up and walked over to the punching bag, giving it a few light taps that sent the thing swinging back wildly. "Was enough of a double standard to get me about ready to throw down with her too. So I can't do my job and correct violent students physically but she's completely in the right to try and do it to me?"

He turned to face Stevie, shaking his head. "I did my damnedest not to just go at her, I even tried to just talk it out. But if she keeps that shit up I don't care how strong she THINKS she is," he clenched a fist, the muscles down his arm straining. "I'll toss her through a damn wall."

[Stevie-Rae]

I stayed motionless as i listened to his story. There had to be another side... Emily and I had already talked this through. We had cleared up any loose ends already, right? What the hell was going on now? I blinked a few times before walking over to the table and picking up his badge.Carrying it over to him, I'd offer it to him again.

"You were in the right. I don't know what is going on with the Pillars, but I intend to find out. I will go and speak with Emily and see that this is handled justly. If worse comes to worse... I'll handle it."

Whether or not he took the badge back, I would turn and kick the punching bag hard enough to send it flying into the wall. It's guts spilling over the floor. My eyes hardened as I turned back to Cale.

"No one messes with my people without reason. Here we are family. Come if you want, but I am going to speak with Emily about this now."