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[color=black][b]Location[/b][/color] — Command Center — Control Room
[color=black][b]Interactions[/b][/color] — Everyone in the room
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[color=f49ac2]"And, like, heart is what really matters. The suit can turn anyone into a badass. This is like, Captain America stuff, y'know?"[/color]

[color=3cb371]"Now, pretty boy over there [i]might[/i] have an attitude. But personally, I know he kept me from getting hurt worse before Jordan and Charlie showed up, and that told me a lot. Wouldn't be the first mouthy Ranger we've had."[/color]

Okay, it wasn’t that Ross outright disliked Sloane. It was clear that if he wasn’t meant to be chosen, then he wouldn’t have the red crystal. Ross wasn’t so ignorant to that little fact that he’d overlook Sloane. But he just...didn’t like his entitled attitude. And maybe that was because of his last name. And maybe it was due to the fact that he’s been fed by that silver soon his rich family gave him. And maybe it’s because he has struggled to make end’s meet and how his mother has struggled all of his life to always put food on the table.

He knew better, sure. Ross was raised in a house of understanding and compassion. Unfortunately for Ross, SLoane pushed all of his buttons. His name was a touchy subject because his full name — Hiroshi Takahashi — always was memed on. People roasting him on the playground, giving him stupid nicknames because, of course they did. Because kids were cruel. So he went by Ross for as long as he could remember. With Sloane purposely referring to him as Ryan, well that made him want to punch him, but his temporary frustration was temporarily halted as CLint gave them a history lesson.

And after he was finished, Ross took in a breath. His temper was tied to his OCD. Things out of his control frustrated him and he just...had to remember not to let Sloane get to him.

Speaking of..

[color=black]“They’re not my family, Sloane,”[/color] he said, looking at him. [color=black]“But I know them well. Grace, the little girl who was taken, she’s one of the kids I mentor at the center. I told her everything was going to be okay and I let them down. I--” [/color]

Ross was interrupted by CLint, who extended his lesson on a highly firm suggestion that ended with a statement that made him blink confusingly at Clint. [color=black]“Wait what did you say?”[/color] He asked. A few more blinks. [color=black]“Train? Who? Us?”[/color]
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