[color=fff200][b][h2] Griff [/h2][/b][/color]

Griff blinked and attempted to gather his thoughts, it didn't take him as long as he thought.

[color=fff200][i]'Wait a second. If what old geezer is saying what I think he's saying… then I have found a pathway to immunity to be sent to the brig? Well that was easy. All I had to do were to be okay with it. Griff. You are a genius. G-E-N-E-W-S! So that means I can be as loud as I want to the officers without being sent to the brig? Cool! But then again there are other forms of punishment.'[/i][/color] Griff frowned for a moment as he thought of sitting by a computer or being forced to read something at a desk. That was most certainly hell. But perhaps Lorenzo was right, perhaps he had only seen a small degree of him being a jerk? 

[color=fff200][i]'Hey wait… what if Lorenzo is secretly a villain? What would the red ranger do? Hmm. Punch it in the face! But punching an old geezer in the face doesn't feel sportsman like.'[/i][/color] Griff consulted himself, and nodded his head softly to himself in agreement. While Lorenzo spoke to the others. First Banana guy. Why was he getting a parrot sticker when he was on team banana? It made no sense! Unless… wasn't there a bird called a touk- Toucan? That bird had a big beak shaped like a banana. What was that lil scrawny guy's name again? Hmm. Toucan Terry. That'll do for now.

Then Lorenzo said something to Serah which Griff actually agreed with, that a pilot's true character was only truly known at a clash. But couldn't that be a team-clash against some evil aliens too? Nothing to worry about, he was going to protect his team once the real fighting begin. He had failed in the simulation, he had to think of some way to make sure he'll make it on time. Maybe a massive jet thruster would do the trick?

Then there was that other clone guy, the taller of the two who Lorenzo soon after addressed. Griff scratched his forehead. Fools follow orders? Well, good thing he wasn't a fool then! Griff beamed a slight smile, momentarily putting his depressing state of being aside. Throwing away ones framewerk? Griff couldn't do that. Shiva was his best buddy in squishing aliens and kicking ass, if Shiva was human and female then she might had been the perfect wife. After all, she has four arms! Griff's mind wandered to how much cooking, housework, weightlifting, armwrestling, chokeholds and more that could happen if Shiva had been human. It brought much needed joy to the blond.

[color=fff200][i]'Ahh man... that would have been so frigging cool. A shame my baby is all metal as fuck! But the Griffman isn't gonna give up on such a dream just yet!'[/i][/color] Griff softly nodded to himself again, trying to follow the conversation around him, occasionally drifting in and out of his own thoughts.

[color=fff200][b]"A challenge?"[/b][/color] Griff said out loud, blinking his eyes. He had a chance for redemption. Kicking an old man's butt in a simulation with his Shiva. The odds were far too good to say no! How hard could it be? With his brawn and Shiva's… brawn.. they made an excellent team.

[color=fff200][i]'Cruxi fister? More like Cruxi history!'[/i][/color] Griff thought and gathered his energy before calling out to Lorenzo.

[color=fff200][b]"Challenge accepted!"[/b][/color] He said aloud and pointed his finger towards Lorenzo. [color=fff200][b]"You are going down! But first I need you to remove the drones from my Shiva and replace them with some good old extreme boosters! Uhh… in the simulation first… after some drinks and I guess one cannot fight without some steak."[/b][/color] Griff's voice lowered slightly into a grumble as he rubbed his belly, he was really hungry. The simulation, his anger and depression had suppressed his inner voice. Well. The rumbling his stomach did.

[color=fff200][b]"Uh... Sir Bug? Can people who aren't fools also join for steak and drinks? Also… did you notice that Corporal has 'oral' in it? My toothpaste says the same thing, pretty cool right? I really need some drink after the fighting. The ending upset more than my stomach. Someone should probably go fetch… uhh… clone number two guy and helmet dude. One more thing. I heard them calling you that other name before. Are you related to Atty? Bug Atty? Seems sort of odd since Atty is a framewerk... how does that even work?"[/b][/color] The blond scatched his cheek with his fingers, his eyes looking upwards as if the answers were written slightly above him.