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Uvarovite leaned against his desk once they were back int he lab, teleporting all three of them taking a bit more energy than he'd intended to use that day, and glared at the two lieutenants who he'd drug off the battlefield. Cornetite's shoulder was still smoking a bit from the magic even though they'd taken themselves away from it.

"You have got to stop throwing yourself into danger to protect Nitratine." He appreciated Cornetite's dedication to protecting his fellow officer but Nitratine was never going to learn to protect himself if he always relied on Cornetite saving him. "Despite his desire otherwise Nitratine is not some princess you need to protect."

He knew Nitratine had it in him to be a good officer but he was never going to achieve that if he was being coddled. "And both of you know better than to let a senshi call for back up."

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Nitratine still didn't like the feeling of teleporting and having it done to him without warning was decidedly unpleasant. When they were back in the lab he thought they would be given a moment to get their bearings back before Uvarovite started on them but no such luck.

Couldn't the Captain give them two minutes? He had to remember what it was like to be fresh and not used to the strange sensation that came with their form of teleportation.

"The senshi work in teams usually with one like our Firefly at the head. You should always assume they can call for back up just as easily as we can." He snapped. Cornetite knew better than that, knew better than to underestimate someone just because they were new. Uvarovite knew Tourmaline had taught him better than that. The same went for Nitratine so there was no excuse for either of the lieutenants to have not caught the senshi first.

As far as Uvarovite was concerned the Senshi were a bigger threat than the others as they tended to run in groups.

"Senshi always go down first."

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"Firefly incident aside we've been doing just fine acting how we always have. I don't see why we should change something that works just because you want us to."

Nitratine knew that Cornetite wasn't always going to be there to protect him but he also knew that once he reached Captain he would have a proper weapon and be able to defend himself. Until then the two of them were perfectly happy to continue on how they were.

Cornetite hadn't ever gotten himself seriously hurt and he didn't think he actually would. Cornetite would protect himself first if it came down to it like that.

Right?

"Because you still must be able to stand on your own Nitratine." His voice was harsh as he straightened himself up. He was still tired, drained, but wasn't going to let that get in the way of making sure both Nitratine and Cornetite knew the rules and were both willing to follow them. Tourmaline would have been better to have this conversation with them but she wasn't there, she was busy with her own things.

Uvarovite picked up the energy orb off his desk, eying it for a moment before he popped the small ball in his mouth, crystalline structure crunching like it was candy. He hated using the orbs for himself rather than his research but if he was going to get through this without losing his temper entirely he needed the extra energy.

"Cornetite, I know you have reservations about how young some of them are. You have to get over that if you are going to go anywhere in the Negaverse. There are plenty of officers just as young as they are, we have our own Senshi who are children, and some of them will be just as quick to kill us as I am them." Cornetite could not continue holding back because of his gentlemanly upbringing.

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Nitratine was tempted to snap back at the Captain, let him know that he was perfectly capable of taking care of himself but for once he bit his tongue on the first thing that came to mind. He had no proof of what he said, only proof that Uvarovie was right. He always went out with Cornetite or Mab, always had back up, they were supposed to go out that way. But everyone else could hold their own and he was always being protected by someone.

Once he had his first flash of anger under control he straightened up. "Uvarovite, Sir. If that is the case then perhaps we should be permitted to go out on our own. If no one is with me to protect me then I will have to stand on my own."

He doubted Tourmaline would ever agree to that but at least next time Uvarovite decided to b***h at him that he was always relying on someone else he could make a point to remind him that he'd wanted to be allowed to do things on his own.

"You will have to." Uvarovite looked between the two lieutenants for a moment, taking in the way Cornetite was trying to remain respectful and the way Nitratine was almost vibrating with anger. He knew both of the younger men had potential but they both had to get over themsleves and their reservations.

There was a reason both of them were there and he would like to see both of them succeed.

"You will still go out with company Nitratine. The rules for the two of you and the senshi have not changed. Neither Tourmaline or myself are willing to risk any of you being in that much danger." He shook his head slightly as he spoke. "As for you Cornetite. You will stop protecting Nitratine from every scrape and bruise he might get. We all protect each other but we also have to believe that each of us can handle ourselves and that we will ask for help when needed."

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He knew that asking to go out on his own had been too much but he needed to ask. Nitratine couldn't trust that Cornetite wouldn't protect him, didn't really want to believe that he wouldn't, but he couldn't always make his life match up to anyone elses. Mab was easier to go out with than any of the others since the senshi lived with him but Lalande and Cursa had their own lives and were usually busy when he was free.

It was just easier to spend time with Cornetite. The worked well together and he could keep Cornetite from doing anything too stupid and Cornetite could keep him from getting hurt. It all worked out.

Uvarovite just didn't like it, for whatever reason.

He looked over at his friend for a moment before looking back at Uvarovite. "Yes, Sir. Are we free to go?"

"Take the rest of the night off. It will not do any good if either of you go out again. You can have an extra day to get the orbs." He set his hat down on his desk before going around it to sit down. The two had enough of screwing up and Uvarovite did have to give them something since they had run into Firefly. An extra day wouldn't hurt anyone.

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Taking that as their dismissal Nitratine caught Cornetite's hand and tugged him toward the door as he turned to go. He didn't want to deal with Uvarovite any longer and the faster they were out of the lab the faster they could get top side.

They could both use a stiff drink.