Let's continue the story shall we?
The walk to the briefing room was a long one for Fred, still dwelling on the deaths of his friends in the battle. The somewhat angry expression on General David's face wasn't making it any better for him as the two soldiers marched toward the most commonly used room in the underground base. He tried to start some light conversation with the commanding officer, but to no avail. His attempts at lightening the mood were futile, realizing the General was focused only on the task at hand.
The room itself wasn't as inviting as you might think. The poorly-lit room had a consistently eerie mood to it; no one really enjoyed being in it, yet there were always people there. Maybe it was to escape the boredom of the soldiers' personal cabins, which were no bigger than a standard walk-in closet. Whatever the reason, today was no different. As the General and Fred walked in, a few soldiers were sitting at the table in the far corner chatting about something that they couldn't hear. Directly to the right of the main door, Corporal Andy was sleeping, the smallest amount of drool dripping from his mouth. He was sitting at his desk, his head resting on some new designs he just recently thought of.
"Wake up, Midget!" ordered the General, still somewhat agitated from the days events.
Andy shook, gave a quick snort, and woke up, startled as usual.
"With the utmost respect, General...for the last time...it's Widget!" That was his common reply to that nickname, even if it was meant to be a joke.
"I don't care what your name is, I'm sure your new designs don't include wet smudges on them."
Widget looked down at his replacement pillow he once called designs, and threw them off the table, somewhat embarrassed. The soldiers at the other table pointed and laughed. Apparently their conversation revolved around the Corporal's nap as well.
The General shouted at them next, "You maggots be quiet over there too! He's ten times as smart as all 5 of you combined."
The soldiers quickly bit their tongues and listened up.
"Ok men, I already mentioned this briefly to Fred here, but I want the rest of you to hear this too. Here's the situation..."
Sub-Note: First ever time doing this, hope it comes out ok