Alexia rolls her eyes.
"Good job, dad. Not even an hour and already something went wrong. You've really outdone yourself this time..."
(Sarcasm is real)
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"Ah it was nothing. Just the polarity in the cord." He says, the suit seemed and looked fine, reading were normal. "Nothing bad happened to the suit so it's fine..."
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"Yeah no, I'm having that thing scrapped before you kill yourself, you crazy old man."
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"What you can't scrap my suit it's been with me for years." He says with a laugh. "Trust me it was just an operator error."
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"Yeah. And how long until one of those Operator errors gets you killed? You were YANKING ON ELECTRICAL CABLES." She stares him straight in the eyes, a fire burning within them. "I'm taking that thing away from you. I'm taking all of this away, too. That's right. I'm forcing you into retirement."
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He got serious. "What? No, come on honey. You can't rob me of my hobby this is what I do when I'm bored I come in here and I mess around!" He looked at her, pleading. "This is like the first time in months something like that's happened."
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"Dad, no. I'm serious. This is too dangerous for you. It's time for you to slow down. Auntie Sam did it just fine, with Uncle Kaebius. I reserved a house for you, on the Triskelion. I... I'm having you and mom move into it in the next month. I'm sorry dad, but it's too risky for you. You could get really hurt, or killed."
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"What... What about my houses...? I've got a dozen other houses what about those?" He says, he was extremely distressed. "I don't want to retire honey..." He actually looked sad.
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"Dad, I know it's hard to take. But you have to. Your body can't keep up. Truth is you're getting old, and you need to calm down. Your other houses will be taken care of properly. Don't worry about them. Just... think happy. You'll get to relax with mom!"
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He sighs, sitting down. "You're right... I'm far past by due date... I'm growing old... And... I just need to accept it." He says with a sad nod. Standing he walks to his daughter. "You and your mother always were the voice of reason for me." He hugs his daughter.
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She hugs him back. "It's time you and mom winded down... I'm not just doing this for you, I'm doing it for her too. She thinks she can handle battlefields her whole life... but she's getting old too. No more Warring. For you both. Let me take over the family business. Hell, I already have!" She chuckles.
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"I do need to hand the company over to someone but... You're already so busy... With Triumvirate and all..." He says.
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"Don't worry about your company. I bought it ages ago already, even before I founded the Triumvirate. Don't worry, pops. It's in good hands."
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He nods. "Oh... Alright.." He looked satisfied, smiling.