Although on the surface he looks calm as he placed the apple on top of his head, Stephen's thoughts went from why-are-we-putting-apples-on-our-heads? to are-you-freaking-mental?! at light-speed. Chris is asking a 15 year old girl to shoot the apples off their heads from a hundred yards with a freaking rifle sniper designed to kill enhanced beings. Stephen was expecting a training exercise, but this is too risky even for Guardian's standards. This is a freaking execution. Did the superiors even authorize Chris' exercise? Because if they did, they're more crazier than he thought they already are.
But maybe... maybe Avery won't miss. If she was chosen for a task force at such a young age while training, then maybe she is a damn good sniper who's capable of shooting a small apple off someone's head without killing them. Plus, Chris is probably a reasonable man. He just got this squad, he wouldn't risk his squad's lives just to prove an individual's skill.... right?
Just when the thought was about to comfort him, he heard Chris mutter "..for the love of God, don't miss...". Stephen's eyes flung open. You're not sure about this too?!
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