You have to kill someone, who is it
"If you had to kill an MFE, who would it be?" Sam asked, reading off the card. "Well, that got dark. Alright, um, Katie, you first."
Pidge thought for a moment. "Griffin."
"Hunk?"
"Umm.." Hunk trailed off thinking. "I'd have to say James."
Sam didn't even say Lance's name before he said "Griffin." glaring at the other man and crossing his arms. "Griffin." Shiro answered. "Sorry James, I'd have to say you too." Veronica says with a wince. "Me too. Sorry." Ryan adds. "Griffin." Naida and Ina say together.
"Leif." Keith answers.
"Whoa, hold on there, why would you-" Ryan, Nadia and Veronica start bombarding him with questions about why he chose Ina, while the paladins ask him why he didn't choose James.
"Ok, hold on. Everyone quiet down." Sam says.
They fall silent.
"Why is it that almost everyone says James, and that's fine, but if someone says Ina, it's not? Shouldn't you all have the same loyalty to the others?" He asks the MFES. "It's fine." James says with a shrug.
"No, it isn't. I don't understand. You've known each other the same amount of time, and done the same missions. You share a room for god's sake. Why is it that Ina is more important to you than James?"
"Well, she's like, the smart one. James is always asking her for advice." Nadia says. "And she's more social. I've had maybe three conversations outside of missions or work with James." Ryan says. "You've never tried too." James points out.
"Besides, Griffin is a narccasistic asshole who only cares about himself." Lance says coldly. "Okay, Shiro I get not liking me. But I want to know what I did to you to make you dislike me so much."
"What'd you do to Shiro?" Ina asks. "Me and Keith had a misunderstanding and I said something I shouldn't have and he decked me."
"You insulted him for being an orphan! Someone you'd know your entire life!" Shiro exclaims.
"I've been over this with you a million times. I didn't know his dad was dead. I was under the impression that Mr.K was still alive. And I had been gone for 5 years! How was I supposed to know?" James says before he sighs. "You know what? I'm not going through this whole thing again. Mr.Holt, can we just do the next question please?"
"Yes. Alright, name the person on your right's favorite color. I'll go first. Katie's favorite color is neon green."
"Hunk's favorite is sunshine yellow."
"Ocean or sky blue." Hunk says.
"Sterling silver."
"I believe it's aquamarine." Shiro says, and Veronica nods.
"Yep. Olive green, right?"
Ryan grins. "Correct. Baby blue."
"Periwinkle." Nadia says.
Ina doesn't even hesitate. "Red and purple."
Keith nods. "Navy blue." He says looking at James, who grins.
"Bingo. Mr. Holt, I believe yours is caramel brown."
"I don't even know why we're doing this. Lance's birthday is tomorrow, can't we save all the games for then?" Shiro asks. "This isn't for Lance's birthday." Keith points out. "It's for mine." James says with a strained smile. "And I have to say, even by my standards, this is the worst so far."
"Your standards?" Nadia asked with a raised eyebrow.
"On my 16 birthday, my uncle almost shot me with a BB gun after chasing me through the woods by our house. On my 5, it was the last day I ever saw my father. But this one-" James chuckled. "- this one takes the cake. I've learned that the only person in this room who wouldn't kill me is Keith, and I share a room with three of the people who said they would!"