"This year hasn't been too bad," Lucy said, sipping the warm water from her military-standard metal cup.1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfKeLkKwj7
"We've lost eight major battles, Luce," Walker sighed, fixing his hand-crafted trapper hat on his head to better keep out the cold, "You can't really say it's been a good year to have a war."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCtXaJi13V
"I think that y'all are both right," Chalk commented, seemingly doing nothing spectacular, "I mean, it's been a good year with friends. Luckily this trench outpost hasn't been attacked yet, so we're all alive and well. Well, not exactly completely well, but well compared to our brothers and sisters!"1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYN8tUIsrp
"Why do you relate to the dead as family? These islands aren't good to us, and the people aren't either. The higher-ups are throwing bodies at the enemy, but it's no use. I've seen the smoke in the distance. We've sent those guys over no-man's land to talk with the baddies. We all know they're gaining up on this territory. We might as well surrender."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWG9OBMsyO
"Now that's not the holiday spirit, Walker!" Lucy scolded, "It's Christmas, and a white Christmas at that! Cheer up."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlPpKoElXe
"... I'm an atheist. I'm a pessimist."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Lt1wOhjKr
"The typical atheist. Hating on everythin'," Chalk muttered.1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXblj6UaJm
"Shut up, Chalk. I mean, at least I was named properly by my parents."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eerU4x4rw
"At least I didn't kill a whole rebel family."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruoqLu4E4m
"Chalk!" Lucy yelled in astonishment, standing up and accidentally spilling half of her water onto the snow that piled up at the bottom of the trench, "He was following orders. I know you would've done the same..."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQghqAFDw1
"We all would've. It's just that not all us have yet. Maybe we never all will. Walker is right; the enemy soldiers are marchin' in. They're not used to trench warfare anymore, but luckily we're on the flat, open land of the island. They'll've to play our game... thing is, they're good at it. Ya'll better be prepared for when the time comes."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc43oqoUQne
"Well, we might know that the enemy is near, especially since we've sent a few unlucky kids to negotiate, but we still have each other. Let's promise to not become P.O.W.'s, 'kay? I don't want one of us to die slowly when the others died quickly. It's not fair."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMujiEObiUS
"It isn't," Walker agreed, "So let's just have fun while the snow is still white. I just hope that the red doesn't reach our side... I really do hope."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1IiVg3qlX
"We all do, Walker. Ya'll don't worry, tho, we've got God with us, even if ya'll don't believe in him. Let's do this with faith, right?"1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehMWIv3oJY
"... Yeah.... yeah! Let's do this with faith. Let's enter the new year with faith."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxPclTX7mE
"Now that's the holiday spirit!" Lucy beamed, "Let's go and have a good time before the shooting starts. I know those westernized soldiers; they don't fight on Christmas day. The Americans opposed that unwritten law onto them a long time ago."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IJaxhTyK4
"The bad guys won't see what's comin' to them next year!" Chalk warned, "They'll taste the lead in our bullets! Ya'll get ready, ya bastards!"1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtZ2TDbg81
"Not so damn loud," Walker sighed, a stupid smile on his face, "Let's just get some warm water to keep us from freezing in this pit."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMCUWwrMer
"With faith!" Lucy announced.1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFro7ouT6h
"Yeah, yeah! I get it already!"1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySH1vb6bAV
"Heheheh."1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6LQjgtS11
The three walked onto the fires, chatting about insignificant things. They talked about what the new year would bring. They, being in the middle of a war, still have hope and faith that the new year will be good to them.1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmTuigUCcm
And it was.1209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjDv37d4Dn
