[Hooly One]

Anger Mismanagement
Day 44, 17:20
Saturday 10 July

Jason spoke to Big Brigadier about Ahmed's outburst to try and find a resolution to the dissent in the ranks.

Big Brigadier told Jason that sentry duty would not be moved under cover but that troops would be issued with waterproofs, if necessary.

Jason went to tell Ahmed the good news as he sat alone in the garden. He agreed it was acceptable, but he hardly celebrated with a handstand.

"I just came out there angry and people jumped on me," he said.

Jason became the diplomatic senior officer and tried to soothe his charge, telling him he didn't want to be angry all the time he's in the House.

He also prompted Ahmed to have a chat with Shell to smooth the waters after he had shouted at her.

"She can come to me," said an unrepentant Ahmed.

Jason again pressed him to take up a more conciliatory stance.

...but there's fighting talk from Pt. Ahmed


"No, no, no. I respect you, but I'm not doing that. Because I have always been nice to her," he explained.

Jason pointed out that Shell had always been nice to him too and that she was a nice girl.

That wasn't how Ahmed saw her. He wanted Jason to tell him categorically that she had never gossiped about him, nor nominated him. "I don't think you can do that," he said.

So the task has been saved, for the time being, but the rupture between Shell and Ahmed will take some healing...