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๐s a kit living in a suburban area, life was pretty simple. Rusty would take out the trash, feed his hamster Karl, eat breakfast made by his mom, ask his father about the news, and then do whatever his chores were for the day. After his chores, he would play with his army figures and read a picture book about a famous war hero of his choice. He'd always known that he wanted to be in the military, especially after hearing about the terrible things happening in the world. He understood that the world was a terrible place- and he wanted to try and fix some of it, at least for his country. But, he wasn't quite old enough yet to join the military. His parents were proud that he wanted to fight for his country, but they didn't know if he really understood what that was like. They would always brush him off when he talked about it, which only made him more curious. He'd always been nearly-obsessed with it, to the point where his parents nearly tried to send him to therapy about being too violent. He promised that he didn't actually want to kill anyone (he cried when his dad accidentally killed a squirrel), just that he wanted to help. They let him off the hook for the most part, but they were still cautious about it. Rusty lived pretty normal teenage years. He went to school, got average grades, got a job as a janitor for a local restaurant, and everything was fine. But when he was around 16, his father died. He couldn't get over it, always thinking about it and how he hadn't done much to make him proud. He decided that this was it, this was the time to join the army and make him proud, if he was watching. His mother was worried but she was very distant, almost like a ghost. She would barely ever speak to her son, and Rusty was left to care for her as if she was a lazy dog. She barely ever got out of bed, and he knew that he needed to get out of there. He knew he couldn't live seeing his mother fade away, and knowing that his father had nothing to look down on and be proud of. So, he did a little bit of research, packed up, and signed up to be in the military. A few weeks before he was to go for testing, he convinced his grandparents to come over and take care of their daughter every day. He said his goodbyes, promised to come home safe, and left. Little did he know, his experiences would cause him to change his mind.