[audio]

[emasculates]

We are making landfall soon. I am building a team, three to five individuals for reconnaissance. No children. If you cannot keep up you will be left behind.

Comments

audio;

[ancillary]

I volunteer.

audio;

[emasculates]

Good.

[Faint approval. She likes Miranda.]

Do you require weapons?

audio;

[ancillary]

[ SOLIDARITY(?) ]

I have a sub-machine gun and a heavy pistol, but spare clips are in short supply. You?

audio;

[emasculates]

Two assault rifles, a handgun. Numerous magazines. This.

[A flash of video that involves her thunking her Bowie into the desk in front of her.]

audio;

[ancillary]

[ Miranda assumes twenty first-century equipment, and makes a mental note to reserve her ammo. The show with the knife is...well, she's worked with worse. ]

Plans to hold a mission briefing before we move out?

audio;

[emasculates]

If the assembled group necessitates one, yes.

[She's used to (and by far prefers) people who can learn as they go. But then, she was never formally trained.]

How would you rate your leadership capabilities?

[aka: would she survive if Aisha sent her off in charge of someone else.]

audio;

[ancillary]

I served as the executive officer running black ops outside of government agency.

[ fate of the universe. no big. ]

This isn't my first field trip.

audio;

[emasculates]

[There's something like amusement in her voice when she replies,]

I did not expect it was.

audio;

[ancillary]

[ We're here to fuck shit up. ]

My only stipulation -- I keep what I find. We stay out of each other's way while watching each other's backs, and this will be a successful reconnaissance mission.

audio;

[emasculates]

That is acceptable.

audio;

[ancillary]

[ This entire post is acceptable. ]

Rogers is an organizing his own operation -- do you want to give them a wide berth, or what?

audio;

[tasteforpoison]

[Yelena isn't volunteering for this team because she's fairly certain that 1: she'll be considered a child and 2: she has others she already trusts to go onto the mainland with.

But...the woman sounds as if she knows what she's talking about so:]

Have you heard anything from the locals about what to expect on the mainland?

audio;

[emasculates]

I do not know him.

[Nor does she care to, by her tone.]

What is your opinion?

audio;

[emasculates]

Desert.

audio;

[tasteforpoison]

[No trees? Drat. Not good. Yelena's always done better with trees and cover...]

I see. Did they tell you anything else about it? I haven't been able to track down someone who's been there first-hand.

audio;

[ancillary]

American military; no guessing when, but I'd say early twentieth century.

[ She shrugs. Cavemen. ]

Suited for high risk but a bleeding heart. My advice is to know where he's going just in case we needed the back up.

audio;

[emasculates]

There are some species of creature there that seem fond of eating anything that doesn't kill them first.

audio;

[emasculates]

[Her lip curls at the word American. Lucky this isn't video.]

We won't. But I agree.

[... on the matter of knowing where he is. Since. Trolo Aisha is her own back-up, generally speaking.]

audio;

[tasteforpoison]

So, we're looking at a barren land with no cover and hungry wildlife? Should make things interesting.

[She pauses a beat.]

I'm Yelena, by the way. I appreciate you sharing your information...

audio;

[emasculates]

Aisha.

audio;

[ancillary]

I'll find out what I can from him. Having a working knowledge of who else is out there and where means we can avoid confrontation as well.

When do we move out?

audio;

[emasculates]

The first morning after we make landfall. 0500.

audio;

[ancillary]

Understood.

[imlikeabird]

I've been told I'm useful.

[Hawke wouldn't mind seeing what's on the mainland. If only for a change of scenery. And to see what else this place has in store for him.]

[audio]

[emasculates]

Convince me.