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After a few more questions, the meeting ends. RD storms out of the room with urgency – either real or feigned – leaving you with the two ground commanders.
The older, taller man comes up to you and shakes your hand. “Reid Carter. We’ve worked before, but this is our first face-to-face, I think. I’m in charge of the merry bunch called QRF-15.” He jerks a thumb at his companion.
“And this sullen little bastard is…”
“Sergeant Popov, of QRF-5A. Mechanized airborne.” the shorter man finishes. “And I’m not sullen. At least not without good reason. I don’t like the…smell of this operation.”
“Neither do I,” you point out. “That briefing was pretty sparse given the area we’re supposed to be searching”
Carter laughs. “Yeah? Even more so than usual. At least they gave us some photos this time.”
“But still, I agree with you. Not a whole lot of intel. Judging by those photos, I’m kitting out my crew for urban work. A few extra AT launchers and full medpacks. Maybe an AGL if requisitions still have any in stock. Between you, Ivan’s ride, and my squad, we might have enough to cut anything big down to size.”
“Plans for searching?” you ask.
“That’s a tough one. We could cast a wide net to find them faster, but I’m also hesitant to space anyone beyond visual range…”
Popov nods. “I agree with that at least.”
Carter turns to you. “Well, I better get my crew briefed ready – seeing that we have less than a day to get our stuff in order. Was a pleasure.”
Reminded of the timeframe, you decide to….
>Visit Archives. Kerashim seems nice enough, and the briefing was pretty sparse. Maybe he can get you some information that you – or Leng – could analyze to learn more about the occluded area?
>Train with Lambda-null-null. They were assigned to the waterfront team for this mission, but the training is still on the table.
>Meet with Father Gregori. You were planning to seek his advice regarding Marie’s recovery.
And thinking back of Marie, you reflect on the difficult position you are in. Despite her damaged state, acquisitions made it obvious that she could bring significant advantages to your operation. If you were planning on bringing her, you would have to inform the rest of the ground team now…
>Deploy her. She seems stable enough.
>Keep her in medical. She doesn’t seem stable enough for combat deployment.
