Meari covered to door in question with her 30 cal as the Mechs moved forward, she watched and followed behind the mechs staying out of their way but being able to help cover them if something got bad.

When the area was cleared of people she took a step back before charging forth and slammed her mech foot hard into the door causing it to bulge open just enough to get a firm grip on the edges of the door then with both mech hands began to pry the door open.

  The  door  cracked and groaned   as Kira    destroyed it, the  Bottom half  swung open as the Top half  broke away.   swinging  in, they saw a body of   an officer, in a white unifrom..Chinese dress?

 It was a Female Officer, and an empty  vial of  something was on her  chest... there were three Books on the  desk..the Flag of the Asian pac was torn  i half and laid on the deck...

 Steele  frowned  at  Justin...hey? they didn't send me away because  my shell was cracking...

Waggles   just shook his ehad    chucklign a bit.

 To Maddy he  said,ahhh well... You'll learn,  New Girl... maybe  we can talk about some og this  in my quarters   , when we go back to the Hermes..i can give you the ...Lay..of the land...

 Foster   and Howe   were  waking past...Foster said,damn, Steele? Don't you think she suffered   enough, being on this creeped out planet

as they all headed to the  barracks or    mess, or both.

Zob entered into the room his assault rifle raised as he swept the room for hostiles upon clearing the room with the team he looked over the mess, "If there is even a drop left in that vial secure it, will have the techs run a test on it, the rest of you secure those books and somebody get Izzy up here five minutes ago so we can find out what they say... i wanna know what the hell is going on here"

He then looked around the room to see where they can go from here, "Cora when Izzy gets in here i want you to pick 3 other people and secure this point and help her decipher some of this crap" he didn't like the situation laid out before him but information was desperately needed to try and shine some light on what the nine hells was going on.
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In reply to pilots (msg # 982):

No you arrived with the remains of shell on you. Anytime you'd like to see My C&B Tally Sheet you'll notice you're got quite a way to go before you come anywhere near reaching 2% the point on it.
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Henry pulled out a specimen container and stepped forwards to secure the vial. He waved to Mila, who promptly began to search the room, tail wagging and nose getting everywhere.

Reaching the Servery Justin slipped three courses onto a tray then headed into the meals area. Scanning the area for a table he hoped he'd be welcome to join.
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Following the immediate group of pilots, Madison made her way to the mess hall. Concern over the condition of her ship gnawed at Madison's gut. The last time she returned for repairs, it took over an hour with less damage. If the techs weren't able to repair it fast enough, she could miss the next call to launch and that idea was nauseating. But breakfast was hours ago and she knew she had to keep up her energy if she was to be fully ready. If there was still time after lunch, she would maybe take a short nap.

 Mila  doesn't seem to fine  any sign of others, to  anything of  use...

 Cora  Nodded to Zob...You Got it  Gunny, already Done...

 She  hits all COMs..hey! Stir Fry.. we need you up here!

   Morgan  Will  and the others  with them  move up another 50 yards  or  so,, Morgan says into  All COMs

 We have  an Intersection here... to the    east is about  20 yards  , but  Debris..doesn't look fresh, I don't  think its  from the shelling.. to the west  is  10 yards and a  closed Hatch.... the  north  passage still goes up the   side here.. I see another  door  about 20 yards passed the intersection

 largs were  stalking , al of them in pairs , except  for Freddie who was with Roy.

Stee and Nok were out with the shuttles.

  In the mess , alot of the pilots   ate  and drank and talked..some were  quiet as they saw a friend   vanish in a bright flash.

 Shadow entered   and waved other  Pilots  ahead, he looked over the    Mess hall trying to see if he  'knew who was missing'.

 when he reached  the  line he said.. Two trays with lids.. make a  sandwich  with the meat and  dump grave on, along with  the  side of  mash?....one  Coffee , one Soda, and i need a Buck of  scrap and such for   Larry..

   getting the trays  with Lids on  the drinks  and   the Buckey, Y=The LC left the mess to the   lookout   where   The Admiral  is...

handing him a  tray with the coffee, then  placed the  Bucket at the foot of the  ladder for Larry, who thumped  his tail in reply.

 Shadow  as on the on  with the Admiral  and they ate..You seem...troubled..

 well, sir? I lost pilots  because  some Dress wanted us to save people..there   isn't  anyone to save?.. gods be damned oil lords?.. Chinese... any other time we would kill them outright...

pointing  with his fork , toward the wreck..That ship left Earth with the help of the Demons.. we  should  just shell the 9 hells out of it, and call it a  day.

 I understand your feelings LC?    I don't like losing people  either..and were losing people  all over  , both planets..that means there is an empire presence here  and we have to  exterminate it .

 I'm al for that.. but.. we're fighting scrubs?  and we're losing people, out of sheer numbers, I can kee a bee hive over and destroy it, but i'm gona get stung a bunch of times

 ..you finish? go stand down for a bit.. your  wired too tight  right now..

 I'l try...

..............

 Pilots sat  around, Kat went to sit   with  Howes peple .. Candy  sat  with   Maddy  and  , machins  and Billie.

Steele  sat   by raven and Red Water , trying to talk with them..Umbra sat  down with them as well.

The mess hall offering for the afternoon was just as uninspiring as the last one. Bu Madison knew that food choices were just a complication in an otherwise easy solution. She needed to eat and so far all the food the mess techs put on her tray from the start was filling and more than tasty enough. When it was her turn, she just accepted whatever they had. If they asked, she would just duplicate whatever Candy ordered. While the food was nourishing her true sustenance come from the community and camaraderie of her fellow fighters.

Candy, Billie and Machins joined Madison at a table in the center of the mess tent. Madison liked to be in the center of the activity. It made the place feel more alive. As they all started to dig into their meals, Madison wondered about their mission objectives.

"I know we left a little early, but from the communications, I feel like something has changed. Weren't we supposed to find people to evac? I mean, have we? That last run felt more like search and destroy."

 Lizzy walked into the Mess hall with Nikki and Vosts, still trying to calm her down. " Yes Nikki we all made it and we will learn to get better right Vosts." Lizzy got her food and then led the three of them to a table, Lizzy hoped Vosts could pull it together long enough to either snap out of it or crack but hopefully she cracked before she got herself or someone else killed like Nikki or Lizzy.

In reply to wreck (msg # 988):

Zob looked towards the northern passage and made his choice, "Lets keep going north for the time being, mechs if you spot anything moving on your heat signatures call it out... can't let those spider things get the drop on us again" he then brought up a pair of largs to support him as he pointed down the northern passage, "Lets get a move on see where this passage leads" when they were ready he would carefully make his way down the passage with the others.

 Morgan and the other   moved   up, also  checking If  Kira  was  coming up.

  They crossed  the intersection  with  Two Largs in tow, and    a few of the assault  teams.. Will ,  stopped at the  Door and Looked at  Zob.  Morgan ranged  ahead  about  10 more yards and stopped.

 other   assault  team member     followed  along,  strung out and on either sides of the passage..

  Candy   looked at  the door to the mess hall, then said,we started out  coming her to  get  dirt digging eggheads out, and perhaps, get some of whatever they found to help  finance  the fleet

 she   cut her  meat  and took a bite.The? Gods be damned Oil Lords  show  up?.. Case  and I had to fly with some of those  greasy bastards  in the EVOLS.. we should  shoot them on sight!

  pointing over her shoulder  with her  fork,Then that Base?...  The LC called in a barrage  that  blew  up and area big  enough to  drop  Pittsburgh in!..This planet was supposed to  be ours.. with   the only  structures  being  the outposts..

 Gia  was  at the next  table with Art Moore  and  Toni Roger..I am  want to know,,,what whore bitch with fancy dress  wants from there? she tried to   get LC to say  yes..try to get SM to say  yeas, then  made , big plea to Admiral..it is not  right.na!..it is no good.

Zob went up to check the door to see if it was booby trapped giving it a good once over, it wasn't likely the door was trapped given everyone they encountered either was killed by something or killed themselves but still he was taking no chances.

Being used to eating by himself Justin, gave a shrug, found a corner seat and slipped into the empty chair.

Madison listened to Candy giving a good summary of what had already happened. She was hoping that there would some new insight about what they still had to, but she did drop some hints that what they found so far on the planet was not what was expected. Apparently there were still some mysteries to solve, or maybe just that there was change in strategy. Mas destruction instead of surgical support.

When Gia came over, she was annoyed about the appearance of some woman asking sensitive questions. Madison still felt out of the loop. "I'm sorry Gia. What's going on? Who is this woman and what is she asking?"

   Gia  waved her  fork back and forth, the, fancy dressed  lasy..her   Papa was supposed to be  the arch-tech people... she  tried, so very hard..to get the LC..and the SM   to  ask the Admiral... in the  end she asked the Admiral at a staff  dinner, `I am thinking, the LC should have  tossed her off the roof of the building.

 Flores snorted...well?  she's up there now... what she wants   is supposed to be in the Hold... its a long way down  from up there...


 Waggles  sat down  by  Justin,bet we gotta stay anther Night...

"So, this woman, she wanted something specific from this place and had the clout to get the Admiral to launch a major initiative to go get it? I really hope it was something we can use in the war effort and not something only valuable to a some rich people."

In reply to pilots (msg # 998):

I recon you're right, else we'd be returning to the 351 and enjoying the Rec deck. Justin agreed stabbing a wedge of potato with a fork. He gingerly waves it about indicating the countryside for emphasis.
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  as far as I know... she doesn't have any clout that creds  don't help her  swing... that's were the Oil Lords came from, some  dumbass from her  group  hired   them...doesn't make sense.right?.....I mean? The Oil lords  couldn't have worked out some kind of deal with the Bugs  that quick?

 Gia  shrugged from her table...i8t is the  Bounty? no?... LC, SM..Admiral.. at least 10 others who  have impacted  this war?.. you get  big kill on just one? you have the  easy life!

"So, are you saying that this woman hires the Oil Lords to get this thing - whatever it is - then arranges to get us to get it too. The Oil Lords know we're coming so they promise the bugs help set an ambush for the big names. If we win, she wins. If the Oil Lords and the Bugs win, she still wins. If that's true, she has some really big balls"

   Candy  shook her head, all i heard was what Shadow  said on the rec dec.. then what Vassar said  to th Admiral.... she cane to get us...hoping  , i guess to lay  LC or the SM..but had to fall back  and   get help at the   workiing dinner witht The Board... we found out later , that herfather  send  some one to hire Mercs, and the dumbass hired oil lords...,,doesn't matter how it shook out... The  grease balls  made a deal with the Bugs..., and  they even said  most of the people could go if  the fleet just handed over  a few named  people..

 Machins    chuckled,well they got all the names they wanted down here/..you'd think they would be happy?