Lone Knife

Van Doorn: There's our contact.
Sniopeh GoodJob: Too suspicious. Almost like he's going to quickdraw and betray us.
Sniopeh GoodJob: What reprisal? We're loving X-COM, baby! We abduct randoms, we have cults worshipping our Commander, we use Outsider Crystals as disco balls, and we kill aliens and eat them!
Sniopeh GoodJob: HOLY stuff! HE'S QUICKDRAWING US!
*BEWM*
Dr. Krieger: Why the hell were the rest of you idiots not on Overwatch?


Heavy Weapons Guy: Central, VIP is secure. No alien contact at all. Heading back to the Skyranger now. This will be a walk in the graveyard.
2 minutes later
Revolver Rookie: Thin Men dropping from the sky. Zhang, stay in cover.
Dr. Krieger: We're surrounded! Don't get shot, I don't want to waste a medkit.
Revolver Rookie: One down. Krieger, theres one on your left!
Dr. Krieger: Get down, Zhang! Taking the shot!
Van Doorn: Chryssalid bastards! Get away from my men!
Wei Shen: Say hello to Dr. Vahlen for me!
*HEADSHOT*
Revolver Rookie: Everything is quiet. Get Zhang to the Skyranger before more of them show up.
Dr. Krieger: Look out! Chryssalid!
*FPEWM*
Van Doorn: Rockets away! I'm not going down without a fight!
Sniopeh GoodJob: Thin Men trying to sneak up on me! Laser to the face!
Sniopeh GoodJob: Zhang is in the skyranger, there are no more aliens, you thinking what I'm thinking?
Van Doorn: I don't know what you're thinking.
Dr. Krieger: Are you seriously looting an ice cream store?
Sniopeh GoodJob: Nobody else is around, and they'll just blame it on the aliens. Cmon.
Heavy Weapons Guy: Bradford won't be too happy, probably. IF he catches us.



Zhang has decided to join us.


Right after this operation, there was another operation. Intercepted radio chatter revealed "pissed off alien hulks firing loving plasma everywhere and stealing women" in Brazil.
Zhang: If they move, then they die.
Rigel: No need for Overwatch when you can give them a good critical hit to the eyes.
Rigel: Pissed off green things! Its the godamn Hulk! How am I going to punch THAT in the face?
Rigel: Lucky for me, however, the Arc Thrower works fine.
X-COM Commander: I guess we should promote Highway Robbery to officer.
Highway Robbery: Godamn FINALLY. You know how long I've been waiting for this?
Current Research: Thin Man AutopsyThings X-COM Operatives Are Not Allowed to Do, a hilarious list from the Reddit and Space Battles community161. Even if the media are blaming it on the aliens, stop looting ice cream stores before returning to base.
161a. This does not mean Operatives are allowed to loot everything except the ice cream stores.
161b. Stop bribing the Skyranger pilots with the ice cream/sweets/food.
161c. I don’t know how you’re doing it, but stop threatening the Skyranger pilots with ice cream/sweets/food.
161d. No, making them ‘offerings to the Great Commandey One’ does not make smuggled, stolen food acceptable.