"My bet with how things are is that we will be back there soon. The area just seems to be in a stalemate and one of the fronts needs to have a breakthrough."
: If nothing else, it'll give me a chance to get ahead!
Finished with scolding Ash, Kommandant walks into the medical wing.
: Virvel, suit up. You and I are going to help Raiden with search and rescue efforts, and I need someone who I can count on in a fight if things go pear-shaped.
: Just me?
: It's search and rescue, not a counter-offensive, we don't need to bring the entire squad. Raiden is still sore about one of their own going down though, so you need to leave the attitude behind. I'd like you to play it safe and just keep your mouth shut unless you have something important to say. Something
actually important.
Virvel snaps off a sarcastic salute.
: Das ich soll, herr Kommandant!
: Virvel.
She tries again with a more earnest effort this time.
: Just getting it out of my system, sir. I'll be on my best behavior.
: Good. Be ready in 20.
Kommandant leaves the room, and Virvel glances over at Walt with a grin that suggests he needs to watch his back.
"He came over here to suggest that available elements of Mjolnir fly air cover for the first outbound SAR mission," Gus suggests. He levels his eyes at Jaakko with a decidedly neutral expression.
Jaakko scowls at Gus.
"Don't put any loving words in my mouth, Captain, nor will you put them in Bell's mouth either. If they find Matsumoto and the orders come down for us to get her, then we'll bring her back. Until then, don't go around talking in the place of other people," Jaakko chides.
: I know it's short notice, but Yamashiro and I had hoped to go assist with the search effort today. The problem is that Xiaomei's plane is still under maintenance, and Nagato is in no condition to fly. Tippy has expressed a desire to help, and so has Gus; surely it wouldn't be too much trouble for them to come along, would it? Between us, Kommandant's help, and those two, we just might have the right size of unit to dissuade an attack without being so large we attract attention.
"And what's that usually-" she starts, before trailing off at the commotion near her. Cualli glances briefly at Jaakko before looking back at Eremit and taking a sip of her drink.
"Someone sounds pissed," she remarks.
Eremit waits for you to finish your initial thought.
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