Jaakko reports to the meeting.
The squadron leaders are discussing the situation around Svirask.
: Crash. We've got two opportunities here. The Goths are starting to lose ground in Svirask, gradually, mind you, but they
are losing it. At the same time, we have received a transmission from prisoners held at a nearby Imperial camp informing us that a breakout attempt gone wrong has snowballed into a full-on riot between captives and the Imperial guards. Major Yamashiro wants to take her squadron to assist with the breakout because she thinks her teammate might be held there, and-
: And
I think we should focus on kicking the Goths out of Svirask for good. We take Svirask back, and we'll easily be able to retake the holding camp later.
: What if you
don't kick them out today? There's no way that riot is going to overthrow the camp guards before reinforcements arrive and put everyone back in their cells, or in the
ground. If we wait for Svirask to be liberated, the people down there may be either dead or moved to a different site altogether!
: And that would be unfortunate, but removing the Goths from the city is simply more strategically urgent than freeing a handful of prisoners.
: It's
not just some prisoners, you-
: Both of you, calm down! Crash, where do you want to deploy your squadron? Svirask front lines, or the prison camp?
Walter enters the rec room and takes a seat near the television
Virvel glances up from lighting her cigarette.
: You're up and about already?
Hilbert notices the apple and then what was left of it. "...alright then.", after a silence that seemed like forever. He decides to sit down somewhere and see what's on TV.
The Djuriskas pilots have control of the remote, and are currently watching a hockey match between Botkrya and Veitselka.