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General mortimer and a few other higher ups walked into the dark room as skotti hid behind the projector.
"projector please" said mortimer as skotti awkwardly clicked on the projector as not to raise suspicion.
"Blackheart, make sure you record what I hear" said skotti.
"How in bloody ell am I suposed to do that, boy?" said the blackheart.
"Don't worry about it boss, Darkness, I am recording your nanos now" said The Shade, as she sat in a stairwell on a laptop.

Pen nearly jumped out of her skin as the silence broke. She caught her breath and wiped the sweat away from her forehead. I don't think I can take much more of this. Today has just been a load of surprises...

She calmed down and got comfortable in the couch, as if listening to a favorite program. "You know what, some popcorn..." Pen face palmed and slowly got off the couch.

I already made popcorn, you think I could keep my head on straight for five minutes!

(Waff, this is your arc, why don't you do the briefing)

Luciano walked in to see Pen and Waffle sitting next to the radio, he cocked his eyebrow and walked over with his cup of coffee. He put his free hand into his pocket and looked down at them.

Luciano took a few then ate them. He still looked down at Pen and Waffle then he said, "What's going on here?"

(Er...I'll try to do this. I have no idea if I'm good at it though >.>)


General Mortimer was not even close to happy, and it showed. The whole room didn't take long to become silent. The very first slide on the projector was a fully mapped area of Durem, taken from the GPS after Luciano, Skotti, and Waffle had already escaped.

"Alright boys...we KNOW what happened here. I told you all to shoot down a single person, and at the end of the day, almost everyone turned up dead!" he said, slamming his fist on the desk. Sargent Luke was sitting next to the projector, shaking his head in disapproval toward the group of remaining troops.

"Luckily for you worms that fled, we have a good idea of who's allied with our target. Luke, next slide!"

Luke smirked as he clicked the button on the projector, and the next slide showed three pictures of Luciano, Waffle, and Skotti. One picture must have been taken at the grocery store, as all three were in the picture, the next must have been outside the hospital, when Luciano and Skotti left the hospital, and another on a separate rooftop, as it showed Skotti holding an officer over the edge of a building; several dead bodies nearby. Some of the officers and troops in the briefing room gasped at the picture of Skotti on the roof. Mortimer took notice of this, and used it to his advantage.

"The girl in the first picture, as you all know, is the target I've been telling you all to get rid of. Now look at the other two pictures. See anything in common?"

One novice pointed out that Skotti was in both pictures, while Luciano was only in one.

"Aw...isn't your father so proud that his son can point out people in a picture?" he said sarcastically, chewing on the end of his cigar. The novice looked down, humiliated.

"Anyways...I have a feeling both men are our target's allies. She may have more people on her side, but these two are ones we need to keep an eye on. The blue-haired man, according to one of the field scouts, is pretty good at maneuvering around in a car. Now what do you think would happen if he was on foot?"

He looked around the room, half-expecting an answer from the group of soldiers. He puffed his cigar again and continued.

"No answer? Pathetic.... I believe that guy is very capable of outrunning our guards. So is the man with the white hair. His codename, if I'm not mistaken, was The Darkness. I've had him as a part of one of the best squads in the Gaian army while it was still running. What the former members of the group are doing now are beyond me, but for sure, this particular one is now against us. A former member, now a traitor. He is excellent with a sniper rifle, as many of you had already figured out. That's why you all happen to be here today. You all ran like pussies and ended up saving your hides, while your comrades fought him and lost."

Mortimer knew that the officer being threatened in the third picture was somehow missing, as the officer didn't show up as either alive or dead. He decided not to mention it, thinking that some of the soldiers would start to doubt him and leave.

"Now if you're wondering who was in the group that I was talking about, I conveniently saved an old picture. Next slide." he grumbled.

Luke hit the button again. This time, a photo of Skotti's old team showed up. The picture was slightly faded out from time, and there were small scratches and tears near the edges, indicating a fairly old photo.

One of the older soldiers asked why the team was disbanded, as he served in the Gaia Army around the same time the group disappeared. Mortimer glared at the soldier, then answered his question.

"Lack of funding." he said sternly. He knew he was lying, as it wasn't the true reason the team was torn apart, but he could care less about that.

Mortimer looked toward Luke, who hit the button again. This time the slide showed a medical report of Waffle's injuries.

"As for the rest of you, I've seen you all shoot tin cans from over a 150 yards without missing once, but none of you could seem to shoot someone's head from a much shorter distance, not to mention the target has a ******** halo over her head that just screams 'I'm right here, guys! Shoot me!', and it's pathetic. I want you all to keep a better eye out for any of the people I've mentioned in this briefing, and learn how to use a goddamn rifle with accuracy! Got it?" he said, then looked around. "Alright, dismissed!"

The soldiers all got up and headed out of the briefing room single file, leaving Luke, Mortimer and a hidden Skotti inside of the room.

"Think we have her now?"
"Only a matter of time, Luke. Only a matter of time."
"Now about the l-"
"We'll talk about that when we win this matter"

The two left the room, and when they were outside the room, Luke locked it so nobody could get in or out of the room unless they had the keys. They then headed to their respected offices for the day.



((Hehehe...Mortimer's such an idiot and Luke has his eyes on the prize, apparently. I think I did good this time. I want to try to get Waffle and whoever else to teleport over to the base so that way they could join in. Sound good?))

(Yeah I like it Waffle but I'm not sure teleport is the best idea. Maybe to get the team out but not for all us to go. Hi KC!)

Pen was silent now as she heard the briefing. That means the boss and Luciano are now on the hit list. She could leave as long their wasn't another picture of Pen hugging Waffle or a sound bite of Waffle saying Bye Pen and Pen getting into Luc's car. Sabe might also be in danger if they linked him to Waffle.

Pen sighed and looked intently at the floor. Her face was contoured in thought and her body hunched over due to the weight of the information.

Then glancing over she found an elf in the doorway. Doing a double take Pen sat up and turned to the elf. Pen's tired tone didn't mask her surprise,"and where have you been," as if Silvina had broke curfew.

(Hm...alright. I'll keep that in mind, Pen.)


Waffle's expression fell flat, as did Sabe's. At least Sabe wasn't necessarily targeted....yet.

Sabe sat down on the couch, then took out his knife and examined it. It would be a while before he could start slitting throats with it, but he faintly smiled, knowing he had the opportunity to prove himself to the rest of the group.