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"I guess we don't get any hands-on practice," Cassandra murmured, disappointed. "Before we move on, what exactly is the 'Cypher' engine?"

Cassandra followed.

Rose and Ty slipped in with the crowd as Camille led them in.

Camille turned to the assembled crew as they felt the ship rising. "Now, you're probably wondering what Rose was talking about outside. The Cabal is preparing another assault on the Tenochtitlan leyline. We're going to let them mobilize, then assault them from the back. We're trying to break their offensive then capture some officers to discover the nature of the Cabal Coalition's Dominator. This is going to be a night mission - anything defensive against the Cabal Coalition will be, on account of their vampires," Camille explained. "Their Shadow Mages will be at a huge advantage, so we'll be handing out flares before we hit the pods. CL_Triton will be in the armory if you need weapons or equipment, but remember - we can only restock so often, so don't waste ammo. We have a small thaumaturgy station so we can replace enchantments and such as necessary."

"We'll be across the Pacific in about half an hour," GN_Triton, the humanoid counterpart to the crablike CL_Triton part of the Triton unit, explained. "We're going to rip through Crossover at the Seine then pop out at the Tenoch in a bit. Then we're going to loop around to the West to flank them. They're probably going to be using a shadowcruiser, nothing too terrifying, but big enough we can board it directly."

"Vampires, werebeasts, Cabal warlocks. Sages and Acolytes will probably be present as well. Standard Cabal weapons, mostly assault rifles and their magic," Camille explained. "We're firing our pods directly onto the top deck of the shadowcruiser. You'll want assault rifles and submachine guns from the armory, unless your focus is magic or some form of hand-to-hand, like a Panzermagus."

Ty glanced at the girl who smelled of vanilla. Skinny. Loved herself. He wondered who was in the pendant on her neck. A thought finally struck him involving his consideration of combining the reds of strawberries and Rose, and he internally cringed. His sister's name was Rose. How could he think of a woman named Rose that way...? Disgusting. But, then again... He quickly recovered. This woman was not his Rose. So it didn't matter.
He let Cassandra ask his questions for him, having already made his judgment of her. Too difficult to go for, at the moment. He twitched a little at the mention of werebeasts. He was never happy when he had to fight his own kind, but... unfortunately, he was aligned differently. Maybe he could just... focus on the vampires. That would be a working tactic. He nodded to himself.

"Ahm... if there's something magical on the far side, then absolutely," Cassandra informed him. "Otherwise, I really can't promise anything."

"Can we assume the vampires will mostly engage in hand-to-hand combat? That's my specialty; I'm not magically talented. I can hold a gun at first, I guess, and I have pretty good night vision. What are the chances of melee combat?" He wanted to avoid guns. He'd probably react and fire, and it wouldn't give him time to concentrate solely on humans and vampires.