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Psy was psyched. What a good mission that had been - her first leadership role.

Psy suffered no illusions about ever leading anyone properly - she was a redblood and it just wasn't her style. But gosh, on the short term, taking command like that... It was exhilerating.

She was tired, but she was still running high -- Psy-high, haha! -- and looking for something interesting and productive to do with her good mood.

And there is just the thing -- A young tealblood with a voice recorder and a camera. Some kind of enterprising reporter, perhaps?

Public relations - it was almost (just almost) what she was hatched to do. Her grin came as easily as it always did, effortlessly bright and cheery. "Hello, hello!" she said to the tealblood, "Are you with the media?"

Her grin grew wider.

"Because, gosh, if you are, I have a story for you."

Psykgi had not seen the young Tealblood on the Telle-tube, but she was sure SOME-one did.

"Excellent! Because I have just successfully reclaimed the Cutting Cruelty of the Empress with an absolutely excellent volunteer squad, and we really cannot ignore the valuable contributions of these brave volunteers!"

She gave Avvisi (from the Alternia News Blotter Show, see, she remembered) an expectant smile. Of course, none of this was classified. She had seen those cameras recording and televising some of the big runs. As the commander of this mission, and someone with PR experience, she had managed to get the appropriately censored and edited footage (on a nice flashgrub that she had currently cozy and safe in her pocket.)

The official government media didn't particularly care about a redblood-led volunteer mission, but gosh, it wouldn't be bad for a small independent news source to pick that up. Hot footage? Brave trolls doing Alternia proud? Come volunteer for Alternia's greater good! was the message she wanted to get out. With, of course, a heavy emphasis on recruitment, on Gosh, volunteering is great, but do you know what is better? Being in the military.

Then again, volunteers were disposable. Which was nice...

Anyway.

"Corporal Psykgi Mentha, by the way, and you?"