[u][b]Anuria[/b][/u]
[b]Kol’Kora urban district - West Quadrant[/b]
[u]Grunt command base Epsilon[/u]

Grunt Sergeant Alex Lagran looked down on the scraps of paper with reports on them. Walking through the long corridor of the building they seized and turning their Grunt command base. As grunts had no right to remain at the official outpost, they were sent out to fend for themselves with the simple order: Establish a military presence within the West Quadrant and await to support MSSC army. They were supplied weapons, ammo and food to last half a year and then send out on their way.

Luckily not all Grunts were fools. Alex gathered a huge chunk of the aimlessly wandering Grunt units and put them under his over-arching command. He entered a large hall, probably a dining hall, stock full of Grunt Sergeants and Corporals. He grabbed a chair and stood on it, looking over everyone. “Okay, listen up. The USVI appear to be gathering troops within Kol’Kora. No doubt the UJF will prepare to bolster their troops east from us.” The room exploded in a murmur. One Alex had difficulty silencing. Eventually the murmur died down to a little. “I am sending scouting squads out to the eastern border of this Quadrant. There will be list in the mess hall board. Dismissed.

[i]25 minutes later[/i]
A chalkboard was rolled into the mess hall. With on it, the names of the squads with their leader and troops. Alex watched as everyone gathered around it. Some looked relieved, others seemed happy and excited, and some sat down with despair in their eyes. The only thing Alex could think of was what MSSC Command Base Alpha was planning next.