[quote=@SillyGoy]
"Sir," Harold stepped forward. "What kind of support will we have, and what other units will be present?"
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Lieutenant Ritsu began explaining. "The Planetary Defence Force will form defensive positions in the colonies, but they have been ordered to only target the enemy infantry and troop carriers. Assault vehicles and war machines are your squad's sole responsibility, Officer. Other Framewerks are also dispatched from auxiliary fleets, though their primary objectives are smaller colonies and orbital assault. Iota will stay behind in the Noah, and depending on which colony requires support, you will deploy immediately. Understood?" She asked the clone, and she nodded. It wasn't quite clear if she was shaking from fear, or the massive amounts of caffeine she has ingested.

[quote=@Penultimate_Pi]
"Could you go into detail about Mist's firing systems - how frequently does it fire, and how can we watch for it's attack?" If the squad knew more about how Mist worked, they could find some way to work around or exploit the weapon's firing systems to avoid risk. "Moreover, how do we even damage it? It looks like a gas planet, so I assume it's not simple to attack."
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Ritsu changed the hologram back to Mist, and then turned towards Lora. "When Mist was targeted by squad Beta, it seemed to immediately respond with the weapon's activation, incurring three immediate Framewerk casualties from pilots who were caught in range. The wave is mostly invisible to the naked eye, so you must keep your distance to it at all costs." 
It was at this moment that Elora seemed to slightly reduce her shaking, and made a weak attempt at raising her hand, which the Lieutenant didn't notice as she continued with her briefing. "Reports from Beta confirm that the unit is immune to kinetic ammunition. No machine is without a weakness, however, so I trust in your ability to take it down. That is what you have trained for, after all."
Ritsu then saw how Elora struggled to get a speaking turn permitted, and then gave a nod of confirmed it was granted. "Uhh, Lieutenant, permission to um, modify the HUD, and add in a notifier for weapon ranges? It wouldn't take long since the data is already in our Framewerks, it's just about adding a visual matrix to the-"
Ritsu raised her hand to silence Elora. "Permission granted. Prepare in any way you can." The young girl wasn't sure if she should be afraid or happy.

[quote=@Mr Rage]
"Sir, I know the primary objective is to repel the Cruxi invasion. However, if there is an opportunity are there secondary considerations, such as capture of specific unit types?" 
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"Under no circumstances are you to undergo such a dangerous operation, and doing so is-" Ritsu was interrupted by Lorenzo, who coughed loudly enough to catch her attention. He then stepped forward. "Of course you are permitted for capture and detainment of high-priority targets. It is what you have trained for, after all," he said, mocking Ritsu's own words, and she bit her lip. "But make no mistake; elimination of the invaders is your priority. The Officers may authorize capture on the field as willed. If that results in casualties, then I'll know who to blame. That is all," Lorenzo said, and then sat back down.

[quote=@DarkRecon]
Raising her hand, she droned, "I have some queries. First: Does this unit vaporizes everything within it's blast radius or does it ONLY target living organisms such as Cruxi and humans alone leaving everything else untouched? Second: How well does this new unit work with it's own forces? Has it simply attacked with complete disregard for "friend or foe" or does it show some form of unity within it's ranks?"
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"There is some collateral damage, and Framewerks do incur damage when struck by the wave, but it does seem to affect living organisms the most. Mist has been confirmed to activate it while Cruxi units have been in range, and hasn't shown any hesitation doing so. The other Cruxi units on the other hand are aware of this, and have been reported to purposefully avoid the weapon and even corral Framewerks into it. Don't be caught unaware, or you might find yourselves trapped."

[quote=@Gate Keeper]
He slowly raised his hand after the others had a chance to have their questions answered already having scribbled out the answers to theirs on his ever present notepad. “Sir, did Squad Beta test Energy Barriers, Gravitational, or Electrical Fields against Mist? And is it confirmed that Mist is piloted by a living Cruxi?”
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"An electrical weapon was used against it by squad Beta, and it seemed incur a positive result, so we can assume that it is susceptible to energy weapons. As for the pilot, we have no confirmations. There is a possibility that it is an UACV, but regardless of how it is operated the elimination of the weapon is a primary objective."
Once Ritsu confirmed that there were no more questions, Ritsu raised her hand to a salute. "Pilots, commence Operation Planet Buster!

It didn't take long for a massive space ship to arrive in orbit of Solaire, casting a dark shadow over the entire base, as far as the eye could see. It was NOAH, named after an ancient fable where a chosen savior built a ship, and used it to float across a storm conjured by God's wrath, and survive where nobody else did. And just like the fabled character himself, this ship was also destined to persevere through the most frightening storm the universe had ever seen. The Framewerks were in complete darkness, yet they shined as they ascended up to space using their thrusters, like brilliant angels returning to the heavens. They took their places in the crevices of the ship designed for a Framewerk to attach themselves to and lock in place, like massive statues lining a grand cathedral. Indeed, some backwater planets revered the Framewerks as gods, and the NOAH as their Mount Olympus, a divine home from where they fling thunder and death upon the sinners. Yet, despite all this power, even they found their match on the Cruxi, who would take down gods in their effort to conquer humanity.
And as the pilots witnessed NOAH enter hyperspace, they could only wait for what was to come.