As Reggie listened to Matt’s words, he could not help but wonder, [i]is he trying to simplify the briefing?[/i] Nonetheless, he walked over to the gun rack and grabbed his primary and sidearm. Whether they were staking out or not, the medic’s primary combat tactic was either suppressing fire or primary target takedowns, so his loadout barely changed. The medic placed his M27 on the bedside and pulled his side-holster out from under the couch, one of the few places he liked storing gear. He assumed that by “try to be discreet,” Matt was inferring that they would need to use a back exit into their steakout site, though he needed to be sure. As he listened to Matt’s final words, he fitted the side-holster around his waist.

“Where are we going to meet?” the medic asked, watching his friend run out the door. A look of distain immediately followed his remark, coating his face as he looked back at his assault rifle. “Screw it, I’m walking,” the bulky medic concluded, disassembling his rifle as he looked around for his medical pouch and his cheap BP underarmor vest. After spotting the medical bag, he pulled out the barrel and shoved it in his favorite carrying case – a pillow.

With this done, he carefully fit the pillow into his medical pouch and placed the pouch on the couch. Quickly checking the G22, the medic concluded that he would travel light with ammunition and sheathed the gun in his side-holster. He then pulled his hoodie out of the closet and threw it over his shoulders, fitting into it roughly as he stumbled back over to his couch. After nearly stubbing his toe, the medic sat down and quickly shoved a pair of boots over his feet. He could not pass for a civilian from the waist down, but his appearance was not jarring enough to draw attention.

After getting fully dressed and organizing his equipment thoroughly, Reggie got up and walked out the door, setting the security system to “on” and locking the door behind himself. He then casually walked over to the elevator and greeted a few neighbors on his way down to ground floor. He awkwardly paused mid-sentence as he remembered that Matt had not told him where they would be staking out, but continued a second later. He determined to call Matt after leaving the apartment complex.

Of course, someone on the ground floor happened to drop their luggage and spill it all over, so Reggie offered to help. Overall, it took him around fifteen minutes to leave the apartment complex after Matt left the door. Reggie was not worried about a time constraint, despite his eagerness to complete the new job, so he was fine with the delays. Nonetheless, after giving his farewells to the careless lady who dropped her luggage, whose name was Maria, Reggie quickly walked out the door and started to head left, pulling his sat-phone out from its place in his pocket.

After quickly finding Matt’s contact in his address list, Reggie pressed call and held the phone up to his face, avoiding a beggar as he J-walked through an empty street. He assumed that Matt was either really close to his destination or he was already there, so he expected an answer as he walked along the street, firstly heading for 4th street.