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[center][h1][color=khaki]Skyguard[/color][/h1][/center]
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[center][i]Skyguard Intelligence Ship "Minerva"[/i][/center]

[indent][color=khaki]Inspector Leo Grimes of the Elysium Defense Contract sat, exhausted, in a debriefing room aboard the Atlas class ship [i]Minerva[/i]. Grimes, fleeing the EDC Headquarters in an ornithopter had been escorted to a secure location by Skyguards Special Ops.  A young woman, a political officer in the Skyguard Intelligence service had been debriefing the Inspector for twenty minutes. She sat at a workconsole mounted on top of a silver metal table. It was little more than 3 hours to orbit and on board the [i]Minerva[/i] for debriefing.[/color]

[color=silver]"Are you sure it's Scythe leading the FBM Inspector Grimes? Could it be someone from the outer colonies? What about..."[/color][color=khaki] the political officer swiped files from her workstation pulling up dossier after dossier.

"No-I'm positive it's Scythe,"[/color][color=khaki] Leo interrupted.[/color][color=silver] "The ambushes outside Elysium, especially the rail attacks were the same pattern Skyguard would use. He's been popping up all over the grids.I know it's Scythe. Why didn't you kill him when you had the chance?!"[/color][color=khaki] said Leo, agitated.

The young woman didn't flinch[/color][color=silver]"I would appreciate some civility in these proceedings Special Agent Grimes...If you say it is John Scythes then I will enter that into the testimony. I realize your under a lot of stress having been in deep cover for so long...Are you sure your prepared to return to active duty as a Special Operations Officer?"[/color][color=khaki] The young political officer slid Leo a tablet showing a contract releasing him from Skyguards service.

Leo sniffed and shoved the pad away.[/color][color=silver] "I'm going back to Mars to find Scythe. If Skyguard wants to give me a lift down, that's great. If not, I'll be fine on my own."[/color]

[color=khaki]The woman smiled mechanically.[/color][color=silver]"That's wonderful to hear Special Agent Grimes. A shuttle has been arranged for you at..."[/color][color=khaki]She slid her fingers across her console scheduling a flight from [i]Minervas[/i] shuttle bay.[/color][color=silver]"...04:00 Mars time. You can meet Agent White in Hangar 2. Thank you for your service Agent Grimes."[/color][/indent]