Varia placed her helmet over her head and clasped it in place. She cocked her sniper rifle, making sure it was fully loaded and ready to fire. She examines the scope, full battery on her laser sight. She was good to go. At the Sarge’s orders she stands and follows the rest of the drop ship crew out of the shuttle and stepped onto the sandy terrain. That she had not expected. She was smart enough to know that this wasn’t right.

She takes it upon herself to check out the horizon using her scope, examining their surroundings. “Clear.” She remarks and points her sniper rifle down to the floor. She awaits her next instruction.