[color=0072bc][h3]Lilly's Post[/h3][/color]

Lilly only had a brief few more minutes of respite before Sergeant Harald called out for the squad to ready up. [b]"I suppose we're to be moving out then..."[/b] She stood up and gave the base of the tree a once over (to make sure nothing had fallen out of her pockets), before slinging her rifle over her shoulder and walking over to the assembling group.

***

[b]"Sergeant."[/b] Lilly came to attention (but didn't salute) when Harald asked if anyone had any questions. [b]"Will we all be working together, or will our squad be split into teams like before?"[/b] She was nervous. Her experiences with urban combat had thus far been less than pleasant, not to mention the fact that a shock trooper was far better at breaching an occupied house than she was. She hoped the sergeant would split them into teams and did not expect the scouts to be fighting room to room, but their lack of bodies might mean that staying together would be necessary.  

[color=0072bc][h3]Evan's Post[/h3][/color]
[b]"Tell me about your family next time we rest, alright?"[/b]

[b]"Alright, maybe."[/b] As she turned and ran off, Evan just stood there for a second with an odd look on his face. This girl was weird and he wasn't sure if he wanted to volunteer himself into another no doubt awkward encounter with her again. Hence the 'maybe'. ... Well enough of that. After a moment, Evan also walked over to the squad to listen to the briefing.

*** 

[b]"Carn, I want the APC with us to shield from small arms fire and dropping shells on strong points. But if you take a single lance, even a glancing hit, I want to to back out and return here. Can't afford t lose this baby now."[/b]

[b]"Come on, Darcsen, dontchya trust my work? That wire armour should stop a couple lances no problem."[/b] Well, provided they didn't all hit the same segment, it would. He quickly backed off, though, after he got a dirty look shot his way. [b]"Alright, alright. Fine. Just don't blame me if you need backup and I've already left. I will need to have someone crew the gun, though. Can't do everything myself."[/b] 

While the rest of the squad asked their questions, Evan did a quick walk around the APC and checked underneath it for any fuel leaks. Part of him knew that walking away from the sergeant mid briefing was incredibly disrespectful, but the other parts of him didn't care. Besides, he hadn't exactly been in a vigilant frame of mind during the last vehicle inspection when he picked up the new soldiers back in Fort Breda. 'Should probably give the APC a once over just to make sure that nothing had sprang a leak before they went into combat.