[i]Elsewhere...[/i] Tesra wanted to get out and stretch her legs more then anyone, of course. Infiltrating a research base to snoop around was old hat for a thief like her, and she would have loved to get the opportunity to brush up on her sneaking skills and warm up her neglected hacking software. Still, someone needed to guard the ship, and though it pained her to remain, she solemnly volunteered to stay behind and guard the ship so that it would be safe for their return. It was a burden to be so honorable of course, but staying behind on a nice warm ship and trying to re-beat Shovel Knight while her team ventured out into the bitter cold was a sacrifice she would be willing to make. [color=SlateBlue]"Such a saint is she who would forgo glory for the safety of her brothers in arms,"[/color] Tesra recited dramatically, waxing poetic as she reclined across two chairs in the briefing area dressed in her full gear, her rifle sitting in her lap and her fingers furiously working the buttons on her LanuPlay. [color=SlateBlue]"This Lanun, with a bravery and vigor matched only by the allure of her stunning bod, who so resolves to keep watch and remain behind so tha-OH FUCK YOU MOLE KNIGHT STOP KILLING ME!"[/color] Sigmund, curled up in a ball under the second chair she was sitting in, twitched his ears and looked up in alarm at the sound of her shouting before deciding it wasn't necessary to move from his comfortable spot and drifted off again. Grumbling, the Lanun thief mentally prepared for the grueling journey back to the Boss fight when the comms device Tesra attached to her arm went off, causing her to flinch and sending the heroic knight down a bottomless chasm again with a chorus of colorful Lanun swears. [color=a36209]"Everyone back to the main lab now, we need to talk. You probably heard an explosion and gunfire."[/color] [color=SlateBlue]"There's GONNA be explosions and gunfire if you get me killed again,"[/color] Tesra grumbled at an absent Callum before she stowed the game away and leaped up, letting the rifle slip off her lap. She attempted to catch it with her foot and kick it back into her hands to swing it around and mount it on her back, only to smack herself in the face as she awkwardly grappled the gun with both arms to stop herself from dropping it. [color=SlateBlue]"Note to self, only do that when no one's watching..."[/color] Tesra reminded herself, stowing the rifle and straightening out her hood. [color=SlateBlue]"Right...thermals on, guns loaded, software updated, clean underwear...time to get sneaky!"[/color] Dashing out of the ship and into the hanger where the ship was docked. The cold hit her like a solid wall, only barely held back by the thermal heater in her suit. The built-in heater was a trick she picked up when she was breaking into the Yuulcorp data banks on the ice world of Hurk a while back. The Lanun were well known for their inability to cope with dry heat, but the cold wasn't that nice to them either, and as she learned the hard way on more then one occasion, extreme cold tended to hamper her mobility. The thermal rigging wouldn't keep her at a comfortable temperature, but it kept her spry and allowed her to work in the cold at least. Confidently striding up to the hanger doors, she contemplated them for a minute before shaking her head in disgust. [color=SlateBlue]"Everyone always goes through the front door,"[/color] she said somberly. [color=SlateBlue]"What good is an infiltration mission if you can't be subtle? If anyone's in there still they'll have seen them coming a mile away. Granted if they're shooting and blowing stuff up already sneakiness is a moot point, but still, SLOPPY!"[/color] Tesra instead turned her attention to a ventilation shaft on the nearby wall, flush with the ground and leading directly inside. [color=SlateBlue]"Ahh, nothing like the classics,"[/color] Tesra reminisced as she started to break off the screws holding the covering on. After a moments work, the grating fell to the ground with a resounding 'clang' as Tesra zipped into the ventilation system, humming her own theme song yet again.