[h1][center][color=0072bc]Ben-E218[/color][/center][/h1] 

[color=fff79a]"She has a point. I recommend you head inside."[/color] The battle had entered something of a momentary lull, but it could end at any second. If the group was to move anywhere, this was their window of opportunity.

[color=0072bc]"Alright. I'm going in. I'm going to need a close-range weapon. My ammo is out on all weapons except for my sniper rifle. Does anyone have a shotgun they don't need?" [/color] He spoke with his speakers on, so he could be heard by the others, not just by Phong. 

[color=fff79a]"To respond to your earlier queries, Grikgar is still alive as far as my data stream can tell. As for Aviza, if she can't fight, leave her. In fact, I recommend leaving her a grenade so she can take some enemies with her if she can't-"[/color]

[color=0072bc]"Thank you, that will be all; she's up. Sorry, I had to deal with Phong. He's very chatty for a Dumb AI. And no lethal methods. Got it. Just watch your head, please. Don't want to end up like Kat-B320."[/color] Given his special role, Ben wasn't particularly fond of keeping his targets alive, but he understood the necessity of it in this case. 

[color=fff79a]"Do you want to hear the odds on her survival? They're not very g-"[/color] Ben muted Phong once again. It just occurred to him that the AI was able to unmute himself, as Phong had spoken at least once after being silenced without him turning the sound back on. He made a mental note to keep an eye on his AI, who seemed to be evolving into a higher class of AI somehow, or had been a higher class to begin with and was only posing as dumb.