[color=Olive]"If there are no further questions,"[/color] the Colonel concluded, [color=Olive]"then that'll conclude our briefing. While we're under comms blackout from the Mobile HQ, Chain of Command is as follows: Mechwarrior Daschke operates as Lance Leader, Master Sergeant Dalton coordinates the on-foot assets, with a third team-lead elected by the volunteers. The volunteers answer to their team-lead, the team-lead answers to Dalton, Dalton answers to Daschke. While the ECM field is up, her orders are [i]my[/i] orders. That said, trust your lancemates, and trust your training, and you'll pull off this op with no issues. I know I say this every mission, but believe me when I say that failure is [i]not[/i] an option tomorrow. Now, get your rest and make whatever preparations you need; we move out before 0100 hours. Dismissed."[/color]

As the Green Knights began to disperse, Colonel Wayne spotted Chief Aadil milling about among the rank and file, no doubt letting everyone know the Scrap Yard was open for business tonight. He nodded; tensions among the camp were high enough, it would be good for the crew to let off some steam before the mission went live.

[color=SandyBrown]"All right, grunts, you heard the man!"[/color] Master Sergeant Dalton called to his infantry platoon. [color=SandyBrown]"I want your gear prepped and checked by the time I finish this got-damn sentence! Fire Teams Alpha and Bravo, you're with me in the first APC, Charlie and Delta are in the second!"[/color]

To the surprise of many, the usually lazy and lackadaisical infantrymen wasted no time in returning to their corner of the caverns for prep, Dalton barking his orders after them all the while. The Green Knights First Infantry Platoon-- referred to by the crew as 'the Buckshot Boys' for their preference of close-quarters weaponry-- had a bad reputation of being layabouts until Master Sergeant Dalton lit a fire under them. Many of the Buckshot Boys were infamous for finding ways to skip duty, discovering new and impossible-to-find locations to sneak off to for a nap, finding ways to avoid being told to do anything so they could get away with doing nothing all day. Still, when there was serious work to be done, they were quick, brutal, and efficient. While they often rubbed the rest of the crew the wrong way, Colonel Wayne knew he could trust the Buckshot Boys to do absolutely anything, as quickly and effectively as possible, so they could get right back to doing nothing.

Amidst the crowd, Gaius picked out Weapons Engineer Wyatt, who had subtly spoken up during the briefing.

[color=Olive]"Wyatt,"[/color] he called out before she could leave. [color=Olive]"I'd like a word with you."[/color]