Kaitlyn shook in her boots, casting nervous glances up at the maudlin sky. She'd never seen real warfare before. She'd never been on the front lines, really putting to risk life and limb. And the Chinese army...

Kaitlyn swallowed, steadying herself. She looked around at her fellow soldiers, noting that they, too, were just as nervous as she was. Maybe they didn't show it, but she knew. She knew because no sane person would [i]not[/i] be terrified of what was to come. 

[color=0072bc][i]Just... Just like the drills[/i][/color], she told herself. 

Then one of those crazy Arms Masters flew over and started crushing a boats like toys.

Kaitlyn shivered, imagining the screech of metal as... Something far less mundane. 

Was she going to kill somebody today? Was she... Was she going to take a life?

Bleakly, she looked down at her rifle. Standard issue, clean and well-maintained. It was such an unassuming item... And... And she can't think like this. Not right now. She came here of her own volition, to fight for a cause she believed in.

[color=0072bc][i]Steady. Just follow your orders and everything will be alright[/i].
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Steady... She can do this.

She has to.