[center][h2]Mateo Secada
Kaitiaki Homestead[/h2][/center]

New Zealand, was a place that Mateo would not think he would go to. Much less live there, but that is where Raven is based, and he is not complaining as he started to unpack his belongings in his room. He just wished it was not so much of a pain to get to. At least the sights of this island were nice to see coming in and much better than his old posting. Plus, more to see as he explored the island and find a good route to jog. But he has plenty of time for that before his next mission, hopefully. If not, there is always time during R&R.

After he was done unpacking and satisfied with himself, Mateo, with a smile, left his room and suddenly remembered something. Something that he needed to check, technically not important to any mission or the team. But, something he had to check out, and so he headed to the rec room. 

Just in time to see two of his teammates talking to each other. One of them being his new boss, Skye Lyons. While Mateo would have tried to talk to her right now, he did not wish to interrupt her conversation and headed back to his main objective. The bar and quickly went about taking stock of what it has. A satisfying "Yes" came from a relieved Mateo. They have the alcohol I like and can mix with, he thought. Yes, alcohol is not a big concern normally to a spec ops operative, but if he is going to live here, then at least he can have some fun by making cocktails.  

Now that was settled, Mateo decided to relax for a bit while he was in the rec room. He is already here, and the sun is setting, so why not. So he grabbed some whiskey and poured himself a drink. Then he found a recliner with an end table next to it and laid down. It was a long trip here, he thought, and it was about time he could relax a bit before his next mission. So there he lay there, comfortable and siping his whiskey, waiting for night to come and for the eventual debrief.               

[center][h2]PARTYCRASHER
Aral Sea, Kazakhstan[/h2][/center]

Mateo was busy in the main DPV getting ready, not saying a word, unlike other missions where he would go in close. This mission, given there were others like him and it was in a big dry desert with not that many places to hide other than the abandoned, rusted boats. So sniping enemies from away seemed like the go-to plan for him. Still, he did carry one of his submachine guns just in case he needed to get close.   

Then checking to make sure that his suit was working correctly since, again, little cover and his cloaking is going to be a must here if Queen deems that he needed to get in close. As he was done, Mateo took a look around, and it was almost hard to believe that this used to be a sea full of water and fish. The only clues are the rusted and abandoned, rusted boats to give some idea of what this area used to be like. A shame, really but nothing he can do about it but just focus on the mission. 

So once the DPV had stopped and the squad got out. Mateo simply replied with an "understood" and went to the hill. Which did take him a bit, and he could only feel jealous as he watched Stafford fast jog and reach the hill first because of the speed of his exo-suit. While Mateo's suit had its advantages, it did not grant speed, unlike Stafford's suit. So it took him a bit to catch up. 

But, once he had reached the hill, Mateo went prone, activated his suit's cloaking and brought out his binoculars, and turned on the night vision setting. Getting a sense of the scene, and it was one you would find in a desert. Sand, a few shrubs, dead trees. Then he focused on the ship or what was left of it. Mateo heard of Stafford's report and simply scanned the scene for anything he might have missed. Anything else of value and switched to thermal to see if he could see anything else hidden by the ship's frame. If he did find anything else, he did report back to Queen and put his binoculars away, and brought out his sniper rifle. Readying himself for orders and for this mission to really start.