[center][h1][color=ec008c]Samantha Dalton AKA Chaos[/color][/h1]
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[H2]Raven HQ [/H2][/center]

Samantha sipped her glass of port as she listened to the team come together for dinner and an impromptu briefing by Queen. Her body hurt and felt foreign and stiff. She already felt better than she had yesterday though. She was grateful that the drugs Sophie had used with her helped keep her asleep. It had allowed her body to start healing and heavens knew she was grateful to not feel like a spike was being driven through her brain. Her eyes glanced around at her fellow teammates. Normally in a group setting, she would feel awkward like she didn’t belong or was on the fringe of the group. She had been subjected to the opposite end of the spectrum when she had been younger when people had fawned over her in wonder at the work she could produce due to her intellect. She was comfortable with these people and felt like she could be herself. She didn’t feel like she had to appear as anything other than she was. They all seemed to accept her as she came with gifts and flaws, simply human. 

Samantha listened to what Freya had to say about Pavel and found that she was both furious on her behalf and amused at the same time. [color=00aeef]"Prick tried to cop a feel on me and one of my researchers last time we met face to face. His hand was up Kellie's shirt and almost up my skirt before I grabbed him and threw him through a glass wall. He was out cold when we left. We left a note."[/color] She would have paid good money to have seen that. She made a mental note to look into the connections between Vale and Freya’s project. If she knew Pavel, he had planted something to try and steal her research. Pavel was intelligent and talented, but his true success came from stealing the breakthroughs of others. He was very good at hiding his tracks and using his power to get what he wanted. 

The information Xander shared lined up with what she knew about the man. Xander’s intel was a good idea. Maybe his friend had included a backdoor into that technology,  that they could exploit if Pavel was the source of the hack. She made a mental note to check with Xander to get his take on this idea. She listened as Xander seconded Freya’s plan to go in with legitimate invitations.


Samantha took another sip of her port. The port sent warmth through her spreading out relaxing muscles that were tense and knotted from the abuse her body had gone through. It was a pleasant feeling. The smell of the grilling burgers made her stomach growl. They smelled delicious. Samantha tilted her head to the side in thought as she pondered Xander’s insight. She agreed with most of his points. She was slowly melding with the chair as her body relaxed with the combination of port and painkillers working their magic. 

Her attention turned to Stafford. He was usually so quiet and reserved, she was a little surprised when he spoke up.  If Stafford could land a legitimate invitation with a plus that got 4 members of the team inside the party. Her attention returned to Queen as she continued after the team had added their thoughts and intel to the mix. 

Samantha couldn’t help but chuckle as Skye addressed what she had told her the rumor on the dark web had to say about Pavel. Samantha almost choked on her port in laughter at Skye’s joke that Raven Squad didn’t have a rocket program yet. [color=ec008c]“I will build you a space shuttle but only if I get to fly it, and I might need Freya’s  help to power it.”[/color] She winked at Skye, humor lit her eyes wondering if she would take her seriously. 


Samantha listened as Skye addressed Freya. It made her curious about what Freya’s family was like. Samantha had to agree that Pavel must have a death wish to try his sexist bullshit with Freya. But then her experience with Pavel was that he had an overinflated ego. He felt his money and connections made him untouchable and it was true to a certain extent. It was assholes like him that had her seeking out Raven Squad. She chuckled as Skye chimed in on what Freya should wear. Samantha couldn’t help but imagine what Pavel would go through facing Skye and Freya together. Maybe she could get Freya to wear a button cam on her power suit so she could record that for posterity and her own amusement. 

Skye had acknowledged what Xander had to say about Pavel and asked that he keep her informed of what they were working on. She had addressed Stafford and encouraged him to join the op and get in on the action. Skye gave them some final orders as they ate their meal together. [color=lightblue]  "Well.....that's no' bad. Eat up, team. We got some healing and work to do. Sounds like a few of us might have invites then. I'll get to work on a more concise extraction method tomorrow. In the meantime, install any of your upgrades, get back onto recovery, start figuring out your method in, out, and what we have on the line. We'll be there soon enough. For now, eat up, because that looks delish!" [/color]

Samantha’s eyes lit up as Xander carried her plate over to her and handed it to her. Her mouth watered as the burger looked scrumptious stacked high with grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, and sauce. She accepted the plate he extended to her as he spoke to her. [color=b0021d]"Oh, Sam. To answer your question from earlier; it's because she's our mum! She looks after us, keeps us in line, and of course.”[/color] He winked at her as he released the plate and told her [color=b0021d]"Keeps us fed."[/color] She smiled up at him and nodded back. [color=ec008c]“That makes sense. Thank you for cooking for me.”[/color] Her eyes lingered on him as he left to fetch his food. Samantha nodded thinking as she took a big bite of her burger. She was momentarily distracted as the sustenance her body craved made it one of the best burgers she had in a long time. Her day was looking up. She gave a welcoming nod to Hornet as the woman came into the room probably lured by the delicious aromas of the grilling burgers.