[Thrass]

Butcher immediately responded with a respectfull salute and made his way to the armoury to acquire some special equipment.

[Kouryuu]

As most had already left Red approached the CO.
" I am sorry, i could not help myself." He took a deep breath. "I think i am not ready, not yet. I still see their faces, i still can not forgive myself."
Now there was nothing left form the bravado and the self esteem that just until recently was the only thing he showed to his fellow soldiers.
"Do you really think it is a good idea for me to be on a mission already?" He looked the CO in the eyes "You saw how the briefing turned out."

[Bewilderbeast]

Omeed furrowed his brow at Fisher's question. "It's... it's arctic tundra. So no, I don't expect much in the way of Matrix reception." Banai's brow remained creased as he continued marching in silence toward the armory. Maybe he and his fellow mage didn't have as much in common as he thought...

[Magnetbox]

Antal salutes the lieutenant before leaving slowly after the others. In fact, he seemed to be moving quite slowly, as if he wasn't in a hurry at all. He had heard the quarreling and he had heard the plans and he was just ready to get started and see how his team mates would handle themselves when the real action starts.

As soon as he passes the threshold of the door he pulls out another cigarette and lights up. Lighting it he takes in a breath and with a grin he exhales, "Guess its going to be cold too." Cold, understatement of the year. He did hope that they wouldn't be out in the dark too long though. Antal was more than capable of handling it, the thought simply didn't thrill him. He walked slowly around the base though, meandering his way to the armory to check that his gear was ready to go.

[Aryeonos]

Sidi shifted on his heel, a hand on his hip, "It would appear no one is quite ready for leadership yet, but we have not even set out yet and perhaps others will step forward. I'll be keeping a close eye on everyone, I won't let us take any unnecessary risks, just remember your training, and be glad you've got that MPC bridge eh? We'll be taking this one smart and slow, just keep an eye out for your comrades." Sidi returned Red's stare, he was trying his best to be reassuring, and the last thing he wanted was for all their training to go to waste.

The armoury was perhaps one of the smallest buildings on base, on the surface at least. Beneath the small satellite bunker was a veritable fortress buried some 60 feet underground. Most of the soldiers would never see anything more than the building up top and the equipping room inside. The armoury master sat behind a reinforced room in the center of the building able to watch the soldiers arm up and give direction to the drones to retrieve their gear from their various automated receptacles. Small lifts brought up the requisitioned gear from down bellow and were dispensed like a bank tellers box.

The room was calmly lit through diffuse lighting, several tall desks were bolted into the floor to allow for gear to be inspected on sight. AR displays float about as reminders to check your gear forms properly and to report any weapon malfunctions or gear defects before the gear is returned.

[Nathen]

Nico had listened to that so called briefing and found how unfocused these people were astounding and when everyone entered the armory he stood in the middle of the room and gestured for his groups attention.

"Ive been pretty quiet so far listening and trying to figure out whom among you might actually have a good idea, and i'm still waiting for one. so i have to say a few things, this mission smells like S**t it reeks everyone can see that, its already been two days so those guys are dead and we are going somewhere where whomever is shooting these planes is dug in deep with plenty of time to set up loads of positions to watch any approach to where ever it is they are camped and more likely they have the crash sight staked out waiting for some one to come bumbling along. On that note everyone seems to be fixated on finding the damned plane but it was clearly stated by the client that this is secondary to actually stopping the source of these attacks yes finding it will give us clues but not one of you has even mentioned that after finding it we have to track down an unknown enemy of unknown strength and size, we also have to enter this enemies base of operations and disable whatever weaponry of device or magics by which they are destroying these planes. it seems as well that some people want to separate into search teams and that reeks worse than the mission, we have 4 perfectly good Hussar drones WITH CHAMELEON COATING that we can search an even greater area than on foot without time restrictions due to the cold and both VTOL's can be piloted remotely and are practically invisible  with the best available Sig Masking and Chameleon Coating that it is possible to get so flying in will not be the issue, its when we have to get out of the craft and a spotter suddenly spots 7 or so moving objects near an area of interest. To sum it up we fly in, without exposing ourselves to alerting the enemy, find the dam plane, try and figure the likeliest place to position anti air and get in there quietly, trash whatever it is and  finish this S**t errand and come back alive! AND I SWEAR TO GOD! if one of you forgets to use dry lubricants on your gear and it jams up i might shoot you myself for putting my life and the life's of everyone else in danger.

[All4BigGuns]

Looking toward the man giving the speech, Viktor listens until he's done before saying, "I agree that this whole stinks of a trap, which is why I fully intend on using the sensors on the VTOL I'll be piloting to try and keep enemies off the other teams' sixes, as well as keeping our network from getting breached."

[HydroRaven]

Fisher noticed the strange look on Omeed's face as he left and asked him "Was it something I said?" He certainly didn't appreciate the judgmental look Omeed had given him, but he wasn't going to pursue this any further, nor lose any sleep over it.

Upon arriving at the armoury, he requested his standard gear and asked for a mirror. "That should make him happy" he thought, chuckling to himself. Just as he was checking his gear, making sure everything was in working order, Nico, who had been silent until now, started telling everyone about his reservations. After he was done, Richard just said to him "Remember to breathe, mate. Do you feel better now that you got it off your chest?"

[Nathen]

"Ill feel better when we come back alive..." we are all gonna die...

[All4BigGuns]

Viktor walks over and puts a hand on Nico's shoulder, "If you're afraid, don't worry about it. Every soldier feels that fear. You just have to work past it. Just do your job as best you can; that's all anyone can ask of you."

[Kouryuu]

Sidi is the best CO Red had ever had. He knew when he had to be straight and when he needed to calm his people. In his experience in the UCAS he had never had met any one who could so well understand the situation and still lead a group towards the goal even if it meant some would not return. His words gave Red the courage, the power to move on, if not for him and others here at TriSeq, he would most likely be somewhere on a couch drinking warm beer and living off his pension still thinking about putting a bullet in his skull. Now he was here - just about to take on the first real mission in 2 years, just about to board a plane with a number of Shinnies, who might become part of a team - his team, that is if he will not frack this up.

Arriving Late in the armory Red missed the first part of the Speech Nico was giving but heard enough to get his message. After he was finished he headed to request his Equipment,when he passed Nico, he put his hand on his shoulder, in a way saying that he understands him. He had chosen to keep quite in front of the CO, Red spoke out, but both had the same idea about this mission.

[Thrass]

Arriving at the armoury Butcher grabbed a couple of special requests forms.
Checking the "basic" gear the drones brought and the gear that the others requisitioned he thought:
As always, no one is actually prepared to bust a tank... can't speak for the mages...

If something packs enough punch to shoot down a plane it most likely packs enough armor to withstand standard infantry weapons.

[Ernie55]

Ellena followed the crowd into the Armoury hut, once again glad to be out the biting evening wind. She listened to Nico's tirade intently, then watched a couple of the team step in with overt shows of commaradery. That's a really good sign. Maybe we were all a little on edge in the briefing and might just pull through she mused to herself. When there was a lull in the conversation she piped up as well "Honestly guy's I think we'll be fine, and if not me and Nina are there to put a bandage on it, give you the happy juice and make sure you come back with most of your bits still attached " She gave Nina a knowing and cheeky wink. We've all pulled through the training that washed out so many. We're well equiped and stuffed full of technical goodies. So what if the mission is just a little bit out there? We can do this right, right?"

She hoped that her words might have some impact on those with their doubts. Ellena stepped up to the counter to request her now familar load out from the Armourer.

Asking for a few toys are we Metalman?

[Magnetbox]

Antal walked up beside Ellena, drawing in a long, slow breath of smoke. He forced the smoke through his nostrils before turning to her. "I think your right, my guess is most of us have been through worse. For all we know its some coward with a single gun who took the shot when they saw the opportunity. No need to get all bent out of shape.... yet that is" He smirked slightly.

He took a few steps up and thumbing through an AR window he tried to make sure all his gear was in order. Typical scouting equipment with his standard long range firearms. Without knowing what they were going up against he figured he wanted to pack light while out on the tundra. He would leave the heavy lifting to the rock'em sock'em robot and the others who are younger and stronger than himself.

He turned back to Ellena once he made sure everything was in order, "Oh and once I get all blown apart, just slap me back together. Just make sure give me enough drugs to make it worth my while, alright?" He chuckled while leaning back against the wall and waiting for his gear to be retrieved.

[Bewilderbeast]

Omeed goggled at Nico for a bit as he ranted. His concerns were warranted, but he couldn't quite understand the need for such panic. Banai was relieved to see Ellena and the others try to allay his fears, and he sought to do the same. "You're not wrong, comrade," Omeed said to Nico. "But do you see this?" He unzipped his jacket and lifted up the hem of his shirt, revealing his bronze belly underneath. Specifically, he pointed out the faint laparoscopic scar still visible on his skin, the only outward sign of his recently-implanted 'ware. "This is called 'an investment.' TriSeq has spent a lot training me, and you, and all of us." He put his shirt back down at this point. "I do not think our commanders are throwing us into a meat grinder... and if the mission was easy, they would not have hired TriSeq. Have a little faith... and if it really comes down to it, keep in mind we're under orders to prioritize our own survival."

Omeed flashed Nico a white-toothed smile to reassure him he wasn't trying to judge him, merely encourage him, and made his way over to fill out his gear form. He glanced at Butcher and his sheet out of curiousity, but then set to work filling out his own. He checked off all the recommended gear, trusting the Armourer to decide what was best for the mission. At the bottom, in the section for special requests, Omeed wrote simply: "Endoscope, mage sight goggles, a similar device, or otherwise mirror and flexible wire."