Ramiro was back inside the tank, sitting at the gunner station. Since he hadn't come out in armor he figured he was no use outside of the tank. He scanned around for incoming enemies or leftovers from the fight. "We seem to be clear Taisa, no hostiles nearby."

The Nekovalkyrja Reika had captured was a typical china-white NH-29 NMX light infantry grunt with wide sky blue eyes and pretty navy blue hair in a ponytail. She was wearing a full set of NMX snow gear and underneath an additional armored vest and a khaki field uniform was visible. Two EMP grenades still hung on her belt and she had a satchel over one shoulder with 3 Star Army Type 29 Field Rations (Type DC) inside.

"My name is Karina Maisa," the NMX soldier introduced herself. She looked around the inside of the tank. "Is that Taisa Ketsurui in the front?" she asked.

Takeyu jogged along the outside of the tank, his eyes looking around cautiously, his rifle up and ready to be used. A drone of his came zipping out of the sky, returning to the shoulder pad before another one zipped out to take it's place.

Wonder what he'll get out of that Neko.. He eyed the tank for a moment then looked back forward and kept an even pace with the tank.

On his HUD he saw both drones directly above the tank, hovering nearly a hundred meters in the air with a fifty meter gap between them. One drone was observing a one eighty degree area to the left of the tank while the other was observing a one eighty degree area to the right of the tank.

His other drone was flying ahead of the group and was zipping around trees and boulders, looking for hostiles.

Reika's first response to the captured Neko's query was to raise the barrel of her LASR and point it at Karina's face. Her second action was to speak succinctly and emotionlessly, "Keep your hands raised, your questions can wait... if you do anything I find even remotely threatening or suspicious you'll either end up dead or permanently crippled. I won't warn you a second time..." The operative moved next to the neko, with one hand she kept her firearm trained upon the prisoner, with the other she removed the prisoners EMP grenades one at a time and tossed them lightly to the distant end of the passenger compartment. No sense risking the NMX neko utilizing them to cripple the tank from the inside. Then she removed the satchel and similarly tossed it away.

Reika then backed away whilst keeping the gun aimed towards the neko. She located one of the prisoner handling kits, gathered a few items, then set them in front of the seated woman.

"You can lower your hands. Remove your body armor, put on these clothes as well as the cuffs and bracelet. Considering the cold, you can keep your coat for the time being. Once you've done that and I'm satisfied your cuffs and bracelet are properly secured, then we can have a nice friendly chat... or not so friendly... the choice of which is yours."

When she had the gun pointed at her face, Karina sunk back into the corner with fear. Then, when she was ordered to get into the tiny pink robe, she reluctantly complied.

In the cramped, bumpy, and bloody confines of the tank, she set her thick white coat in the prisoner handling kit box so it wouldn't get dirty, removed her armor vest, and then wriggled out of her white sweater and snow pants. Next, she removed her field uniform. There was nothing underneath; the NMX had not given her undergarments. After putting on the meagerly-cut pink uniform, she wrapped herself in the warmth of the coat, shivering as the cold air passed over her bare legs, and held out her hands for the flexcuffs to be put on.

Reika took hold of the cuffs and clapped them shut around the prisoner Karina's wrists. In addition, she placed one of the tracking bracelets around her left wrist and locked it in place. After a few moments the SAINT operative had satisfied herself that the prisoner's restraints were secure. Reika then stood by the far wall of the passenger compartment, giving the NMX neko a little more breathing room, but keeping the barrel of her gun trained upon her. With a mental command to her armor, her Daisy's helmet unsealed and she set it down beside her feet with her remaining free hand.

When Reika spoke to the prisoner, her voice was soft and almost void of any emotion. The words she issued were icy like the winds outside the tank, and the violet maelstroms that were her eyes were disturbing in their seeming lack of human warmth. However, her present mannerisms were largely an act -- Reika was far more uncertain and uncomfortable with the prospect of having to interrogate the prisoner for information than she outwardly appeared. This would be the first time she would put her SAINT training into practice.

"Well then... Karina Maisa, was it? My name is Tachihara Reika. I know I said I wouldn't repeat myself... but allow me to make a few facts clearer for you. You are now a Star Army prisoner of war, and therefore so long as you obey all instructions you are given, and in no way endanger any Star Army personnel -- either through action or inaction -- you will from this point forward remain unharmed and your basic needs of survival will be supplied. I have no particular desire to hurt or kill you -- however make no mistake -- if I believe I have no other viable choice than to do you harm... I will do whatever is required to protect the lives of myself, my companions and other Star Army soldiers."

Reika paused for a few heart-beats, to allow her previous statement to sink in, before she continued. "My commanding officer -- Taisa Ketsurui Hanako -- has instructed me to acquire all information you can provide in regards to the NMX's Nekovalkyrja production centers upon Ether -- I require details about their locations, as well as any information you have in regards to their security arrangements and the presence of NMX forces in their vicinity."

Sune ghosted along with the vehicles, content with the current lack of hostile action. I still do not see the rational for our coming to this system. But I am sure the Taisa has her reasons. I mean we just barely sign a peace treaty with the Gartagens, and they apparently decide they have something to prove so they decide to attack an NMX held world. Not sure what their logic was in making that decision. he thought to pass the time.

He pulled out his science scanner and periodically took readings of the atmosphere.

"Ahh, you are a neko like me," Karina observed. "If I tell you where I was born, are you going to kill all my sisters there?" she asked, worried about betraying them. "I will tell you if there is a way that we can get away from here unharmed."

"Taisa." Helen spoke through the Kylie's communication system "Would you like me to handle the prisoner, or would you prefer that Reika gets to stretch her legs with some field work?" She asked, the implication was obvious, she was quite sure that the goal of the prisoner was to get information out of her... and who better to do that than one of the SAINT personnel, and it did seem Helen was eager for the job, it sure beat playing the part of regular infantry.

Ramiro continued to scan the landscape for enemies, alothugh he was eavesdropping on the prisoner as he did. It seemed to him that she wasn't particularly willing to fight for the NMX, as she would so willingly give up information and that she didn't see to be at all hostile toward her captors. Either she was glad she had been captured or she was playing them. Either way, Ramiro was keeping an eye on her.