On Arrival
Upon the arrival of the Eucharis, Helen strode down the loading ramp as she worked a datapad in her hands. Restocking the Eucharis was not one of her concerns, at least when it came to food and routine supplies, nor were repairs to the ship any of her concern either, such topics would be easily handled by the personnel assigned to their respective tasks. What Helen was concerned with were matters which boiled down to 'What is next?', with such thoughts in mind, she strode to one of the shuttle parking spaces, where she approached an old Cougar T5 Aeroshuttle which had the markings of the YC-28 painted in white upon its matte black hull. On approach, Helen would find a pair of Nekovalkryja, one clad in black panels, the other in orange, and when she neared them they immediately bowed.
What followed was a short exchange of information, an update on the status of the YC-28, current SAINT protocols, codes, and other information, as well as an update on the status of the YC-28's crew. There was a small frown from Helen as she looked over crew reports, as the pangs of nostalgia took a grip upon her. She released a sigh before she moved onto the next topic, cargo. A portion of her belongings which she left on Yamatai when the Eucharis left during the attack on the planet were brought to her, along with additional supplies from the YC-28. A pair of Kylie, replacement parts, a pair of aether gatling units, those were the highlights of what was delivered at Helen's request.
When the cargo was in the process of being transferred by the orange paneled Neko, Helen concluded her conversation with the black panel clad Neko, with regards to Sumomo, the ship's sprite which was in command during Helen's absence. Unenthusiastically, Helen strode back to the Eucharis, to find out just what was in store for her. No word of a new assignment had come her way from higher up, and it left her to simply remain with the Eucharis until told otherwise.
Briefing
Arriving on time, Helen took her seat to the opposite side of the Shosho in relation to Sune, and as she sat, she listened to the information which was spoken by Hanako. As she listened, she tilted her head slightly and furrowed her brow a little in thought. It all sounded good and decisive, but, it just did not sound right, not to someone in intelligence. It was a moment where Helen was glad to be in the officer ranks, though, she did dislike the notion of having to raise concerns to a Shosho. In Helen's eyes, Shosho was a rank that existed somewhere between the people who actually did the job, and those who gave the order to get the job done. It was no fault of a Shosho to be in such a position... it was just the matter of the position of being directly under the top brass of Chujo and Taisho. What she needed before she would raise any concerns, was more information.
Helen was lucky though, Sune had asked about one of her concerns, if the operation was going to be on the squadron-sized level of operations. She was not about to get in the way of the Shosho's response to Sune, so she arranged a list on a datapad of questions which she would inquire to once Sune's concerns were addressed.
Code:
1: How many squadrons?
2: Any operations divisions?
3: Is there intelligence available as to the exact locations of enemy assets?
4: Is there intelligence available as to how many enemy assets are present in the form of starships and defense emplacements?
5: What is the expected time duration intended for the raid?
6: Is there a plan in place to deal with the event of the NMX being prepared for such an attack in a manner which would render the raid tactic ineffective?
What came next on Helen's list, were larger concerns which she would bring up.
Code:
7: Are we sure this is not a trap to lure the First Expeditionary Fleet into a shooting gallery?
8: Why attack the very likely to be fortified hub, as opposed to targets such as System 87B and UX-29.
9: Why not use Standard Fleet assets as opposed to Expeditionary Fleet assets?
10: Concerns that the NMX may be aware of fleet strength due to prolonged engagement.
11: Why not use a long-range bombardment tactic as opposed to a close-range skirmish tactic?
12: Has there been any attempt made to reach a diplomatic solution since the NMX defeat at Yamatai?
With her list arranged, Helen waited to be able to ask some of the questions, at least the ones which would be most appropriate once Sune's question was responded to, and, once Hanako finished her presentation in full.