The look of disgust on the Nekovalkyrja failed to falter under their assault. Or at least, not until Richard spoke. "I-I am not an Elysian!" she shouted at him indignantly. Realizing he had gotten the best of her, Freia let out an annoyed huff to calm herself before speaking again. "Next time we meet, it will be to test our mettle," and at that, vanished.
"We might not be here for their whims, but we might as well make the most of it -I want to cut your teeth while we can," she pointed out to Lisa. "And remember ladies, if a Neko's giving you all a hard time and just won't budge, it's likely the little things that'll do the trick," Ylfa reminded them all. Patting Kelly on her helmet, she added, "Good girl." The sound of a toothy chomp came out of the Freespacer's speakers just as the woman pulled her fingers away however. "Heh. Anyways, before the sim changes over to whatever shit we're going through next, we gotta get a few things straight." She jabbed a finger at Mark first and foremost. "Since this is a sim, I'm fine with the blue on blue, but if you do that again when it's live-fire, I'm going to pull that stick out of Freia's ass and put it up yours instead, got it?" Looking at the rest of them she continued, "And as for addressing me, you can call me whatever as long as it's appropriate since I don't give a damn, but when we're in front of outsiders and foreigners especially, it's either 'Master Sergeant', 'Sergeant' or 'Top' if you got to keep it short. Why? Because 'Sarge' is for civvies that watch too many movies."
By now, the two Nekovalkyrja left with them had managed to stroll over, both Emi and Mayumi removing their helmets and looking absolutely silly being at least a foot or two taller than she was before. Though Emi looked as dispassionate as ever, her Star Army counterpart looked worried. "Sergeant Diadottr," she cautiously started. "You know who that is, right? She's - "
"Yes. But I don't want my squad knowing that. All I want them to know, is that they're in for a really tough fight. Got that everyone?" the red monoeye ominously swept over them all. At that moment, everything around the squad went dark, as though reality had stopped existing, only for a new one to begin. All around them was a woody forest of pine trees, game trails, moss and bushes. Several had fallen long ago and along with the natural undulations and dips in the earth, provided some degree of cover on top of concealment. And right behind them was a small concrete 'fort' with an entrance to the front and back. Looking at it, there were stairs to either side which lead to the top and the cover giving battlements there, while the front and back had entrances leading into the interior. The very center was blocked from sight at ground level, but there was a large skylight a power armor could use to leap from the interior to the roof with ease.
A green silhouette told them exactly what was in there.
"Capture the Flag huh?" Ylfa asked nobody in particular. Though they knew where their flag was at all times it seemed, they'd have to find the enemy base and flag the old fashioned way. A screen appeared in front of them all with several options to change their loadouts. And a timer in the corner ticking down. "Sawyer, grab the AOP - whatever ammo loadout, make sure you got RED," she started barking out orders. "Emi and Mayumi, I need you two to be on base defense - they grab the flag, scream. The rest of you, make sure your mini-missiles are BOLTs if you're going offensive, and DARTs aren't bad at all. Remember what we went over on Mama - I need you all ready to put eyes out there when the timer runs out, and remember to keep it quiet and out of sight. This isn't a Bug Hunt - it's worse, so don't bunch up, but make sure you're in range to give fire support. Five meters minimum, ten's not bad. And unless you're out of Line of Sight, use laser comms."
The timer was ticking down fast.
