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Chapter 35

Subject: Staff Sergeant Power

Species: Human

"You would know that they're calling it OU Planet Alpha if you had payed attention to the verbal brief or read your fucking packet, Reinhardt," Gruff spoke up.

"I didn't read the packet either, to be fair," Corpsman Yunk provided. "Don't even know what the mission name is."

"It's Operation Vainglorious Infiltration," Omega said.

"The hell it is."

"No it's not."

"The fuck are you talking about?"

"What possible drug could an AI take to get that high?"

And a chorus of other negative replies chimed in before I finally stated, "It's Operation Vanguard."

"Tsk," was Omega's reply.

If I didn't know any better I would say that we hurt its feelings. I looked at Gruff, and he moved his helmet in a slight horseshoe shape that indicated he was rolling his eyes. The shuttle shook, which immediately brought us all back to the reality of the situation.

"Entering atmosphere," our pilot said.