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PLEASE REMEMBER: Most of the REDs have gone to the Bar and left a note informing the others. Hence why its empty at the moment.

The sober Soldier entered RED base through the side entrance, slipping into the brightly lit hallway. Kova looked around, not sensing anyone nearby or even in the base. Everyone must have been out at the bar or in town. She briefly wondered how long things were going to stay this quiet. It was always quiet before the storm. Strolling the halls with boots echoing through the empty base, the female Soldier made sure to check every corridor and corner for anyone else. The entire base was empty.

"Not a single maggot in this place. Where's the commanding officer?! I demand to speak with the person in charge!" But Kova was just barking in the dark, enjoying the sound of her yelling bouncing off of the walls and echoing in the empty base. She 'humph'ed in approval before heading down the hall. With nothing going on and not even close to being tired, Kova went to the weaponry station to go check on her best friend, Revus, her Rocket Launcher.

"Seen anything suspicious, Revus? Yeah, it's all been more or less crystal clear at the bar. Interesting bunch."
Kova spoke to her M20B1 Rocket Launcher as she shined and polished the canister end of the large barrel. Because of it's size, everyone thinks that her weapons must have been heavy and hard to handle. On the contrary. Made of versatile metals and aluminum, the weapon was very light. The ammunition weighed more than the gun itself.

Dipping the oil rag inside the launcher, Kova made sure that her Revus was clean of all residue before tomorrow's battle. Well, she hoped the fighting would start tomorrow. To finally get to see the enemy would bring out the fire to cause chaos, and Kova desperately wanted to trounce upon the ashes of the fallen. Careful to keep the barrel between her legs, Kova swiped at the scope. "Odd bunch, I'll tell you that. But good news! We have another Sergeant assigned. Which means I won't be the only one horse hollerin' all the time!"

A soon entered the base, her gait making her look like she was plodding through a trench filled with thick mud. She occasionally staggered, being a bit inebriated. She gave a slight hiccup as she went to a locker, digging out some of her belongings. In one of her spare boots was a small zipped bag. She pulled the bag from the boot, examining it. Inside was a single ammunition round. A fifty-caliber round that appeared to be of use in a standard issue sniper rifle. She turned the bullet over in her hand a few times, examining a small mark on it that appeared to be an engraving.

"Inter arma, silent leges," it said. In times of war, the law is silent. Any self-respecting Soldier would agree. But why was it engraved on a piece of live ammunition from a sniper rifle?

The Soldier was broken out of her daze by the nearby Demowoman's curses. "Talk louder, private. I can't hear you." She dropped the sniping round in a hip pocket and quickly erected her posture, turning around to face Bianka. Bianka would be looking back into a pair of slightly bloodshot eyes with a large-brimmed helmet drooping slightly over them. One of those eyes wandered drunkenly to the side before refocusing on the Demowoman.

"From the looks of yer gear you're a Demo, am I right?" the Australian's voice boomed. "And missin' an eye just like the rest of 'em." She cracked her neck and faced Bianka. "If you can't handle a hangover, sheila, you've got no business on the battlefield." She paused. "And I thought I told you to SPEAK LOUDER, PRIVATE." She raised her voice, the brim of her hat lifting up to reveal her narrow gray eyes.

The Soldier narrowed her eyes at her teammate, about to yell at her again before her hand fell casually into her pocket. Her hand ended up enclosing the old sniping round she still carried. Her voice became a bit calmer. "...Amazing who they let in this team in this day 'n age." Her expression was unreadable and her wandering eye was almost no longer visible. Her words didn't sound disparaging at all for some reason. "I get on here by chance...next thing I know the team's full of sheilas."

As the Jeep rumbled into the grounds, she gave a small sigh. "Home again, home again." She killed the engine. "I suppose I shall leave you to your own devices now, I bet you can't wait to be rid of me." she teased as she got out.