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[noble_6]

Things have gotten busier since they let Natalie back out into the field. Insurgency missions are far behind her; for the last two weeks, she's been working to disrupt a Covenant mining operation. They're making headway, but the Covenant have been settled in for a long time and they're not going to be dug out overnight

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[cupisempty]

Jake had also been somewhere snowing, but his snow has long since melted, leaving behind the brown stains of war on his boots and lower legs; mud, shit, blood.

He doesn't recognize her, not until she takes off her helmet.

And then she gets a whistle.

"Looking good, Nat," the Marine says, curling his fingers around a mug of steaming coffee.

[noble_6]

She grins, tired but pleased.

"Told you I'd wear it in one of these days," she says, lifting her water glass in a toast.

[cupisempty]

He raises his mug in reply.

"Very cool."

Not too mention sexy, sexy as only beautifully, wonderfully functional armour can be.

[noble_6]

She gives him a once over, gaze lingering on his boots.

"Where've you been?"

[thefirststark]

Howard Stark is staring. Not at the woman, though she is attractive. But at the armor. It's amazing. And must be really, really advanced.

"Er, hello. What is that you're wearing?"

[noble_6]

Natalie blinks.

"This? MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor, Mark V."

[thefirststark]

"Assault armor...it must be very advanced. What's it made from?" Appropriately for the day, Howard suddenly seems like a kid on Christmas morning, ready to unwrap a gift.

[noble_6]

"Well, it's 2551 back home," she replies.

"And the armor's mostly a titanium alloy."