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Arrival - Military Presence - OTA

Oct 30, 2010 19:54

As soon as the paperwork was finished, Sgt. Barq was put on a helicopter and flown to Washington. She didn’t as questions about why they were rushing her to Fort Wenachee. If they wanted her there as soon as possible, she would be there. No one could miss her arrival. The helicopter circled the camp first while the pilot waited for permission to ( Read more... )

captain ethan sykes, mark 'martini' martinez, ✝ lt jennifer barq

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captaine_sykes October 31 2010, 16:57:11 UTC

Hearing the helicopter circling Ethan had been quick to finish up what he was doing so he could make his way out from his office and to the helipad to greet Barq. By the time he got out of the building though, the helicopter had taken back off and was leaving.

Jogging the short distance across the camp Ethan slowed his pace to long brisk strides, catching sight of Barq as he neared. For those who truly knew Ethan they'd be aware that it was rare and often quite hard to get a genuine smile from the man. But for Jen though the smile was wide, bright, genuine and reached his eyes.

"Sargeant Barq," Standing opposite, Ethan saluted Jen; she might well be beneath him in ranking but he had a lot of respect for his fellow soldier. One of the reasons he'd requested to have her pulled from her current team and mission was because Ethan knew he could rely on her. No questions asked. "I trust you had a good journey?"

tele_military October 31 2010, 17:05:09 UTC

Jen returned his smile with the same genuine happiness. It was good to see her friend again. It had been a long time. She quickly went back to her usual professional demeanor though, returning his salute.

"Captain Sykes. Yes, sir, I did. There was no trouble getting here," she said, standing straight.

captaine_sykes October 31 2010, 17:29:56 UTC

There would be plenty of time to catch up properly but for the moment Ethan would follow the rules of arrival and get Jen settled before a tour, briefing and introductions.

"Ethan will do fine when it's just us," he responds lifting the holdall that was resting by her feet up onto his shoulder. "I'll show you to your room before giving you a tour. We're in the Lincoln Dorm, first floor. You're in room 104 and I'm 105. Did the General send you the files on the team or do you still need to have a read through?"

It's not that Ethan doesn't think Jen can carry her own bag, instead it's meant to be a friendly gesture.

tele_military October 31 2010, 17:39:39 UTC

She was going to protest that she could handle her own pack, but she knew that he didn't mean it that way. She let him handle it. He was probably the only person she didn't have to prove anything to.

"I only received some basic information," she explained, "You're having some discipline problems. This must be a special team, if they haven't gotten any sort of punishment over these problems."

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time_schizo November 2 2010, 07:10:19 UTC

Martini had been staring up at the sky for some time now. When one of the more curious grunts had asked him what he was doing, he had received only a half mumbled answer, something along the lines of "There's a dragon falling out of the sky."

The soldier had wandered off, not disguising his disgust as he muttered, "Freak." Martini could have cared less. He saw a stream of jumbled images in his head. Someone was coming, a woman he was fairly certain, but not on the ground. She would come from the air. But how? And in what? And why He was determined to figure the puzzle with an uncharacteristic sense of patience.

He was finally rewarded when a helicopter touched down and Jennifer stepped out. Martini ambled over to the helipad. "A woman would come from the sky. Now she has. I knew it!"

tele_military November 2 2010, 13:16:31 UTC

Jen didn't quite know what to do about the man who had approached her. He was probably one of the special troops here, but that didn't quite explain why he was out waiting for her.

"I'm looking for Captain Sykes," she said, going for business. "Can you tell me where he is?"

time_schizo November 6 2010, 11:49:55 UTC

If Jennifer wanted a good introduction to the more extreme personalities of some of the inhabitants of the camp, she was certainly receiving it now. Martini nodded, attention already wandering now that he knew he had been right in the arrival of the sergeant. "Up, down, all around he is. They echo and I see 'em so clearly, like ripples in a pool."

tele_military November 6 2010, 22:00:39 UTC

She didn't know what to say at first. The guy sounded like some sort of nut. Or a really bad poet. She didn't have much experience with either of those. "So, you don't know?"

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