I'm sure we can talk things out if anything does happen, at least...
[She does try to continue, but Bronya getting a call makes her snap to attention. Mei nods to her fellow veteran to have her patch it through, and--
"This is Carole--! We have trouble! Big trouble!"
...that immediately gets her to knuckle down. That's not a tone she wants to hear.]
Carole, report!
["We got ambushed again--! Gah!" There's the sound of something whooshing past the girl on the other end of the line, before scrambling footsteps leak in from the background. "We need help, and quick!"]
Was there more resistance than we expected in that area...!? [Oh, that isn't good...!]
[Bronya grits her teeth. The constructs aren't smart, but the more advanced forms -- they would be enough to cause that sort of trouble...!]
Adam! Respond immediately! What's your situation!?
["Still able to fight, Squad Leader--! A Hermit and Sun caught us on the way back!"
Bronya grimaces. She should have double checked for bigger game in the area...!
"We'll hold them off as long as we can!" The fighting intensifies on the other end. Bronya can only hope her orders get through and they can be followed up on.]
Pull back to more open ground! We'll meet you halfway! [Putting away her communicator, she readies her multiweapon; of all the times for something like this to happen...] ...Inaba, there should be a spare communicator and a dedicated mapping device in the supply box. Take those and be ready to track their signal.
[The supply box in question is sitting a short walk from where she's sitting, laid out a lamp's width away from the door.
Mei readies her katana at the same time.]
This isn't how I wanted to hear back from them, but hopefully they don't mind the extra hand...!
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[She does try to continue, but Bronya getting a call makes her snap to attention. Mei nods to her fellow veteran to have her patch it through, and--
"This is Carole--! We have trouble! Big trouble!"
...that immediately gets her to knuckle down. That's not a tone she wants to hear.]
Carole, report!
["We got ambushed again--! Gah!" There's the sound of something whooshing past the girl on the other end of the line, before scrambling footsteps leak in from the background. "We need help, and quick!"]
Was there more resistance than we expected in that area...!? [Oh, that isn't good...!]
[Bronya grits her teeth. The constructs aren't smart, but the more advanced forms -- they would be enough to cause that sort of trouble...!]
Adam! Respond immediately! What's your situation!?
["Still able to fight, Squad Leader--! A Hermit and Sun caught us on the way back!"
Bronya grimaces. She should have double checked for bigger game in the area...!
"We'll hold them off as long as we can!" The fighting intensifies on the other end. Bronya can only hope her orders get through and they can be followed up on.]
Pull back to more open ground! We'll meet you halfway! [Putting away her communicator, she readies her multiweapon; of all the times for something like this to happen...] ...Inaba, there should be a spare communicator and a dedicated mapping device in the supply box. Take those and be ready to track their signal.
[The supply box in question is sitting a short walk from where she's sitting, laid out a lamp's width away from the door.
Mei readies her katana at the same time.]
This isn't how I wanted to hear back from them, but hopefully they don't mind the extra hand...!