[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180602/a2de79c52f0a3e66593d6b0a793bbed6.png[/img][/center][right][hr][color=gray][b]Matupi Headquarters, British Raj[/b]
Morning[/color][hr][/right][indent]After some time to recover from the previous event, Naomi was called among the rest of Squad 914 for the day's briefing.

It had been days without fighting; days of watching others stream into the headquarters with wounded and dead while they sat and twiddled their thumbs. Nevertheless, today was deemed different, as the Russians had settled on the final preparations for Operation: Pale Wolf, or otherwise known as Operatsiya: Blednyy Volk in the Soviet tongue.

Once the squad had gathered in front of a rather tall man, the briefing began. 914 was to work their way to the Irrawaddy river through the use of a curved bee-line. From there, they would act as the front and center for the Remnant forces, shattering the Japanese lines as a spearhead and pushing towards Matupi to secure the town. 

They were to also scout ahead for intelligence regarding the Bagan temples and the surrounding areas, but with so many of the squad appearing as clumsy oafs, Naomi wondered if they would be even able to survey [i]effectively[/i]. With several standing around a foot taller than Naomi, it was almost as if they wanted to tell the enemy: "Hey, we're over here! Come and shoot us!" The SOE agent hoped that at least their squad leader knew what was best, but perhaps the role should be left to those that have experience in doing so.

Continuing on, the Russian officer spoke that the road to Matupi would be more challenging than expected. Apparently, there were Chinese conscripts and volunteers ahead, and that the squad was given a shoot-to-kill order should they fire upon them. Frankly, Naomi couldn't careless—anyone who fired upon an SOE agent, regardless of nationality, were to be considered collaborators of the German government and put down. It was as it was said: "Everyone stands where they are, fights where they are, and dies where they are." Showing humanity in war was long gone, especially for Naomi.

In the end, Naomi found herself more interested in the noted presence of German-Spaniard regiments, as well the Italian armored columns. These were the men that dared to steal her homeland, aided by the Krauts that slew her family, her fellow agents, and her Mieszko. A heart heavy of hate, having held a lengthy grudge, one might say.

Glancing temporarily at Aleyev, Naomi wondered if he, or any of the others, would have the heart to do what was needed. A kid just out of school was still a kid, yet hesitating when they're pointing a Panzerschreck or some other weapon at you and your comrades was the difference between life and death.[/indent]