Maria let out a loud tisk at this recent development, his shocked and then bitter facial expression showing that the plan had worked exactly as desired. She was right. If she was a male then he'd be no use to them dead. Well, little use, and only to a very slim number of purposes. Let's just say that she would not be expected much money at all from such a transaction; certainly not worth her time or effort. A bead of sweat formed on his brow as he kept his gun aimed at her, although for what purpose he wasn't entirely sure. What should he do? Risk her dying and fire to disarm her? He was a good shot, but the shoot he had to make to achieve this was difficult even for a computer.

The sound of tapping interrupted her thoughts. It almost sounded like his high heels, although not quite. And besides, who else would be wearing high heels and walking so calmly? A soldier certainly wouldn't fulfill the first part and a civilian wouldn't fulfill the second part unless they were crazy. So it wasn't high heels, but a tap with every step. As the sound got closer it was clearly far more powerful then just someone walking.

The source of the sound then came into view...a man? An old man, but a man. And here he was all on his lonesome. Hopefully he was still fertile. What was he doing out here in a place like this? She didn't bother with any formalities with him, as she saw no reason for trickery or stalling. She whipped her handgun around to face him and fired a shot towards his right knee, a slight smile on her face. Maybe today was her lucky day after all. 

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"We're landing if we're able, but if not we may need to fly ahead and drop you down from parachutes," one of the women near the front of the heli explained in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear over the sounds of some people praying or getting their stuff in order, the clicking of clips into rifles and the fastening of belts. "We're going to be under a lot of fire, so your first order of business will be to find proper cover until you can gain a sense of your surroundings. At that point you are to work together to take out the Governor of Dubai, who has herself holed up in the Burj Khalifa, otherwise known as the tallest building in the world. You won't miss it. However, you will not be going up it, but down to the recently installed bunker."

After her briefing finished, Leigh turned to Sienna and asked her name.

"Sienna Avery," she replied briskly with closed eyes. She was trying her best not to allow herself to realize that she was flying. If her body wasn't able to remain tricked then it would quickly object to this recent development and would proceed to upchuck her latest meal all over herself and others. Her nerves weren't making this any easier.