[quote]“G(ren)D(e)L C(o)M(man)D, T(his) I(s) A(ir)S(hip)27 FR(o)M INB(ur), E(n) R(oute to) C(us)T(o)S(pada) 4 TR(ea)S(u)RY G(o)LD, R(ou)TE 2 G(ren)D(e)L 4 D(eli)V(e)RY. FOR(eig)N P(ersonel)L AB(oa)RD, R(e)Q(uire) R(e)L(ei)F”[/quote]

The radiotelegraph room had become Yuri’s second room over the past day and a half, the glasses remaining out but the handle still hidden away. Despite this, it was hardly the place he stayed during the shift, seeing as there wasn’t much for signals to listen in on. He had been remaining on general frequency to pick up reports, that ticker tape moving along with the energization of vacuum tubes. 

For the meantime, he was taking up duties in the engine room while making sure to keep track of the course charted and making corrections for windage. The large amounts of taken gold he helped haul in had limited their ceiling, and so their path needed to be more considerate of the hilliness near the Morktree. It left them relatively exposed to the ground, but less 

When he returned to his duty station, the tape was splayed out from the roll, marked with activity that was not read or decoded. The lieutenant was very quick to get to it, drawing out the roll and writing on a clipboard. He decoded quickly, the numbers and letters shifting in his mind as he went digit by digit onto the page.

It read something to the effect of “Confirm, report to Grendel under fair skies, else report to nearest imperial ally in Mitteland. If ready from there, report to the front.” This message had Yuri furrowing his brow as he double checked the transcription for his own sake. He was unsure about taking so much of the foreign treasury to a foreign land, but who was he to challenge orders?

Well, he supposed, he was the ranking officer nominally, though he had quickly and eagerly withdrawn from such a duty. There was a slight pang of shame at that, but this was not something he was prepared to lead. They were a motley crew, and to take charge of such a mess was a fools errand… but it was his duty to do so. He would need to keep a stiff lip and continue to present himself as the capable and reliable junior officer while they were low on men and supplies.