Esailia was smirking behind a mug of coffee as everyone filed in. It was one thing to drink heavily and deal with the hangover, but another to be woken by a blaring horn of all things the next morning. Watching her squad slip in with the others, she chuckled to herself. It wasn't that she didn't have sympathy for them, it's the fact that she had all the reason in the world to drink. She had a disease that would end her life, and worse yet, her career. Not even merc groups would accept her if she came coughing. But, she was determined, and had faith in the good Doctor. She had known a few medical staff in the past that helped her like Aidan was.
Nathanial, Naida, and Edward took up places near Esailia's seat, rubbing their eyes and trying to look like they were paying attention. Esailia observed them as they all asked for coffee, and as the briefing continued, saw as they quickly became excited. Ground pounding in an urban area. It was something all of the Firesquad had trained for before they specialized into anti-GEAR combat. And not just ground pounding, but covert operations. Information gathering. Nathanial especially looked intrigued, his tail twitching excitedly. Naida looked enthused, but Esailia had no doubt the fox was not going to like not having her heavy guns. Edward, though...it was odd. But he looked interested too. The captain pondered at this. Edward was the techie and engineer for the squad, and they weren't driving anything. She shrugged it off and put it in the back of her mind to ask him later.
None of the firesquad said anything the entire briefing, and quickly headed to the armory with everyone else, but held back to escort their captain.
As they arrived, Esailia noticed Aidan looking at her, and qhickly addressed her squad "Please. I'm not a weak kitten. Go on ahead, it's not like I'll be left behind." She said, waving the trio ahead of her. Nathanial and the siblings glanced at each other, and nodded, following orders and heading into the armory to suit up.
Esailia followed Aidan into the alcove, and listened to what he had to say, nodding at his points. Of course her squad didn't need to know the full extent of the medical side, they were worried enough as it was. "They'll follow orders if I tell them to find something without alerting the others." She interjected at the mention of needing a snatch-and-grab, before falling quiet once more, staring at the Doctor's feet as her mind worked. It was one thing to know you're sick. It was mind numbing to think that her own body was fighting itself.
The feline felt her head being lifted, and she was surprised to feel wetness being cooled by the airflow on her face. Was she crying? She shook her head from Aidan's grasp, quickly rubbing at her eyes. "Yeah, got it. I'm not living in a wonderland. My life has been all about serving. Can't do that if I'm dead, now can I? Transfer the names of the meds you need to my PADD. I'll get Edward to sniff them out if needed." She stated, before brushing passed Aidan to the armory door.
Her squad had already finished and were waiting a polite distance away, and Esailia waved at them to go ahead "I told you I don't need to be watched. The bruising's healing fine. Go on." Before slipping out of their sight....
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The Firesquad assembled with the GEAR pilots as the bay door opened, with Esailia walking up behind them at the last moment to hear Silverwind saying "Awite, let's go be nosy."
Noctis
Rhona W