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"Looks like we both agree on that, an' that means I picked well gettin' y'all in the unit. As you were, Nawlin. We'll catch up later."
"Aye sir" nawlin eplied, snapping a salute, before bending to pick up his beers, turning to the ground team.
"Hows everyone holding up?" he asked, holding up the remainder of beers to the team for those that wanted one.

the following morning, after a far too short night, nawlin got up and pulled on a black T-shirt and a pair of fatigue pants, before padding to the gym. Determined not to be a lazy gear pilot, and ashamed of his lack luster ground performance on the last mission, he set out on a jog on an empty tradmill. Earbuds playing, he worked out a good warm up, starting ith a deceptivly slow recon shuffle untill the song shifted to a more intense one. rolling from the energy saving jog to a longer lopeing stride mike sweat on the machine. 15 minuets and a mile and a half later, mike ramped it up into a pounding run, determined to add another two miles before he reversed the trend for a cool down. After a short sparring session with waited equipment, mike headed for the showers, and then wondered about the Claw. this pretty much made up the next few days.

Arrival Day:
Blade explained the situation and thankfully, the group woud stay active, getting much needed reinforcment.
"-Stand to ready to pilot yer GEARs off the ship, an assist with unloadin' the landcruiser. Y'all got ten minutes!"
"Aye sir" mike hollored amoung the brief cacophany of responces before jogging into his room to pick up his rucksack and duffle, before double timeing to the GEAR bay. slowing to stop infront of the head tech, mike apologized for not acknowloging them last time. after a brief talk, mike looked up to see another tech chipping at the left camera.
"damed thing is fused to the armor, hope they got some heavier tools out there" the tech muttered as he scrolled through the needed repairs.
with not much else to do, he dumped his gear out of the way and sat on the duffel.
"Sir...I take responsibility for Aiden's injury...I should've been faster on the trigger. I could have stopped it all..."

"wha-?" mike started before blade dismissed Aihara's admission.

How could we have done anything more than we had, the GEAR bay full of wrecks, 2 pilots dead one out of commission. the roughriders were a skeleton crew since their first deployment. If anything mike felt responsible, If he had helped Aidan instead of bickered, they might have gotten the jump on the southern assholes. If he had been faster, he might have saved Irry's Harlock, or maybe saved Adrian from an unwanted life of pain....IF he lived.

"I feel like y'all have the right to walk outta that door and make a formal note of no faith in me"

"Fuck that" Mike growled, nearly insulted at the very idea.

"-I can only imagine the hell y'all are feelin' right now," blade continued as he nodded to the fireteam.

Shit.... I never even considered the fire team? he thought, looking at the worn out ground team. he nodded solemnly to the ground team, letting blade finish before he broke off to talk them, as well as Irry and Blade.

"-But, I can swear to you all, I don't wanna see any more of you laid out without throwin' myself right inta harms way with every furry fiber of my old ass to ensure that if death comes lookin' fer you, it's gonna have to fight through me first."

And there's why I'm not leaving. mike thought to himself

"I'll be in there if y'all wanna speak to me about anythin'. As you were," he commented with a nod, and turned slowly on his heel, moving back into his room.

"Colonel Blade Sir." mike said as Blade turned. "Any officer that says they place their subordinates safety above their own, and then proves it, is an officer worth following." mike ditched the helmet, and stood a little straighter. "The south needs a good ass kicking, I'd like to volunteer my boot, and I wouldn't follow anyone else to do it" he said folding his arms.
It was on the old RP guild i think... not sure if we can go back.
^i vote approved
Whoops, i blame the RP beer.
to be fair, Aiden did promise to buy Mike "all the beer he could drink" if they lived.
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Mike supposed the dry laugh was deserved as blade moved onto Prowlers shoulders, just outside the heads swivel area. Connecting belts and buckles to prowlers frame, and cocooning himself in quick release webbing, Nawlin double checked his systems while Blade finished up. In all honesty, Prowler wasn't doing too hot. Laser damage had taken out a literal half of his cameras and sensors, Coolant was still leaking at 43%, and every move of its "Spine" was damaging muscle fibers.

That being said, Prowler was one of two friendly GEARs operating on the battlefield, so mike would run it into the damned dirt if he had to. A quick acknowledgement from blade that he was ready, and mike set off on a steady walk, head down to watch out for foot traffic.
Nearing the warehouse, an explosion gave mike a start, moving to block blade, before frowning, and adding a little speed to prowlers march. a tortuous minute later, and mike was dumfounded. Automatically kneeling for blade to disembark, The C.O. floundering for answers while mike Defaulted to Basic Training.

<This is Nawlin, Report Status and Rally on Prowler if Able!> mike ordered through the his headset as he began to shift through the rubble. As the reports came in, mike felt relieved until there was silence.

Aiden? why isn't he....? Com must be damaged, probably stumbling in the dust somewhere...
<Aiden, report in>mike called as he shifted a scorched cement chunk.

silence

<Anyone have eyes on the medic?> mike said worriedly.

it was then he saw Blade stop and fall back, holding a lump of composite, slowly mike began to understand the material, shape, and what it once was. mikes stomach fell. the force and heat needed to crush and laminate a combat helmet.....

<Disregard last transmission.....> mike said with careful control of his voice, as Prowler stood, mike dropped the visor down over his face, thankful that no one could see his face.

The next few hours, mike worked tirelessly in prowler wherever salvage and rescue was required, he said little, and stopped only when he was ordered. hours passed as he endlessly played over the last few minutes of the mission.

3 GEARs.....Aidens gone....Adrians in the I.C.U. he'll never be back.

This thought continued after returning to base. Attaching Prowler into the bay, mike disconnected the helmet and kept it on as he disembarked. Trudging silently mike handed over all of his weapons to the armory for safe keeping, and then continued to the bar, paying for a 6-pack of the beer Aiden had ordered earlier that day, before planting himself in a Recroom chair, and cracking one open. What could be seen of his face impassive, if one dismissed the streaks leading down his face,

he was midway through his second beer before Blade strode in. Mike placed the can on the floor and hauled himself to his feet, denying the fog of grief the satisfaction of his surrender, and giving Blade the respect due, though his stance unsure. By the look of it, blade didn't look very sure of himself either.

"Sir" he said in a horse, but steady voice.
Lazer space wolf? Pity. I don't remember that...wish i could.
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