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Operation Shadow Sabre

Very funny, guys. To be fair though I kind of walked into that one...

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*whips out dick*

I got the story moving, we're headed to A23F now. I left some space for you guys to add anything if you wish, and Light will probably take it from here.

One more thing, 05's creator has been absent for too long and so Light and I came up with this: @SimplyJohn, If you are alright with changing your number to 05, we can remove the current 05 and pretend there were only ever 02-08. What say you?

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"Yes, sir" Scott said to the monitor with a short salute. With that, the monitor powered down and a click could be heard from the door as it unlocked electronically. "Alright everyone, enough waiting around. Follow me."

Leaving the room, there was a hallway spanning left-to-right. Once everyone was outside, Scott lead the group down the hall to the left. The facility they were currently located in was on Earth, and as such there was a certain high-class aesthetic about the building. Hardly any dust on the floors, the walls and ceiling free of marks or dents. After about three minutes of walking they stopped in front of a large gate. This was an elevator shaft, meant to be used by whole platoons and possibly even fit a small vehicle. As he called the elevator to the current floor, a low whirring sound came from below. It seemed like an eternity before the elevator finally reached the current floor. The gates opened, and Scott stepped onto the large platform which echoed a hollow metallic sound beneath his boots. "Everyone, please step onto the platform. We're heading down. Doc, you can take it from here."

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Watching as the first arguments already began, Scott couldn't help but let out a short laugh. "If you don't mind, you'll all have plenty of time to get your irks and quirks out of your system en-route to our mission. But for now, I would like to remind you all that we're in the presence of Overwatch, and as such you should all be on your best behavior." He waited a moment in silence, making sure everyone understood him. Turning in place to face the monitor, he rubbed his chin briefly and said, "My apologies, sir. please continue."

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The only one left to introduce themselves is @Yojimbo's character. Hopefully we hear from him soon, if he's still here that is. Either way we will be moving along soon.

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Still smiling, Scott spoke to Saffron. "That's good and all, but why don't you share something about yourself? You know, so we believe you're a real person and not an android. It doesn't have to be big or interesting, just something small to break the mold. Also, don't use your former rank unless you are specifically stating that you are no longer that rank. You're a Sabre now, not a Warrant Officer."

Scott was starting to have fun with this. The more awkward he made them feel now, the less there would be to deal with later.

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I just invited 09 to introduce herself, besides that 05, 06, and 07 still have yet to introduce themselves. It would make the most sense for 09 to go next, but others interjecting isn't out of the question either as we've seen so just keep up the pace guys!

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One by one the group introduced themselves. Somehow Scott knew that Dr. Sigmund would interject, that man almost couldn't get enough of himself. Arrogance can only take you so far in the social realm, but he knew that if he had even half of the qualifications the doctor had then he might be arrogant too. After the brief introduction, Sabre 03 Phayne stood up and did the same. The contrast was almost comical. Here was this hulking mountain of a man that could break several bones in each of our bodies if he really wanted to struggling to talk about himself. He was modest, and hard working. He would be a valuable asset to the team, as long as his empathy didn't cloud his judgement. Next in line was Sabre 04 Garron. Almost as if it was a contest, Garron made his introduction the shortest one yet. It is understandable that neither he nor Sabre 06 Orion would be much for talk, and Scott half expected them not to say anything at all since it was that hard just to interview them prior. Communication is a key component of any team however, and it was the leader's intent to make sure there were no obstacles preventing this. That includes during down time.

Then, all the way on the other side of the room, a marginally higher voice spoke up. Sabre 09 Bridges, arm raised and poised at attention, had asked a question. having already spoken to her before, Scott knew that socially there would be far fewer problems with her than there would be tactical problems. Hopefully after a few missions she would understand exactly what she had gotten into, and find her niche in the spec-ops environment. Answering her question, Scott replied, "I didn't mention anything about an ascending or descending order. I simply said 'lowest number is in charge'. I'm the lowest number, so I'm in charge. That's all there is to it. To put it another way, you are all on equal footing and take orders from me, unless I temporarily grant the power to give orders to someone to meet the circumstances." With a slight welcoming gesture of the hand, he continued, "Now, since we're having a conversation why don't you go next?" A faint smile formed across his face as he crossed his arms and waited for a response.

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@GhostReaper Nice post, though I think you meant to refer to 09 and not 08, 08 is the doctor Sigmund and 09 is the woman Saffron.