Phonos was confident in his abilities, but this was certainly an...eclectic team. As he swiveled his head 90 degrees back and forth to inspect his teammates, his emotions inscrutable with his lack of a traditional face, his sensors tagged their faces. Dani, a demolitions expert and escaped Child of Mu. Dani may be one of the more independent Children of Mu, and she may have broken out of Zaibatsu on her own, but she really needed to work on her subtlety. Someone who blows things up for a living may not
need subtlety, but regardless, with her extravagance, she was lucky OMEGA found her and not Zaibatsu. Regardless, she had shown a tendency to take the initiative and stand up for herself, which was something that he could respect.
The same couldn't be said for Sera, unfortunately. He had immediately pegged her as shallow and superficial, based on a detailed analysis of the similarities between her personality and several of his wealthier targets. To say nothing of her reportedly extraordinary nymphomania and tendency to manipulate others for fun. He had played the "emo and guilt-ridden sad sack" part of his personality for all it was worth when she tried to play her "games" on him. She left
real fast. As funny as that was at the time, she still really shouldn't even have
been here. She was good at manipulation, diplomacy, and the sciences, with a slight dash of trickery, and an okay shot. Not the best for going into possible battle against hostile aliens with hyper-advanced technology.
Red was relatively new to social interaction, and he was happy to help develop her personality. He wasn't sure if he was the best mentor, but it was best for everyone if she got exposure to a wide range of personalities. God knew
he needed it when he first got that ethics chip forced into his motherboard. He hoped, however, that she wouldn't kamikaze the downed craft at the drop of a hat if OMEGA told her to. After all, the Dynamic Vehicle Control Droid series had been designed to provide a human face to a fleet of warplanes, but ultimately be loyal to their superiors at the expense of everyone else.
Cayll seemed a good sort. A little weird with their tendency to play with their lighter all the time, but a good person nonetheless. Still, medic + flamethrower was an odd combination. He was beginning to wonder if they were a pyromaniac, but he'd have to wait and see. Still, he hoped they knew how to use that thing. Igniting something in an alien craft could have disastrous consequences.
And Wilhelm? Well, what was there to say? He had almost no personality, wasn't Turing-Test capable, had the dreaded Tactical Co-Processor, and was built like a robotic tank. At that point, why even
give him a humanoid upper body? If Hammond wanted an automated tank that badly, why not just stick an A.I. in a conventional MBT and call it a day? Needless to say, Phonos considered Wilhelm and himself exact opposites: He had Pinnochio Syndrome, Wilhelm would fail the Turing Test miserably. He was built for assassinating a single target and leaving before anyone knew he was there, Wilhelm was built to be a one-man army, trundling into a hostile area, and killing everything in his path.
As he was thinking this, he looked over his weapons one more time. An Akagi .45 Shadow, one of the best submachine guns in the world, outfitted with an IFCS targeting module and an integrated silencer, as well as a bayonet mount with a combat knife. He was thinking about mounting an under-barrel shotgun on this baby too, but it was already a close-quarters weapon. His pistol was a Krieg .45 Spec-Ops Elite, an expensive handgun that, while not having much stopping power or accuracy, was ideal for stealth due to the fact that it already came with a silencer and an IFCS module. As for everything else...
Grenades? Check. Tactical Knife? Check. Body armor? Check. Internal systems? Nominal. Prime Directives? Still as annoying as ever. Everything else? Check.
Hearing Cayli's shout, Sera sent her a ping through the system, just to make sure.
'Knew I forgot something'
Activating her commlink in her helmet, she sends a quick message to Dani, before going to the team's frequency.
"You forgot that the commlinks in our helmets meant you didn't need to shout at me, didn't you?"
"Okay everyone, we're about to land, so finish equipment checks are get clear of the ride. We don't want to get caught in it in case the aliens are feeling particularly aggressive today."
"Wilhelm, I assume you can take an overwatch position of the downed craft to keep an eye out whilst staying in contact with the rest of the team as we plan out how we're going to be assaulting the craft?"
As she's talking to the team, Sera runs to the side door of the helicopter, and awaits the 'clunk' of the actual landing. Making sure the door's clear of hostiles, she runs out and takes shelter behind a conveniently close, and large piece of debris that seems to have either fallen off the spacecraft as it was coming down, or, considering how it seems to be wedged into a large tree, more likely having been thrown clear during the impact of the crash. Thankfully it protects in the direction of the crash, whilst providing a good view of the craft, and large enough to have all bar Wilhelm take shelter behind. Perfect to plan out the assault, though the distance to the actual crash site means even her DMR will be ineffective at shooting any aliens from here.
'Ah well, can't have everything go your way, or if you do, Murphy's about to drop the biggest one ever on you.'
"Okay everyone, nice piece of cover we can use to survey the site and make plans from behind, so get over here. Except for you Wilhelm, sorry, but you are the size of a light tank, and hit about as hard."
Having said that, she promptly pulls out the binoculars and begins doing just that. Have to know how you are going to begin the assault before you can plan it... unless you're an idiot who wants everyone to die. Won't help with the inside of the craft though, you'll just have to go on guess work, skill and hefty allotments of luck. Well, unless a chunk of the hull's been conveniently torn off of course, but you can't depend on that sort of luck.
He put his combat helmet over his oddly-built head (he already had armor plating there of course, but better safe than sorry) and moved with everyone else, running out of the side exit behind Cayll, Sera, and Dani, then jogging ahead of them and reaching cover before they did, due to his insane footspeed. "So, I suppose I'm probably going to have to scout ahead stealthily and sneak onboard while Wilhelm stays on overwatch. I report any hostiles, and then the rest of you move in?"
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