== /\ Briefing Room /\ =====
Cortez had come straight from the training on the holodeck, obviously any muck stains which he had on him vanished from his uniform once he left the holodeck, but he was still looking slightly rough round the edges and didn't have the chance to change before the mission brief. He sat listening to the information at hand and became slightly amused at the information which was being dispensed.
Its as if command thinks this ship is full of Superheroes. Yah, just go into a heavily guarded romulan base, steal their intel, blow it up, and then walk away. Being expendable wasn't as much fun as it used to be.
"We will arrive at Karador in 23 hours. Major Cortez and LtMajor Shao, I want your teams to transfer over to the Eagle at that time, fully armed. It will take only three hour to reach the nursery from there, where you will be inserted. Major Cortez, make sure your security department is in capable hands before you leave."
Richard nodded and glanced over at Shao. She looked harmless from her seat, the Rommies would probably laugh once they saw her coming.
As the Captain began to address the other department heads he began to zone out again. This time thinking about Lieutenant Castillo, not his first choice to leave in charge of security on the ship, but he wasn't sure he had a choice.
His attention was once again drawn the Captain as he paused and crossed his arms. "Other than that, just make sure everyone is ready for battle in the morning. We go to Red Alert at 1200. If there are any questions, you may see me in my Ready Room and I will answer them. If there is nothing else, report to your department and brief them." The Captain stood. "That is all. Good hunting."
As the Captain began to address the other department heads he began to zone out again. This time thinking about Lieutenant Castillo, not his first choice to leave in charge of security on the ship, but he wasn't sure he had a choice.
His attention was once again drawn the Captain as he paused and crossed his arms. "Other than that, just make sure everyone is ready for battle in the morning. We go to Red Alert at 1200. If there are any questions, you may see me in my Ready Room and I will answer them. If there is nothing else, report to your department and brief them." The Captain stood. "That is all. Good hunting."
Once the brief was over Cortez was the first to stand and make his way out of the briefing room, he'd had enough of it, there seemed to be a lax attitude in there in regards to what they were getting into. As he stepped out he mentioned to the Captain that he had a few questions and secured a few minutes of his time later on.
Marching into security Headquarters he saw that Castillo already had the troops rallied round for his arrival after the Mission Brief. Efficient, but nobody likes a smart ass.
"Attention on DECK!" Lieutenant Castillo barked before snapping himself to attention.
Richard didn't order them to ease.
"Ok, I've come from Mission Brief as you know, and its what we're trained for people. We're heading into enemy territory to destroy a Romulan base. As of yet we don't know the exact location of the target, but those inglorious bastards over at intel are pointing us in the general direction. I don't have to tell anyone here that we'll be using stealth technology, but what you guys don't know is that its some sort of top secret Erassian tech we've got on loan, now personally, I don't trust the Erassians one bit and wouldn't be surprised if the cloak fails and instead puts a big red bullseye on our asses for the Rommies to see.
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"Thats why we have to be extra careful. As far as I'm concerned we've got a silent Red Alert. All staff is required to carry weapons while on duty from here on out. Be on alert, be prepared, check your corners and stay safe".
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"Ok, Castillo, Elbrum, Jones, Barnes and Rivers stand fast, the rest of you, breaks over get back to work."
As the room cleared the five men whos names he'd called formed up in front of him.
Richard began, "I have a lot of things to do, so I'm going to make this quick and not baby you because I'm not your mommies. The flyboys don't get to have all the fun this time, we're also going to be taking a small team in tandem with Major Shao's operators. Our assignment is to rig the station to blow",
"Lieutenant", he said addressing Castillo. "I will be leading the away team personally, that leaves you in charge of security here on the ship. Don't muck it up".
"Elbrum", he said looking at the cadet. "Your coming with me on the assault because your the only Betazoid i have at my disposal and since I have no idea what we're going to encounter on the mission your special mutant powers may come in handy". he stopped.
"Jones, Barnes, Rivers", he continued on scanning the faces of the other three men, "You'll be joining me as well. Jones, I want all our gear unpacked and distributed. Checked, rechecked, we won't need equipment for more than a few hours so make it light, I'll get back to you with any details later. Barnes, "he paused, "you and Rivers are to get a holo training simulation mocked up within 3 hours. Standard Romulan Enemies, if you can, snoop in on Holodeck 2 and see what Shao's troops are training with, we can use that if its good." Jack ordered calmly but with authority.
Turning around he started heading up the stairs towards his office shouting "Dismissed!" only once he was at the top of the steps.
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Major RIchard Cortez
CSEC
USS CHimera
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Major RIchard Cortez
CSEC
USS CHimera
