Get you Gone

[cityship]

The meeting is over, the teams have been assigned, the plans have been laid out. It's time to get weapons.

It's time to wish each other luck, and say goodbyes--with the hope that they're only "good bye for now"s.

It's about to get very hairy from here on out.

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Re: Deployment

[andwellallgohome]

The Chief returns from getting his armor, and picking up a Covenant plasma pistol that clips onto his left thigh where the big pistol does on his right.
Bullets can tear through armor, but if they're going against anything robotic the melt damage of some plasma fire with some homing tendencies should be helpful.

He's not one to seek anybody out before the mission, Chief's not a feelings-y kind of guy, but he hopes they don't lose many people. He's not optimistic about losing no one, but... they've been lucky so far, haven't they?

He watches from the sides as he does some last minute prep, running suit diagnostics, keying in identities into his motion tracker of other crew members if they give off any kind of signal he can pick up, and manually dumping tactical data from his omnicom into his helmet via a small cable.

Re: Deployment

[governmentninja]

Look down, Johnny, there's a fist tapping the chest of your armor.

"Chief."

Re: Deployment

[prettycoolguy]

About a quarter inch from the chest plate, Leon's knuckles strike something solid. The Chief's shields flare up a little around the light impact, a web of faint golden sparks briefly highlighting the invisible barrier over the armor.

"Shield systems functioning at full capacity," says the Chief in explanation.

"Yes, Kennedy?"

Re: Deployment

[governmentninja]

"I see." That was certainly a surprise about the shields.

Truth be told, Leon wasn't worried for the Chief's safety. And he knew he'd look after everyone else. So that wasn't an issue. But he still wanted to wish the man luck.

"Try not to have too much fun out there."

Re: Deployment

[prettycoolguy]

"As long as you do too. Gotta be fair."

The Chief gets the sentiment, though he knows this is going to be far from fun.

Though it will be good to be moving again. There's little he hates more than sitting idle. It's not what he's for.

Re: Deployment

[governmentninja]

"I'll try not to party too hard."

He smirked, then hit the Chief's shield a little harder this time.

"Take care of yourself out there, Chief."

Re: Deployment

[prettycoolguy]

The shield flare is proportionally brighter this time in response.

"I always do."

The Chief's own safety is really the least of his problems, but it's the same thing he's gotten from his Spartans. Less over the years, but still there. He's not accustomed to familiarity from outside that very small group.