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Attention, Region Six. A draft is scheduled to commence on August 25th for five days following. Your location will be the West Central Ocean, en route to Kano Harbour via three ships. Choose a suitable captain for each, and the pilots will be programmed to follow your orders. Don't waste my time with incompetence, either. Put in charge only those who deserve it.
These are the residents who have been selected to participate.
[As usual, the list posted HERE is offered in text form, sans the mun names.]
Your mission is to protect the cargo ship above all else. Within three days you will reach your destination. Opposition numbers, rank, and skill are impossible to predict, however, their equipment often prevents them from attacking at night. Remain on guard, but take advantage of the respite you may receive by night. Upon reaching the harbour, the cargo will be unloaded. You are to continue protecting it until it is safely out of range of their attacks. I would advise against swimming unless you want to die.
For those of you who were involved in the last draft, I have only one thing to say: your performance was acceptable.
Over and out.
[Once again, the commandant will not reply to anything but draft-related questions or particularly inspiring comments, so if you're looking for a response, be sure to give her something worth answering!]
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I believe we've spoken before.
You will be part of this business, then? [He is not pleased about young women being in on this, damn it, but Archie explained long ago that there was nothing to be done about it.
Not yet.]
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[...and just once before, probably, due to the fact that she still hasn't hounded him into dropping the 'miss.' He'll probably get a pass on this due to current circumstances, but it... may not last long.]
It's not the first time. [It hasn't been the first time for... a long time.] At least this time we'll be at sea.
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[It's strange, to find himself agreeing with so young-sounding a girl. But a task at sea...
That, he can manage. That, he knows how to deal with. Much else... Well. He'd be a fish out of water.]
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Have you fought against the Third Party before?
[She's not asking this as part of her official evaluation - that's done now. This is as a warrior to another warrior, she wants to know if he knows what to expect, and if he doesn't, how she can help him to prepare. She believes it's his first time on the draft, but... there's always the battle dome. There's a distinct danger for ships when the attacks come from the sky - there's no where to hide.]
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A friend and shipmate of mine-- Lieutenant Archie Kennedy-- has. [It's a poor substitute, but he'll get what he can from Archie. And anyone else who's willing to offer him information.]
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[She does not LIKE that place.]
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