#TheBarn – September 10, 2015

Viper sits on top of a crate in the Redrock hangar, waiting for Jason to arrive. There's no indication as to how she got in, but she had told Jason she wanted to meet there before the briefing. She's wearing her usual black armor with green lights and holographic visor.

Jason rolls his eyes as the door opens and, unsurprisingly, Viper is already inside. "You're a very unlikable person. You realize why that is, right?" he asks. He's dressed in a pair of black fatigues, combat boots, and a white long-sleeved shirt. His Phalanx is in a shoulder holster. "It's because you don't respect bounderies. Places have doors for a reason. To keep people like you on

Viper waves at Jason, grinning. His insults seem to slide right off her. "You keep saying that, but I know deep down you love me." She jumps off the crate. "Good news, by the way. Trip's gonna be shorter than expected - geth activity's calmed down, so we'll be safe taking a more direct route."

Renala arrives at the space port, without armor. She's wearing a red top under her brown leather jacket which is halfway zipped up, and simple pants. The asari has a backpack on her back, and a holstered Locust strapped to her thigh. The other SMG is in the backpack. Upon seeing the familiar type of genetically modified humans, she places a hand on her holstered weapon, but doesn't draw it when it seems Jason is talking with her.

Jason drops the two cases to the ground as he nears Viper. "Great. The less time I have to spend around you, the better." he sighs. As the door slides open, he gives a glance back towards the new arrival. "You're early."

Renala nods. "I've been ready to go since the end of last week, like you said," she says. "What took you so long?" She walks over to them, not taking her eyes of the unfamliar person.

Viper 's grin widens as Renala arrives. "Well, hello. This is the fabled techie, no?"

Jason raises his arms out in front of him, opening and closing his hands a few times. "Took a little more getting used to than I thought it would." he says with a sigh. He glances over at Viper and gives a nod. "Viper, Renala. Renala.... Viper." he says, nodding back and forth as he introduces the two.

Renala nods, still not taking her eyes off Viper. "That's me," she says. "I'm not the drones and fire kind of techie, though, if you were expecting that."

Viper tilts her head, gesturing dramatically with her right hand as she speaks. "No, no, of course. Renala T'Iavay, opener of doors and liberator of vehicles!" She turns back to Jason without waiting for a response. "I've got some nice outfits for the two of ya!" She claps her hands with excitement and spins around in place, opening the crate she was sitting on. She first pulls out a set of loose-fitted gray armor with white-orange plating -

Jason gives a glance over at Renala with a confused expression, but returns his attention to Viper as she begins to display the armor. "So this is our 'in'?" he asks, "Will a few suits of armor really be enough to get us past their security?"

Renala takes a step closer to the crate and looks over the armors. "So that's why I was told not to pack armor," she mutters, but is also eager to hear Jason's question answered although she doesn't know anything about Cerberus.

Viper snickers. "More to it than that." She holds out the Ajax armor to Renala. "You're Jasmine Gilani, Cerberus combat engineer. Don't worry, there'll be plenty of time to practice during the flight." She studies the Locust for a moment before nodding. "The gun will do."

Jason leans his head back and shakes it a few times. "Wait-... Cerberus are human extremists. I'm sure she can pass with a helmet, but what's the likelihood that they're just going to let us walk through without even proving who we are? The moment she takes that helmet off, that's our cover blown."

Renala takes the armor with a nod. "I've had more fake names than I can remember," she says with a smile. "I'll get used to it." She frowns. "Wouldn't an asari name be more convincing?"

Pip arrives at the co-ordinates given to her via message. She pulls up outside the spaceport in her flatbed and hops out, stretching out her limbs. She has come straight from work, so she is still dressed in her dirty red jumpsuit. Under a tarp on the back of the truck sits Watty with his combat appendage equipped.

Viper shakes her head as she reaches for the next outfit. "You're human now. And nah, they won't question you. Hopefully. You'll be from another cell. Paperwork's been prepped. Besides, nobody dares question an operative." She pulls out a tight-looking black-white outfit emblazoned with a Cerberus emblem, handing it to Jason.

Pip reaches back into the drivers side and pulls out a large dufflebag that seems to be brimming with equipment inside. She slings it over her shoulder and clambers onto the flatbed, releasing the clamps holding Watty onto the back. With a flourish, she heaves the tarp off, allowing Watty to stand and hop off the truck with a thud. She follows closely behind, locking up the truck before

Jason takes the outfit, looking it over a bit. He frowns and tosses it over his shoulder. "I guess 'style' isn't Cerberus' strong suit, huh? So? Who am I?"

Zaylus approaches the spaceport, clad in his simple grey hardsuit with a Carnifex secured at the waist. Several yards ahead of him are the human and her mec, a pair he makes sure to give plenty of space as they head toward the hanger.

Skythix | The sound of a hover bike can be heard approaching the designated portion of the space port that she was asked to arrive at. A quick double check to make sure she had the correct place. Through her polarized helmet she spots a truck that she recognized from the forest. A small sinking feeling in her stomach settled in as she got off the hover bike and removed her helmet. Attatched

Renala raises an eyebrow, but nods. "Well, if you say so," she says, and glances at the armor. "Do we get to keep the hardware when we're done?"

Viper shrugs lightly at the first comment. "You're Zach Watson, elite operative." She turns to Renala. "Uh... sure, whatever. I don't give a fuck."

Pip and Watty navigate their way through the spaceport and into the Redrock hangar. Pip wanders in first and cheerfully waves at the trio sat in the hangar. "Helloooo~".

Watty follows Pip inside and stands behind her, towering over her small figure. He raises his one hand and stiffly waves. (Pip_Summers)

Halisi enters the hangar, stopping on the spot as she notices Viper. She shoots Jason a questioning look.

Zaylus follows Pip more closely once it's clear they're headed to the same spot, but navigates around them when they begin to arrive, standing a good distance away.

Jason gives a few nods. "Zach Watson. Right." he says dismissively. He gives a glance over at the new arrivals, "Appreciate you all showing up." he says, resting his gaze on Halisi, "I'll explain everything once the others have arrived. For now, just relax." He glances over at the door once more.

Skythix was surprised to see so many familiar faces when she walked into the hanger. "Zaylus?" She says questioningly towards the turian. "I thought you weren't going to be on this mission?" She grunted out as she hefted her things in her arms.

Pip gives Jason an overenthusiastic thumbs up. "Okie dokie!" She looks at Watty and raps her knuckles against his leg. "Help me up, big guy?" She asks with a smile.

Steve arrives at the hangar in his newly painted hardsuit. It's a deep red color with silver accents. His weapons, a Carnifex and a Tempest, are holstered on his thighs. He has a small carrying bag over his right shoulder. He immediately skirts around the others and takes a position beside Renala. "Ren." he says with a nod, "I miss anything good?"

Viper looks at all the new arrivals, making a mock salute. "Hail, mighty heroes." She says with that impossibly wide grin. She reaches back into the crate and tosses a set of Cerberus fatigues to Pip. "You're Jean McKay, mechanic." She offers no explanation of the goal or plan for the mission to any of the new arrivals.

Watty nods and kneels down, holding out his hand flat to her. Pip takes this oppotunity to use his hand as a sort of springboard to hop onto his shoulder. (Pip_Summers)

Zaylus turned as his name was called. "I thought so too. Just got the message a few hours ago." He explains, not clear how he feels about it.

Pip looks down at the fatigues from her perch, cocking an eyebrow as Watty grabs them and hands it over to Pip, before standing upright once more. "Undercover, eh? This I like!" she says, throwing the fatigues over her shoulder.

Jasper steps into the hangar, letting out a low whistle as he looks over everyone inside. He's dressed in a pair of dirty coveralls with an equally dirty cap. He gives a short nod of acknowledgement to Jason as he adjusts his cap and takes a position against the wall, shoving his hands into his pockets.

Viper proceeds to hand Halisi a set of Cerberus assault armor. The doctor reluctantly accepts it, looking the armor over with a displeased grimace.

Renala feigns a questioning look at Steve. "Who's Ren?" she asks. "I'm Jasmine, by the way. Nice to meet you." She then shrugs. "You didn't miss much."

Viper pulls out the last disguise - another set of fatigues, this one including a lovely pilot's cap! She tosses the bundle to Jasper after whistling to get his attention.

Steve blinks a few times, having absolutely no idea what she's talking about at first, until it clicks with Viper's assignment of a name to Pip. "Oh... Alright Jasmine." he says with a grin and a shrug, "Sounds like a stripper name. You been takin' up a part time gig, Ren?" he teases with a nudge.

Ilyna is probably the last one to enter the spaceport, walking at a brisk pace to try make it in time. She's in her brown armor with black padding over the chest, and a holstered Phalanx. She's carrying a small travel bag with her. She heads for the hangar they're supposed to meet in.

Jasper allows the bundle to fall to the ground. He looks at Viper with a raised eyebrow before he collects the gear from the floor. "What's this all about?" he asks, looking over the outfit, "Ain't what I got on good 'nuff fer ya?"

Watty looks around at the new arrivals, the aqua blue lights on his face flickering, almost as if they were blinking eyes. He cocks his head as he watches Viper in particular, almost wearily. (Pip_Summers)

Viper makes a gesture, as if to say. 'Come on, man!' as Jasper doesn't catch the fatigues.

Skythix shrugged at Zaylus. "This is getting weird." She said, looking over at a few unsavory people that she recognized. The hulking mech still put her on edge, clearly armed this time. She walked further into the spaceport where everyone was standing. Her things in her arms were starting to feel heavy. She kept her distance from Pip and the mech and walked towards Jason. "Please tell me I'm

Renala chuckles, glancing at Viper. "I'm a little too old to be doing that," she says. "Maybe that's where our new friend got the insipration."

Steve leans in, hovering his head over Renala's shoulder as he whispers in her ear. "Speakin' of which... She raisin' any red flags for you?" he asks, flicking his gaze back towards Viper momentarily, "Remind you of a few old friends a' ours?"

Renala nods. "Of course," she replies in a whisper before looking over the room.

Viper looks around at the gathered group. "Looks like we've got everyone..." She speaks fairly quietly, mostly intending for Jason to hear. "You wanna go first, before I fill everyone in?"

Jasper frowns at Viper as he retakes his position against the wall, looking over the clothing with distaste.

Ilyna enters after the turians, having barely catched with them. She gives a sigh of relief as she's not that late after all. She also walks where the other have gathered.

Jason gives Skythix a shake of his head and a wink. He raises his eyebrows at Viper and sucks in a deep breath, taking a step closer to the group as he clasps his hands together. "Alright..." he says, raising his voice loud enough to be heard, "Some of you know what this is about. Some of you don't. This job is a little different than most. Today, I'm your client. This is a retrieval

Ilyna sits down on a crate while Jason is talking, putting the bag beside the crate. She does listen, however, even if she's already knew most of what he was saying..

Viper waves, grinning once more. She's a human woman with sickly pale skin with green dots along her neck and slightly thin black hair tied up in a ponytail. She's wearing black Armax armor with green lights and a holographic visor.

Skythix groaned and sauntered back to where Zaylus was standing so she could put all of her equipment down with a loud clang. "I don't like having to rely on a single person for a mission." She muttered under her breath. "Especially when we have to give them everything they want just to get it started." She had never heard of Cerberus though. Was it another merc comapny?

Renala looks at Jason while he's speaking, but shows no reaction to the information.

Zaylus settled in his stance as he crossed his arms over his chest. It was all news to him, so he was listening intently. He did, however, consider Sky's words as she drew near. As it all processed, he could only nod and give a low hum as he set his gaze on the strange women being spoken of.

Viper clears her throat, looking around at the gathered team. "I'd like everyone to get into the shuttle..." She gestures at Redrock's remaining shuttle. "...and I'll brief you all on the fly, yeah? Less prying eyes. Those of you that have received gear, bring it along."

Pip looks at the shuttle dubiously. Even if Watty compressed himself into the YMIR's transportation form, will he be able to fit inside there?

Jason raises an eyebrow, but nods. "You and me both, Sky. But we don't have any choice here. The facility is too heavily fortified to just shoot our way in. Working with Viper presents the best opportunity we're going to get." He casts a sidelong glance at Viper before returning his attention to Skythix, "Make no mistake. We're going to cooperate. But this is quid-pro-quo. I don't expect

Renala nods and makes her way into the shuttle, almost losing the gear on the way there. She finds a seat near the back wall of the shuttle's passenger compartment and sits down.

Viper returns the wink, completely ignoring the context of it. She gestures towards the shuttle. "Chop chop!"

Ilyna listens to Jason before standing up and picking up her baggage, but she waits for the others to enter before her.

Watty starts to trudge towards the shuttle with Pip clinging onto him, a childish smile on her face. She always enjoyed riding on his shoulder, ever since she was little. As he appraoches the shuttle, he stands to the side and awaits everyone else to enter first. (Pip_Summers)

Steve follows Renala over to the shuttle and takes a seat beside her. "Well..." he sighs, stuffing his gear beneath the seat, "...This should be... interesting."

Jasper scowls as Jason finishes his speech. He stuffs the outfit under his arm and makes his way over to the shuttle, giving Viper more than a few glances along the way. Once inside, he heads straight to the pilot's compartment.

Skythix was fighting internally that she needed to trust these people with her lives. Infiltration was extremely difficult work and it required everyone to be on the same page. The only problem was that trust was earned and she hadn't particularly garnered that with anyone yet. It didn't help that not even their leader trusted this informant. She muttered a curse under her breath and picked

Renala sighs. "Yeah," she begins. "I hope the chief' learned her lesson if she's still alive, and this is the last mission without a real client."

Viper heads into the shuttle, carrying a duffel bag. She heads into the pilot's compartment, stuffing the bag to the side and winking to Jasper, making an pistol-gesture with her hand and mouthing a "bang".

Steve shrugs and begins to harness himself in. "So long as they're still linin' my pockets with credits, I ain't gonna complain too much. Would be nice to feel like my job is still gonna be here tomorrow, though." he admits.

Pip hops down off of Watty's shoulder and ducks into the kodiak, taking a seat opposite Steve and Renala after placing her luggage into a compartment. Watty continues to wait until everyone else is in.

Zaylus pauses before breaking his stance, following the group as they head into the shuttle. He swings a small bag off his shoulder, setting it with the other turian's things as he finds a seat.

Watty would attempt, after everyone has gotten in, to squeeze inside himself and take the most appropriate spot inside the shuttle. This is going to be a bit of a snug fit... (Pip_Summers)

Renala awkwardly gets the backpack off her as she doesn't have to balance armor pieces and drops it onto the ground before pushing it under her seat with her legs. "That's what I want, too," she says. "I'd hate to have to move again."

Jason pats the outfit to keep it in place over his shoulder before recollecting his carrying cases. He makes his way over to the shuttle and takes a seat against the wall closest to the pilot's compartment, opting to just set his gear in front of him as it's too large to put below the seat. "I appreciate you coming on such short notice, Zaylus." he says as he fiddles with his cases, not

Ilyna enters the shuttle after Jason and takes a seat beside him after finding a place to put her bags.

Halisi senters the shuttle, taking a seat next to Ilyna. She puts the armor she recieved under the seat.

Jasper glances over at Viper. "Alright then..." he says, miming her gesture with a confused look on his face, "If yer gonna be in here, how 'bout ya make yerself useful?" he says, gesturing towards the seat.

Watty looks towards Steve and Renala, as it is the only direction he can really look in. "I apologise if I am occupying too much space," he says. (Pip_Summers)

Zaylus snaps up, his attention previously being focused on the shuttle floor. He watches the human, raising his brows slightly. "Yeah," he starts, almost surprised. "Sure thing." He looks like he's about to continue, but decides against it, settling back in his seat quietly.

Steve glances at Watty, but doesn't respond because, well, because it's a robot and doesn't warrant a response. "Bringin' some serious hardware on this one." he says to Renala, however.

Viper hops into the co-pilot seat, typing in a set of coordinates and then swiping them over to Jasper. "This is the system we're going to. For now. Should be about a twelve-hour flight in this junker."

Renala looks at the turian. "How long have you been around, Zaylus?" she asks. "I thought you ran off again after our little chat." She looks at the mech once Steve talks to her. "I thought we were sneaking in?"

Skythix scowls at the mech as it talks to the occupants of the shuttle. She really didn't know why they needed something like this unless they were expecting serious firepower. She turned her head to look at Zaylus next to her with a concerned look on her face. "Everything okay with you?" She leaned over in her harness to try and look him in the face.

Watty looks away, somehow in a dejected manner at being so casually brushed aside. He simply falls silent, looking down at the shuttle floor. Pip scowls at Steve, but doesn't comment. (Pip_Summers)

Zaylus | "Not long." He replies, taking the asari's lapse in focus as an opportunity not to elaborate. Luckily someone else adresses him. He leans back as she leans in, "Alright, what's this for?" He protests, putting a hand up. "Everything's great. There's a giant robot and a reptile lady."

Jasper frowns and thrusts a finger towards Viper. "Now you listen here, missy! This thing is as reliable as they come! Put 'er together myself!" he says before beginning his pre-flight check, "A lil' rust on the outside ain't gonna hurt nobody!"

Viper puts her hands up defensively. "Oof, passionate about his junker. Gotcha."

Halisi looks past Ilyna at Jason after strapping in. "Jason, that's your contact?" She nods towards the cockpit.

Jasper scowls as he continues poking at the holographic interface. "Ain't ya got any manners? C'mon, she's a piece a' art!"

Skythix narrows her brow plates at Zaylus. "I was just checking on you." She says with a huff and leans back in her seat, now crossing her own arms. Turian military this was not. She glances around the shuttle at the people and examines them individually. It was like a flying circus and it didn't help to remove the pit in her stomach.

Jason nods slowly, pulling the two cases close to his seat. "It was the best I could do. If she can get us inside, that's good enough for me."

Ilyna frowns, and leans back in her seat, but remains quiet.

Halisi looks rather dismayed. "She... doesn't exactly scream 'reliable'..."

Viper smirks. "Alright, alright. I'm not one to wound a man's pride when it's uncalled for. She'll get us where we're going, that's what matters."

Jason sits back and begins messing with his harness. He gives a nod as Ilyna chimes in. "Absolutely. Besides, we're going to be with her every step of the way. If she tries anything, we'll see it coming."

Zaylus straights himself, pulling absently at his harness. When satisfied, he rests his hands in his lap, clicking his talons together idly.

Jasper rolls his eyes. "So well mannered..."

Halisi ponders this for a moment and then nods with a sigh. "Alright... I'll trust you on this one." She lowers her voice. "And... Jason? I'll be ready to... handle Vasquez, if there's trouble. Make sure we're able to get her back."

Viper twirls part of the haptic interface which doesn't really do anything, getting up and walking to the passenger compartment. She stops in the doorway, holding on to one of the ceiling handles. "Alright everyone, lemme get ya up to speed."

Ilyna straps herself in, something she absolutely didn't forget to do earlier. She looks over at Viper, interested to hear what she has to say.

Pip glances at Viper, wondering what the serpent like woman was going to say.

Zaylus doesn't look up as she begins to speak.

Jason gives Halisi a nod. "I'm counting on it, Doc." he says, turning his attention to Viper as she makes her appearance.

Renala looks at Viper once she asks for their attention.

Skythix looks over at Viper to absorb as much intel as possible.

Steve shuffles a bit in his seat as he awaits the woman's briefing.

Viper looks around to make sure most at least are paying attention to her. "We're now on our way to a planet where we'll change to a different shuttle - a Cerberus shuttle. The location of the mission is the Barn, a Cerberus research station. The goal, as Jason said, is to rescue one of you guys - your boss, right? - and retrieve a valuable artifact - which I will be taking with me. Some of you have received Cerberus gear. You are Team Alpha.

Viper looks around at each and every one of the people in the shuttle, grinning. "Aaaaany questions?"

Pip chuckles. "Hear that big guy, you're goin' to be the star of the show!"

Skythix shifts in her seat as she takes all the info in. So she was going to be a shock trooper for this. Nothing new. She proceeded to raise her hand before speaking up. "Yeah, I do." She put her hand back down instantly. "You keep mentioning Cerberus but I have no idea who these people are. Are they some merc squad I've never heard of? Also who's leading these two teams?"

Viper laughs out loud at Skyhtix' comment. "Mercs? Wow, uh... no. No. Not at all. Human supremacists. Terrorists. All-round shady fucks. Oh, and Jason's leading Alpha. And Bravo..." She looks to Jason with a raised eyebrow.

Jason nods his head to his right. "Ilyna here will be leading Bravo." he says, looking over at Ilyna as he delivers the news. He lowers his voice somewhat, still audible to everyone, but he's now speaking directly to the asari, "Viper knows what needs to be done over there. You just need to make sure everyone makes it there and back."

Skythix frowns at the laughter. This changes a lot of the tactics she was thinking about. She glances over at her new squad leader and gave the asari a nod.

Viper looks around. "Allllright... that it?"

Ilyna nods, and looks around at the others to see who she's going to be on her team

Zaylus looks up at this, too giving Ilyna a nod of recognition.

Steve folds his arms across his chest, resting them against the harness. "I get that Alpha is gonna be goin' in quiet. Disguises, new names, the whole deal." he nods, "What about us? How are we s'posed to get in without settin' off red alerts all over the place? Ain't it gonna cause Alpha some complications if we start shootin' folk?"

Viper nods at Steve. "Right you are. We'll be staying out of sight until Alpha is ready to grab the artifact."

Steve settles into his seat a bit, glancing around at the others.

Jason speaks without much of a gap between Viper's response, "And how are we supposed to know where Vasquez or the artifact are even located? We can't just go on a scavenger hunt with an YMIR mech in tow the whole way. That's sure to raise some suspicion when we avoid delivering him to the mech lab, right?"

Viper nods once more. "Which is why we're not gonna do that. We'll drop the YMIR off in the mech lab, and then proceed to the living quarters - likeliest... likiest? Likely-est? Ugh... whatever. Most likely location for Vasquez. Proceeding to the artifact might raise some suspicion, but we should make it there before they figure out what's up."

Renala speaks up after Viper answers Jason. "You know, if an AI or a person is keeping an eye on the doors, they might figure out what's up," she says. "I get doors open, but it's by no means a very stealthy ordeal."

Skythix gave Viper a curious look. "Why would a hostage be in the living quarters?" She asks before looking over to Renala. She had a point.

Jason shoots Skythix a glance before resting his eyes on Viper. A look of concern washes over his face as he awaits the woman's answer.

Pip folds her arms and peers around the mech. "I'm not leavin' him with some fuckin' terrorists. Who knows what they'll do!"

Viper raises an eyebrow. "You'll be with Alpha - shouldn't have any issues with doors assuming your covers hold." She turns to Skythix as the turian speaks up, gaining a wide grin. She doesn't say anything as Pip interrupts. "You're probably better of staying with the mech, won't be much use in a fight anyway..."

Zaylus frowns, refraining from speaking as he processes the information flying about. Luckily, his fellow turian is asking any questions he might have had.

Skythix narrows her eyes at Viper before looking at Jason with a concerned look.

Jason sucks in a deep breath through his nose and lets it out through his mouth. "Answer her, Viper. Why would they be keeping Vasquez in the living quarters?" he repeats the turian's question through clenched teeth, "What aren't you telling me?"

Pip falls quiet.

Zaylus visibily tenses, again growing very interested in the shuttle floor.

Viper looks at Jason, raising an eyebrow. "Still in denial, huh? She's not a hostage. Thought you'd have figured that out when she, uh... shot ya? No? Okay. She's working with them. Willingly or unwillingly."

Skythix widens her eyes and does a double take between Viper and Jason. She suddenly decides to join Zaylus in staring down at the ground, giving sidelong glances at people occasionally.

Renala raises an eyebrow at the response, no longer going to follow up on her ansswer to her. She looks at Jason.

Pip coughs awkwardly.

Steve snorts loudly. It comes out as a reaction more than anything, "Figures..." he mutters under his breath.

Jason casts a glance on Steve, furrowing his brows. He returns Skythix and Renala's looks. He reaches up and rubs at his forehead, shutting his eyes for a few tense moments before quickly slamming his fist against the shuttle's wall. Hard. He knew it was a possibility, but it didn't make hearing it any easier. "This doesn't change anything." he says once he opens his eyes back up. He glances

Viper does a fake cough. "Wooow... awkward."

Jasper continues piloting the shuttle.

Halisi glances at Jason. She had told him about unusual neural activity...

Ilyna nods to Jason. "She has come back alive from situations worse than this," she says. "I have no doubt she'll make it again."

Skythix looks over at Jason after he finishes his tyrade. "This is fucked." She mutters under her breath, mostly to Zaylus. This is why you give your soldiers intel before a mission.

Zaylus shakes his head slowly, shutting his eyes. This is what you wanted.

Jason raises an eyebrow as he turns his glance to Skythix. "Oh? Is it? Really? Thank you. I'll file that away under 'S' for 'Shit I Already Know'. Thanks, though. Real helpful." He rests a hand on his harness.

Viper looks around. "So... yeaaah... I'm gonna go back to the cockpit now. See ya in a lot of hours!" With that she turns and goes back to the co-pilot seat, sitting down and exhaling loudly.

Jasper glances at Viper as she makes her return. "Does that mean I hafta go in with 'em?" he asks, "I ain't sure that's such a good idea."

Skythix rests her arms on her legs, glaring at Jason for a moment before looking back at the ground, wracking her brain to figure out how to approach this situation.

Renala sighs. "I hope you know how to talk her down, boss," she says, looking at Jason. "I like the chief, for the same reasons she's the last person in the galaxy I want to see with a gun pointed at me."

Viper shakes her head, putting her feet up on the dashboard. "Nah, you stay in the shuttle and chill while we do all the work."

Pip has no clue what is going on...

Jason sighs and shakes his head a few times. "Let me worry about her." he says, glancing across the shuttle at Renala. He gives another quick glance around the shuttle, resting his eyes on each person for a moment, "This doesn't change anything..." he repeats, attempting to hammer the point home. "We'll do whatever it takes, but she's coming home in one piece. Is that clear?"

Jasper lets out a snicker. "Just the way I like it, then!"

Steve waves the comment off. "You're in charge." he says dismissively.

Viper grins. "Wise man."

Zaylus straightens, looking to Jason. "Clear." He agrees with a nod.

Jasper gives a stern nod in response to Viper. "That's what mah momma said."

Skythix would feel a lot better if at least the leader for their mission had a clear head. Considering who they were rescuing, she questioned if Jason was it the best state of mind for this. "Yes sir." She says in a firm tone.

Renala nods. "Of course," she says. "Do I have permission to use a stasis field on her if necessary?"

Halisi looks at Renala. "I have the means to contain her if needed, but if necessary I don't think it would do any harm... Jason?"

Jason gives Renala a nod. "Absolutely." he says before he rests his eyes on Skythix for a few moments, feeling slight guilt over not bringing her fully up to speed when they first spoke of Vasquez. "For what it's worth, I wasn't sure..." he offers with a slight shrug, "I had to keep a lid on things until we were ready to leave." He glances towards the pilot compartment Viper returned to,

Skythix watched Jason with a predatory glare as he talked to her. She had half a mind to tear the harness off of herself and beat him for dragging her into this. But she was used to being left in the dark, it was part of being a soldier. "Yes sir." She responded curtly, losing any aspect of a friendly demeanor for at least the rest of the ride.

Steve mutters something about 'dangerous' being an understatement.

Pip has spent her travel time trying to idly chat to the pair opposite her. Failing that, she would be rehearsing her new persona for the mission and changing over into her disguise, should the opportunity present itself.

Halisi has changed into the Cerberus assault armor, and is looking incredibly uncomfortable in the heavy armor suit. She may have talked to Ilyna or Jason, but has mostly remained quiet, doing some reading and typing on her omni-tool.

Skythix had gotten up during the middle of the trip to don her armor. It was a hefty looking build that appeared to be cumbersom to the average person but Skythix appeared to move freely in it. After she finished making sure all the seals were good, she put over a helmet that completely covered her face behind a polarized mask in a 'V' shape. When she finished, she opened the small navy bag

Renala spent a significant portion of the trip sleeping, or trying to. She would not be opposed to a chat while she was awake, however. At some point during the last hour, she changed into the new set of armor, and worked on getting her omni-tool working with its systems.

Jason has taken the time to put on his Zach Watson cosplay. He keeps tugging at the crotch of the tight outfit, feeling extremely uncomfortable with the entire getup. About part way through the trip, he began taking some time to go over his gear: two

LMGs, one heavily modified, a Phalanx, and his knife. He's remained mostly quiet, only responding when spoken to, and is clearly uncomfortable

Zaylus has spent much of the time engaging in little more than glorified thumb-twittling, keeping to himself for a majority of the time, perhaps exchanging a few words with the turian seated adjacent. He would also take the offered ration as a sign of kindness, pocketing it thusly.

Viper has been chilling in the cockpit with Jasper. BFFs forever.

Steve has gotten a bit of sleep as well, snoring loudly as he did so. He has kept mostly to himself aside from chit chatting with Renala here and there. He doesn't seem particularly worried about the whole ordeal, just anxious to get it over with and, hopefully, put any more space-zombie excursions behind him.

Jasper has been sharing his extensive catalogue of knock-knock jokes with Viper. They just never stop coming.

Ilyna is just waking up from her only half-hour nap during her trip, the worry about the mission keeping her from falling asleep. She have been more than happy to chat with anyone talking to her.

Viper appreciates knock-knock jokes. Likely more than anyone in Redrock does.

Skythix made a point to try and talk to Ilyna about strategies for their own team's infiltration.

Viper stands up, going back into the passenger compartment and yelling back for Jasper to open the door. "Alright, let's swap the shuttle out nice and quick, this place is cold as hell."

Jasper opens the door. At some point he, too, had changed into his outfit. Totally didn't forget. He gets the shuttle situated and stands from his seat, following behind Viper.

Skythix releases herself from the harness and grabs her bags that she stowed away. She double checked the seals again on her suit to make sure she was able to walk outside in hazard conditions and then made her way to the next shuttle.

Viper gets out of the shuttle, walking through light snowfall to the Cerberus shuttle and opening it up, making her way to the co-pilot's seat yet again. It looks much the same as the other shuttle, only in much better condition, and with Cerberus colors.

Ilyna unharnesses herself and stands up with a yawn, picking up the bag. She shivers as a gust of wind comes in through the opened shuttle door. She leaves the shuttle, and starts making her way over to the other one. She's visibly freezing while outside, as her helmet is still in her bag.

Halisi looks around at the others and then unbuckles, clumsily getting out of her seat and walking to the other shuttle with an awkward gait. She retakes a seat in the same position as before.

Zaylus gets out of his seat, going to retrieve his bag and slinging it over his shoulder. He hops out of the shuttle, pausing just a moment on the surface before boarding the next.

Jason gathers up all of his things, replacing them in their respective containers, and begins to transfer over to the second shuttle. He gives Ilyna a nudge as he stands from his seat and follows her out. Once outside, he quickens his pace as he realizes just how cold it is.

Renala gets out of her seat after taking off the harnesses. She awkwardly puts on the helmet to avoid the cold hitting her head, which bends her crests in an uncomfortable way. She stands up and puts on her backpack after making sure each pocket of it is properly closed.

Steve unharnesses himself and pulls his bag from beneath the seat. "Well, lookit you." he says as he follows Renala, "Lookin' like a real gen-u-ine human." he teases, "Miss Jasmine."

Jason retakes his seat on the new shuttle as well, setting his things aside and once more harnessing up. "How long of a trip is this gonna be?" he calls out towards the pilot's compartment, "I'm getting claustrophobic."

Renala chuckles. "It better work," she says, "because this helmet is doing a number on my scalp." She walks out of the shuttle, and starts towards the other one, eager to get the helmet off again.

Ilyna finds a place to put her bag, and takes the seat beside Jason again, still shaking from the cold.

Steve continues to follow Renala to the second shuttle and situates himself in the same seat as before, once more setting his things beneath the seat. "Four more hours..." he groans as Viper speaks.

Jasper exits the shuttle last so he can lock up the vehicle. It's his baby, after all. He lets out a loud groan as he shuffles from foot to foot while awaiting his shuttle door to close. "Don't like this weather, no sir!" he mutters to himself. Once his own shuttle his taken care of, he skitters over to the other shuttle and quickly boards it, closing the door behind him. He retakes his seat in the pilot's compartment and looks over the coord

Skythix straps herself into her seat and stows her things. "Great, turian ride along to the human supremacists group." She said, trying to make it sound like a joke to everyone.

Zaylus straps himself in next to her, same as before. "What did I say? We get to go to fun places." He remarks, settling in for another few hours.

Renala puts the backpack below the seat before sitting down this time, and straps herself in again. "Yeah," she says, "though I'm not in a hurry." She takes her helmet off, causing her crests springs back in their original position.

Jason shakes his head, managing a lopsided smirk as he glances across the shuttle at Skythix. "Hey now, I don't think any of us are looking forward to it. Sure, you're firmly in their crosshairs, but what do you think they'd do to alien sympathizers?" he asks, "And I've certainly been known to rub elbows with a few dirty aliens." he jokes, nudging Ilyna with his elbow for effect.

Ilyna nudges him right back, but she chuckles at the joke.

Skythix rolled her eyes. "Yeah that makes me feel way better. There's gonna be a lot of cleaning when I'm done."

Steve gives a shrug. "I don't particularly think they're gonna be happy to see us regardless of what race we are. Don't bother me too much. Just gives me more of a reason to put a few rounds in 'em."

Halisi fidgets in her armor. She's been given a Locust submachinegun to go with it, and doesn't seem to happy with the gun.

Skythix looked around at everyone gathered. "So... Does anyone actually have experience doing this kind of thing?"

Halisi glances at the turian. "I'm... a doctor."

Jasper finishes up with his pre-flight check and the Kodiak begins to make its ascent. "Knock, knock." he says as he looks over the holographic interface.

Viper is looking over the interface idly. "Who's theeere?"

Jason rests his hands on his lap, continuing to pull at the material on his pants. "You mean infiltration?" he asks before giving a shake of his head, "Not particularly my area of expertise." he admits, "But what other choice do we have?"

Renala nods. "I have a lot of experience when it comes to non-consensual door opening," she says with a smirk, "and faking my name."

Jasper pokes at the interface, his eyes darting back and forth over readouts as the shuttle continues to rise. "Turi."

Skythix looks at each person individually and develops a downtrodden look. "Great." She says with a long sigh.

Zaylus looks over wearily. "Not on this scale." He says with a slight shrug.

Viper makes a show of pondering this for a moment. "Turi who...?"

Steve shakes his head. "Not specifically infiltration. Doesn't seem like it makes much difference for our team, though. And I've got plenty of experience in bustin' down doors and kickin in teeth, darlin'." he says with a wink to Skythix.

Jasper jabs his index finger at a holographic button before glancing over at Viper with a toothy grin. "Anne." he says proudly before a fit of giggles escape him, "Get it..? Turi-Anne?" he asks, "It's turian!"

Ilyna frowns. "I'm not an infiltrator," she says, "but my barrier will cover Viper while she works if we're spotted."

Skythix took in a deep breath. "Alright. Then since we all have spread out skills we need to work on who can accomplish what. Far cry from a cohesive unit." She muttered the last part indignantly. "We also need a plan for when things go bad." She said more seriously.

Jason leans forward against his harness, patting his case. "Plan A." he says, giving the turian a grin before patting the second case with his other hand, "Plan B." He settles back in his seat and gives a slight shrug, "Truthfully, there's not a whole lot we can plan out on this one. We don't know the layout. My team isn't exactly an outfit of soldiers, so we're banking a lot of this on

Viper chuckles, putting her booted feet back on the dashboard not that they've swapped shuttles. She swaps the windshield over to transparent, so that she can look out at the starts now that they're out of the planet's atmosphere. "I might keep ya once this is done. Entertainment value is an important attribute for a good pilot."

Skythix had an annoyed look on her face. "We don't have at least a building plan for this place? What good is this informant if all we have to go on is 'Sure! I'll get you inside no big deal. Just make sure you get me the priceless artifact'." She said in a mocking tone.

Jasper cocks an eyebrow at the woman to his side. "Well unfortunately fer you, I don't think I'm fer sale."

Viper leans to her side, peeking back into the passenger compartment. "I can heeear you. It's a secret research facility. Shit, you expect too much, lady."

Skythix looks towards the cockpit and yells back. "Exactly! How do we know you're not just gonna lead us into a dead end, accident or not. If the infiltration team isn't perfect in execution their cover will be blown."

Viper keeps shouting back. "If the cover's blown early, we'll just have to do it the hard way. With a little luck that won't happen. And I'll make sure Bravo will be able to leave the hangar unnoticed."

Jason blinks a few times. "She's... getting us there...?" he says, "You know. For starters." He reigns himself in as he realizes Skythix wouldn't know the extent of Viper's assistance. He gives a shake of his head as Viper pipes up. "Shut the fuck up! Nobody is talking to you!" he calls out before returning his attention to the turian. "She's provided the location. She has as much of a stake

Viper makes a dismissive gesture with her hand and leans back into her seat.

Skythix crosses her arms over her chest. "And just how many of us are useful." She muttered dryly. She hates being so antagonistic but she can't help but find all the holes in the plan. She knew she was signing up for danger but putting your life in the hands of someone who didn't care if you lived or died in the end didn't settle well with her. Redrock she could trust but Viper was an unknown

Jason lets out a deep breath and shakes his head. "Individually? None, I'd imagine." he admits, "All she cares about is that artifact. But-..." he begins to raise his voice, making sure he's loud enough to be overheard by Viper, "...she knows my priority is my team, and if I have the slightest concern that she may not be doing her damndest to keep them safe? She won't be getting what she

Skythix sits up more straight in her harness and stares at Jason squarely. "Don't doubt that I'll have your back, all of you." She turns to look at each person in the ship. "No one gets left behind no matter the race. We're all going to do our best to bring Vasquez back." She nods her head once to confirm.

Halisi smiles at Skythix, attempting to nod - it doesn't go very well due to the bulky helmet she still hasn't taken off - she takes this as a que to start to fiddle with removing it.

Steve sighs loudly. "Touchin'. Really." he mutters.

Ilyna nods. "I've given everything I've got to hold a up a barrier before," she says, "and I will do it again trusting that one of you will drag me to safety when I collapse."

Jason gives the turian a nod. "I don't doubt it." he acknowledges, "We're all coming home. Considering Cerberus' motives, I know I'm asking a lot of you by expecting you to walk right into the hornet's nest... But that makes it all the more important that we get this weapon out of their hands. I'm not going to patronize you and pretend that Vasquez isn't my main reason for being here, Sky.

Skythix raised a browplate at Steve. "Yeah, even you Briggs." She turns to the few people who were in her squad. "I've been doing small squad missions for a long time so I'm sure we'll be fine." She then turns to Jason. "You still haven't told me what this fabled artifact even does."

Jason glances over at Ilyna. "I'll come all the way back and drag you to the shuttle myself if I have to..." he says with a stern nod. Returning his attention to Skythix, he gives a quick shake of his head. "I-... I can't explain it, exactly...." he admits.

Skythix tilts her head to the side since no one can see her face through her helmet. "Come on, Wolfe. Don't you think I deserve a little explanation of what we're dealing with here? We're already fighting terrorists, none of which I know anything about."

Steve purses his lips together, making a kissy face at Skythix. "Turns people into mindless freaks, from what I've seen. Nasty stuff. We cleaned out an entire compound of freaks worshippin' the damn thing. I don't know what the missin' link is between those psychopaths and the robo-freaks, but if that thing has been used on the Chief-..." he shakes his head, "...Well, I'll keep my comments

Skythix gives Briggs an unbelieveable look. "W-what? How does something like that fall into a terrorist group's hands? Where do you even find something like that?" She then looks at Jason. "Wait you guys have dealt with this already and didn't feel like telling me?"

Ilyna frowns. "It's not a very believable story," she says, "and for this mission, the wrong person overhearing it could mean us getting shot down before we even land."

Jason raises an eyebrow and looks squarely at Skythix. "If I had told you that my girlfriend was kidnapped by a terrorist organization in possession of an ancient artifact worshipped by a machine cult that used it to turn people into mindless mechanical hosts who only seemed interested in tearing everyone apart around them..." he pauses to take a deep breath, "...You would've thought I was

Skythix blinks, looking between Ilyna and Jason. "Well when you put it that way..." She trails off and hangs her head towards the ground. "Just hate not having intel for a mission other than a goal to accomplish. We'd at least be able to get a team to do recon... And, spirits, it's a damn space station none of that works anyway..." She let out a sigh and groans. "Forget it. We'll deal with it