#TheBarn – September 11, 2015

Pip has decided to snooze on the flight there whilst Watty... Is being a big hunk of talking metal in the centre of the shuttle.

Skythix manages a little bit of sleep on the ride but it's a restless few hours.

Jason still hasn't slept. He just keeps going over his gear, checking and rechecking, eager to arrive and get Vasquez back safely.

Halisi has finally stopped fidgeting in the armor, and has otherwise remained fairly quiet - not the only one tense for what's coming no doubt.

Ilyna managed another snort nap during the trip. She has prepared her gear and sits with the helmet in her lap right now. The Phalanx pistol is still strapped to her thigh.

Zaylus has not slept during this leg, and has since stopped fidgeting with his talons.

Steve has begun removing a few things from the bag below his seat. Placing thermal clips into the compartments on his hardsuit as well as a bottle of pills, after shoveling a handful into his mouth, of course.

Pip awakens, letting out a rather loud yawn. After giving herself a few moments to wake up, she checks her Predator pistol holstered at her waist and adjusts the knife neatly tucked away inside her fatigues. Her hair has been tied up into a neat little bun.

Viper looks over their approach on the shuttle's interface and then glances at Jasper. "They're likely to notice us soon. When they hail us, let me do the talking."

Renala has not slept at all, mostly due to having had a decent night's sleep on the first leg of the trip. She is currently almost done eating a sandwitch she packed for the trip.

Jasper gives a short nod, his focus remaining on the holographic interface. "Sure thing."

Skythix wakes the instant she hears talking going on. You'd have thought she wasn't even sleeping with her helmet still being on and her body sitting upright. Something she learned to do on long flights while in combat prep.

Jason eyes Renala's sandwich with a jealous look in his eye, inwardly cursing himself for not packing one of his own.

Jasper leans back a bit in his seat and glances over at Viper.

Jason shuffles a bit in his seat. "Probably something I should've brought up earlier, but I'd prefer if we keep from using any identifiers off of comms chatter." he says as he glances around the passenger's compartment, "I don't think these are the type of people we want tracking us down on the off chance that they intercept our comms."

Viper clears her throat, transmitting a response with a swipe over the haptic interface. "This is long-range shuttle B-35 under Operative Watson. We're here to transfer an experimental YMIR combat mech from Atlas Station. Permission to land?"

Skythix turns on her radio communicator in her helmet and broadcasts to her squadmates. "Ice. Old name of mine." She says calmy. Her old call sign from when she was a shock trooper.

Renala takes out another one from her bag, packed into a freezer bag sealed by a knot. "I brought four more of them," she says in a lowered voice to not interrupt the pilot's talking. "Catch." She throws it towards Jason. It's a sandwich with some thin meat, cheese, butter and some greens.

Jason snatches the bag out of the air and gives Renala a smirk. "Appreciated." he says as he begins to unwrap it, eager to 'wolfe' (seewhatididthar) it down before they land. He sniffs it a couple times before taking a quick bite. "Might as well just call Alpha by our cover names." he says, talking with his mouth full, "Zach Watson."

Viper looks pleased with herself as she turns the comms off, leaning back in the co-pilot's seat.

Jasper raises an eyebrow and gives her a nod. "Well done. Looks like we'll live long enough to die with our feet on the ground."

Halisi looks around. "Oh. Sara Hakim."

Steve lets out a deep breath and gives a shrug. "Thumper works for me." he agrees with a nod, "Not particularly excited 'bout the possibility of a bunch of nuts kickin' in my front door."

Zaylus looks to each as they assume new titles. He too shrugs, "Grey." He says simply.

Ilyna looks thoughtful for a moment. "How about Blue?" she asks. "Not the most creative, I know."

Jasper follows the guidance. He leans to the side and gives a holler back, "Alright folks, we're on approach! Hold onto yer butts!"

Zaylus gives her a smirk. "Hey, that was my idea." He jokes lightly.

Pip activates her omni-tool and inputs a command. "Alright. Watty, test that out."

Watty 's voice module beeps once. When he next speaks, it sounds like a more monotone and deeper voice, slightly similar to his brethren, but not quite there. "Online." (Pip_Summers)

Pip smirks. "Good."

Skythix looks at Jason. "Your team is being dropped off first? Shouldn't we get out incase they decide to search the shuttle?"

Jason raises an eyebrow. "Get out... where?" he asks, "It's a space station. Unless you plan on hopping out right in front of them, we don't have a whole lot of choices here."

Jasper continues to follow the guidance markers. He takes a deep breath. "Here we go..." he mutters under his breath.

Skythix glances at Ilyna and suddenly starts looking around her in compartments. "I'm guessing there's no stealth modules in this piece of shit." She mutters.

Viper climbs out of her seat, going back to the passenger compartment. "We'll remain here while Alpha gets into position. If someone investigates the shuttle, we eliminate them quietly. We won't be waiting in here too long. Hopefully."

Steve unholsters his SMG and sets it on his lap with a nod. "Could buy us a few minutes, but if they check the shuttle, even if we're able to handle them quietly, that's gonna speed up Alpha's clock significantly. Not a whole lot we can do about that, though."

Renala starts putting on the helmet, just as awkwardly as last time as she has to bend her crests for it to fit.

Jason glances over at Viper and pats his weapon cases. "Are they just going to let me carry these through?" he asks, "Should I gear up before exiting the shuttle? Would it set off any red flags with them?"

Viper looks to Jason. "Gear up. They won't question the custom weaponry since you're posing as an operative, but the cases could bring suspicion."

Jason gives a nod and begins unharnessing himself. He opens the first case containint his own Revenant, his sheathed knife, and a few thermal clips, and begins attatching them to his outfit as best as he can, continuing to tug at the crotch area uncomfortably a few more times. He opens the second case and removes the Confetti Maker by the handle, setting it atop his lap as he begins to load

Jasper slowly lowers the Kodiak into place and disengages the locks on the side door. He stands from his seat and takes a position in the doorway behind Viper. "Alright, folks... Ready when you are. I'd suggest anyone that ain't gettin' out yet stay clear a' the door."

Steve removes his harness and gives the asari beside him a nudge. "You be careful out there, Ren."

Renala takes out the holstered Punisher SMG from the bag before closing its pockets and pushing it under her seat with her legs. "I forgot to ask...," she says in a lowered voice. "Is that one alright to bring, or should I lend it out?" She looks at Steve with a tilted head. "Who's that?" she asks, "You take care too, by the way."

Skythix releases herself from her harness and grabs her pistol, holstering it to her thigh. She then makes sure her gear is out of sight before moving to the end of the shuttle away from the doors. A quick double check to make sure her heavy set armor was all sealed and ready for fights.

Ilyna puts on her helmet and gets out of her seat. "Which door?" she asks. She has two dozen clips in totwal strapped to her arm and in compartments, as well as two grenades secured to her holster.

Pip removes her harness and stands up, stretching out her limbs with a sigh. "Alright then," she mutters, beating her fist twice against Watty's head. "You ready, Watts?"

Watty nods once, electing not to speak. (Pip_Summers)

Zaylus gets out of his seat, patting his weapon and extra clips as reassurance before stepping out of the way.

Jasper gives a nod to the door on the left side of the shuttle to answer Ilyna. "It's unlocked."

Jason finishes gearing up by strapping a pair of grenades to his belt. "Alright..." he sighs, standing from his seat and taking a position near the door. "Keep comms open. If shit goes sideways, we're going to need Bravo to hustle. Listen to Ilyna." He glances over at Ilyna, using his free hand to point at his eyes, then at Viper.

Ilyna walks over to stand between Viper and the turians to be out of view off the door when it opens.

Viper looks at Renala, raising an eyebrow. She hadn't seen the gun as it had been stowed away earlier. She shakes her head. "Can't bring that."

Renala nods. "Just making sure," she says and offers the gun to Steve before getting up from her seat. "Give it to whoever needs it most if you don't."

Viper gestures at Watty. "Bring the mech out first, the rest of Alpha can follow. Bravo we'll wait here." She glances at Jasper. "Get back in the cockpit."

Steve accepts the SMG with a nod. He has his Tempest on his lap and a Carnifex on one thigh. Rather than even bothering to offer the Punisher to anyone else, he simply holsters it on his other thigh. "I'll get it back to ya Re-... Jasmine." he says. He grips his Tempest and stands from his seat, moving towards the pilot's compartment to steer clear of the door.

Jasper gives a mock salute. "Yer wish is my command." he says before returning to his seat.

Pip nods. "Alright. Someone open the door when ready. It's hard to squeeze around this big lug."

Jason glances around. Once he's sure everyone won't be immediately within view of the door, he taps the door's interface and steps aside, giving a wide berth to Watty. "Stay safe, people..." he says softly as the door slides open.

Halisi is a bit late to get on her feet, but moves over towards the door nonetheless, standing with the rest of Alpha as they wait for Watty to exit.

Watty unfurls himself slightly and smoothly exits the shuttle. Once out, he stretches to his full height which, despite being slightly smaller than a stock YMIR, is still quite formidable. Watty's gaze sweeps across the hangar as he flexes his hand. (Pip_Summers)

Pip follows Watty out, standing tall and confident, seemingly in her element. She carefully observes Watty as she stands next to him.

Ilyna moves a bit closer to the turians once the door opens, as she can't be assumed to be the pilot's bodyguard were she to be spotted.

Jason steps through the door after Pip, taking a position at his flank and does his best to look less uncomfortable than he feels. He absently gives one last tug on his uncomfortable outfit and starts towards the door. He gives the technician a curteous nod, but remains quiet.

Renala exits the shuttle after Jason, looking over the area in front of them before turning towards the approaching man.

Halisi exits the shuttle alongside Renala, taking position beside her, doing her best to look intimidating, rather than struggling to move - the result is questionable at best.

Jason seems to ease up slightly at the young man's nervousness. He gives a quick glance over to the others and shrugs slightly before putting on his best scowl. "Lead on." he grunts, avoiding eye contact with the man.

Jasper taps the shuttle's interface to remotely close the door. "Now we wait..." he sighs.

Ilyna sighs relieved once the shuttle door is closed, but remains quiet.

Renala nods and follows with the group, keeping her eyes on the door they're headed towards.

Halisi glances at Jason and then starts to follow the man.

Pip moves in front of Watty and gestures for him to follow the group at the back.

Watty obediently follow the group, it's gaze focused soley ahead. (Pip_Summers)

Steve lets out a deep breath and steps into the doorway of the cockpit once the door closes, looking over as much of the hangar as he can through the cockpit's view. "How do a bunch of terrorists set up somethin' so... elaborate?" he asks.

Jason holds the Confetti Maker loosely at his side as he follows behind the young man. He does his best to not look out-of-place, stomping forward with as much authority as he can muster despite feeling a little dwarfed by the sheer size of the operation he's witnessing.

Skythix shrugged her shoulders. "Probably the same way that merc companies make their money. They put up a good and friendly front for the drug trade going on in the back room." In truth, she didn't know anything about Cerberus but that was what she would assume.

Ilyna moves over to the other wall. "Maybe they took it by force," she guesses, "or it was abandoned because of the Geth."

Steve glances back over his shoulder at Skythix with a raised brow, "If this is the sort of shit that comes to your mind when ya think of dealin' drugs, then you really gotta get me in touch with your dealer." he says before turning away from the cockpit and returning to the passenger's compartment.

Viper gestures towards the shuttle displays, at the pristine white hangar outside. "Does that look like it was ever abandoned to you?" she says with a grin.

Jason catches himself staring at the mechs as the group passes by them, and makes a conscious effort to avert his gaze. "Everything in order around here?" he asks, attempting to break the uncomfortable silence as they follow the man through the creepy, sterile white halls.

Skythix | "I think this goes beyond your sidewalk red sand dealer." She retorted before looking through the display that Viper pointed through. It looks almost new to her.

Ilyna shrugs. "It was just a guess," she says. "Or more like wishful thinking that such a group don't have the resources to build it themselves."

Steve shakes his head. "Doesn't make a whole lotta sense. Barely even heard of 'em 'side from lil' stories here an' there. How do ya build somethin' like this without even puttin' yerself on the map?"

Ilyna looks towards the pilot's compartment. "We'll be able to tell if anyone comes up to one of the doors, right?"

Viper seems to consider getting further involved in the discussion in the passenger compartment, but decides against it, nodding in answer to Ilyna and then moving back to the co-pilot's seat.

Halisi raises an eyebrow at the technician's words, listening intently.

Renala follows them without a word, though does glance around every now and then.

Pip and Watty stop at the back of the group, also remaining silent.

Zaylus sighs quietly. "It's over all our heads." He responds, crossing his arms over his chest.

Jason rolls his eyes. The irony of the man's statement making him wish he could just choke the little shit to death. He had already seen what that artifact could do for 'humanity's future'. "Excellent." he manages as he follows him through the door, "This place seems to be running like a clock. How many operatives do we have stationed here?" he asks, hoping to fish some sort of information

Jasper nods to himself once Ilyna speaks. "Yessiree. Ain't nobody gon' get in here without us havin' plenty a' time to react."

Ilyna walks over to the doorway to the pilot's compartment, looking outside. "How would we leave this hangar without getting their attention?" she asks.

Jasper glances over at Ilyna. "Oh, you ain't gettin' outta this shuttle without them knowin'." he says, "Not a chance. S'pose that's why yer waitin' for them to reach their destination 'fore goin' in."

Ilyna nods. "We could ask them to come here for a repair before we get out, and knock them unconcious so they can't sound the alarm," she says, "but that leaves the mechs."

Pip resists the urge to squee with delight at all the equipment and devices in the room. Instead, she calmly looks around the room with a cheeky glint in her eyes.

Jason looks over the room, studying all the different equipment and having absolutely no idea what the hell any of it is for. He gives a nod as they stop near the door. "I'd be interested in having a look around the base once our business here is finished. We're on a tight schedule, so we don't have much time, but are you authorized to give us a look around?" he asks, "Within reason, of

Renala looks around the lab, an impressed expression behind her helmet. Shame it was in the wrong hands, though. She remains quiet, however.

Steve sighs and nods. "Would at least get a couple out of our way, but the second we engage those mechs, we ain't gonna have much choice aside from fightin' our way in."

Watty looks at the mechs along the wall, tilting his head to the side curiously. He stores these images eagerly. (Pip_Summers)

Viper once again leans out of her seat, looking back to the others. "I'll handle the mechs. Tactical cloak." She pats her armor. "They'll figure something's wrong when they go dark, but it'll buy us some time."

Halisi enters the room, looking around curiously, trying not to move her head too much.

Skythix sits down without putting the flight harness on, leaning on one leg. "I'm guessing hacking the mechs is out of the question considering the station's VI would kick us out. It's definitely not my strong suit."

Viper interjects yet again: "AI" she corrects with a smile.

Skythix perks up at Viper, staring at her through the polarized face mask. "What do you mean 'AI'? You're telling me humans are experimenting with AI too?"

Jason gives the technician a nod as the woman approaches. He stares at the technician for a few moments stupidly as the woman addresses him, assuming she's speaking to the young man. After an awkward amount of time, he stutters a bit and takes the woman's hand. "Oh... Zach." he offers with a smirk, resisting the urge to wink at the woman, "Where would you like the hardware?"

Pip internally grimaces. Dr. Archer has been up to fuck all, whomever he is. And she sure as hell isn't comfortable with handing Watty over to these S.O.Bs. But in the end, what choice did she have? With reluctance, she waves Watty forwards towards the platform.

Watty walks forwards towards the platform, not even sparing a glance at the technician. He turns around once on the platform and faces the group, keeping his gaze focused ahead of him. (Pip_Summers)

Jason glances over at Pip and gives a nod towards the platform. He stares at her wide eyed, blinking a few times, as if to say, 'Don't fuck this up!'

Steve begins to pace a bit in the passenger's compartment. "That really surprise you all that much after what we told ya about that artifact? AI is a step down."

Viper keeps her amused grin. "You think your people aren't? So naive..."

Ilyna looks at the entering pair, trying to see where they're going. "It's still a severe risk if it can monitor everything going on at any time."

Skythix had never felt so overwhelmed on a mission before. "Artifacts don't have a history of nearly wiping out an entire race of people and condemning them to space. AI does."

Jason watches as Watty makes his way over to the platform. "Is that all, Dr. Costa?" he asks, "As I was saying, my team is on a tight schedule. I'd like to speak to the-..." he glances back at the technician, "Director so we can get on our way as soon as possible."

DrCosta nods. "Yes, that'd be all. Welcome to the Barn." She turns around, returning to her crew.

Jason gives a nod. "I'll be leaving my engineer here. She can answer any questions you may have." He gives a nod to Pip.

Pip stands nearby, nodding once to Jas- Zach. "Sir," she says in acknowledgement.

Jason turns back to the technician and raises his eyebrows. "Well? We shouldn't keep 'The Director' waiting."

Jason 's heart jumps a beat at the mention of the living quarters. "Absolutely!" he says, somewhat more enthusiastic than intended. He clears his throat and nods an affirmative, "That would be great." He passes a glance back towards Pip and Watty, not feeling particularly good about leaving them behind. Despite not knowing her very well, he certainly doesn't want her death on his hands.

Renala nods, but defers to Zack to do the talking.

Pip gives the slightest smile, nodding once to Zach as she turns her attention back to Watty.

Ilyna frowns. "Get ready," she says in a lowered voice. "We might have visitors. Heavy armor."

Zaylus pulls out of his thoughts at this, dropping his arms back to his side.

Steve looks over his SMG and steps off to the side of the door. "What's the plan, 'Blue'?" he asks.

Viper listens, seemingly entertained by Bravo's planning for the arrival of the guards.

DrCosta looks over the results of the ongoing scan with curiosity, glancing at Pip as Jason says she'll remain with them.

Halisi shoots Pip a concerned glance before heading after their guide.

Jason turns on his heels and continues to follow the soon-to-be-dead technician. He casts one last glance over his shoulder towards Pip before exiting the room. "How long do you expect it to be until we can have an audience with the Director?" he asks.

Ilyna hums and glances at the door in the back of the shuttle. "Is the engine room big enough for us non-humans to hide in?" she asks. "So we can avoid a confrontation if they're not thorough in their search."

Renala follows the technician without a word.

Skythix looked at the door to the engine room and shook her head before drawing the pistol. "We can't all fit in there. Even if Briggs and Jasper wait out here."

Pip watches the scan, arms folded as she slowly regulates her breathing. She's already taken note of the opposition within the room. Ten technicians, including the doctor, plus the two Cerberus mechs at the back of the room. The only real problem for her is if those mechs get activated. As much as she believed in Watty's prowess, those two at the back look like they mean business.

Halisi follows alongside Jason, shooting the mechs a glance, made obvious by the turn of the unwieldy helmet.

Steve gives a nod towards the cockpit. "Maybe a couple stay in there? We close the door? Even if they peek inside, they'll at least be all the way in the shuttle before we have to put 'em down, right?"

Jason 's gaze lingers on all of the security as they pass by, giving a soft sigh as he imagines what it's going to be like to get out of here.

DrCosta looks at Pip. "So, you're from the Overlord cell? I didn't know we'd be receiving any more equipment from there."

Ilyna nods. "Let's do that," she says and steps into the cockpit, taking up position near the side wall of the shuttle. "Whoever takes up position by the door, be ready to help Thumper if they decide to attack or get into the pilot's compartment."

Pip looks at the doctor, shrugging slightly. "I didn't even know we were shippin' gear out, to be truthful," she admits with a roll of her eyes. "You know how it is. The highers say jump, we say how high."

Jasper swaps spots with Ilyna, stepping past her to get into the passenger's module. He fidgets with his cap nervously. "I'll uhh-..." he steps across from the door, "...just stay over.... over here."

Viper gets out of her seat as everyone starts shuffling around, letting out a vaguely annoyed grunt and stepping into the passenger compartment, her cloak activating with a brief crackle of energy before she disappears.

Zaylus shuffles into the the cockpit as well, drawing his sidearm as he takes up position near Ilyna.

DrCosta chuckles faintly, but looks a bit uncomfortable. "...right." She returns her attention to the scan, which is now finishing up. "Looks a bit... cobbled together. From what I understand it's the programming that's of interest in this one though... could help our new Ogres."

Jason studies the sign for a moment and takes a deep breath. "Sounds good." he mutters distantly as he steps through the open door, quickly scanning the area for anyone walking down the hall-... for Vasquez. "What about the rest of these rooms? How many are housed in each room?" he asks.

Pip looks at the mechs on the wall. Ogres. Appropriate. She turns back to Costa and, for some reason, suddenly has the urge for coffee. "This YMIR unit is a techies dream," she comments idly.

Renala looks down the hall as they walk into it, still remaining quiet as Jason is handling the talking well enough.

Watty remains in place, barely registering the docking arm. He slightly cants his head at the people before him as the scan registers his systems. Within him is a myriad of programming, functions and routines that make Watty, Watty. And, very discretly, he would have some fun with the scanning, directing them away from anything too important. (Pip_Summers)

Steve takes a step back from the door, keeping his Tempest in his hand, but covered by his leg from the angle he's standing at.

Jasper remains in place. "What can I do ya fer?" he asks, trying to keep his nerves in check.

Ilyna does her best to remain calm as she listens carefully to the conversation in the main compartment for any sign of a need of assistance.

Jason gives an idle nod, quickly moving down the hall to get a look into the room the crewman entered before the door closes. "Oh, yeah! It's pretty great." he says distantly.

Renala follows Zack down the hall, keeping his pace.

Skythix goes perfectly still in the cockpit in a crouched position. True to her callsign, she looks frozen in place, prepared to pounce should the moment arise.

Jasper gives an uncomfortable chuckle. "I hear ya. Damn... aliens.... just get into everything."

Steve sucks in a deep breath and steps to the side so the guard's can do their thing.

Steve furrows his brow, a crease setting in his forehead. "Who the fuck are you?" he retorts.

Jasper puts a hand up, stepping somewhat between the two. "Who the fuck are any of us, right?" he asks. So deep. "This here is-... Lincoln." he nods, "Operative Lincoln. He was... on assignment and we had to pick him up on a moments notice." he glances at Briggs, nodding a few times, "Still ain't had a chance to debrief. Don't worry, we know how it works. He ain't gon' be goin' anywhere. We're droppin' him off after we're done here."

Jason sighs and continues down the hall slightly slower, heading towards the room indicated by the technician. "Yeah, appreciate it." he calls back towards the young man, sounding somewhat deflated.

Renala nods to the technician before turning towards the corner and following Zack. She glances at the door signs.

Halisi trails behind Jason and Renala a bit, glancing back at the technician as he leaves.

Jasper stares at Steve for a moment then shakes his head. "Nope. That ain't true. Yer information must be outdated. Like I said, we had ta pick him up real quick. Wasn't planned."

Steve continues to stare at the guard, sizing him up a bit.

Jason halts his walking once the technician makes his leave and turns to the other two. He gives a quick glance around to make sure the coast is clear before speaking. "Alright. Room by room." he says, "Let's get Vasquez and get the fuck out of here..." He pats Renala on the shoulder and quickly turns back to check the first room on the right that he passed.

Halisi nods, moving to check the second room to the left.

Steve sighs loudly. "It was an undercover op that went sideways. Of course you wouldn't know about it. It's above your paygrade. These folks were in the area and were able to pull me out. Like the old man said, it wasn't planned. When they're done here, they're takin' me to touch home with base." he bullshits, rather impressed with himself.

Jasper frowns at being referred to as an old man.

Renala walks over to open the door to the room opposite the one Zack is checking.

Jason pokes his head in and glances around the room. He straightens up a bit as his gaze rests on the saluting Cerberus agent. He gives him a nod, unsure of how exactly terrorist protocol works. "Uhh... At ease..." he instructs with a flick of his wrist before exiting and closing the door.

Halisi peeks into the final room, returning her attention to the hallway a moment later and moving towards Jason, shaking her head.

Jason sighs and turns his attention to Renala, awaiting her report.

Jasper 's eyes grow big and he looks between Steve and the guard with the omni-tool before blurting out "Knock-knock!"

Jasper shrugs a bit. "You know-.... Knock-knock." He fidgets nervously, "Yer s'posed to say 'who's there'..." he says softly before repeating himself, "Knock-knock." He looks towards Steve with panic in his eyes. He's completely at a loss.

Renala closes the door, hoping they still didn't notice, and walks over to Zack. "Just two people having a little moment," she says in a low voice. "No respect for the regs."

Jason looks interested for a moment and steps towards the door, but decides against it and continues down the hall. "She's here somewhere. We just have to keep looking." he says as he rounds the corner.

Renala starts walking towards the corner, as well.

Jasper 's eyes grow even wider as he sees it's not working. "Turi!" he says with a nod. He tilts his head to the side as he responds to himself, playing both the role of the asker and the askee, "Turi who-...?"

Steve cusses under his breath as a blue shine envelopes him. "I'm not listening to any more of your bad jokes." he grunts as he attempts to pull the second guard into the shuttle with his biotics, aiming to whip him against the opposite door.

Halisi follows after Jason and Renala. "We'll find her..."

Jason steps to the side as he spots the security mech. Unaware of what exactly his bounderies are, he doesn't particularly want to go running around opening doors in plain sight, so he decides to just wait for the mech to pass. "A lot of security... Too much security..." he mutters softly to Renala.

Skythix was stunned into silence, not even sure if she should let Jasper and Steve try to talk their way out of this. At the sound of biotics being charged, she realized their cover was blown. She hit the button to open then door and saw the guard go flying through the shuttle and the other draw a gun. She was afraid the pistol shot would make too much noise so she threw a stasis at the guard

Jasper steps towards the second guard with a panicked look on his face and attempts to punch him in the side of the head. It's more of a slap than a punch, really. He reels back when it undoubtedly does nothing.

Jason gives a nod towards Renala and Halisi. "Let's keep looking." he says, casting a cautious glance back towards the mech before moving over to the 'Observation' room and tapping the interface.

Renala nods. "Yeah," she says. "I wouldn't expect anything less when they're making mechs." She heads towards the mess hall and opens the door.

Jasper shakes his hand, wincing from the strike. "Ahhhh son of a biscuit-tit!" he curses, "Hurt like a sonuvagun."

Skythix looked between the two Cerberus agents they controlled and looked to Ilyna. "Well, guess that starts Alpha's timer."

Ilyna steps closer to the door, taking a position beside the doorframe. A biotic shimmer forms around her. "It doesn't have to," she says. "We knock them out and close the doors."

Jason takes a few steps into the room, pretty much instantly overcome with emotion at the sight of Vasquez. He sucks in a deep breath to get himself under control and slowly starts towards the woman, too overtaken by the idea of actually seeing her again to inform the others. Without announcing his arrival, he takes a seat beside her on the bench. "Beautiful view." he says softly, looking

Renala walks over to the door Jason went into, curious about why he went into the room. She stands in the doorway, however.

Steve quickly stomps on the guards wrist, attempting to break his grip on the pistol.

Skythix walks closer with her gun pointed at the man on the ground. "Scream and it happens faster." She growls in a low, threatening tone.

Jasper scurries across the shuttle, still nursing his hand, and closes the door.

Halisi reaches out as if to stop Jason as he rushes to Vasquez' side, but is too late. She winces, looking at the two of them.

Ilyna walks over to them and tries to pick up the dropped Phalanx before the guard gets any ideas.

Vasquez freezes in place as she hears Jason's voice. Her gaze remains ahead for a bit, her face slowly taking on a look of immense surprise and equal horror, her gaze slowly tearing from the stars to him. She immediately stands up, taking a step away. "J-Jason?!" She exclaims loudly, staring at him in disbelief. She's wearing a set of unremarkable Cerberus fatigues, much like the others on the station.

Jason quickly glances over his shoulder as she says his name, wincing. He puts his hands out as he stands up, palms downward. "Shhh..." he attempts to calm her down, "I'm here to bring you home, Linda..." he continues tentatively, searching her eyes for any indication on how she's feeling. Is she happy to see him? Angry? Is she goes to shoot him in the face? "You just-... You gotta stay

Steve lets out a deep breath. "Thas' a good lil' terrorist." he mocks, using his boot to pin the man's hand back down in an attempt at preventing him from using his omni-tool again. He gives a glance over at Skythix and then Ilyna. "So? Kill 'im?" he asks casually.

Vasquez takes another step back, hand moving towards the pistol holstered on her hip. She shakes her head, eyes starting to tear up. "No... no, no, no... why did you come here?! I can't, Jason... I can't." The way she stares at Jason makes it seem like she desperatly wants to just reach out to him, but instead she puts her hand on the gun.

Halisi starts tapping the palm interface of her omni-tool, not activating the rest of it to remain inconspicious.

Skythix steps closer to the guard and puts her pistol away. She disables the polarized face mask to show her face with all of her teeth showing in a wide smile. She glances at Briggs before crouching down on her haunches to look the agent dead in the face. "No no, you did your job." She said in a soothing tone. "I just have one last request of you." She reaches out and brushes his hair gently

Jason blinks hard as he studies her motions. Don't do it, please don't do it. "Linda, please... Please... I don't know what they did to you, but we can fix it. I promise you we'll find a way." he pleads, desperate to just talk her down. He casts another glance back over his shoulder before refocusing on Vasquez once more, "Please."

Ilyna is about to respond, but just steps back and let the turian follow the orders she was about to give without her saying a thing.

Steve removes his boot from the man's wrist and takes a step back with a shrug. "They'll wake up eventually. We can't just leave 'em here when we leave, ya know?"

Renala walks over to the woman backing off, planning to distract her. "Excuse me," she says. "You won't happen to know when the mess opens today, do you?"

Vasquez picks up her omni-tool, enabling it and bringing it up to speak, hand still on her sidearm.

Halisi curses quietly, raising her hand and firing off a neural shock at Vasquez. This causes the two Cerberus crewmen on the bench to jump in surprise, while the one in front of Renala tries to push past her, ignoring the queston.

Vasquez starts spasming uncontrollably, collapsing onto the padded bench face-down, dropping the omni-tool.

Skythix makes sure the man is unconscious before letting go of his head to look up at Briggs from her crouched position. "We have to come back to this ship to leave, right? We'll just keep them as prisoners."

Ilyna frowns. "Do we have anything to restrain them with?"

Skythix gets up and goes to look through her pack of things and takes out long zip ties. She dangles them in front of Ilyna with a grin. "Never leave home without 'em." She tossed a pair to Briggs for the other agent and began working on tieing up the one she knocked out.

Jason snaps his head to the side as Vasquez' body goes limp, a pained expression on his face as he realizes what Halisi had to do. He quickly spins around and snatches the Confetti Maker up off the bench. "Not another step!" he calls out to the woman making her escape, hoping either Renala or Halisi is able to stop her before he's forced to open fire.

Steve catches the zip ties and rolls his eyes. "I'd like to go on record as sayin' I think this is a bad idea." he says as he begins to tie up the second guard, "We leave 'em alive, we leave 'em a chance to escape. We're gonna be killin' our fair share of scumbags anyway. What's a couple more bodies on the fire?"

Renala draws her Locust and aims it towards the woman making her escape. A biotic field surrounds her. "I'd listen to him if I were you," she says.

Skythix looked up at Briggs with a cold glare. "They're people. They're going to get a trial to pay for their crimes or we use them as a bargin chip-.." She stops and looks up at the sound of an announcement. "If we even make it that far." She quickly finished the zip ties and picked up her small pack to wrap around her shoulder that had her gear in it.