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Heart of Courage - Alley - 07-18-2011
Léa remembered what it was like before when she was just an aspirant in the Royal Navy. Before becoming a tool. But atleast she was the tool of a good cause, and not the tool of a self-centered tyrant that blindly continued to follow the steps of his ancestors. Life has never been easy with her she thought, and remembered the few friends she used to have before they dissapeared. She always prefered to say dissapeared instead of dead, a self-preservation mechanism to never fall into loneliness. She always expected to see them when coming back from a mission, but they were never here. "Probably on a mission" she tried to convince herself of each time. It's the price you pay when you integrate the secret operatives group of the Princess Alice DeFrance. Between the memories of the squad operations and her lonely commando operations, she remembered her current mission and looked at the red ruby necklace attacked at her neck. She's been waiting for these "Alcor" operatives for more than 24 hours now at Weebee's Chop Shop and they still weren't here. "What the hell are they doing ?" she thought as the finished her glass of water.
"You' still gonna' be here fo' long ?" Asked Weebee, an old retired Molly fond of smokes with messed up grey hair.
"Likely." replied Léa.
"Well good ! Gimme an hand with dis' engine."
"Heh. Atleast it will keep me busy untill they decide to arrive, if they ever actually arrive." she said.
Heart of Courage - Vagrant Raiders - 07-18-2011
A grey-haired man stepped into Weebee's shop. He was about 5'10", on the thin side, wearing simple black clothing. He was unarmed and unremarkable - save for his eyes. They were a clear-blue, and never stopped moving. They darted around, to-and-fro, and within the few seconds he had stepped into the shop, the eyes had absorbed the layout of the shop and the people within. His eyes almost immediately noticed the red ruby necklace that he was instructed to watch for.
The man internally repeated to himself, "Project confidence. Be courteous. Reveal nothing more than necessary." This assignment made the man uneasy, he was unused to interacting with people directly. His usual assignments consisted of stealth operations in the darkness, or interacting with the informant network he had so painstakingly managed for Alcor Wing via text messages and threats, or over short-range messages from his Arrow Interceptor. He was not a "people person".
He walked towards the woman, his steps betraying no sound. He extended his bare hand to her.
"Good evening ma'am, my apologiessss for the wait. You may call me Adder."
Heart of Courage - Alley - 07-18-2011
She looked at Adder, quickly inspecting him for potential harmful objects. As she noticed nothing, she shook his hand.
"You took some time, but nice to meet you, Adder."
She pointed at the table installed in a corner of the shop with comfy chairs and walked to it, taking a seat and invited Adder to do the same.
Heart of Courage - Vagrant Raiders - 07-18-2011
Adder noticed the unusual accent. He was not used to dealing with people - much less people from Gallic space. In the split second that the woman took to look down at her seat, Adder slipped a ring on his finger behind his back. He smiled politely at the woman and took a seat across from her. He was facing the door to the shop. He sat with his hands under the table, folded in his lap.
"Again, my apologiesss for the wait, ma'am. There are many thingsss that I do for my organization which occupy a great deal of time. I came as sssoon as I could. And, I'm afraid my assssociates never told me your name."
Heart of Courage - Alley - 07-18-2011
Léa didn't see anything.
"I am Six Five Two, codename Ange."
Léa crossed her arms on the table, keeping her gaze at Adder. Revealing only her codename may prove valuable to make sure he understand he's not dealing with a thug, but someone with experience, a true special operative.
Heart of Courage - Vagrant Raiders - 07-18-2011
Ange. The name didn't sit right with Adder. He knew that this woman was from Gallic space. But he didn't think Ange was a name they'd use. He pushed it to the back of his mind; it wasn't important.
"Ssso Missss Ange, I'm afraid you're the one that will have to do the talking. I wasss told that Princessss DeFrance wanted to ssspeak with usss. So here I am - I sssspeak for Alcor. What did your Princessss have in mind?"
Heart of Courage - Alley - 07-18-2011
"It's nothing out of your reach. We need several strategic positions of the Council destroyed or heavily damaged. Of course, we could do it ourselves, but the council would instantly understand something is going on and reinforce the Languedoc defenses. To sum up, your attacks will create a diversion and will lead them to concentrate more ships to defend the attacked area. This way, we'll be able to exploit the holes left in their defenses to take over the system by surprise."
She continued to act extremely professional and hide her emotions, any weakness could be exploited.
"I assume you can fulfill this kind of assignment, hmm ?"
Heart of Courage - Vagrant Raiders - 07-18-2011
Adder thought about this briefly. He was familiar with the Languedoc system. He knew that the people there are violent and confrontational with most Sirians. He considered the possibility of carrying out these attacks from an anonymous agenda; not on behalf of the GRN or anyone in particular.
"Two questionsss. The firssst - I asssume guerrilla warfare tacticsss are acceptable? And the sssecond - doesss the Council need to know that thessse attacksss are being carried out on behalf of the Gallic Royal Navy?"
Heart of Courage - Alley - 07-18-2011
"You can do as you wish as long as the result is here. Needless to say, you will be alone in Gallic space. You are being employed by the Princess, not the GRN. If you happen to encounter a GRN patrol, do not expect any kind of favor. Obviously the Princess will not help you if you are caught."
Heart of Courage - Vagrant Raiders - 07-18-2011
"Intriguing. Thisss operation obviousssly holdsss a great deal of risssk for our operativesss. What would we receive in return for our ssservicesss?"