Steve's seen images of these aliens before: four-armed Fallen, their daggers crackling with the same electrical sparks that fly from their rifles and pistols. The red half-capes of the vandals are dirtied, but the curved spiky black emblems of their house can be seen on the worn cloth. The gang left on the ground shout to each other and at Steve, circling around to try and cover both threats.
"Steve?" Her head's already turned at the fallen sniper, voice carrying the surprise her faceplate masks. Then a pair of dregs open fire to back up the vandal she's facing, and she gets back to work. Counter a desperate whack with his gun, break one arm, fist to the chest. Throw him at one dreg, draw her rifle to- oh. The second is smart enough to jump into cover. Blaze keeps an eye on his position. Turns to thump another springing in from behind. "Watch for the shock blades! What are you doing here?"
"I gave him co-ordinates," Ghost says from her armor's comm system. "I'm glad you made it, Steve. And, um, you might want to know there are more Fallen coming."
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Date: 2018-01-02 07:09 pm (UTC)"Steve?" Her head's already turned at the fallen sniper, voice carrying the surprise her faceplate masks. Then a pair of dregs open fire to back up the vandal she's facing, and she gets back to work. Counter a desperate whack with his gun, break one arm, fist to the chest. Throw him at one dreg, draw her rifle to- oh. The second is smart enough to jump into cover. Blaze keeps an eye on his position. Turns to thump another springing in from behind. "Watch for the shock blades! What are you doing here?"
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I gave him co-ordinates," Ghost says from her armor's comm system. "I'm glad you made it, Steve. And, um, you might want to know there are more Fallen coming.""Good. We must be close to something worthwhile."