Separation, Anxiety
Dec. 4th, 2013 11:09 pmIt hadn't been a particularly hard mission, at least not by comparison to some of the stunts they've managed in the last ten years, but there was one fatal point where it could fall apart. Face had approximately sixty seconds to make it from tunnel to the next - a journey that shouldn't take more than forty-five seconds - before enemy's defensive explosion went off leaving him not only trapped but pinned down and unable to escape assuming he survived the event.
An unexpected sniper cut thirty seconds off the time he had. He was four seconds too late... just behind enough the blast didn't take him out - but not out. He was trapped behind the line, and utterly fucked.
"Put her in the air, Captain." Hannibal says softly, staring at the plume of dust and debris for any sign that Face had made it through last second. There was none.
An unexpected sniper cut thirty seconds off the time he had. He was four seconds too late... just behind enough the blast didn't take him out - but not out. He was trapped behind the line, and utterly fucked.
"Put her in the air, Captain." Hannibal says softly, staring at the plume of dust and debris for any sign that Face had made it through last second. There was none.
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Date: 2013-12-09 05:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-09 05:50 am (UTC)"It's a long shot..." he barely whispers, licking his lower lip.
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Date: 2013-12-09 05:51 am (UTC)"Seems like everything we do's a long shot."
Still... a slim chance is better than none.
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Date: 2013-12-09 06:26 am (UTC)After a long moment, he sighs again and downs the remainder of his drink before saying; "If we go in through this mineshaft, we'll come out behind their border and about half a mile from the cave-in."
They could start there, and assuming they don't find a body...
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Date: 2013-12-10 03:25 am (UTC)"It'll be tough."
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:00 am (UTC)Hannibal stares back down at the map before hesitantly plugging the fresh cigar in the corner of his mouth. "We'll want to avoid a firefight - we'll be easily outgunned... ten to one at best."
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:04 am (UTC)It'll take a great deal of sneakiness to pull this off, and they're not exactly known for their subtlety.
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:08 am (UTC)"We can do a two man strike team - you'll be back at the mineshaft preparing for the worst if we have to make a hasty retreat."
It doesn't even occur to him that the likelihood of Murdock letting BA go in instead of him is slim to nil.
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:22 am (UTC)"I'd like to go in first on this one."
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:26 am (UTC)But all the same, he can understand the request.
"I don't think that's the right choice, this is a stealth operation..."
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:32 am (UTC)"You're probably right. I just..."
He trails off, unable to articulate what he's feeling.
"I just can't get left behind this time."
He's always the backup. It's not going to work now.
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:37 am (UTC)Eventually, he asks; "Are you sure you're ready to see the worst case scenario?"
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:40 am (UTC)"I can promise I'm not gonna break down while the heat's on. That's the best I can do."
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:43 am (UTC)"Is there anything I could say to dissuade you?"
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:51 am (UTC)"Probably not."
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:56 am (UTC)"Get some rest, you're going to need it." He pauses, considering the severity of the operation.
"We leave at dawn."
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Date: 2013-12-12 06:58 am (UTC)He likely won't be sleeping much... or at sll, but he'll give it a shot.
"Okay if I bunk on the couch tonight?"
Sleeping in an empty bed is just... too much.
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Date: 2013-12-12 07:05 am (UTC)He pauses, carefully considering his next words before quietly adding; "Take your medication. Please?"
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Date: 2013-12-12 07:11 am (UTC)"Thanks, boss."
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Date: 2013-12-15 07:07 am (UTC)By morning, he's silently pacing the hotel room - puffing on a cigar like a freight train strapped with a long range rifle and his sidearm and enough ammunition to take out a small army. He's not taking any chances. "BA, I want you to have the medkit ready to go. If he's still alive, he won't be in good shape." The organization they're up against isn't exactly known for their easy attitude toward intruders.
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Date: 2013-12-15 07:17 am (UTC)As predicted, what little sleep he'd managed to get the previous night was hard-won. He's running on fumes as he focuses on Hannibal's instructions, trying to trust his training and abilities to carry him through the mission.
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Date: 2013-12-15 07:20 am (UTC)"We're going in dark, no flashlights - not even a match. I want to be as close to invisible as we can be. Got that?"
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Date: 2013-12-15 07:25 am (UTC)He's dressed for the occasion, baseball caps and garish hawaiian shirts left behind in favor of basic, concealing black. He pulls on the mask, a determined look on his face.
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Date: 2013-12-15 07:30 am (UTC)Thankfully, if they even know about the security breech they don't seem to think it's worth guarding as nothing bigger than a rat seems interesting in slowing their trip. Just shy of the cave in, Hannibal makes a point of crouching down behind a large boulder, gesturing for Murdock to do the same. It might be the last rest they get today.
"Ready for this?" He whispers, as though either of them could be prepared for the worst.
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Date: 2013-12-15 07:37 am (UTC)It's not like any of them can be sure of what they're dealing with until they're in the thick of things. He's pretty secure in his promise that he won't lose it on the spot, but beyond that... it's pretty much anyone's guess.
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