When she rounded the corner and entered the living room, she could see that the commander had already begun preparing. Ava stepped over gear and foreign apparatus' on her way to the kitchen to prepare food. With her plate in hand, she sat down at the small dining room table, eating quietly while she listened to the sound of him rummaging through cases and assembling equipment till he approached her. He spoke of No Man's Land, whatever that was. She could only assume that it was either a veritable dessert where nothing existed or utter chaos. As he went on to explain, she nodded along as he filled her in on the details. She was surprised to hear that it would take longer than anticipated, or at least he believed it would. Overall, it sounded like it was going to be a very rough few days. Still, she was up for the challenge despite the massive undertaking. With very little field experience under her belt, she was surprisingly confident.<br/><br/>He slid her a device on the table, and she reached over to take it. "A throat mic?" She lifted it to her eyes as he informed her of how it worked. Based on his explanation, its purpose was convenient for their environment, which would require long stretches of silence so as not to alert their targets of their presence. Ava set the throat mic down and finished eating as the commander stated that he wanted her to stay close. At first, she thought he was trying to monitor her, to which she would protest. The malfunction had been corrected, and she didn't want to be babysat. It seemed that it was more tactical than any effort to be minded like a child. “Alright,” she agreed, not that she had much choice in the matter. Ava finished her breakfast and took her plate to the sink, finding her boots to lace up on her feet. She grabbed what equipment she needed, and after double checking herself to make sure she hadn’t forgotten anything she let the commander know she was ready.<br/><br/>She was right on his heels as they left the house. The sun had yet to rise, but dawn wasn’t far away. The sky had a gradient glow, still predominantly dark while the horizon was faintly burning with amber light. Though Ava had assimilated to life as a soldier, she could still imagine how the city would be at such an early hour. People would be sleeping in their homes, possibly just waking to the sound of their alarms. The land that served as their base was bustling as various units readied themselves, preparing to enter the field where vicious parasites awaited extermination.<br/><br/>"Will I see . . . the units that are like me? With the nanites, I mean." Secretly she wondered how they compared.