Satisfied there was no need for further elaboration after the general's debriefing, Speaker slowly and steadily made his way to his own cabin to equip himself for the outside world. His quarters were tidy to be sure, not a detail out of order or decoration misaligned. It was, for lack of better words, still, much like his species' preferred pastimes. The only personal touch to the room was a ornate little meditation mat in the very center, the destination of his current small walk. Once on it, Speaker slightly spread his arms to the side and disrobed using his telekinesis, his veil, cloak and robe slowly floating off and folding onto themselves before landing before him in a neatly folded stack. Next he drew the environmental suit from its storage and mentally held it before him, using his hands to detach the individual modules before he started to slip them on, almost ritualistic in show.<br/><br/>The upper body piece sat snug on his shoulders and around his neck, the back open for now to let his blue tendrils float free. It hugged his sides and closed at the small of his back just above his slim behind. The leggings slipped on easy enough, clinging to his thighs and appearing more like a pair of shorts than the professionally constructed suit they were. Next he slipped on into the boots of the suit, openings at the top end of them allowing the small fins at the back of his knees to remain outside. The knee guard secured the boots to the leggings easily enough, sealing the joints but leaving them mobile enough. The long sleeved gloves came next, sliding over his slender and graceful arms up to the shoulder where the respective module sealed the sections together, again with minimal disturbance to mobility. The helmet, or rather a collar and choker ensemble came last, closing around the top of his slender neck. It used a field generator to encase and protect the Entirassi's head rather than the standard plasteel or reinforced carbon fiber structure. The auxiliary modules, a portable instrument kit, atmospheric filtration unit, communicator, lights and specimen pouches were soon attached and, as a final note, the veil and cloak he wore before. A bit of personal touch did not hurt, he thought and smiled lightly as he exited the room and gracefully made his way outside to the others. The same field generator that protected his head also sealed the back of his chest piece and boots, leaving his fins and tendrils protected and free to move.<br/><br/>The outside awed him as much as the others. Indeed reading about the planet and seeing it were two things entirely different and the sight of the expanse of green and the dizzying drop below gave a sense of almost religious reverence in the core of Speaker's being.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"By the ageless ancestors and their boundless grace. Such a sight. Magnificent."</span>He reached out a slim hand and sighed with adoration.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"Blessed we are to see such beauty and both in its whole and up close. Ancestors, bless our humble journey to seek knowledge and hold us safe."</span><br/><br/>Taking a moment more to bask in the natural wonder of the new world, Speaker sighed and turned to the rest of the crew.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"What a wondrous sight. And we are to discover its secrets and wonders. An exciting task and to ensure we are thorough and efficient i have taken the liberty to assign some general tasks and goals for each of us for focus on. I trust everyone is in contact with Evy one way or another?"</span>he smiled and pulled out a small tablet, levitating it before him while gracefully swiping his fingers over the display.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"As such, our intrepid explorers, miss Trix and miss Luna, I request you two be our forward scouts and explorers. Your ability to fly unassisted and your small size should greatly help there. Relay anything and everything you think interesting, threatening or worth a closer look to Evy and our good soldier Zero so that we may know of it as well and act accordingly. <br/>
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Mister Zero, miss Issy, mister Berrac, you are our guardians and we trust our lives to you, only requesting you cooperate with miss Trix, miss Luna and Evy to better protect us. <br/>
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Miss Maia and miss Kula, your task is to observe, analyze and document the planet's environment and geology, as much as you can observe on our journey, and the changes to them as we descend. <br/>
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Miss Tessy and myself will seek to document and discover any and all knowledge the natives are willing to share with us. Knowledge they have will help greatly in relation to the beneficial flora and fauna of this particular region and will aid mister Juleean in his task of researching and documenting the medicinal properties of the flora. I could not think of a better individual for the task. <br/>
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Finally, miss Alicia, you are tasked to maintain communication between all of us and Evy. It may not sound like much but it is vital, we are all depending on you. And on each other. Any questions?"</span>Speaker kept a smile on his face as he delegated the tasks, making eye contact with each and every member of the expedition, when possible, the two Dryadi making it difficult.<br/><span style="color: #4da6ff"><br/>
"And one more thing to mention, no, insist upon. Do not get separated too far from the group. This is still an unknown world and potential dangers abound."</span>and with that he bowed in deep respect to them all and slowly headed for whatever means they had to descent to the tree.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>