(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9h_FmmDtwcQ/TkWBhEQm8NI/AAAAAAAABFs/zAjdm4rAZCI/s400/CCG_Unlimited_Hatchetman_S.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Ranna Krannok<br/>Recon Lance<br/>Objective: /b]<br/><br/><br/></strong><hr/><br/>The anticipation of the new mission created an extra wash of anticipation for Ranna as she slowly climbed along Harlequin's outer armor checking for anything out of the ordinary.  Ranna couldn't place the reason for the extra anticipation other than the stress of being couped up on the Bastion for almost a week.  The last mission hadn't involved much combat, and the only fighting anyone had really seen in the last month involved Alroy and Hiro, which was a boring exchange as far as she was concerned.<br/><br/>Ranna turned her thoughts from the duel to more exciting issues, her second encounter with Lily.  The woman was almost as insatiable as Ranna, which was a turn on in itself.  Ranna had always anticipated getting together with Miyoko, but Lilly was a pleasant surprise.  She checked Harlequin's left knee Myomer connection all the while thinking about their last night together, a small twist to her lips formed into a grin as she remembered.  Happy that all the repairs from the last few encounters were fixed appropriately, Ranna climbed up the side of Harlequin to begin the start up sequence.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Listening to the disconnected briefing by Walter and Erich's rehash of the plan they had already discussed, Ranna found herself slipping in and out of the conversation as she stared intently at the schematic on her HUD.  Spinning the map view on her scope a few times to get a better vantage point of all the objectives she smiled, nodded and began moving south branching out a few hundred meters from the fast recons in the center.  With Miyoko on the left and her on the right with the fast mechs in the center they can stop any approach once the power plant is down and give the faster mechs time to get clear.  She toggled her Lance comm key "Miyoko, I'm one kilometer east of Snake and the others.  Keep your eyes open, we need to delay any response once that power plant goes up."