<div class="floatleft">(http://31.media.tumblr.com/7d93b7a317519b035c0fbd5df40edabf/tumblr_mu1298zPjz1svtk2fo1_500.jpg)</div><strong>'DJ' Robins</strong><br/><strong>Dropship Black Sun, Inbound Dalton<br/>Dalton System<br/>Duchy of Oriente<br/>5 February 3145</strong><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Everyone<br/><br/>The last few days had been pretty hectic.  They had a couple of days downtime to allow the newbies to get to know the crew and also to compare battle data between each other to gauge each one's experience.  Any final repairs and updates to Mechs were also done during that time.  DJ was surprised to learn that a couple of the wires that controlled the articulation of her<em>Shinigami's</em>left arm was partially melted, probably from the last battle she had before joining up with the Black Sun.  Luckily, that was easily repaired in less than 6 hours after discovering it.<br/><br/>Now, almost at their destination, Allia was giving them the rundown on the situation.  They weren't going in hot, so things would be easier.  She knew that, in an absolute worst case scenario, that the<em>Shinigami</em>could survive a low orbit drop, but she'd rather not have to risk it.<br/><br/><em><strong>"The large white spot in the middle of this picture just north of the lake is Castleton, the capital city.  The last report of raiders was from the north west.  We're going to set up a patrol area to acquaint ourselves with the area, and give the newbies a chance to run with the unit as a whole.  As you can see, there is a small village west of the city and a volcano to the north west.  We'll set up a patrol route that runs us up to the Volcano, down along the second lake through some flat land and back up towards the initial drop point.  Recon will set picket lines five kilometers to the right of Command and Strike and no more than ten kilometers ahead."</strong></em><br/><br/>DJ understood but had to voice her opinions,<strong>"Regarding this lake, is it easily defensible?  Since this planet runs a higher temperature, that lake will be a very valuable fallback position in a worst-case scenario.  Also, is the volcano active?  If it is, that will mean minimal systems running as the temperatures will spike drastically, thus making any patrols in that area liable to ambush."</strong>