<div style="text-align: left;">(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/wulfjaeger/black_widow_png_by_sasha2000dog-d52srzs.png)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Ranna Krannok<br/><strong>Mech:</strong>HCT-6D Hatchetman<br/><strong>Callsign:</strong>Harlequin<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Some frozen Ice ball<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Janos, Ailis<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Ranna sighed deeply as the thrum of Harlequin coming to life filled the cockpit around her.  She sat quietly in the command chair, her eyes focused on nothing in particular as she unconsciously worked through her start up and check out sequence.  She had kept much to herself over the last few weeks of travel from Outreach.  She played the final conversation with Natasha through her mind a thousand times trying to make sense of what was going on, or where she was going but there was a piece missing she didn't have.  She was worried by Natasha's warning about the Dragoons and what was coming.<br/><br/>Her thoughts floated to Elisa for a moment as the computer beeped, notifying her that all systems checked out.  The bright reflection of snow and ice filled the mech bay, causing her to turn to the light for a moment.  The mechs were beginning to stir in the bay.  Reaching to the table on the side of her command couch, Ranna picked up the hard ferroplastic helmet and placed it over her head.  The tight enclosed fit and retina controlled HUD were Dragoon tech that had come with her and Harlequin, definitely not standard equipment in the sphere, but she enjoyed the enhanced capability nonetheless.<br/><br/>Her right hand toggled the comms button on the left of her command stick as the sound of an open link filled her ears.  "Recon lets move out.  Follow me out and stay close.  When we hit open terrain Grisel, I want you out one kilometer"  Janos you stay behind me and cover our flank.  We'll set up point one kilometer ahead of the main group."  The cold washed over Harlequin as they worked their way down the ice covered ramp.  Ranna noticed the immediate change in the temperature of her cockpit, but the heat from the fusion reactor kept things at a comfortable level.<br/><br/><em>"Word of Korvin, -78o outside.  Someone screwed us on the bill on this assignment. I bet Gray and his boys are on some tropical beach planet or something right now."</em>Ranna smiled a little bit at Janos' lack of discipline.  She knew he was a great tech, but his skills as a mechwarrior were going to be a challenge.  Ranna wondered if Erich put him in her Lance to test her skills as a trainer and leader or to strain her patience.  Either way they would survive this.  "Janos stay behind me!"  She repeated over the private lance channel as she watched Janos shoot out ahead of the lance on his jump jets.<em>"Sorry about that, just getting a hang of this..."</em><br/><br/>Ranna rolled her eyes and returned to checking her displays as they moved out into the cold terrain.<em>Definitely to strain my patience</em>She thought as the lance spread out ahead of her.