(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9a/Tony_Leung.jpg)(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/5e/Sarna_reserves_kamakura_s_hussars_spider_by_viereth-d585zvf.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Hiro Kagekaze</span></span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Returning to<em>The Bastion</em>on the base, then attending the debriefing in the command dome<br/><strong>With:</strong>Everyone, especially Yamina and the bondswoman<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Alright guys, looks like this is a wrap.  Lets head back to the Bastion, it looks like we are getting ready to head out.  Little Bit take point, Harlequin watch our six."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I had been using paper towels and handy wipes with one hand, cleaning up the mess from consecutive combat jacks, while piloting the<em>Spider</em>with the other.  The 'Mech walked up the ramp into<em>The Bastion</em>, where I parked my mech next to Yamina's<em>Locust</em>.<br/><br/>I tossed out some clothing onto the deck, the climbed down the rope ladder wearing nothing but the black boxer briefs I had on during the battle.  I got dressed in a pair of black utility pants, a black tank top and a pair of black sneakers.<br/><br/>Much of my chest was bare, revealing the large, Japanese-styled tattoo of a white-chested bear, an ursine species that was covered in black fur except for a chevron of white across its chest and was native to Japan.  The white-chested bear was long considered to embody the spirits of the mountains, which was the type of landscape my old Draconis Combine unit specialized fighting in.  The tattoo was on my chest, and seemed to be reaching out of my chest with bloody claws and maw.<br/><br/>On my back was an overhead view of a scorpion, which was the symbol of my old unit.  Its claws covered my shoulderblades and its tail went down my spine.  It seemed to move naturally when I moved my arms and back.<br/><br/>What happened at the briefing was actually refreshing in a way.  In my old unit, one clique of Mechwarriors would point fingers at another clique of Mechwarriors, both in private and in public.  Here, everyone seemed to take the criticism, which made me hold back any thoughts I had about Graff's leadership that could use improvement, as well as the decision to put Graff and his<em>Marauder</em>in charge of a recon lance in the first place.<br/><br/>After the military stuff was done, I offered up my footage as well as time to come up with tactics that were anti-infantry, and specifically anti-Elemental.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"It is no trouble.  I will be pleased to be their shepherd during the trip.  They are good, sweet children and are handling the situation very well.  May I suggest you assign the enemy captive to work with me and the children?"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Yamina went on to explain why.  I agreed with some of her points, but I wasn't sure that was the best move also.<br/><br/><strong>"I would like to help out with the children.  As a former member of the Draconis Combine, I can help Yamina understand better the education that they have gone through.  I would also like to speak with this... bondswoman.  Perhaps get a better understanding of her in a non-threatening way."</strong><br/>