<div class="floatleft">(https://www.gateworld.net/wp-content/uploads/mingna_shield01.jpg)</div>Jing Mei did not take part of the commotion that the other marines were making about their mission. She had her own reservations that aligned with the observation about sending Marines to save a bunch of colonists and some cargo.<br/><br/>But she was a veteran, oldest of the bunch and she knew better than to question orders. Besides it could be a good way to make the team work together, given their histories. A nice and easy mission that did not involve being shot at or shit like that.<br/><br/>Another point that came to mind was that there could be some civil unrest due to what was happening. Such riots were usual in slums like those on Earth or other worlds. Looters and other opportunists, so the presence of a couple of squads of marines should be enough to cool down the passions of those people.<br/><br/>Either way she would not question the orders and would not complain. Besides, her skills would be needed, there were bound to be injured people and she would be there to patch them up and keep them stable long enough until they could get them to proper medical facilities.<br/><br/>She nodded in approval to Sergeant Brekke and stood in attention. The Lt. seemed to have read her mind when explaining the mission that made her smile inwardly. Though the commanding officer put it better.<br/><br/>Jing Mei looked at the others, they needed a leash, but that was not her job and she was thankful for that! Good thing no one wanted to mess around with her, after all when push came to shove she would be holding their lives in her hands and you did not want to anger your doctor. Oh, there were teases, some innocent pranks, some indecent proposals (to which she occasionally said yes, after all they all were human and had their carnal needs).<br/><br/>Now she waited for the order to move on and get on with the mission...