"I see..." Marcus replied, nodding slowly.  The Marine seemed to take a moment to digest the situation.<br/><br/>"So, now we just sit here with our thumbs up our Fifth point of contact until plane arrives, listening to boring meeting?" Yousef was practically bursting out of his uniform for action. She heaved her overnight back from the tarmac, patting his bulky shoulder reassuringly. "Chill out, Tank. The bad guys aren't going anywhere anytime soon."<br/><br/>"Let me guess....." Marcus said, nodding towards Gerad, "He likes to leave the toilet seat up...." Mea laughed. Close enough! "His feet probably stink...." Mea shook her head. "No more than the usual adult male, including yours."<br/><br/>"And you.... you're the worst of all.... you like to hide the remote don't you...?" Mea's listed twisted into a wry grin "If I told you that, I'd have to kill you."<br/><br/>"Just so you know, he's the one that leaves it up." Gerad quipped. The three of them burst into laughter, while Tank looked like he'd swallowed a cactus.<br/><br/>"Covert ops huh....?" The Marine asked when he finally calmed enough to speak. "Looks like we already have something in common. I was covert ops in the Marines for the majority of my service.... though I'm sure you already know that by now."  Mea nodded, flicking her thumb back towards the airport. "Yeah, Father Masino briefed me on you via email on the way here. But anyway, we only have about a short break while the plane refuels, so if you boys need anything from the airport shop, get it now."<br/><br/>Gerad suddenly piped in, looking down at her with a curious expression "How long do we have here, Major?I'd like to get some target practice in before we go play with our good friends, the Illuminati."<br/><br/>Mea looked at Gerad in surprise...Tank wasn't the only one that was itching for combat. She glanced down at her watch, saying "No more than twenty minutes. I'm sure they wouldn't mind you taking out some geese or something by the tarmac, if you wanted to. I can radio the tower, see if you're cleared?"