They piled back into the coffin on wheels. "Oh, Major, with promises like that I am thinking that you are liking the gun show." Yousef quipped. Mea pointedly ignored him, her face like colorless stone. She was in the back seat again, arms and legs crossed protectively over herself. This wasn't going to be a good mission if Yousef didn't straighten the hell up. Mea promised herself that one more joke, and she was sending him back to the van.<br/><br/>She was sick of him stressing her out, and she needed to be focused, not pissed, to make it on this mission. There was a high probability that they could all end up killed, and he wasn't helping the situation at all. She'd never seen him like this, he was acting out like a spoiled, self-absorbed child!<br/><br/>"Gerad does, look at him stare."  He broke down into hysterical laughter while Mea burned holes in the glass window with her eyes.<br/><br/>Finally, he straightened up. "So, what is in Atlanta again?"<br/><br/>A muscle in her jaw clenched. Her voice was impassive, emotionless. "The first objective. According to the case file, there's an ex-Illuminati member staying in Atlanta under witness protection who can help us get into their HQ. He used to be one of their extops. Masino said that he left the Illuminati due to some...rather underhanded practices that he didn't morally agree with. They don't let their agents go, especially an agent with as much experience as he had...so he fled back to the States, went to the US Marshals. In exchange for information he got amnesty and a new identity."  She opened one of her utility pouches, digging out a stick of bubblegum, and popped it into her mouth.  "Masino contacted the Marshals when Strazzi went rouge, thinking that perhaps they knew of his whereabouts. They've been working on the case in the States since last month." She blew a large bubble, then sucked it back into her mouth and popped it three times.  "They've agreed to work with us in the US in order to catch Strazzi before...anything else happens."<br/><br/>They were nearing the airport. She leaned forward, pointing to a turn "Take a left here, it'll get you through traffic faster."<br/><br/><br/><br/>