Richard had stayed silent for the rest of the meeting, nodding in agreement with most of what was said. It did make sense and Rico was in charge of the team. He left the meeting and headed to the armoury, intent on seeing just what the Black Heart company kept on hand for jobs.<br/><br/>He was not disappointed by the stores of weapons he found. As he understood, they would be able to spend most of tomorrow getting kitted up, so all he did for now was make a mental note of where the armoury was before leaving the building. He still had to acquire cold weather gear and a few snacks just for him during the trip.<br/><br/>He sped away from the compound, making a quick mental list and trying to estimate costs before he almost crashed into an oncoming car and swerved back into his lane, resolving himself to driving now and thinking later. He arrived at his small apartment, which he rented as soon as he heard that he had cleared the admission phase.<br/><br/>It was nothing special, just four rooms, and he hadn't even finished unpacking yet. He wouldn't even bother to finish tonight, and instead sat down at his table and opened his laptop, and reached into his pocket to pull out his wallet. A half hour later he had some cold weather gear - Jacket, balaclava, gloves, boots, the whole bit, to be delivered by noon tomorrow. It had cost him, but he figured it would be worth it in the long run, and he could always write it off as a business expense. As for weapons he would be grabbing the latest member of the AK family that Black Hearts stocked and as much ammo as he could fit into a tac-vest. He hadn't personally encountered the rift creatures before but he didn't want to be left empty handed if he had to put one down.<br/><br/>He passed the night reading what scanty information he could find on the rift creatures, before making a quick chicken teriyaki stir fry for dinner. The night was passed quickly, he had long ago gotten over the anxiety of an upcoming mission.<br/><br/>Early the next morning he woke, showered and dressed in a quick efficient manner. He then headed over to Black Hearts HQ so he could start his search for weapons and begin the process of gearing up.