Mercifully, after meandering aimlessly for only three and a half minutes, Trooper Nassir received orders and was given something to do. The orders came in the form of a message sent to his helmet's VISR. It was addressed to<em>"Rook"</em>, his call-sign when out on missions with the rest of his four-man squad. The men of his squad (Knight, Bishop, and King) sometimes called him 'Rookie' because he was the lowest ranking one among them, but mostly they did so just to piss him off. Kyle wasn't very well-liked by his squad-mates. He wasn't a soldier, he wasn't one of<em>them</em>. In fact, Rook had been informed that he would soon be assigned to a new squad. So, when the message from HIGHCOM splayed out across the inside of his visor told him that he was the only one from his squad assigned to this certain mission, he wasn't very surprised. He<em>was</em>a little surprised that it had happened so fast however. He had been expecting it to take the Top Brass several months to switch him out into a new squad... Reading further, Rook realized he wasn't officially being moved yet, but nevertheless he had been picked for a special mission, one that even a few Spartans were involved in.<em>Mission briefing in five,</em>he reminded himself as he finished soaking in the contents of his orders.<br/><br/>Exactly one minute later, Rook entered the room were his mission briefing was to begin. Someone was saying something about being quiet<em>"...like us snipers."</em>The ODST found that interesting, doubly reassured by the weight of his rucksack. The armored backpack was invaluable to soldiers, able to hold a surprising amount. Kyle's currently stored his broken-down SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle (http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad32/Kyle9898/S99AMsniper.jpg), several clips of ammunition, and a few medical supplies. Knight, Bishop, and King hadn't exactly been the subtle type.<em>At least there will be someone on this mission who appreciates stealth.</em>Kyle slipped through the doors and took a seat without a word. Behind his maroon-colored visor, he studied the others, particularly the Spartans. They certainly looked impressive. Still, he made no comment, keeping his thoughts to himself unless invited to share them, like he always did.<br/><br/>