"so, are we going to get moving, or are you going to keep fondling her," Jesse commented with a smirk.  "The controls are simple.  It's like a video game controller, the left joystick controls horizontal movement, the right stick controls looking around. And if you want to pause the game, just push start. just kidding, there is no start button. It'd be cool if there was one though..."<br/><br/>----------------------------<br/>One of the other soldiers in the group nudged Helios using his duffel bag. "Hey, look alive rookie, the commander's here."  One of the other soldiers whispered, "right about now, it pays to be the strong silent type." Another rookie looked at him strangely, not getting the out-of-context reference.  As the commander stood before the recruits, the nervous chatter subsided. "All right men, look alive. You'll be engaging in a mock battle against beta company. The opposing forces are composed of mostly infantry units, and we've received word they may or may not have a mech.  The mock battle is to take place at the academy's battle grounds. Now get to it!"<br/><br/>--------------------------------<br/>The officer looked up from his paperwork. "An old decrepit civilian? probably that old war veteran I've been hearing about.  Carry on, I'll see to it the situation is handled appropriately. Oh, and we appreciate your vigilance soldier."<br/>