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           Thevoicecontinued,"Enemysuppressionnearopssuccessful.Youlookalittlebusy,needahand?"

           "Negative."

           "Anyorders?"

           "KeeptheJapaneseoutofthis.Iwon’tberesponsibleforwhathappensiftheygetinmyway."

           "Copythat.Goodhunting.ChiefBreederout."

           Thechannelclosed,andIscreamedatRita."Thatallyougottosay?Hello?Whatthefuck!"Therewasnoreply.Rita’sredJacketclosedonme.Nomoretimetotalk.Iwastoobusyfightingformylife.

           Ididn’tknowwhetherRitawasreallytryingtokillmeoronlytestingme.Iwasaprecisionfightingmachinewithoutprocessingcyclestospareonextraneousinformation.Ritaandanythingmorecomplicatedthanrun/parry/dodgewouldhavetowait.Whateverherintentions,herattacksweredeadlyreal.

           Thebase’smaingatewastomyright.WewereonthepathI’dtakenallthosetimestosneakintotheU.S.sideofthebasetostealoneofRita’saxes.ThelineU.S.SpecialForcesheldextendedrightacrossthespotwherethetwobeefysentrieshadstood.

           Ritaswungherweaponwithnoregardforwhoorwhatitmighthit.Ididn’tseeanyreasontobringanyoneelseintothis,soIstartedbackingusawayfromtheline.CafeteriaNo.2wasaboutonehundredmetersahead.Thejavelinshadtakentheirtollonthestructure,butagainstallodds,itwasstillstanding.Itwasagooddistancefromtheline-itwoulddo.AheartbeatlaterI’dcoveredthehundredmetersandwasmakingmywayinsidethroughthedooronthefarsideofthebuilding.