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| Sergeant Mason, report in. This is-- |
Right.
I'm calling you now to brief you on tomorrow's mission. |
You'll be performing an assault on an Avean comms relay.
The position is fortified, so you'll need to be prepared for heavy enemy resistance.
There are five comms towers that will need to be deactivated... |
| Mercy... can I speak plainly with you? |
| ...What's the situation, Mason? |
| We've been out here, so long, and it's... it's breaking me down. |
| Cumulative injuries? The medical bay in your pod should-- |
Hahaa, nothing like that. God, physically I'm at the peak of my game, never been better.
It's just... |
I miss my wife.
I miss my mom.
I miss watching old episodes of Bluey with my son, I miss game night, I miss the gym, I miss getting into arguments at Thanksgiving--
I miss people! |
I know, I know, it's my duty to be out here, but. God almighty, every day it gets a little harder.
And, I don't know, it's... |
| Cliff, I know what it's like. |
I'm stuck out here. The same as you.
I know how hard it can be. Our burden isn't easy to bear, but it's ours. |
| It's been years, Mercy! Years. With zero contact. |
We're deep behind enemy lines.
Any communications beyond what's strictly necessary for the mission risks revealing ourselves to the enemy.
You know this. |
| ...Don't you miss them? Your own family?
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My family...
My family is why what we're doing out here is so important.
Everything we do, every sacrifice we make, every ounce we bleed, is for them.
And that's why. No matter what happens. No matter how many times they cut us down.
We keep moving. |
Stay strong, Cliff. For the ones back home.
Good night, Mason. |
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