Into the Black, Part I: A Final Briefing

[bring_a_sponge]

Zed's been spending most of the day staring out the Observation Window. He doesn't need the holographic data or the floor plans anymore. He really didn't need them in the first place. He could have run this entire scenario in his head if he had had to. Laying it out on paper and screen was just a matter of convenience, and a way to double-check that he wasn't making an obvious mistake.

Either way, the time for prep is done. The word's gone out to the volunteers about tonight's briefing, and they have already begun to show up. Zed's found a quiet corner of the bar and a small table, on which sits the cylinder which is now projecting a holographic image of the MiB logo.

He's been staring at that logo. It's never been more compromised than it is right now. By the time this mission is done, it will stand for something again--or be finished for good.


But then comes the sight of the first people arriving, and just like that, all his worries are cast aside.

Comments

Re: Briefing V: Team Delta

[gammagammahey.livejournal.com]

"I have a few questions. First, is there asbestos in the building?"

Well, Zed DID bring a lawyer along.

Re: Briefing V: Team Delta

[bring_a_sponge]

"We have a few sacks of it stored away for the Dentazi ambassador. He likes to snack on it during diplomatic summits. Why?"

Re: Briefing V: Team Delta

[gammagammahey.livejournal.com]

"Because I don't want to knock down walls and free up particulate asbestos and give people cancer, that's why. It's the gift that keeps on giving. How old is the building?"

She has to check, just in case.

Re: Briefing V: Team Delta

[bring_a_sponge]

"Don't worry about it. The building looks like Earth technology but it's not."

"Stay focused on the Oil, Jennifer. That's where the real hazard lies."

"And there's more than enough of that to go around."

Re: Briefing V: Team Delta

[gammagammahey.livejournal.com]

Jen nods, pleased to hear that at least one carcinogen won't come into play; tearing apart alien technology is certainly something she can do, although at this innocent juncture she's hoping to limit property damage in favor of severely rearranging Black Oil salients.

"Zed, what do you want me to do with any Oil that I get ahold of? You know that I can hit pretty hard when I want to."

Re: Briefing V: Team Delta

[bring_a_sponge]

"Don't keep ahold of it! Drop it, back off, use a grenade. Or fire if you've got it."

"If you're fast enough, you might be able to... tear it. Sort of. But that's not going to take it down. Probably just piss it off."

"...But you probably could crush it. Worth a try anyway. Rip something off the wall--hell, rip off a chunk of wall--and smash the hell out of it. That might work too."

Re: Briefing V: Team Delta

[gammagammahey.livejournal.com]

"Will do, chief. Jen smash good. One more question - does this sentience need oxygen to survive?"

Re: Briefing V: Team Delta

[bring_a_sponge]

"No. In fact, our research proved it could survive in deep space."

"Welcome to my world, Jennifer. Right from the start, everything about this stuff has been a problem."

Re: Briefing V: Team Delta

[gammagammahey.livejournal.com]

"...Oy."

Nasty.

"All right. Hit from a distance, crush, maim, mutilate, destroy, and burn. Just like a day in Federal court!"