Polished Memories 2.0

******************** The Mission *********************

A question: There’s a thing, a machine, an actual piece of working equipment, how often can it break down and how many parts can go un-repaired before it stops working? Now there’s a human, a person…..how much of their soul can be lost before they forfeit any peace that can be found by them in heaven?

Shepherd’s Chronicles : 2519

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People & Places:

Tantalean Gully

Breakpoint Pass

Lieutenant Ben Baker

Corporal Alleyne (Zoe)

Private Bendis

Code words & phrases:

“Screamers” or, “Hamsters Balls” as they are sometimes referred to --- are inflatable rubber spheres the size of beach balls, with a small motor unit inside that moves them around. There is a heat transmitter inside that simulates body heat, and the reasons they are know as Screamers or Hamster Balls are for the facts that they attract the attention of the heat seeking satellites in atmo the Alliance uses over certain battlefields. Also, their movement mimics the movement of a hamster moving around a room inside a clear plastic globe, so the term “Hamster Balls” was coined by a browncoat soldier. These are used to trick and confuse the enemy. Much like the dummy parachutists dropped over the French countryside during the ETW- WW2 era.

Quail Party --- Diversionary maneuver, used to focus the enemies attention in the wrong direction.

AIR-15 --- described below…

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Malcolm Reynolds looked out into the evening of a beautiful Hera sky. Even with all it’s pain and misery, this valley could be a majestic wonder once the noise stopped. It was silent now, but the browncoat line was expecting a counter attack at any moment, a revenge attack, a response to the Brownghost attack in Batean Gorge. The browncoat line was thin, but they were expected to hold. They waited, a bit on edge, but certainly