Cosmic Plaything Status: Intact.

[risingshepard]

Great. A trickster, two guys that hate him, a thief that will want anything shiny, and an entire host of people I haven't even met.

How could this possibly go wrong?

[...In so many ways, you don't even.]

No shit, sherlock.

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[pistolsakimbo]

Sounds more like a good time to me.

[risingshepard]

Not when it's an operation that could lead to the Malnosso getting sabotaged. [Come on, it's a good test of how charismatic you are. Can you lead people you don't even know? ...Shaddup, mun, she needs to facefault at this crap.]

[pistolsakimbo]

So... just make sure it doesn't get sabotaged? I'm sure you can find one person that's trustworthy out of everyone.

...and what's a 'Malnosso'?

[risingshepard]

We're supposed to sabotage them, not protect them.

Let's just say the Malnosso are people that use others in experiments, and leave it at that.

[pistolsakimbo]

...e-experiments?

[Sorry, Shep; looks like you found something that pings her hard. She looks away a moment, pouting.]

...well, geeze, then everyone that you're working with should be good. As long as it gets done, right?

[risingshepard]

[By accident, no less. Geez. She notices, but she'll deal with that when they're in a game together.]

Easier said than done, with who I got lumped in together with.

[pistolsakimbo]

Well, they've got to understand the seriousness of the situation, right? I mean, they're experimenting on people. Everyone should take that seriously!

[...is she actually angry?]

[redjacketthief]

Don't worry about Fujiko, Shepard. I have Law watching out for her.

--Also, you can rely on Shikamaru, Lestrade, and Gai. Lestrade is an old school cop, but he's serious. Shika-chan and Gai...well. They look young, and they are, but they both comport themselves like military men twice their age. Shika-chan especially, and he's very smart.

You should be able to rely on Albert as well. He's been in our bubble since close to the beginning, and he commands a lot of respect. You've met Daisy, and you'll be meeting Law.

Just keep an eye on the trio. They're the ones who could make this entire mission explode.

[risingshepard]

The trickster and the two dolts? Yeah, I'll keep an eye out for 'em.

This is already making me wish I'd gone on a mission sooner, so I'd be heading this whole mess. If it wasn't for a certain lazy bum...

[Hey, not my fault I wasn't feeling those earlier missions.]

[redjacketthief]

There are some missions that are better suited for others, so don't kick yourself over it. I wish I had the chance to go on more too, but so far I've only been on one.

...pity too, because this one would have been my first chance to shine.

[risingshepard]

I suppose it could be a hell of a lot worse.

And yeah, a real shame that you didn't get onboard. Would've been that little bit easier.

[redjacketthief]

I could help you keep an eye on the situation at least. For now, I'm just going to hope that another chance comes up in the future. It's kind of hard to play up to my standards when there are so few opportunities.

[daisy023]

Many times I wish I could do Ops with other Spartans. But only if people skills weren't needed.

[risingshepard]

Can I suggest working on them, in case more missions like this crop up? I know I'm going to need it, myself, with this trainwreck of a lineup.

[daisy023]

Been doing that for almost two years. [And it still wouldn't be enough.] What worries me the most is Loki. If I were Tony or the Captain Rogers, I'd also be paranoid if I had an enemy on my team.

[How John copes with it, Daisy has trouble understanding.]