Daycycle Day 23 [ FEB 29-MAR 5]

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DAYCYCLE 23

[ FEB 29 - MAR 5 ]

MORNING

This morning even the most vehement of those Special haters seem to be preoccupied at the briefing.  The whispers aren’t about the new arrivals but the opportunity to go to the surface.  The Briefing Officer doesn’t waste any time in announcing those that were chosen.  Out of the twelve Troubleshooters selected three specials, Tony Stark, Ray Palmer and Barry Allen, are named as part of the expedition.  Some Troubleshooters seem disappointed while others look extremely relieved at not being named as part of the group.  The expedition will set out at noon with a projected return time of 48 hours.

Troubleshooter Team: D. Grayson and R. Lynch

This particular mission is considered a high-clearance level despite being assigned to RED troubleshooters.  Dick and Ronan will be selected for the mission and immediately led out of the Commissary in order to be told in private.  They are to travel to Bingham’s Arms Emporium located on the outskirts of the Armed Forces sector.  There they are to render the supervisor, Victor Bingham, unconscious and take him to one of the scrub bots located at Internal Security headquarters.  They will be required to wear masks provided when obtaining the traitor in order to protect their identity from retaliation.

All other Troubleshooters:  You are to report to your Service Firm positions for the day, until called on for Troubleshooter duty.

Intel: The word glitch has begun appearing on confession booths in the Technical Services sector.

AFTERNOON

At approximately 1400 a small explosion will occur in the R&D sector, causing it to be evacuated for the rest of the day.  It is unknown what caused the explosion, but rumor has it that anyone introduced to the invisible gas in the area will begin to go into convulsions before losing consciousness.  That will not stop some people from getting masks and searching the abandoned warehouses for products that will gain money on the black market.

EVENING

At 2000 the Genuine Credit Opportunity Club will hold a special presentation in the Commissary for those interested in earning astonishing amounts of credits for minimal work.  THIS IS NOT A TRIANGLE SCHEME.  Sleeping gas will be expelled at 2100.

Comments

[sanguinescry]

There's a sort of relief that Lydia can't even begin to understand, never mind explain, that comes with knowing she'll have Allison by her side again. She's grown so much during her friendship with Allison, and in the wake of Allison's death, that she's almost a completely different person. Her priorities are different, she doesn't hide the fact that she's smart, anymore, because she doesn't need to and why all of that came from Allison, she doesn't know, but it did.

Lydia takes Allison's hands in her own and squeezes them. "I love you," she says softly and genuinely but with a firmness that she needs more for herself. She didn't get to say it one last time before Allison died and she thinks, now, maybe she hadn't really said it enough when Allison was alive. Now she's getting a second chance and she wants Allison to know for sure that Lydia sees her as a best friend, sure — the best friend she's ever had and probably ever will have — but also as a sister.

A small smile tugs at the corners of her mouth then and she lets go of Allison's hands and gives her another hug because she can't not when she's finally standing right there in front of her again.

[jeprotege]

The confusion Allison felt earlier is melting away now that she's with Lydia. There are still a lot of things that don't make sense, but somehow, those things don't matter as much right now. She and Lydia have been through a lot together and they will get through this too. There's a resolve in Allison that is familiar and grows stronger at Lydia's words.

"I love you, too," she whispers back, hugging the other girl tight again. They are probably attracting unwanted attention with their emotional display and Allison knows she should pull back and go about her day.

[sanguinescry]

Lydia's loathe to let go a second time, but when it starts to sound like the morning briefing is about to begin, she finally does, but she sits back down and motions for Allison to take the chair next to her. She probably won't be able to see her at lunch, just because Lydia eats her lunch quickly and gets back to work so that she never has to stay after hours to finish, but she'll definitely see her for dinner; she'll make sure she mentions it when she sends Allison a message on the PDC. Lydia makes a mental note to do that as soon as they're let out of the briefing and while Lydia's on her way to the forensics lab to meet Barry and get to work.

One of Lydia's hands moves to take Allison's again and she gives it a squeeze, some part of her just needing to know that Allison's still there.