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Kitti
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The shuttle was landing on the rocky surface of the planet, the delicate plants waving and folding with the pressure of the wind from the shuttle's landing but otherwise eerily still on the windless planet. There wasn't enough atmosphere for the humans to breathe, nor the specific gases needed for the respiration of most other races, which meant that until they set foot in the silent laboratory, they would need to wear suits with helmets on them. The building was not far ahead, now, and the shuttle's base grazed the rocky surface gently, setting down with just a small jostle. Behind it was a companion shuttle, touching down as well, ferrying those who hadn't fit inside the first. The job was not a small one and no expense had been spared - each mercenary was outfitted with high grade weapons of their choice, as well as a protective suit.
The first person to step foot onto the uneven ground was dressed entirely in black, his helmet completely unable to be seen into from outside. Resting a hand on the pistol as his hip, he took a step forward and his eyes locked on the sleek silver spires of the lab. To complete the mission, they would need to clear the lab and turn the transmission devices back on, not an easy task to be certain, but there was a decent payoff to be had. The job would get done, or they would die trying. Maybe some of them would die in the process, who knew? Varice smiled and waved the others forward. Pressing the button on the helmet to active the radio, linked into all the helmets, he punctuated his gesture with a couple sentences.
"My name is Varice Semms and the big guys calling the shots put me in charge of this mess. We're going to go to to the main entrance to the hangar here. We're going to make our way through to the control center on the third floor, turn everything on and... clear out whatever's in there, I guess." Striding forward, Varice crushed one of the plants beneath his foot and a trail of violet spores issued forth, coating his shoe. Glancing down at it, he frowned and shook his foot off.
"Careful not to get any of the on you, not sure what it'll do."
Even with the keypad after a more steps, Varice began pressing buttons on the keypad, the code met with a tone confirming it was correct. The hangar door began to open, the top half raising while the bottom disappeared below. The room that was exposed contained two shuttles, smaller than the ones that they had arrived in, and a lone vehicle with four wheels, presumably for traversing the outside. The doors to all of them were hanging open. Perhaps there was some indication of what had happened inside the vehicles...