Just as the door closed, the technical started moving and drove past the alleyway where Bravo Team made their move. The Somali on the gunner's position in the bed of the truck spun the heavy .50-caliber machine gun down the alley and called out to his comrades up front. "Ma arko dhaqdhaqaaqa?" "Maya, ma aanan arag wax." "Waxaan ku dhaaranayaa waxaan arkay wax." The annoyed driver turned back and spoke up. "Waad ku boodayaa at Hooskooda. Malaha deegaanka ah." The gunner shook his head, turned the gun forwards, and the technical drove off.
((Translations: "Did you see movement?" "No, I didn't see anything." "I swear I saw something." "You're jumping at shadows. Probably just a local." And yes, that is Somali.))
"Spartan 0-1 to Command, can you give us a locale of Freedom, over?" There is a brief few seconds of radio static before a response. [BCOLOR=#333333]"Copy that, Spartan. Intel as of 1951 hours* yesterday stated that Askali and his top lieutenants and informants were gathering at the old Olympic Hotel to negotiate some sort of deal with another clan in the area."[/BCOLOR] The soldier at the command radio sighed. [BCOLOR=#333333]"Apparently history likes to repeat itself. Olympic is just off of the corner of National and Hawlwadig Streets, but the second is packed with traffic of both militia and civilian vehicles alike. You're gonna have to find a different way down."[/BCOLOR] The radio went silent once more.
*That means 7:51 PM in civilian time