Tenzin returned to the entrance and followed Jorge’s gaze up to the girl hanging by her blood-stained dress from the inside of the blast door. He hadn’t noticed her at first due to the mass of bodies inside, but one look into her glassy eyes relegated his anger at the carnage around him to a distant corner of his mind.
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Tenzin signaled his pentad to take up positions around the entryway before continuing the last couple of metres. Reaching out his gauntleted fist, Tenzin knocked on the massive door. The resounding booms filled the air, echoing in his ears for a moment before fading to utter silence. As the seconds ticked by, Tenzin looked impatiently at the video camera observing them.
30
Dec
On an impulse, Tenzin decided to join the conversation. He did a quick about-face, startling the group of whisperers. Tenzin didn’t need the readouts from Jane on his HUD measuring Marcus’ pulse and temperature to know that he was embarrassed – Tenzin could see the blush on his face.
28
Dec
Tenzin signaled his pentad to cover him and took a few cautious steps forward. “Jane,” Tenzin asked, “Did you catch any video of whatever that was?”
“Yes, and I’m analyzing it now,” Jane replied. The images replayed slowly on Tenzin’s HUD a couple of times as Jane did her best to identify the rapidly moving figure. “I only caught 1.3 seconds of video, but based on approximate size and height it was likely a man. It appears he was wearing a burnoose, so it was likely a citizen of Arkjut.”
14
Dec
Lucas waved his hand urgently from behind the squad, ruining the warmth of the moment for Tenzin. Nodding to Viktor to take over the preparations, Tenzin stepped to the side and waved the engineer over.
“Captain Dorje!” Lucas yelled as he rushed over. “What about my team? You can’t just leave us here.”