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.”
Tenzin turned away from Lucas and the others and lowered his voice. “Jane, what’s the latest on raider activity in this area?”
Jane began speaking rapidly directly into Tenzin’s earpiece. “The latest report from Oculus was clean for this sector, but my own analysis of their source data does indicate the possibility of a new raider enclave two valleys over. I can’t give you anything more without more information.”
Tenzin woke from his reverie when Viktor leaned over and tapped him sharply on the forehead. “You awake in there, droogan?”
Tenzin smiled at the tall blonde. They’d fought side by side against thugs and raiders alike long before they joined Minerva. Since Viktor never let Tenzin’s rank get in the way of their friendship he was one of the only people Tenzin felt comfortable with.
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Tenzin turned and addressed the mechanic. “Can I eat or do you need to work on the suit more?”
The wiry man nodded. “You’re good to go, sir.”
Viktor gave Tenzin a big grin before clapping the mechanic on the shoulder. “Rick, my friend! How are you?”
As Viktor and Rick made small talk, Tenzin committed the mechanic’s name to memory for future use. He turned back to his screen and glared at Jane. “My digital mistress? What did you say to him, Jane?”