Pulse of the Imperium

"Oh. Then I'll very much get out of the way if he's that close by. Be safe."

Lydia turned to walk off to find said Thopter.

"Don't need help cleaning up? I gotta go claim my stuff back first, I'm not so battered that I can't go out and help with the cleanup" Lydia offered

"Sounds like you want rid of me." There was a moment, before she sighed and opened her eyes to look at the man. "I know what you're saying, don't worry. But I told you before, on that night. You may have let me go but as far as I'm concerned that day was my end, I'm content to live my days until the...

"Got it. I saw the ship arriving then anything between then and seeing boots on the ground is a little hazy, I was a little underground. The voice...so it was him." Lydia closed her eyes, taking a small breath. " Great . Glad that the mission ended up more successful than it started, but I'm gonna k...

Lydia had remained quiet and cooperative throughout. It was all as expected, even slightly more organised than she thought which told its own story. Once shown through there was a nod to the man. "Did you really think I'd die? Takes more than my own side dropping a cliff on me you know." She moved t...

That would make life easier. She nodded at that, taking out her large knife and placing it next to the rifle before stepping back from the weapon pile again.

"See to her wounds over mine. I'll survive the walk" Lydia insisted as the wounds were checked.

Lydia expected this. She carefully lowered her weapon to the ground then raised her hands. "I'm part of the operation sent by Lt. Roger Lanville, likely reported MIA. Lydia Storm. Although I know you won't be able to check that here. She" Lydia motioned her head at the other girl "is bleeding out ba...

There was a rare smile.

"Depends what you have to give. I find people in power with sticks up their asses respond better to co-operation and pampering. You'd have suffered more trying to survive that jungle bleeding and alone anyway. Here they come either way."

There was a shrug.

"If it happens it happens. I was prepared to die again, and still am."

"Facing your consequences and making it out to the other side" Lydia shrugged "as I was prepared to do."

"So at the end you choose the cowards way out?" Lydia narrowed her eyes at the girl.

"Hmph."

Lydia looked back towards where the strike team was starting. She put a hand on her side to check her own wounds, she didn't think she was too wounded but there was blood.

"If I meet her I'll let her know" she finally said "least I can do for a dying woman I suppose."

"No you don't" there was a firmness of her statement "whoever you think I may resemble, I'm not that person."

"Tsk. Typical. Well, nothing can be done now. As for gloating?" There was a shrug. "You could have the same. Maybe. Just gotta have the right thing to say, and do something for it. Maybe it's too late, maybe not. I'm not gonna say what my price was, but if the graveyard I've created in my life is an...

Lydia studied the girl for a few moments before sighing. "Shame you had to actually die to realise that nobody is on anyone's side but their own. Even the Atreides lot are no different, even if they're less likely to force march you to your death than the others which puts a tiny mark in the W colum...

"Sucks. I just had to die and get out of the problem I guess" Lydia shrugged "didn't end up in the circles after that. Not that I wasn't having to go through all the work before that for the lost cause Moritani fools." She sighed, then peered back at the girl again to make sure she wasn't moving awa...

"Still a step up from Grumman" Lydia offered, moving to the side so she could keep an eye on the path she came from as well as the girl "not really a medic either, so can't help you with the wounds. Best I can say it keep pressing it or something. Or don't, I'm not gonna finish the job either way." ...

"You're a long way from home" Lydia commented as she came to a stop, glad there wouldn't be a fight. She looked at the girl without getting closer to gauge how much she was bleeding out. "I'm not gonna execute you if you're surrendering girl. Not my place to decide your punishment. Assuming that" sh...

Lydia managed to resist sighing, and pushing herself up began to follow the tracks. Nobody was getting away, even if she had to do it in her condition. The blood made it appear that the person wouldn't last long anyway.

Ironic. I knew this would happen. Lydia had been moving quietly and carefully, keeping an eye out. She couldn't even be angry, there was too much to focus on around her. Normally she'd happily take up the task of hunting down the idiots trying to run from strike team, maybe even revel in it, but th...