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[passedover]

[It’s morning. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and there are two new arrivals around town who seem convinced that something very suspicious is going on here. Dressed in what can only be described as tactical gear, they’re clearly some kind of military, and appear to be acting accordingly. In a situation like this, the best course of action is obviously to fall back on instinct in an attempt to get to the bottom of whatever this is supposed to be. For these two, that means proceeding with caution.

Clearly there’s nothing questionable about two men carrying big guns through farms and fields, speaking to each other quietly as if to keep from being overheard. Keeping together, never straying far from the other, or lingering too long in a single area. Not at all questionable, or scary, or yeah no what are these two idiots doing.

They’re doing recon, of course! And they’re fairly thorough about it, methodically searching, poking around, overturning anything that looks questionable and possibly pointing guns at it. Was that thing yours? Sorry, it’s being inspected now. Do you live in this house? No problem, they’re just going to check around back. See or experience anything strange during your stay? No? Are you sure?

Or maybe you just come across them while going about your business. They’re obviously friendly with each other, even if they’re regarding everything else with some degree of wariness. It seems like a great idea to approach, if only to ask what the heck they think they’re doing.]

(ooc: It’s a two for one deal with Jack strikecommand and Gabriel passedover. We’ll both be replying to all threads unless otherwise requested.)

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[passedover]

[This is your fault if they die, Jack.]

Huh, sounds like you've been having fun with it.

[This is also your fault, Jack, because now Gabriel is interested and it's easy to pick up in his tone.]

[alloutoflove]

My family, of course!

[ She spins around to face them, whipping out her jpad-phone-camera-thingy. The lockscreen is what is clearly a selfie of her and these two guys, and then this guy leaning into the shot, looking amused. The first two both look kind of fondly long-suffering, the way one might deal with a beloved but too high-energy friend. ]

Ah, I used to just do it as part of my job too, so I'm getting used to it again.

[strikecommand]

Ah.

[He certainly recognizes Mallory, and exchanges a glance with Gabriel as if to communicate something wordless.]

You two know each other?

[passedover]

Huh.

[That was definitely a now familiar face, look exchanged with Jack before looking back up to her. Small town, or something.]

Ran into one of them, very helpful. Good guy.

[Mallory left a good impression with Gabriel, honestly. Was not always easy, but that was just... Gabriel.]

[alloutoflove]

Mm! We met in high school, and we've been together ever since!

[ Maybe not entirely literally, and there's something something mumble weird timelines whatever going on with Maera and Mallory, but you know. Little details. The point is that they have known each other for that long (it's not that long; she's only in like her mid-20s) and she still has them. ]

They can be kinda gruff, but they're definitely good guys! You can definitely count on them when you're in a pinch.