Bab 719: 719 Warm Welcome

Once everyone was certain that they had a full grasp of the controls and sensor suite of the new suits, they all got into the bulky armour and prepared for the orbital drop. The team from the Alliance clearly still felt that this was an insane suicide mission, but they were willing to try once they saw the well-calculated data that Nico presented and learned the capabilities of the armour. 

The ship was in stationary orbit over the planet, and the base down below hadn't made any sort of defensive or aggressive action, so the five of them moved to the Alliance Shuttle, which could be more easily prepared for decompression and personnel transfer. The atmosphere was sucked from the small vessel, and the suits were triple-checked for proper operation and integrity before being powered down again for the drop.