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==Chapter 9 - Best Served Cold==
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Briefing Room 
Fortress Class DropShip Great Hope
Cabanatuan System, Clan Wolverine Staging Area 
November 3rd, 3050
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"Alright." Lilly said as the assembled members of her Trinary settled down.  "The Khan has brought us new warriors and new toys." 
"What kind of new toys?" Robina asked. 
"I will be looking into that myself shortly.  I will also be scheduling a meet-and-greet on Ebon Fury's grav deck tomorrow, followed by unit cohesion simulations.  I plan to have us jumping back for Jag turf before the month is out, I want this Cluster at full readiness before then." 
"How will we be handling that?" Rozalia asked. 
"The new Trinary is two Stars of 'Mechs and one of vehicles, they will transfer to Arcadian Mercy.  Ebon Fury will keep Great Hope and Arcadian Mercy. While the Switchback will keep Den Mother and the Minnesota."  Den Mother was another Fortress-class, Minnesota was another Dictator transport, their cavernous 'Mech bays and cargo holds suited to carrying isorla.  "All our combat forces will be on one ship, all our isorla on another." 
"I hear the Wide Range has a whole factory on board." said Star Commander James Ebon, driver of Lightning One. 
"Not quite." Lilly replied.  "But it does have the best facilities that can be crammed aboard a Behemoth.  We find anything good, the techs over there can rejigger it as needed." 
"We learn more about these Clan battlesuits yet?" Star Commander Mollie asked. 
"Not yet, but that is a priority moving forward." 
"Good." the leader of the Ferals replied.  "The Jags may not like shooting at us, but when they do, we feel it." 
Lilly nodded.  The Ferals' stealth armor did seem to be protecting them from being targeted by the Smoke Jaguar 'Mechs, but any 'Mech-scale weapon they did choose to fire at them tore through the exoskeletons with ease. 
"Since we're now a Cluster -- a small Cluster, but a Cluster -- the Khan has promoted me to Star Colonel."  Lilly fished a small box from her pocket and tossed it to Robina.  "Star Captain MacLeish, you are now in charge of Command Trinary." 
"Yes, sir." MacLeish replied 
Lilly tossed another box to Rozalia.  "Star Commander Ponchielli, you are now in command of Sword Star." 
"Thank you, Sir."  She was still outranked by two people in the Star she was supposedly in command of, but seeing to the logistics and administration of the Star so Robina could focus on the Trinary and Lilly on the Cluster was still an important job. 
Lilly tossed a third box to Mollie.  "Star Captain Penaligan, you lead the Ferals." 
"Copy." 
After inquiring after the status of her Trinary, Lilly adjourned the meeting, allowing her promoted subordinates to see to their new responsibilities.
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