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Mitch was glad to see that Vincent was well. He looked over the soldier, checking the man's condition. It seems that Abigail's gifting had done just short of a miracle. With her healing and the head encompassing helmet the man didn't even have a slight bruise to show for it. By all accounts it didn't look if the sniper had suffered any concussion, which was the major worry in terms of being suitable for active duty. On a personal note Mitch was glad the man was uninjured and alive. He smiled at the no nonsense marksman.
"You never get bored of seeing a new sunrise on every planet Crysis." He confirmed "Quote me on that one day, if you stay in the business." He turned his face from the fresh rays and addressed his soldier, noting the arrival of a waking Abigail and indicating her over. Kalvin and Geth also joined, arriving from whatever they had preoccupied themselves with. "We failed to apprehend or dissuade 07, he seems to insist upon and justify his actions against colonists upon this world. We settled with a temporary ceasefire so to speak, but not after Devlin successful attacked Atian, the hydrokinetic. Maybe as a result of Devlin's actions or 07's sharing of his opinion Atian has defected." He glanced meaningfully at their makeshift medic, wondering if she agreed with Atian's choice. The look was just for a moment before the captian returned to his briefing. "We will be again hunting experiment 07438. He holds a grudge against PsiCom, and possibly humanity as a whole. It is sensible to assume he will be seeking out their research operations so that is where we will base our search, as well as any notable sites that Skrin'nok will be leading us to." He steeled, becoming strong and impassive as he gave the final command, one he wasn't keen on "Our target is 07438. It seems he won't be talked out of his current course of action, which means we will have to stop him using lethal force. Shoot to kill, he is too dangerous to be kept alive." Having given the ultimatum he relaxed slightly but didn't finish. "For now Atian is not a target, do not fire upon him. Unless he shows that he is a threat to human presence on this planet. I'll gather you when we leave. Dismissed."

As the three of them went about their business Mitch caught a moment with Abigail. "Abigail, you were talking with Devlin the other day. How is he dealing with this?" Concern was obvious on the man's features, he was worried about those under his command and protection. "How are you dealing with it?" Captain Smith wasn't ready to assume anything. He didn't expect the hydrokinetic's defection and the man had shown no signs that he would switch so easily, Mitch wasn't going to take any more chances.