Everyone grouped up and checked their equipment. Standard- that was good. They needed to move quickly, though- the threat was far from gone. Alkor watched the far end of the hall, where the sounds of enemy forces grouping up twisted evident from around the corners. His hair stood on end as he glanced sidelong at the group- were they trained for situations like this? Would they turn into a liability halfway into the engagement? He didn't have the luxury of assessing them and getting to know their weaknesses.
His teeth grit into his lip and drew blood.
Focus, he reminded himself.
No time to think about unknown factors. Concentrate on what you do know.
Alkor opened his mouth to speak, but before he could, [member="Dax Fyre"] lunged at Lark, and [member="Matthew Justice"] stepped in. Alkor took a step forward and put himself between the two men and Lark.
"Udesii." he hissed. Blood splashed from between his teeth as he spoke. His frost colored eyes matched the tenacity of the other man with level headed stoicism. "Is now the best time? I don't care what you do once we get out of this, but right now we need to work
together."
He took a deep breath. The posturing and dissent between these two only made the situation more volatile.
"Move!" One of the voices from down the hall called out.
"Take cover!" Alkor called out. "We can slow their advance if we choke them here." He grabbed [member="Lark"] by the shoulder and pulled him to where he could whisper. "You take the southern end of the corridor. Put some distance between you and your friend."
After he pushed the redhead down the hall, Alkor turned and pointed his weapon northward. He angled a shot for the ceiling and fired. The loud back was quickly followed by a hail of sparks. The lights fluctuated violently. "Everyone else, pick a direction. The ship isn't big, but we need to clear out this deck and move for the bridge."
The chamber clicked and revolved as it loaded a new round. Alkor leveled the weapon forward and took another breath. Several enemies poured out from around the corner and heated bolts of energy raced past his face and torso, narrowly. He threw himself into the small space hollowed out that opened into one of the residential dorms. His eyes moved to [member="Darkul Elahad"], the closest melee combatant who he could signal. "I'll cover you," he called to the other man. "Clear that point so we can advance. Their weapons are less effective at close range."
He peeked out and waited for one of the opposed fireteam to come into view. He pulled the trigger. The blast took a chunk out of the wall, and the man tumbled out from cover reeling. The first shot hadn't killed him, but he lost his weapon. "Pull him back!" one of the voices cried. "For god's sake, Hodge, get him back here!"
"Now!" Alkor snapped. "Everyone,
move!"
[member="Aster Rose Baelor"], [member="Yuroic Xeraic"], [member="Darth Abyss"], [member="Lynn Nantaris"], [member="Bella Eirson"], [member="Darryl Montreux"], @Everyone I may have missed
Explanation: Everyone pick North or South.
North will move with Alkor through the First Fireteam to secure Choke Point Alpha
South will move with Lark to secure Choke Point Bravo, where the reinforcements will be grouping up.
For the sake of simplicity, Dax will be moving with Alkor to prevent tensions with Lark.
We will be regrouping at the elevator that leads to the bridge level. The deck is a rectangle, so this shouldn't be too incredibly difficult.