"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
alex: i'sd like to know how the arbiter could've confirmed it when the fight took place behind closed doors...when j'mpok came out and martok didn't, the klingons just ASSUMED martok was dead - a point which j'mpok's enemies have brought up many times in the past
*matt carefully crouch-walks his way through the tunnel, the smell of decay getting stronger until even nick can sense it now, and just as they catch sight of the other end of the tunnel, a gunshot rings out and matt freezes solid, ears straining*
*a few seconds earlier, nate is still listening to the raiders argue with each other, then their lure, pinning the blame on her for none of the people she lured having shown up again, one of them pulling out his or her weapon and proceeding to shoot the 'settler' for her failure, making nate jump and fumble with his weapon, bringing it to a ready position in case they come running out next*
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
*after a few seconds of no other activity, matt relaxes slightly* dunno what that was all about, but i don't hear any other commotion, so...*he starts moving forward again, passing through another cinderblock wall which has ALSO had a hole knocked into it, and freezes up again as he catches sight of the room they've emerged into* oh, jesus...*he whispers in horror as he catches sight of what are clearly the corpses of all of the raider's prior victims, all stripped clean of absolutely everything and clearly the source of the decomposition smell as it is nearly overwhelming now, several of the corpses starting to bloat up as they decompose, and many in a fully skeletal state - the raider gang has obviously been doing this for many years now*
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
Nick: *Whispers quietly* Dear lord... *Shakes his head, pointing his rifle at the ground* What's the plan?...
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
*matt doesn't answer, his gaze having locked onto a corpse that is particularly fresh, a prepubescent girl judging from her size and lack of development of secondary reproductive organs - but that clearly didn't stop the raiders from...abusing her, as purple bruises can be seen around her arms, neck, and most disturbingly, around her groin; matt's hands clench hard enough for his nails to dig deeply into his flesh, small droplets of blood oozing out between his fist, when he notices this, a light tremble starting up in his body* monsters *he barely chokes out, his voice a low growl, laced with pure rage and carrying an almost animalistic quality to it*
(and as disturbing as that description might be, it had to be done...while a pile of bodies might elicit a sense of righteous anger and the need to punish their killers, alex - and therefore matt by extension - has been exposed to so much death over the year that there is only one single thing that can send either of them into a state of pure feral rage - and that's the sight of a sexually-abused and murdered child - something that is surprisingly rare in fallout given the setting (probably for good reason) considering the closest mention to it we ever get is the presence of toys scattered around the stripper pole at the raider bazaar in evergreen mills in FO3)
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
Nick: *Looks at Matt. confused and concerned* You okay?... *follows Matt's gaze* What the..... *Nick averts his eyes realizing what he has seen, taking some deep breaths* Jesus F**king Christ... *Vomits on the ground more loudly than he should have, coughing as he wipes his mouth with his jacket sleeve*
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
*while nick collects himself, the tremors through matt's body are getting more pronounced, his breath coming in harsh, forceful gasps and he's now hunched over, almost like he's experiencing the start of a seizure*
*meanwhile, nate is still listening to the raiders argue after having shot their bait for luring settlers, traders and other victims, unaware of what's going on under the warehouse, or if the impending chaos that's about to be unleashed*
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
Nick: *looks at Matt, aware of what may be happening* No mercy..... *Nick reaches into his backpack, pulling out a bayonet which he attaches to his rifle* You'll have my back... *Readies his gun, and moves into the room under the raiders, keeping his eyes off the pile of bodies and staying out of sight as he moves towards the hole in the floor*
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
*behind him, matt suddenly lets out a long groan of pain as his spine pushes itself up into his back with a wet, sickening 'POP!', veins and arteries all over his body bulging out as blackness starts spreading all over his skin, more parts of him contorting and sickening cracks as bones start snapping and popping out of joints as they rearrange themselves, finger and toenails being ripped from their beds as claws start forcing their way through the bloody flesh, the raiders above still arguing and completely unaware of the terror forming below about to come for them*
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
*Nick sneaks up the ramp silently, stepping around the bodies, trying to avoid even thinking about them as he comes up. he hides out of sight of the raider group. their backs to him, he silently comes up behind one and jams his bayonet into the back of their neck, pulling his trigger and watching as the raider's head blows apart, alerting the group of his presence*
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
*matt continues groaning and growling in pain, his body continuing to contort and grow as a thick coat of fur grows from the black portions of his skin in a wave, clothing ripping and tearing as he bulks out and grows in height, tailbones forcing their way out from the base of his spine and punching through his pants with the fleshy nub quickly growing into an actual tail which also becomes coated with fur, matt no longer able to hold back against the waves of agony crashing over his shifting form and he lets out a frightening cross between a scream and howl of agony as his ears start moving up the side of his skull, the tips becoming pointed and the entire thing being covered in a thin layer of fuzz*
*while this is going on, nate is wondering what's taking the pair so long while checking over his laser musket in boredom, before almost dropping it as he hears another gunshot and the sounds of cursing and yelling as the raiders realize they have an intruder, all of them grabbing their weapons and shooting at nick, nate getting ready to run into the warehouse when he hears the horrifying roar which echoes all through the building, knowing immediately what it is thanks to having experienced it coming from his own mouth many times*
SS: oh f.uck! *he curses to himself as he dashes through the store, knocking over display shelves and smashing through the door leading to the warehouse, opening fire on a nearby raider which was about to toss a molotov and clips him in the shoulder, making him drop the molotov at his feet - which of course shatters and coats him in burning liquid, the raider shrieking and running around the room in a panic, fanning the flames and making them worse as well as adding to the general chaos of panicked and terrified raiders, the latter state having come about due to the roar, some of them thinking it may have come from some sort of demon*
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
*Nick stands, his bayonet still embedded in whats left of the raiders neck. he maneuvers the raider's corpse to catch all the shots fired at him as he returns fire at the raiders, hitting one in both shoulders then dead center of their chest and clipping another one in the side of the head*
Nick: Kill them all! *Punisher screams*
(This majestic sounding scream. also minor spoiler warning for the punisher series on netflix
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
*nate continues firing at raiders as fast as he can crank the musket, aim and pull the trigger (which isn't going to be that fast...seriously, who the hell puts a crank on an ENERGY weapon?), his armor taking a lot of small-arms fire as several other raiders realize he's there and start shooting at him, while the leader, packing a missile launcher, takes careful aim at nick from his position high on one of the warehouse stock shelves - just then, a black blur rushes out of the hole in the floor where the raiders were dumping their victim's bodies and starts tearing through the raiders with frightening speed, blood flying everywhere and painting the walls, shelves, other raiders, nate nick and absolutely everything as throats are sliced open and torn apart by sharp fangs, guts are disemboweled and faces are ripped off as easily as a hot knife slicing through butter, the raiders now in full-on terror mode as they start trying to get away from the black demon massacring their fellow raiders, even demo starting to feel it despite his position of relative safety high on the shelf as he turns the launcher on shadow and tries to hit him - but the wolf is of course moving WAY too fast to be hit by anything other than lucky shots at this point*
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
*Nick frees his bayonet from the raider corpse and walks up to Nate, now ignoring the dead and or terrified fleeing raiders*
Nick: You..... Don't want to know what we've seen, Nate..... You really do not want to know.... sickening Sh*te... *The missile from Demo's launcher explodes and Nick quickly turns, drawing his revolver and firing twice. Two bullets slam into the launcher and tears through the metal containing its firing mechanism* Sorry, refl- wait... did i actually hit something?...
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
*the missile that missed the black streak known as matthew slams into several creates on the other side of the warehouse, which were clearly full of something flammable, because they go up in an inferno as the missile explodes, the fire quickly spreading through the rest of the shelf's very dry contents, the flickering flames casting an eerie orange glow over the building, joined by the flames from the smashed molotov and the lit-up raider that had been running all over the place, starting small fires here and there before he finally fell into a rack of clothing and expired* (because seriously...molotovs, missiles, explosives and mini nukes in mostly WOODEN structures...you're going to be starting fires more often than not
and i'm going to my grandmother's for easter, so i won't be responding for a while)
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
Nick: Would you look at that, its time to get out of here, wouldn't you agree? *Holsters his revolver* Let Matt take out his anger. God knows if i was like him, I'd be doing exactly what he is doing too. *Walks towards the exit*
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
Briana: If I'm taking over for Captain O'Connor, Then I'm sure I can be helpful here. *Smiles*
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
Prime Raneson: Well, we're definitely gonna need commandos... I do have an ARC squad on hand from the 801st... Hmm. We're bound to encounter hostile space forces at some point during the mission. So perhaps Lexington, Victory and Excelsior, plus Garuda, Galm and Hound Teams? Where is the place they're keeping Martok in anyway?
Briana: Captain O'Connor Is MIA. and... *looks at Raneson* thank you for including the Tepes in your overambitious plans. *Rolls her eyes*
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
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Krystal: *facepalm* Didn't I just say we're not going in guns blazing?
Prime Raneson: ARCs are trained covert special forces. They know how to be silent and stealthy. Besides, Victory, Lexington and Excelsior would be under cloak the entire time unless a space battle starts, at which point, the ships decloak and a small wing of ships led by perhaps the Tepes warping in. But that is only in case we do encounter hostile space forces. This mission is meant to be entirely covert; I'm just trying to account for all possibilities and scenarios.
Briana: Riiiight.... ARCs... *rolls her eyes* are you saying that I don't know how to be silent and stealthy? Or anyone else here?
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
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Krystal: So am I. We're talking about the Briar Patch here, so it would be easier for even just two ships to pick off patrols. And I'm certain Rodek will come up with some ideas too. But something about this is telling me "less is more".
Briana: Captain O'Connor got this Intel, and since he's MIA, I feel obligated to be in the action in his stead. I am capable of doing anything needed for this mission.
"We have no tomorrow, but there's still hope for the future. In our struggle to survive the present, we push the future farther away. Will I see it in my lifetime? Probably not. Which means there's no time to waste. Someday the world will no longer need us. No need for the gun, or the hand to pull the trigger." -Punished Snake
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*matt carefully crouch-walks his way through the tunnel, the smell of decay getting stronger until even nick can sense it now, and just as they catch sight of the other end of the tunnel, a gunshot rings out and matt freezes solid, ears straining*
*a few seconds earlier, nate is still listening to the raiders argue with each other, then their lure, pinning the blame on her for none of the people she lured having shown up again, one of them pulling out his or her weapon and proceeding to shoot the 'settler' for her failure, making nate jump and fumble with his weapon, bringing it to a ready position in case they come running out next*
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
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Briana: do you think J'mpok was in on it?
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
(and as disturbing as that description might be, it had to be done...while a pile of bodies might elicit a sense of righteous anger and the need to punish their killers, alex - and therefore matt by extension - has been exposed to so much death over the year that there is only one single thing that can send either of them into a state of pure feral rage - and that's the sight of a sexually-abused and murdered child - something that is surprisingly rare in fallout given the setting (probably for good reason) considering the closest mention to it we ever get is the presence of toys scattered around the stripper pole at the raider bazaar in evergreen mills in FO3)
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
*meanwhile, nate is still listening to the raiders argue after having shot their bait for luring settlers, traders and other victims, unaware of what's going on under the warehouse, or if the impending chaos that's about to be unleashed*
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
*while this is going on, nate is wondering what's taking the pair so long while checking over his laser musket in boredom, before almost dropping it as he hears another gunshot and the sounds of cursing and yelling as the raiders realize they have an intruder, all of them grabbing their weapons and shooting at nick, nate getting ready to run into the warehouse when he hears the horrifying roar which echoes all through the building, knowing immediately what it is thanks to having experienced it coming from his own mouth many times*
SS: oh f.uck! *he curses to himself as he dashes through the store, knocking over display shelves and smashing through the door leading to the warehouse, opening fire on a nearby raider which was about to toss a molotov and clips him in the shoulder, making him drop the molotov at his feet - which of course shatters and coats him in burning liquid, the raider shrieking and running around the room in a panic, fanning the flames and making them worse as well as adding to the general chaos of panicked and terrified raiders, the latter state having come about due to the roar, some of them thinking it may have come from some sort of demon*
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Nick: Kill them all! *Punisher screams*
(This majestic sounding scream. also minor spoiler warning for the punisher series on netflix
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Nick: You..... Don't want to know what we've seen, Nate..... You really do not want to know.... sickening Sh*te... *The missile from Demo's launcher explodes and Nick quickly turns, drawing his revolver and firing twice. Two bullets slam into the launcher and tears through the metal containing its firing mechanism* Sorry, refl- wait... did i actually hit something?...
and i'm going to my grandmother's for easter, so i won't be responding for a while)
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Nick: Would you look at that, its time to get out of here, wouldn't you agree? *Holsters his revolver* Let Matt take out his anger. God knows if i was like him, I'd be doing exactly what he is doing too. *Walks towards the exit*
I'm still trying to get a hold of General Rodek as we speak.
Besides, Victory, Lexington and Excelsior would be under cloak the entire time unless a space battle starts, at which point, the ships decloak and a small wing of ships led by perhaps the Tepes warping in. But that is only in case we do encounter hostile space forces. This mission is meant to be entirely covert; I'm just trying to account for all possibilities and scenarios.