We have to drop you off far from base, unfortunately. Safety precautions, it’s very hard to hide anything out here.
No kidding, 9S had said, watching the vast expanse of black and white whip by below him. Almost nothing to see but snowfields and crags and bare valleys, frozen lakes, monochrome for miles and miles. It was almost as bad as being on the Bunker. Oh, that was a good one. He should be sure to save that for the H-model he was meeting up with.
You and unit 7H will rendezvous before proceeding on foot towards Southern Defense HQ 87-S. Your cold weather gear should keep you safe from any extreme temperatures, but it isn’t rated for battle, so try to avoid fighting. Once you’re there, you’ll meet up with units 10B and 13D and support them in their mission. Further details will be given at a later time.
The icy little patch of rock the flight unit drops him off at doesn’t look like much, definitely not an outpost of an sort. It shoves 9S out of its belly unceremoniously before taking off again. He surveys his surroundings, the black volcanic rock jutting from the snow, the chunks of ice rolling in the waves of the ocean that nearly lapped his boots. It’s pretty, in a sort of desolate way. He hardly ever got sent on missions this far south. “Pod, locate unit 7H. Maybe she got here already...”
