Camera - Inktober 2024, Day Twenty-Six

Excuse me for a moment.

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BB01: Nose-Tackle Actual, Bluebird One. How do you read?

NOV-TAN: This is Nose-Tackle. Got you loud and clear, Bluebird, go ahead.

BB01: Updating status on corridor one. Looks like the overpass over 110th street has collapsed. I say again, Interstate 200 has collapsed at the one-one-zero overpass and is inoperable both east and westbound. How copy? Over.

NOV-TAN: Bluebird, Nose-Tackle. Copy all. Standby.

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NOV-TAN: Bluebird, Nose-Tackle, confirm visual on an allied APC in the AO? Over.

BB01: We're making another pass, Nose-Tackle. Standby.

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BB01: Nose-Tackle, Bluebird. Negative on the APC. Thermals are a bit messy. Your guys may have gone over the edge.

NOV-TAN: Solid copy, Bluebird. Maintain safe distance. Out.

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NOV-TAN: TAC-COM, This is November Actual. I have a sitrep.

TAC-COM: November, TAC-COM. Transmit.

NOV-TAN: Loss of 50% of our combat elements north of I-200. Corridor One disconnected. Resupply east of One-one-zero currently interrupted. Checkpoints 13-18 are inundated. Cannot maintain control of Central Business District.

TAC-COM: Copy all, November. How quickly can you relocate to fallback line gamma?

NOV-TAN: Rolling retreats can be completed within the hour, but I'd prefer to hold defensive positions until search and rescue units can complete their operation. Over.

TAC-COM: Negative, November. I can give you until 14:00 to complete your transition. Aegis battery will begin bombarding at 14:05. Minimum safe distance will be half a klick north of fallback gamma. Over.

NOV-TAN: Copy all, TAC-COM. Wilco.

TAC-COM: Good luck, November. Out.

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Anyway, it's kinda a meh drawing. See ya tomorrow.