Tracking

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Tracking

 

They had the captain on Blue Force* - always a plus, knowing Cale.

 

“They call her a renegade, but I’ll tell ya, Sunny... she’s a powerhouse. If she’s a renegade, hell! We need more renegades like her out here.”

 

Right. Remembering Tigard’s comments had Cass wondering if he’d ever tracked her, which lead to a resounding hell yeah. The Colonel was responsible for most of the new SPECOPS toys on Imperious. No doubt the Blue Force rigged for chemical - with one specific chemical signature for Cale - was his idea.

 

Sitting in cartel central, chemical had been their only option; anything beyond that meant a sure trace. Tiny chemical dots on the neck of every team member showed their positions, easily detected with the right algorithm if you knew what to look for. General BF showed friend, foe, and neutral, but those on Imperious were team - and captain - specific. Each team had its own chemical signature, allowing Blue Force to pick them up as teams, not just one general blue. Problem was, chemical showed position only and the presence or absence of body heat. Lack of body heat degraded the chemical; dead body gave a bad read. So, far they were all viable.

 

They’d been at it several hours - three SPECOPS and a senior officer on Imperious bridge. Cass on master feed, Moa on Blue Force, and Silver plugged into comms. Silver was good. Took his time. Easily keyed in on primary. He had two decades on her, so why ensign? Vulcan changed things. Brought in more, itching to do their part.

 

A quick check of the master screen, and she turned to Silver. “Evac inbound?”

 

“Roger.”

 

TBC in sim.

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*Blue Force, aka BFT: Blue Force Tracker, a GPS-enabled system that provides the military with location information primarily about friendly, but also hostile military forces. The color blue is typically used to designate friendly forces while red is used for enemies, and green or yellow is used for neutral forces.