The tactical unit moved in tight formation through the pressurized airlock, their boots ringing softly against the metal plating of the orbital outpost responsible for gathering and reporting data throughout the Caldris system.
Hand signals quickly passed down the line, directing the squad forward while their terminals flickered with real-time updates. So far, the preliminary drone scans hadn't detected anything unusual inside the facility aside from the expected number of life forms.
Admittedly, the soldiers who'd been hastily pulled from the nearest military garrisons found the entire mission rather bizarre.
Their respective posts had never encountered any problems with the five-person team stationed at the Caldris Central Outpost. If anything, the crew had always been remarkably quiet and seemed to flourish being left alone in the middle of that social void.
