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Not that it matters, of course. You'd still fight either one of them when the time comes. After you're finished dressing up for duty, you bring up your patrol schedule on your Magifona to see who you've been teamed up with for today's patrol. The first name is a familiar one, Sergeant Balogh, whom you have seen around the base a few times before this. A stalwart veteran of more than twenty years, he has constantly refused promotion in order to remain part of the regular troops.

Your eyes glance down to the next two names on the list, which are…