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Half an hour later, the Armadillo is parked in front of a river that's close to the two ravines. Balogh steps out and says, "All right. This looks like a good spot for us to get some grub, I think." Larry stands up and looks at you in surprise. "Is this a common thing for the four of you?" she asks. You glance up at her and nod your head, explaining that the four of you do this quite often, especially when you have daytime patrols. It's much nicer to be eating outdoors instead of in the Armadillo with your suits on, you explain further.

"Our suits are off-limits during lunch?" Larry asks, sounding pleasantly surprised this time as the four of you get out of the Armadillo. You point at Balogh, who's already out of his suit and is stretching his arms. "Heh…looks cool to me," Larry says and steps out as well, popping her suit open before hopping down and stretching her own arms, while you and your other teammates do the same thing. As you hop down, Larry is already by the river, staring into it and dipping her finger in the water.

Ami steps out of her suit, looking calm and collected after the morning's events, and she takes a seat on the ground while Jax steps out of his suit as well and trots back into the Armadillo before coming out with some packages. "No MREs today. We're getting proper food," he announces as he hands out a package to everyone. Who made it, you ask him, and he gestures at himself. "Luckily, I made extra just in case," he says as he hands the last one to Larry. "So eat up everyone, and here's to a better team-up next time around," he says loudly.

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