“Anyway, the comm tech has been watching deployment orders for
weeks, waiting for something juicy to come through. When she sees that
‘Red 7’ is listed as a target—presumably a planned attack against a civilian
population—it’s the kind of sound bite this politician really needs to perfectly
drive home their point. However, all of those dire war plans were really about
making sure ol’ McGavin had a great birthday party in the commissary.”
Kaen sighed.
“It gets better! The comm tech can’t just sit back while such an
unconscionable, brutal act toward civilians unfolds, so she freaks out. The
attack is going to go down any minute, and no one is responding to her
messages. She decides to track down the ranking general at the time,
Haloway.”
“Oh no…”
“Oh yes ! The general is, naturally, at the very party discussed in this
woefully misinterpreted communication. The comm tech bursts into the mess