Visit to HQ
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Visit to HQ And the Fedora Xtamemory Archives
Visiting HQ always feels eerily like walking into a trap. I’ve felt this way on past visits to HQ and recognize that it stems from my nontraditional path into the organization. It’s probably better in a way being treated like an outsider, but that knowledge never diminishes the sensation of impending doom.
More R&R is not exactly what I need after that stint on Venus, which has provided positive next steps, but I do need to check in with Command at HQ to download the Venus mission results and request some additional help in dealing with the Urite crystal marauders. Keeping cover has it’s perks so I’ll take two days max at HQ and then one day at EB219 to see Georgette, with the added plus that it’s also my birthday! Visiting Georgette may not be mission critical but I really miss her company, and she always finds a way to recalibrate my tension levels.
Asking for additional support to continue this mission makes my stomach turn. I’ve always hated asking for help because it conveys a sense of weakness. I know that’s the primal brain speaking and fortunately the more developed intellectual part of my brain understands that this mission requires additional resources if it’s going to succeed. Fortunately, actionable intel goes…
