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STAN gestured to the parking lot the two falling in with the rest of the group as they passed by, Josi and Josh exchanged a few fragments of speech the conversation between Stan and Eric crushing out the others as they spoke, they were talking about their targets and where they were going to be setting up. Up ahead, Stan pointed as a pulled into the parking lot, "that's our ride." he stated picking up his pace slightly, they all followed behind him picking up their pace to keep up with him.
Approaching the car the driver rolled down the window a smile on his face, it was Ben, Irene's assistant, "Hi Stan." he spoke, Stan paused glancing over the edge of his sunglasses, "it's sir to you, Ben." the man nodded his head the older man of the two holding a certain level of intimidation over almost everyone he encountered, including his recruits. Climbing into the passengers' seat he leaned back waiting for the others to load up.
Josi and Josh waited outside beside the car as Eric pulled one of the seats in the middle row forward giving the other three team members- Annika, Mitch, and Margo- access to the very last row of seats, Annika was the first one in, the set of partners insisting that she climb in before them, next was Margo- Mitch letting her go first as usual- and then Mitch himself slid in beside Margo leaning back at Eric pushed the seat back into place.
He slid into the row listening to the car door slam shut after Josh had climbed in trying his best to be chivalrous by letting Josi climb in before him, Margo rolled her eyes a faint smile playing across her lips, she hadn't seen Josi so happy in so long, and to know that it was a mutual "friend" making her happy, it just filled her with joy for her friend.
It made her think that maybe the world wasn't such a shitty place after all, that maybe, just maybe, some of them could get the happy endings they'd dreamed about for so long. Ben shifted the car into drive quickly peeling out of the parking lot, he was careful to wait for passerby Stan watching him with a firm stare. The man could feel the anxiety in his chest building up worried that if he messed up in the slightest bit that Stan would report it back to Irene and get him fired.
He couldn't afford that.
"Rapp, Lee, you're lead, Merdock, Calebs, you're back up, I want you two in the building in case they need assistance, you understand me?" they all responded with their respective "yes sir" responses the man seemed satisfied with the replies he received, "Ogden, Bander, you two are out here with me, we're on survey." Eric nodded his head pulling his computer from his bag, "we start this as soon as this car stops, give you all plenty of time to settle in later and think about what's at stake here, sound good?" once again they offered their "yes sirs" Stan letting out a sigh glanced out past the window taking in the sights.
Rome reminded him of the vacation he'd taken with his wife so many years ago before they'd divorced Stans occupation, his wife had been sick of the lack of time she was allotted to spend with him between missions and hated it even more when she was unable to contact him for weeks at a time his life always being in question.
