Starfist: Hangfire
Book VI
Chapter One
Getting from highway to the side of the headquarters building was no
problem; the Marines' chameleon uniforms easily hid them from the
crowds of HQ workers milling about outside during the lunch break.
Those same crowds confused the motion detectors and other passive
surveillance devices around the building's perimeter so the sensors
didn't notice the intruders either. Just where the intelligence
report had said it was, they found an open window to an untenanted
office.
"Rock," Corporal Kerr said into his helmet radio. His infra screen
showed Lance Corporal Rachman Claypoole slithering through the open
window. Kerr followed immediately and had to move immediately to
keep PFC MacIlargie from landing on him inside the office.
By the time Kerr got to his feet, Claypoole was next to the hallway
door. Kerr checked his HUD and shook his head. He was amazed that it
didn't show guards in the hallway. But nobody seemed to be there. He
thought that was amazing for so large a building. Of course, most of
the people who worked at the headquarters were civilians, and
civilians didn't act like military personnel.
"Go," he said softly into his radio. Claypoole's next move was the
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