Re: Titan Down: search and rescue
Disembarking form the Crow, Elsbeth's training kicked in. With M'kira in the air - effectively taking the high ground, Elsbeth concentrated on what she knew best and moved to start a bounding overwatch with Leoulin, Balkiir, and the Hearth Guard on the approach and entry to the dreadnought. The muscle needed to protect the people that were going to do the real work of recovery (which she did realize included Leoulin, but since he insisted on being - and had proven that he belonged - in the front) and she was not about to fail in that job.
The display on her HUD kept her appraised of the location of the others - as well, Elsbeth was getting used to having T'risa and the others 'in her head' with respect to the communications link which could also give her some idea of locations and proximities. Still, the acclimation took time.
She moved with speed, attentive and precise on both bound and watch. Her hand signals were simple and efficient. She was amongst professionals who moved with her; it felt good to be in that element again. And though Elsbeth wasn't the brightest tool in the shed, she trusted the Marshal. So, when T'risa said this was important, it became supremely important and Elsbeth bent all of her resources to help accomplish that mission at hand.
The twisted, charred, cyberoid body did not phase her, all it now represented was an obstacle to be avoided. By any definition of the word, the sophont appeared to be dead. At this point, she could not help 'him' and any time spent mourning, meant time away from any potential survivors. So, on she trail-blazed - into the belly of the (giant, smouldering, spherical) beast...