Owen barely registered when Julianna entered his office again. Movement on his periphery in the shape of his wife. A mental note to keep his voice under control for her benefit.
“It’s me.” Was the only way Owen announced himself to Katanya anymore, she’d heard his voice for years. He heard the sound of traffic passing by on the line. “What are you doing? Wait. Nevermind.” He was waving his hand in the air, even though Katanya couldn’t see him. “I don’t care. Stop whatever it is.” Short terse sentences, his Lieutenant General way of speaking.
“There’s an emergency.” Owen turned at gazed guiltily at his wife, brows knit together, sorry he hadn't come to her first. And here she was finding out this way. It couldn’t be helped now. “An evolving hostage situation.” There was the key word. Hostage. “Unknown hostile. At least savvy enough to use a GPS and voice scrambler. I do have reason believe they are in the city somewhere. They have Anita.”
He broke eye contact with Julianna to bend over and right his chair. He sunk down into it leather creaking under his weight. Palm out, Owen gestured with his fingers for Julianna to come to him. He then picked up his pen and clicked it rapidly with his thumb over and over.
“Assemble a strike team. Keep it quiet. Just you, me and, the usual suspects. Get this - this fucker apparently doesn’t know how a ransom works. Gave no demands. Can you believe that fucking shit? So let's get that new psych ops negotiator on stand by. And a Medevac chopper. You follow?” He almost cringed requesting the Medevac given the assumption. That someone would be hurt.
He waited for her affirmative and any questions before continuing with his instructions. Owen had been told he had a had a bad habit of spewing a string of demands faster than anybody could be reasonably expected to follow along.
“It’s me.” Was the only way Owen announced himself to Katanya anymore, she’d heard his voice for years. He heard the sound of traffic passing by on the line. “What are you doing? Wait. Nevermind.” He was waving his hand in the air, even though Katanya couldn’t see him. “I don’t care. Stop whatever it is.” Short terse sentences, his Lieutenant General way of speaking.
“There’s an emergency.” Owen turned at gazed guiltily at his wife, brows knit together, sorry he hadn't come to her first. And here she was finding out this way. It couldn’t be helped now. “An evolving hostage situation.” There was the key word. Hostage. “Unknown hostile. At least savvy enough to use a GPS and voice scrambler. I do have reason believe they are in the city somewhere. They have Anita.”
He broke eye contact with Julianna to bend over and right his chair. He sunk down into it leather creaking under his weight. Palm out, Owen gestured with his fingers for Julianna to come to him. He then picked up his pen and clicked it rapidly with his thumb over and over.
“Assemble a strike team. Keep it quiet. Just you, me and, the usual suspects. Get this - this fucker apparently doesn’t know how a ransom works. Gave no demands. Can you believe that fucking shit? So let's get that new psych ops negotiator on stand by. And a Medevac chopper. You follow?” He almost cringed requesting the Medevac given the assumption. That someone would be hurt.
He waited for her affirmative and any questions before continuing with his instructions. Owen had been told he had a had a bad habit of spewing a string of demands faster than anybody could be reasonably expected to follow along.
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