The blasts on the surface could be seen planet side and the news reports had burned deep into his conscious. Burying the memory as far down as he could he tapped his brothers call sign bringing up the menu and initiating secure conference.

“Hey little brother, your falling behind. Everything OK?” Jack whispered in a low voice, holding down the communicate button.

Three minuets passed before a response came through the text to voice application giving it a dead, emotion free quality. “Found dead rabbit looks natural but not sure.”

“Have you called it in?” Said Jack calculating the distance between him and his brother.

“Yes, awaiting orders.” The toneless voice replied.