Karres sat on a crate, a non-alcoholic drink in one hand and a small packet of food in the other, keeping watch on the north checkpoint like he was ordered to. Iseri, meanwhile, was inside the small prefab barracks located nearby, doing maintenance on her weapons. "See anything?" she yelled out the window to him. "Still clear," he reported, taking a drink. "When's our shift over?" She glanced over at the computer on the table to her left. "Looks like a few hours." Karres sighed. "Hear anything from anyone?" "Nope. Whatcha thinking about?" Iseri asked, cleaning the ejection port on her Revenant. "Nothing really, can't complain. Easy work, decent pay, got a nice girl," he said, giving her a smile before turning his eyes back to the road.
"Just bored, huh. I hear ya." She loaded a new thermal clip into the machine gun and attached it to the back of her armor, then went over to sit on the windowsill. "Safety still on on your rifle?" Karres laughed softly and shook his head. "Yeah. Thanks for reminding me. I always forget that." He made a note to remember to turn that off the next time a firefight broke out. "You want to come out and sit with me? I still have some refreshments left," he said, holding up the drink. "Sure, why not leave the comfortable, air-conditioned hut," she said teasingly and swung her legs out the open window, then dropped lightly to the ground and joined him on the crate. "Four eyes are better than two anyway," she said, taking some of his food and turning to watch the road too.