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"He's gone too far this time."
Krauser glances up at Ada from his position in Wesker's seat. They're surrounded by monitors displaying feeds from the security cameras but she only has eyes for one screen. On it, Wesker stands beside Chris at a firing range watching as Chris fires into a target. A shot lands straight between the paper target's eyebrows and almost rips its head clean off.
He grunts. "He's just shooting targets, how is that too far?"
"Because next will be shooting people. Chris isn't a killer, but - " She waves her hand at the screen. "He's being made into one."
Krauser scratches at the back of his neck, feet up on the desk in front of him. "Look, I don't like it anymore than the next guy, but the boss is the boss, and we're just the muscle - well." He pauses and lets his eyes roam over Ada. " You're not exactly muscle but you see my point."
She scowls at him. "Jack- "
They're interrupted when the door swings open and in saunters Steve, hands shoved deep into his pockets. He kicks the door shut behind himself and walks over.
"I warned you, I told you this wasn't gonna end well, I warned him even!" he waves a hand at the monitor, Chris' blank face angled towards the targets. "No one bothered to listen did they! No one. Ever. Does."
"Steve, now isn't the best time -"
"What, you too busy having a lover's spat?" He grinned at them. "Yeah I know about that."
"Steve. I'm warning you -"
"Now isn't the best time for this discussion." Ada breaks up the fight before it even starts. "It's hardly love. What matters right now is what Wesker is doing to Chris." She presses fingers to her temple, thinking…Now would be a good time for the infiltration. I'll inform Birkin at once…
"Excellent Ada. I want you to contact them immediately, and then give them the location of Wesker's base. This is almost too perfect! And soon, I'll have my little girl back!" The glee in Birkin's voice doesn't reach Dr Cameron. She looks on emotionless as ever, buzzing quietly as her million little bodies move through her biohazard suit.
"I cannot believe you'd begin a major offensive solely at the direction of a woman who has swapped organizations more than she has beds!"
There's a pause. "Meaning?"
"Meaning I think I'd rather take on that Krauser as a trusted ally and god knows how despicable that man is."
"It's a risk I'll have to take. And Krauser is more loyal to Wesker than you think. He made Krauser, he can break him apart against just as easily. Just one more risk…"
"…"
" …I'll have both my little girls." she hears him whisper to himself. If she could frown, she would. Instead she leaves and makes for the room where Birkin is keeping his 'little girl', where he has managed to re-grow a body for Lisa. Such a pity she's brain dead. All she is an empty shell…Perfect, really. If she can remain alone with Lisa's unresponsive shell, then she could gain the use of a body once more. Enough to last her until she can find a real body, at least. But perhaps now isn't the best time. The facility would be tough to break out of once Birkin realised what she had done, she needs a distraction before she can even attempt to become something other than a writhing mass of flies.
Half a mile away from Wesker's facility, Jill stands with the small group, Carlos holding the facility map and double checking the layout one last time. She can barely hear Barry going over the plan one more time with the rest of the group, too lost in thought. This is it, Wesker's going down for the count once and for all. They'll finish what started that night at the mansion, for all those who could be here to do it.
"Jill?" Barry gently nudges her back to get her attention.
"Hm?"
"You ready for this? Wesker's not going anywhere, we can do this in a weeks time if you aren't feeling good, you're so pale." She hasn't noticed, but he has.
"No, no. I'm ready, I can do this." She gives a tight-lipped smile.
"For Chris, right?" A nod from her and Barry says, "Come on then. We're all good to go."
Carlos is staring at his watch. "Alright, we've got enough time to get there and get close before the cameras get frozen or wiped or whatever -"
"They basically get turned off Carlos, it's not that hard to understand." Rebecca cuts in.
"Yeah that, after that we get in, take out the power and get down to the underground areas. Anyone gets in our way, just do what you have to. We're in this to get Wesker, and any other B.O.W.s they got down there. Wesker dies, everyone else comes with us. You've all got the BOW tranquilisers so we're good."
"I really don't think we should be giving anyone human B.O.W.s Carlos. What if they want to use them?"
"It's a risk we have to take. Once Wesker's gone we can take them down too." Even if it means a few more years of work, he's willing to do it just to be rid of the menace hanging over their heads.
The group falls silent contemplating the work they'll have to do after this, and for how much longer they'll have to put off living out a normal life for the sake of saving others. It hurts that they can't do the normal things most days but in the end it's worth it knowing they're saving lives.
"…Okay, maybe not the best thing to bring up before a huge mission." Carlos mumbles. "Sorry, but we're on a tight schedule, so lets move out." The group nods as one and Carlos lead them out into the evening.