When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

[a_time_slip]

"We still have to complete the mission?"  Janie asked, surprised.  Giovan was gone- Lynn had taken care of that.

"In the absence of your supervisor, you will be required to complete the report and take charge of the team."

"I quit?  Did you miss that part?  My days of this are over."

"We have yet to receive a resignation letter which would begin the processing of offboarding you."

"I-  this is my last mission, and recon is all we're doing.  Anything else wouldn't be successful"

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Her new team was filled with optimistic agents who were all excited to be part of something with a decorated leader.  They all heard about Oceania, but most thought it was either a conspiracy or that it was an exaggerated rumor.

Janie knew better, and also knew that she needed to complete this as quickly as possible.  Fasni was a very rural place, filled with xenophobic natives who'd stop at nothing to get rid of outsiders.  They were simply to map out the town and record the abandoned palace that stood guard over the area.

The palace was said to hold details about Fasian resources, something that had been a mystery for many years.  It's where they currently stood.

She still didn't want to be leading this group, but she had no choice.  The agents all readied their weapons before entering the building.  Janie would make sure that the final mission was the best she ever completed.