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Aron Pell

Known as Aron

Serzhant

A section leader, Aron uses humour to keep tired people working. His protectiveness can slip into favouritism.

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Aron checks a bulky field-radio pack beside an exhausted soldier in a cramped barracks.
Aron Pell: the section he knows

Aron notices the person growing quiet during an ordinary task.

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left, checking the field radio. Denis belongs to his section; Aron has noticed his exhaustion.

Also in the scene: Denis Tarn

Edda and Aron wait in a stationary truck cab at first light beside a deep CRT and twin-cassette dashboard.
The cab at first light

A long duty begins before the road looks welcoming.

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right, at the cab controls. Edda is the transport driver working alongside his section.

Also in the scene: Edda Kest

Aron and Nera check a heavy field radio on an open equipment trunk.
The morning equipment check

Readiness begins with the things a section can actually use.

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left, working over the radio. Nera serves in his section and is helping check the set.

Also in the scene: Nera Tavin

Vesa takes a dispatch report at a full console while Aron compares it with the paper order.
The order and the observation

A briefing and a ground report can disagree.

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left, indicating the paper order. Vesa is the duty officer comparing his report with the dispatch information.

Also in the scene: Vesa Dravik

Aron, Nera and Edda share a modest meal around a returned field radio after duty.
After duty

An ordinary joke can survive an exhausting posting.

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left, holding a mug. The three are service colleagues sharing an off-duty meal, not a household or family.

Also in the scene: Nera Tavin, Edda Kest