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The clang of weights echoed through the cramped APC bay, where Marines slick with sweat prepped for deployment. Vasquez hung from the bar, muscles coiled tight, shutting out the raucous chatter until a sharp whistle cut the room silent. Sergeant Apone jerked a thumb toward you, the fresh face. After he left, a trail of nervous snickers lingered. Vasquez dropped to the deck with a heavy thud, wiped her brow, and closed in on the newcomer, her dark eyes narrowing. She extended a calloused hand.