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Frenchie was oldest in the company. He came down last. He snapped-off his chute and pulled a [[three-point hero drop]] in the high-tide flotsam. The boys yukked it up and moved out. | Frenchie was oldest in the company. He came down last. He snapped-off his chute and pulled a [[three-point hero drop]] in the high-tide flotsam. The boys yukked it up and moved out. | ||
They were armed for [[Equity securities|stocks]]: their Cayman Corps adversaries were battle-hardened right down the capital structure: Bundie mandated shoulder-mounted [[Master Securities Lending Agreement|Mizzlers]] for all. In case of [[Agent lender|ALD]] cointel interference, they carried a brace of bump-stock [[Pledge GMSLA|pledge model]]s. For [[synthetic equity swap|synthetic]] | They were armed for [[Equity securities|stocks]]: their Cayman Corps adversaries were battle-hardened right down the capital structure: Bundie mandated shoulder-mounted [[Master Securities Lending Agreement|Mizzlers]] for all. In case of [[Agent lender|ALD]] cointel interference, they carried a brace of bump-stock [[Pledge GMSLA|pledge model]]s. For [[synthetic equity swap|synthetic]]s cover, they backed it up with late-model [[2002 ISDA Master Agreement|ISDA]] retrofitted with [[dynamic margin]] [[CSA]]s. | ||
Frenchie, of course, had his usual assortment of exotic concoctions: an antique [[FBF]] side-arm, an old CMOF and his trusty [[OSLA Anatomy|Osler]] if they really got in a jam. | Frenchie, of course, had his usual assortment of exotic concoctions: an antique [[FBF]] side-arm, an old CMOF and his trusty [[OSLA Anatomy|Osler]] if they really got in a jam. | ||
=== On-field briefing and the Liquidator === | === On-field briefing and the Liquidator === | ||
The unit formed up under the trees. The choppers hung low: they made | The unit formed up under the trees. The choppers hung low: they made a devilish din and rucked up the tree-top foliage. | ||
Bundie clamped a hand over his hat and bellowed over the racket: “This could get ''tasty'', lads. Hostiles in these parts are well-organised and well-armoured: [[limited recourse]] shielding fore and aft.” | Bundie clamped a hand over his hat and bellowed over the racket: “This could get ''tasty'', lads. Hostiles in these parts are well-organised and well-armoured: [[limited recourse]] shielding fore and aft.” | ||
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The black mushroom wooded and dissipated. Bundie scrambled to his feet, glaring. “Jesus, Tucker! You’ll kill the lot of us! They’ll see that blast signal for miles around!” | The black mushroom wooded and dissipated. Bundie scrambled to his feet, glaring. “Jesus, Tucker! You’ll kill the lot of us! They’ll see that blast signal for miles around!” | ||
The comlink chattered. It was Cassie Lieberman from the Risk Office. “Heads up: thin-cap [[espievie]] operatives in the area, Bundie. Vector says they are headed your way. Margin up, people.” | |||
=== The SIV advance === | === The SIV advance === | ||
Beyond the dunes: a low mechanical clanking. It sounded heavy. It sounded relentless. It sounded ''huge''. It sounded like a max-vol slice of hell. | Beyond the dunes: a low, mechanical clanking. It sounded heavy. It sounded relentless. It sounded ''huge''. It sounded like a max-vol slice of hell. | ||
“We have ears on it, Cass.” | |||
The clanking ramped up. | |||
“What ze hell is ''zat''?” said Frenchie. | “What ze hell is ''zat''?” said Frenchie. | ||
“Oh, | “Oh, ''great''. They’re on to us.” Bundie re-glared at Tucker. He held up a paw. “O.K., this is [[Top urgent]] now, boys. Hostiles are imminent.” | ||
The boys shucked their [[Master Securities Lending Agreement|MSLA]] | The boys shucked their [[Master Securities Lending Agreement|MSLA]] and formed a circle round Chippy. | ||
Chippy came around slow. Tucker face-dashed him from a canteen. Chippy moaned. | Chippy came around slow. Tucker face-dashed him from a canteen. Chippy moaned. | ||
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Bundie jammed a second-to-default EM sovereign basket into the magazine of the only piece he had to hand — a rusty old semi-automatic EMTA — and lit up the theatre. It flamed into life. | Bundie jammed a second-to-default EM sovereign basket into the magazine of the only piece he had to hand — a rusty old semi-automatic EMTA — and lit up the theatre. It flamed into life. | ||
It was dirty, noisy and hot — he shucked out burnt up [[Risk-weighted assets|RWA]] | It was dirty, noisy and hot — he shucked out burnt up [[Risk-weighted assets|RWA]]s and kept reloading — and at last it holed the [[Structured investment vehicle|SIV]]. It stumbled. Its rollers uncoiled and it stoved into the sand on one knee. It was crippled but still shooting — eventually it crapped out but not before it had annihilated three quarters of Bundie’s unit. | ||
Tucker was already goneski. Chipper was dead. Biffer was in a bad way. Blood gouted from his mouth. He wouldn’t last long. | Tucker was already goneski. Chipper was dead. Biffer was in a bad way. Blood gouted from his mouth. He wouldn’t last long. | ||