Vegas Quadrant? Was this guy for real? There was an odd dissonance in trying to be hyper-vigilant about one's very alien (literally) surroundings when the accompanying company was going on and on about something so mundane.

Raiden swallows hard when one of them seems to be alerted and starts approaching his direction, weapon drawn first. Sure, he knew CQC but that wouldn't do him any good against armor like that. He'd be dead meat. There was only one thing he could do. Around the corner in the middle of the hallway was...

Oh. It's just a box.