"You awake, Jonus?" Vic Belkor shouted over his shoulder. From behind him came a angry grunt. Vic glanced over his shoulder and smirked beneath his breather. The front line had been pushed again as the rebels lost ground to the superior might of the Savlar 66th, something he truly never thought he'd ever say with a straight face. But these rebels were a true lesson in tenacity. They had no chance of winning, but they had no intentions of backing down. The 66th had been here for a few weeks already and from what Corr had gathered, they'd be here for another month or two at least to ensure that all pockets of resistance had been eliminated. Corr took it upon himself to promise the planetary governor that his forces would remain until he was satisfied that all resistance had been taken care of. No matter how long it would take. He was greeted with applause from the rest of the 66th when he said they'd be staying. This was as close to a vacation as they'd ever get and Corr knew it.

"Why're you bothering me, Vic. I'm catching up on my beauty sleep." Jonus hissed from beneath his helmet.

"Just making conversation." he said as his chimera pulled out of the mud and onto the remains of a road. The treads bit into the stone and left trails of the planet's thick clay in their wake.

"Get's lonely while you're asleep." he said, listening to the rhythmic noise of the engine and their gear clanking where it hung on the sides. In the troop bay the rest of the unit slept, and Vic needed to break the silence if only for his own sanity.

Jonus chuckled.

"You'll live, brother. Let me enjoy the down time." he muttered. Vic shrugged and glanced at a bombed out building as they rumbled past. He found himself wondering what it once was before a mortar had hit it. Water pooled in the crater and the planets odd vines reached for it as the began to grow over it. He yawned and glanced back at where his brother snored. He'd let him sleep for now, but he'd be damned if he wouldn't be allowed his forty winks later.