is Leader, so if you don't mind, I'll stay here and see what I can
come up with for a team name."

"Suits," Odeon agreed. "I could stand some juice, but I'll be back
shortly."

"Right." Cortin opened the briefing packet as he left, finding that
they were paired, as promised, with her as Leader. Scanning the bios,
she found that their teaming wasn't unusual except in them knowing each
other so long; the pre-selected leadership teams had the one with the
most personal grudge against the Brothers, rather than the senior in
rank, named as Leader--though in some cases, like theirs, the two
coincided; she'd gotten her captain's bars two days before Mike got
his, so technically she did outrank him, if not by much.

Team names, now. She studied the short list of suggestions, seeing
names of angels, predatory animals, military qualities. Quite a
variety, she thought--and the list did give her an idea. She grinned,
then decided not to take any chances on having someone else beat her to
even such an unlikely name; she went into the lobby to find Mike and
then Colonel Bradford.

She almost ran into Odeon when she opened the door; he greeted her with
a grin and a salute. "I gather you've come up with a name,
Team-Leader? So've I--I was just coming to see what you thought about
it." He sobered. "Better make sure you like the one we settle on; I
overheard Colonel Bradford say the team's name will be the Leader's
code name until we go public, then it'll be the team's radio call sign."

She thought about that for a moment, then smiled. "I like the one I
came up with well enough for that, definitely. What's yours?"

He murmured a word in her ear, and she chuckled. "Great minds,
Mike--that's the same one I thought of. But if the two of us did,
others may too; let's get to Colonel Bradford and have him confirm it."

"Right. Last time I saw him, he was over by the juice machine."

The two made their way in that direction. It was clear than several
Leader-and-second pairs had already confirmed; those were the ones
discussing either team names or possible personnel. Those who hadn't
were getting acquainted; Cortin saw a couple she thought would confirm
shortly, another couple she thought probably wouldn't at all. They
found the Colonel still at the juice machine, approaching him with
Cortin in the lead and Odeon a step behind and to her left. "By the
Colonel's leave?" Cortin asked.

Bradford smiled. "I thought s