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Line 18: Described as shy, sweet<ref name="CQp22"/> and pious<ref name="HOCp45"/> with the voice of a delightful little girl, Diana was a slight, brown and very pretty woman,<ref name="CQp22"/> with large dark eyes, heavy black hair,<ref name="HOCp45"/> expressive hands and a habit of wearing extravagant local flowers in her hair.<ref name="CQp22"/> While she was considered quiet and retiring by nature, to the point that people sometimes forgot she was present in a group or room, some considered Diana to be the most attractive woman in the Caballeros.<ref name="CQp92">''Close Quarters'', p. 92, "Chapter 18"</ref> No-one in the regiment doubted Diana's sincerity, and she was well-known for refusing to be drawn into any of the quarrels that erupted within the regiment.<ref name="HOCp81"/> In June 3056 Diana had the rank of [[Lieutenant, Senior Grade]],<ref name="CQp22"/> but by October 3056 she had been promoted to [[Captain]].<ref name="CQp123"/> Diana served as commander of long-range artillery support for the Caballeros for years, and was one of the most respected MechWarriors in the regiment; not only did she reach out and strike at the regiment's enemies from long distance, but even in situations where the battle had moved to envelop the Caballero's rear elements, Diana always remained calm and available to support the regiment, even when she was forced into either jumping out of danger or duelling opponents directly with the Huntress' [[medium laser]]s.<ref name="HOCp45"/> Described as shy, sweet<ref name="CQp22"/> and pious<ref name="HOCp45"/> with the voice of a delightful little girl, Diana was a slight, brown and very pretty woman,<ref name="CQp22"/> with large dark eyes, heavy black hair,<ref name="HOCp45"/> expressive hands and a habit of wearing extravagant local flowers in her hair.<ref name="CQp22"/> While she was considered quiet and retiring by nature, to the point that people sometimes forgot she was present in a group or room, some considered Diana to be the most attractive woman in the Caballeros.<ref name="CQp92">''Close Quarters'', p. 92, "Chapter 18"</ref> No-one in the regiment doubted Diana's sincerity, and she was well-known for refusing to be drawn into any of the quarrels that erupted within the regiment.<ref name="HOCp81"/> In June 3056 Diana had the rank of [[Lieutenant, Senior Grade]],<ref name="CQp22"/> but by October 3056 she had been promoted to [[Captain]].<ref name="CQp123"/> Diana served as commander of long-range artillery support for the Caballeros for years, and was one of the most respected MechWarriors in the regiment; not only did she reach out and strike at the regiment's enemies from long distance, but even in situations where the battle had moved to envelop the Caballero's rear elements, Diana always remained calm and available to support the regiment, even when she was forced into either jumping out of danger or duelling opponents directly with the Huntress' [[medium laser]]s.<ref name="HOCp45"/> − When the [[Word of Blake]] launched an attack on the [[Hachiman Taro Enterprises]] facility on [[Hachiman (system)|Hachiman]] on 15 October 3056 following false evidence released by the [[Draconis Combine]] [[Internal Security Force]], Diana and the Caballeros senior [[Astech]], [[Richard Gallegos|"Richard "Zuma" Gallegos]] worked to protect the Caballeros non-combatants into air-raid bunkers underground. Those dependents were mostly children under the age of twelve.<ref name="CQp117">''Close Quarters'', p. 117-118, "Chapter 23"</ref> Both Diana and Zuma were known for spending a considerable amount of time with the regiment's children in the Caballero's nursery, and both were parents themselves, although Diana's two-year-old son was away at a sportsplex where one of the Caballeros' 'Mech battalions was stationed at the time of the attack. The [[Federated Commonwealth]] news reporter [[Archie Westin]] and his assistant, [[Mariska Savage]] were sheltering in the bunker when two Word of Blake insurgents disguised as Hachiman Taro Enterprises security staff entered the bunker and attempted to use the noncombatants as hostages. Much to the shock of Westin and Savage, Diana and Zuma attacked and killed the Blakists, with Diana killing one Blakist with a shot through the left eye while Diana was holding a baby in one arm, and the Blakist had a gun to the head of four-year-old [[Lucy Aragon]]. Diana and Zuma subsequently explained to Westin and Savage that the regiment had a strict policy of not negotiating for hostages, and that the regiment would rather have seen the hostages killed than negotiate.<ref name="CQp123">''Close Quarters'', p. 123-124, "Chapter 24"</ref> + When the [[Word of Blake]] launched an attack on the [[Hachiman Taro Enterprises]] facility on [[Hachiman]] on 15 October 3056 following false evidence released by the [[Draconis Combine]] [[Internal Security Force]], Diana and the Caballeros senior [[Astech]], [[Richard Gallegos|"Richard "Zuma" Gallegos]] worked to protect the Caballeros non-combatants into air-raid bunkers underground. Those dependents were mostly children under the age of twelve.<ref name="CQp117">''Close Quarters'', p. 117-118, "Chapter 23"</ref> Both Diana and Zuma were known for spending a considerable amount of time with the regiment's children in the Caballero's nursery, and both were parents themselves, although Diana's two-year-old son was away at a sportsplex where one of the Caballeros' 'Mech battalions was stationed at the time of the attack. The [[Federated Commonwealth]] news reporter [[Archie Westin]] and his assistant, [[Mariska Savage]] were sheltering in the bunker when two Word of Blake insurgents disguised as Hachiman Taro Enterprises security staff entered the bunker and attempted to use the noncombatants as hostages. Much to the shock of Westin and Savage, Diana and Zuma attacked and killed the Blakists, with Diana killing one Blakist with a shot through the left eye while Diana was holding a baby in one arm, and the Blakist had a gun to the head of four-year-old [[Lucy Aragon]]. Diana and Zuma subsequently explained to Westin and Savage that the regiment had a strict policy of not negotiating for hostages, and that the regiment would rather have seen the hostages killed than negotiate.<ref name="CQp123">''Close Quarters'', p. 123-124, "Chapter 24"</ref> {{Quote|We didn't risk nothin', Ms. Savage. If they had taken us hostage, Don Carlos would've pumped a couple hundred liters of gasoline in here and fired down a flare. Or somebody else would have. We don't negotiate for hostages. We rescue them, or we bury them. Ain't no middle ground.|Richard Gallegos, 15 October 3056}} {{Quote|We didn't risk nothin', Ms. Savage. If they had taken us hostage, Don Carlos would've pumped a couple hundred liters of gasoline in here and fired down a flare. Or somebody else would have. We don't negotiate for hostages. We rescue them, or we bury them. Ain't no middle ground.|Richard Gallegos, 15 October 3056}}
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Described as shy, sweet<ref name="CQp22"/> and pious<ref name="HOCp45"/> with the voice of a delightful little girl, Diana was a slight, brown and very pretty woman,<ref name="CQp22"/> with large dark eyes, heavy black hair,<ref name="HOCp45"/> expressive hands and a habit of wearing extravagant local flowers in her hair.<ref name="CQp22"/> While she was considered quiet and retiring by nature, to the point that people sometimes forgot she was present in a group or room, some considered Diana to be the most attractive woman in the Caballeros.<ref name="CQp92">''Close Quarters'', p. 92, "Chapter 18"</ref> No-one in the regiment doubted Diana's sincerity, and she was well-known for refusing to be drawn into any of the quarrels that erupted within the regiment.<ref name="HOCp81"/> In June 3056 Diana had the rank of [[Lieutenant, Senior Grade]],<ref name="CQp22"/> but by October 3056 she had been promoted to [[Captain]].<ref name="CQp123"/> Diana served as commander of long-range artillery support for the Caballeros for years, and was one of the most respected MechWarriors in the regiment; not only did she reach out and strike at the regiment's enemies from long distance, but even in situations where the battle had moved to envelop the Caballero's rear elements, Diana always remained calm and available to support the regiment, even when she was forced into either jumping out of danger or duelling opponents directly with the Huntress' [[medium laser]]s.<ref name="HOCp45"/> | Described as shy, sweet<ref name="CQp22"/> and pious<ref name="HOCp45"/> with the voice of a delightful little girl, Diana was a slight, brown and very pretty woman,<ref name="CQp22"/> with large dark eyes, heavy black hair,<ref name="HOCp45"/> expressive hands and a habit of wearing extravagant local flowers in her hair.<ref name="CQp22"/> While she was considered quiet and retiring by nature, to the point that people sometimes forgot she was present in a group or room, some considered Diana to be the most attractive woman in the Caballeros.<ref name="CQp92">''Close Quarters'', p. 92, "Chapter 18"</ref> No-one in the regiment doubted Diana's sincerity, and she was well-known for refusing to be drawn into any of the quarrels that erupted within the regiment.<ref name="HOCp81"/> In June 3056 Diana had the rank of [[Lieutenant, Senior Grade]],<ref name="CQp22"/> but by October 3056 she had been promoted to [[Captain]].<ref name="CQp123"/> Diana served as commander of long-range artillery support for the Caballeros for years, and was one of the most respected MechWarriors in the regiment; not only did she reach out and strike at the regiment's enemies from long distance, but even in situations where the battle had moved to envelop the Caballero's rear elements, Diana always remained calm and available to support the regiment, even when she was forced into either jumping out of danger or duelling opponents directly with the Huntress' [[medium laser]]s.<ref name="HOCp45"/> | ||
| − | When the [[Word of Blake]] launched an attack on the [[Hachiman Taro Enterprises]] facility on [[ | + | When the [[Word of Blake]] launched an attack on the [[Hachiman Taro Enterprises]] facility on [[Hachiman]] on 15 October 3056 following false evidence released by the [[Draconis Combine]] [[Internal Security Force]], Diana and the Caballeros senior [[Astech]], [[Richard Gallegos|"Richard "Zuma" Gallegos]] worked to protect the Caballeros non-combatants into air-raid bunkers underground. Those dependents were mostly children under the age of twelve.<ref name="CQp117">''Close Quarters'', p. 117-118, "Chapter 23"</ref> Both Diana and Zuma were known for spending a considerable amount of time with the regiment's children in the Caballero's nursery, and both were parents themselves, although Diana's two-year-old son was away at a sportsplex where one of the Caballeros' 'Mech battalions was stationed at the time of the attack. The [[Federated Commonwealth]] news reporter [[Archie Westin]] and his assistant, [[Mariska Savage]] were sheltering in the bunker when two Word of Blake insurgents disguised as Hachiman Taro Enterprises security staff entered the bunker and attempted to use the noncombatants as hostages. Much to the shock of Westin and Savage, Diana and Zuma attacked and killed the Blakists, with Diana killing one Blakist with a shot through the left eye while Diana was holding a baby in one arm, and the Blakist had a gun to the head of four-year-old [[Lucy Aragon]]. Diana and Zuma subsequently explained to Westin and Savage that the regiment had a strict policy of not negotiating for hostages, and that the regiment would rather have seen the hostages killed than negotiate.<ref name="CQp123">''Close Quarters'', p. 123-124, "Chapter 24"</ref> |
{{Quote|We didn't risk nothin', Ms. Savage. If they had taken us hostage, Don Carlos would've pumped a couple hundred liters of gasoline in here and fired down a flare. Or somebody else would have. We don't negotiate for hostages. We rescue them, or we bury them. Ain't no middle ground.|Richard Gallegos, 15 October 3056}} | {{Quote|We didn't risk nothin', Ms. Savage. If they had taken us hostage, Don Carlos would've pumped a couple hundred liters of gasoline in here and fired down a flare. Or somebody else would have. We don't negotiate for hostages. We rescue them, or we bury them. Ain't no middle ground.|Richard Gallegos, 15 October 3056}} | ||