"We're approaching Earth," I say. "Steven, Elsa, I want you two both on the scouting team. Try to blend in and stay hidden, it's important that the humans aren't aware of our presence too early. And no fighting over tentacles either."
"Excellent disguises as usual. Anyway, since it is too risky to actually go down to Earth when they don't know of our presence, the ship will stay in orbit, while the scout team (aka you two and a few lower ranks) is sent down from the transporter area. There are packs there containing things you may need, including a map of Earth. Understand?"
I swing my spear around as I walk. I'm still pretty inexperienced with the weapon, and I end up slicing my thumb on the sharp edge. While I focus on keeping myself from bleeding, I see a couple of people nearby.