Call for
Pick up
Pick up verb - Gather or collect.
Usage example: She picked up the children at the day care center
Both terms in one sentence
- Invoked in The Last Star: an EarthForce officer warns the soldiers to not pick up and use Minbari guns, as it fires a green beam that works as a "shoot me" call for any nearby Earth soldier (EarthForce standard issue fires in red pulses).
Source: Unusable Enemy Equipment
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