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Post by Atticus Batman on Jan 31, 2015 5:23:38 GMT
I watch as Lady releases my hand, and jumps to her feet crossing her chest and announces her readiness. I smile, as I stand.
"You already know, I am always up for some action, so I will go. Now Starr Eyes. Truthfully at least half of the security unit aren't Dragoons. However I trust that Blackgut definitely gave them a thorough inspection, knowing how particular I am, before deciding who to send us. If you are indeed staying behind, then yes it would be appreciated if you show them around. As I am sure you know, there is only one armory, at the moment, that is off limits to everyone; but You, Lady and Myself. One of us 3 will restock it as necessary; Most likely me, since it is mine and Lady's. Tianna, there are a couple different Crimefighters in there, if you want a "new" one. Put the crimefighter you want, on the repair station in there and I will give it a good look over while checking my old Monitor Sidearm over. The rest of the armories will need inventoried and restocked by the Security Team.
I will go meet them and using these printouts and of course my instincts, to decide who will be my Second. I will give my Second the security office by the brig, since I have taken the liberty of liberating a desk here in the War Room and given my console all security abilities so I can fully do my job from the War Room, where I feel Head of Security should be stationed, when on duty and not needed elsewhere. Starr Eyes, as soon as I have made my decision on my Second, I will make sure that you and the rest of the team get their name. And as I said, their office will be the main security office by the brig.
Oh and Taffer, one more thing. It is probably best if I don't handle the inactive core if possible, the electrical powers coursing through me sometimes react badly with the computers and lights right next to me or touched by me, I believe it is especially true when my adrenaline is rushing. Although I could be wrong, I am still getting used to these abilities. I would hate to see what it could do to the Core."
As I walk out, I make sure I brush against Lady, and I sneakily goose her and wink when she jumps a little and looks at me. Then I go to meet the prospective security team.
While waiting for them to pull up, I read over my printouts carefully. Blackgut listed 4 potential Seconds, and 8 potential risks. Interestingly one name was on both lists. So by the time they all showed up, I studied my list carefully. After they all arrive, I address them.
"Alright everyone line up. First, I feel I should warn you, even though I can tell by your expressions that some of you recognize me." While surveying the group, there is only one who doesn't seem concerned either way, about who I am, other than that I am obviously in charge of Security. "I am Atticus Batman, 'The Harbinger of Death'. I am Head of Security here. So if you do not want to take orders from me or be near me, then leave NOW!" Two of the recruits, quickly hop in a roller together and take off. "Alright 2 gone, 41 left. I have already gone over the information that the 13th Dragoons sent me on all of you. I am going to call 3 names. You will stand over there. Then I will call 7 more and you will stand 4 feet from the group of 3."
I call those names, then after I talk to the group of 3 potentials, I send them back to stand by the rest. Then I talk to the group of risks, before ultimately sending them back to the rest. I continue surveying the team and that same one I noticed earlier still stands out, not because he is the only of his race there even though it is interesting that Blackgut would send one of them or because of his unique dark violet color, but because he seems to be the only one, not shaken by any of my questionings or actions. So I address him personally. "Bioman, what is your name, for the record? Even though I am certain I know based on the lists here, and no none of your races are listed. You were sent by the 13th Dragoons who are blind to race. Now what is your name?!"
He steps forward, and responds. "I am a Lincoln unit. Serial number..."
I cut him off. "Yes I can tell you are a Lincoln, by your calm and commanding posture, as well as the violet skin. I was not aware any of the Lincoln models still existed. However that is not what I asked nor does it matter to me. What do you go by or want to be called?"
He simply states, "The Dragoons call me A-L, for the my model."
My response is, "Yes, I figured that was you. You are on both my list of potential risks, and my list of potential Seconds. Of course the note says they wouldn't recommend you as a potential authority figure such as my Second, but they know how eccentric I can be. They may be right about the last part, not that it matters. Now I can leave it as A-L, if you want. Or if you prefer a name of your choosing, then that is what you will go by. So, I ask again, what is YOUR name, officer?!"
He thinks for a few seconds then says two words. "Kaj Oenfer"
I stop and look at him closely. "Wouldn't that roughly translate to Keeper of the Lonely?"
He says, "Well somebody needs to help them."
I send him back to the line, and question and talk to the whole group, as I take notes of their answers and reactions.
"Alright it is settled. Kaj Oenfer is my Second. The main Fire Team is in complete charge of the Base. I mainly handle Security, but when I am not around, one of them will fill in as needed. However, for the most part Kaj will be in charge when I am not here. If you have problems with taking orders from a Bioman, let yourselves out now."
Only 1 leaves, then I say, "Any questions?"
Nobody answers. However I can see Kaj seems to want to. "Good. Follow me. I will show everyone to the Main Security Station for now. Where you will get to know the system and get acquainted with each other and my security measures."
I show them to the Main Security Station. As I do I, send an EGO message to the whole Fire Team. "Alright it has been settled. Three individuals didn't make the cut, so we have a security team of 40. My Second will be a dark violet Bioman, from the Lincoln line...Yes I said Bioman. His name is Kaj Oenfer. That is the name HE chose, and what we will address him as."
I make sure they are all, going over and getting used to the systems, in the slightly cramped security station. I also bring up a map of the base, and assign them quarters from there, and let them study the base layout. Then I show Kaj to the office that will be his, and after answering his questions and he mine, then we work out a shift schedule for the Security team to follow. I also ask him what question he was trying not to ask earlier. His response is, "Why would you trust me...a Bioman to be your Second?"
"Oenfer, I know what it is, to be judged by your appearance, race, color or even rumors. None of that matters to me. What matters is that you do your job. As for you being on the list of risks, that is also simple. You were there because you are; 1: A Bioman. 2: A thought to be obsolete model. 3: Most importantly, you had problems with following orders, in both E-rep and the 13th Dragoons. It states you ignored orders, in all those cases, in order to save somebody that needed help. Though that can put your team at risk, I find it commendable. However, if you do so here, make sure you get somebody to cover your position and ass first. Got it?!"He nods, and we go back to the work at hand.
A couple hours later, I finally dismiss them so the off duty ones can go find their assigned quarters, and put some of the on duty ones to work, stocking armories. While the rest on duty, continue to get acquainted with the Base and it's systems.
By the time I walk into my quarters, I see that Zorc is in there and the door installation is in progress. He went for a hidden sliding double door model that actually takes up half the wall so we have plenty of extra space when both doors are open, that can be locked by either side. So I can lock it from my side if I want privacy, and Lady from hers if she wants privacy. Our lock can be engaged or disengaged from our room's com system. When closed, the doors will just look like a normal part of the wall and nobody will know otherwise. He says it will be another 4 hours, tops, and both beds will be replaced with beds made for a couple in which one is really tall, by that time as well. I say that is fine, and grab my Monitor Sidearm from my closet, just staring at it for a moment and realizing I haven't touched it since, the Pale Wars. Then I go into my private Armory, to work on it, wondering briefly what Lady is up to, and if she will indeed come in with a Crimefighter for me to look over, and of course give me a wonderful kiss, like all of her kisses. |
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Post by Lady Christianna on Jan 31, 2015 14:00:12 GMT
After the mission meeting, Lady Christianna went down to the hellbug stable to watch the animals as they skittered about. She watched Chris Robet scooping some of the hellbug waste into his buckets and then heading over to the processing plant. He saw Lady watching him, and when he questioned her about why, she said, "Curious." Chris explained that he was processing hellbug waste into fuel, whereupon she made a grimace of feigned disgust, sticking her tongue out and touching it with one small chalk white forefinger, saying, "Yuck!" This made Chris laugh, and Lady smiled her Mona Lisa smile at him. When he asked her to relay his message to Zork, she replied, "Sure." Chris then continued his work as she watched. Lady wondered when she became visible, and maybe it was only around these people. For her whole young life, people would go along doing their day-to-day business ignoring her existence. There were a few exceptions, like her father, and more recently, Belle, but for most everybody else she was invisible. She had always sat at the back of her classes, and her teachers and classmates always talked around her but never to her, except for the bullies in the school hallways or yard who would notice her on occasion just to torment her. Even those events were rare, for most of the time the bullies didn't notice her either, finding more obvious victims, allowing her to blend into the background. It was even true as to her clan, where they would only notice her if they needed her to fetch something. If there was a party, which there often was at the Iron Demon Ranch, she remained in the background, only appearing into the light when Somedude, the clan leader, asked for a beer, which she dutifully got for him. Even at arkfalls, if she fell, other ark hunters would run around her laying on the ground shooting enemies as if she wasn't there, until Bocar or Belle would notice her and revive her. When she went to the raves at Highland Transit Depot to watch the fireworks and listen to the music, she always went alone, dancing by herself behind the crates by the ocean. She spoke to no one there and no one spoke to her, and she was happy that way, or so she thought. Things changed when she spoke up and insisted the team take her to find Belle in South America, and it surprised her when they said yes. Even there, she stayed mostly in the background, until Taffer took the time to teach her how to fly an aircraft, and she found, to her delight, that she was good at it. Furthermore, to her astonishment, he trusted her to fly the team while they slept, and later she found herself rescuing Belle instead of the usual other way around. She thought these events exceptions to the rule, and then she met Atticus, a living legend, the harbinger of death, loving her and making her feel more alive than ever in her life. People were noticing her now, and at first, she thought it was because she was Atticus' girlfriend, and she thought she was noticed like his helmet or outfit might be noticed, but now Taffer asked specifically for her - for her and not Atticus - to go on this mission. She was beginning to think she wasn't so invisible after all. As she had these thoughts, Tim, Chris's pet skittering, came over and starting nibbling on her other pair of boots, not damaging them but getting her attention, She kneeled down on one knee, smiling enigmatically as she reached out tentatively with one small chalk white hand, and she was surprised when Tim let her pet him. She was even more surprised when he purred like a hoarse cat. Suddenly Belle walked up to where lady was kneeling, and Tim hissed at Belle, skittering away as fast as its little legs would take him. "Doesn't like you," Lady said. "Feelings mutual," Answered Belle with a melodic giggle. "We'll get over it and find peaceful co-existence!" "Maaaaybe..." Lady replied, clearly with doubt in her voice. As they watched the hellbugs in their pen, Belle languidly leaning on the fence with Lady uncomfortably shifting from one foot to another as she stood at Belle's side, Belle commented nonchalantly, "I hear you and Atticus have moved in together! Big move! Big commitment! You ready for that?" "Hella," Said Lady with a big smile. After interacting with Lady and many others of Lady's generation, which always made her feel old, Belle had come to the conclusion that "Hella" was their word for "very", as well as for hello, goodbye, and many other things. Belle looked down at the thin five foot three Castian girl - no, woman Belle mentally corrected herself - and thought sadly about how fast children have to grow up in the Bay Area. Belle returned Lady's smile with one of her own, before asking, "Are you happy Lady? You look happier than I have ever seen you, but are you truly happy?" Immediately and with even a bigger smile, Lady answered,"Hella," then turned on her heel, blurring out of the hangar and towards the rooms she now shared with Atticus, thrilled with the expectation of seeing him again. Belle leaned her back against the pen's fence watching Lady go, whispering to herself as she smiled, "Good for you Lady!" Then she turned again towards the hellbug pen, watching Chris go about his self-appointed tasks, sweeping her blond bangs with one pale hand from in front of her big blue eyes and yelling to him, "You know, we can afford to buy the fuel!"  Lady blurred to her room, disappointed at not finding Atticus there, but instead seeing the huge Sensoth working on installing a door between Lady's and Atticus' bedrooms. Lady pointed her delicate hand to her chest, and said, "Lady." The giant Sensoth smiled, which would scare most people but not Lady who saw it for what it was, then replied in a deep voice that was more like a growl, "I know. I am Zork. Pleased to meet you." Zork bent down and shook her tiny alabster hand with his huge shaggy one, whereupon she took the opportunity to stand on her tippy toes and whisper into his ear. His smile grew broader, as he said, "Of course I can make the door do that little Lady. And your man is in his armory." Lady smiled again, told Zork that Chris wished to see him in the hangar when he was finished, and happilly skipped to the armory, only stopping briefly to grab her Crime Fighter shotgun from beneath her bed. |
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Post by Atticus Batman on Jan 31, 2015 22:29:25 GMT
I am sitting at my repair table, just looking at my sidearm lost in thought and don`t notice the door from my room open. A few seconds later a dainty white hand is gently turning my head, as Lady gives me an amazing kiss. That got my attention back to the present. She places her Crime-fighter on the work table, then looks quizzically at the pistol I was working on.
"Sorry Snow Angel, I was...I guess lost in the past for a second. That is my old sidearm from the War. I haven`t even looked at it, since then. So I guess all the past memories of what I was and did back then flooded back into my head."
She grabs my head between her hands and says with force, "Past Guy. Love THIS Man, Now!"
Then she plants a passionate kiss on me and just beams when I smile back. I do a quick adjustment to my sidearm, then stand up and fire a fully charged round at a test dummy, knocking it`s head off. Just then there is a loud knock on the armory door, so I open it and Kaj is standing there with 2 crates.
"Sorry Sir, but the men saw that these two weapon crates had Lady Christianna`s name on them and, the human, Chris Robet, said to bring them to your armory and not to open these two crates. They were for you to handle."
I have him bring in the crates and set them down, then introduce him to Lady.
He says, "Nice to meet you little one."
She enigmatically smiles at him, and I know exactly what she is going to say as she says, "Hella!"
After I dismiss Kaj, Lady quickly opens the crates from her father and squeals in delight at the new guns, shields, and outfits in them, in her size. While she enjoys looking through her new goodies, I grab and tinker with her Crime-fighter, giving it some adjustments. A little later, there is a knock on the door from my room. I open it and Zork says, "the beds are installed, but need another minute on the door. Pleas come look." I notice him nod towards Lady but ignore it, as we follow him back into my old room.
I look at the adjoining wall and see that he has it tarped over, then I look at the far wall where the bed should be, but instead of a bed there is a big multi-compartment display case for weapons and armor. I look at the Sensoth and say, "Zork, it looks beautiful but I requested a new bed for each room." The gorilla of a man chuckles, then walks over and presses a hidden button on the case`s trimming. As it splits in half and opens, a bed coming down, he responds with, "Humans call it a Murphy bed. I call it a space-saver. Don`t worry, it is big enough for two Sensoth to lay on next to each other comfortably and long enough, even my feet don't hang off."
Lady giggles and I say, "Thank you Zork, and her bed?"
We follow him into the hall then to Lady`s room, where that side of the wall is also covered, and she squeals in delight and gives me a huge kiss, and even gives Zork a quick hug, when she sees the huge four post bed in her room. I look around before saying, "You`ve outdone yourself Zork. I didn`t know our rooms were this big, though."
He says "It was easy to discover the back-wall of both rooms was a temporary wall. When I removed them it revealed that the back wall is actually 4 feet farther back than the fake one was. So you got new beds and more room." I then noticed him look at Lady and nod at the wall, and smile at her, So now I know they are up to something, and just smile at her and wait to see, if they will let me in on their secret.
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Post by Taffer on Jan 31, 2015 23:25:58 GMT
At the end of the meeting Taffer sent to all of the team through their EGO, "So, the striking team is: Chris, Lady Christianna, Atticus Batman and me. Vo and Belle, you stay at the base and supervise all works going on here, but be on the ready in case we need your help. We're departing tomorrow morning, so for now ready your weapons and take some rest. Chris — I need the ship to be ready to go by that time. If you find something is wrong with it, report to me immediately. Vo — I need you to load two Dark Matter portals to the cargo bay of the ship. One of them should be installed and connected to the on-board power grid, the second one I need to be disassembled and packed for carrying. Third one should be readied here at the base, in case we need reinforcement or evacuation. and Vo, take my Breacher please and make sure it works fine in your hands".
After the meeting, he went to the armory where he asked Atticus to show the weapons Bocar brought with him, and took a Volge Lightning Rifle and a Typhoon AR for himself instead of his usual FRC weapons, leaving only a VOT Blaster of his usual arsenal. After that he went to the shooting range to make himself familiar with them. For all the remaining day he'd likely be in a bad mood because of weapons we had chosen, albeit very powerful, were operating in the manner quite the opposite of how his previous weapons used to.
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Post by Chris Robet on Jan 31, 2015 23:54:21 GMT
"I will need at least three other experienced pilots to help me fly Taffer as well as 10 crew to do repairs and help me check over the ship for cracks and holes before we set off" I tell Taffer. "I also programmed a targeting reticle into a see through screen of your space suit helmet all you need to do is link it to your ego to activate it. If there is any fighting use this reticle instead of your sites because the combat on the moon will be different than down here one earth. Also if you are using an automatic weapon you better switch out to a votan laser weapon because the recoil from the conventional bullet firing automatic weapon will push you off your feet due to the moons low gravity" talking to everyone within the meeting.
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Post by Lady Christianna on Feb 1, 2015 2:39:43 GMT
Lady Christianna jumped up and down on her four posted bed with a squeal and a big smile, flashing thumbs up signs with both small alabaster hands to Zork and Atticus. When Zork nodded at the wall to her, her smile grew bigger when she nodded back. Zork removed the tarp, revealing a door sized opening but no apparent door. Atticus raised an eyebrow in expectation, going to the doorway but finding no seams for the sliding door he ordered. As he looked, Lady clapped her small chalk white hands twice in quick succession, and the doorway appeared to open upon the gardens of Shondu's Estate, the wind blowing gently through the trees as the moon rose slowly over the white gazebo. When Atticus put his hand out to feel the wall, it felt solid, then Lady clapped her hands twice again and the scene disappeared and he saw into his room once again.
"You can program whatever scene you want or even play video feeds on it," Began Zork as he explained, "The off and on mechanism are attuned to Lady's distinctive claps and both your voices saying 'open' and 'close.' I can program in your claps as well, or you can create your own spoken passwords. I built in blast proof shield technology here and in both the doors into the halls and the reinforced walls and ceilings as well, so in fact each of your bedrooms become safe rooms. I also examined Lady's locket, and attuned this shield door to the unique electric energy wave emanating from it, so if there is an emergency, she can pass through the door with impunity. Only drawback is she won't be able to decoy through the walls anymore, but then nobody else can either, nor can they just teleport in. If you have any questions, just ask, but I have to go down to the hanger and help young Mr. Robet."
Zork packed up his tool kit, then Atticus thanked him for his good work as Lady merely smiled and said, "Sweet. Thanks." After Zork smiled broadly and left the room, Lady clapped again, and the adjoining door showed the scene of Shondu's gardens again, with the moon now risen completely, filling the room with artificial moonlight. Lady smiled her enigmatic smile, patting the bed next to her as she looked with expectant pink eyes asking, "Bedtime?"
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Post by Belle Starr on Feb 1, 2015 3:26:37 GMT
Belle brought Chloe Mac Gyver down to the hangar to meet Chris Robet, making introductions to her second-in command before leaving to her own room for the night.
"Aren't you as cute as a joey," Said the buxom attractive redhead with a thick Australian accent and an easy smile. "I'm troubleshooter-in-chief around here now I guess! I can fly and fix about anything with a computer chip, which is almost everything electronic these days, and also a certified flyer! I'm your go-to girl if you need anything mate, and I do mean anything!"
Chloe held out her pale white hand, giving Chris a hearty handshake as she looked him up and down with her laughing green eyes, lingering her gaze at his groin area and grinning like a Cheshire cat that just found a mouse.
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Post by Atticus Batman on Feb 1, 2015 4:23:24 GMT
Zork packed up his tool kit, then Atticus thanked him for his good work as Lady merely smiled and said, "Sweet. Thanks." After Zork smiled broadly and left the room, Lady clapped again, and the adjoining door showed the scene of Shondu's gardens again, with the moon now risen completely, filling the room with artificial moonlight. Lady smiled her enigmatic smile, patting the bed next to her as she looked with expectant pink eyes asking, "Bedtime?"
After Zork walks out, I check and lock the main door and discover that he made it so the doors always auto-lock when they close, like my armory's main door does, so only Lady's and my codes can open the doors from the outside, and nobody can enter unannounced. "Hmm nice. I didn't request that feature, since I didn't want to force my security and privacy issues on you, but love it. even though the bed I ordered for me, was changed completely to something Zork thought would be better, which he was right. My old room is now our display and sitting room with a murphy bed for when I need to sleep in there. And you completely changed my door design, which does look great and it is at least still a double-door sized opening big enough for me to walk through comfortably and us to walk through together, so thank you. I am also glad to see that he made your bed, the way I thought you'd love, only much bigger. He made the posts tall, that way if you want a canopy, it will be easy for him to add one. I am happy that you LOVE it darling. Also glad to hear, that he made it so you can walk through that blast shield door freely, thanks to the locket. That also means I should be able to as well, since it is "my unique electric energy wave signature", so now you can't keep me out."
Lady giggles and smiles wider at all of that, then pats the bed again. I smile and nod as I turn off the main lights, "Yes definitely Bedtime. Let's just get more comfortable." I wink and continue to smile as I remove my mask, gloves, boots and jumpsuit, hanging them in Lady's...no our closet, which also appears to have been enlarged by Zork. Who said he would work on the bathroom improvements, the next day, while Lady and I are both away so we won't be inconvenienced by both of OUR private bathrooms being out of order. I also remove my underwear. Then I lean down and kiss Lady and strip her completely, as I slide into "OUR" new bed covering us with a sheet, enjoying her cuddle into me, our bare skin touching as we enjoy each other's intimate caresses in the "moonlit breeze."
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Post by Lady Christianna on Feb 1, 2015 12:26:02 GMT
Lady Christianna woke up early in the morning, exciting about the impending mission, so she turned and watched Atticus snoring for a little while, stifling a giggle. She got up carefully so as not to wake Atticus, then got her black Goth outfit out of the closet quietly and went to the bathroom to shower and dress. Lady then strapped on her Wolfhound pistol and picked up her Crime Fighter shotgun, leaving the bedroom only stopping to whisper in Atticus's ear as she put on her outlaw shades, "Ready."
Lady went to the base mess, but only two night guards getting off duty, the cook, and Chloe Mac Gyver, who had just been relieved of war room duty herself when Belle came in early to recheck all the mission logistics, were there. The cook smiled at Lady, putting a plate of scrambled eggs mixed with POW cheese and a slice of honey baked POW ham in front of her. Chloe watched with long lashed green eyes the tiny flat chested Casti, who to Chloe looked more like a boy than a girl, trying to figure out what Atticus saw in the young girl before moving over to keep Lady company. Chloe was glad to be one of the mission pilots, as she got bored easily with routine, although she was competent at it, but always like to know who she was working with, as well as having curiosity about Atticus' current paramour. Chloe, whose cascade of vivid red hair framed her ample bosom and accentuated her sensual demeanor, smiled and chatted with Lady, who merely nodded and occasionally shrugged her thin shoulders as she picked at her food. Lady didn't eat much because she was so exhilarated, so after playing with her food for a bit, she picked up her shottie and got up. She nodded and smiled her Mona Lisa smile at Chloe, who then felt she had a hint as to why Atticus was drawn to Lady. When the cook asked if the food was okay, she merely renewed her enigmatic smile and said, "Ready."
Lady went to the hangar, but no one was there yet but Tim, Chris' pet skittering who was somehow loose. The gold hellbug ran up to her, chewing at the toe of her boot, so she got down on one knee. She tickled his stomach with thin alabaster fingers, too thrilled about the mission to fear losing one, and whispering to him as he gruffly purred, "Ready."
Lady impatiently left the hangar to go back to the hallway where the team's bedrooms were located, standing outside Taffer's bedroom door, debating what to do next for a minute since it was only around five in the morning, when her youthful exuberance could be contained no longer. She knocked on Taffer's door, as she both verbally and through her EGO asked him, "Ready?"
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Post by Taffer on Feb 1, 2015 12:44:59 GMT
Taffer sent back to Chris, "Two pilots will be me and Lady. Our EGOs linked together and to the ship's console and exchanging information in real time will compensate for our lack of experience. The fourth pilot I'll leave to Belle to choose". He then sent to Belle, "Belle, can you please assign an additional pilot to our space ship? Chloe should be fine or anyone else you choose if you prefer her to stay at the base. And I trust you to select other crew members from your team for positions Chris needs to".
After that he went back to his training. "How I'm supposed to hit critical spots with this Lightning Rifle when its projectile just explodes when it reaches close to the target? That's bizarre!"
Taffer was not asleep when Lady knocked his door, actually he was sitting at the table and drawing a crude schematic of a bunker they were about to infiltrate. Em Dash, his EGO, offered him her help in building a 3D model instead, based on his memories of the place, but he stubbornly rejected the idea, saying it could be inaccurate and giving false information would be worse than not giving it at all. When he heard a knock on the door, he folded the schematic and took his Typhoon AR, a Volge Lightning Rifle — weapons he thought he made himself familiar enough with, and his usual VOT Blaster, Castian charge blade and a Stingray for backup.
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Post by Atticus Batman on Feb 1, 2015 13:23:22 GMT
I open my eyes and watch Lady's ass as she leaves the room. Then think, "Man I love that woman and her enthusiasm!"
I then get up, drink some rum, then take a quick shower. Then get dressed in my jumpsuit with mask and gloves, minus the boots. I then walk through our "viewer" to our new sitting room (my old room), and go to the closet and pull out my crate of gear looking for a specific outfit. When I find my old Ekaru Predator gear, I pull it out and put the armor and boots on. Then I put on the matching helm and gloves. I strap on my Amakuni blade, then retrieve my Monitor side arm from my armory and holster it. Then I put a shoulder strap on a Surge Bolter and put it on. Next I grab a Vot auto fragger and walk into the hall.
I see Lady standing outside Taffer's door, so I walk over to her and tap her on the shoulder. As that nasty Crime-fighter of hers comes up to my head, it dawns on me, that nobody realized most of my space-capable or most durable gear is either Collective, Ekaru Kome or Dark Matter gear.
I slowly raise my arms above my head, shotgun included, to show I am not a threat. "Snow Angel, it's me! You don't want to blow off your boyfriend's head the day after we officially moved in together do you?!"
She thinks for a second, flashes her Mona Lisa smile and says, "Hella!" Then pushes her gun closer to my face, before giggling and lowering it.
As I lower my hands, I remove my helmet. "Guess that is what I get for startling you. Sorry My love. Maybe I should have warned the team that most of my more durable and space capable gear is either Collective, Ekaru Kome or Dark Matter gear. I mean why try to get different gear, when I already own this stuff and it works just fine? Now how about, instead of standing around Taffer's door in hopes of rushing the team, we go enjoy some time together, before the mission since we can't really do so on an important mission?" She nods, and we go to the Mess, and I say hi to Chloe as we enter. Then we sit at an empty table and Lady removes my Predator helm and sets it on the table, so she can look at my eyes clearly through my Organic-Cloth mask. Then we just quietly talk and enjoy each others company, while waiting for the rest of the team to be ready. |
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Post by Taffer on Feb 1, 2015 14:45:27 GMT
He opened a door of his room and smiled, seeing Atticus dragging Lady away from his room. He went back to his table and made some final notes on his drawing, then asked his EGO, "Hey, how do you think, is it understandable for someone who have never been there?"
"For me, who have never been there, it looks like a childish treasure map", she replied, giggling in his head.
"Well, then I think I'll add some more", he answered and added a skull and crossbones sign behind the sealed door, "Now it looks even more like a pirate's treasure map, doesn't it?"
After he was satisfied with the drawing, he went to the Mess, took his portion of scrambled eggs and sat next to Atticus and Lady and started eating quickly.
"Atticus, I'd like you to check the base's security again and leave a report to Belle of its status, personnel and works needed to be done regarding base's security. She should be in the know of everything and have the full control on it while we're on the mission. With all the latest activity, the base may attract some attention of our enemies and I don't want our friends to be taken by surprise. We'll wait for you and Chris inside our space ship".
When Atticus left and Taffer finished his meal, he nodded to Lady and said, "Excited, eh? Me too. Let's go get the ship powered up". They went to the cargo hold first where Taffer picked up a crate with rebreather units. "Might be useful. I don't expect the air in there to be too fresh", Taffer said to Lady, then they went straight to the ship and entered it. Taffer powered the ship up, checked the portals are there ah he instructed Vo to do, and the one connected to the power source can be linked to the one at the base. Then he pointed at pilot seat for Lady and occupied another one himself.
"Okay, let's allow Chris to sleep some more and Atticus do his job, while we get familiar with the controls", he said to Lady, "Please download the basic control scheme to your EGO and instruct it to highlight the controls for you when needed. I'll start the simulation so we can have some fun without risking to break something. Basically, the bigger the ship is, the slower it reacts to the controls. So what is the most important thing when controlling a large plane or a space ship is thinking way ahead of its current position. You'll have to know what you're planning to do, and what to pay attention to way before the actual maneuver occurs. Instant maneuvers are possible too, but you'll have to plan instantly how to stabilize the thing after it as well. So we'll take some practice for now so we could fly the ship to its destination safely. And by the way, I'm not sure your Wolfhound will work in space. I allow you to use it in this mission as I need you to have the weapons you are familiar with, but when we're going to space, please find a suitable replacement. The FRC Particle Ultimag should be the most close to it, and it's one of the few FRC weapons that could work in space."
When Chloe entered the ship too, he asked her to join the simulation and share her experience but warned her not to play pranks on novices now as they didn't have much time before the actual start.
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Post by Lady Christianna on Feb 1, 2015 17:51:12 GMT
"You got it Capt'n ," Answered Chloe Mac Gyver with a grin and a wink of one long lashed green eye. "I'd like to keep the ship in one piece too when I'm not at the helm, mate!"
Taffer noticed that actually Chloe was a pretty good teacher, taking her time to patiently explain the craft's controls and even basic aerodynamic theory in terms that a rookie pilot would understand and in a way that didn't sound condescending. More importantly since Lady Christianna was a girl of few words, Chloe anticipated the questions Lady probably had but didn't verbalize. He also noticed that as Chloe leaned over Lady's shoulder to instruct her, she took every opportunity to show the cleavage of her ample and attractive bosom to him as the zipper of her coveralls was down just enough to give him a clear view when she bent over.
Belle Starr came in to examine the craft, dressed in her Casti business suit, hugging each of them and giving each of them an individual word of encouragement. Taffer could see from the look in her diamond blue eyes that she was regretting her decision not to go on the mission and would blame herself if any of them didn't come back, but also felt it was far more important for the main mission that everything be in perfect operating condition at their home base. Taffer knew that her administration skills made her the best suited to get the base up and running, but he also knew he would probably miss her other skills on the mission.
Before Belle left to go back to the war room, she turned to Lady with a warm smile and gave her a large cloth covered package, saying, "Your Daddy sent this over especially for you when I told him the general environmental conditions you were going into, without going into the specifics of the mission! He said it has a pretty large damage radius but no nano, and has been modded so that it holds extra ammo and won't recoil as much as an average one would!"
Lady quickly unwrapped the package giving a squeal of delight when she saw that Bocar's present was an OJ Volge Thunderer pistol. Lady had seen Belle practicing with one at their Clan's target range months ago, and when Lady said, "Awesome," Belle had instructed her in its use and had let her practice with one. However, Lady had never had one of her own although she always wanted one, so she exclaimed, "Sweet," as she smiled, then mentally named the pistol, "Tim Too."
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Post by Vo Kshaa on Feb 1, 2015 19:31:36 GMT
Vo Kshaa woke up too when he felt Belle was not in his bed. He queried her position and found her at the space ship with almost everyone else. He got up and hurried there too, as if he was afraid that they took off before he could see them. He stood before Taffer and said, "I've set all portals as you instructed. If you need my help there, just call and I'll be there in mere seconds".
"Thank you Vo", Taffer replied, "I promise you I won't hesitate if I need your help. But your job here is not a bit less important. Keep the base safe. Keep Belle safe. Make us sure we can return here to safety whatever happens outside".
"Consider it done Taf", Vo smiled, "Your rear is secured. Take your joyride and come back soon. And by the way, have you any progress decrypting that strange message?"
Taffer shrugged, "Not yet. I'm ready to assume it even did not have any meaning. Just some random words to show there's someone sentient on a ship".
Vo came up to Belle and kissed her on the lips. He saw some sadness in her eyes and said, "Don't regret your decision Belle. They really need to know there's a place they are safe to return to. And if anything, we still have portals linked".
Before he went away, he said to everyone, but mostly to Taffer, "I'll be watching your departure through the surveillance cameras. I'll yell if I see anything unusual with your ship or around it".
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Post by Chris Robet on Feb 1, 2015 20:01:31 GMT
Waking up I make last minute preparations such as releasing the hellbugs back into the wild and making the last of their waste into fuel for the ship and storing it in storage before I go to help take control of the ship.
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