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Post by OurLadyWar on Jun 12, 2007 16:11:42 GMT -5
Jack made sure his helmet was in place, he checked his ammo in a matter of seconds. He would eject the cartridges and reinsert with a sharp CLICK. If anything, this seemed more like habit or tradition than protocol. "All right - "
His voice sounded in the com-links the COGs had been given. "Testing one, two, three. Yeah, I'd like a Double Decker with extra cheese, two fat bitches and a bag of junk. Am I comin' through?"
"Loud and clear," Cardinal's voice joined the frequency. "Anya, we're all set here."
I have a fix on your location. You're coming in loud and clear. Proceed with caution, the last reports from your area were riders.
"Wilco," Jack looked up at the others as Cardinal brought the Raven around for landing. "I'm sure a few grubs won't be a problem for these guys though, ma'am."
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The Locusts took to the earth as the sounds of the Raven grew louder and closer. Mackenzie fought against Pravus, reaching for the sky where she heard the Raven. She screamed until her vocal chords felt as if they were about to rip, but that was when they disappeared into the earth. Kronos stuck a grenade to the wall to cave in the surface behind them. Nothing but dust and bits of gravel chased them as they disappeared into the deep, dark tunnels of Sera.
Baros caught up alongside Pravus, the Longshot thudding across his massive back. "Reinforcements will keep them busy." He glanced toward Mackenzie, who looked away and shivered. There was blood leaking from where Pravus grabbed her, her lip was split, and two dark red streams poured from her nostrils. The scent made Baros's eyes widened. "Her and the old one, what good are they to us anyway? Let me dispose of them for you."
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The King Raven set down just a few yards shy of the crash sight. Jack took point, and waved the other COGs forward. Cardinal bent and ran to the nearest rock where she took cover. She curled around the side and lifted her Longshot. There was a mechanical hiss as she zoomed in and scanned the area. Nothing but blood, emptiness, and a ripped apart Raven. Still, the sight was -
"Clear," she said, her voice sliding through a still fuzzy frequency. A spray of red hair blew away from her cheek and neck, revealing the two deep scars from a Locust encounter long ago. "Wait," she brought her scope back around and narrowed her eyes. "We got a grub hole - closed. I'll check - "
"Hold your position, Ruse." Jack nodded to the other COGs from his position. "Let's see if we can find any trace of Phi." He grumbled, a sinking feeling in his gut. "Or Locust. Fenix, take point, me and Ruse'll give you cover."
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Post by Pope Mega Force on Jun 13, 2007 17:57:39 GMT -5
Marcus grimaced when he heard Cole's comment. Three of those damn things had chased him since he got out of prison. He wasn't looking forward to another one. He nodded to Jack and jumped down from the Raven. He immediately broke out into a squat run and slammed into one of the rocks ahead of Cardinal slightly. He ran again and was a good distance ahead of the rest of them before he waved his hand forward telling them 'Clear'.
================== Health: 4 Energy: 12
Action 1: 3 into speed (overstrain) squat running up towards the locust emergence hole but keeping my distance.
Action 2: 3 into intelligence keeping a lookout for any locusts or anything else relevant to the mission.
Defense: 8 (armor, dodge, toughness)
Health: 4 Energy: 6
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Post by dagonex on Jun 14, 2007 12:09:04 GMT -5
"Not yet, Barosss," instructed Pravus as they continued to travel through the underground of Sera towards their true goal. "We do not yet know what we will encounter at the facsssility, and sssometimess dissscretion iss the better part of valor."
Pravus threw a cold glance at the weeping Mackenzie, and ever so heartlessly squeezed into her flesh with his Claw. "Besidesss, I would not want usss to get bored..." ============================================== Health: 4/4 Energy: 10/12
3 into Strength to carry Mackenzie
Defense: 9 (Toughness, RD, Armor)
Health: 4/4 Energy: 7/12
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Post by seadog on Jun 14, 2007 21:06:42 GMT -5
The rider had simply waited for the response from his general. He was pleased to hear that he could keep torturing the groundwalker. He would have been happy either way since the stench of the humans is nausiating. The rider twisted the torque bow in the soldier's torso and tore away the man's weapons for his own personal use. ******************************************************************************* H: 4 E: 8
Action 1: Locust Riding 2 Action 2: Str 2 to strip the weapons from the COG
Modifiers: Rapid Recovery Reflexive Dodge 4 Targeting 4 Toughness 2 -Armor: --+2 toughness --Accelerated Healing Factor (with delay)
H: 4 E: 4
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Post by Grimsolace on Jun 16, 2007 0:16:09 GMT -5
Baird grinned at Cole, " If I remember correctly, you are still beating me by three. I'll take the lead today." Baird leaped out of the King Raven and took up position near the rear of the group, surveying the flanks and rear through the scope - keeping track of the surroundings of the operation. This crash site had 'trap' written all over it.
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Action 1: 5 stones in Black Ops >> + whatever mod the longshot scope will add, into detecting any enemy threats. Action 2: 1 stone in int shifted to defense >> finding some cover
Defense :: 9
Health 4/4 Energy 6/12 6 regen
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Post by malice on Jun 16, 2007 1:04:41 GMT -5
Dom dropped out of the Raven and ran forward, surveying the surroundings and moving from cover to cover.
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Action 1: 5 stones into Ranged Combat, +3 from my Lancer, all shifted to defense should anything threatening arise Action 2: 1 stone into speed
Defense: +16 (Ranged Combat, Reflexive Dodge, Armor, Toughness)
H: 4 E: 6
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Post by The Punisher on Jun 16, 2007 13:31:29 GMT -5
"Heheh, yeah right! You know who you talkin' to, boy? I'm the Cole Train, baby! There can be only one." He grinned as he hopped out of the helicopter, his Gnasher held tightly as he stared left and right, his neck cracking as he twisted it sharply.
"Cardinal, with all respect, this is lookin' more and more like a trap the longer I'm here. And, really, we just got off the helicopter."
He turned and backed along behind them, keeping his eyes open for threats that were aimed at their flank.
"Just sayin' it's fishy." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Health: 4/4 Energy: 12/12
Spending 4 stones on ranged combat, shifting it to defense.
Health: 4/4 Energy: 8/12
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Post by Pope Mega Force on Jun 16, 2007 15:03:34 GMT -5
Marcus held a finger to his comm piece and spoke quietly. "Cole, shut the hell up and get down! We're not looking to bring what's left of the Locust down on us!"
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Post by malice on Jun 22, 2007 16:41:57 GMT -5
OOC: I'm gonna be gone for about a week starting tomorrow. Expect me back around the 30th, maybe a day or two after depending on a few factors.
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Post by OurLadyWar on Jun 27, 2007 9:29:28 GMT -5
((OOC: That's cool, Malice.))
Where do I put the shame? it feels like a broken toy I can't play with anymore where do I put the hate? to a pixilated screen I can't watch anymore
All I know is that I'm here drifting somewhere in the vast somewhere in eternity and I never want to leave - "Here" Vast
Jack rushed the crashed Raven, he began to inspect the bodies. At least, what was left to inspect around the blood splattered armor. "Dammit," he muttered behind his mask, the hollow blue lense eyes shaking with his head. The ground began to rumble. Anya broke through the silence.
I'm picking up movement in your area, Delta be advised.
Cardinal hissed - "Sh*t" - and stood against her cover. "Marco, fall back - "
He was still staring at his dead friends. "Ruse, as your commanding officer, just shut the hell up for a second."
"You heard her!"
The ground shook violently, nearly spilling the COGs off their feet. By now, every Gear knew what that sound, that feeling, meant. Cardinal replaced the Longshot with a Snub pistol. Her other hand unhooked and began to swing one of the grenades on her belt. "Marco, fall back NOW!"
The major obliged with a growl, sprinting towards Baird to take cover by him. Cardinal levelled the Snub, and checked the only other two COGs around her - one she served with, and one she put away. "Get ready - "
The earth collapsed into itself in three locations - one was behind the Raven, the other two were in flanking positions to the group. Four crawled out of each hole. Their arms snaked over the sides, their claws sank into the dirt, and they pulled themselves free. The COGs were already firing. Each bullet ripped away the stubborn life of the relentless Locusts. Still, the monsters were advancing on them.
((OOC: Here's the set up. It's about two per COG at this point. That and two of the 12 locusts are Boomers (one for Cole/Marcus, the other for Dom/Baird) I'm going to keep Active Reload at 1-10 for now for all guns until I get the numbers all sorted out for the different guns. So, if you want AR, just put your guess at the bottom of your post.))
======================================== Rider Hammer of Dawn taken Grenades (2) taken
Mackenzie could only offer another scream, the blood gushed through her uniform and over the metal grip. She buckled to him, her head spinning and dizzy before she slumped against his shoulder. Whatever fight she had in her was gone for now. He could hear her trying not to cry, trying to bite it all back.
The group came to a junction of tunnels. They used the hesitation as a time to rest and regroup. The Stranger was not doing well, her burns were bad and still smoking. Baros and Grud checked their weapons, while Kronos pressed a schematic map to the wall. He traced their path to Bloodhound's location and snorted. "We need to head north eassst. New Sssaint Haven'sss not too far from here, and isss quite dessserted." The map was folded and replaced in his coat before he thought twice and held the paper out to Pravus.
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Post by Pope Mega Force on Jun 27, 2007 17:47:44 GMT -5
"SHIT!" Marcus yelled and dove back behind some cover. He came up with a grenade in his hand and aimed for the Emergence Hole.
As he swung the grenade, he yelled to his team. "Delta! Kill those f*cking Boomers. Dom flank right! I'm going left!"
Marcus looked at the grenade and brought it back into his hand. Another idea came over him. He stood up and charged into one of the locusts slamming the grenade into its chest and then giving a hardy kick to its gut.
"Get back in your hole!"
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Action 1: 6 stones into close combat +1 from grenade for a 7 stone AP, 3x damage grenade attack to slam the locust back into the Emergence Hole.
Action 2: 5 stones into acrobatics shifted to defense to get back to cover.
Defense: 13 + ?(defense, dodge, toughness, armor, plus whatever the cover gives me.)
Health: 4 Energy: 1
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Post by seadog on Jun 29, 2007 6:46:21 GMT -5
The young rider showed little concern for the general's conversation. He had no interest in what the leaders were talking about as long as it didn't concern him. The only thing that did concern him was the map. The rider quickly studied the route as it was identified and quickly changed his attention. The rider was more interested in burning some energy so he began playing with his reaver (a juvenile trait that he knew the other locust did not respect).
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Post by dagonex on Jun 30, 2007 9:25:56 GMT -5
"Then we head northeassst," instructed Pravus as he took the map from Kronos. "Before we go, however, let usss sssee to the Ssstranger. Addresss her woundsss, whichever of you can." With an ignominious plop, Pravus let Mackenzie fall from his shoulder onto the freshly-churned earth. As his soldiers sought to carry out his orders, he took a moment to study the young female. Her very appearance repulsed him. He still didn't understand how human males could bear to mate with such soft, weak, fleshy things. Where were the frills? Where were the spines? Just by existing she and the rest of her kind insulted the Locust standard of beauty. So unlike the Queen...
And yet...even he could tell she was young. A mere larva by the measuring of his species. He glanced over to the heavily-wounded soldier still propped up on the Reaver, a barely-living husk of dried up skin, brittle bones and watered-down blood. He really should just let the Stranger eat him and be done with it. It might improve her mood, being able to devour one of the contaminated meatbags who harmed her.
Pravus looked back to the shivering Mackenzie with a cold gleam in his organic eye. He hissed as he dropped to one knee and locked eyes with her. He gave her a few moments to take in his half-alive, half-mechanized features, perhaps speeding up her heart rate and forcing her to do that disgusting thing the humans did during times of duress. What was it called? Sweating?
He sniffed her a bit, sensing some kind of vague "sweet" scent underneath all the blood and tears. No doubt the nausea-inducing plant extracts these beasts spread over themselves to attract a mate. How laughable - even they found their natural odor repulsive.
Finally, after freaking the young woman out with his silence, he quietly hissed, "Tell me, child...do you fear usss?" ============================================== Health: 4/4 Energy: 12/12
4 into Leadership to whoever on the team can work at healing up the Berserker
2 into Social Skills to break through the species barrier and talk to Mackenzie
Defense: 9
Health: 4/4 Energy: 6/12
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Post by The Punisher on Jun 30, 2007 9:37:39 GMT -5
Cole heard his leader's orders and immediately rolled over the nearest cover into action. He charged into the oncoming Locusts fearlessly, his Gnasher held tightly as he began to rumble a war cry that began at the base of his throat and came screaming out of his open mouth as he lifted the Gnasher towards the face of the nearest creature, the Gnasher spewing unholy amounts of shot into the nearest Locust's face. He was standing next to the other two, and wheeled around to blast the other smaller one behind him. The Boomer was slow, he could outmaneuver it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Health: 4/4 Energy: 12/12
I just remembered my bonus from sex, so, I'll spend 4 stones on blasting the first little biatch in the face, and then spend another 4 stones on blasting the other one.
Health: 4/4 Energy: 4/12
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Post by malice on Jul 2, 2007 1:28:51 GMT -5
"Damn!"
Dom tossed a grenade into the hole on his side of the King Raven and then worked on evading anything that might have a shot at him. Closing the holes on this side was important so they could use the Raven as cover without getting butchered.
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Action 1: 5 stones into Ranged Combat, 4 shifted to defense, +3 from Targeting, +2 from the Grenade, and +1 Targeting from the grenade's chain mod. 7 stones of effort for accurate placement of my grenade into the hole closest to me on this side of the King Raven. I'll also be packing my Longshot on my back and drawing my Lancer Action 2: 1 stone into Acrobatics to dive for cover, so I guess this one is technically shifted to defense too (Never used cover in MURPG, I always knew I could but I guess I'm a dumbass)
Defense: 13+ (Acrobatics, Cover, Ranged Combat, Reflexive Dodge, Armor, Toughness)
H: 4 E: 6
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