>Team
>Corporal Hal Emmerich: An old squad mate of yours, you trust Hal to watch your back, and he trusts you with his life. Quite the bro, it seems.

>Private Sheila Taggardt: Driver of the Scot Salamander "Evaline". Useful in that regard, and not that bad looking either.

>Corporal Lucious Keldo: A fairly violent and suspicious man, but he can fire a Lascannon, so he's useful, at the very least.

>Private Katy Perry: A very, very attractive woman, but something about her seems... Off. You're not quite able to put your finger on it though. Apparently a trained sniper.

>Inventory:
Short Pattern M-G standard Lasgun
Autopistol
Bayonet
Standard issue lamp-pack (Currently fixed to the end of your Lasgun using adhesive tape)
Shotgun
>Fully loaded + 50 shells
LongLas
>Currently in the posession of Pvt. Perry.
Heavy Bolter
>100 rounds. To be attached to Evaline
Lascannon
>To be attached to/carried on Evaline
Missile Launcher
>3 Krak missiles, 5 frag missiles. To be attached to/ carried on Evaline.

Gimmie something to shoot.

>>12362065
no cigarettes?

how are we supposed to kill people without our cigarettes?

As night falls, you all get into position. Perry, scouting ahead, finds an abandoned building, and promptly sets up a sniper perch on the rooftop, and apparently can see the entire area around the promethium station.

You, Hal and Keldo move into position, being directed by Perry, and set up a defensive perimeter.

However, as Evaline begins to move into the town, Perry contacts you over the Comm-bead.

"Sir, I think I saw something to the east." She crackles. "It might be nothing more than a pet or something, but... I dunno. What do you want to do?"

>>12362082
>I thought it was implied that we always have at least 10x as many Lho Sticks on our person than any reasonable person could ever smoke. Of course, you're David "Smoker" Hayter, so that won't stop you.

Well it might be a lure into an ambush or them attempting to surround us. If in fact the whole town is all chaosy we don't really have a chance of disrupting an attempted ambush with just the four of us I think. I guess hunker down some more and speed up the fueling proccess? Tell Katy to keep you notified.

>>12362125

Don't worry, Hayter is never without his cigs, even if he has to smuggle them in his stomach.


I want guns pointed eastwards. Something makes a move on shiela, and it's bound to get some holes.

>>12362166
Well not all of them. For all we know it might be nothing or worse, a feint.

>>12362164
>>12362166
"Perry, keep an eye on our East. Hal, you move round to keep that side covered. We might as well hunker down in case it's trying to lure us into an ambush." You speak into the comm-bead, alerting everyone to your plan.

"Sir?" Keldo speaks, his voice echoing over the comm-bead, the disgust clear in his voice, "I think I can see some more Slaaneshi bastards over this way. Should I open fire?"

>>12362208
Don't, no need in provoking them and having a horde of them rushing at us. Observer first, if they so much as breathe the wrong way towards us open fire. We keep this as a defensive action. Our goal is to fuel up and GTFO right?

>>12362208

Don't shoot if you can't see two thirds of its torso. We can't afford to waste ammo on some stray grox.

rolled 87 = 87

>>12362208
No, Emprah dammit, we don't need the whole place on our heads right away.
Keep them in sight, don't fire unless you are sure they have spotted you. Let's keep this as stealthy as possible, until it's impossible.

>>12362235
>>12362232
>>12362218
"Keldo, do we WANT the whole town on our backs? We are trying to stay stealthy. An in and out thing, preferably without any gunfire at all." You tell him, sub-vocalising over the comm-bead to minimise noise. You can almost feel him bristling at the thought of not killing them.

>>12362263
Reassure him that they'll get their turn, but if we do it now we'll get wasted. Think about all the other heretics that will be missing a nice hole in their chest if he dies.

>>12362263

Threaten Keldo. Tell him to follow through, end of story.

"Keldo, you'll get your chance to kill heretics later. Besides, how do you think I feel? I'm not being allowed to smoke lest I set off the promethium." You growl.

"Sheila, how much longer do we have left?" You sub-vocalise.

"I'd say we have about fifteen minutes left before the tank's full sir." She replies over the comm.

"Sir, we have company. At least 5 hostiles moving in from the south. At least one armed with a projectile weapon, and at least 2 others armed with melee. Should I open fire?" Perry asks over the comm-bead. She's right as well, from your position you can see the outline of the small mob. As it looks like others may be joining them.

What do you do?

rolled 8 = 8

>>12362326
Can we make a diversion?
A explosion to the east or west, to divert them and buy us a few minutes?

>>12362326

Jump out shouting "FUKKIN XENOS!" and begin firing in all directions.

Alternatively, look to the environment for any possible means of distracting the approaching mob. If that means doing it yourself, so be it.

>>12362326
So they're heading towards us then? I suggest Katy taking aim at the one with the projectile weapon or one that is apparently the leader. Have two guns set to that side, but have Keldo keep an eye on the ones he spotted as well...Once it's determined that they are definately heading towards us to attack us take out the leader and try to mow them down and suppress them....only do it if they are for sure heading towards us.

>>12362363
Seconded.

>>12362326

Prepare suppressive fire. Katy is to keep tabs on that smaller mob. Ask Sheila if there's any way to speed it up.

>>12362363
>>12362343
"Keldo, think you could make us a distract-" You start, but before you could even finish Keldo has opened fire to the east with his Lascannon. He seems to be shouting "Slaaneshi Bastards!" as he fires, though you may be mishearing him.

However, the mob approaching you remains undeterred, and has definately grown to about 15 people. There still only appears to be one with a gun, but the others might just be hidden in the mob.

"Perry, be prepared to fire on my mark." You say, as you level your Lasgun.

>>12362416
Well damn, wait until they're in your range and the synchornize fire with Perry. Where the hell is Hal anyways? Still watching that other area?

Get a sitrep from Kaldo.

>>12362416

'Perry, you have the vantage point. Pick off leaders as and where you can see them!'

Righto. Action time! Prepare las gun and attack. It's odd, isn't it, if the Slaaneshi do no respond to an attack in the way they should....

Oh right, Perry's shot should be priotized as

Leader looking types> People with ranged weapons> regular grunts with knives.

I think we should try to fire roughly at the same time initially so she doesn't draw too much attention to herself.

>>12362416
>>12362345

>Jump out shouting "FUKKIN XENOS!" and begin firing in all directions.

rolled 33 = 33

>>12362416
Goddammit, Keldo.
As Tripe says, tell Perry to it's time. Aim for the biggest, dakkiest, choppiest sumbitch in the crowd, and drop him in short order.
Tell Hal the shit is on, watch his ass.
Get the 'nades, gonna need them here.
Get that fool Kel- y'know what? Fuck him.

>>12362432
>>12362439
"Hal. Get your ass over here. I think we're gonna need another gun." You shout, before voxing to Perry.

"Perry. Open Fire." You smile, before squeezing the trigger to your Lasgun.

The smell of ionising air. The feel of the Lasgun firing. The familiar crack. You've missed this.

Your shot immediately downs one of the cultists, blasting off his face. A second later Perry picks off the leader, shooting them right in the chest. As they go down, you hear a moan. Hmm, seems like Keldo might have been right about them being Slaaneshi.

>Giggling like a madman. You guys still haven't pegged it yet.

Is it just me, or does Keldo's behaviour seem a little Khornate? Intense hate of slaaneshis, rashly opening fire... hmmm.

But yes, we should attempt to kill anything we see that has ranged weaponry. Is there any way we can get more light? It might disorient the cultists, too.

>>12362496

Are they still advancing, the rest of them? Does Perry see any other hostiles? If so, get Keldo to suppress them and get Perry back. It might have been a mistake to enter this town, so let's try to leave.

>>12362496

Affix bayonets.

>>12362496
Deal with it later

>>12362508
Tell Perry to go for kill shots. If they just moan when we shoot them in a place they're going to bleed out they'll probably keep coming. Ready a nade and get a status update on Elaine. Try getting a sit rep for Kaldo again. If no response send Hall to check on him.

>>12362542
>>12362540
"Perry," you say as you down another cultist, "go for kill shots. Head, preferably. And keep aiming for the ones with projectile weapons, they look like the leaders."

"Hal, go check on Keldo, and affix bayonets. This might end up close quarters."

"Yes sir Smoker." Hal says, before quickly Dashing over to the other side of Evaline. About 10 seconds later he's back. "Sir, you're not gonna like this."

"What is it Hal?" You ask, squeezing off another shot.

"Keldo's gone."

Readying a nade is probably good, as is getting a report from Keldo. How's Hal, is he also firing away?

'Sheila? Try to hurry!'

>>12362591

Order a frequency change! Get Hal to clarify what he means by 'gone'. With the autocannon as well?

Get sit rep from Perry. If need be we need to get her off her vantage point alive.

>>12362591
Son of a bitch, well we can't deal with that shit right now. Have Hal take our place on the line and do a quick check of the perimeter for anyone trying to flank us. check Kaldo's position personally and see if those things he spotted before are still there.

Comm Sheila and update her and tell her to keep us up to date on the situation with Elaine.

If Keldo doesn't have a DAMN good reason for this, we need to kill him. Preferrably in such a way that we can take out Perry simultaneously. I'm not going to let a bunch of chaos worshippers destroy this squad!

>>12362621
This as well, but I'm not sure how we can do a coordinated frequency change without Kaldo knowing.

>>12362630
Honestly, perry could have sniped us sometime ago and she hasn't done anything suspicious as of yet besides being weird. I think we need to pump information from Perry about Kaldo later, such as rumors about him and so on.

>>12362621
"Hal, what the frak do you mean by 'Gone." You growl, as you fire off another shot. They are getting rather close now.

"He's gone. The Lascannon's still there, but Keldo isn't. I don't know where he's gone." Hal says, as he starts firing again.

"Okay... Perry, do you copy?" You growl again.

"Loud and clear sir." She replies, firing off another round as she does so.

"Can you make your way out of the building alive?"

"Of course sir. I don't think they've noticed me yet."

"Okay. Sheila, how long we got?" You inquire.

"Well sir, it'll take about 10 minutes to get back up to full capacity, but we could in theory leave now. But I don't know when we're next gonna get a chance to refuel."

Tough decision. What do we do?

rolled 3 = 3

>>12362660
Sit tight, get fuel.
Tell the rest of the merry crew to get their asses back to our ride, defend it with their lives. And tell Hal to get that damn lascannon.
We go looking for Kel personally.
Light a smoke, shit's about to get real.

>>12362660
How many of them are left now?

If we can't feasibly kill them all I suggest we bug out. On the other hand, we have a heavy bolter right? It's not too much trouble to point and shoot it right?

>>12362689
If we're defending then we need all hands on the line. I don't think we can spare ourselves to go out and look around.

>>12362660

Well, if they haven't noticed Perry, she stays. We need a pair of eyes to spot things with.

Tell her to keep a lookout for Keldo if possible. And we need to recover that autocannon, then. DEFEND THE VEHICLE!

>>12362710
>>12362708
>>12362689
"Perry, stay up there for now. If we need you we'll come get you. And if you can, try and find Keldo for us." You shout, firing off a shot and turning to full auto.

"Yes sir." She replies, firing off another round into a cultist's head.

"Hal, get that Lascannon over here. You didn't see anything to the west did you?"

"Nothing other than Keldo's Lascannon." Hal replies.

"Good. Grab it and bring it over here, and then cover me. It can't be too complicated can it?"

rolled 18 = 18

>>12362774
>It can't be too complicated can it?"
>really not liking you right now
>IT'S ALWAYS COMPLICATED

>>12362774

Well if he had already set it up you just need to point and shoot right?

do we have any frag grenades?

> "A very, very attractive woman, but something about her seems... Off."
anyone else get a possibly corrupt vibe from that?
> "I think I can see some more Slaaneshi bastards over this way. Should I open fire?"
> "Slaaneshi Bastards!"
> Missing

... could Keldo suspect Perry is corrupted and be attempting to ghost her where we can't see?

>>12362798
>Of course we have Frags. If we didn't we'd be disobeying the rules. And that'd be HERESY.

"Hal. Frag grenade. Time to use one." You smile as you position yourself behind the Lascannon. Not the most useful thing to use against Infantry, but as you pull the trigger, you thank the Emperor that you have one. It cuts a clean swathe through the mob, and whilst it quickly congeals back into its solid state, you can tell you did quite some damage to it, which is only compounded by the sniper fire and Hal's Frag Grenade.

>>12362842

'Hal! Bring the autocannon back closer to the vehicle. We'll suppress them.'

Do we have any other rapid-fire weapons? If not just use the Lascannon. How many of the fuckers are there now? Also, how are they behaving? It's really weird when Slaaneshis move in a horde slowly and deliberately - that sounds more Nurgle than anything....

>>12362887

There is pleasure in pain. Some of them began moaning when we initially opened fire so they're kind of sick fucks in that sense. Anyways, yeah I agree. Retreat back a bit to Elaine and keep firing from there. We do not want to be overrun.

How much longer?

>>12362887
>What autocannon?

Suddenly, on the other side of town, you hear an explosion, moans, screams and wails.

And the crackle of your Comm-bead.

"This is Imperial Guard Lieutenant..."

>What is this mysterious person's name?
>Also DUN DUN DUUUUUUN

>>12362952
John Keel

Radio him back immediately and get a sitrep. We don't have time to pick him up so if he can make their way towards your escape route somehow or to you we can leave with them?

I think it might be time to get Perry to hoof it towards us depending if she can make it to use safely or not. Check in on her.

>>12362970
I say we keep Perry in position as long as possible-- if she can attack without being seen, there's no reason for her not to pick off cultists.

>>12362995
I'm just thinking about when we have to leave. If we want to pick up these new guardsman on the way it'd be faster if we all met up just as we were done fueling and the drove over to them instead of going to pick her up and then heading to them.

>>12362970
>Discworld Reference. ISEEWHATYOUDIDTHERE.jpg

"...John Keel. Who is this?"

"This is Sergeant David Hayter of the Jourian 12th Dragoons, along with Corporal Hal Emmerich, and Privates Sheila Taggardt and Katy Perry. We are currently in possession of a Scout Salamander, and are under attack by Cultists at the Promethium refinement station. Can you reach us?"

"Yes Sergeant. Me and my group'll meet up with you there." The mysterious voice responds. You hope it won't be a repeat of Keldo.

"Sheila, how long have you got till we can go." You ask.

"Five minutes sir." Sheila responds. "If you want we can leave now."

"No, we'll wait here. Meet up with the Lieutenant and his group."

>Inglorious Bump #1

>>12363040
Here I thought I was being discreet.

Anyways, how are we handling the horde? Are we close to being overrun or is it a cakewalk so far? Either way, notify the rest of the squad that there are POSSIBLE friendlies on the way. If Katy can, ask her to try and find them on her scope and tell us what she can observe about them. (i.e. obvious signs of chaos taint, being chased, how many and etc.)

Give in to chaos. Why not?

>>12363079
>Eh, it's mainly because I <333 Terry Pratchett. The man has a nice hat, what can I say.
>Oh, and we are handling the horde nicely. They're more melee, whilst we're primarily ranged. Plus, we were kinda facing the dregs. The main force was being dealt with my Lieutenant Keel.

"Perry," You vox, "see if you can get an eye on Lietenant Keel's group. As far as I can tell they were the cause of the explosion, so look that way. If you can find them, tell us what you can about them.

"Aye aye sir." Perry replies, before turning off her Comm-bead. A minute later, and after you cut another swathe out of the rapidly diminishing Slaaneshi horde, her Comm-bead turns back on. "Sir, I have them in my sights. And... Wait, what the... Emperor on Earth, I think it's Keldo. I think. He's covered in markings, and I think he's got an axe or something. What should I do sir?"

rolled 12 = 12

>>12363135
Identify those markings at once, Private.

>>12363135

Tell Hal to get ready with autocannon. 'Give us a distance and bearing, Perry.'

>>12363135
> Well that's always good.

What else can she tell us about him? Is he among a cultist horde being attacked or attacking Keel's men?

Damn, I'm more inclined to favor Keel over Kaldo now.

rolled 55 = 55

>>12363175
Keldo was a cock smoker, but I'd be hesitant to grease one of my people unless they were too far gone.

>>12363175
>>12363162
"Perry, I want you to tell me VERY CAREFULLY about those markings." You vox, the sense of urgency clear in your voice.

"Well, it kinda hard to describe sir. It's got a triangular base, with a line through it. Then, on top of that, there are two triangular lines that level off at the top. I think he's taken a few bullets too sir, but he's still standing. I think they've run out of Lasgun power sir."

"Emperor's blood, this does not look good."

>>12363135

We don't have any idea where Keel's group is coming from, do we? Can we ask them for their location?

That way, if there's anything suspicious, at least we know which way to run.

>>12363217

BLOOD

FOR THE BLOOD GOOOOOOD

But this might not be a bad thing. If the cultists are slaaneshi, Keldo will let loose on them first.

'Keep Keldo in view, Perry. He might be coming for you. We will be ready in five minutes and counting.'

And ask Keel for location and ETA. What kind of forces does he have?

>>12363217
Ah christ, tell Perry to take the shot. I was suspicious at first, but you he's been acting suspicious and this just confirms everything now. Take him down.

Wait, that's just want they want us to do! :O

>>12363306
>>12363306

Or is it a clever double bluff?
Oh, mental note: remember to apologize to Perry for killing the last person she knew that was part of her old division.

>>12363232
>We vaguely know. They caused an Explosion, and Perry can see them.
>>12363250
"Perry. Take the shot. We've lost Keldo. We probably never had him in the first place." You sigh.

"Yes sir." Perry replies, a definite tone of sadness in her voice. You know how she feels. Keldo may have been a royal pain in the arse, but still, you knew him. You rarely want to kill someone you know.

You hear the crack of Perry's Longlas. After a few seconds, you hear Lieutenant Keel's voice over the Comm-bead. "This is Lieutenant Keel again Sergeant. Was that one of you who dropped that cultist?"

"Yes sir, that would be Private Perry, our local Sniper." You respond. "Sir, if I may, do you think you could tell us how many of you are there? And what kind of soldiers they are?"

"Of course. We have a medic, rank Sergeant, two Tactical troops, both privates, and a vox operator, rank Corporal. Their names are..."

>There is at least 1 female. What are these 4 people's names?

rolled 26 = 26

>>12363344
Meth Silo
Ferdinan L'Muroc
Emile
Seles Brandford

>>12363344
I feel like putting in all discworld names...butttt...how about Mordecai Khan, Mycroft Holmes, Tatiana Knight, Edward Dilinger, Errr...James Carrot and Sam Vimes? Yeah, I'm not very creative

>>12363397

This might work slightly better (I like discworld too, but... not quite in 40K...)

>>12363422
Yeah, like I said. Names aren't really my strong point.

Mordecai, Roland, Lilith, and Brick.

rolled 26 = 26

>>12363422
10 points to whoever can figure out where I ripped each of those names shamelessly from.

>>12363433
Seles, is definitely familiar, but I can't put my finger on it.

>>12363433

I see at least FF... VI? I think? and Halo Reach.

rolled 14 = 14

>>12363432
Y'know, Borderlands is oddly fitting.
The Lietenant is a claptrap.

rolled 30 = 30

>>12363440
Well, you got the 2 easy ones.

I feel like we could've gotten away with just using the names from Reach...

>>12363432
>>12363410
>>12363397
>I think I'mma pick and choose, then have a shower. So, I should be back shortly.

"Our medic is Sergeant Emile Silo, our two tactical troopers are Privates Seth Knight and Seles Khan and our Vox Operator is Corporal Edward Scarr." The Lieutenant's voice comes through the Vox.

>>12363480
Fair enough, when your back I'd like to get a sitrep and a status report of their gear and team if possible. Also tell Perry we're sorry for making her shoot what was likely the last person from her battalion.

>>12363497

This.

But meanwhile - our enemies, are there any left? Don't stop with the lascannon etc!

'Sheila? Are we about done now?'

>>12363564
I'm pretty sure he implied that we're almost done with them.

Should we get Perry to head back soon or just go pick her up later?

>>12363497
>I'mback.

"Perry, you there?" You ask, cautious of how she may be feeling. Last thing you want is her crying all over you. You were never great with that touchy-feely stuff.

"Yeah Sarge. What is it?" She responds, sounding quite normal.

"I just wanted to say sorry about making you shoot the last person from your company." You say, meaning every word.

"It's okay Sarge. I didn't really know him that well. Hell, for all I know he was just a cultist pretending to be a guardsman." Perry sighs.

"Okay... Well, if you want to talk about it later Perry, I'm all ears." You quickly go back to adressing the Lieutenant. "Lieutenant, may I ask for a sitrep, a status report and an inventory list?"

"Well of course. Each of us has out standard gear, unfortunately our lasguns are out of charge, so we'll need to keep them in sunlight once the sun dawns. We all have out Autopistols, although I think we're all down to about half ammo. We still have all our Frag grenades, except Private Knight, who used his to cause the explosion earlier. Edward also has the Vox kit, and Emile has a more comprehensive list of medical supplies than the usual Imperial Guard issue medkit."

>>12363688
We need a new heavy weapon specialist, ask if any of his men are at all familiar in the use of them. Also if possible get them to double time so we can leave as soon as possible once we're done refueling.

On a more important note ask them why the hell they're here.

>>12363715
"Lieutenant, we have a small selection of Heavy Weapons, and we recently lost our Heavy Weapons specialist. Do any of your troops know how to use a Lascannon or a Heavy Bolter?" You ask.

"I'm afraid not." The Lieutentant replies. "How did you lose your Heavy Weapons specialist. Oh, I think I can see you now." And he's right. You can just barely see a small group of figures, one of whom waves at you. Politely you wave back.

"Affirmative Lieutenant. And we had to execute him." You state flatly.

"Oh. Why did you have to do that?"

"He was about to kill you sir, if I remember correctly."

"Oh, well then, good show."

>>12363782
Tell Perry to keep a bead on them just in case and wave them over I suppose. Ask him how his unit got here and why they even came here in the first place.

>>12363807

This. Also, that Perry should come down when we say so. We should be ready to move as soon as possible.

Can we ask for clarification about hostiles in the area?

>>12363839
>>12363807
"Perry, you there?" You vox.

"Yes sir, I'm here." She replies.

"Good. I want you to start making your way back. Can you see a direct route with no hostiles?"

"Yes I can sir, on my way." Perry replies, sounding significantly happier.

"Now, Lieutenant, what are you doing here, in the middle of hostile territory?" You ask, trying not to sound suspicious.

"Well, simply put, we managed to survive. The blasted lot of those followers of the Ruinous Powers started trying to murder us in our sleep. Those of us who woke up before being brutally murdered tried to escape. We managed to find eachother using our Vox, and were trying to find survivors. What are you doing here?"

"We were trying to refuel our Salamander, which is ready for deployment. It'll be a bit of a tight fit, but I think we can get all of us in."

>>12363930

'But before that, Sir - do you know of anywhere else where other vehicles can be found? The Salamander should do adequately, but if we are caught in a single vehicle there will be little chance of escape.'

'Was there a mechanised element to your unit previously?'

>>12363930
Ask them if they have any idea as to where a nearby emergency rally point might be our another division even?

Also probably shouldn't mention Keldo being tainted to anyone...imagine if a commissar found out that one of your squad fell to chaos?

>>12363986
"Sir, I do have to ask, was there a mechanised element to your company? It would be far more useful to have a second vehicle, in case one gets damaged."

"Well, my good man..."

>Roll 1d10

rollin'

Oh forgot the + sign...

....wait what?

>>12364131
Dice+1d10

rolled 8 = 8

Oh pish, silly me

.... hmmm, what else need we ask, I wonder? Are we all assembled now?

>>12364031

Also, you have a good point. But then again, we've all seen the ruinous powers by now - by law we're all meant to be decorated and executed. So whatever.

'Sir, if I may ask.... what hostiles were you originally deployed to face? We have been fighting chaos so far, but my division had been attacked by Eldar previously. The convergence of such evils in the same place does not seem like coincidence...'

>>12364138
>8
"...We have managed to find an in-tact Chimera-class Transport. If you want we can take that one and you can take yours." The lieutenant reveals.

"Well, that's good to hear. That means we can move our excess baggage into the Chimera, and use the Salamander for scouting." You reply.

rolled 8 = 8

>>12364209
Yay

Tell Katy to get a move on before any more show up.

Also, pester Sheila to hurry up, then brace self to be slammed onto dashboard on entering Evaline.

>>12364254
Wait what was that last part?

>>12364260

Heh.

>>12364254
"Perry, what is your location, over?" You ask, putting on a bit of a show for the Lieutenant.

"About 20 Metres from your cute backside, Sarge." Perry chuckles.

"... Perry, we have a Lieutenant on the channel. You do realise that, right?" You ask.

"...Shit." She responds.

"Sheila, you ready to move?" You chuckle.

"Of course Sir. Evaline's fueled up and ready to roll." She replies.

"Good. Then let's get moving as quickly as possible. Hal, Perry, get in the Salamander. We'll rendezvous with the Lieutenant outside Daybank."

Well I'm out, good quest Uplifted.

>>12364400
>No, don't leave. I'll be sad ;-;

>>12364346

Righto. When Perry comes around, take off the comm beads. We need to arrange a set of frequencies that only we know. Each one is given a number, 1 to let's say 5; once we say 'team talk (number)', we switch the frequency.

This is in case the Lieutenant and his crew, who outnumber us, intend anything suspicious.

Drive carefully. Talk to the rest to keep them awake.

>When Perry comes around, take off the comm beads. We need to arrange a set of frequencies that only we know. Each one is given a number, 1 to let's say 5; once we say 'team talk (number)', we switch the frequency.

You do so. As you all pile in, you begin to talk to each other about the events of the day.

>You guys wanna review anything? I'm going to give a few answers to any questions, but I guarantee I won't spoil anything.

Also, for the Emperor's sake, get the lho sticks out. Our lungs are constricting.

>>12364487
You light up a Lho stick as you look back upon your day. As the various carcinogens flood into your body, you realise what had been bugging you about Perry all this time.

Her Uniform didn't fit right.

>>12364484

Would it be acceptable to ask Perry about her unit and its mission, as far as she knows? Why were they in daybanks? Also, does she know anything about Keel's unit? It's a little odd that two units in the same town wouldn't know about each other.

As for Hal and Sheila, ask if they're all right and tired. In fact Sheila should teach Hal how to run Evaline. A vehicle with only one trained driver is risky.

>>12364520

Is a joke about 'best supporting dress' in order here?

>>12364520

ask if she feels uncomfortable. and whether this is even her uniform.

>>12364521

By the looks of things, Keldo was disguising himself as a Guardsman, which would make sense why Perry wouldn't know him. What sounds like what might have happened is during the attack, Keldo took a downed Guardsman's outfit, worked out a few things about the outfit in order to make a decent enough impression, then aided Perry's escape with the hopes of meeting up with more Guardsmen and potentially killing more than the initial attack would have allowed.

Also, with reference to yesterday's quest...Ask Perry if she's wearing a bra.

>>12364566

that... is a good question, actually.

oh on a more serious note, does she have ammo left?

>>12364520
>>12364546
This means more than a mix up in Munitorum papers, I think. She likely stole it. Or killed its previous owner. As we first suspected. Don't just blunder into it, be more subtle, or gather more information, first.

>>12364566

That is a point, but it still begs the question - what's a Khornate cultist doing in a town crawling with Slaaneshis? They don't like each other, the two hordes.

There must be a khornate presence somewhere else on this planet. Maybe the mangled corpses from before were not the work of orks, but khornate cultists/CSMs even.

Well, shit.

>>12364521
"Perry?" You begin.

"Yes sarge?" She replies, one eyebrow raised.

"Were you aware of Lieutenant Keel?"

"Yes sir, but I was under the command of Lieutenant Robson. I wasn't aware of his survival though Sir." She explains. You then turn your attention to Hal.

"Hal? Hal? You okay there buddy?"

"Yeah, I'm fine Smoker. Though, I must say, I have a feeling that Lieutenant Keel is... Well, I have a feeling that you'll still be the one giving most of the orders Sir."
>>12364546
"Perry, it's come to my attention that you are wearing an ill-fitting uniform." You state, matter of factly. "Do you have an explanation for it? I mean, I'm not going to send you to the commissar for it, just curious."

"Well, sir, I was billeted a room to myself back in Daybank sir, and... Well, I was in a state of undress when the attacks started. I had to dash out and grab some clothes, unfortunately the ones I grab weren't mine."

"Ah." You reply.
>>12364566
You consider asking if Perry is wearing a bra, then realise that potentially offending the resident sniper is not a smart idea.

>>12364607

I'm starting to think she stole it, but I don't think she's got completely bad intentions. Maybe she's a normal civilian who wanted to help out?

She might have worked on a farm which would explain her sniping skills as well, assuming she'd be taking care of vermin.

>>12364616

'Well, Hal, if he speaks, we must still listen. Chain of command. Nonetheless, that's what the team talk protocol is for. Keep that in mind, guys.'

And we are in touch via commbead to Keel right? Ask if his men are doing okay? If there's no response, we will not wait all day at the given rendezvous point.

>>12364648
>That was the original idea, but eventually I changed my mind. I think it was when I officially made Keldo a Khornate cultist was when it was cemented that Perry was actually a soldier.

>Also, Perry was never supposed to be a Slaaneshi cultist, but I didn't decide to make Keldo a Khornate until I started todays session. Hence his description of Violent, which was true.

>>12364616

Also, regarding the bra question - not to be prurient, but it might be more comfortable for her to wear one. She said she was in a state of undress, so maybe she really is naked underneath. If that turns out to be the case, then there might be something we can do to help.

>>12364731

Is this a "bow chicka" moment or an "I'll quietly stand guard while you change clothes. That's right, I won't peek. Promise <.<" moment?

>>12364731
Like some private time bowchickawowow

But in all seriousness, not much we can do. Just tell her to tell us if it gets to the point that it's unbearable and then we'll see if we can scrounge something up that isn't tainted with chaos aids.

Oh, another thing - how is our equipment? Keep a lookout on the way around daybanks for possible resupply sources.

>>12364699
And here I was thinking that perry was supposed to Slaneeshi bait to turn us.

>>12364787

Well if we're truly decent and professional, Sheila would help the changing process. >_>

'What I need now is a strong drink...'

>>12364731
I think considering the circumstances, we gaurd while she changes THEN when we are safe or we are about to get overrun we tell her its payback time THEN we bow chikka wow wow

You ask Sheila to deal with Katy's Uniform issues. Being the gentlemen that you are, you and Hal step outside the Salamander as Katy changes. You share a Lho stick. After much discussion, you agreed that Leman Russ would definately kick Roboute Guilliman's arse in a straight up fight.

>>12364916
Debatable

Also, what company are keel and his men from again? Perry's right?

>>12364945
>Yep.

Oh, okay...well I guess we just wait around until they're done then and set off to link up with Keel.

>Aaaand I think that's where I'm going to end for the night. I might take tomorrow off, try again during the weekend when more people are likely to be on.

>See you all soon.

>>12364916

Can we try getting in touch with Keel?

Also, what, you mean it was ever doubted that Leman Russ >>>> Guilliman? Hrm.

But what if 1,000 nids and 1,000 orks? Put that to Hal.

>>12365031
>Will remember for next time.