Updating with SHOOT in red team.

"I GUESS THAT MAKES US RED TEAM, IRON VIPERS!"

Do kills count here, OC?

updated with Shoot in the team.

[confused him for shot]

shot is also in as AG1

>>13196278

Simulation kills, wont count unfortunately.

>>13196314
Well, poo. Do we get anything for winning?

>>13196323

Losers buy the beer, of course.

COME GET SOME.

rolled 5 = 5

Use my move to jump on L1 the direction i'm facing. Then, because it will shake things up, I'm sending a rocket to Knight bot 4.

Time to rock

>Move 3 SE. Overwatch SE. Straight line whatnot.

The purpose of this simulation is to test the eff-

" SIlence, Orbital." says a voice.

" Bravo team here is being tested for certain qualities. So if you feel any strange sensations, observe any supposed glitches , do not worry. This is Sgt. Major Amino, for today I am being called in to act as Green team. How are you ? TA- if you could start forming a secure channel, we'll be going up against.... interesting foes today."

AIM: YandomViolence

>Move South 4.
>Fire Prox mine E/NE into center of Stump Fields.
>+This will be boosted by [E2]Aberham.

rolled 2, 3 = 5

>>13196450

>Move south 4
>Boots Prox mine

rolled 8 = 8

>>13196450

>And I forgot to roll. Here you go, sorry about that.

>>Move SE 4

>>overwatch for incoming artillery.

...Huh. This is almost... nice. Well, other than the incoming explosions

>Run 4 hexes SE

>>13196382
"Understood. Patching through to you. Whatever this operation is, you have my full cooperation," replies Blank, observing the map.

"Never a dull moment observing Bravo," The man sighs. "Let's...see whatever this secret mission or whatever is..."

>>13196502

>>facing SE... forgot to say.

>Hold position
>Overwatch towards Green

>>13196382

Lost looks around on the virtual field, a series of wooded hills sloping upwards... to another team.

Lost looked around at the other knight, now in their armor. "What does he mean, glitches?"

[A1]Dragon
rolled 5 = 5
>Use my move to jump on L1 the direction i'm facing. rocket to Knight bot 4.

[mgR]Hawkes
>Move 3 SE. Overwatch SE. Straight line whatnot.

[M2]Colton
rolled 8 = 8
>Move South 4.
>Fire Prox mine E/NE into center of Stump Fields.
>+This will be boosted by [E2]Aberham.

[E2]Spc. Aberham
rolled 2, 3 = 5
>Move south 4
>Boots Prox mine
>Overwatch SE. (Botted Action)

[E1] Squeamish
>>Move SE 4
>>overwatch for incoming artillery.

[S1]Pvt. Shoot
>Run 4 hexes SE

[R1]Weird(Botted)
>Move 3 SE. Overwatch directly SE.

As the sim started up, Ghost found himself standing at the bottom of large hill. Gone was his usual sniper gear, instead he now wore a hooded robe that obscured all but the lens of his goggles. In place of his rifle, he now wielded a staff with a series of complex integrated machinery. Looking to Lost, he only shrugs.

>>13196699
"I wouldn't worry overmuch. It's a sim, and nothing's perfect."

He clips the end off a cigar, lighting it quietly.

>>13196786

Lost does a double take. "Sarge!? What happened to you?"

ORBITAL COMMAND DUN GOOFED.

SKIRMISH QUEST WILL RESUME IN 15 MINUTES.

[TEMPORARY DELAY OF GAME DUE TO ORBITAL BANNING]

[PLEASE STAND BY FOR THE NEXT FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MINUTES]

>>13196834
"I've been given some new toys to test out. Maybe he means glitches related to this? It's some high-tech stuff."

>>13196883
>Have we got the P-Chips installed yet?

>>13196834
Shot chuckled, glad both that Lost was relatively new, and that 'he' was inside Betsy.

The fewer jokes made at his expense for the new body, the better.

>>13196883
>I don't know

>due to an odd feeling in his gut, Ghoul for the first time since he joined up with Bravo, puts out his cigarettes, opting to tuck them behind his left ear

Trauma stands in the virtual world, wearing only her uniform and holding only her beer in her hand. She finishes it off before atomizing it in her right fist. "Well then. What do you wanna focus on, Sarge, LT? Black or red?"

>captcha is mcgown trader

Dragon nochalantly opens his old com channel to his Alpha comrads
"Ghost, Ghoul, hope none of this gets in the way of a promotion or anything. Oh and ghost, remember who bought you celebration drinks if you point any of your new q*explative* my way.

Always an alpha, Dragon out"

Hawkes is seeing everything lucidly in slow motion. Not a detail was missed and his eyes felt so buggy that he had to close them.

Only then did he realize that it it was not sight that was dictating his senses.

Aberham sensed that something was going on with both Irons and him. Hawkes' eyes were too active... and the density in irons' craft felt like it was thrumming with some unseen force.

How he knew this without so much as an observation was beyond him however.....

glitches etc.

Red to move.

>>13197166

"What's the plan, L-T?"

>>13197186

Lost, it is cold. You're beginning to exhale a fog.

>Move West 3, climb on the BiTank

"DON'T WORRY; I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE."

MOVING HERE.

REMEMBER: GETTING IN IS YOUR ACTION, NOT MINE TO PICK YOU UP. MY ACTION IS SHITTING YOU OUT.

>Move 2 S
>Climb on bitank

"Let's bomb this birtual simulation of a place"

>moving NW, boarding Ghoul's bitank
>overwatch west

>>13197202

“I-I think someone’s messing with atmospherics in VR…” Lost says, her virtual and real teeth chattering. “Or is this a glitch?”

>Also, should I get into the gyro?

"...Did I turn on the heating?" Shot looks at his dashboard, slightly confused. "Or is some perverted fucker messing with the sim? I'll have you know, this uniform is staying on."

>>13197070

*sigh*

Figures that the special power of the guy with everyday gene damage remains vomiting with no provocation...

>Also, should I get into the gyro?

>Be my guest~

>>13197186
Lost board Shot's Ag. and get into the irc for further orders please. mibbit.com Rizon, and #skirmishquest is the channel.
>>Move 2 Length's straight West

>>13197266
>Ghoul, I'm really not comfortable with that.

>Move to [Ag]Shot.
>Get in.

"Hey, Shot!"

>>13197291
"'Ello, Lost. You been gettin' weird atmos, too?"

trauma moves west and climbs onto the bitank. "Feels like last time, don't it, douk?"

>>13197358
SURE DOES.

>Survey the scene with sunglasses on as we pose as a team, because shit just got real.

>>13197315

“Yeah, I’m freezing.” Lost sits down and straps in. She keeps the shield on, but places the spear length-wise on the low ceiling where it sticks in place.

Turning to Shot, Lost flips up her mask and speaks on the face-to-face channel. She looks apologetic. “I’m sorry I haven’t had a chance to talk to you. I think it would be good for the both of us, having to adjust to new things.”

Gazing up the hill, Ghost sees several droids at the top. There is something odd here. Looking at the droids, he gets and uneasy, empty feeling but does not know why.

If tank is full, run three west, two southwest, to mount up on APC next turn.

old version... might be outdated due to changes.

>>13197369
Still looking at the droids, "Maybe it's just because I'm under this, but I don't feel anything."

This looks fun, but intimidating. Too bad I didn't pay attention when these threads first started popin' up. How to I get in...

>>13197369
"... Possibly." he replied. "An' I hope you don't take this as condescendin', but every psych's diff'rent. Can't offer much in the way of advice there. But iff'n you need someone to talk to who isn't tryin' to get in yer skinsuit, then, well. You know where the garage is. And yeah, Betsy's been heating up here. Weird as hell, I tell you what."

He frowned as he started to advance the vehicle, the interior shaking slightly as they went.

>>13197426
>>>You can discuss the game and joining in at #skirmishquest at Rizon. Go to mibbit.com if you have no client for IRC.

[K2] Douk >Move West 3, climb on the BiTank
"DON'T WORRY; I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE."

[St1] Ghost >moving NW, boarding Ghoul's bitank
>overwatch west

[K1] Trauma >trauma moves west and climbs onto the bitank. "Feels like last time, don't it, douk?"

[K3] Lost >Move to [Ag]Shot.
>Get in.
"Hey, Shot!"

[S1] Shoot Being readjusted to move into Ag >Move 1 W
>Climb into [Ag1]
"Let's bomb this birtual simulation of a place"

[Ag1] Shot >>13197218

>>13197441

With a laugh, Lost slapped down the faceplate. "Oh, I didn't expect you to be an expert on psychics. I just mean that it's a shock to be excepting this part of me, to be open about it. It's a change for me."

Her helmeted face turns to you, giving you a truly unreadable look.

>>13197469

Shoot was in Black team i believe.

>>13197469
Almost forgot.
[Bt1] Ghoul >>Move 2 Length's straight West

>>13197501
"It's a part of... my wife put it as 'taming it'. If you worry less about things, you don't have episodes as offen." he shifted gears. "That's a univarsal sorta deal. So I figures, hey, wouldn't hurt to help you out, talk about it. And the others? A team is like a family, especially in the milit'ry. Get used to it. These buggers are murderous, insane, and full of nicotine and alcohol, but they love the shit outta you. Yer fam'ly. And fam'lies don' abandon one of ther own, not when she's havin' all sortsa weird new shit to deal wit'."

Green to move.

>>13197544

The helmeted face looks down, and Lost shuffles her feet.

"Yeah, I understand that now. It wasn't running that let you guys down, it was not telling you. I'm going to train with Trauma, she's willing to take the risk, and she'll push me to my limits, if how she's acted before is any indicator."

"But I always need more friends, and you seem to give some wise advice, for a pretty young lady." Lost giggles a little bit, to show it's in jest.

"Would you be more of a father figure, or an older sister?" she ponders aloud.

>>13197607

Shot's AG couldnt climb up the steep rocks so he opted for the slope.

>>13197631

The rocks ripple with heat.

>>13197607
((That's a mighty slow rocket.))

>>13197630
"Father figure." he says without pause. He wiped his brow. "Fuckin' glitches." he muttered. "Suit stays on, you can fuckin' stop it anytime." he grumbled.

>>13197643
(6sqr a round. It already moved so now frozen it will stay untill green's turn ends

also I drew your class card! don't nay say my missiles!)

Black to move.

The newly issued rockets accelerates to 12hexs a turn. ANd has been deflected by overwatch.

"Goddamn this hangover is killing me."
>Move 2 NE, 1E. Overwatch E.

rolled 8 = 8

East East South East. Overwatch to the east, fire only if the target will instantly be hit by the rocket. It is a ground shot.

"Orbital...um...not-Orbital. Whoever you are,"
Blank rubbed his chin as his monitor displayed the change in the battlefield. This wasn't at all what he was used to in this line of work. Usually, if there were droids under his command and hostilities to be commenced, he was firing on giant insects or terrorist.

His own guys, though?
"Why exactly are we playing the bad guy," He half asks. "I understand this is a simulation and all, but why was AI ruled out, sir?"

Or...
Or was this a test for something else in particular?

>>13197926

>Move SE, SE, E, E to be in cover of fallen tree.
>Fire prox grenade EAST.
>+To be boosted by [E2]Aberham.

>>Ex3, face SE

>>Still watching for incoming

Wait, does this mean that both sides are coming for us first?

Oh.

Oh, shit.

rolled 4 = 4

>>13198094
>MOTHER FUCKER, ROLL DAMN YOU!

>Run SE 1, E 3

rolled 3 = 3

If... if I post shitty drawfaggotry, will you point the high explosives at the other guys?

rolled 10, 6, 1, 2, 7, 6 = 32

>NOTE: Fire two missiles per action due to upgrade
>NOTE: One reload of missiles available due to upgrade
>Move 4 hexes NORTHEAST
>Fire off six missiles against Green's units, targeting in order: K4, K5, S2, Ss1, CH1, CH1.

". . ."
The lonely rifleman follows his teammates. The VR is good. He steps ahead, then ducking under a large exposed root.

> S 2, prone, SW 1
> Heading SE
> If I am considered to have action remaining, Overwatch burst

rolled 7, 6 = 13

>>13198094


>Move SE, E, E
>Boot Colton's attack
>Over-watch push on SE

>>13198048

" Should the intention matter, Cadet ? " Amino tilts up his head as if to talk to the sunlight. " Bravo dances at the edge of contentions, and I hear you got Evergrad in the mix to make things more complicated. I figure a survival scenario like this one will be perfect for you. Observe. They are beginning to realize it now"

The bottom reads like shit.
It's formated - Unit: Roll. All missiles.

Scratch that. Everything reads like shit.
>I feel like shit.
>Sgt. Irons. Please compile the text. Thank you.

>>13198288
>Fuckin tits.

>>13198288
>Will do, just a couple minutes; sorry for the delay, all

>>13198226
> Just to share something from IRC:
> Me: So... (Spc. Aberham) is pushing Colton's ball?
> Colton: . . .
> Colton: KILL YOU
> Me: +LOL+
> Dragon: Colton's spikey proxie ball
> Me: Sticky
> Me: Not spiky, sticky

BLACK TEAM ORDERS
>Hopefully I didn't miss anything

>>13197975
[mgR]Lt. Hawkes
>Move 2 NE, 1E. Overwatch E.

>>13198038
[A1]Pvt.Dragon
>East East South East. Overwatch to the east, fire only if the target will instantly be hit by the rocket. It is a ground shot.
>rolled 8

>>13198094
>>13198122
[M2]Colton
>Move SE, SE, E, E to be in cover of fallen tree.
>Fire prox grenade EAST.
>+To be boosted by [E2]Aberham.
>rolled 4

>>13198106
[E1] Squeamish
>Ex3, face SE
>Still watching for incoming

>>13198181
[S1]Pvt. Shoot
>Run SE 1, E 3

>>13198199
[P1] Sgt. Irons
>NOTE: Fire two missiles per action due to upgrade
>NOTE: One reload of missiles available due to upgrade
>Move 4 hexes NORTHEAST
>Fire off six missiles against Green's units, targeting in order: K4, K5, S2, Ss1, CH1, CH1.
>rolled K4=10, K5=6, S2=1, Ss1=2, CH1=7,6

>>13198215
[R1] Weird
> S 2, prone, SW 1
> Heading SE
> If I am considered to have action remaining, Overwatch burst

>>13198226
[E2]Spc. Aberham
>Move SE, E, E
>Boot Colton's attack
>Over-watch push on SE
>rolled 7,6

what is this?

Red to Move.

>>13198455
> Short answer, wargaming with each player as a pawn.
> Long answer, go to suptg and search for Skirmish QUest's archive

>>13198455
Multiplayer quest with several different unit types.

#skirmishquest on rizon for more info

>>13198506
>Move West off of the BiTank, and move West again,
>Climb inside the [Ag]

>>13198506

Lost now knew why people rarely rode in the armored gyro. It was terrifying. Her inner ear was arguing with her virtual inner ear, which was arguing with the lurching vision coming from the forward screens. While the inner part of the gyro lurched back and forth like the pre-war ships that sailed the seas, she could feel the constant rumbling as the entire outside moved independently from this compartment, rolling across the uneven terrain with giant spikes for traction.

It was terrifying. It was thrilling. She could see why Shot drove it. It was unlike any vehicle she had been in before. It was neither bitank, nor ground effect, nor wheeled. It was a Gyro, and she knew that Shot drove it well. Otherwise, they’d all be dead.

Lost laughed nervously.

>>13198630
>So, I assume I can't really do anything to help inside the AG, right?

>>13198639
>Not really. Don't worry overmuch, we'll have you out and doing things soon. Just sit tight.

Shot laughed.
"Don't you worry, Lost. You'll get used to it. Eventually."

Also,
>Ghoul will be posting my action in his summary of actions. :V

Trauma gets off the tank and into betsy.

rolled 7 = 7

>waiting for Ghoul to move
>after he moves, getting off the bitank and heading to the L3 ground that should be immediately south of me (assuming getting up to the L3 requires a climb action)
>scanning/shooting/whatever the closest enemy

>>13198725
>Yay! It's a boarding party! Go knights, go! And also Warden.

>>13198753
"HOW YOU DOING, LOST?"

"IT'S A LITTLE HOT IN HERE, ISN'T IT."

>>13198765

"What are you talking about, I'm freezing! ...err, sir."

>>13198563
>>13198630
>>13198705
>>13198725
>>13198726
All compiled into this here map.
Color coded as well.
Ag1 and Bt1 are 'running'

>>13198787
"Seems we're having varying atmospheric hallucinations." shot said simply. "By the way, this shit's gonna get right fuckin' bumpy, so strap in unless you want to land all over people and start gettin' the Major twitchy about detonatin' organs with the implimacations."

>>13198753
Trauma yawns, "Just get us in range. i need to punch something. Preferably dragon."

>>13198787
"BY THE WAY, ROOKIE -- SINCE YOUR COMMS ARE ACTING UP --"
"WHEN WE JUMP OUT OF THIS THING, STICK WITH ME AND TRAUMA."

>>13198824
>I'm sorry.

"You got it, Douk! Sir!"

I HAVE INTERNETS!

YESSSSS

Green to move.

>>13198903
He hears the errant missile impacting somewhere to the east, but the clone soldier remains impassive.

"-doesn't sound like it hit anything. Vital, I meant."

Black to move.

rolled 3, 4, 5, 10 = 22

>Go Prone.
>Fire Prox grenade SE, aiming for Green [K4], Droid [K4], and [E3] cluster.
>+To be boosted by [E2]Aberham.

RUN SOUTH SIX

"IT'S Z*explative*ING ON!"

rolled 9, 3 = 12

>>13199092

Aberham again lined up his shot in conjunctions with Colton's, Normally he found the helmeted man crass and off-putting, but there as quite today. He figured the conversion they had the day before may have had something to do with it.

>Take a knee
>Boost Colton's shots
>Over-watch push south

rolled 10, 7, 10 = 27

Despite having a tree partially in his line of sight, the rifleman still attempts to fire at the two walker armors. He pulls the trigger, and remains pressing it as a hail of 'bullets' is let loose from the muzzle of his pulse rifle.

"-feels real enough..." He comments to no one in particular.

> Burst against 4, from prone, to either of the Striders that has less shoot penalties attached.

>>13199188
The soldier clicks his tongue as his shots fly wide. He rolls back from under the root, preparing himself to move away.

> Crawl prone W 1

In the interest of speed. Compiling actions is not necessary but appreciated. I will stream through orders as they come this round since i can't think of anything to draw yet.

rolled 8 = 8

>>13199140

Is... is he charging the enemy? Sargent, is he doing what I think he's doing?

>>Move just far enough South to cover Kamikaze charge.

>>Overwatch South to cover him as best I can.

rolled 1, 9, 7, 5, 9, 1, 1, 10, 8, 2, 3, 4 = 60

>NOTE: Gatlings deal 2.5 damage per hit due to upgrades
>Move 6 SOUTH, 2 SOUTHEAST
>Unload with gatlings, targeting in order of priority: Striders, 5-knights, 4-knights, medic, sniper.

>>13199150

Colton was enjoying himself. Not because he found the VR training sim particularly interesting, not even with third mystery team bullshit. And while he appreciated Aberham’s help with the nades, even if he was doing a poor job of it, he was paying it half a mind. Hell, he was paying everything half a mind. Since they went into the VR, he’d jumped onto the mainframe and downloaded a couple of applications.

Colton was playing Tetris.

>>13199262

"Colton, I would detonate your legs if not for two reasons: One, this is virtual, and two, I want to know where you got that copy of tetris."

who is controlling shooot and hawkes ?

>Run 3 SE

BLACK TEAM ACTIONS
>Sorry for the mess


>>13199092
[M2]Colton
>Go Prone.
>Fire Prox grenade SE, aiming for Green [K4], Droid [K4], and [E3] cluster.
>+To be boosted by [E2]Aberham.
>rolled 3,4,5,10

>>13199140
[A1]Pvt.Dragon
>RUN SOUTH SIX

>>13199150
[E2]Spc. Aberham
>Take a knee
>Boost Colton's shots
>Over-watch push south
>rolled 9,3

>>13199188
[R1] Weird
> Burst against 4, from prone, to either of the Striders that has less shoot penalties attached.
>rolled 10,7,10
> Crawl prone W 1

>>13199226
[E1] Squeamish
>>Move just far enough South to cover Kamikaze charge.
>>Overwatch South to cover him as best I can.

>>13199232
[P1] Sgt. Irons
>NOTE: Gatlings deal 2.5 damage per hit due to upgrades
>Move 6 SOUTH, 2 SOUTHEAST
>Unload with gatlings, targeting in order of priority: Striders, 5-knights, 4-knights, medic, sniper.
rolled 1, 9, 7, 5, 9, 1, 1, 10, 8, 2, 3, 4 (6 hits total)

>>13199298
[S1]Pvt. Shoot
>Run 3 SE


>BOTTING HAWKES
>RUN SOUTH SIX

>>13199262
Sipping digital tea

>>13199313
". . ."
"-care to share that piece of coding with me, Corporal? Have you got any jasmine green tea?"

Red to Move.

>>13199275

"Q*censored*!"

Colton disconnected from the VR with a start, freezing his character in place. Hell, he almost fell out of the couch when he saw Walker looming above him.

"Z*censored*ing scared the x*censored* out of me, sir!" Colton said, making himself comfortable. "It's just a j*censored*ing simulation. Anyway, it's on the mainframe, in the manifest logs, in the 'misc' folder, under b0r1n6.file."

"I guess I should p*censored*ing get back in there, sir." Colton added in a whisper: "Can I keep playing Tetris?"

rolled 4, 9 = 13

>Scanning Hawkes
>scanning Dragon

Pointing staff-rifle-thing, Ghost slowly took aim.
"Alright, let's test this out against people."

rolled 10 = 10

>>13199329
>CHARGE the enemy Chimera.

>>13199348
"Yes, you should get back, shouldn't you?"

Walker looked around. Fierstrom and Sgt. Amino were looking away. Good.

"Yes, you can keep playing Tetris. Tell me if you get any more of that old-school stuff. Like that bubble one."

>>13199363
>ALSO EVERYBODY GTFO

>>13199359

Hawkes falls over limp.

>>13199374
>Get out of the Ag and RUN. Clear the area

>>13199374
>>13199363
>Wait for the Ag unit to complete its move, then exit the vehicle.
>Face North-West, Activate Shield.

>>13199399
Clarification:
>Exit the vehicle to its SOUTH side.

>>13199387
>>13199374

"Run Red team, run before you get 'sploded! Hahaha!"

Walker disengages from the view screen to speak to the new officer.

"Well, good job, getting first blood, Sergeant Amino. I take it that Fierstrom sent you to play instead?"

>>13199406
>I thought Shot had to use an action to let us out?

>>13199374

Shot's Gyro ignites in flames. turning into rolling a sun.
He misses the chimera widely however as he is sent airborn by the slope.

the landing point looks something like this.

rolled 7, 8 = 15

>>13199424
OH
OH
OH
>I ROLL REFLEX TO JUMP OUT OF THE GYRO IN MID AIR AND LAND ON THE CHIMERA
>IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL, I ROLL TO DIVE-ATTACK

Guys, my impression from >>13197218 was that Shot had to use one of his actions to get someone else out of his transport. Is this incorrect? Do the passengers always pay all the actions to get on/off transports?

>>13199424

"Uh, Shot? Why are we on fire?" Lost managed to say before they crashed.

rolled 2, 3, 7, 3, 9, 4 = 28

>Moves southeast as will be indicated by compile map and fire 2 damage fire causing vulcans at GK4 and GE3 group

>>13199454

I do believe it costs the passengers actions to get out, not the driver.

>>13199454
>getting in is their action
>pushing them out is mine, unless they spend an action themselves.
>I had an extra action
>so for better action economy, I ejected them

>>13199485
HAhahahhahahaha

rolled 8, 10 = 18

>>13199442
Trauma bails at the last second alongside Douk going in for a massive punch into the chimera
>reflex and heroattack chimera.
>activate shield if any actions left

oh god why.
also, shield towards nw

>>13199485
>You had an action? After a 15-hex charge? My impression was that you'd need a run for that.
>Eh, whatever, I guess... don't mean to be a killjoy.

Hey, guys. Seems my need for sleep made me miss out, again. I can't jump in, can I?

>>13199544

You can TA for your squad, if you would like. Maybe they'll deploy you.

>>13199432

Lost crawled out of the exit hatch, which was now facing upwards after the crash. Leaping down she took a defensive stance in front of the AG. She may have only known Shot for a few days, but he (she?) was her friend, and Lost would protect him. Even in a simulation.

>Move to hex NORTH of the AG.
>Stab sniper EAST of me.
>+If miss, stab sniper EAST of me.
>+If hit, deploy shield NORTH.
>Face NORTH.

“Okay Amino, you’re gonna have to go through me!”

>>13199414

" Yep. Got a fun tip from her to check this out." Amino shakes his hand " And I am not disappointed- over 4 potentials are in that engagement. Have you told them ? "

rolled 6, 8 = 14

>>13199559

>Oh! The rolls. Right. Sorry!

I'll TA for black then. Have to keep loyal to my Lt.

"Okay this is really fucking weird but I'm not taking any structural from this fire."
Shot muttered to himself as he looked over the panels on his Gyro.
"...Nor is it overheating critical systems..."

Shot grinned.

"Well then. Well. Well. Well..."

The Gryo spun in place, turning to the Black Team.

"This's gonna be fun as hell."

>>13199562
>>13199559

The sniper collapses on the point it was stabbed and shatters on the ground. Lost's fingers shivering at contact.

>>13199562

"Potentials? Oh, right, psionics. Well, judging from the sim, I think they're learning it first hand. Guess I'll just tell them that those little 'hiccups' aren't glitches, but in fact their... schema thing going active. Whatever it is. I'll tell them regardless. I'm going to be honest with my men. I owe them that much."

>>13199573

>Sorry for all the extra posts, I just wanted to make sure the Orbital Command remembered that I have a spear and can attack at range, so he doesn't get confused with my movement and attack.

>>13199598

"Uh!? Are they supposed to die like that in the simulations?"

>>13199617
"You know, I'm not sure Lost. As far as simulations go, this is my first."

rolled 8 = 8

[M1] Warden exits E of the Ag, firing an impact round at the GE3 Medic due north of his postion

[Bt1] Ghoul rolled 2, 3, 7, 3, 9, 4 = 28
>Moves southeast as will be indicated by compile map and fire 2 damage fire causing vulcans at GK4 and GE3 group

[Ag1] Shot>>13198705

[K3] Lost
>Move to hex NORTH of the AG.
>Stab sniper EAST of me.
>+If miss, stab sniper EAST of me.
>+If hit, deploy shield NORTH.
>Face NORTH.

[St1] Ghost rolled 4, 9 = 13
>Scanning Hawkes
>scanning Dragon

[K2] Douk rolled 7, 8 = 15
>I ROLL REFLEX TO JUMP OUT OF THE GYRO IN MID AIR AND LAND ON THE CHIMERA
>IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL, I ROLL TO DIVE-ATTACK

[K1] Trauma rolled 8, 10 = 18
>reflex and heroattack chimera.
>activate shield NW if any actions left

>>13199700
>>FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Forgot Map. Mainly just to show Armor movement

E3 explodes in festoons of death. Blood everywhere.

Knights are wiped out by underwhelming fire... Ghoul's throbbing need to smoke is setting off like a flare.

Aberham's attempt to mask is awe at the destruction is transparent,

He looks at Colton to get a read on his reaction, then realizes how stupid that would be.

Green moves.

Green detonates the chimera.

Douk and Trauma is rent by fire. Warden is sent off unharmed.

Black to move.

>>13199799
Aberham, you observed physical anomalies in both Lost's pear and shot's gyro. It boggles you if these things were intentional. ANd yet some part of it had to be.

You notice something else. A hidden potential welling up from Ghouls' tank.

>>13199813

"Well, there goes Green. But hey, mission accomplished. Ain't that right, Sergeant Amino?"

"Hey Knights, wakey-wakey! You died, so now you get to sit here and watch with the rest of us. Unless you figure your team will drop you back in."

rolled 6, 4, 10, 3, 10, 1, 4, 3, 5, 10, 5, 10 = 71

>NOTE: Gatlings deal 2.5 damage per hit due to upgrades
>Move 6 hexes SOUTH and 2 hexes EAST
>Fire gatlings on all enemies in range, in order of priority: Shot, Warden, Lost.

rolled 4 = 4

SE, E, E

Dragon aims his launcher at ghouls Bitank. He clicks the com to alpha's channel on once again "Hope this doesn't hurt my chance at a promotion Sir" He fires his round "Ghost. I told you not to shoot that x*explative* at me, you're next bud."

rolled 7, 4 = 11

>>13199832

He snaps out of his trance long enough to see Colton motioning him to a different end,

"like the train then...ok" and readies the grav gun

>Push Colton due east, both actions if necessary
>Move SW 3 if the above works

>>13199832

>Aberham, you observed physical anomalies

Is this something I was told to report?, what is the nature of these anomalies?

rolled 3 = 3

>>13199813
>rolling a fort save to survive that explosion with 1hp.
"I AIN'T GOT TIME TO BLEED."

> For Shoot.

rolled 8 = 8

>Shoot at Ghost

The clone soldier looks up, hearing explosions all over.

"-guess it's time to climb the hill."

> Stand up as action
> Move SW 3
> Face E

>>13199968
>>13199951

Colton . You got launched onto a tree.

You also fall on the proximity mine below.

You also survived it.

You remain in your original position.

But you died from the tree's impact.

>>13200042
Oh wow
>>13199907
at the end I add "this is for colton"

>>13200042

Aberham gets a kill

>>13199968

"Uhh, a burning Gyro isn't something that you should take note of in your book? Just sayin'. Weird shit is going on. Like Hawke's synch rates were all over the place. It was more like he was programming the sim, or the sim was bending over for him. I don't know much from my end, but some of you boys are exhibiting some... abnormal characteristics."

>>13200061

>Aberham gets a kill

>>13196314

>Simulation kills, wont count unfortunately.

>>uh....

>>13200084

that was a joke.

he also killed his own teammate.

Rip Colt

>>13200061

Mother of god, that won't look good on the combat report

>>13199951

Colton know's it virtual reality. Still...

"OOOHHHHHH P*censored*!!!!!!"

He realizes, too late, that he's heading for the tree.

*SMACK!*

And then he feels something hard underneath him as he lands.

*BOOOOMM!*

Shaking his head he moves around, what happened?

*CREEEEAAAAKKK---SNAP!*

Colton rips off the VR gear and pulls himself out of his VR couch.

"THAT'S W*censored*ING Q*censored*ING BULLSHIT! A a*censored*ING B-SPHERE IS NOT SOME Z*censored*ED PRE-WAR H*censored*ING TRIP MINE! THERE IS NO D*censored*ED WAY THAT WOULD K*censored*ING GO OFF!"

"SHENANIGANS! Z*censored*ING SHENANIGANS!"

BLACK TEAM ACTIONS

>>13199874
[P1] Sgt. Irons
>NOTE: Gatlings deal 2.5 damage per hit due to upgrades
>Move 6 hexes SOUTH and 2 hexes EAST
>Fire gatlings on all enemies in range, in order of priority: Shot, Warden, Lost.
>rolled 6, 4, 10, 3, 10, 1, 4, 3, 5, 10, 5, 10 (5 hits total)

>>13199907
[A1]Pvt.Dragon
>SE, E, E
>Dragon aims his launcher at ghouls Bitank.
>rolled 4

>>13199951
[E2]Spc. Aberham
>Push Colton due east, both actions if necessary
>Move SW 3 if the above works
>rolled 7,4

>>13200009
[S1]Pvt. Shoot
>Shoot at Ghost
>rolled 8

>>13200010
[R1] Weird
> Stand up as action
> Move SW 3
> Face E

>BOTTING SQUEAMISH
>RUN SOUTH SIX

>HAWKES is dead

>COLTON is dead

>>13200103

Regret tends to slow things down,

Each moment passes with agonizing stillness.

From where he had been kneeling he had not seen the tree, nor the mine; and had relied on Colton's instruction to guide the impulse.

Now standing he could see Colton's sleek form sailing, gracefully even, to guaranteed heartbreak. Aberham cringes, and looks on, impotent.

Red to move.
Ghoul and Ghost remains.

Ghoul and Ghost Remains.

>>13200158

Ghoul, your left vuclan is disabled. You are breathing fumes.

rolled 8 = 8

>clearing cache
>inserting Trauma into Hawkes

"I hope this works."

"So, who do you think will win?"

Walker turned to see McMillan standing there, watching the screens. When did he get here?

"Hmmm... Hati, probably, unless the Iron Vipers can pull a fast one."

"So, you bet on Hati?"

"No, don't you know? Commanding Officers can't put bets on their own men when pitting them against each other like this. Especially not after blowing up half of a team."

>>13200042
>>13200061
>>13200103

>>13200196

Trauma is now mgR1

>>13200158

Lost gets up from the VR couch, her heart still racing. She had watched as the gunship had descended to eye-level and filled the air with fire. The sound, the fury, as she watches everything around her burst into dirt, dust, and death. Her armor and shield did nothing as she was riddled full of holes.

She sat up and looked around with chagrin to her fellow knights. “Well, we sure made an impression, didn’t we?”

“Err, what was all the flaming gyros and freezing snipers about? Part of the simulation?”

rolled 10, 2, 4, 8 = 24

>Fire AP shell at [A1] along with a burst from right vulcan 2 damage flame causing before moving S 3 Lengths
>growls furiously as his Bitank is hit with a rocket, with one swift hand he uses his zippo to light the cigarettes in his mouth and shouts over the outside speakers
"I'll fucking kill you ALL!!!

rolled 8, 5, 9, 6, 6, 2, 3 = 39

Trauma rises in hawkes body, a grim smile painted on her face as he moves and opens up on the predator.
>move southwest three hexes, mowdown on irons in his pred.

>>13200261

"You tell me, soldier."

A voice is heard that causes the knights to turn their head. The Major, sitting there with his characteristic hat, and with a huge grin plastered across his face.

"You tell me. Have you ever made things shatter like an ice sculpture before? You know, with the cold and all."

"Oh, and good job forcing my hand like that. If you had knocked it out in one go, then I have no doubt in my mind that the Iron Viper's victory would have been assured.

rolled 8 = 8

>Douk is TA now
>TAs can use points to call in additional deployments
>Douk has 6 points from AWESOME
>Douk uses 5 of his points to call in an airstrike on Irons' predator
"SUCK IT DOWN."

>>13200308

"Forcing your hand, sir?" Suddenly, the rest of what Walker had said kicks in. "Have I ever... what? No sir."

>>13200311
>>13200298
That Saint was like nothing Irons had ever seen before. With a wave of his hand, Hawkes' body rose with a different mind- disturbing in action, incredible in implication.

And practical in its deadliness. Bullets shattered metal all around him, and all he could do was shout defiance. "No, you fucking DON'T! Not that quickly, not when we HAD this! I WILL NOT DIE SO EASILY!"

>>13200350

The Major tilts his head, his grin growing even wider.

"Ya heard me. Ever froze something without a freezer? Then shattered it?"

>>13200196
>>13200230
>>13200298
"-!"
Watching the limp body of Lieutenant Hawkes rising up, and then starts pumping solid rounds at the Predator, there is only one response adequate enough for this clone to emit.

"-WHAT THE FUCK! SOUL SHENANIGANS! BE DAMNED YOU, SERGEANT GHOST, SIR!"

>>13200399

Lost looked left and right, but the other two knights had gone back into their VR suites.

She gave a nervous smile to the Major. The kind you give crazy people when you’re trying to be nice to them.

“Um…” Lost cast around in her mind, trying to figure out what the Major wanted. She had been on Boreal Prime for her training. She had seen things freeze, almost instantly at times, in the sub-zero wasteland. Maybe the Major was asking her if she’d ever seen that phenomena.

“I’ve seen such things happen…” seemed like a safe response.

Ghoul mode is in effect.

A1 vaporizes.

>>13200454

The Major blinked. Oh boy. She thought he was crazy. Then again, half of the crew did as well. Nothing new. Still, coming from the psionic-sensitive... irony, perhaps?

"Okay then. How do you explain the fact that Shot's Gyro, well, was on fire the whole time? And absolutely nothing happened? Now before you tell me 'it's a glitch,' what if I told you it wasn't a glitch?"

>Calling in droids

"Command, send in droid reinforcements!":

>>13200455

GHOUL MODE, YESSSSS

MAKE ALL THINGS BUUUUUUUUURN!

>>13200478

"Err. Sir? You mean, like new equipment?"

"WHAT THE *explative*"
One of the IR pods opens up, and dragon steps out. "Wow what the- how the- wha- I- F*explative* took a rocket and was like "ALL THE BETTER TO F*explative* YOU WITH" Jeez LT!" Dragon was outright bewildered, but he seemed in a good mood about it

>>13200498

The Major pinched the bridge of his nose. This was harder than he thought.

He pointed to the monitor, displaying the gratuitous amount of fire.

"That is not a glitch. Nor is it the result of new equipment. An explanation. Any would be nice, good Lost."

>>13200523

Lost looked at the monitor. She looked at the major. Then she looked at the monitor. And then looked at the major. Her eyes widened in shock.

“You… you mean this is because of the mutant signal? Because of… being psionically sensitive? That Shot is another Burning Man? And I… I can freeze people? That’s… that’s…”

Lost looked around and sighed, and gave a wry grin.

“Well. You’re my commander. And if you say I can fly, I’ll find the nearest cliff. Do you, do you know how I can use it? I mean, you knew I was psionically-sensitive. Is there a handbook I can read, maybe something in my files?”

>>13200455
>>13200498

Amino sidles up to the Major and then back at Lost.
" I guess you can say that, but records say you werent in the nuking event when it happened. And yet you have mild symptoms of cryokinesis." His head jerks towards the simulation screen. The field tinged orange.

" Oh dear, seems the parameters in the simulation are shifting with Hyper Recognition... " Amino gives somewhat of a curious smile of fascination.
" Lookit that, Major- had I been a beuraucrat, High galactic would have a boarding party here by now "

PEACE OUT, TRAUMA. I'M GOING BACK TO THAT DEFECTIVE CRYO-POD.

MAYBE I'LL WAKE UP SOMETIME. MAYBE NOT.

TAKE CARE OF BLACKBOX FOR ME, HE'S A BRO.

rolled 9, 3, 8 = 20

"-fuck this shit. Sorry, Loot."

The rifleman falls onto his back, leans his rifle to his knee, and aims up at the machin gunneR standing on top of the root. And lets fly with his rifle.

> Prone
> Burst against 4 at [mgR1]Trauma

>>13200573

The Major simply shrugs.

"I only knew about you being psionically-sensitive because I've worked with a number of folks who were. Might even be considered one myself, thanks to that whole Gemini Project."

"But on the topic of controlling it; I've got no clue. Meditate, maybe? Talk to Corporal Shot. He seems to have more hands-on experience with psionics than I do."

>>13200583

"Heh. Good thing you aren't and that we work for an Inquisitor."

The Major takes a drag from his cigar, then looks thoughtfully at it.

"Ya think if I tried hard enough, I can burn this thing with my mind?"

>>13200583
Dragon walks over and points to the screen
"look at that *explative* oh my *explative*ing GOD! that giant explosion's me! What the hell is this Major?"

Once again, Dragon's tone is cheerfull, like a child shown a new toy

rolled 2 = 2

>Fire on Trauma

>>13200598
"Already asked her to, sir."
Shot appeared in the doorway, cricking his neck quietly.
"So. I'm a... uh." he puzzled for a moment. "Pyrokinetic?" he asked, tumbling over the word slowly. "Or was that just the sim? I'm so confused."

>>13200598

"Err, I'm training with Trauma... but only my... I guess you would call empathy. I don't it's safe to try cryo...something on her."

"Sergeant Major Amino? Do you know about all of this?"

Lost's face becomes worried. "Are you gonna take all of us away from Bravo?"

Clean map for reference

>>13200626

Another puff from his cigar.

"The man who is probably going to giving a light to everyone for the next two months. That, or Ghoul's schema kicking in. Perhaps it's a reflection of his fondness for fire?"

rolled 8, 5, 5, 6, 1, 8, 5, 9, 2, 2, 4, 6 = 61

Irons wasn't sure how Sharky was holding together. There were holes where he knew there should definitely not be holes, not without everything going mushroom-shaped and uncomfortably hot. But really, he didn't care why.

The fact was, he was here, the enemy was there, and he was going to kill them or die trying. As in reality, so in the sims. It had an elegant simplicity to it, he thought, as the gatlings roared and shook his craft all around him. Death and dying, pure and clean.

>Move 8 hexes EAST
>Fire all gatlings on Ghoul

>>13200654
"schema sir?"

>>13200672
"Psychic ability, Dragon." Shot chimed in. "Usually it's not so..."

He cocked an eyebrow at the screen. "Overt."

>>13200672

"Schema, right. Something like how you view the universe. People with psionic abilities - like the flaming man, and such - well, from my understanding, they force their schema on the world. So if they think hard enough to make a red cube blue, it become blue, essentially. It also works in virtual reality, since, well, it's also a universe, in a sense. Just the same, really."

>>13200639
"I don't think so, Lost. Bravo is likely being used in an experiment by Fierstrom, or someone. So just being here means nobody is taking anyone."

>>13200689
"Hey, you were a ball of fire not too long ago too buddy. Ya still got the hot part now at least" Dragon facepalms "....i'm going to work on stoping that"

rolled 9, 1, 6 = 16

>>13200632
"-nice shooting, Shoot."

>>13200663
"-hoo-ah."

>>13200726
"Please, do."

Shot paused.
"Sir, if I may be bold, perhaps more VR to train those who have these sorts of abilities might be prudent?"

>>13200707

Lost leaned back on the edge of the couch. Her head swam.

“Sir… a few days ago I thought I was a ticking time bomb… and now I find out there’s a science behind all of this, that we’ve been cataloging powers and levels and… and… Sir, it’s just so much. And so out of the blue.”

>>13200707
"Oh sweet. I gotta get one of those...i could make my rockets turn in air or something. heh i'll probably be able to give super hugs or something"

>>13200754
"See, we told you it wasn't a problem, turns out most of us were ticking time bombs hahahaha"

>>13200754
"'s only logical, hun." he said, then caught himself. "Er, Lost. Something weird pops up, scienctists put it in nice charts for everyone else, figure out how it works. That's the way things are."

>>13200771

"Err... thanks? I think?"

BLACK TEAM ACTIONS

>>13200592
[R1] Weird
> Prone
> Burst against 4 at [mgR1]Trauma
>rolled 9,3,8

>>13200632
[S1]Pvt. Shoot
>rolled 2
>Fire on Trauma

>>13200663
[P1] Sgt. Irons
>NOTE: Gatlings do 2.5 damage due to upgrade
>Move 8 hexes EAST
>Fire all gatlings on Ghoul
>rolled 8, 5, 5, 6, 1, 8, 5, 9, 2, 2, 4, 6 (4 hits)

>HAWKES is dead

>COLTON is dead

>DRAGON is dead

>SQUEAMISH is botted
>Run 4 SE, 2 E

>ABRAHAM is botted
>Run 4 SW, 2 S

>>13200745
Just picking up the slack, Sir! Uh.. with respect, Sir.

>>13200771
"I'd really prefer you not to refer to Psyches that way, Dragon. Please." Shot said quietly.

>>13200779
"Hey any time. Like i said then most of us are just clones so if any of us....well look at that damn screen. If that *explative* happens well, it aint so bad eh? Just go into the net, watch the battle below, the usual." Dragon pats her sholder, it's a damn firm pat "Hell I died already and it's not so bad"

>>13200754

The Major placed his cigar in an ash tray, and scratched at his beard.

"Just, ahh, don't think a bit too much about it, alright Lost? Focus on your training and fighting. All that conspiracy stuff? Yeah, the universe is a big place. The Federation's always doing that kind of thing."

>>13200751
"If you think it will help. In fact, it probably will, seeing as imposing one's schema works in VR just as well as out here."

The Major paused, looking up thoughtfully.

"Ya think Betsy might have caught fire during all of this?"

Irons detonates Ghoul.

They are BOTH consumed in fire.

Red to move. Ghost remains.

Hill is being taken.

>>13200792
"Relax bud, It's sorta true in a way but, I mean. Nothing lost eh? If you ever went fire ball on my face i wouldn't be broken up at all about it. No one should be really. Besides it's a gift man! How'd you do that anyway? Did ya say like "flame on" or something? You totaly gotta say "flame on" next time"

>"Ya think Betsy might have caught fire during all of this?"

"Naw. It's easier to do that sort of thing in VR than in life. Because, sir, VR isn't... real. It's easier to accept strange things and mold the world with yer head, sorta thing. Like that old movie. Uh. There is no spoon? Something like that."

Red to move.

Ghoul mode has passed.

>>13200793

Lost smiled. Dragon was just being Dragon. It was cute, in a kind of overbearing way. She got up and gave the rather surprised trooper a hug.

“Thanks, Dragon.” She said as she stepped back and turned her head. “And thank you Shot. We’ll make sure to have more chats later.”

>>13200811
"No, I didn't even notice it. Not until I checked the structural and systems and realized they weren't bein' 'armed."

>>13200827
"Yer know where ter find me, Lost."

>>13200827
Dragon hugs back. "*explative* yes, you know you're the first one to actually take me up on my offer for a hug? the hell's up with that?"

>>13200816

The Major shrugged, and inserted the cigar back in his mouth.

"Hey, you're the expert Shot. And by the way..."

He pulled a fresh cigar from his pocket.

"I noticed you've got a taste for 'em. Ever had a Srinta hand-rolled?"

>>13200805
"-well, fuck it sideways. Ghoul got to kill Sergeant Irons afterall."

>>13200871
"Naw, sir. Got a stock from my ol' home planet." he said, pulling one from his pocket. "Want a try? Not the most premium high-falutin', but it's unique." he chuckled. "You makin' me an offer, sir?"

>>13200853

Lost laughed. Dragon seemed so much younger with that beaming smile on his face.

“I don’t know, Dragon. I think you’re a little… overenthusiastic at times. People tend to get the wrong idea.”

>>13200825
Irons pulls out of the sim abruptly, his muscles tense with the sensation of remembered virtual agony. It's a familiar sensation to anyone as fond of the sims as he is, and he takes a moment to relax and reflect on the game that just passed.

Unusual, to say the least. Ghost was terrifying in action, and Shot and Ghoul had been damned impressive as well- some sort of flame generator on the APC? Bitank rigged to detonate upon destruction?

A slow grin crosses his face. He'd have to congratulate them on their creativity. Ghoul, particularly; it wasn't often that he felt he died due to being outwitted, but the vengeful little trick there definitely took him.

With a bright expression, Irons pulls himself out of the simrig and goes to stand by the others watching the remaining troops fighting it out.

>Calling in drones
>Moving 3 south
>Me and drones scanning E1 until he is down, then scanning E2, and if an action is left over the last will go to inserting Ghoul into E2

>>13200886

"Yes I am, soldier, and I am indeed taking you up on your offer."

After exchanging the cigars, he looks to the fresh cigar in his hand, then the cigar in his mouth. Smoking two cigars at once isn't considered a faux pas, was it?

>climbs out of the Vr chamber, standing up and popping his neck
"Not sure what entirely went on. But that was entertaining."

rolled 9, 10, 8 = 27

>derp forgot rolls

>>13200907

but I don't want have him inserted, that's not nice

>>13200895
Dragon seems honestly confused. "Who the *explative* doesn't like hugs?" He pauses for a moment "Anyway i'm glad to actually talk to ya. I mean i was trying before but that was back when you were all strange and *explative*....AND I MEAN THAT IN A NICE WAY DONTGETMEWRONG. I mean like, you'd be shaking after battle and the night terrors and whatnot or whatever and like, you were in my squad so...yeah I was concerned and *explative*. But uh, that was all explained away by the...what the hell was it flux esper magic psy bullshit nanos so yeah I don't hold that against ya or nothin'. To be honest I thought you and abe had a thing or something going on. Bah I'm rambling...uh, yeah so ya ever need a hug or knows someone who does or hell if you want to just hang with the dragon just let me know. s'all good"

Pic for reference

>>13200908
"Then I'll be taking yours, too." he said quietly, taking the cigar offered to him. "It's nice to be treated like a god damn man again, sir." he added, c;ipping the end of the cigar.

rolled 8, 2, 8 = 18

"-well, that's it? Fuck, let me fire at him."

> Fire Burst against 4+1 (prone) at [St1]Ghost
> Stand up

>>13200912
"You blew me to FUCK was what went on sir. God damn I thought i had ya."

Scanners go live like screeching cicadas. The echos of life being pulled into the gun causes a ringing in squeamishe's ear.

but alas, whirrs of the recoil signalled an end. The time counts down. Aperham blinks. Wierd gets up from his prone position.

And the field goes flat blue as the black team takes the hill at the count of zero.

>>13200959
*smiles at Dragon* Yes... how'd it feel to burn like I normally do?

>>13200950
fuhgot mah trip

Ghost yanked the VR gear off his head and got out of the sim."Wow, that took forever. Was close again. So,how about that weird stuff?"

>>13200961

Aberham sighs deeply and removes the VR equipment, rubbing the bridge of his nose, and shaking off any lingering effects of the immersion.

"Wow....everyone doing OK?"

>>13200965
"There's no way you normaly burn like that man. I was fucking gone!. I mean when i blew myself up i sorta felt it, when walker took my leg and liver i definetly felt it but like that, what you did." Dragon pantamimes an explostion with his hand "Poof, didn't feel a thing. As soon as I saw you survive my blast i knew just how *explative*ed i was. I mean sure ghost was going to drop me with his whatever the fuck but i was just going to det my shit when whoever got in my body....you sorta ended that though heh." Dragon goes to shake ghouls hand "Also, tell ghost he ain't getting any more drinks on me."

>>13200947

Lost took a few moments to digest all that.

“What? You… you thought what? With me and… What?” Lost flushes, “This is all so confusing with what I know from Prima and what I learned on Boreal... everyone seems to send out mixed signals, and interprets everything differently!”

Lost sighs, running her hands through her hair. “Well, at least I know you’ll always speak your mind, Dragon. Even if you do ramble…”

>>13200986

Lost looks right at Aberham. As there eyes meet, her flush deepens. She quickly looks away.

Walker stands up, and claps his hands twice, loudly.

"Well, good job everyone, and well, as you've seen, you've all got some weird shit going on."

"As most of you noticed, these fun little changes are all in the members present at the final stages of the Homefront Operation. Well, I'll tell you this now. Fact is, the combination of the queen's psi-signals and the interference from the nuke scrambled your flux signals."

"In short? Well, a good portion of you have developed psi-powers. So congratulations. You are now living the dream life of every pre-teen with access to comic books in the universe."

>>13200989
"I'm good for several things lost. Hugs, honesty winning card games, and blowing *explative* up. Ya ever have a need for any of that just let me know." Dragon gives a noding smile

"Hey Aberham! Nice job with Colton and that tree! Wow, that Saint gear is something else. Dragon, almost had you there."

>>13200961

"Oh thank z*censored*ing j*censored*! It's over. I'm gonna go w*censored*ing drink something and j*censored*ing play some more o*censored*ing Tetris."

>>13200996
Dragon follows her gauze and then points with his thumb for emphasis "See like that *explative* is why i thought that and all"

>>13201009
"Shit, i pick the worse times to blow up"

"Oh right, Private Trauma, I'm recommending you for a promotion to Private First Class. Congratulations, keep this up, and you may end up the 'Captain of the Knight Guard' or something."

>>13201013
Finally seeming to really take notice of the others, Ghost seems to snap back into his Sergeant attitude.

"Dragon, are we going to have to talk about your 'hugs'?"

>>13201018

Lost's eyes narrow. For a second, you feel a chill.

"Trauma? I think Private Dragon had something he wanted to say to you."

>>13200988
>>13200989

The medic catches a brief glimpse of Lost apparent embarrassment, and smiles without thinking, before he walks slowly to the two of them.

"Dragon, good shooting, and Lost very solid stunt work I was stunned.

>>13200996
Shot walks by and sighs. "You best forget that, Lost." he said quietly. "Trust me on it. It's a mite unwise."

>spend ~5 hours in game just to get to the point of engaging the enemy
>perform one attack
>gm fiat instadeath, no save
>gm fiat, the guy also in range of the explosion with 1/4 of your hp lives through the blast taking no damage
>... uh, ok.
>I'll use TA abilities to counterattack the unit on the enemy team that poses the most threat to my remaining teammates
>gm fiat: That unit gains 2 hp on the spot, just to live through the blast
>the rest of the thread appears to be ero-rp
Have fun with whatever it is this game's turned into, bros. The first few threads were fun, anyways. Peace.

rolled 6, 1, 10 = 17

"-fuck."

The rifleman watches the now empty blue not-sky, and lets loose another volley at it. He stays in the VR. He kind of likes it there.

>>13201031
Dragon shivers "Why'd you go and do that to me? it was going so well" Dragon is smiling.

>>13201028
"We ARE going to talk about my hugs because you shot that weird shit at me! I bought you booze to celebrate that and all man! I oughta hug you right now just because i know it makes you uncomfortable"

>>13201036

Later Douk. See you next time, maybe. And if there is a next time, I am so sending you droid support, EVEN IF I SAID I WOULD RESERVE IT FOR NEW GUYS.

>>13201034

Lost looks down, her eyes catching her ruined knees, before she looks back up and Aberham, with a slight questioning look in her eyes.

"Thanks, you were great too, I saw you help out Colton with those grenades. I'm just sorry we weren't on the same team."

Lost bites her lower lip. "Does this mean we're okay now?"

>>13201051

"Don't make me assign you to r00K hug-duty..."

>>13201034
"Thanks buddy. Heard your shot was good too hahaha, i'm kidding bro, but that was still funny as hell"

>>13201036

Sup Douk, this part ofthe game was designed to test out the powers folks got.

Believe it or not, Irons' was indeed heightened reconstitution. Which was hilarious when trauma thought she got the jump on him.

and sorry I miss a lot posts between the IRC and the Forum. In fact I hardly read them at all in between processing.


Anways hope you have fun doing other stuff.

>>13201065
"Uh, alright? I mean I'd hug that suit thing if you really wanted me to but uh...i don't really folow sir"

"Anyway, you did well Alpha, even under the odd circumstances."

>>13201077
"You know, the rooK droid? The one that gave you flowers afterwards... nevermind that."

>>13201067

And no i dont play favorites nor do i have grand schemes to work towards. My insert even got killed earlier than you did.

And no i didn't flat your escape, you didn't have actions anymore. That was a no-brainer since it took one to jettison out of the gyro and do some epic hero drops [which were epic]

>gm fiat, the guy also in range of the explosion with 1/4 of your hp lives through the blast taking no damage

That wasn't a flat he actually lived through it. You and Trauma didnt.

And for future reference, whenever I do decide to roll shit off screen its normally for the sake of making games go super fast. I kind of likfe it when my turns only take like 5 minutes as opposed to 30.

>>13201067

>>13201095
"Oh that thing yeah...yeah that was weird, but uh, yeah i'd hug it I guess? I mean, it DID give me flowers after i exploded and shit"

>>13201066

"Glad you liked it, just happy Colton isn't around to yell at me about it, I had no idea where I was punting him."

>>13201063

>you were great too

Aberham's expression softens, the praise pushes him of guard and clearly makes him uncomfortable. He lightly scratches his brow as if to push it aside

"No, we're good...I honestly don't even remember you there, I'm rather agnostic when it comes to this flux stuff anyhow... I've been meaning to put in a petition to Walker to get your legs fixed proper, but I wanted to ask you first."

" Jeez , died within the first minute " You guys are scary even without being confirmed psyches.

In any case, Fierstrom was right, once we figure out the anomalies in their flux we can probably figure out how to reinstate their clones for them. In the meanwhile, are you sure about not bringing this up to High Command- if they find out that you have a concentration of talent that was triggered by a xeno incident it could change this war "

" But- I guess you're not, huh. Shame if you ever do find yourself in some legal binds, just call up the Black Flag "

>>13201130

"Heh, about that... Could you help me back onto the couch? I really shouldn't have slid off it with my crutches not on hand."

In a quieter tone: "And don't get ask the Major. This is something I deserve. It's a good reminder about what happens when you don't tell people when you're in trouble. It could have been a lot worse if the Major had done nothing."

Lost gives him a reassuring pat on the arm.

>>13201135

>O...kay.

"Right, once you kids are finished watching the kill cams and whatnot, Fierstrom is probably going to have you jump through some hoops to pull off some extra data from your heads. We're trying to make the best of what we got, even if it does slightly imply using you kids as guinea pigs."

"But hey, why should it matter to you? You're the bloody X-men now."

"Ah, right, Douk, it was good seeing a vet show up. If you want to go back to cryo, that's fine with me. But you'll always be welcomed up here, yeah?"

>Five more minutes, and I'm OUT. Fuck, it's 4 am.

>>13201158
>... Okay, that's fine to ignore me. You probably missed my post anyway. >>13201035

>>13201155
"-brilliant move with the self-destruct, at any rate."
The clone, who has exited his VR space in the humdrum of the space, comments back at the man. He looks at the Sergeant, then lets out a sigh.

"-sounded cuter in Comm." A half-heard mutter is heard as he goes away.

>>13201155

"No, not just yet. Because if they do, they're going to try to replicate it, with disasterous results. You and I know it, everyone here does, and so does Fierstrom. We're going to keep this quiet until we have enough data to make HQ cream themselves."

"I will soldier, I will. Hopefully, the day won't be any time soon, yeah?"

>>13201158

"Yeah, no problem"

He gently helps guide her back onto the seat, and recovers the crutches for her later use.

>>13201130
>>13201158
"oh...oh shit i thought that you two were like. Aw man I didn't even know your legs were messed up. I'm sorry you two but uh...at the same time it DID kinda look like that and stuff so uh. Yeah I'm going to get the *explative* out of here before trauma kills me. If either of ya need me just drop me a line" Dragon waves over his sholder for the others "Peace everyone, good game eh? Colton, Drinks, i'm buying, get the *explative* over here"

aaaaaaaaaaaaand im tired. 8 am here, night

>>13201199
mornig, whatever

>>13201179
>I'm sorry! You said you said it in passing and I'm not sure Lost would address what you said (if she even understood it) when she was talking to Aberham and Dragon. Next time I'll say as much, sorry!

>>13201248
>... It's alright. Whatevs.

>>13201199
>Yeah, I'm with Dragon. I think I'm gonna get some sleep before the sun comes up!

>Goodnight/morning everyone1`