>>24712067
The most wonderful day of the week has arrived!
And my vote goes to: >A certain rookie superspy.

>>24712067
>A certain rookie superspy.

A certain ruthless guerrilla fighter.

Kind of want to see. If only because super spy feels overdone.

>>24712067
>A certain rookie superspy.

>>24712229
>super spy feels overdone
Never.

>A certain friendly lancer.
Sam needs to plot her revenge!

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>>24712067
>A certain rookie superspy.
What can I say? I'm a sucker for a girl in a beret.

>>24712067

Valkyrian Mercs Quest fuck yeah!

>Side quest

Well alright it'll do

>A certain ruthless guerrilla fighter

>>24712067
>A certain ruthless guerrilla fighter.

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I'm gonna give it a few more minutes.

>>24712067
>>A certain rookie superspy.

>>24712067
>A certain friendly lancer.

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>>24712067
>>A certain friendly lancer.

>A certain rookie superspy.

You are ELIZABETH PARKER, (probationary) spy and SOE operative for the Albion Intelligence Service. The year is 1933, and you're being sent on your first assignment.

Currently, you're sitting in a train bound for the Imperial city of Meinhard, considered the center of the Empire's heavy industry. Unfortunately for you, it seems like Lynch wasn't willing to spring the funds to get you a seat in first class, or even second class seating. Nope, you're stuck in economy, where all the poor and the Darcsens are seated. Not that you have anything against Darcsens, but the car was packed like a sardine with very few creature comforts. It could've been worse, though. You could've been packed into a crate or something like that. You at least have a decent seat, since apparently it was apparently the law on Imperial trains to make space for non-Darcsens.

You're starting to like this country less and less.

"Attention passengers." The intercom squawks. "We will be approaching Meinhard Central Station in fifteen minutes. Please have your belongings ready and prepare for arrival."

You double check your belongings. Of course, you couldn't bring your favorite AIS-issue beret. That would make you stand out a tad. In order to enter the city unnoticed, you're dressed as a student, since Meinhard boasted many prestigious engineering schools. You had to study up on basic engineering principles for MONTHS in order to get your cover identity straight. However, you feel a bit naked without your regular gear, which you couldn't bring with you due to the current climate in the Empire. Rumors of war have increased tensions to the point where pretty much everybody was getting searched. Thankfully, there's supposed to an AIS cache in Meinhard you can take advantage of.

You mentally try to recall your mission. You of course couldn't carry any incriminating documents with you, so you had to memorize all of your mission details.

You're here to...

(cont)

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>>24712963
>ASSASSINATION: You're here to eliminate a VIP for reasons only known to your superiors.
>ESPIONAGE: You need to steal critical data that could tip the scales in future conflicts.
>SABOTAGE: The Imps are up to something, and it's your job to make sure it never happens, or is at least delayed.

>>24713036
>ESPIONAGE: You need to steal critical data that could tip the scales in future conflicts.
tactical espionage action

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>>24713036
>SABOTAGE: The Imps are up to something, and it's your job to make sure it never happens, or is at least delayed.
Did somebody say "sabot"?

>>24713036
>ESPIONAGE: You need to steal critical data that could tip the scales in future conflicts.

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>>24713036

>DAMN IT BANNON, HELP PARKER TAKE OUT THAT DAMN IMPERIAL

>>24713119
Oh fuck you, i want to reinstall that now

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>>24713119
I read that in his voice.
Also,
>Bannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPS40GFuN70
He was a douche, but he went out like a boss.

>>24713036
>Assasination

>>24713190
... is that Welkin's voice actor?

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>>24713190

>SABOTAGE: The Imps are up to something, and it's your job to make sure it never happens, or is at least delayed.
Sounds like fun.

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>>24713215
>mfw i can't unhear that scene as Welkin making a last stand against Imps

>>24713036
>>SABOTAGE: The Imps are up to something, and it's your job to make sure it never happens, or is at least delayed.

BOOM FOR THE BOOM GOD!

>>24713036
>ESPIONAGE: You need to steal critical data that could tip the scales in future conflicts.

>ASSASSINATION: You're here to eliminate a VIP for reasons only known to your superiors.

>>24713036
>>SABOTAGE: The Imps are up to something, and it's your job to make sure it never happens, or is at least delayed.

>>24713036

>ESPIONAGE: You need to steal critical data that could tip the scales in future conflicts.

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>>24713215
>Check the WiC
>See that Dave Wittenberg was involved in the game.
>mfw

>>24713215
I don't know, and I can't find out because NOWHERE online has the cast credited to their roles. IMDb just has "voice" for all but a few of them. However, Dave Wittenberg (Welkin's VA) WAS in WIC, though, so quite possibly.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997283/fullcredits

Rolled 2

Looks like a tie... so DICE GODS HEAR MY PLEA

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>not playing Erik Schnee this side quest

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>>24713419
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Wittenberg
>Company of Heroes
>Command and Conquer 3

>>24713484
>No manly shirtless fist fight with Jager on top of a burning Marmota Mk II

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>>24713448
>SABOTAGE

...you remember that you're here to sabotage some kind of new weapons project the Imps were cooking up. AIS wasn't quite sure what the Imps were working on, but it had to be BIG, judging from the amount of materials being poured into Meinhard.

So, you have the dual mission of finding out what exactly the Imps were up to, and then destroy it by any means necessary. Simple enough.

As you exit the train, you can see quite a number of Imperial troops milling about the platform, all led by a black-coated officer. Immediately, the Darcsens around you recoil in fear, possibly just out of reflex. As the train grinds to a halt, the doors to the cars swing open and the passengers begin to disembark. On cue, the Imperial soldiers move forward and start pulling random people out of the crowd, "asking" them to let themselves be searched.

Even though you're not carrying anything incriminating, you'd rather avoid attracting unnecessary attention.

>Move with the crowd and try and blend in.
>Wait till most the passengers get off, then try and slip through while the guards are distracted.
>Other

>>24713486
Pic related makes so much sense now.

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Are VC2 n' 3 as bad as they look?
These threads made me buy VC 1, and I haven't finished it yet, but I'm having fun. When I looked into the sequels 2 seemed 'okay,' but 3 just looks horrid. I'm also fidgeting around with a proper RPG for the setting.

> mfw black armor/start-valk/sword-cannon in 3

>>24713654
>>Wait till most the passengers get off, then try and slip through while the guards are distracted.

I don't think they'll hesitate to search a cute girl.

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>>24713529
>Karla's face when

>>24713654
>Move with the crowd and try and blend in.

>>24713654
>>Wait till most the passengers get off, then try and slip through while the guards are distracted.

Moving while the guards are distracted seems best. It's best not to be seen at this point.

>>24713529

this still need to happen

>>24713664
VC2 by far is the weakest in the trilogy. The designers were obviously trying to experiment with mechanics that looked good on paper, and the shift to a high school setting definitely turned off a lot of fans of the first game.

VC3 is actually pretty decent, besides the starting valkyria and ridiculous sword cannon. It also addressed some of the gameplay weaknesses from VC2, except still being PSP only.

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>>24713654
>Command and Conquer 4

>>24713654
>Move with the crowd and try and blend in.

>>24713753
> high school
. . . why? How do you logically come to the conclusion that the way to take a war centric franchise is 'teenage drama?' One of the best parts of VC1 was when Welkin says, "I'm 22!" I was revealed that I wasn't playing another 30 year old teenager.

>>24713654
>>Wait till most the passengers get off, then try and slip through while the guards are distracted.

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>>24713654
Blend

>>24713654
You decide to hang back for a little, letting the rest of the passengers exit first. As soon as the Darcsens exit the car, the Imps swoop in, herding them all to one end of the platform where they could inspect each and every one at their leisure without fear of any slipping away.

Fortunately for you, this means most of the guards' attention has been diverted away from the train itself. Taking your chance, you exit the car and begin walking briskly, being careful not to walk too fast to outpace the other passengers and make you stand out. The guards don't even notice you and you're almost home free when you hear a shrieking sound behind you.

Turning around, you see that a Darcsen boy has broken free from the pack and was sprinting for the exit, the guards running after him shouting to stop. You notice to your dismay that the kid is headed right for you, since you're on the way to the exit as well.

You can see the fear in his eyes. Whatever's going to happen to him if he gets caught, it won't be pretty.

>Help the kid. You can easily "accidentally" get in the guards' way.
>Get out of the way. You need to stay under the radar.
>Other

>>24713753
>>24713664
Do you think there will ever be another console tittle?
There should be one, with multiplayer, that runs like a TTWG, where you have a point value to spend on characters and soldiers.

>>24713905
Fuck if I know. Some of the characters in the game are pretty good, such as Zeri, but Avan is a piece of shit.
Of course, even VC1 had its errors. Such as the population of Gallia being under half a million people. Presumably OP is working with a more reasonable figure, he's already made a few changes at the margins for the sake of the quest.

>>24714038
Trip him up, he obviously did something wrong.

>>24714038
>>Get out of the way. You need to stay under the radar.

>>24714038
>>Get out of the way. You need to stay under the radar.

Such is the life of a spy.

>>24714046
No, because Sega would prefer to crank out another Sonic game.

>>24714038
Get out of the way, like fuck are we risking our mission for some Darcsen rugrat

>>24714038
>Get out of the way. You need to stay under the radar.

The mission is more important than one kid's life.

>>24714077
This, the Imp's might go easy on us

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>>24714087

>>24714038
>Get out of the way. You need to stay under the radar.

>>24714075

How bad is Avan anyway?

>>24714038
Clothes line the little bastard

>>24714075
Out of pure curiosity, what changes have you noticed?

>>24714038
>Get out of the way. You need to stay under the radar.
>>24714188

Don't you into Tavern Quest, Brutus? Barkeep's running a side thing.

>>24714192
Very bad, especially his stupid hurr hurr hurr laugh seriously.

>>24714211
Well for starters, the horribad country names of canon.

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>>24714038
STOP RIGHT THERE

>>24714038
>>Get out of the way. You need to stay under the radar.

>>24714229
Ah, so he is! Didn't even notice.
Thanks for the heads up.

>>24714192
He's a classic anime hero moron who is regarded in-universe as a moron. Worse, he doesn't have any special powers, keeps winning anyway for no in-universe reason and no one finds this odd. After the war he wanders off to be a traveling hobo, having learned absolutely nothing.
>>24714211
Off the top of my head? The artificial Valkurer got axed, the VC2 classes also got the boot, the way lances get upgraded has changed a bit, and the Eidelweiss being changed from "too expensive for mass production" to "unable to be reproduced"

>>24714399
Ah, one of the hot-blooded types is he?

I can't wait for the Gallian Civil War to beat his face in.

>>24714038
Thanks to your SOE training, you've got quick enough reflexes to sidestep the approaching freight train of hurt. You look on as the kid races past you and onto the street. Four guards follow him out. One of them pauses for a second as he passes you, tips his helmet to you.

"Sorry for the inconvenience, m'am. Can't take your eyes off these rats for a second." He then rushes out the door as well.

You notice that with the commotion over, the rest of the crowd has returned to their regular business. The guards don't give you a second thought, but you can see some of the Darcsens in the crowd giving you some rather poisonous looks. You pretend not to notice them, but it bothers you all the same.

>Head to the safehouse. You need to pick up your gear.
>Survey the town. You need an idea of what the place is like.
>Other

>>24714211
Biggest change is that this setting has merged with the Ace Combat 5/Zero setting. With tanks taking the place of air craft.

>>24714504
>>Survey the town. You need an idea of what the place is like.

Actual intelligence is more important than fancy-schmancy gadgets in this scenario.

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>>24714504
>"You didn't risk your life for a random kid"
>"You mean person."

Fucking Darcsens

>>24714504
well excuse me for not wanting to cause a fuss with the guards.

No wonder people hate them

>>24714504
>>Survey the town. You need an idea of what the place is like.

>>24714540
>Ace Combat 5/Zero setting
Try "every Ace Combat from 3 on, until Assault Horizon went and fucked it all up with it's shitty generic bullshit".
>>24714557
Yes, how dare they give you a dirty look for not helping a young Jew-equivalent avoid getting concentration-camped.

>>24714504
>>Survey the town. You need an idea of what the place is like.

>>24714667
He probably deserved. Who knows what kind of things he saw that he wasn't supposed to.

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>>24714557
>>24714601

>>24714700
He's described as "a young... boy", so he's probably like nine.
It was the right move, for the sake of the mission, but that doesn't mean we should be happy about doing it.

>>24714667
Well if that's such a risk, then why don't they get the fuck out of Imperial territory?

>>24714768
eh fuck that karma!

>>24714795
They don't have access to the jew fund.

>>24714667
>>24714768
They can glare at us all they want; exposing ourselves to Imperial scrutiny more than completely necessary is needlessly jeopardizing the success of our mission. We shouldn't revel in it, but that one kid is not as important as Albion.

>>24714795
Tightly controlled borders are a bitch, yo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id16jH2Mlas

>>24715044
I hope our papers are good...

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>>24715044
>Not this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyi0Teus0QE

>>24714504
You decide to take a quick survey of the surrounding area. It was still rather early, so there was still quite a number of people milling about on the streets, making it easy to move about with a relative amount of freedom. With your student disguise, nobody gives you a second look.

After strolling around for an hour or two, you get a rough idea of the layout of the town. The northern sector was primarily factories and foundries, and where your target was most likely to be. The center of town was where Meinhard's commercial district and technical schools are located, which means you can move about in that area virtually unmolested in your student persona. The western and southern areas are mostly residential areas for Imperial citizens, while the east was by and large a slum for the Darcsen factory laborers.

"M'am! Excuse me, m'am!"

You turn to see where the voice behind you is coming from, and your heart freezes when you see the same Imperial guard from earlier running up towards you. His body language suggested he wasn't in any sort of fighting or aggressive stance, but who knows what's on his mind?

>Try and lose him.
>See what he wants.
>Other

>>24715091
>REMOVE KOLECHIA FROM PREMISES

Thank you, I needed a good laugh today.

>>24715123
>See what he wants.

Running is suspicious and will get us chased. Look like a confused student who's new to town, put on our best naive, trusting, and hopeful smile and be prepared to technobabble him into submission.

>>24715123
>See what he wants.

"You dropped this."

>>24715123
>See what he wants
no need to draw attention

>>24715123
>>See what he wants.

Can you say that you're slightly busy, and you're in a rush?

>>24715120
Holy fucking shit

>See what he wants.
Gotta keep that low profile.

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>>24715120
>Yfw we're in Arstotzka

>>24715123
You decide to play your cover and act like a naive, newly arrived student to hopefully throw off any suspicion.

"Y-yes?" You say, putting on your most innocently perplexed face, adding in a bit of a stutter for added charm.

The guard slides to a stop and seems to hesitate for a moment. You're not sure what to make of it.

"Y-y dropped t-this." He stutters, reaching out his arm. In his hand is a very beautiful white flower that you obviously weren't carrying before.

"Huh?" You ask, genuinely bewildered.

"Oh god I knew this was a bad idea!" The guard groans. "Oh god oh god oh god..."

>Try and calm him down.
>Politely reject his advances.
>Other

>>24715559
YOU HAD TO DO THIS TO US OP, DIDN'T YOU?

>Try and calm him down

>>24715582
Hey, it's your first mission and you're already making a guard drop his spaghetti.

It's that amazing british sex appeal, I guess.

>>24715559
>Try and calm him down.

Looks like she has an in now.

>>24715559
Calm him down, we could get some information here if we play our cards right and get him to talk.

>>24715559
>>Other

Try to manipulate him, perhaps obtain some info from him...

I feel bad for the guard. So much spaghetti!

>>24715559
>Try and calm him down.
>>24715610
It's the beret. We wear it so often that the inherent sexiness of a woman in a beret has rubbed off on us, so we gain the benefits even when we aren't wearing it.

>>24715559
>>Politely reject his advances.

I feel so sorry for the guy.

>>24715659
I always feel sorry for mooks
I'd make a bad soldier

>>24715559
>>Politely reject his advances.

>>24715704
Can't argue with that

>>24715559
>Try and calm him down.
And >>24715659

>>24715559
>>Politely reject his advances.

Honestly I want to give the lad some slack, isn't like a relationship is feasible anyway.

>>24715559
Just take it and smile. Let him calm himself down.

>>24715758
Hey! He might be one of the people attacking the beach right now! He may live through it and be a PoW!

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>Yfw Parker and this mook get together after the war

>>24715559
Calm him down.

>>24715777
>Implying ANYTHING is gonna be alive on a beach defended by Jager

>>24715559
>Politely reject his advances.

>>24715777
Better yet, we can flip him. Make him an intel asset.

>>24715559
>Try to calm him down

An unknowing asset approaches...

>>24715559
>>Politely reject his advances.

>>24715559
>Try and calm him down.

Give him a nice smile and accept the flower. It's cute, and he might know some stuff or do a favor for a pretty girl.

>>24715559
Merc you bastard, I just knew you were going to do this.

>>24715813
You have a point, Jager is scary on the offense, and is so focused on offense that even his defenses are geared towards killing off his enemy rather than stopping him.

He may in fact be the most offensively defensive man in existence.

>>24715559
I'm starting to think Parker and Jager are regulars at the Bad Ideas Anonymous group.
>[X]Smile, blush and thank him, then ask for his name.

>>24715559
>Try to calm him down

>>24716047
>>24715761
Yes, these.

>>24715559
>>Politely reject his advances.

Why did I suspect that this was going to happen?

>>24715813
>>24716020
Anything that he knows has intel relating to Karla will live. Long enough to be interrogated. Then kneecapped, before being turned over to the Albion military for imprisonment in a POW camp.

>>24716137
And then loved softly by Parker

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>>24715780

>>24716020
I always love that about him. He is always sneaking around instead of charging in blindly like a idiot. But when the going gets though he decks you out while screaming his name with a machine gun in his other hand.

>>24716220
sounds like a 80's action movie hero

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>>24716220

>>24716168
I'd let parker love me softly

>>24716259
If he was a 80 action hero he drive a motorcycle with a machine gun in one hand, A katana on the other one and his name would be something like "Killripper the death reaper"

>>24716349
That's 90s comic book characters. If he was an 80s action hero he'd be "Hunter Stormruler", he'd be a half Native-American Navy SEAL, and he'd be played by Kurt Russel.

>>24716416
>Not Michael Biehn

>>24716416
Remind me to watch more action movies from the 80s because that sounds awesome.

>>24716331
You and me both brother. You and me both.

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>>24716416

>I_can_sneak_to_this.jpg

Just realized there's a Valkyrian Mercs Quest and I've got to get to sleep. Crap.

>>24716416
>>24716450
>Not Arnold Schwarzenegger

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>>24715981
Just saying, things would've turned out differently if you helped the kid instead...

>>24715559
Looking at the state the guard is in, you honestly feel a bit sorry for the guy. However, the spy part of your mind is telling you that this is a major opportunity.

"Hey, don't worry about it. I thought it was very sweet." You say, putting a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"Y-you think so?" The guard says.

"I'd at least like to know your name."

"O-oh yeah!" The guard straightens up, raises his visor and salutes. "P-private Oswald Weissritt, 1st Meinhold Defense Force, at your service!"

It takes some effort to hide the surprise on your face. Oswald is barely any older than you are. You at least came to terms with your young age due to Lynch believing it would allow you to elude suspicion in covert operations. It seems the Imps recruited them young.

"Ah, Katina Elzworth." You say, remembering to use your cover name instead of your real one.

"It's a p-pretty name!" Oswald nods furiously. "You're a student here, right?"

Sensing your opportunity, you decide now is the time to strike.

"Yes! I've just recently transferred here, and I heard that Meinhard was busy producing some kind of new wonder project! I came here to see the best Imperial engineering has to offer!"

"R-really?" Oswald scratches his head, then leans forward conspiratorially. "You know, not many people are supposed to know this, but one of the factories I guard has this really cool new tank!"

"Really?" You're genuinely interested now, and you let it show. "Can you show me? Please please please?"

"W-well, I can but..." Oswald shifts uncomfortably. "I'm not really supposed to show anyone, and I could get in real big trouble if we're caught..."

>What's life without a bit of adventure?
>You're right. Maybe it's too much of a risk.
>Other

>>24716512
>What's life without a bit of adventure?

>>24716512
>Oswald
>OSWALD
IS IT REALLY HIM?

>>24716512
>You're right. Maybe it's too much of a risk.

Lay the bait and the fish will bite.

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>>24716512
>What's life without a bit of adventure?
We can pretend to be a tank fan. Or something.

>>24716512
[x] You're right, maybe it's too much of a risk.

But sound slightly disappointed, maybe look down at the ground a little while you say it just to drive it home.

He'll be up all night figuring out how to get us in.

>>24716548
Is it? IS IT?

Some basic research would give you the answer.

>>24716512
Guilt trip the fuck out of him.

Look down at our shoes, pout, look disappointed and sad, if we're feeling dramatic have a single tear well up in one of our eyes that we wipe away.

"It's okay Oswald, I understand, I wouldn't want you to get in trouble for me. I'm being selfish, I'm sorry."

>>24716512
>You're right. Maybe it's too much of a risk.
Come on champ take the bait. Don't puss out now.

>>24716512
>Oswald
Oh shit, we cause him to get transfared to Selvaria's unit, don't we?

>>24716610
Nah it's been several wars since VC1. Though I forget what configuration of the canon we are using here.

>>24716548
Clearly this is why he got sent to the front lines. To be eventually killed by squad 7

>>24716512
>What's life without a bit of adventure?
Turn on those charms, girl.

>>24716672
We are between VC1 and 2. But this is a flashback, so it is entirely possible.

>>24716512
These two >>24716578
>>24716594

I want to manipulate this guy, make him think that he is making a girl almost cry because he won't show her the cool tank. He'll leap at the chance.

>>24716594
This. So much this. He's either a genuinely nice guy, or a "nice guy". So we'll either successfully guilt trip him, OR we'll get him to do it in hopes of getting laid.

>>24716813
I have no intrinsic problem with fulfilling his desire as long as it doesn't interfere with the mission.

>>24716854
You can't really call it spying if there isn't a long line of people with broken hearts at the end.

>>24716899
But...

So, Command, Christopher Lee IS still in the SOE in this universe, right?
What are the odds of us meeting him at any point?

>>24716512
>>You're right. Maybe it's too much of a risk.

>>24716899
>>24716912
inb4 this guy is Elizabeth's own personal Vesper Lynd.

>>24716922
He and Ian Flemming are probably busy stopping whatever super weapon the imps make every tuesday

>>24716733
Ah that's right, flashback. So the timing matches up.

>>24716512
While it certainly is tempting to get access to the Imps' secret project right away, you're nowhere near prepared for it. Better to play it cautious, though there's no reason not to milk the moment for all it's worth.

"It's okay Oswald, I understand, I wouldn't want you to get in trouble for me. I'm being selfish, I'm sorry." You say, putting on your best sad puppy face. You even managed a fake tear. The AIS acting instructors were very good at their jobs.

"It's alright! I totally understand! It's way too sudden for that sort of thing!" Oswald says, then lowers his voice. "Hey, I have a shift there tomorrow night. I know all the other guards' routes and I know a way you can get in without being noticed. Just promise not to tell anyone!"

"Not a word." You nod.

"Cool! Just uh, meet me here tomorrow at midnight! I'll see you later!"

Oswald then runs off, and you see him link back up with his three buddies from earlier, who were apparently watching the whole exchange. You can't hear what they're saying, but from the whoops and brotherly back patting and thumbs ups they're giving him, they're pretty stoked about what he did.

So, you've got about twenty four hours.

>Let's get to the safehouse. Get our gear and get some rest.
>Follow Oswald and his buddies. Just in case.
>Other

>>24717404
>>Let's get to the safehouse. Get our gear and get some rest.

>>24717404
Safehouse

>>24717404
>Let's get to the safehouse. Get our gear and get some rest.

>>24717404
>Let's get to the safehouse. Get our gear and get some rest.

>>24717404
>Let's get to the safehouse. Get our gear and get some rest.

>>24717404
>Carrying things that would compromise us instead of getting the job done with tools on sight

>Risking our cover by needlessly tailing our asset

Shit let's fine a nice cafe or something.

>>24717404
>Let's get to the safehouse. Get our gear and get some rest.

Maybe get a dress for your 'date.'

>>24717404
Feeling confident that you've accomplished enough for today, you make your way to where the safehouse is. It's innocuous enough, being at the back end of an apartment complex commonly reserved for students. Inside is a basic apartment with all of the basic necessities, with a large box in the center of the room with note saying "To use at your discretion."

>You can carry up to THREE items. These have varying levels of concealability, so choose wisely. Basically, HIGH stealth rating means it can pretty much pass any security check, MEDIUM means it will elude casual observation, and LOW means it's pretty much impossible to hide unless you hide it in a bag.

Garrote: Basically just a piece of wire, the garrote is a quick and quiet way to eliminate foes from behind.
Stealth Rating: High

Lockpicks: Makes you a MASTER OF UNLOCKING.
Stealth Rating: High

Ragnaid: Basic healing item.
Stealth Rating: High

Brass Knuckles: Small and concealable melee weapons that give your punches a bit more oomph.
Stealth Rating: Medium

Knife: Deadlier and more utility than a garrote, but a bit harder to conceal.
Stealth Rating: Medium

Silenced PPK: A compact, silenced pistol to silently eliminate enemies from range.
Stealth Rating: Medium

Truth Serum: A powerful, experimental drug that can compel the target to tell the truth when questioned. Side effects may vary.
Stealth Rating: Medium

Bulletproof Vest: A vest with overlapping armor plates woven into it. Provides some protection against small arms but restricts movement slightly.
Stealth Rating: Medium

Starlight Goggles: Experimental goggles that allow you to see in low light conditions. Image quality still isn't very good.
Stealth Rating: Medium

Demolition Kit: Explains itself.
Stealth Rating: Low

Silenced SMG: For when the PPK isn't enough.
Stealth Rating: Low

>What will you bring?

>>24717834
Let's grab the Lockpicks, Garrote, and Ragnaid, I can't see us needing the other stuff right now, the Lockpicks and Garrote are both extremely useful for what we're doing, and I don't want to get caught right now.

We'll bring the Demo Kit later after we've scoped the place out, know how we're getting in and out, and exactly where what we're Sabotaging is.

>>24717834
Garrote
Lockpicks
Silenced PPK

>>24717834
Lockpicks, obviously. If we need any of the rest, it's too late to do anything but run.

>>24717834
Lockpicks, the garrote, and the ragnaid. No reason to take anything harder to hide than that, if we need to shoot someone, that means the fecal matter has impacted the oscillating device at a significant velocity.

>>24717834

Garrote, lockpick, and PPK. This is sabotage so things could get a bit hairy.

>>24717834
>Garrote, lockpicks, ragnaid.

Lockpick
Garrote
Ragnaid

Grabbing the gun is tempting but I think the risk outweighs the reward.

>>24717834
You decide that maximum stealth would be the most prudent course of action here. You take the most concealable items: the lockpick, garrote, and ragnaid. Confident you're ready for the mission tomorrow, you let out a big yawn. You're going need a lot of rest in preparation for the mission tomorrow.

---

The next day at midnight, you're back at the town square. Due to the circumstances, you decide to just keep wearing your student uniform. While not exactly romantic, it was the most pragmatic, as it didn't draw any attention and you were able to move around easily in it as well.

"H-hey! Over here!" You hear Oswald call out. You turn to see him running up to you with a large duffel bag. "Here's your way in!"

He then unzips the bag to reveal a full Imperial soldier uniform.

"It's actually my spare." Oswald grins. "It might be a bit big for you, but the Empire's philosophy is 'one size fits all'!"

"So your plan is to sneak me in as a guard?" You ask.

"Yep!"

>That's... actually pretty cool.
>Um... is there any other way?
>Other

>>24718247
>That's... actually pretty cool.

>>24718247
>That's... actually pretty cool.

You sure this going to work though? I mean people aren't going to ask why an extra guard is around, right?

>>24718247
>That's... actually pretty cool.
Operation Act Like Yukari is a go!

>>24718247
>That's... actually pretty cool.

>>24718314
If you're worried, we could always garrote Oswald.

>>24718422
That thought had already entered my mind but it was more asking him those questions. Ha.

>>24718247
"That's actually pretty cool." You admit. Oswald wasn't just leaving the door to the chicken coop open, he was literally opening it for the fox to waltz in.

"Yeah, as long as you're dressed as a guard, the other guys shouldn't ask questions. Well, unless we run into an officer..." Oswald continues, "but they hardly come down to the factory floor anyways!"

It takes a while to get the uniform on. Since you want to preserve your modestly, you basically just wear it over your school uniform, since that gave you the added bonus of being able to quickly discard the soldier disguise if it became a liability.

As Oswald leads you through the factory district, he tries to start some small talk, which you indulge him with. While you only give him the bare minimum information needed, Oswald can't seem to stop gushing about himself in front of you. However, you learn that he's been born and lived in Meinhard all his life. The city's importance to the Empire's war capability is a very big deal for him, and is a source a pride. You almost feel a bit bad that you're job is to completely demolish it.

Almost

"We're here!" Oswald says, pointing to a rather large and menacing factory complex. "Just follow my lead."

You nod and he leads you to the front gate, where a very bored guard makes a half hearted attempt to stop you both.

"Whoa, Oswald, who's that you got with you?"

"Just a new recruit. The Floor Manager wants some extra security for the Special Project, so I gotta show this rookie the ropes."

"Ha, don't envy your job." The gate guard laughs before waving you two through.

"Alright, are you ready?" Oswald is unable to hide the grin on his face as he gets ready to open a large and very heavily locked door.

"Yeah! I'm so excited!" You fake-squeal.

"Ta-da!" Oswald opens the door and you see your target for the first time.

"Wh-whoa..." You gape as you tilt your head upwards to get a full view of the monster in front of you.

(cont)

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>>24718662
"Heh, I figured you'd say that." Oswald laughs. "The guys here say it's the biggest one they've ever seen built. They say the prototype here should be ready to deploy in six months, and ready for mass production in a year or two!"

However, you're too busy just trying to accept that the steel monstrosity in front of you is real. You knew that the Imps' tank technology was leaps and bounds ahead of the Federation, but you never knew they were capable of THIS.

It had to be destroyed. At all costs.

However, you know that you can't just destroy the prototype here. You'll also have to find the blueprints and destroy those as well. While you doubt it'll completely scuttle the project, you hope it'll at least delay it long enough that the Federation would be ready for it.

Oswald is still gushing over how amazing the monster tank is. This is your chance.

>Sneak away and commence the mission.
>Neutralize Oswald.
>Other

>>24718770
>Neutralize Oswald.

Remove Oswald.

We don't want anyone aware that we've gone poof when we go poof.

>>24718770
>Neutralize Oswald.
Preferably non-fatally.
Does anyone know a reliable way to knock someone out while snogging (so he doesn't see it coming)?

>>24718770
>Neutralize Oswald.

Non-lethally of course.

>>24718770
>Neutralize Oswald.

Garrote him and hide the body. Shed no tears now. For Albion, James.

>>24718802
Second.
I want to see our little spy's darker side.
Will Oswald cry? Can we live with ourselves after seeing the light in his puppy-dog eyes gutter out?

>>24718247
>That's... actually pretty cool.

>>24718770
Let him gush a bit more, act like a curious girl and ask some leading questions, see if he knows who made it or any other pertinent info.

Then we identify a good place to put a body, kiss him, as we're kissing him we lead him closer to said quiet location out of the way, and then we strangle him.

>>24718881
>not crushing him to death during sex
Pussy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI3-YslbFi4

>>24718770
>>Neutralize Oswald.

Hopefully non-lethally.

Poor kid...

>>24718805
Seconded.

>>24718881
This, we need to see what information he has and then we can "lure" him away to a more secluded spot to knock him out or kill him.

>>24718937
>>24718811
>>24718805
Non-lethally? That's so fucking dumb. Do you want to Imps to have someone who knows Parker's face? Do you want to risk him getting up and raising an alarm? Do you want to risk the success of the entire mission because you feel sorry for him?

Because fuck that noise, kill him, our mission is more important than the life of some fucking stupid awkward Imp.

>>24718937
Espionage is a tough business. Hands are gong to get blood-stained eventually.

>>24718881
I agree with this get as much as we can out of him before killing him.

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>>24718926
I am NOT that kind of girl Anon.

>>24718770
>Go running around the tank like some sort of overexcited engineering student and commence the mission by looking for places to place explosives.
We'll get rid of Oswald later. The idea is not to raise suspicion, a dead guard ends to raise suspicion.

>>24718974
Amen brother.

For Queen and Country.

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>>24718770
You decide now is the time to act. The thing here looks almost complete.

"So, who designed it?" You ask, walking around to get a better look at it.

"Not sure, really. I occasionally see some top brass and some scientists around here, but they haven't really told me anything."

"And does it have any weaknesses?"

"Well, I overheard the engineers talking about problems with heat dissipation. The current fix is just to manually vent it by opening up the radiators, which exposes them to enemy fire.I think they were cooking up a fix for it somewhere here, too."

Well, that was a third objective to worry about. Confident that you've gotten all you could, you decide now is the time to strike.

"Hey, what's that up there?" You ask, pointing up to the tank's cannon that happens to be right behind Oswald.

"Oh that? Well, it's supposed-"

The moment Oswald turns his back, you strike, wrapping the garrote around his neck. Oswald silently gags as he gasps for air he can no longer breath. However, you find yourself struck with a dilemma you never thought you'd find yourself in. Kill him or spare him?

With the garrote, you could feasibly just choke him until he loses consciousness, rather than let him suffocate to death. Your trainers taught you how to do it, after all. However it was a very precise art. The difference between life and death was one literally measured in seconds.

>Kill him.
>Spare him.

>>24718974
Alright, good point. Perhaps we should at least apologize while the garrote does it's work.
"I'm sorry Oswald. Just, lie back and think of Albion."

>>24719187
>Kill him.

We don't want any silly loose ends, we're a spy not a morality pet, we have a mission that is important to the survival of our country, the death of one of our enemies is a price I am more than willing to pay in order to ensure that it goes well.

Poor stupid fuck.

>>24719187
...Gah, I hate this. On the one hand, really is best for the mission just to off him. On the other hand... Can't say I personally want him dead.

Espionage is a bloody business.

>>24719187
>Kill him.
"Sorry darling, but I can't risk you compromising my identity. Maybe under better circumstances, we could have had something."

>>24719187
>Kill him.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

>>24719187
Kill him. He's a nice guy, and it's really too bad he got caught up in this. But war is fought in the shadows as well as in the field. Make it quick.

>>24719245
Yes. Yes it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNo1EaZwyuE

>>24719187
>Kill him.

Sorry bro, but we can't leave loose ends who could ID us later.

>Everyone wants to kill Oswald.
Welp, I guess we know why Beth said she would support Jager in his crusade.

>>24719284
True enough.

>Kill him.

Forget the words though. Just keep quiet. Make it fast. Best we can do.

>>24719394
I don't WANT to, just it... Sigh. It's espionage.

...Y'know, I just realized one thing: We're kind of setting a standard for Parker's personality with all of this, aren't we?

>>24719447
She's a professional. She can go back to the safehouse and vomit into the toilet, have her existential crisis over killing a young lad who never actually did anything to deserve it other than being born in the wrong country, LATER. For now, she gets the job done. Work now. Feelings later.

>>24719447
Mhm. And somewhere down the line, when Karla or Jager have their sights on the other, unsure whether to shoot, there'll be someone else to pull the trigger.

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>>24719187
Despite how much you wanted to spare him, in the back of your mind, you knew it was a pipe dream. Oswald saw you, and he knows your face. Even if he didn't know who you REALLY were, the risk was just too great.

Oswald had to die.

"I'm so sorry, Oswald, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!..." You whisper. One final application of pressure and Oswald Weissritt falls silent for good.

After gently setting his corpse down and stashing it safely away in an empty oil barrel, you realize that you're crying.

But... that can't be right. Spies like you aren't supposed to feel regret, right? Besides, you're on a mission. You can't worry about stuff like that. You wipe your eyes dry and gather your resolve. You still have a job to do.

>Look for the blueprints first.
>Look for the radiator fix.
>Look for explosives you can use to destroy the tank.
>Other

>>24719487
Yeah, I know, but that's not the point.

We're also setting her up for Present Day Parker too.

Remember those conversations about poaching her from Albion and whether to trust her or not, and all that? I don't think we can with this.

>>24719508
>Look for the blueprints first.
Blueprints, then radiator fix, then explosives.

>>24719508
>Look for the blueprints first.

If we can get anything out we want it to be that.

>>24719529
She's a very determined young lady, if she believes in something or is on a mission she is willing to kill. That's a good trait.

>>24719529
Mmmm, yes. I should point out that actions in side chapters, especially flashback ones, can and WILL have repercussions in the main quest. Not gonna punish you for this one, though, but it's something keep in mind.

>>24719508
>Look for the blueprints first.
Blueprints lead to finding weak points to use against it.

>>24719508
>Look for the blueprints first.
One supertank can be handled. An army of them cannot.

>>24719508
Blueprints first.

>>24719555
True... But when she'd also theoretically be willing to kill our other, main protagonist, I start to view it as less good.

>>24719597
By that logic, shouldn't we look for the radiator fix too? They might have backup blueprints, but if we can keep them from running the radiator fix, at least...

>>24719566
So what would've happened if Oswald lived?

>>24719622
A single tank cannot be everywhere at once, no matter how powerful it is.

>>24719529
Unless of course she winds up getting sick of it all. I mean, Lynch is a BASTARD from everything we've seen. I don't exactly envision him being a supportive and understanding boss. And this wasn't JUST popping her murdercherry, it was a MESSY way to do it. Could be that's why she supports Jager's plan to save Karla. Guilt over what she did to Oswald.

>Look for the blueprints first.
>Look for the radiator fix.
These are equally important. The prints will prevent them from making more. The radiator fix will stop them from fixing the weakness on this tank and applying it to other vehicles.

>>24719636
Who says he's actually dead? A character from the games that lives past this point in the regular timeline and we didn't even check a pulse.

>>24719508
You decide to look for the blueprints first. After all, those could be used to build even more of these monsters. Also, if this project was as secret as you thought it was, then the Imps most likely only had one master copy, to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.

You deduce that the blueprints would be in the foreman's office, which is situated above the factory floor. Since you're dressed as a guard, you just waltz up the stairs like you own the place. You see a couple other guards pass through the factory at regular intervals, but they don't give you a second glance.

At the foreman's office, what is presumable the foreman or at least an engineer filling out paperwork as he downs a very large mug of coffee. Right behind him, on the work bench, is a roll of paper that is clearly the schematics for the monster tank.

>Sneak in and quietly snatch the plans and get out.
>Neutralize the engineer.
>Other

>>24719713
I'm pretty sure getting garroted by a pro is fatal, dude.

>>24719636
Well, you'll never find out now, will you?

>>24719713
It's a different Oswald. The clue was that Spaghetti!Oswald has a different last name from Game!Oswald. I just named him Oswald just to fuck with you guys. He's deader than dead now.

>>24719743
I don't think pros repeatedly whisper "I'm sorry" and cry afterwards.

I'm not really expecting him to live, anyway.

>>24719728
>Sneak in and quietly snatch the plans and get out.
>>24719772
An inexperienced pro, but she still has the training.

>>24719768
And there I thought you'd somehow gotten Johann's name mixed up.

Also, eh. Oh well.

>>24719728
>Neutralize the engineer.
He helped build it the first time whos to say he can't do it again?

>>24719728
Hmm, I don't like either of those options that much. One is risky, the other leaves a lot more of a trail.

Does he have a coffee pot with him? Could we 'accidentally' bump his cup to spill it, apologize, and then he'll go get more coffee.

Are there any steam pipes nearby? Things we could have cause noise and draw his attention away and us as a passing guard could say that he's an engineer and he might want to have a look at it.

>>24719867
You'd have to bluff him, which is a lot harder than just sneaking past or garroting him.

>>24719507
Oh fuck.

>>24719728
>Neutralize the engineer.
Also, we're now on a time limit. Someone's going to find Oswald soon, we need to wreck the plans, blow the tank, and gtfo as soon as we can.

>>24719728
You decide to neutralize the engineer. However, that means you've got to get behind him without him noticing you first.

>roll 1d20

Rolled 15

>>24719974

Rolled 2

>>24719974
They say the first time's the hardest, right?

Rolled 6

>>24719974

Parker, this is a solo sneaking mission. Don't let them spot you!

Rolled 10

>>24719974

>>24719728
>Neutralize the engineer.
Garrote time.

Rolled 14

>>24719974
How many dice do you take the best of again?

>>24720054
Best of three i think

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>>24719999
The engineer is too busy scribbling down notes to notice you approaching him from behind. Again, you slip the garrote around his neck and apply pressure. Surprisingly enough, you don't seem to have an compunctions about killing him. You guess Lynch was right in that the first one was always the hardest.

>Kill him.
>Spare him.
>Interrogate

Rolled 15

>>24720090
he doesn't know us. his death is meaningless. He doesn't need to die.

>spare him

>>24720121
didn't mean to start throwing dice into it. hell.

>>24720090
>Interrogate
get some info but be prepared to kill him if he tries to alert the guards.

>>24720090
>Interrogate

Info good, keep enough pressure that he can't yell.

>>24720090
>Interrogate
Where's the radiator fix at?

>>24720090
>Interrogate him, then kill him.

>>24720090
>Interrogate
"Where are radiator fix blueprints?"
>Kill him after, the project's doomed without blueprints or people who've worked on it before.

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Rolled 6

>>24720090
Considering he's an engineer and obviously knows a bit more about this place than some random guard, you loosen up garrote just a bit. Enough to let him breath but tight enough to let him know you can finish him off easily otherwise.

"I heard you got a radiator fix for your little tank here." You say, putting a harder edge to your voice in order to disguise it. "Where is it?"

>roll 1d20

>>24720090
>>Kill him.

We don't have time to interrogate him.

>>24720090
Interrogate and then we kill him.

>>24720090
Oswald was harder because he was humanized, we knew him, at least a little bit. The engineer is just 'the engineer'.

>Kill him.
We're going to need to move fast from this point on, as we're leaving evidence something is wrong.

Rolled 8

>>24720203

Rolled 15

>>24720203

Rolled 17

>>24720203

Rolled 20

>>24720203
"Choose your next words with exquisite care."

Rolled 17

>>24720203
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9DijlVkIGA

>>24720224
"Okay okay!" The engineer rasps. "It's in the machine shop, right on the other side the building. We just finished fabricating it today!"

"Thanks." You say.

>Kill
>Spare

>>24720226
EXCEPTIONAL care.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWWeMlFrQK4

>>24720252
>Kill

>>24720252
>>Kill

>>24720252
>Kill
Wait, are Greek letters this universe's equivalent of Double-0 status?

>>24720252
"Sorry."
>Kill

>>24720252
>>Kill

Excellent, you get to die quickly.

Rolled 33

>>24720252
>spare

Killing him won't solve anything, and won't provide any advantages over sparing him.

>>24720252
>spare

>>24720252
>Spare
We need him to build the tank so Jager can capture it.

>>24720295
He's the damn engineer. Killing him means they lose the ability to make to make another tank or more blueprints.

>>24720252
>Spare

He hasn't seen our face. He can live.

>>24720252
>Kill

>Kill

Hey, we killed Oswald. A dead engie would hamper their production plans. Might as well get it over with.

>>24720252
"Thank you." You say. A quick jerk of the garrote finishes off the engineer for good.

Stashing the body under the desk, you roll up the blueprints and drop them into the wastebasket. A small torch you find on a nearby work bench is enough to set the plans alight, quickly burning them to ash.

Your first objective done, you casually stroll down to the machine shop the engineer pointed out. Indeed, you find the radiator fix he was talking about. It seems like a bunch of random tubing and pipes that you cannot even begin to fathom how it works. It's already loaded on a cart so you decide you can demolish it along with the tank.

But the problem is, how are you going to destroy it?

>Search the factory. Maybe you can find something useful.
>Interrogate a guard.
>Other

>>24720461
>>Search the factory. Maybe you can find something useful.

Wish we brought that demo pack.

>>24720461
>Search the factory