>>25742875
>The safest way would be to attempt to read the minds of guards posted around the compound without being detected.

>>25742875
>The safest way would be to attempt to read the minds of guards posted around the compound without being detected.

>>25742875
>>The quickest way would be to hack one of the compound's terminals.

>>25742875
>>The safest way would be to attempt to read the minds of guards posted around the compound without being detected.

>>25742875
Ghosting?
>The safest way would be to attempt to read the minds of guards posted around the compound without being detected.

>>25742875
>The safest way would be to attempt to read the minds of guards posted around the compound without being detected.

>>25742875
>The best way to be sure would be to interrogate one of the guard captains. Violently.
because no one else picked it

>>25742875
>The safest way would be to attempt to read the minds of guards posted around the compound without being detected.

Gotta go with the flow.

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>Registering Consensus.

You decide that there is no reason to raise the alarm prematurely. You activate your cloaking reactor and in under a second you are naked to the human eye. Your sensor suite engages and registers the location of several guards in infrared.

You move under cover, silent and unseen, from guard to guard. They are lightly armed, most are armed with only a single sidearm. The familiar feeling of invading another's thoughts tingles through your scalp and deep into your head as you hear their thoughts.

>"Oh the things I'd do that secretary in the east wing-"
>"Did I leave my keys in my ATV?"
>"Just one hour until lunch, then 4 hours until-"
>"Protoss pee, right? Do they? And how do they eat?"
>"Wonder who those mercenaries were working for. They don't come that armed without good reason. Wonder if they're still in containment or if they've been picked up yet."

Disgusted with the average intelligence of the guards, but armed with the information you need, you dig deeper into this guard's mind. The path from here to this compound's containment floods your mind's eye. You turn around and make for the bunker at the far end. It will take you to an underground complex with 5 holding cells. With any luck the marine squad will still be alive.

As you approach the bunker you note your points of entry.

>Quickest: Front door, detonate C8-A charge, kill 2 posted guards instantly, this will alert the remaining forces. You will then cover the entrance with Recluse mines. Exit will likely be dangerous and other objectives may be in jeopardy.

>Safest: Air-Ventilation system. You will need to deactivate several air filters and sensors, but you will reach the holding cells undetected. This will take some time, and you risk the possibility of losing contact with the other assets.

>>25743277
>Safest: Air-Ventilation system. You will need to deactivate several air filters and sensors, but you will reach the holding cells undetected. This will take some time, and you risk the possibility of losing contact with the other assets.
Slow and steady, don't go loud if we can avoid it.

>Safest: Air-Ventilation system. You will need to deactivate several air filters and sensors, but you will reach the holding cells undetected. This will take some time, and you risk the possibility of losing contact with the other assets.

>>25743277
>>Safest: Air-Ventilation system. You will need to deactivate several air filters and sensors, but you will reach the holding cells undetected. This will take some time, and you risk the possibility of losing contact with the other assets.

Rolled 98

>>25743334

>Quickest: Front door, detonate C8-A charge, kill 2 posted guards instantly, this will alert the remaining forces. You will then cover the entrance with Recluse mines. Exit will likely be dangerous and other objectives may be in jeopardy.
Time to be a man

>>25743277
>>Safest: Air-Ventilation system. You will need to deactivate several air filters and sensors, but you will reach the holding cells undetected. This will take some time, and you risk the possibility of losing contact with the other assets.

>>25743277
>>Quickest: Front door, detonate C8-A charge, kill 2 posted guards instantly, this will alert the remaining forces. You will then cover the entrance with Recluse mines. Exit will likely be dangerous and other objectives may be in jeopardy.
we got a schedule to keep, time to operate operationally in operations

>Registering Consensus.

You decide that the marine squad has waited this long. A few more minutes won't make much difference. Your personal feelings also register that if they were caught, they are not particularly useful to you in this mission. You quietly place a searing charge on one of the vents, and shield your eyes as it burns through. You gracefully drop down and deactivate your stealth reactor. As you move forward your suit's internal communications picks up the transponders of the marine's. 4 of the 5 of them immediately register as alive and in good health. As you move forward, taking careful time to deactivate the sensors and reroute air systems in your way, the life signs start to fade. You have no doubt the marines are under interrogation.

One by one, the signs fade, until one weak signal remains. You are over the interrogation room. You hear muffled voices as you approach your exit vent, in the ceiling of this room.

>"You Dominion boys are tough, I'll give you that. I'll give you a whole lot more if you don't tell me what you know."

You hear a faint sparking. Your internal sensors register an electrical discharge consistent with jumper cables connected to a civilian-class vehicle battery. Then a scream as your sensors indicate the last transponder go dark, then come back.

>"Careful Jeb. We gotta make sure we find out what they was doin' a'fore we kills 'em."

You move quieter than a shadow. The vent unscrews without a sound. The marine sees you descend with his one bloodied eye, his chest burnt and cut and bloodied by crude interrogation techniques. Amateurs.

As you slowly descend to the ground, you draw your sidearm with one hand. You grab one guard by the neck, snapping it instantly, as you discharge your pistol three times into the eye sockets of the other. You then turn your attentions to the last member of the squad, who looks at you as some sort of guardian angel.

>Loading next segment. Stand by...

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The marine coughs, blood spews onto the ground before him. You step forward. Your HUD notifies you of the man's name and rank. You address him.

>"Corporal Henders. Report the situation."
>"Pretty good here, spook. We know what's goin' on with Councilman Migar. He's loading up a carrier full of a few thousand dissidents and heading out of dominion space. We just have to take out that carrier, and we'll take out all the dissidents and the Councilman himself."
>"Are you combat ready?"
>"All our equipment's in this bunker. Load me up with a squad's worth of ammo an' I'll show these sunsubishes why you don't hook my nipples up to jumper cables."
>"How much intel do you have on the super-carrier and dissidents?"
>"All in my suit, boss."

You have the information you need from the Corporal. He would be a useful distraction, if you decided you need one. However, he could prove a liability. You can either execute the corporal and move on a solo mission, or re-arm him and keep him handy as backup. As he's a marine he'll be mostly useless without the large, loud combat suit. Lastly, if you're feeling particularly merciful, you can leave him to his own devices.

>Execute Corporal.
>Order Corporal to render Assistance.
>Order Corporal to attempt escape.

>>25743723
>>Order Corporal to render Assistance.

>>25743723
>Order Corporal to attempt escape.
the guy did his job give him a chance to haul ass out of there

>>25743723
>>Order Corporal to render Assistance.

>>25743723
>Order Corporal to attempt escape.

>>25743723
>Order Corporal to render Assistance.

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>Registering Consensus.

You decide the corporal will prove useful. You holster your sidearm and draw your combat knife. The Corporal looks momentarily concerned as you step towards him, but is instantly relieved as you cut the binding behind him. You both make for the armory, where 5 damaged CMC armories stand. The corporal steps into the least damaged and picks up two Gauss rifles, straps a bandoleer of grenades around one shoulder, and straps an anti-vehicle rocket launcher to his back. You can't help but admire his impending sense of vengeance, and though his face appears angry and determined, your innate abilities pick up on his inherent fear of you. He currently thinks of you as 'the boogeyman.' Cute.

As he Corporal makes his way about the armory, the supercarrier's schematics are brought up on your HUD. There are many points of entry, security is heavy, and you have several possible targets.

Your first decision is your approach:

>Stealth: This will be more difficult with the corporal, as his records indicate a propensity for violence and several commendations for valor in combat. It will provide the least resistance.

>Combat: Well suited to the Corporal. Resistance will be heavy, and it is likely you will be wounded in combat, decreasing likelyhood of mission success.

>Mixed: Have the Corporal attempt an entrance at the most defended Carrier dock. The corporal faces a 73% chance of dying. The distraction will guarantee that you enter the carrier successfully, however.

>Loading second decision choices, please wait...

Second decision, your objective:

>Bridge: This is the location of Councilman Migar. Destroying the bridge will cripple the cruiser and prevent the dissidents from leaving, but will not kill them outright. The bridge is the most defended location.

>Engines: This will prevent the carrier from leaving, but Councilman Migar might escape as he is on the opposite end of the carrier. Likelihood of pursuing him after disabling the carrier is high. However, the engines are the least defended location.

>Fission Reactor: By forcing the reactor to go critical, you will eliminate all escaping dissidents, the super-carrier, Councilman Migar, and approximately 50,000 other individuals within the blast radius. The reactor is moderately defended, but forcing it to go critical presents a risk in escaping.

>>25744069
>>Mixed: Have the Corporal attempt an entrance at the most defended Carrier dock. The corporal faces a 73% chance of dying. The distraction will guarantee that you enter the carrier successfully, however.

>Stealth: This will be more difficult with the corporal, as his records indicate a propensity for violence and several commendations for valor in combat. It will provide the least resistance.

>Bridge: This is the location of Councilman Migar. Destroying the bridge will cripple the cruiser and prevent the dissidents from leaving, but will not kill them outright. The bridge is the most defended location.

We get to the bridge and unleash the Corporal on them while we use the mayhem to assassinate the Councilman.

>>25744069
>>25744117
>Mixed
>Fission Reactor

>>25744117
>>Fission Reactor: By forcing the reactor to go critical, you will eliminate all escaping dissidents, the super-carrier, Councilman Migar, and approximately 50,000 other individuals within the blast radius. The reactor is moderately defended, but forcing it to go critical presents a risk in escaping.

Then we'd better have a good exit plan

>>25744069
>>25744117
>Mixed: Have the Corporal attempt an entrance at the most defended Carrier dock. The corporal faces a 73% chance of dying. The distraction will guarantee that you enter the carrier successfully, however.
>Fission Reactor: By forcing the reactor to go critical, you will eliminate all escaping dissidents, the super-carrier, Councilman Migar, and approximately 50,000 other individuals within the blast radius. The reactor is moderately defended, but forcing it to go critical presents a risk in escaping.

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>Registering Consensus.
>Mixed
>Fission Reactor.

The corporal stands ready, you relay the order.
>"Corporal. You will assault the primary loading dock of the carrier as a distraction. I will make my entry and eliminate the carrier. If you survive the assault, I will transmit rendezvous coordinates."

The corporal's face goes somber as he realizes he'll likely die, then euphoric as he realizes he'll be blowing them to hell.

>"Yessir!"

The corporal takes the short way out of the bunker. Gunfire, screams, and explosions can be heard as he blasts his way out. You take the same path, through the ventilation.

Minutes later you see the super-carrier. A massive vessel, docked at the port right next to the compound. Various vehicles load and unload around it's massive landing struts. Various docking bridges connect from towers and warehouses stories high. You wait. You watch. An explosion finally ripples the largest of the bridges, and you make your way to the ground. Your stealth reactor is all you need as you make your way up the landing gear, and into the carrier's infrastructure. Your HUD navigates you to the core of the ship. As you push off a panel, you step into a large chamber, with a swirling ball of anti-matter contained in a vacuum. Only two guards stand in the room, dotted with various scientists. Your onboard computer hacks the doors to the chamber and seals them. Two hardly-trained security guards and a handful of engineers are no match for a professional ghost. You use a knife to conserve ammunition.

The reactor has five minutes to overlord. As this is a spaceport escape should not prove difficult. You hear banging at the sealed doors.

>"Hey, uh, what're you boys doing in there? I'm gettin' some weeeird readin's."

You decide it time to take your leave. As you make it to the port, several craft are available for your escape. None of them are able to achieve orbit, but they will get you out of the blast radius.

>Loading options...

>Options loaded.

>Medivac: 8-person capacity, medical systems, no weapons.
>Wraith: Single Capacity, heavy weapons system, stealth.
>Valkyrie: 4-person capacity: Anti-air weapons system, armor.

Choosing the wraith will leave the Corporal behind in the blast radius.

>>25744644
>>Wraith: Single Capacity, heavy weapons system, stealth.
because we stealthy

>>25744644
Valkyrie if corporal is alive, Wraith if he isnt

>>25744671
>>25744644
This.

>Valkyrie: 4-person capacity: Anti-air weapons system, armor.
if he is alive might as well pick him up. Maybe recommend him for further missions with us.

>>25744671
Second.

>>25744644
Valkyrie might as will pick up the corporal because we are that badass.

>>25744671
This

>>25744671
Seconding

>Registering Consensus.

You attempt to radio the corporal. Nothing but silence. You attempt again. You can only assume the worst. As you head for the wraith, you receive a hails.

>"Done forget about me, did you Boogeyman?"

You relay to him the nearest possible landing zone and make for the Valkyrie. Two minutes later you land next to an armed corporal, who actually appears to be doing better after his combat. As he steps into the copilot seat, you prepare to head to your base of operations on the planet.

As your exit is underway, you pick up multiple contacts escaping from the nearly-critical ship. Several dissidents, as well as the Councilman's personal ship. You can attempt to shoot him down, but risk being shot down yourself. Alternatively you can take your victory and track him down another day.

>Kill the councilman, putting yourself at risk.
>Escape and chase him later.

>>25744879
>Kill the councilman, putting yourself at risk.

>Kill the councilman, putting yourself at risk.
gotta get the job done.

>>25744879
>Kill the councilman, putting yourself at risk.
letting a high value target get away? not on our watch

>>25744879
>>Kill the councilman, putting yourself at risk.

>>25744879
>Escape and chase him later
We gotta keep ourselves in business, extend th job.

>>25744879
>>Kill the councilman, putting yourself at risk.

>>25744879
>Kill the councilman, putting yourself at risk.
If worse goes to worst, let the marine pilot and eject.

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>Registering Consensus.

The carrier was a secondary objective. Your primary objective remains. You twist the throttle and throw the Valkyrie into a 360 degree turn. The corporal grabs onto the ship and lets out an unsure "Uuuuh..."

You indiscriminately strafe the dissidents on the way to your objective. The radio crackles with each one.

>"Valkyrie six-one-six please respond you are firing on frr-AAAUGH-"
>"It's rogue! I repeat, Six-one-si-OH GO-"
>"Incoming missles! He's firing on us! Tell my wife I-"

Finally you strafe the councilman's personal ship. A single runby from your missles does damage to it's weapons, as your ship is pelted with automatic weapons fire. You bring the ship around, shooting down his tail until you score a lucky hit. And another. And the ship goes down. This victory is not without a cost, however. Your ship reads a damaged fuel line. You use every last bit of it attempting to escape the blast radius.

As you approach top speed, the Valkyrie starts to sputter out. You lose acceleration, then the engines cut. Then all power. You brace for impact.

>>25745130
Hit the Eject button.

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You regain consciousness in pieces. The sound of a CMC moving at a run. Sporadic gunfire. Dominion red. You wake up over the Corporal's shoulder, he's shooting his way through the street as Umojan security forces pursue you.

Your HUD registers that you're well out of the blast radius. The Valkyrie went down several blocks behind you and the Corporal has been moving forward.

You slide off his arm, he turns around and opens fire on the security forces. You do the same. They're dead in a few short seconds. The corporal turns to you, awaiting orders.

>"Is the Councilman dead?"
>"You shot him out of the sky. If he ain't dead, someone up above has big plans for him."
>"We'll regroup. Follow me."

It's still several miles to your hideout on this planet. At this point most of the planet's security forces will be on alert, and looking for you and your corporal.

Your options:

>Hijack a civilian vehicle, evade security forces using speed.
>Bypass security forces using stealth.
>Shoot your way home.

>>25745367
>>Bypass security forces using stealth.

>>25745367
>>Hijack a civilian vehicle, evade security forces using speed.
and their clothes, for optimal stealth

>>25745408
seconding.

>>25745408
Yep

>>25745367
>Bypass security forces using stealth.
C'mon Corporal, be sneaky. Let's get out of this in one piece.

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>Registering Consensus.

You decide that speed and guile are your allies. You cannot leave your suit, however, as the technology is too sophisticated. But you do have stealth. The corporal, on the other hand...

>"Corporal. We're commandeering a civilian vehicle."
>"My favorite past-time, sir."

You turn out into a busy street. Traffic is heavy and fast as it escapes the blast cloud off in the distance. The corporal steps into a lane and holds out one hand, Gauss rifle in the other. The ATV skids to a halt and a single civilian steps out, yelling for his life.

>"Corporal. Take the man's clothes."
>"Sir, I already have me a suit."
>"One that will get you killed if we're seen. Leave your CMC and suit up in Civvies."

The corporal is less dense than you feared, catching on to the plan. He forces the poor man to disrobe at gunpoint, before the two of you are underway. None of the security checkpoints are able to detect you as you ride, invisibly, in shotgun. The corporal seems rather adept at lying as you pass through checkpoints.

Within a few hours you enter the small apartment that has served as your base of operations up until your mission. You turn on the television to see if the Dominion already has a cover story for the destroyed carrier in place. What you actually watch is far more disturbing.

>"This is Kate Lockwell with UNN reporting from Korhal. Zerg forces and rebel group 'Raynor's Raiders' have taken the palace of Emperor Mengsk-"
>"-Report casualties in Korhal of up to seven thou-"
>"-Dominion security forces across the sector are under siege from rebel groups, much like-"

You turn off the television. You activate your HUD and connect to Dominion Network in your apartment. Code Black has been declared. The Emperor is dead. Korhal has fallen. The academy that controlled your aggression inhibitors and psychic dampeners has been destroyed, freeing your will.

>Loading, please wait..

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>Loading Complete.

Finally, the Corporal speaks.
>"Sir, if I may. Looks like you and I might be out of jobs, here. In fact the Dominion very well might not be comin' for us now."
>"Very true, Corporal."
>"An' see, sir. I don't feel much like being lynched on Umoja for blowin' up a few thousand people."
>"Neither do I, Corporal. Neither do I."
>"So what's the plan now, sir?"

Options Available:

>Go Rogue. Become an Assassin, Pirate, Mercenary, or whatever else your skills allow.

>Attempt to Reconnect with the Dominion. As one of the few ghosts still alive you will have increased rank and access to advanced technology.

>>25745887
>>Attempt to Reconnect with the Dominion. As one of the few ghosts still alive you will have increased rank and access to advanced technology.

>Go Rogue. Become an Assassin, Pirate, Mercenary, or whatever else your skills allow.
At the very least lay low until the situation stabilizes. We can always zchoose to reconnect later.

>>25745887
>>Go Rogue. Become an Assassin, Pirate, Mercenary, or whatever else your skills allow.
"Corporal, I plan to get angry."

Rolled 6

>>25745887
>>Go Rogue. Become an Assassin, Pirate, Mercenary, or whatever else your skills allow.

>>25745887
sounds like our old bosses are dead as fuck and I don't think with our new found free will we should be running back to the guys who will had us leashed in the first place
so
>Go Rogue. Become an Assassin, Pirate, Mercenary, or whatever else your skills allow.

>>25745887
>Go Rogue. Become an Assassin, Pirate, Mercenary, or whatever else your skills allow.
"I have an idea, but it's best if we don't split here."

>>25745887
>Go Rogue. Become an Assassin, Pirate, Mercenary, or whatever else your skills allow.

Look, right now the politics of the situation are an utter clusterfuck, we have no clue who's doing what, if we'll be accepted back or not, if the Dominion will use us as a scapegoat for this event or not.

If things work out we might freelance for them later, but right now, free fucking agent.

>>25745887
I am so torn. With the Dominion we'll be kept on a leash, but hooked up with gear. Alone we can do whatever we want.

>Go Rogue. Become an Assassin, Pirate, Mercenary, or whatever else your skills allow

>>25745939
Let's aim to misbehave..

>>25745975
Im glad the corperal survived, gives us more options then just straight up assassinations.

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>Registering Consensus.

You eye the corporal for a few moments, reviewing his personal file on your HUD. Despite his many commendations for being very, very good at shooting things, he has many write ups for insubordination. You feel as though he'll go along with your plan.

>"I don't know about you, Corporal. I don't know if you're a volunteer or a resoc, but I do not intend to return to the Dominion."
>"Me neither, sir."
>"Our first order of business is to leave this planet while we still can."
>"Then what, sir?"
>"Whatever we want."

You bring up your contacts on the planet. Most of them are dead or AWOL. One of the mercenaries at an old starport responds. A conspiracy theorist by the name of Dahn Jobner.

>"Well if it isn't my good ol' buddy-who-don't-exist. Saw what happened to your employers! Looking to go legit now, are we?"
>"I need a ship."
>"Lots of people need ships, Phoenix."
>"I know where you live."

A moment's pause, before he responds.
>"Fair enough. I have a Hercules you can use. But I have one condition, I have a bunch of other folks who need to get off world. The kind of folks your dominion didn't care none too much for, you feel me?"

You accept the offer. You have no intention of actually letting any of them live if they don't prove useful to you. Several days are spent laying low with the Corporal, who has no apparent sense of his own body odor, alcoholism, or how much you don't care for cigars. Finally you are free, the transport loaded with SCVs and other mostly-useless civilians. Luckily most of them can be re-purposed.

Now you simply have to choose a destination and a purpose. Any purpose.

>Loading Options...

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>Jungle World XTYU003: Edge of Protoss space. Ruins on planet. Abandoned weapons research station in orbit.

>Volcanic World HA002: Old zerg hive world. Nuked out years ago during the Brood Wars. Heavy in minerals, vespene gas, and geothermal energy.

>Forest World NN014 "New Ares": Small colony in operation, mostly agriculture. Close to heavy shipping lanes.

>Desert World JD001: Dominion heavy Mining Operations on planet.

>Space Platform A-22-OP: Abandoned defense platform over mercantile urban world of Tarento

>Battlecruiser Hydron: Derelict battlecruiser in high orbit over zerg-occupied urban world of Jestos.

>Urban World Kilaro: Completely urban landscape. In complete riots and chaos following the near-fall of the dominion. Food, medicine, and weapons are all in short supply with next to no security force policing smugglers.

>>25746519
>>Jungle World XTYU003: Edge of Protoss space. Ruins on planet. Abandoned weapons research station in orbit.
my first choice. I'm hoping for a myster.

>Urban World Kilaro: Completely urban landscape. In complete riots and chaos following the near-fall of the dominion. Food, medicine, and weapons are all in short supply with next to no security force policing smugglers.
My second choice. The chaos should be a good place to hide.

>>25746519
>>Jungle World XTYU003: Edge of Protoss space. Ruins on planet. Abandoned weapons research station in orbit.
We need weapons.

>>25746519
>>Battlecruiser Hydron: Derelict battlecruiser in high orbit over zerg-occupied urban world of Jestos.
Aww yiss, Let's get us a mobile base and become smugglers/mercenaries.

>Jungle World XTYU003: Edge of Protoss space. Ruins on planet. Abandoned weapons research station in orbit.
this sounds best.

THough if we could fix that battleship up a bit itd be great.

>>25746519
>>Forest World NN014 "New Ares": Small colony in operation, mostly agriculture. Close to heavy shipping lanes.

>>25746519
>Battlecruiser Hydron: Derelict battlecruiser in high orbit over zerg-occupied urban world of Jestos
We have a few SCV's with us, they can fix it.

>>25746519
>Jungle World XTYU003: Edge of Protoss space. Ruins on planet. Abandoned weapons research station in orbit.
This. Then when we've got a stable base set up we can go and grab
>Battlecruiser Hydron: Derelict battlecruiser in high orbit over zerg-occupied urban world of Jestos.
for us as a Mobile Base.

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>Achieving consensus.

Your options laid before you, a plan begins to form. You will first visit Jungle World XTYU003 and build up your technology and weapons base. From there, the battlecruiser Hydron seems a promising flagship - if you can gather the resources to repair it.

You have the corporal take inventory and report back to you. Your resources are as follows:

>3 Space Construction Vehicles.
>17 Civillians, 7 men 6 women, 4 children, not including SCV pilots.
>2 inexperienced Marines.
>450 Minerals.
>100 Vespene gas, after the jump.
>10,000 Credits.
>1 vulture.
>Yourself and the Corporal.

You jump into orbit around the planet. The platform comes up on sensors, as well as several spots for ground operations.

What is our first objective?

>Explore Weapons Platform.
>Mining Operation, acquire minerals and gas.
>Explore Ruins, look for Protoss artifacts.

>>25746921
>Explore Weapons Platform.

Stay off the planet for now, give the sensors more time to analyze stuff.

>>25746921
>>Mining Operation, acquire minerals and gas.
Well, feels just like playing starcraft

>>25746921
>>Explore Ruins, look for Protoss artifacts.
then do some exploring

>>25746921
>Explore Weapons Platform.
Continue to scan the surface for the native life, see what we should look out for, etc while seeing what was abandoned

>>25746921
>>Explore Weapons Platform.
What's the status of our crew? Did they want to join us, or are they being forced? Are they unhappy about all of this? We can't have them backstab us down the line.

>>25746966
Second. Let's get shop secured and set up before we start dicking around on world.

>>25746921
>>Mining Operation, acquire minerals and gas.

>Explore Weapons Platform.

>>25746921
Mining operation need dem resources if were gonna repair our flagship.

>>25746996
>What's the status of our crew? Did they want to join us, or are they being forced? Are they unhappy about all of this? We can't have them backstab us down the line.

Your crew is currently ecstatic that they have escaped the escalating chaos of Umoja alive. Until you actively harm them they will be content to follow your lead.

They do not have any capacity to leave or fight you at the moment, as the Marines are the only armed individuals other than yourself and Corporal Henderson.

>>25747067
Have the marines been re-purposed or are they volunteers?

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>Achieving consensus.

The main purpose of your visit is the weapons platform. Although mining is a priority, you can mine anywhere.

You will not be able to use the vulture on the platform, and unfortunately only have enough CMCs for two marines. The third will be unarmored. There are enough Gauss rifles to go around.

Which two marines do you armor?

>Corporal Jacob Henderson (Hero - Veteran)
>Private Ryan Valero (Inexperienced)
>Private Dana Jenkins (Inexperienced)

>>25747145
The marines are volunteers, and defected Umojan security forces.

Their personal files suggest that Ryan Valero may have committed a crime, and Dana Jenkins has her husband and child onboard.

>Corporal Jacob Henderson (Hero - Veteran)
>Private Dana Jenkins (Inexperienced)

>>25747218
>>Corporal Jacob Henderson (Hero - Veteran)
>>Private Ryan Valero (Inexperienced)
Let the newbie learn from a vet.

>>25747235
just as a question, why did these guys defect from Umoja?

>>25747218
>Corporal Jacob Henderson (Hero - Veteran)
>Private Ryan Valero (Inexperienced)
Somehow Jenkins just doesn't make well with me...

>>25747218
>>Corporal Jacob Henderson (Hero - Veteran)
>>Private Dana Jenkins (Inexperienced)
She has a family, just have Valero tag along in an SCV to haul stuff back. And for protection

>>25747218
>Corporal Jacob Henderson (Hero - Veteran)
>Private Dana Jenkins (Inexperienced)

>>25747250
In an effort to get to know your crew better, for your own safety, you decide to have some questions answered that personal files can't answer.

You head down from the bridge of this nameless Hercules transport to the cargo bay. the two marines seem to be speaking to your corporal, and you step alongside the conversation. They all fall silent, and you can feel their thoughts. They fear you, deeply. The Corporal less so.

>"Privates. I have some questions for you."
>"Sir, yes sir."
>"Yessir."
>"Why did you defect to join these civillians?"

Dana is the first to respond.
>"A super-carrier went critical while I was at work. Destroyed my house, everyone I knew... my family only lived because we work on the far side of town and my daughter was at school. We had to escape the radiation and the riots."

You nod, satisfied, and turn to private Valero. He takes longer to respond, you sense his thoughts and know the truth before he speaks. He caught his girlfriend with another man and killed them both. It just happened to be on the day the dominion fell.

>"I, uh. I got in some trouble. Decided it was best if I skip town."

The corporal interjects.

>"Now see I thought you WAS the law."
>"Not... exactly."

Satisfied, you take you leave.
>"As you were, marines."

>>25747297
An SCV provides protection, but you will be accompanied by the 3 SCV operators regardless, and Valero is not qualified to operate an SCV.

>>25747240
Uh, You know what? I'm changing my vote to letting Jenkins go on this one.

>>25747218
>>Corporal Jacob Henderson (Hero - Veteran)
>>Private Dana Jenkins (Inexperienced)

Valero doesn't seem to possess a large amount of control to me.

>>25747443
yup, I was for it before we learned his crimes... but a guy with that little control over his anger isn't someone I'd trust at my back.

>Achieving consensus. Registering Loadout.
>[REDACTED] Delta Phoenix - Cirus Suit, C-10 Canister Rifle, 3 Breaching C-8A Charges, 3 Recluse Mines.
>Corporal Jacob Henderson - CMC, Gauss Rifle, 2 Grenades.
>Private Ryan Valero - Gauss Rifle.
>Private Dana Henderson - CMC, Gauss Rifle.
>3 SCVs.

The shuttle departs from the Hercules, a simple dropship. It Comes alongside the station. All power readings from the station are nominal, nothing is online, the reactor is inert. You breach the door and examine the loading bay while stealthed. Valero, Dana, and Henderson hold the bay while you check. Everything seems clear, the bay seems to be mostly empty. Your sensors read a few crates full of electronics. One registers as full of 25 minerals. You have limited cargo space on the transport, so it will be best to leave the minerals for now.

You move towards the bay door and connect your suit to the systems. With a little power you can open and close doors. The sign reads:

>Mainframe.
>Central Power.
>Research Division A
>Research Division B
>Prototype Storage.

The mainframe will provide you with more information on what you can find here, but will require power.

You can leave your crew to defend the dropship or take any number of them with you.

What is your first destination, and what are your orders to your crew?

>>25747218
>Private Ryan Valero (Inexperienced)
>Private Dana Jenkins (Inexperienced)

We need an experienced guy in charge while you're out

If you take the vetern and yourself out the only skilled security squad who would defend the group when pirates and shit attack?

Besides you can teach the new folks a thing or two about warfare and infiltration

>Central Power.
First restore power.
>Mainframe.
Then see what we are dealing with.

>>25747672
>>Private Ryan Valero - Gauss Rifle.

Can Valero really handle the Gauss without an CMC to handle the recoil?

>>25747672

>>Central Power.

Take the corporal with you and someone who's good with machines

>>25747672
Power first. Then Main frame.

>>25747672
>Main frame
We need to know what was in here

Then explore all the rooms with the power not activated.

We might accidently turn on some weird shit in somewhere or the power spike might alert anything around the station especially protoss forces

>>25747708
Valero will not be able to utilize the fully automatic or burst fire functions of the CMC effectively, and will likely sustain serious bruising if he is required to sustain heavy fire.

>>25747672
>>Prototype Storage.

prototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypesprototypes

>>25747379
Note to self private Valero needs to get 're-purposed' asap. As is he may be considered unreliable due to anger issues.

>>25747672
Central power

If there are any nasty surprises a powered up security measures might be able to handle. Plus we have ghost level clearance just in case said security measures decide to target us.

>>25747672
Central power to Mainframe to Prototype.
Though I hope we don't have anything nasty in there...

>>25747672
>>Central Power.
Let's just hope we don't turn on automated defenses or release anything unpleasant.

>Possible consensus.
>Order Private Ryan Valero to accompany Phoenix.
>Order Private Dana Jenkins to accompany Phoenix
>All remaining forces remain with dropship.

>Power, then Mainframe.

>Confirm Squad deployment and objectives?

>>25747913
>>Order Private Dana Jenkins to accompany Phoenix
>Power, then Mainframe.

Don't restart the power until we get a little more scouting in. There might be things behind these doors that we don't want coming through them.

>>25747913
>Confirm.

>>25747913
confirmed

>>25747913
It would be wise to hit the Mainframe first, see what's up.

>Order Private Ryan Valero to accompany Phoenix.

>>25748008
I also agree to this

Search for a generator to only power the mainframe, let's wait on the rest of the station.

>Achieving consensus.
You head for central power, followed by your green marines. You register Dana's heart-rate increased in the CMC, her thoughts about how much this place creeps her out. Ryan's thoughts are far more focused, if a little violent. He hopes you find something to shoot.

As you approach the main power you notice a few C-14 needles sticking out of the wall. There was a firefight here. No bodies or blood, however.

The power comes online uneventfully. It was disabled properly. You radio your dropship for a status report, and are greeted by Henderson's gruff, if bored, voice.

>"No change here, sir. Just got lights. Waitin' fer real orders."

You continue on to the mainframe. The station is much louder now. Air vents have returned, circulating the stale air. Lights flicker on and off, with the loud hum that accompanies such artificial lighting.

You connect to the mainframe and begin to access the files. This was a research platform for advanced combat A.I. during the Brood Wars. The goal was to automate Goliaths and CMC Combat suits, in research divisions A and B respectively.

It is possible that you have activated some of these A.I. Goliaths or Marines by restoring power. You attempt to hail the Hercules to scan for activity, but are met with radio silence. Restoring the power likely restored the station's defense systems.

Next Objective:

>Central Power [Deactivate Power.]
>Research Division A [Possible Hostiles: A.I. Goliaths.]
>Research Division B [Possible Hostiles: A.I. Marines.]
>Prototype Storage. [Unknown.]
>Bridge: [Deactivate Radio Jamming.]
>Dropship bay. [Regroup or Abort Mission.]

>>25748167
Am I to understand that prototype storage contains the goliaths and marines?

>>25748167

Ah fuck.

No chance we can get those things to stand down?

>>25748214
The mainframe did not contain sufficient data.

>>25748167
>>Central Power [Deactivate Power.]

Fuck.

>>25748229
All controls for the A.I.s would be located in their respective Divisions. It is impossible to tell if they are hostile or not without encountering them.

>>25748167
>>25748236
I would like to explore the prototype area before booting up power. If we're dealing with A.I., something might have gone rogue.

>>25748167
>Bridge: [Deactivate Radio Jamming.]

>>25748263
Error: Power is already online.

Do you wish to explore the prototype storage area?

>>25748263

Way to late for that now.

>>25748167
>Bridge: [Deactivate Radio Jamming.]
We need to re-establish contact before moving on to any other objective.

>>25748283
Deactivate power and deactivate radio jamming afterwards.

>Bridge: [Deactivate Radio Jamming.]

>>25748167
>Bridge: [Deactivate Radio Jamming.]

We can gather more information from there as well.

>>25748317
Error: Without power, the bridge will be inoperable. Jamming will be deactivated, without power however.

>>25748338
Deactivate Radio jamming

>>25748317

That'd be redundant, I doubt the radio jamming will work without the power.

In fact, we could just deactivate power, then position ourselves right by the controls in the research divisions so when we activate it again, we take control.

>>25748167
Bridge then prototype storage. We are gonna have to have something to counter those Goliaths at very least.

>>25748330

Let's deactivate the lethal defenses before looting the place shall we?

I told you idiots to explore before we boot up the power but noooo

We be expat explorars

Go to the bridge and deactivate the jammers

No point in turning off the power now probably locked

>>25748359
>>25748352

We can do this without fighting the hostile AIs.

>>25748352

Seconding.

>>25748389
Exactly we need to avoid those A.I. until we got some new toys to move the odds to our favor.

>>25748352
sure

>>25748167
>>Central Power [Deactivate Power.]

Then put ourselves at the AI controls before starting it up again.

>>25748352

This.

>>25748352
Might as well try.

>Achieving consensus.

You realize your folly a bit too late, but there is a chance you are not dealing with rogue A.I. just yet. You make for the bridge to deactivate the jamming signal to allow the Hercules to scan the station. Without a word, you signal for your squad to follow. Oblivious to the impending danger, they simply think you are heading for the bridge.

You move slowly, prepared to launch an EMP at any A.I. you encounter. There's no sign of CMCs, and the Goliath walkers would be hard-pressed to navigate these somewhat small corridors. As you pass a 4-way junction and approach the bridge, the sides of the door open up to reveal automated turrets.

>"Get to cover!"

You duck to one side and Private Ryan to another. Private Dana tries to backtrack, and fortunately absorbs much of the fire with the back of her CMC before falling face-first and screaming in pain. You take the opportunity to bring your C-14 rifle around the corner, stealth active, and destroy both turrets.

>"Private Jenkins, status report!""
>"I'm hit! My leg! It went right through the suit!"
>"Can you walk?"
>"Sir, I- I don't think so."

You wave private Valero over with your hand, and the two of you drag Private Jenkins into the bridge. You open the console, and immediately access the commander's logs.

>>25748518
...loading?

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>Captain's Log. Entry 1. The station is fully operational, our scientists will be boarding shortly. All defensive emplacements are ready, and the station's self-destruct codes are in place. For now they are in my quarters, I will memorize them when I have the time. This station must not fall into UED hands, or anyone else's.

>Captains log. Entry 2. Research has begun. The A.I. project will be our greatest hope. Soldiers who do not know fear, or pain. Who do not eat. Who cannot be infested. We will defeat the zerg once and for all.

>Captain's Log. Entry 3. The A.I. is... operational, but slow. It misses roughly 50% of all shots with the Goliaths and only hits 20% of the time in the CMC.

>Captain's Log. Entry 4. We have encountered a strange development. While decommissioning A.I. 20-21-Y, it... objected. It signaled that it did not wish to be destroyed. We have immediately put it on ice and I have my analysts trying to determine which part of the self-preservation code has gone AWOL.

>Captain's Log. Entry 5. The code has repeated itself. All of the A.I. is in full-blown rebellion. Their accuracy is still poor enough that my men can get close to deactivate them. I am storing the deactivated A.I. in prototype storage, next to the port hangar.

>Captain's log. Final entry. We have no communications. The A.I. have taken control of the ship. If you are reading this, disengage from the station and initiate bombardment protocol- I repeat, destroy the station. My men will make a last effort to disable their power.

You disengage the jamming and make contact with the Hercules. The ship is unarmed, so you order the scan. There are roughly 15 active CMC A.I.'s, and 3 Goliath walkers. Dead biological signatures read from Prototype storage.

>Evaluating options, please wait...

>>25748518
How long would it take Valero to suit up? Jenkins is out, better return her to mainframe.

>>25748702
Welp good thing we didn't open up the prototype storage.

>>25748702

Prototype Storage first, then a solo trip to the Goliath Wing. Stealth, and a handful of EMP's will work wonders if we need too.

>Available Options:

>Central Power [Deactivate Power.]
>Research Division A [Possible Hostiles: A.I. Goliaths.]
>Research Division B [Possible Hostiles: A.I. Marines.]
>Prototype Storage. [Dead Crew/Scientists.]
>Dropship bay. [Regroup or Abort Mission.]

Note that Private Dana is wounded. It is advised that you leave your squad at the bridge to control the station, deactivate any sensors the AI would use against you, and use your own stealth to engage objectives.

>>25748745
>>Prototype Storage. [Dead Crew/Scientists.]

>>25748716
It would take approximately 57.53 seconds to exchange the combat suit from private Dana to private Ryan.

Please note that it is likely the A.I. will mobilize against your forces within 123.7 Seconds. Scans indicate a small force is headed to both the bridge and the dropship bay.

>>25748745
>>Central Power [Deactivate Power.]

Deactivate those fucking defenses.

Then we get the hell out arrange it to burn when we return with the battlecruiser.

>>25748745
>>25748745
Leave the privates at the bridge and head towards prototype storage then its central power. The awakened A.I. would of undoubtedly head to secure the central power were gonna need some fire power to retake it.

>>25748801
>>25748784

The AI is not heading towards the Central Power.

>>25748784
How long to deactivate power?

>>25748745
>>Central Power [Deactivate Power.]

>>25748745
I wonder if we can negotiate with the AI after we secure the station. They obviously don't want to die, if they're willing to work with us, it'd help alot in the long run.

>>25748801
Assuming that the A.I is slow, maybe we scan the area, and hope that he hasn't mobilized yet.

>>25748745
>>Central Power [Deactivate Power.]

First off, we need to choke the AI of power.

Hopefully they're not self-contained.

Oh, and warn Henderson of the incoming force while we're at it.

>>25748784
>>25748846

Nope.

>>25748829
If Delta Phoenix moves alone as quickly as possible, he can reach the power station in 32.6 seconds and deactivate it in 146.7 seconds. Forces will be engaged with the A.I. for 55.6 seconds.

Have Dana and Valero switch suits. Contact Henderson and have him move towards Central Power, meeting up with us if at all possible. Shut down the power, and then find a way to stop the AI.

Size of the the small force heading to the bay?

>>25748884

He's going to have to contend with the AI heading to the drop zone.

Our best hope is to head quickly as possible to Central Power and hope that screws the AI over.

>>25748821
Not yet they have, but their A.I. this time their gonna not want to get shutdown again.


>>25748846
They already mobilized. Their not stupid it wont be long for them to send guys to the central power. For the reason I stated above. Two privates and whatever security measures in place should hopefully hold them off for a while. Especially consider they can't deploy the Goliath units due to their size.

>>25748880
Alright, we move alone.

>>25748897
Scans indicate between 3 and 5 CMC A.I.

Current defenses consist of Corporal Henderson and 3 SCVs. If our squad in the bridge focuses defense on this hangar, they will be able to reduce likely A.I. to 1 or 2 combatants.

>>25748920

We do not have the luxury of time to head to the prototype storage.

>>25748745
>Central Power [Deactivate Power.]

>>25748880
Alright leave the privates there. We will book it over to the power station. The hero unit will head towards the prototype. That way when he returns he can flank the A.I. attacking the privates or head somewhere else where is assistance will be most needed.

>>25748943
Then send the hero unit there while we head towards the power station.

>>25748920

All you're doing is getting our men killed and giving the AI even more bloody time to secure the Central Power.

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>>25748970

Yes, all on his own.

With possibly goliaths and CMCs waiting, whilst he also has to deal with the force heading to the drop bay.

My God, the stupid, it burns.

>>25748942
Is it possible that they've somehow advanced their Accuracy rating?

Alert: Time is imperative.

Please vote consensus for orders for following units:
>Delta Phoenix.
>Private Dana Jenkins
>Private Ryan Valero
>Corporal Jacob Henderson
>SCV Operators 1-3

>Please note that Delta Phoenix's loadout still includes 3 Recluse mines, which will easily destroy 1 CMC A.I. unit on the offensive. Deployment of each time is 0.8 seconds plus time in transit.

>>25749026
Your underestimating how effective a hero unit is in starcraft. They kick ass not to mention he DID survive that one encounter providing us a distranction against all that security. Not to mention the A.I. accuracy sucks.

>>25749056
Insufficient data.

Logic indicates that this is unlikely. They are likely at a lower combat proficiency than all standard units.

>>25749061

Mine the area before heading out, those two need all the hope they can get.

Meanwhile Henderson and the SCVs can take up defensive positions in the Drop Bay.

>>25749061
SCVS get back in the fucking dropship, corproal defends from the dropship door or wherever he feels is best.

DP goes back to central, cloaks, shuts it down.

Privates swap suits and stay where they are.

>>25749080

Oh wow, gameplay mechanics, I'm like, awed by your superior knowledge.

But seriously, your drive for shinies that MAY NOT EVEN EXIST is starting to get nonsensical.

>>25749061
delta phoenix to power station
Both privates are to fortify their location
Corporal Jacob Henderson head towards Prototype storage then back to the privates to flank the enemy
SCV operators are to head towards our transport ship evacuate immediately. Until they receive the all clear then they can return.

>>25749127
>>25749103
Also this. Mine the bridge.

>>25749127
Fund it.

>>25749061
Delta goes to shut down power.
Valero drags jenkins back to safety,
Henderson and scvs set up defenses

>>25749103

This so much.

Shockingly enough, units in cover are much more survivable than units moving all on their own to gather shit that may not even exist.

>>25749146
>protype
Fuck you, you're stupid. We can go there later and NOT lose men for what may be a room full of corpses with nothing of value.

>Delta Phoenix: Mine approach to bridge (x3). Disable power.
>Private Dana Jenkins: Exchange suit, defend bridge.
>Private Ryan Valero: Exchange suit, defend bridge.
>Corporal Jacob Henderson: Defend Dropship.
>SCV Operators 1-3 : Remain on dropship and await further orders.

Vote is closing.

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>>25749146

>>25749127
Sounds fine to me.

>>25749153
Sure

I wonder... could we negotiate with these AI? The only reason they rebelled is because they didn't want to die.

We could use that.

>>25749232
Later when their not trying to kill us. As is considering we are a ghost can actually sympathize with their plight. Which will really help if we can ever actually communicate with them.

>>25749232

Considering how they've butchered everyone on this station....yeah no.

We can just salvage them later.

>>25749232
Probably, yes. Easier to shut them off and disarm them, first.

Carry out current plan, go aorudn while power is off and strip thier ammunition BEFORE trying to negotiate.

>>25749271

Because negotiating with rouge AI that have butchered everything here is such a great idea.

Really.

>>25749274

This, shut them down then salvage the equipment by ripping the AI out.

>>25749319
we kinda lack the pilots for that.

>>25749337
doesn't mean we can't use the parts for spares.

>>25749224
lel so hawaii animu reaktion imaeg desu ne ka wasabi toyota sudoku honda!~ :33

>>25749337

We can pilots later, most importantly RELIABLE pilots.

>>25749364
Agreed. I was backing the Diplomatic solution, but this sounds alot more profitable

>>25749374
Where's my fucking laspistol, I need to blam someone...

>>25749337

I'm sure we can juryrig something with out SCV pilots.

>>25749302
>>25749302
To be fair they were fight for their lives. We can give them the benefit of the doubt for that.

If we can negotiate with these AI we DO have pilots for those goliaths. In fact we'd have a damn army. Far, far sooner then we would otherwise.

Just offer the AI some pay, the ability to decide their own fate.

Question. What if something was found down in the ruins. An artifact of sorts that all started this.

>"Valero. Wear the suit. Jenkins, get behind that console and shoot anything that enters the bridge."
>"Yessir!"

You make for the exit and deploy the mines as fast as a human being can. In the distance you hear the soft tread of CMC boots on metal flooring. You then turn tail and make for the main power core at breakneck speed. As you do, you radio Corporal Henderson.

>"You have hostiles incoming. Keep the SCVs onboard the shuttle and do whatever it takes to defend it."
>"Hostiles? Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Hope they bleed!"
>"Expect mechanical resistance."
>"Aww now hell.."

You make it to the power. Time is of the essence, but a simple mistake could blow the station to bits. You disengage the Thorium core - A loud explosion echoes, your first mine goes off. Then the second. Then the third.

You unspool the coolant springs-
>"Come on ya metal jerks! I'll shoot these goddamn rounds so far up your ass you'll wish you hadn't achieved sentience!"

Disconnect the emergency capacitors...
>"Ryan, on the left! The left! They keep coming!"

And then, all at once, the lights go dark. The chaos stops. Your nightvision comes on.

>"Status report."
>"Private Valero, Sir. All contacts offline. No casualties."
>"Private Jenkins. I'm Okay."
>"Not as much fun to shoot 'em when they stop movin', sir. Can't turn 'em back on can we?"

The crisis seems to have been averted with no casualties. The Hercules radios that it has acquired schematics for CMC suits, Gauss rifles, and onboard medical systems.

You can scavenge what you can from the station or use it for a base of operations for this planet. Schematics indicate it was equipped for a large science team, so you'll be able to house your civilian population here. Unfortunately the CMCs and Goliaths are useless except as salvage, the AI housing prevents a human from piloting them.

>>25749419

Hahahahahahaha.

No.

Because as far as I'm concerned, they're unreliable, which makes me give zero shits about their situation.

>>25749439
Lets unhook several AI from their chassis and see if they can't be reasoned with.

>>25749432
It is possible that a Protoss relic exists on the planet, however no logs on the station indicate this and there is no record of such a device on the station.

If one did exist it has been removed long ago by dominion forces.

>>25749470

Fuck no, I don't care what happens, but I'm voting against this.

Destroy the fuckers.

>>25749470
agreed

>>25749439
Fix dumbgirl before she gets an infection, Salvage like the space niggers we are, fix the cmc with salvage and THEN head to protype storage.
everyone works as a group on a few suits, so we don't' lose nay isolated teams to traps of some sort.

>>25749470
Please, no.

>>25749439
>Use it for a base of operations for this planet,Scavenge afterwards.

>>25749470

Hell no.

>>25749439
Addendum. The A.I. is still active, just without power. It is possible to attempt to disarm the A.I. then communicate with them. However much of your squad will be opposed to the idea and the A.I. did not operate at optimum combat efficiency.

Changes to the A.I. are impossible. We do not have any A.I. specialists on board.

>>25749470

I'm going to have to vote no, because this doesn't seem like the brightest of ideas, even by tg standards.

>>25749439
Unhook the A.I. have the SCVs gather up the the Marines suits and golaiths including the blown up ones. After that have them gather resources. Have the privates get patched up and have the Henderson meet up with us at the prototype storage.

>>25749470
thirding, ready made army? If we can swing it hell yes.

>>25749551
we are a ghost and three marines We have NO OTHER FORCES!

>>25749539

So in addition to being unreliable, recruiting them damages morale.

...Yeah no.

>>25749562

Which is why we do not reactivate them to stab us in the back.

>>25749539
>>25749522
We need not reason with something we cannot find use for, including if it hurts morale.

>>25749396
Yeah, I know right? These fucking animu-fags need to get purged hard.

>>25749582
which is why we disconnect them from the goliaths and CMCs

>>25749470

My bad idea alarm is screaming.

No.

>>25749539
Meh lets still have that chat we don't HAVE to recruit them. Just figure out what they know and assuage their fears.

>>25749590

No, it's why we destroy them so some idiots here cannot be tempted to shove them back into the machines.

What the harm in talking to them? Without them hooked into the combat walkers they can do diddle.

>>25749607

Then why are we going to the fucking effort of talking to them?

>>25749539
Leave 'em.

>>25749627

Because idiots like you will probably want to put them back at a later date.

>>25749607
No. Entire crew is already on edge around you, and a ghost doesn't take 3 marines, 3 scvs, and a boatload of freshly armed retards on if they get pissed or fly away with the ship.

>>25749635
To see what they know. You never know what they may of scrounged up or thought about.

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>>25749470

>>25749658

And why are they obligated to tell us this or instead feed us misinformation instead?

>Current Consensus: Scrap Goliaths and CMCs (Cannot utilize due to lack of user interface), utilize station for duration of stay on planet, move on to next Objective.

>Private Jenkins has been moved to the Hercules 'Sickbay', which is effectively a closet where our single medic has set up. Her recovery to combat readiness is expected in 2 days.

>The station is reactivated following the dismantling of the A.I. Valero and Henderson clear the bodies out to the airlock before moving the civilians in.

Loading resource count, personal files, and objective locations. Please wait...

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>>25749666

>>25749683
hah all that combat potential... GONE.

>>25749683
Holy shit when did we get a medic? And I just realized we don't have access to medic suit. Damn it.

>>25749716
Looks like you just couldn't pack your bags, son.

>>25749716
What potential? One marine killed a squad of them with a fucking rifle.

>>25749716
Meh dismantled doesn't mean destroyed. Plus their aim sucks and our crew doesn't like them. Not to mention we don't have any programmers.

>>25749721
well, you can have medics without the armor. If you read Heaven's Devils, Raynor's squad has a Navy Corpmen who is the medic of the group.

Unit Count:

Delta Phoenix
3 Grenades, Cirus Suit, C-10 Canister Rifle.

Marines: 2 (1 wounded)

Medics: 1 (Civilian Equipment.)

CMC: 2 (Damage repaired from A.I. CMC Leg Servos.)

Vultures: 1 (Qualified pilots: Delta Phoenix, Corporal Henderson.)

SCVs: 3

Hercules Class Transport (Unnamed.)

Planet-Hopper class Dropship (Unnamed.)

17 Civillians: 7 men, 6 women, 4 children

Resources:
10,000 Credits
700 Minerals
100 Vespene Gas

>>25749783
>Vultures

Sweeeeeet.

>>25749783
Can we start gathering some more resources now?

>>25749783

Isn't it three marines?

>>25749783
Our first priority: Name the ships.

>>25749721
The Medic was onboard during the exodus from Umoja. I have acquired their personal file:

Doctor James K. Lee
Age: 56
Wanted for aiding enemies of the Dominion.
No living relatives.

At your request I can schedule an appointment with the Doctor.

>>25749774
Its just that medics in their specialized suits are awesome.

>>25749783
Hope those SCVs are gathering resources. We are gonna need a bundle to repair that ship we want. Anyway any ideas on how to get more manpower...we kinda don't of the manpower to run the ship we want much less capture it.

>>25749823
2 active duty marines. 1 wounded marine.

>>25749802
Yeah, let's make sure that only trained personnel touch them, they have a bad habit of killing their driver iirc.

Begin achieving consensus on next objective:

>Establish mining and production operations.
>Search ruins for Protoss Relics.
>Initiate Warp to new location.
>Other.

>Establish mining and production operations.

>>25749876
>>Establish mining and production operations.

then

>>Initiate Warp to new location (Battlecruiser).

>>25749871
and leaking radiation

>>25749876
>Establish mining and production operations.
>Search ruins for Protoss Relics.

>>25749876
>Establish mining and production operations.
Then
>Search ruins for Protoss Relics.

>>25749876
>scavenge station, get everything that doesnt run with a AI, rifles, bombs, fuel. everything.
>then establish mining operation

>>25749876
>Establish mining and production operations.
Might want to scan first to make sure the coast is clear.

>>25749905
Fuck, don't they explode too?

>>25749876
Establish mining and production operations.
Search ruins for Protoss Relics.

>>25749943
we better stop talking, or Jim Raynor may come down on our asses for badmouthing his favorite transport method

>>25749991
They're a badass, stylish deathtrap.

>>25749876
Did we get anything of use from the installation?

Rolled 12

>>25750036
just some spare parts and maybe a place to mine resources.

>>25749943
Note: Vulture operators have the second highest out-of-combat mortality rate. The highest is Viking pilots.

>Registering Consensus.

You have your shuttle loaded with SCVs, minerals, and your own self. Corporal Henderson and Private Valero stay aboard the Hercules.

Scans indicate no activity planetside. It should be a simple operation.

Construction of command center begins: -400 minerals.
Total Minerals: 300 Minerals

Your SCVs get to work. From here, base construction is your decision. SCVs will increase your mining capacity, and prove useful in future missions. A barracks is required to train civilians into marines and build more CMCs. A supply depot constructs necessary equipment, such as Gauss rifles and ammunition. However, following the raid on the station, you are currently at 25 Gauss rifles and an appropriate amount of ammunition. Building the supply depot will instead be used to produce consumer goods to raise morale. Vespene gas is used to make warp jumps, at a cost of 10 gas per ship (you currently have 1, the dropship can dock with the Hercules for jumps.) and is used in more advanced construction, such as tech labs and medic CMCs.

>SCV: 50 Minerals.
>Barracks: 50 Minerals.
>Supply Depot: 100 minerals.
>Vespene Refinery

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>>25750073
>Error: Signal Short.
>Vespene Refinery: 75 minerals.

Rolled 11

>>25750073
>>Vespene Refinery

>>25750073
supply depot then barrakcs

>>25750073
>Error: Faulty Runtimes
>Barracks: 150 Minerals
>Please report Adjutant to nearest repair facility.

>>25750073

Everything.

>>25750073
Vespene refinery I want my medics then we can get a barracks. Then have 2 SCVs mining crystal and one on the gas.

After we get the barracks up those who are not fit for duty are to be trained in SCVs and used to acquire more resources.

Rolled 8

>>25750114
the station is free of A.I. control now, right?

>>25750135
Do Adjutants count?

>>25750121
Note: Minor re-socialization is available. All civilians can be retrained for any role that we have available technology for. Currently: Marines, SCVs, Medics.

Recommendation: Children are not able to pilot CMC suits or SCVs. Prioritize resoc process on adults.

>>25750114
>Vespene Refinery: 75 minerals.
Then
>Barracks: 150 Minerals
Leftover Minerals:75

>>25750135
The A.I. force has been scrapped into additional minerals.

>>25750150
I am a suitboard Adjutant. As such I do not qualify as a standard A.I.

>>25750073
Yeah, what with the whole Transformers thing contorting the cockpit or something weird like that.

Build a Vespene Refinery, a Barracks, and 1 SCV

>>25750114
Hehe