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>"Come on! You're going to be late to school, sweetie!"
>"I don't want to go, mum. The other kids make fun of me."
>"Everybody has to go to school, just don't listen to them."
>"But they think I'm weird!"

A sharp pain brings you out of that memory. You don't know if it was yours or if you were reading the mind of the woman in front of you while unconcious. She's obviously not one of yours. Red hair hangs long down one side of her face, the other side shaven down. Old-Earth runes for the number 13 are tattooed into one cheek. She has CMC gauntlets over her hands but otherwise appears to be in civilian clothes. You feel your lower lip bleeding and can see blood on her right hand CMC gauntlet.

>"Hoooola senorita. I hear you caused us quite a problem, yeah? You just thought you could walk in here and start shooting?"

It appears that you've been captured by the Diablos Locos prior to extraction. Your Cirus suit has been removed, and you are currently tied to piping overhead via chains. Fortunately your implants remain intact and you appear relative unharmed. Internal clocks read that you have been unconcious for 1 hour, 24 minutes, 17 seconds. It is likely that your crew knows you have been captured and will mount a rescue operation. Casualties can be expected if Corporal Henderson did not manage to recruit additional marines.

>"What's the matter, corazon? You don't like to talk? That's okay. I know how to get what I want. And right now, I want to know who you are, and why you were here, yeah?"

She rubs one CMC gauntlet over the other in what is likely meant to be an intimidating gesture. Although a crude form of interrogation, you know full well that a CMC can easily break your bones and lower your combat effectiveness. You need to stall for time or attempt to escape.

>Use psionics, attempt to gain emotional leverage over your interrogator.
>Lie about purpose, tell her Dominion sent you, give false information.
>Attempt escape. Use free legs to snap her neck.

>>25764495
Fuck this bullshit. Snap her neck and let's get the hell out of here!

>>25764495
>>Use psionics, attempt to gain emotional leverage over your interrogator.

>>25764495
>Use psionics, attempt to gain emotional leverage over your interrogator.

We'll make her our bitch.

>>25764495

>Use psionics, attempt to gain emotional leverage over your interrogator.

Lure her into a false sense of security, bringing her into optimal position to go with option 3 if the psionics aren't wholly successful.

>>25764495
Use psionics, attempt to gain emotional leverage over your interrogator.

Is there a reason we don't roll in this quest op? Its pretty common in order to add as bit of random chance in the mix.

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>Registering Consensus.

You delve into her mind. Recent memories, then farther back. Her motives, her reason for joining this mercenary outfit, her family.

As you delve in you realize that you would've been executed outright, except for the fact that one of the gangsters you killed - you clearly recall it as the one you knifed on the ground - was romantically involved with her. She specifically requested this interrogation.

Your telepathy also reveals that while you are alone in this room with her, there are two armed guards outside of this room, where your equipment is located.

You decide to focus on her motivations. She had a stim addiction and stole from her parents, who disowned her when they found out. She sought refuge with the Diablos Locos, using her training as a Dominion pilot.

You sense that she is not very fond of the gang, and simply joined them alongside her lover who had fed her addiction for so long.

You speak first.
>"Wait, you don't have to do this, Mia."
>"How - How do you know my name!?"

Your interrogator is angered by this, approaching closer.

>"I'm a ghost. I know everything about you. I know why you did it."
>"Did what?! I didn't do anything!"

Her stance changes from anger to fear. Despite the immediate comfort this brings you, you realize you are still very much in danger.

>"I don't know if they would forgive you, they don't seem the type. But I would. It's not too late to leave this place. You can join me. I can use a pilot like you."
>"Yeah? Like I can trust you, after you killed the only person who mattered to me!?"

You dig deeper, looking for your next move. Recently her boyfriend had become more abusive, his own addiction and rising rank within the organization had caused him to become more violent.

>"He wasn't the man you knew. That man was gone. He was just a parasite, he was just using you. You deserve better. I am sorry I killed him, but I did you a favor."
>"You- You! I can't - "
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>>25764780
Currently RNG would contribute nothing.

I will be making rolls for success in incredibly difficult missions, and the likelihood of squadmate survival in future deployments.

>>25764787
You can't tell if she's angry with you or herself. Tears start to form as she holds her gauntlets at her side.

>"I can't go back to the Dominion, either."
>"I'm not Dominion. I've gone rogue. I am free. You can be, too."

She seems to be considering your proposal.

>She has lowered her guard. Kill her silently.
>Continue to attempt to have her join your crew.
>Lie to her, have her escort you out of the base under the pretense of joining your crew, then kill her.

Note: There is a 74% likelihood she will attempt to reconnect with the Diablos Locos if her morale is low, should she join your crew.

>>25764878
>>Continue to attempt to have her join your crew.
the more the merrier, right?

>>25764878
>Lie to her, have her escort you out of the base under the pretense of joining your crew, then kill her.

>>25764878

>Continue to attempt to have her join your crew.

We'll have to ween her off the stim addiction, but I imagine a ghost is more than capable of giving a horrific story of similar wrongs being done to them.

Perhaps we could work a sort of... 'tortured souls' angle?

>>25764878
>Kill her silently

>>25764978
simpler suggestion? Resoc

Rolled 6

continue appealing to her to get her to join us

Also i have a problem.I can't see the reply box when i click on a post's number. How can i fix this?

>Continue to attempt to have her join your crew.
we could use her. And a period in the resoc tube could cure her of that addiction.

>>25765016

will Resoc deal with the withdrawal problems? We should still try to snag some stims on the way out just to be sure we have them available to help her break the addiction if needed.

>>25765106
debatable. However, erasing the memory would probably forestall the issue, on top of removing any aggressive thoughts toward us.

Wasn't the rest of our crew doing the stim smuggling operation?

>Continue to attempt to have her join your crew.

I can already see this descending into waifu faggotry.

>Registering Consensus.

>"You can have a better life, Mia. You can get away from all this. I know you don't want to stay here. I spent my entire life doing terrible things for the Dominion, but now I'm free."

She looks at you, her face changing from sadness to determination.

>"Wait here."

You're not sure what you're waiting for, and hope you didn't make the wrong decision. She steps out of the room. You hear brief talking, then loud snaps. She walks back into the room, your Cirus suit in one hand, C-10 rifle in the other.

>"We don't have very long. We'll have to make it to the raider's bay, there are ships there."
>"I need to do one thing, first."

You bring up your communication transponder on your HUD, and hail the ship.

>"Dark Phoenix to Hercules."
>"Well there you are, boss! Me an' Valero were juuuust about to go blow up a whole mess o' Banditos lookin' fer you. Did you make it out?"
>"I am en route. I will signal you once I have acquired a vessel and can dock with the Hercules. I have one additional recruit with me."
>"A new friend! I'll put out the fancy China then, boss."

Between your stealth suit and Mia's element of surprise, you have no trouble dispatching anything between you and the landing bay. You have several ship options available.

>2 Wraiths. No cloaking reactors.
>1 Valkyrie. 4-person capacity. Air-To-Air missles.
>1 Assault Dropship. 8 person capacity. Onboard Gauss turret.

>>25765128
The rest of your crew finished recruitment operations and is awaiting your return on the Hercules.

>>25765130
Records would indicate that Mia is not interested in romantic relations with Delta Phoenix.

>2 Wraiths. No cloaking reactors.
hello force multiplier.

Also wreck the other ships before we leave.

>>25765139
>>1 Valkyrie. 4-person capacity. Air-To-Air missles.

>>25765139
>1 Valkyrie. 4-person capacity. Air-To-Air missles.

Hell there old friend.

>>25765139
We had fun in a Valkyrie last time, eh?
>Valkyrie

>>25765139
>>1 Valkyrie. 4-person capacity. Air-To-Air missles.
last time was a charm, eh?

>>25765139
>1 Valkyrie. 4-person capacity. Air-To-Air missles.

Honestly, if those wraiths had those cloaking reactors I'd go for them, but since they don't...

Actually, let's just hijack two ships, one for each of us.

>>25765139
>1 Wraiths. No cloaking reactors.
>1 Valkyrie. 4-person capacity. Air-To-Air missles.

We have two people, make the most of it.

>>25765139
Jack the valkyrie.

Rolled 53

>>25765155
>1 Assault Dropship. 8 person capacity. Onboard Gauss turret.

Much better for stealth operations i should think

>>25765196

Supporting.

>>25765139

Do we have time and explosives to sabotage anything we can't take?

I'm thinking Mia grabs the Valk or Dropship while we grab a Wraith and destroy the other two ships, unless we can drop a timed explosive in the cockpits of the two we leave.

>>25765205

Except it has no cloaking reactor.

Well whadyya know.

>>25765205

How exactly is it better for stealth operations?

Changing my >>25765167
to >>25765196

Two ships is better than one.

Rolled 53

>>25765155
>>25765214

What was our original goal in here anyway?

>>25765196
this.

>>25765222

It can disract any SAMs while we sneak in!

>>25765229
Firebat Schematics

>>25765183

Switching vote to >>25765196

Take her out with us, then kill her. She's unstable, and pilots aren't exactly fucking rare in a space-faring society.

Least chance of future fuckups, immediate injury, or casualties during a rescue operation.

Plus, she's emotionally weak. We needed less than a pargaraph to break the whore.

>>25765196
also switching vote to this.

>>25765254
resoc

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You missed your last stint in a Valkyrie, and have no intention of leaving any possible assets go to waste.

>"Mia, take one of the Wraiths. I'm taking the Frigate."

She heads off, you recognize the wraith from her memory, it was hers originally. She takes off out of the bay first. You turn around as soon as you're clear and blast the remaining ships apart. Although it's a tiny fraction of the gang's overall fleet, you feel better in doing so.

You return the Hercules, now with 2 more ships at your disposal, and an experienced wraith pilot.

Uploading details from recruitment mission. Total resources are as follows:

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>>25765242

Leaving aside the waste of a perfectly good ship, what can it do the others can't?

>>25765254

Resocialization is useful like that.

Unit Count:

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

Marines: 4 CMC (+1 Green Recruit from Recruit Mission.)

Medics: 2 CMC (1 Civilian Equipment)

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

SCVs: 8

Hercules Class Transport (Unnamed.)

Planet-Hopper class Dropship (Unnamed.)

Wraith (Dolphin 13, Pilot: Mia Rodriguez)

Valkyrie (Unnamed)

1 Command Center

1 Barracks

72 Morale

Civillians: 9 men, 7 women, 4 children

Resources:
9,000 Credits
>Minerals: 800
>Gas: 185

Personal files available per request.

Awaiting input
>...

Also, drop ship. We can't do everything alone and an armed boat to shuttle in troops will be useful, lest we lose our ground team to stupid shit one day.

Valkyrie is only useful now and the wraith can't cloak.

>>25765293

Gotta wonder why the Valkyrie is so small though, it's a frigate right? I would at least expect a crew in the double digits.

>>25765293
put maria through resoc as a rehab alternative. Additionally, show me the starmap.

>>25765293
I think by allowing her to retrieve her own ship we managed to stave off a morale problem... but put her in resoc for her addiction anyway.

Lets begin training some firebats and a couple more marines while Delta Phoenix goes on that assassination mission.

>>25765254

While I agree to the pilot's flaws, she is also Dominion-trained and boasts some level of experience from that.

And beggars can't be choosers. We lack a pilot and just stole two craft with her help, we didn't blow up her family completing our last mission, and we can put her flaws to use for us.

She very well could end up being turned into our most loyal follower.

>>25765293
did the men finish recruiting yet?

>>25765334

Oh for pity's sake, just put the girl though rehab and call it a day.

>>25765309
Note: The Valkyrie has a crew of up to 4, including a pilot, navigator, and two gunners.

The actual frigate has a capacity of 30 individuals, or cargo. The frigate you have commandeered currently holds a cargo of H.A.L.O. missles.

>>25765347
Yes. See previous unit list for details.

1 marine and several civilians were recruited.

>>25765293
Ask Maria if she wants to go through resoc for rehab.

>>25765334
Fair points.
>>25765324
>trian firebats
Just cross train all of our marines. We only have so many people, fuck specialization.

If we DO get more volunteers, they get cross trained too, lest we get stuck with firebats in the open field, or not enough fire in a corridor.

We can afford to produce the extra suits easily in the short term.

We may wish to hunt for a goliath pilot or two as well. Fast movign, armored vehicles woudl make for good backup if one of our solo missions on a planet goes wrong, and goliaths make for good base security as well with their mix of armamaments.


Just use the pilots to run SCVS or guard the dropship until we can build walkers.

>>25765358
This. I don't want our trained pilot freaking out on a mission because of withdrawal.

>>25765359

Huh, no engineer?

And that's still rather small, the modern Arleigh Burke class holds about 275 people, though obviously things would be different because of different requirements and techbase.

>>25765397
Well what exactly will our army's focus be? Since we're a ghost we need professionals who can shore up our weaknesses and enchance our strengths. How about a flight of reapers?

>>25765377
since we have new people and are in a semi-public place we should do a big morale thing, before we go off to horrible places unknown. spend some credits buying premium food or somesuch, let them have a party. keep ourselves out of it, 'captains distance' lets the men think we are inviceable.

also, tell mia to not inform anyone we are a girl let them see us a a ghost only.

Your first priority is Mia's addiction. Your marines, Henderson, Valero, and Jenkins, meet you onboard your barracks, in orbit over the planet.

>"What, are you going to train me to be a marine now, too? I don't do boarding actions."
>"Not quite. We don't exactly have access to stim-packs, and I can't have you do something... dangerous."

Mia doesn't object verbally, but you can read her thoughts. She resents you, thinks you're judgmental, and slightly regrets her decision.

You have cured her addiction, but she has taken a hit to her morale.

Awaiting next orders:
>...

>>25765444
show me the starmap

>>25765444
we still have that assassination mission lined up? We could use the credits to treat our people now that we are out of danger.

Plus juicy schematics.

>>25765419
Automation. Ships have smaller and smaller crews, even today. Remember when bombers weren't just a fighter with a copilot and a tougher frame?

Yeah.
also
>30 indivual cpacity
what are the chances we cna fuck with the valkryie to be able to engage ground targets?

would make a good insertion vessel, load the vulture in, a squad or three of marines, a spare firebat cmc, ect. Tactical as fuck. That, or we coudl use it as a medevac. Or both.

>>25765419
The Valkyrie's primary use of service was automation of onboard systems.

All crew member are required to be engineers by UED and Dominion standards. However this is not currently possible with our schematics.

I can check personnel files for possible Valkyrie crew at your request.

>>25765444

She should be bloody glad we didn't resoc her all the way.

Also assign that smuggling job to our marines and medics to give them some shakedown time.

>>25765455
Loading Starmap:


>Jungle World XTYU003: Protoss Nexus, home to Dark Templar.

>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: Current Location. 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.

>>25765474

Might as well make them useful, do it. At the very least it'll make good practice until we reach the Hydron.

Loading Business Opportunities in sector:


>Requesting guards against boarding action for diamond ship docking: pays 5,000.
>Assassination, Dominion Warrant Officer, pays 5,000.
>Assassinate rival gang member: pays 15,000
>Stimpack Smuggling (DON'T USE GOODS): pays 10,000.

>>25765502
>>Battlecruiser Hydron: Derelict battlecruiser in high orbit over zerg-occupied urban world of Jestos.

Let's do this.

>>25765515
Loading files while consensus is achieved on next orders.

>...

>>25765502
pick up resources and then head to the battlecruiser.

>Assassinate rival gang member: pays 15,000
This for Delta Phoenix


>Stimpack Smuggling (DON'T USE GOODS): pays 10,000.
This for our crew. Gives them a chance to work together.

Seek out volunteers for firebat training amongst the civvies.

>>25765502
>Volcanic World HA002: Old zerg hive world. Nuked out years ago during the Brood Wars. Heavy in minerals, vespene gas, and geothermal energy.

Romance Mia.

>>25765539
do something to up morale here, then go for the battlecruiser.

can we replenish our spider mines here?

>>25765561
no

but we should see about raising her morale.

>>25765502
>>Battlecruiser Hydron: Derelict battlecruiser in high orbit over zerg-occupied urban world of Jestos.


fuck yea get in repare and get out

jump toJungle World XTYU003 then
Battlecruiser Hydron:and back that way any one looking to were we are going/live thinks its there

>>25765502
>>Battlecruiser Hydron: Derelict battlecruiser in high orbit over zerg-occupied urban world of Jestos.

We might as well get this over with.

>>25765552
Seconded also we need more recruits.

>>25765576
>>25765570
>>25765534
but... but tasty schematics
15k credits.
We could order luxeries!

>>25765555
we may wanna steer clear of zerg till we got our fighting forces at least in the double digits. more resources is not a bad plan though.

>>25765552
shouldn't we start training the scrubs on the easier, cheaper missions?

Stick Mia with Gary Bynes.

Have Mia train Gary to be an expert pilot.
This is the contribution Gary can give, and Mia's morale will raise due to being part of a family again.

Also get her to be friends with Dana or whatever as part of this.

>>25765608
gary is a medic though.

>>25765502
>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.

Hell yeah, this sounds like the perect place tog gather more crew and black market tech!

>>25765595
lol luxuries i'm pictureing a tasteful skirt to go with the crius suit.

(and yes i still think we should get morale up before we leave here)

>>25765434
We should take what we can find, frankly. That being said, sustainability is also important. IE, no point at all in shit we can't produce and won't be using, and we shouldnt' even be buildign an "army" yet.

We're building a boarding team and crew to man a single ship and a couple of escorts, and need to focus on versatility, so shit like say, siege tanks? Right out. The goliath gets my vote for being a reliable vehicle that cna engage any target, firebtas help with our immediate goal, marines are versatile as shit, ect.


So, some points
-we can always attempt to use stealth
-reactors only have so much power
-we may need to be extracted
Therefore, speed is important in our forces. Get in and get out. Next time we get caught, ti may be a marine stimmed out the ass and unable to be influenced in full armor "interrogating" us. fuck waiting.

-We only have so many people, this isn't the rts
So, again: speed. We cannot stick around and lose men.
versatile. If it can do two things, we want it. We want to get our men proficient in numerous things when feaasible. Similar things, mind you.

Marines=firebats.
Junkie bitch should learn to fly the valkryie.


As for the future, we have four ships now, two arme,d and are looking at a gorgon.

Let's try for more and more air-space dominance. No gettign stuck in on the ground if we can avoid it, be roving mercs with a capable enough fleet to fight off pursuit. Keep moving so we don't get hunted down, kill what catches us, use armed dropships or modified valkryies so we can launch FAST raids and strikes, either as the entire mission, or to insert reinforcements if we fight a real pitched battle for some godawful reason.

And also for evac, because FUCK dying to death.

we also need ships to ensure we don't get stranded by a handful of wraiths one day.
So yeah, get reapers, if they fit the parameter of "be fast and useful" or "fulfills short term goals at reasonable cost"

>>25765616
but Gary also wants more combats

>>25765515
I have found the following individuals already on our crew.

ame: Dave Jonesy
Sex: M
Current Rank: Warrant Officer
Current Assignment: Civilian
Additional Training: Dropship Pilot, Navigator,
Age: 26
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 139 Lbs.
Known Relatives: None
Addt'l Notes: Wanted for Aiding Enemies of the Dominion. Dominion Dropship Pilot.

Name: Carol Theon
Sex: F
Current Rank: Corporal
Current Assignment: Civilian
Additional Training: SCV Pilot, Dropship Pilot,
Age: 22
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 141 Lbs.
Known Relatives: Dan Theon (Civilian, Husband.)
Addt'l Notes: Wanted for smuggling activity. Wanted for aiding enemies of the Dominion.

Name: Harold 'Red' Stigrid
Sex: M
Current Rank: None
Current Assignment: Civilian
Additional Training: Wraith Pilot, Grizzly Gunner, Marine Training, CMC-660 Training.
Age: 21
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 162 Lbs.
Known Relatives: None
Addt'l Notes: Criminal record: Murder, arson, theft, smuggling, piracy, mutiny. Ex-Dominion pilot.
Personal Note from Corporal Henderson:
>"Good kid. I like 'em."

>>25765539
I shall vote for doing the Stimpack smuggling. We need all the tech we can get.

>>25765656
How long does it take to train someone in the use of proper suits (Aka, marine suits, Firebat suits, etc)

And can one person know how to use different suits?
We kinda have a supply cap issue...just need to make sure.

>>25765656
Assign the two with ship experiance to the valk. Have them start familiriazing themselves with the controls.

Assign Red to Henderson's Marines. We should interview him later to see what drove him to mutiny and murder though.

>>25765634
Forgot:
But overall goal shoudl ALWAYS be
"is it a ship?"
If no
"Is it useful on a ship, or for "get things to fix ship, need to make base not get exploded" operations?


And since we are short on people, this means using relatively few units and (probably) defensive structures so we can hit quota and get the fuck out fast.

>>25765691
Our current infrastructure allows us to re-socialize 2 individuals per day. We can increase this number with additional Barracks.

>>25765656
did we check to see if anyone with us has psychic potential? even if it's super low 'i can tell if someone is trying to scan me and maybe keep them out' levels?

>>25765656
Carol shoudl be on the valkryie.

Stash an SCV in the hold, she can repair the thing if we ever take or send it out on detached duties.

>>25765729
There is no record of Psionics on board apart from Delta Phoenix. Any psionics on record are hunted by the Dominion, it is unlikely we will know they are psionics of any caliber until Delta Phoenix comes into contact with one.

So, we seem to be fairly mixed on what we want to do.

Some want to head for that battlecruiser immediately.

I love this, but I'm worried that we'll only have a single chance to get in and recover that ship before zerg overwhelm us. If we don't have enough resources to repair it to flight status and GTFO, we might lose it for good.

That said, I think this needs to be our primary objective in the near future.
How do we ensure we're ready to get in there, clear it of any zerg or other hostiles, are -certain- we have the resources to repair the ship, and get out of there all in a single go?

The alternative would be a stealth mission to recon the battlecruiser and find out what we'll need, but I don't see the resources we'd likely need for that sort of mission.

>>25765808
I suggested going to mine more resources from the volcanic planet for such an occasion.

Though, I suppose we could go for an assassination mission first...

Achieving current consensus. Please vote:

>Assign Carol and Dave to Valkyrie duty.
>Assign Red to Marine Duty. (Will require additional CMC, -50 minerals.)
>Construct CMC-660's with Perdition Flamethrowers, but do not train additional marines to pilot the firebats. (-100 Minerals, -25 Gas per firebat suit. We do not yet have a tech lab.)
>Assign Marines to Stimpack Smuggling mission (+10,000 credits.)
>Assign Delta Phoenix to Assassination mission (+15,000 credits.)

Recommendation: We have many idle civilians. Conserving them is a supply strain for no reason.

Note: We lack proper supplies. We can construct a supply depot on the platform (potentially we can sell it to local gangs or salvage it after we leave the system.), we can purchase supplies planetside, we can allow morale to drop for now.

>>25765850
we do have a 'safe' place here. we should make some kind of use of it.

>>25765860
>>Assign Delta Phoenix to Assassination mission (+15,000 credits.)
while
>Assign Carol and Dave to Valkyrie duty.

>>25765808
We need to recruit more people, then probbaly piss off somewhere to gather minerals and gas for a loong while.

Perhaps back to where we were, it was safe enough.

After THAT, we need to start findign specialists- namely, ex dominion or even UED ships crews and technicians so we can crew the fucker.

Otherwise, we'll fix it and be limping around in a working but defenseless battle cruiser. Hello, pirates. And Dominion, because they'd love a free cruiser. When we go, it MUST be in one fell fucking swoop. Grab it, , get the guns up and everything running all at once, jump out.


We need the guns. Might get followed.


we can;t look at the hing first because our ships can't stealth and the zerg will doubtless want to eat us.

>>25765860
Do it.
Do it all.

>>25765885
All of these actions can be undertaken simultaneously.

>>25765860
Buy supplies, keep recruiting grunts, offload any civilians who are interested in staying and of no value to us. Get morale up and equipment in shape, then it's off to mine for blue rocks.

>>25765860
assign carol and dave to valkyrie duty
assign red to marine duty
assign delda phoenix to assassination mission.

buy some supplies. and do something to perk mia up.

>>25765914
ok then, let's do 'em all

>>25765926
Also take the assassination mission. No stimpacks, that's asking for trouble if someone decides they like them too much.

do them all.

Also seek out volunteers for firebats. We don't really need to preserve civilian status for the people that joined us.

and yes build a supply depo locally. We'll sell it later.

Day 2:

Barracks: Constructed Tech Lab. Constructed CMC for Red.
>In queue: 2 Firebat suits (No Pilot.)

Assigned following Loadout to smuggling mission:
>Corporal Henderson (Hero - Veteran)
>Private Dana Jenkins (Green)
>Private Ryan Valero (Green)
>Private Harold Stigrid (Experienced)
>Estimate 98% Chance of success.
>Estimate 0% casualties.

Assigned following Loadout to smuggling mission:
Delta Phoenix ([REDACTED])
>C10 Rifle, Cirus Suit, 2 Grenades.

Assigned to Valkyrie Duty:
>Warrant Officer Dave Jonesy (Experienced - Pilot)
>Corporal Carol Theon (Green - Copilot)

Assigned to Wraith Duty:
>Mia Rodriguez (Hero - Veteran)

Loading mission briefing for Dark Phoenix...

>Loading mission briefing. Encryption secure.
>Alpha-22-1-0-A-A-7-8-0-88709
>Begin Transmission.

My employers the Black Moon Consortium, thank you for accepting this contract and wish you the best of luck. Your target, Helena Snow, must be eliminated. She is the sector leader of the Rosemary's Angels.

They are a mercenary group operating out of New Jamesson's financial district. They are a professional mercenary outfit, so while these are their financial offices, you can still expect a very secure guard force.

Sensors will be located at the lobby entry and most floors. Anti-aircraft emplacements are located on the roof. There are no connecting towers to other offices.

This cannot be traced back to my employers. If you fail, you are on your own. If you succeed we will have additional contracts available.

Good luck.

>Schematics uploaded, determining points of entry...

>Enter through front door, pose as civilian. You will have no equipment for the mission. (Low risk, able to get up multiple floors without security clearance)
>Enter through sewer system. It is likely to be unguarded. (Low risk, far from objective.)
>Attempt long-range sniper action, infiltrate adjacent offices. (Medium risk.)
>Attempt combat action at front gates. Destroy sensor network. (High risk. Stealth will be available if successful.)
>Attempt stealth landing on roof. (High risk, very close to objective.)

>>25765979
well, except for the kids.

>>25766170
>>Enter through sewer system. It is likely to be unguarded. (Low risk, far from objective.)

>>25766170
>Attempt combat action at front gates. Destroy sensor network. (High risk. Stealth will be available if successful.)

>>25766170
>Enter through sewer system. It is likely to be unguarded. (Low risk, far from objective.)

>>25766170
Can we get information on the Black Moon Consortium and the Rosemary's Angels?

What's their MO?

>>25766170
Sewers. No fighting if we can avoid it. We need to NOT piss off the mercs.

>>25766170
Hm...Let's try for some high risk high rewards

Voting for Stealth landing on the roof.

>>25766232
Unless we can get the votes for sniping. Just shoot the bitch from a window, that way we don't risk being trapped in a building full of suited troops.

>>25766247
>high risk
Ye sit is
>hiogh rewards
It rewards the same as low risk options. No.

>>25766221
The Black Moon Consortium is a smuggling operation. They mostly rely on mercenaries for defense. They typically smuggle illicit substances, small arms, and alien artifacts.

The Rosemary's Angel's are a mercenary outfit specializing in infantry operations. They are typically armed with CMCs, Bayonet-Affixed C-14s, and have a technological advantage. Intel indicates that they have a Banshee operating nearby.

>>25766275
let's steal a banshee while we're at it.

>>25766170
>Attempt long-range sniper action, infiltrate adjacent offices. (Medium risk.)

Also, have Mia and Dave on standby with the Valkyrie and Wraith in case they bring the Banshee in.

>>25766299
The offices are located within dominion airspace.

You will not have air support.

>>25766170

is it possible to combine:

long-range sniper action
Destroy sensor network

?

>>25765979

I wonder if it is possible to have 'civilians' be sort of 'minute men'? train them as SCV pilots, but give them some level of marine training as well? In the long-term, it may well be possible to have reserve SCVs and CMC suits to have them choose their deployment option at the start of each mission.

We need to get in and strip a location of minerals/gas? to the SCVs!
We need some extra firepower to augment our marines? armor up and provide supporting fire!

>>25766275
Could we use the banshee to destroy the office?

>>25766324
The sensor network is located at the primary security office at the ground floor. While it is possible, taking out the sensors and not entering the building is sub-optimal.

>>25766335

Not if you feel like running the anti-aircraft guns.

>>25766170

>long range sniper action

>>25766324
>>25766320
You know what we need?
mother fucking MULES

>>25766335
The banshee's stealth systems prevent us from knowing it's location.

It is fairly likely that it is located at the heliport on the top of the office building.

>>25766356
>>25766349
What if we disable the sensors and anti-aircraft guns, kill the person face-to-face, and escape with the banshee?

>>25766347

I was asking if we could snipe the sensor network from the building, but I imagine we can't after that response.

Hmm... do we have enough intel on the building to know if we could kill/incapacitate a civilian and set them up to have an 'accident' that involves some sort of car/transport plowing into that security office?

>>25766385
There is only a 13% likelihood that the banshee would not already be airborne following destruction of the sensor network and the assassination of the target.

Current Consensus: Sewers. Vote ends soon.

>>25766394
The offices have a security wall in place. Civilian vehicles registered at present do not present enough force to bypass the wall and damage the sensor network.

>Enter through sewer system. It is likely to be unguarded. (Low risk, far from objective.)
adding my vote

>>25766409
Could we possibly find a way to recruit the Banshee pilot?

>>25766432

... what if we went full General Lee and jumped the vehicle in question over the wall and into the sensor network using some sort of ramp?

>>25766485
Hold them at gunpoint first, then we decide

>>25766486
>Dem duke boys

>>25766486
I suppose that would be kind of fitting. Koprulu sector is basically Old South/Wild West in space.

You infiltrate the water systems. Your suit protects you as you move through the pipe, HUD navigation directing you towards your objective. You eventually reach the farthest point a human can move through the system, and blow out the door to the water main.

Maintenance workers will be here shortly to deal with the leak, you've likely caused a small distraction and will buy yourself some time. Now it's time to determine your path to the next objective.

You can easily navigate the next 60 floors as they do not require security clearance. However, upon reaching the higher floors, you will need a way.

>Attempt to bypass security using elevator shaft. (Zero risk.)
>Take engineer hostage, enter through tech labs. (High Risk, Reward: Combat Shield Schematics.)
>Take scientist hostage, enter through bio labs. (High risk, Reward: Stimpack Schematics.)
>Take guard hostage, enter through 61st floor security checkpoint. (Extreme Risk, Reward: Combat Shields, Stimpacks, disable additional security after this checkpoint.)

>>25766536
>>Take guard hostage, enter through 61st floor security checkpoint. (Extreme Risk, Reward: Combat Shields, Stimpacks, disable additional security after this checkpoint.)
You know what? why not.

>>25766536
>Those schematics.
Do we have to take them hostage?

>>25766536
>Take engineer hostage, enter through tech labs. (High Risk, Reward: Combat Shield Schematics.)

I prefer Combat Shield over Stimpack, and Extreme Risk seems well, risky.

>>25766564
Without a hostage you will not be able to bypass the bio-scanners on doors.

>>25766576
How much of a hostage is needed to bypass bio-scanners?

How many guards, more or less, are there at the security checkpoint?

>>25766536
>6

>Take guard hostage, enter through 61st floor security checkpoint. (Extreme Risk, Reward: Combat Shields, Stimpacks, disable additional security after this checkpoint.)

>>25766536
Take engineer hostage and get Combat Shield schematic. We can get stimpacks on another mission since, well, they're a popular combat drug. With some luck we might be able to kidnap the engineer and force him to work for us, else kill him when he becomes a liability

>>25766536
Now that's what I'm talking about!
Take guard hostage, we're getting us some god damn schematics!

>>25766536
Tech labs or elevator. Don't care which. Elevator is smart, shields will be useful when we get on the cruiser.

>>25766536

>Attempt to bypass security using elevator shaft.

We're here to kill someone, not die because of greed.

We might even be able to use confusion later to snatch some of those tasty schematics.

>>25766536
Guard hostage please.

>>25766536
>Take guard hostage, enter through 61st floor security checkpoint. (Extreme Risk, Reward: Combat Shields, Stimpacks, disable additional security after this checkpoint.)
Ya know what, we're a damn ghost. We can take these risks.

>>25766536
LET'S GO FOR THE BIG REWARD. EXTREME RISK ALL THE WAY

>>25766536
elevator. if we are gonna be professional assassins about this then be silent the whole way.

>>25766536
As a professional, the zero risk option is probably the best.

yolo do the extreme risk one

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>Registering consensus.

You decide to eliminate the security center on your way up, making your job easier - should you succeed. The elevator takes you straight to the checkpoint. On the way up, you stop at a random floor, and have to stealth next to a scientist. Then an engineer. They both leave first, heading for the checkpoint to the rest of the building. You step out and evaluate your situation. It won't be long before they pick you up on sensors.

>Current estimate of success: 22%.
>Use civilian as human shield. (+21% success chance.)
>Get to cover, fire first. (+10% success chance.)
>Use grenade. Get to cover in confusion. (+29% success chance.)

>>25766826
grenades go

>>25766826
Use the grenade.

>>25766826
Use grenade, cloak to get to confusion and, if we have to, take a hostage to protect us. Damn it, we need dem schematics!

>>25766826
>>Use grenade. Get to cover in confusion. (+29% success chance.)
GRANADA!

>>25766826

>Throw Grenade, get to cover and fire first.

>>25766826
Do all three.
82% chance of success? Awww yeahh

>>25766881
I don't think it works like that...

>>25766826
now you all want the risk, we could have stealthed around and gotten all this shit if we hit the sensors.

ah well. throw a grenade.

You roll one of your last 2 grenades along the floor. It rolls under the desk of the marine checking the scientist's identity and explodes.

Two marines and the civilians go down instantly. The other 3 turn towards you. They immediately register you on sensors.

>Current estimate of success: 51%.
>Disable cloak, use psionic rounds to quickly eliminate opponents. (+12% success chance.)
>Disable sensors, beat marines in close combat. (+5% success, disables sensors immediately.)

>>25766881
I'm pretty sure it doesn't work like that.

>>25766826
>Use grenade. Get to cover in confusion. (+29% success chance.)

I agree on the grenade. EMPing any sensors in the area may be worth it if it means that our location will be compromised, it'll let us Stealth and change cover for a better firing angle if they don't know where we are or if we moved.

In addition we have night vision, if it's practical to take out some lights that'd be good.

If we can imitate the voice of civilians once we've started we can pretend that we have a hostage once we're behind cover, that can buy us some breathing room.

>>25766951
>>Disable cloak, use psionic rounds to quickly eliminate opponents. (+12% success chance.)
make the odds better!

>>25766951
Shoot hem.
Close combat vs power armor?
lol no.

>>25766951
Close combat with Marines? No thanks.

Disable Cloak and use psionic rounds to quickly eliminate opponents

>>25766951
>Disable sensors, beat marines in close combat. (+5% success, disables sensors immediately.)

get rid of the gorram sensors. all this 'visible ghost' nonsense is for the birds.

>>25766951
Kill the Marines at range; you're at a disadvantage in melee since they have CMC suits

>>25766951
What good reason would we ever not want to maximize the success chance in these types of scenarios?

>>25766988
they aren't in power armor.

>>25766951
>Disable cloak, use psionic rounds to quickly eliminate opponents. (+12% success chance.)

>>25766988
This guy gets it, 2nded

>>25766951
If we disable sensors why are we forced into close combat? Can we disable them while remaining at a distance?

>>25767009
The % chance is for continuing our current path of actions.

The other option sometimes lets us have different advantages that play to our favor.

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>You decide to eliminate the marines first. You fire at them and, through nothing but your own skill alone, get 3 headshots before they so much as get a shot off. Reinforcements break through, a squad of six marines come around both corners of the junction in front of you. The two frontmost marines have combat shields.

>Sensors online, huge number disadvantage. -30% chance of success.
>Current success chance: 33%

>Surrender, look for escape as they take you prisoner: +66% success chance, remainder of mission will be more difficult.
>EMP sensors. Marines will not be able to see you, but will still blind fire: +30% success chance. Will lose 1 schematic due to damaged electrical equipment.
>Continue to use psionic rounds and use final grenade: +15% success chance.

>>25767080
disabling the sensors also lets us get the hell away and hide if things go south, as opposed to them tracking us to wherever we hid

>>25767124
That's why we don't just look at the numbers and should have taken out the sensors now.

>EMP sensors. Marines will not be able to see you, but will still blind fire: +30% success chance. Will lose 1 schematic due to damaged electrical equipment.

>>25767124
>EMP sensors. Marines will not be able to see you, but will still blind fire: +30% success chance. Will lose 1 schematic due to damaged electrical equipment.

get rid of the fracking sensors.

>>25767028
Use of the EMP to disable sensors will use the last of your energy, depriving you of C-10 psionic rounds.

>>25767009
The choice may impact future decisions.

>>25767124
>>Continue to use psionic rounds and use final grenade: +15% success chance.

Because fuck it, I want my cake and to eat it too.

>>25767124
Surrender and Look for escape as they take us in. Damn it we didn't come this far to give up!

Yes I am aware of the irony.

>>25767124
>>EMP sensors. Marines will not be able to see you, but will still blind fire: +30% success chance. Will lose 1 schematic due to damaged electrical equipment.

>>25767124
>EMP sensors. Marines will not be able to see you, but will still blind fire
Guess who's back.

>>25767124
EMP sensors for sure.
definitely not the 3rd option though, we want to keep that last grenade for something more worthwhile.

>>25767124

EMP sensors.

No point preserving the schematics at the cost of our skin.

Perhaps we could fake our retreat once cloaked and then pick off stragglers or simply bypass them.

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>Registering Consensus

>"Light 'em up!"

C-14 rounds blast towards you. You roll to your right, low on the ground, and EMP the sensors. You immediately relocate and open fire on the marines. Two immediately go down.

>"Keep firing, keep firing!"

Rounds pelt all around you. One stikes you in the arm, another in the stomach, and one in the shoulder. You lose focus, and your stealth reactor goes offline.

>"Hold fire!"

One of the mercenaries steps forward, you reach for your rifle, now a bloody mess on the ground, he grinds his CMC boot over your hand.

>"None of that, I think. Plenty of people shot for one day."

The mercenary kneels down, crushing your hand, your HUD registers several broken fingers.

>"How about you tell me who sent you so I can put a round in you an' get to my lunch break on time, huh? No? Didn't think so."

The marine stands and gestures the other marines over. They take you by the arms and drag you through the checkpoint, deeper into the compound.

>Loading...

>>25767348
Well, shit.

>>25767348

not sure if QM afraid to kill us off for stupidity or just lucky dice.

Can we stop being the retard ghost after this?

>>25767348
You're taken into what is clearly an interrogation room. The marines set you in a single steel chair behind a steel table. There is a mirror to one side, no doubt it's a 1-way mirror. They remove your equipment- your helmet, grenades, sidearm, wrist-mounted computer and blade are all gone. You only have a Cirus suit that can't even stealth you.

The marines leave you. Minutes pass. Tens of minutes. You try to move your broken fingers, but the pain immediately stops you.

Eventually the door to the room opens, a woman in a hostile environment suit lined with psionic dampeners steps through, escorted by 2 marines. You sense it immediately. She's also psionic.

>"I won't bother trying to read your mind. Your equipment is clearly Dominion. This is about that shipment, isn't it? Should guard your toys better if you don't want them falling into the... wrong hands."

The woman sits opposite of you at the table, awaiting your response.

>Resist interrogation. Remain silent. Wait for chance to eliminate target.
>Lay blame on Dominion. Offer false information in exchange for freedom.
>Lay blame on Black Moon Consortium, explain that you're also a mercenary, this is just business.

>>25767467
oh, come on, we're not even rolling dice

>>25767485
((I actually am, for the percentages. You needed a 66 or higher for badass outcome. Instead you get 'You idjit' outcome.))

>>25767482
>>Lay blame on Dominion. Offer false information in exchange for freedom.
most likely to believe, but should probably resist interrogation a bit first.

>>25767482
>Resist interrogation. Remain silent. Wait for chance to eliminate target.

might as well try. we can allways blame the dominion later if need be

>>25767482

>Other: "I want out, but I can't just walk away. They hunt the ones that walk away."

>>25767482
Lay blame on the Dominion and do something like >>25767543

>>25767482
"how about you and me take over the universe?"

>>25767482
God damn, I just realized this is like, the 3rd Interrogation room we've been in.

Seriously, we should go on record as the worst ghost in existance.

Mental note to spank ourself for sucking so hard, Adjutant.

>>25767570
Note recorded, Delta Phoenix.

>>25767565
well, one of them is going to get offed in contention over being "Queen Bitch"

>>25767482
Test how good a psychic she is, gently poke her mental defenses.

"Ooh, psi dampeners. What's your name?"

>>25767482
We're a ghost. They know that ghosts don't tend to talk often. 'Resist interrogation'. We're clearly reasonably psionically adept; and trained, with dampers - we can probably hold this one out of our head.

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>Optimizing Consensus.

>"I'm Dominion, sure. Sent here to kill you. But I bet you know what happened on Korhal. And... They think I'm dead. I have my free will now. But I can't just walk away... They hunt the one's that walk away."

>"I know."

She pulls up her sleeve on her right arm, revealing an old Confederacy tattoo.

>"Fall of Tarsonis. I was stationed here. Been working ever since."

A stroke of luck. Perhaps the only one you've had so far. An Ex-Confederate ghost.

>"You already know me. You can call me Ms. Snow. What's your name?"

>...

>>25767683
Agent Finch. Let's use something like that.

>>25767683
Boogieman.

>>25767683
"Dave White. Long story."

>>25767683
>>25767718
>"People call me the boogeyman."

>>25767744
Oh, and muster what psionic defences we have. She's probably trying to snoop at the same time.

>>25767683
Steve.
Steve McDonald.

>>25767683
Sigma Draco

>>25767758
Ol' Mcdonald had a Ship, e-i-e-i-o.

>>25767683

"I picked a bad day to quit drinking."

>>25767756
Delta Phoenix has modenrized training in [REDACTED]. And the [REDACTED] implant.

Therefore psionic manipulation or reading from another Terran is impossible without Delta Phoenix's consent.

Testing against Protoss and Zerg psionics unknown.

>>25767777
"I picked a bad day to quite sniffing glue."

>>25767805
I picked a bad day to quiet huffing jenkem

>>25767816
I picked a bad day to quiet amphetamines.

>>25767755
>>25767718
>Registering Consensus.

>"I'm the Boogieman."

>"Right. Well, miss Boogieman, I'll be right back with you. Why don't you just sit here and behave, hm?"

Your target gets up and leaves, her escort follows her out of the room. It is probable she is using whatever contacts she has to confirm your false code-name. It's time to escape.

>Break through two-way mirror using chair. You can sense the guard posted on the other side and kill him as you do this. There is likely a medical kit in the observation room.
>Ram door with steel table. Cirus suit psionic enhancers are still online. Equipment is likely this way.
>Attempt to escape via Ventilation system. No chance of detection, but you will be leaving equipment behind and remain wounded.

Reminder: You have sustained serious injury. You require medical attention.

>>25767840
>"Shh, Amphetamines, daddy's here now"
But
>"Shh. Now, take off your pants."

>>25767744
>>25767758
We're a girl and not wearing a helmet.

>>25767683
"Samantha White, say, what are your thoughts on faking your death?"

>>25767870
>>Break through two-way mirror using chair. You can sense the guard posted on the other side and kill him as you do this. There is likely a medical kit in the observation room.
Then we can get the gear and off the lady

>>25767870
Reminder of what equipment we are missing.

>>25767870
Hurl the chair through the window at the guard.

>>25767870
Through the window to the medpack and the gun... kill the marine there.

>>25767902
suit and gun.

>>25767870
>Break through two-way mirror using chair. You can sense the guard posted on the other side and kill him as you do this

>>25767902
C-10 Canister Rifle, Grenade, Wrist-mounted combat knife, Cirus-suit helmet.

>>25767873
It's a trap!

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>>25767924

>>25767870
We should start being a good Ghost again and do the most stealth option and go up ventilation.

>>25767870
Ram the door with the steel table. Use our psionics to enhance the blow.

>>25767870

I'm tempted to break through the glass, acquire medical kit and use it on ourself, then return to our seat.

"Self service medical care, I see."

You wait a few minutes, not wanting to deal with the additional marines, before you stand up, pick up the chair, and hurl it through the window. The legs of the chair pin the marine to the wall and he gurgles in pain. An alarm sounds, likely tied to the window you just broke. You step through the window and snap his neck, then take his P-38 Sidearm.

You make for the medical kit. In a few seconds you've removed the gauss needles and stopped the bleeding. Your fingers remain broken, and will impair your aim for now.

>Recover equipment. It is 73% likely that guards are converging on your position.
>Make for the ventilation system and continue with mission objectives.

>>25768006
>>Recover equipment. It is 73% likely that guards are converging on your position.
get it while we still can

>Make for the ventilation system and continue with mission objectives.
Take the marines gun. Its not optimal but I bet our friend keeps HER gun nearby. We can get that later.

>>25768006
Make for the ventilation system, not sure if we should continue with mission objectives however.

>>25768006

>Recover Equipment if possible
>Bug the fuck out via ventilation

Abort Mission.

>>25768022
actually you know what. changing vote to getting our equipment. If we decide to bugout we won't want to leave that behind.

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>Registering Consensus

You can't do much of anything without your equipment. You make your way out of the observation room and into the storage lockers. There are dozens. Using the pistol you begin to shoot off locks.

Empty C-14 rifles, pictures of families, used stimpacks, combat boots... You finally find the one with your equipment. You don your helmet, mount your knife, grab your rifle, and activate your stealth reactor just as the marines enter the room and dart right past you.

>"She's gone!"
>"An' she killed Ted!"
>"Aww, he was one day until retirement..."

Time to move.

>Abort mission.
>Continue objective. Make for penthouse office.

>>25768153
>>Continue objective. Make for penthouse office.
never leave a job undone. We're still a ghost after all. got to be professional

>>25768153
>Continue objective. Make for penthouse office.

>Continue objective. Make for penthouse office.

>>25768153
Ted deserved it, he was a prick

Make for the Penthouse
This bitch is gonna die for ruining half our schematics

YES I AM STILL MAD ABOUT THAT

>>25768153
>Continue objective. Make for penthouse office.
Do we know where we are in terms of floor and location of the building? How close are we?

>>25768153

Abort Mission.

We're a wounded ghost with 1 effective hand and a two-handed weapon against another ghost and a building full of people with guns.

Our greed spoiled this mission already and lost us any advantage we held. Get the hell out.

>>25768153
Abort mission.
To go any further would be abject suicide.

You make for the penthouse. It seems they made the mistake of taking you to the final security checkpoint. Now that you're past it there are no sensors to read you. You leave no guard alive as you move forward, the CMC suits providing no defense against your rifle and wrist-mounted combat blade. Finally you reach the highest office, your target is nowhere to be found. You are about to signal the Hercules for a scan when suddenly:

>"I like your effort, Boogieman! Shame you didnt' stay put. I could've used someone like you!"

The voice blares over a loudspeaker, you know immediately what you're dealing with. You need to go to the roof. As you turn for the stairs up the office behind you is incinerated by Backlash rockets. Debris sails past you.

You reach the roof, the sky looks clear. And then you see it, a brief shimmer of light just past the edge of the roof.

>Jump to the banshee and attempt a hijack. (65% chance of success, Acquire banshee with stealth reactors.)
>Stealth to Anti-Air emplacements, shoot down banshee. (92% chance of success. Only complete mission objectives.)
>EMP charge on Banshee. (71% chance of success. Acquire damaged banshee without stealth reactor. Will have to engage target in either close combat (52% chance) or gunfight (48% chance.)

>>25768294
>>Jump to the banshee and attempt a hijack. (65% chance of success, Acquire banshee with stealth reactors.)
Get it. GET IT!!!!

>Jump to the banshee and attempt a hijack. (65% chance of success, Acquire banshee with stealth reactors.)

>>25768294
Voting for Jumping on the Banshee and hijacking

May as well try, we already sucked up the stealth part

>>25768294
>Stealth to Anti-Air emplacements, shoot down banshee. (92% chance of success. Only complete mission objectives.)

>>25768294
>Stealth to Anti-Air emplacements, shoot down banshee. (92% chance of success. Only complete mission objectives.)
Although trying to hi-jack the Banshee is badass, I don't want to risk it with a broken hand.

>>25768294
>
>Stealth to Anti-Air emplacements, shoot down banshee. (92% chance of success. Only complete mission objectives.)

Let's not push our luck here guys, seriously.

We've gotten captured twice before by pushing that luck.

And we're injured now.

>>25768324
>>25768333

Gods, I hope this option gets us killed for being stupid. We've got one damned arm that hasn't been shot multiple times.

So clearly we're going to try and off another ghost for way less than we should be getting paid for this shit.

>>25768294
Fuck it, jump to the banshee and attempt a hijack.

I hope we die.

>>25768294
>>Stealth to Anti-Air emplacements, shoot down banshee. (92% chance of success. Only complete mission objectives.)

It's right there. Let's get this mission done.

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>Registering Consensus

You race towards the banshee. As you do the target sees you and begins to raise altitude. You make the jump. Time seems to come to a standstill as you move towards the invisible banshee. You crash against the cockpit. Unable to properly see you move your hand around until you find the glass, then punch through.

You take the target by the throat, and can hear her gag as you pull her out of the front of the cockpit by her neck. The banshee buckles, devoid of a pilot, and begins to spin towards the ground. You release your grip on the target, letting her freefall into one of the Banshee's propellers. ghost chunks splatter the side of the building. You slide into the cockpit, take the throttle, and regain control.

>"Hercules, this is Delta Phoenix. Dispatch Dropship with SCV to my location. I have a banshee cockpit in need of repairs."

>Mission successful.
>Registering change to accounts. Current credits: 24000
>Loading debriefings from other missions, please wait...

>>25768294
>>Jump to the banshee and attempt a hijack. (65% chance of success, Acquire banshee with stealth reactors.)

>>25768441
aw yeah, bitchin

>>25768441
yes. just yes.

Even if it had a higher chance of failure we got where we are today by stunts like that.

>>25768441
GOD DAMN.
Well, we badass now.

>>25768441

... Huh.

I did not expect that to work. But I guess I'm glad it did!

>>25768441
Thank god

Finally, something goes right today

I think we've all learned our lesson- we suck as a ghost, better to rambo shit and blow the fuck outta things.

Well, time to buy some nice luxeries for the crew. Spruce up the hercules etc. Maybe see about buying a stealth module for our wraith.

>>25768488
reverse engineer stealth module. Hooray!

Stimpack Smuggling mission success. Debriefing from Corporal Henderson follows.

>"Boss, we had an undercover Dominion boy on the transport. I took care of it, don't you worry none. Stimpacks delivered. Mostly. Might'a borrowed a couple fer personal use but let's say you and me keep that between us good friends, yeah?"

Registering change to accounts. Credits: 34,000
Registering change to Corporal Henderson's loadout: 2 Stimpacks (Civilian.) +5% combat effectiveness.

>>25768488

What about allowing shore leave, or funding a party or something? Since apparently our people are low on morale.

>>25768524
I have no objection.

>>25768441
Did anyone else suddenly hear Dragonforce music coming out of nowhere while reading that?

>>25768524
Definitely throw a party.

Mercenary Prom time!

>>25768523
Damn I had the feeling the stimpacks weren't military grade.

>>25768523
Excellent. Tell him we'll keep quiet as long as he gives us one to analyse. Seriously, schematics man.

Also, did we get combat shields from this mission? You said we lost one schematic not both...right?

Day 2 has ended.

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Good morning, Delta Phoenix.

Day 3 Agenda:

>Barracks construct 2 CMC-660's with Perdition Flamethrowers (No pilots. 2 volunteers. Corporal Henderson already has CMC-660 training. Second pilot required.)

Awaiting additional orders.
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>>25768576
Unfortunately your capture did not allow you time to access schematics.

>>25768585
hero unit in a firebat? Yes, just yes.

Alright accept both volunteers and build a third suit.


As for further orders I think a party is called for. Our first steps as a merc company was a rousing success. Even if our secondary objectives fell through.

>>25768585
PARTY.
MERCENARY PARTY.

>>25768524
I agree, we can even spend time with our men, take off the mask, try alcohol. Them seeing their fearless and insane leader acting normal and having a face will be good for loyalty.