>>1667189
>>Be Aggressive. You’ve been somewhat passive the entire match so she wouldn’t expect a sudden assault from you.

FIRST POST

>>1667189
>>Use Feints and Trickery. If you can bluff and outplay Harita you can take her down by surprise at the last moment.

>>1667189
>>Be Aggressive. You’ve been somewhat passive the entire match so she wouldn’t expect a sudden assault from you.

>>1667189
>Be Aggressive. You’ve been somewhat passive the entire match so she wouldn’t expect a sudden assault from you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2XGp5ix8HE

>>1667189
>>Be Aggressive. You’ve been somewhat passive the entire match so she wouldn’t expect a sudden assault from you.
It would match our frequent behavior so far of GO HARD offense

>>1667189
Is this perk selection?
>Be Aggressive. You’ve been somewhat passive the entire match so she wouldn’t expect a sudden assault from you.

Get that Run and gun action!

>>1667189
>>Be Aggressive. You’ve been somewhat passive the entire match so she wouldn’t expect a sudden assault from you.

>>1667189
>Use Feints and Trickery. If you can bluff and outplay Harita you can take her down by surprise at the last moment.

>>1667189
>Be Aggressive. You’ve been somewhat passive the entire match so she wouldn’t expect a sudden assault from you.

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You decide that there has been too much waiting around with each other to make a move. If she’s not going to do it, you’re going to do it yourself. Without any warning you lunge forward trying to match or oven surpass Harita’s first barrage of attacks with your own. You’re going to end this here and now one way or another…

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>1667259
here goes, unless I'm retarded and fucked up the format

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>1667259

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>1667259

>>1667275
You are now the dice roller, anon

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Rolled 8, 2, 12 = 22 (3d20)

...

>>1667290
She didn't do any better. Both must be getting a bit tired.

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Harita begins to back away quickly from you as you advance forward, taking a large amount of ground in the ring. You to attempt to grapple her and manage to grab hold. Harita attempts to kick you away and wrestle free with a hint of desperation. You realize she’s been attempting to keep away from you for just this situation, though you wouldn’t have surmised that with how hard she’s managed to hit you back.

The two of you struggle in each other’s grasp for a bit then you slam her down onto the mat with a resounding thud. There’s tension from the others watching in the gym as you attempt to pin her onto the ground. To her credit, she’s quite difficult to keep in one place but after some time it is clear she’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

Harita taps out, an upset in the room. One of guys throws down his towel in frustration as Babbler cackles, raking in the bookie’s cut from the bets. You relent, holding up your hand to help pull up Harita, which she accepts gratefully

“Well done, I did not see that coming.” Harita says standing back up and brushing herself off with a friendly smile, she’s no sore loser. “We have been going at it for some time now, let us take a break.”

In agreement, the two of you climb out of the ring as Babbler shoots you a thumbs up. You feel pretty good all things considered, the fatigue from your last mission not being as bad this time around, possibly due to the lack of the alien pods in the UFO crash site. Still, Command has made sure to emphasize keeping a reasonable cycle among teams being sent out on mission to let you all rest equally.

You’ve spent most of the time training with Harita, getting to practice the intricacies and roles that an Assault fills. For a mobile offensive specialization there’s a lot of different methodologies of sorts in how Assaults handle their roles. In any case, you’ve thoroughly enjoyed finally being able to practice with the XCOM Shotgun, which has exceeded your expectations in usage.

“You are a quick learner, which I can appreciate.” Harita compliments before pausing to giggle at a certain woman nearby using a treadmill.

Rachel is also joining you both for some training and practice in the gym, and had opted to take a go at one of the treadmills while you went at it, humming and following along to the music from a radio nearby. She had insisted she would cheer you both on but it seems she has become distracted in a sort’ve workout groove. Meanwhile it seems Babbler is joyfully counting the cash in hand, much to the displeasure of the losers who had betted on Harita. He happily ignores them...

>Harita is no slacker herself from your training with her, you wonder how she got here.
>You should check up on Rachel when she’s not in the zone, she’s been busy as of late and you wonder what mess she’s been up to.
>Clearly you should get a cut from the winnings from Babbler. He did just get a payday from you after all.

>>1667429
>You should check up on Rachel when she’s not in the zone, she’s been busy as of late and you wonder what mess she’s been up to.
Acquire BATTLE BUDDY

>>1667429
>>Harita is no slacker herself from your training with her, you wonder how she got here.

>>1667429
>>Clearly you should get a cut from the winnings from Babbler. He did just get a payday from you after all.
A certain man owes us a slice of the pie.
After we're done:
>>You should check up on Rachel when she’s not in the zone, she’s been busy as of late and you wonder what mess she’s been up to.
our favorite shieldmaiden should be wrapping up.

>>1667429
>Harita is no slacker herself from your training with her, you wonder how she got here.

>>1667429
>Clearly you should get a cut from the winnings from Babbler. He did just get a payday from you after all.

>>1667429
>Clearly you should get a cut from the winnings from Babbler. He did just get a payday from you after all.

get the ca$h

>>1667429
>Clearly you should get a cut from the winnings from Babbler. He did just get a payday from you after all.
Acquire money. Use money for UPGRADES

>>1667429
>Harita is no slacker herself from your training with her, you wonder how she got here.

>>1667429
>Harita is no slacker herself from your training with her, you wonder how she got here.
Let's not disturb the woman in The Zone. Although, might see if we can squeeze out some good stuff from babbler.

>>1667429
>>Harita is no slacker herself from your training with her, you wonder how she got here.

>>1667429
>>Clearly you should get a cut from the winnings from Babbler. He did just get a payday from you after all.

>>1667429
>>Clearly you should get a cut from the winnings from Babbler. He did just get a payday from you after all.
As much as I would love to check on Rachel, getting to know Babbler better might be nice.

>>1667429
>Harita is no slacker herself from your training with her, you wonder how she got here.

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As tempting as it is to mess with Babbler and get some of those winnings, you decide to start get to know Harita, not having the opportunity before to really chat with her on things that are not specifically about Assaults and your training with her. Harita blinks in surprise, as if not expecting the sudden small talk from you. She gives you a sheepish look.

“Ah, well there is nothing much to say.” Harita says, brushing one of her twin braids to the side. “My father and his father before him have served as soldiers and I had decided to follow in their footsteps. It was a bit of surprise to the rest of my family, but I had insisted and thankfully managed to prove myself to them and my peers.”

You find that a bit hard to believe that people would doubt Harita’s capabilities to which she merely laughs, shaking her head.

“Admittedly I was not as persuasive as I could have been and I was quite small when I was younger, but I suppose the results speak for themselves. I still find it hard to believe I am here in XCOM, but my superiors had insisted.” Harita merely says, humble as ever.

You both chat a bit more, exchanging some of your past as you cool off. As you are discussing some of the highlights in your previous occupation in the FBI, Rook enters the gym. He scans the room and his gaze ends on you.

“There’s an alien abduction and you’re on deck.” Rook states, motioning for you to follow him. Just you? You glance about at Harita and the others, but Harita merely shrugs and gives you an encouraging look. Rachel seems to sense Rook’s presence and stops running on the treadmill. Sliding off of the track and giving you her own encouraging thumbs up. Babbler has not noticed Rook at all, still in his own little world. Rook is already walking out of the gym and you move to follow him, giving quick good byes to both Rachel and Harita as you make to follow your Squad Leader.

>You wonder why it is only you and not the others. Maybe you should ask.
>There’s no point in asking, you should just get to it. Best to leave it at that.
>Other.

>>1667594
>>You wonder why it is only you and not the others. Maybe you should ask.
What's different about this one?

>>1667594
>>You wonder why it is only you and not the others. Maybe you should ask.
More intel is always better than less intel

>>1667594
>You wonder why it is only you and not the others. Maybe you should ask
Mission-related questions SHOULD be asked, it isn't just idle fucking around, after all.

>>1667594
>>Other
"Which Squad are we working with for this one?"

>>1667594
>>You wonder why it is only you and not the others. Maybe you should ask.

>>1667594
>>>You wonder why it is only you and not the others. Maybe you should ask.

>>1667594
>"I take it it's us two, Nasu, Sweet, Chill and Peppermint then? Is it another downed UFO, or something else?"

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You can’t help but ask about the specifics for this mission, to which Rook merely shrugs.

“Commander’s orders, she picked out the squad among Strike One for this particular operation. You can ask her if you want. I figure she picked you for your previous experience as SWAT.” Rook says before frowning. “From what I’ve gathered we might be going to an urban environment for this mission, which you have experience in.”

You share the same sentiment with Rook. In the last couple of days while you were getting your training as an Assault proper, the other strike teams have been responding to more and more alien activities around the globe. The Aliens have been doing their abductions closer and closer to cities and settlements, which has steadily increased unease and unrest in the rest of the world. From what you’ve seen on the TV in the barracks nobody has said the ‘A’ word yet, but the media and government are running out of excuses for what is going on. Worrying stuff. Like clockwork it seems your squad is up next and given that a Skyranger can only fit six, not everyone can tag along.

You both make your way to the armory where you see the rest of Squad that will be joining you and Rook for the mission. It’s Naru, Burnout, Peppermint, and Sweet who are gearing up accordingly. Coincidentally, it’s the rest of Strike One who you had only just met recently plus Rook. Naru gives you a friendly wave before going back to considering which ordnance to bring for this mission as if deciding which shoes to buy. Burnout seems to already be good to go and is idly lounging about waiting for the others to finish. Peppermint, the woman you’ve spent the least amount of time with, is almost obsessively looking over her sniper rifle off to the side. It seems she’s keeping her distance a bit from the others. Sweet walks over to you and gives you a hearty pat on the back. You are temporarily winded.

“Time to see with our own eyes what you’re really made of, new guy!” Sweet grins as he twirls one of the Medikit spray devices around his finger like gunslinger. “Sure the others say you are a hot shot but I won’t believe until I see it.”

You’re already moving to gear up, opting for the standard armor and of course an XCOM Shotgun. You don't even consider picking an Assault Rifle and decisively stick with the Shotgun. Now it was moving on to what to decide for your secondary. As much as you like the Shotgun it does only have an ammo capacity of four...

>Pistol. The universal standard and versatile in all situations. Has quite the kick.
>Machine Pistol. While not as good at longer ranges than the pistol, it’s a solid complement to your Shotgun.
>Sawn-Off Shotgun. Absolutely devastating at point blank but useless past it. It may or may not be overkill.

>>1667724
>Pistol. The universal standard and versatile in all situations. Has quite the kick.

>>1667724
>Pistol. The universal standard and versatile in all situations. Has quite the kick.

>>1667724
>>Pistol. The universal standard and versatile in all situations. Has quite the kick.
Short/Long(ish) range combo
also: skyranger only fits 6? guess we're not as long war as I thought (or the commander is really slacking on picking up squad size upgrades) considering we're supposedly a few months into the campaign.

>>1667724
>Pistol
Wait until Newfoundland to take the Sawn-Off

>>1667740
It's for convenience really on my part but also because the Commander is focusing on other techs at the moment.

>>1667724
>>Pistol. The universal standard and versatile in all situations. Has quite the kick.

>>1667758
Fair enough.

>>1667724
>Pistol. The universal standard and versatile in all situations. Has quite the kick.
We already have a good short range option in the shotgun, need a medium-to-long option as well.

>>1667758
I can see that it's for your convenience, but what could we expect in later, larger missions like Base assault/defense?

>>1667724
>>Pistol. The universal standard and versatile in all situations. Has quite the kick.

>>1667724
>>Pistol. The universal standard and versatile in all situations. Has quite the kick.
Pop pop pop watchin ayys drop.

>>1667782
There will be upgrades and unlike normal XCOM there ARE multiple Skyrangers in play, there has not been a reason to send more than one yet, though!

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>>1667788
>yet
Absolutely horrifying

>>1667788
Nice. I think we already got a hint of that considering XCOM Asia is in play. Any chance we get to pay a visit?

>>1667816
First Terror mission.

>>1667724
>Sawn-Off Shotgun. Absolutely devastating at point blank but useless past it. It may or may not be overkill.
OVERKILL

>>1667724
>Pistol
All these anons are right. We need a medium ranged alternative.

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You consider just how absurd it would be to use a sawn-off as your secondary with your Shotgun and while it is tempting for the hell of it you decide to play it smart and use a standard pistol instead. The pistol is another unique creation thanks to Shen and his team, a 10mm caliber pistol which warrants it’s kick. It’s fairly useful for finishing aliens off.

“Say, if we’re going to an urban area and we’re still supposed to keep it quiet on the whole alien invasion… why am I even coming along?” Naru asks to nobody in particular, having already decided her loadout, still somehow unphased with the load she is carrying.

“Don’t you want to blow something up?” Burnout says to Naru, raising an eyebrow with as much insistence as a lazy sunday as he casually inspects the motion scanner in his hand.

“That’s beside the point!” Naru snaps back. “At least I’m not suicidal like you are just wearing a tac vest!”

“It’s comfortable.” Burnout shrugs, as if that is valid answer much to the confusion of Naru. The tac vest certainly did give you a lot more mobility, but you would rather be assured to take a plasma hit with the normal armor instead of hoping to take one in those vests. You also don’t really get why those who wear the tac vests don’t really wear sleeves, but it’s probably nothing.

“You’re luck is going to run out one day…” The rocketeer sighs, shaking her head.

Peppermint is seen clearly getting a bit annoyed by the back and forth banter of your squad’s Rocketeer and Scout but doesn’t say anything.

“By the way, Engineering just finished those fancy new alloy plating vests and there’s a few for use if you want. Apparently it’s strong enough to take another plasma hit.” Rook reminds you before going back to check on his weapon. Besides the usual gear you’ve now been given access to the fancy alloy plate vest made from alien materials and a targeting module to help in taking down the enemies more precisely. Now the question remains once again on what to choose?

>Standard Kit: Alloy Plating, AP Grenade. Can’t go wrong with this.
>Flanker Kit: Laser Sight, Targeting Module. Mobile and deadly.
>Breaching Kit: Targeting Module, Flashbang. Nostalgic.
>Tank Kit: Alloy Plating, Ceramic Kit. You’re not planning on dying anytime soon.

>>1667929
>>Flanker Kit: Laser Sight, Targeting Module. Mobile and deadly.

>>1667929
>>Breaching Kit: Targeting Module, Flashbang. Nostalgic.
It's what we're trained for

(Though I wouldn't be mad if we went with flanker)

>>1667929
I'd rather we go with Alloy Plating and Flashbangs, but if we can't then Breaching is fine

>>1667929
>Breaching Kit: Targeting Module, Flashbang. Nostalgic.
Flash helped immensely last mission.

>>1667946
Make it a write in then

>>1667929
>Breaching Kit: Targeting Module, Flashbang. Nostalgic.
we're born and bred door kickers

>>1667929
>Other
Alloy Plating and Flashbangs
>>1667958
Other wasn't exactly an option there; rather not make an arse of myself if I can avoid it

>>1667946
Im not against it if you guys wish to choose that. For sake of convience and to speed things along I make preset kits. Is that what you guys want insteas?

>>1667971
I mean, breaching does benefit from heavier armor.

so If it's allowed I'm definitely down with
>Alloy plating + Flashbangs

>>1667971
It's 3 for Breaching currently. Anyone else wanna throw in with me?

>no Canadian sniper yet
>Tabarnaking intensifies

Unless you plan on introducing them during Newfoundland.

>>1667991
Commander is JTF2 (presumably)

Maybe she can come along to showcase her skills

>>1667971
>>1667966
>>1667984
>>1667987
Support. Tanky breacher.

>>1667984
Yeah I'll go with that

>>1667929
>Alloy Plating, Ceramic Kit.
What's the difference in quality between the two? If I recall the last time it was mentioned they both could take a single plasma hit.

>>1668011
Ceramic plate is just +1 armor (I think)

>>1667929
>>Breaching Kit: Targeting Module, Flashbang. Nostalgic.
No brakes on this train.

>>1667929
switching >>1667962 to alloy plating and flash bang

>>1668010
>>1667987
>>1667984
>>1668004

That makes 4 for
>Alloy Plating + Flashbangs

>>1668040
Make it 5

>>1667997
>Commander controlling an Avatar

I shouldn't want this.

>>1668040
Make it 6

>>1668040
Screw it, changing. Make it 7.

>>1668040
8.

>>1668040
nine

>>1668040
10

>>1668040
11 dubs. Do it.

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You know what you are good at, and while you have not gotten hit yet, it’s likely only a matter of time before you do. You decide to complete your loadout with one of the new Alloy vests and Flashbangs. Satisfied, you double check your kit and are good to go.

>This will be your standard loadout going forward. If you wish to switch things up down the line I will ask you all that instead of going through the whole equipment process again.

The rest of the squad finish preparing as well and with a bit more urgency this time around you all make your way to the Skyranger waiting for you all. Rook once again moves a bit faster through Mission Control you note but you arrive at the hanger without issue, boarding the large dropship and taking to the skies moments later. Everyone settles in as you make your way to the abduction site.

“Command says we’re going to South Africa for this operation, near the outskirts of Bloemfontein. Local police has cordoned off the area but we’re still flying into an urban environment so we’ll need to be wary of any surviving civvies in the area.” Rook summarizes to the squad after getting the information himself. There’s affirmations from the group and you all get comfortable for the ride. The pilot, Twisted Sky, informs you all you’ll be arriving in an hour or so.

The dynamic with this half of the squad you note is interesting, with Sweet this time around chatting it up with Naru, poking light fun at her over the large rocket launcher on her side while Burnout takes a snooze, somehow unphased by the fairly bumpy ride going at however fast you all are going on the Skyranger. Apparently one can cross the globe in record time with the aircraft, and you don’t doubt it at all.

You spot Peppermint sneaking glances over to you before just as quickly going back to fiddling with her rifle for the thirtieth time, a perpetual frown residing on her face. Rook keeps to himself somewhat, waiting patiently for information from Command and the like. He seems to be the calmest out of everyone else, well besides Burnout. You have time to kill on the Skyranger, the question is how to kill said time.

>Join in the conversation with Sweet and Naru, they seem fairly easygoing and affable.
>Prod Peppermint, maybe you can find out why she’s keeps as much distance from everyone as possible.
>Talk to Rook, you’ve still not gotten much of a chance to speak with the stoic man.
>Mess with Burnout. You have nothing else better to do.
>Other.

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>>1668181
PIXEL - DO THE THING

>>1668195
>>Join in the conversation with Sweet and Naru, they seem fairly easygoing and affable.
I don't think Peppermint is a bomb we should be poking just yet - we're still fairly new here.

Also ninja'd

>>1668195
>Talk to Rook, you’ve still not gotten much of a chance to speak with the stoic man.

Might as well talk to bossman.

>>1668195
>Mess with Burnout. You have nothing else better to do.

>>1668195
>>Talk to Rook, you’ve still not gotten much of a chance to speak with the stoic man.

>>1668195
>Peppermint
"At this range, the extra couple of inches isn't going to improve your shot on me" (jokingly)

>>1668195
>Join in the conversation with Sweet and Naru, they seem fairly easygoing and affable.
It is kinda obvious why one would stay stoic with this kinda job so lets just stick with the social ones if they want to be that way it's fine.

>>1668195
>Prod Peppermint, maybe you can find out why she’s keeps as much distance from everyone as possible.

squat at her.

>>1668195
>Prod Peppermint, maybe you can find out why she’s keeps as much distance from everyone as possible.

>>1668195
>>Join in the conversation with Sweet and Naru, they seem fairly easygoing and affable.

>>1668195
>Join in the conversation with Sweet and Naru, they seem fairly easygoing and affable.

>>1668195
>>Mess with Burnout. You have nothing else better to do.

draw dick on face
ayys die of laughter
we win again space niggers

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Peppermint has eluded you the entire time she has been back in XCOM HQ in one way or another. She seems to, from what you gathered from your squad, make herself scarce and usually either stays in her ‘lair’ (her bunk) doing whatever she does or spending time improving her skills at the base’s shooting range. Her icy disposition has kept most folks from chatting with her since day one except for only the most foolhardy and determined to seek her.

Apparently she shares a room with Babbler and a pair of troopers from Strike Two, but nobody has made much progress in chatting with her except in missions or when there is free alcohol to be had, the ultimate deal breaker apparently.

You decide to look her dead on to get her attention, essentially silently calling her out for the many sideway glances and peeks she’s attempted to sneak by at you. The first time doesn’t register to her, while the second causes her to raise her suspicions. By the fourth it’s too much for her and she looks at you head on, scowling as if you were the one who started it. You give a friendly smile and wave in reply.

“What?” Peppermint states simply, managing to keep herself in check.

“We’ve never had a chance to properly get to know each other yet. Just trying to break the ice here, besides at this range the extra couple of inches isn’t going to improve your shot on me.” You say casually, trying to sound as reasonable as you can be alongside trying to lighten the mood with a joke. Peppermint scoffs at you over that.

“...Hello, I am the squad’s Sniper. Does that suffice for your… ‘ice breaking’?” Peppermint grunts her scowl deepening, this somehow gets the attention of the rest of the Skyranger who look at you with a bit of surprise.

“It’s a great start.” You say back without missing a beat, trying to keep the momentum going while still remaining as friendly as possible. “Though usually there’s a bit more of an exchange than just that.”

“That’s all you get, be happy with it American.” Peppermint mutters back crossing her arms and promptly ending the conversation then and there. Rook raises an eyebrow at the exchange and glances over to you. Naru and Sweet both shoot you a thumbs up in approval. The others seem to make that exchange as some sort of a big deal for some reason. In either case you’ve got her to some form of speaking terms so you feel accomplished enough with that for now. Best not to push your luck...

(Part 1 / 2)

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The rest of the flight over is relatively uneventful as but sooner than you think you are informed by Twisted Sky that you are touching down on the LZ. You and the rest of the team prepare to deploy as you feel the Skyranger touch down onto the ground. The ramp quickly lowers as you all pour out of the dropship, quickly taking up positions. The Skyranger immediately takes flight to observe from the air just as quickly as it landed. Probably to keep any civvies or aliens from spotting the large craft.

It’s evening, and in the distance you can see the South African city on the horizon bright and dazzling against the night sky. The civilians in the distance unaware of just how close they are to the extraterrestrial threat a mere stone’s throw away from them. The AO, as quickly reminded prior to touchdown by Rook, is a large quarry of sorts. Construction equipment and prefabbed small office shacks dotted around the large opening onto the ground. The site itself is mostly dark with only a few floodlights illuminating the area.

Even from here you can see the air is slightly hazy with the green fog, they’re here alright.

“You and Burnout, move up and secure the buildings ahead of us.” Rook orders over the comms, pointing to some of the prefabbed offices in front of you closer to the quarry itself.

>Stick close to Burnout. You’ll have a better chance in numbers if you stumble into a pack of aliens.
>Spread out a bit. Cover more ground so you can gather more intel and not both get ambushed by any waiting aliens.
>Other

>>1668421
>>Stick close to Burnout. You’ll have a better chance in numbers if you stumble into a pack of aliens.

Never split the group. Last thing we need is coming across an AYY that can burrow.

>>1668421
>>Stick close to Burnout. You’ll have a better chance in numbers if you stumble into a pack of aliens.
b-b-b-buddy system it up

>>1668421
>Stick close to Burnout. You’ll have a better chance in numbers if you stumble into a pack of aliens.

>>1668421
>>Stick close to Burnout. You’ll have a better chance in numbers if you stumble into a pack of aliens.
NEVER LEAVE YOUR BATTLE BUDDY

>>1668421
>>Stick close to Burnout. You’ll have a better chance in numbers if you stumble into a pack of aliens.

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Rolled 12, 15 + 2 = 29 (2d20 + 2)

While there is a lot of ground to cover and it would make things easier for the squad to get into positions if you can spread out the downside is that large ground is ample real estate for the Aliens to be waiting in ambush for lone a lone XCOM trooper to wander blindly into. You move to follow the already advancing Burnout, suddenly much more livelier than you’ve seen him since the entire time you’ve known him.

It’s actually a bit difficult to keep up with your heavier armor as Burnout leapfrogs from cover to cover before posting behind a pickup truck just in front of one of the prefabs. You do manage to slide beside him, scanning around the many dark covers and possible hiding spots where aliens might be waiting. You can already see several of the alien pods embedded along the quarry site, victims encased in that disconcerting green substance.

“Using motion scanner, cover me.” Burnout states, chewing on his cigarette as he looks down to fiddle with the handheld device.

You comply, scanning around you with your shotgun at the ready…

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>1668465

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>1668465

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>1668465
here goes

>>1668500
>>1668502

THAT'S XCOM, BABY

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>>1668502
>>1668500

>>1668476
>>1668500
>>1668502
RIP.

>>1668500
>>1668502
well, I guess we're dead. It's been fun guys, good quest

>>1668500
>>1668502
Haha........

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>>1668500
>>1668502
pfffffttttt

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>>1668500
>>1668502
RIP

>>1668500
>>1668502
Plz no

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Rolled 14 (1d20)

Uh oh!

>>1668500
>>1668502
RIP BURNOUT
(OR MAYBE US)

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>1668465

>>1668500
>>1668502
Hear bump in night fire widly hit civilian.

This was my first thread actually rolling for a quest, too.
Maybe I just, like... shouldn't.

>>1668421
>Stick close to Burnout. You’ll have a better chance in numbers if you stumble into a pack of aliens.

BUDDY SYSTEM

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>>1668476
>>1668500
>>1668502
>Alien shoot burnout
>Burnouts cigarette falls out of his mouth
>Cigarette starts Fire
tfw your country gets mentioned in a quest of all things

>>1668528
I don't think that's quite bad enough for a double critfail

>>1668533
Don't give up just yet. I rolled 19s in this quest, and I rolled the first 1. Dice gods are fickle.

>>1668513
PANIC

>>1668540
Dice gods are for table top games, RNGesus for vidya. The gods are at ends with each other? Who are we supposed go appease?

>>1668551
>sacrifice virgin to both
>win

>>1668551
Well, that gets confusing. We're rolling for a quest that's based on vidya...buut we're not playing XCOM as vidya. I think we've angered both sides.

>>1668557
Maybe a prayer to Gupta and Solomon is called for?

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Rolled 7, 7 = 14 (2d20)

You prop your shotgun on the hood of the truck, using it to steady your weapon as scan around you. As you do so, you don’t realize until it is too late that that you may have done so a bit too hard. The trucks car alarm promptly goes off, announcing your presence to the entire quarry.

“Oh fuck!” Naru exclaims in horror over the comms. As suddenly movement is seen all around you, as the small forms of Sectoids skitter about in the darkness dashing into positions and immediately opening fire towards you all.

You are quickly scanning around for a target to blast before you suddenly feel yourself falling flat on your back, the wind knocked out of you as you feel a warmth on your chest. It takes you a moment to realize you’ve been hit thanks to your ringing ears from the car alarm and the hasty return fire from your squad.

“You’re fine! Get up we have to move!” You hear Burnout’s voice pierce the din of the car alarm, shouting over it. You blink and look down at yourself, at first you look horrified at the black burnt hole in your chest before you realize that you’re still alright. It seems your alloy vest has taken the hit for you but you can only assume that it’s kaput. You attempt to stand up but Burnout is quick to pull you back onto the ground as plasma flies above you. You’re both being suppressed. Stumbling up you smell smoke in the air, is it from your chest?

“We have to move! I’ll run the overwatch then you go!” Burnout reiterates again, and then you realize why. The truck you are taking cover behind is on fire. Shit!

You don’t have time to assess the situation as Burnout is already sprinting out of cover, the aliens honing in on him as they attempt to gun him down. You have to move before this damn truck blows up and takes you out!

>Head Left towards those excavators!
>Head Right towards that cement truck!
>Head Forwards towards the building!

>>1668559
Prayers to our lord and savior Solomon, and his prophet an Australian Sectoid, are always appriciated

>>1668559
No.We might be in South Africa for this mission but we shall not resort to heresy! If anything we should appease the water gods. Aliens are obviously evacuating the civilians before the country runs out of water. Foreshadowing XCOM 2, they will mention this as their "good deeds"

>>1668559
No, we've gone too long without XCOM blood shed. They demand it.

>>1668566
>>Head Left towards those excavators!

>>1668566
>Head Right towards that cement truck

>>1668566
>Head Forwards towards the building!

>>1668566
>Head Left towards those excavators!

>>1668566
>Head forwards towards the building.

>>1668566
>Head Forwards towards the building!

>>1668536
>tfw your country gets mentioned in a quest of all things
What country is it? Canada?

Whichever way we run, I say we pop a flash to help cover ourselves

>>1668587
the country xcom is currently in

>>1668566
> Pop a flash!
I'm kinda torn between the excavators and the building on where to go (building is obvious but seems like we could take more contact there that we really don't want to deal with)

Whatever we do I think a flash is called for.

>>1668566
momma always said you get one first impression... welp, atleast we made AN impression

>Head Forwards towards the building!

>>1668588
We don't know where to flash.

>>1668608
i gotta stop participating and running quests at the same time. Half my posts here are named and half of them over there aren't

>>1668566
>>Head Left towards those excavators!

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You have to move out on the double! Without wasting any time you dash forward from the blazing vehicle, making for the building just in front of you. Suffice to say you do not want to get caught in an explosion, wanting to make as much distance from the vehicle as possible. You don't even know where the aliens are yet but you waste no time as bright green plasma whizzes in the air all around you as you attempt to reach safety!

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>1668624
Smooth as silk

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>1668624

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>1668624

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>1668624

>>1668631
Tits, just not fast enough

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Rolled 19, 20 = 39 (2d20)

>>1668624
One for Burnout and one for you...

>>1668626
Well - it's not bad... but it's not great either. Hopefully it's enough because we already burned our alloy plating

>>1668636
FUCKING HELL

Time for bandit quest i guess

>>1668636
Well. Good game everybody. It was a good run.

>>1668636
Looks like the RNG tables have turned.

>>1668642
Well shit. We talked about Bandit dying and we never considered the opposite happening.

>>1668636
Mother of fuck!

WHY!?

>>1668659
No /qst/, you ARE the Waifu!

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I knew it! I knew this would happen! Assaults have some of the shortest lifespans in all of XCOM!

WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GODDAMN BULLET WIZARD!

Though if it means we'll now get to play as Rachel and deal with the trauma I don't mind that at all

>>1668660
That's Xcom Baby.

>>1668636
huh... damn. I mean we really shitted this up

Guys this isn't a one shot one kill game. We are both healthy enough to survive the shot. We just need to get the hell out of here after this.

WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU GUYS DO

>>1668674
that would be true - IF that wasn't a Crit

>>1668674
It's collective PTSD running as one shot could mean instant death. We could just be wounded, but they did get a 20 on us.

Speaking of, Pixel, if enemies get a 20, do they have the chance to keep it or not?

Rolled 20, 19 = 39 (2d20)

>>1668682
Nope.

>>1668674
Yeah, but we already got shot once. THe double 1s

>>1668681
Isn't it only one crit for one person, so shouldn't light weight tac vest burnout die?

>>1668686
T-That's good right? Tell me that's good!

>>1668686
Hopefully that is for getting hit and staying up

>>1668686
Okay, cool.

So, guess we're keeping our cool on that roll and no one's panicking?

>>1668686
What are you doing? what's going on now?

>>1668686
Are you just rubbing salt in the wounds now

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>>1668674

Looking at the worst case scenario, it's a crit from a plasma pistol. While we still have the alloy plate, there is still a chance RNGsus can fuck us and have that plasma pistol crit do an ungodly amount of damage and kill or critically wound us outright.

Otherwise, it's gonna really fucking hurt and we're gonna be laid up in hospital for a really fucking long time.

>>1668678
We XCOM baby'd ourselves

Welp. If we survive this, I think we might have to take the MEC program.

>>1668711
...I like how you think.

>>1668703
>I left just before the peppermint conversation and came back to this
>mfw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiHxqg7Jyo0

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You sprint forwards, and quickly manage to take a glance to your left to where Burnout was making his way towards cover. Your eyes widen in shock as you see him get tagged from another building, Burnout only just managing to fall into cover in a roar of pain. You hear can only faintly hair your squad’s chatter on the comms light up like fire as the explosion of the truck knocks you flat on your ass in front of the base of the prefabbed building, dazed.

You attempt to stand up and to try and stack up against the wall only to have the window smash in front of you as a pair of Sectoids point right at you from inside the building at point blank!

This time you feel the searing blinding pain of the plasma shot as it digs into your chest, everything going dizzy as you feel the shotgun fly out of your hand as you inadvertently pull the trigger as you stumble back onto the ground once again. You barely register the Sectoids ducking for cover from your wild and ineffective shot.

It’s the only thing you feel for who knows how long as you stare up at the sky, your vision fading… were they all wrong about you…?

(Part 1 / 2)

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>>1668717
“...You’re good god dammit! Just stay with me!” You hear a voice faintly, the peaceful nothingness you felt before as your senses are overwhelmed once again with throbbing bursts of pain. You struggle to open your eyes as you see Sweet looming over for you, beads of sweat going down his forehead as he struggles to keep you alive.

You manage to just see Rook beside you both opening fire ferociously into the next building, the building you are taking cover behind almost in ruins as either a grenade or rocket launcher shot had impacted it… or something. You consider closing your eyes again until you feel the burning sensation in your shoulder start to dull.

“He’s stabilized!” Sweet yells out again as you manage to, slowly pull yourself up. It seems Sweet is some kind of miracle working as you feel yourself already back in the fight, did he put something in that Medikit? You quickly pull yourself up, reaching for your Shotgun as you assess the situation. The rest of the Squad minus Burnout moving up with coordination to push back the aliens in the area, down towards the quarry.

“We need to move to Burnout before he bleeds out!” You can hear the harried voice of Naru posted by the cement truck as she attempts to load another rocket into the tube hastily. You have no idea where Peppermint is. "They're moving up to him!"

“I can fight.” You grunt, much to the surprise of Rook and Sweet.

“You’re staying right there, trooper! Sweet only just managed to stabilize you! No heroics!” Rook orders you as he slams a fresh magazine until his Battle Rifle “We’ll secure him!”

>You’re fine, you can move.You have to get to Burnout, you started this mess and you need to save him after he saved you.
>You should listen to Rook, you don’t know if you can’t take another hit like that. You need to recover, no heroics.
>Other.

(You guys are back into the fight and in a decent position thanks to Sweet crit and Rooks roll. Don't waste it!)

>>1668722
>>You should listen to Rook, you don’t know if you can’t take another hit like that. You need to recover, no heroics.

This time, we should stay. Suffice to say it, but we're pretty fucked ourselves and it'd be horrible having the team worry about us as well.

Also, thank fucking god Sweet.

>>1668722
>>You’re fine, you can move.You have to get to Burnout, you started this mess and you need to save him after he saved you.
We still have that flashbang, right? Now would be the time to use it.

>>1668722
>>You should listen to Rook, you don’t know if you can’t take another hit like that. You need to recover, no heroics.

>>1668722
I want to move up and save burnout - but I also don't want to tempt the dice gods any more than we already have...

Thoughts?

>>1668722
>You should listen to Rook, you don’t know if you can’t take another hit like that. You need to recover, no heroics.

>>1668722
>You’re fine, you can move.You have to get to Burnout, you started this mess and you need to save him after he saved you.

>>1668730
>>1668735
We could hand the flashbang to another person to use while we recover.

>>1668722
>You’re fine, you can move.You have to get to Burnout, you started this mess and you need to save him after he saved you.

let's spit in the face of RNGesus

>>1668722
>You’re fine, you can move.You have to get to Burnout, you started this mess and you need to save him after he saved you.

Flashbang fuckers

>>1668722
>Other
Draw Pistol, begin to give covering fire.
Alternitively, trade weapons with Sweet to provide covering fire

>>1668722
>>You’re fine, you can move.You have to get to Burnout, you started this mess and you need to save him after he saved you.

No heroics? Please--and let the rest of the squad hog the kills?

>>1668735
>>1668739
If we can't go, we should give one of them our flashbang if we can't use it ourselves. Otherwise, if we still want to support we can flash while in heavy cover.

>>1668739
...Hell, we don't have to be THAT close to throw a flash do we? What say you, Pixel?

>>1668722
>>You’re fine, you can move.You have to get to Burnout, you started this mess and you need to save him after he saved you.
Gotta save him

>>1668748
It'd be a rough throw thanks to your current condition, but you can manage it.

>>1668730
>>1668738
>>1668740
>>1668741
>>1668743
>>1668749
If we're going to insist on Moving out can we at least agree to throw a flash before dashing?
>Throw flash, then move out

>>1668757
Yeah, I can get behind that idea

>>1668757
Works for me

>>1668757
>>1668751
Yep.

>>1668757
this
no heroics without somewhat boosting our odds

>>1668722
Pixel was that second set of rolling for whether or not they die or end up in critial condition?
>Listen to rook
Anyway this goes we fucked up. I can only think about how long we will be in recovery after this

>>1668757
yeah let's just try not to be a catastrophic failure

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>>1668757

I'd feel a whole lot safer if anyone on this team had Suppression.

How many turns passed while we were out? Did Naru have to go hard in the paint and slap some Sectoid's shit in with a rocket?

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I'm just going to come in and

>>1668500
>>1668502
>>1668636

May the God-Commander have mercy on us all this day

>>1668766
Those rolls were for Sweet and Rook respectively. Forgot to add the XCOM Activity image.

>>1668766
not risking you ass to repay your life debt
no Valhalla for you

Rolled 244 (1d2000)

Rolling for how many sectopods show up

>>1668784
oh thats fine

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>1668784

Now to roll for how many of our troops have died in the first enemy turn

>>1668722
>You should listen to Rook, you don’t know if you can’t take another hit like that. You need to recover, no heroics.

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Rolled 6, 18 = 24 (2d20)

Every part of you is screaming for you to stay put and rest. You don’t know what the hell they put in the Medikit but you can barely believe yourself that you’re still standing. Rook is going to chew your ass and grind your bones into dust for this, that is if Rachel doesn’t do it before him, but you screwed the whole team up and you need to save Burnout.

“Keep your head down.” You grunt as you pull the pin on your flashbang.

“Wait stop!” Sweet attempts to grab you but you’re already moving, winding your arm back for a throw with your shotgun in your opposite hand. You don’t even look at Rook’s face and tune out his orders for you to stop as you begin to Run n’ Gun, letting your instincts kick in as you try and save your comrade who saved you.

"In position." You hear somebody say over the comms, though you are too busy dealing with other things as you toss the flash and sprint forward...

>Roll 1d20+1

Rolled 5 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1668803

Rolled 2 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1668803

Rolled 2 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1668803

>>1668803
go time fags

>>1668805
>>1668806
>>1668808
HA

>>1668808
>>1668806
>>1668805
RIP.

>>1668805
>>1668806
>>1668808
Oh
my
fucking
god

Dice gods REALLY want this to be Bandit quest

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>1668805
>>1668806
>>1668808

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Rolled 3 (1d20)

...

>>1668816
YEEEEEEEEES

>>1668816
Oh thank god

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>1668815
i hate you all

roll for suicide

>>1668816
Yes we all suck

>>1668805
>>1668806
>>1668808
>>1668816
Our saving grace is that our enemies rolled equally as shit.
>>1668803
Who was this roll for? Our allies?

>>1668824
>our allies
likely.

Hopefully that means Peppermint took one out

>>1668805
>>1668816
You lucky fucks.

>>1668824

Enemy Overwatch, if I had to wager.

Just wait till we start facing against aliens with Opportunist--that shit'll be fun to counter.

Man we are in so much fucking trouble when(if) we get back to base but we cant let our teammate die.

>>1668830
No joke. The only question is who's going to give us the biggest ass reaming - Rook, The Commander, or Rachel.

>>1668832
All three most likely.

>>1668832
I think Rook will hold a grudge for this he seems the sort to be angered most by disobeying a direct order.
The commander will only be mad if we now aren't able save burnout. Otherwise pat on the back slap on the wrist.
Rachel though...We are going to see levels of rage never thought possible.

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>get distracted for a little while
>look back
what the fuck
wow, what the FUCK
oh god man, oh god, the DICE bro, they fucked us UP, holy SHIT

>>1668830
>>1668832
>>1668838
>>1668842
Most likely they'll all wrestle and tie us down to a hospital bed so we don't try pulling shit like this while we're in recovery.

>>1668805
>>1668806
>>1668808

>>1668777
Valhalla for both of you. Told you we should have stayed put.
Dice gods or RNGESUS honestly I have no idea what the hell is going on anymore

>>1668842
Poor Burnout...we hardly knew ye.

Out of curiousity Pixel, what happens if we bite it?

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You sprint forward, stumbling as you do so, you feel as if you’re dragging along weights as you rush across in the open. The Sectoids advancing on you turn to fire at you but by a miracle are blinding by your flash as you attempt to fire at them. You manage to wing one of them but your shots mostly go wide as you rush for cover.

Still dazed, the Sectoids attempt to return fire only for a successive and booming crack of a rifle once and then twice echoes in the air, headshotting one of the Sectoids with precision and causing the one you winged to go down in an explosion of yellow ichor from the high caliber round.

“Two down.” The voice over the comms says cooly, you it’s Peppermint. Looks like she took out the Sectoids.

You slide to cover and begin to check on Burnout as the rest of the squad scrambles to cover you. You keep your focus on Burnout and turn him over and see that his vest has taken a brunt of the shot. He’s knocked out and is likely injured in some fashion, but he’ll live and you reckon it’s not as bad as your own injury. But with how close the Sectoids were from overrunning his position he would’ve likely been killed if not for your actions. Somehow despite everything the French man still has the cigarette in his mouth.

“Fire in the hole!” You hear Naru call out over the comms as you hear the whistling sound of the rocket behind you as it impacts something ahead of you and you hear the horrified screeches of the Sectoids accompanied by the explosion. You don’t see what it is as you stay low, seeing to Burnout.

“They’re pulling back, advance!” You hear Rook bark as your squad moves up, Sweet sliding over to the two of you to tend to Burnout with a calm and determined precision. Even a mere glance at his face and you can tell Sweet is an expert paramedic, you standing here right now still fighting all but confirms why he’s part of XCOM. You assess the situation and see the remaining remnants of the sectoids have pulled back into cover at the bottom of the quarry, trapped. They’re likely going to get taken out but they could tag one or two of your squad before they themselves go down…

>You did your part, now it’s time to stay put.
>It’s almost over, do your part and finish the fight.
>Other.

>>1668855
>You did your part, now it’s time to stay put.
nope. Did enough. Now it's time to hold the green goo that was our liver in place.

>>1668855
>>You did your part, now it’s time to stay put.
STAY THE FUCK IN COVER

>>1668855
>You did your part, now it’s time to stay put.

>>1668855
>>You did your part, now it’s time to stay put.

Again, let's hold.

>>1668855
>Other.
pray for good fortune

>>1668855
>It’s almost over, do your part and finish the fight.
We aren't a bitch balls of steel remember

>>1668855
>>You did your part, now it’s time to stay put.

>>1668855

>It’s almost over, do your part and finish the fight.

Suffer not the ayylamo to live. PURGE IT

>>1668867
>>1668866
Do you WANT this to be Bandit quest?

I mean, that's fine and all, but really though?

>>1668855
>Stay put ffs!
We are playing with forces beyond our comprehending here boys

>>1668867 >>1668855

Actually, no, nevermind, >You did your part, now it's time to stay put.

Guarding Burnout is more or less what I think we should do IF we go heroic, and that's what staying put does, rather than ditching him. Imma delete my other vote when I can.

>>1668855
>>You did your part, now it’s time to stay put.
Stay put and cover Sweet and Burnout, that's what we came here for.

>>1668855
>It’s almost over, do your part and finish the fight.

>>1668864
>>1668862
>>1668861
>>1668860
>“They’re pulling back, advance!”
Disobeying a direct order out of cowardice
>>1668873
No I don't want to be a bitch

>>1668855
>You did your part, now it’s time to stay put.

>>1668884
>>1668879
>>1668881
>Ditching your comrades for heroics.

>>1668884
>>1668887
Giving the dice a third chance to kill us with our rolls being what they are isn't bravery, it's stupidity.

>>1668884
to be fair, we ALSO have an order to stay put (an individual one), whereas Rook gave a squad order to advance. I'm not frankly sure what the hell I'm doing, especially because I' a bit winded right now IRL, but I think the individual order we just blatantly disobeyed takes prevalence.

>>1668884
There's being brave, and there's being reckless. We're pretty wounded right now, and we just spent our resources. Better to live to fight another day fighting ayys rather than die now.

>>1668855
>You did your part, now it’s time to stay put.

>>1668890
the order was to stay put over there...

Fuck, I want to follow orders but I'm also not even sure what they are.

>>1668860
>>1668861
>>1668862
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>>1668869
>>1668875
>>1668881
>>1668885
If somebody dies now it is on your shoulders anons
>>1668887
>You did your part
AKA give up hide back
>do your part and finish the fight.
AKA finish the mission

>>1668890
Yeah, i don't imagine Rook would be yelling "Squad, advance, except the rookie, who's holding his guts in"

>>1668897
That's cool with me. Plus, they've been handling the situation much better than we are right now.

>>1668897
We've fucked up enough that it's ALREADY ON our shoulders.
Charging forward just makes it more likely that we die too.

>>1668899
>>1668900
Remember If we are present we can help If we aren't they are at the mercy of the dice and the dice alone.

>>1668898
oh Rook will definitely be yelling about the rookie who's holding his guts in. just not this second.

>>1668901
Vs when we're there and they're at the mercy of our dice. Things would surely be much better.

For the record as there has been some confusion, Rook is ordering the rest of the squad to advance quickly to not waste time before the Sectoids get positioned. He did not mean for you to advance with them specifically, though, I suppose you could argue it later that he did for this particular part of the mission.

>>1668897
>If somebody dies now it is on your shoulders anons
They have armor, we don't. They'll be much better off than us.
>>1668897
>AKA give up hide back
>>1668887
Hide back and cover Burnout and Sweet so they don't potentially get flanked, sure. I don't think anyone's guarding those two besides us right now.
>>1668901
Aren't we already at the mercy of the dice?

>>1668901
What exactly would we be helping with? We're wounded and we've used our flashes - about the only thing we could do is provide covering fire, which we're kinda shit at because we only have a shotgun and a pistol.

RIP being Gung Ho about being the DOOM Marine in an XCOM game.

>>1668916
It will not be missed.

>>1668916
At least we're not dead yet when we could have just died outright.

There'll be more chances in the future.