SLA - RPG Coms Channel

Specky

"Don't celebrate too soon Shaktar" Zmek comms the others, the static finally dieing from his earpiece "there is still at least one brain waster in your squad."

He glances across at Gaunt who is sitting on a boulder nearby "...and at least one human too it seems"

AL][EN

CLimbing out of the wrekage of the sulkao gaunt tries to COMS Tali or anyone left thats alive form either ship

"this is Stiener at the sulako crash site come in to anyone left alive please respond over..."

Nevyn

Tali'einea's voice suddenly Drawls over comms " You got that much right Szemikie, You are the LEAST of the Brain wasters in this squad. " there is a pause as a wheezing chuckle can be heard , this being in odd contrast to the full bodied contralto that is usually her cackle.

" we have what we came for and 3 lil lab rats too, the hewman didnt make it. keep an eye on the skies as Spirit's lil healing fingers are going to kgiht our posistion.
We are heading to the air base. "

Specky

"Your little excursion into the void didn't do much to blunt that annoyingly chirpy humour then Tali'einea. Don't tell too many jokes, the ebon will start to like you...."

"I can sense your direction even from here....I hope there are no other hostile ebb users out here, hiding that package from them wouldn't be an option..." Zmek looks at the others in his group, battered and bruised but fit to move.

"Looks like this group is ready to move" he looks up at the sky then scans the horizon for movement or signs of life "Anyone know the geography around here? Any settlements, roads or installations other than Andrews?"

He looks over at Squall "Since I can sense where we're going I suggest I take point. Any objections?" Without waiting Zmek unslings his assault rifle and starts trudging out away from the wreckage, following his senses towards the distant draw of the package.

Nevyn

TAli'Einea listens to Zemkie as she walks clear of the debrie field.

She comms back what is left of the entire group. " Ahhhhhh how sweet Szemkie you find me annoying, tht the nicest thing anyone has said to me today. Oh and by the way you are ALL Welcome, figure you may have said Thankyou Tali for saving our lil butts when I was passed out or crashing.

Chirpy nah never, but this lil wastier rolled the dice, did the math and danced amidst the stars, lets me get out of here so I can tell you all about in the Pitt K ?.

The sooner you lot get here the better , we are possibily more exposed out here then we were in space. "

And Then alomost as an after tought

" Oh Squall contragulations , you made it back alive , guess your not doing THAT badly as a Squad leader after all,"
Tali' Einea s******s " Oh and I hear you own me a kiss..................."

Gaunt

"We're not actually going to try and transport the cargo are we? These mutants are hardly likely to be able to recognise its value in any case. We leave it here along with a few of Zmek's toys to slow them down and come back in the morning with a transport and extra firepower."
He limps over to his companions in team one. "Course we will have to rush the booby traps. We're hardly going to make very good time in the condition we are in and there is hardly nuch daylight left.
"

Nevyn

" I am not repeat, NOT leaving it behind."
Tali'einea Screeches down the Comm.

"Andrews are expecting us . We were in contact with them before we crash landed and they would have been tracking us.

Squall what are you doing, here I am suck out here with Lab rats and I got them moving and you cant get the rest of the Squad up of thier lil arses ?

Gaunt you had best hope that Squall deals iwth your or Szemkie takes pity on you and ends ur miserible pitifull exsistance before I see you. "

Squall

"I take it you can see our crashsite Tali?. Its looks closer to you than Andrews. Start moving towards us. Well head towards the Sulako and we should meet up soon enough."

"Zmek, you wanted point. Be my guest. Better your the first to drop to a sniper than me." *Turning to grin at Zmek* "Lead on"

Specky

Zmek has already moved some way ahead of the others. He stops and turns "Occassionally....just occassionally, once in a while there are tiny moments when I almost forget what it is I dislike about humans. Then they start whining and complaining and all the reasons just come flooding back! Why don't we leave YOU here to wait for the rescue team from Andrews? Hmm?"

"Do you really think nobody noticed two space craft crashing almost simultaneously into the desert? Every living creature for a 10k radius knows something came down here and is probably either heading this way to take a look or telling the world what it saw. We need to get away from these wrecks fast...WITH our cargo and head for Andrews just as fast as our little legs will carry us."

"Now if you want to sit there on a rock and complain then fine. You do that. Meanwhile I'm rendezvousing with the other squad."

He turns back to his original course and trudges onwards. Grey sky meets grey desert at a distant horizon obscured by mist. As he moves away from the wreck the creaks and ticks of distorted hot metal fade and are replaced by the constant low whistle of the wind. Zmek is suddenly aware of the openness of his position, wide open space all around him making his path feel almost like a tightrope through some vast empty void. Just one false step could plunge him into the abyss. He tried closing his eyes as he walked. still able to sense his direction by feeling the draw of the flux fields eminating from the package but this made his feeling of vertigo even worse, each step launching him out into the unknown. Darkness would come soon. That would be better than this. For now he must just keep going, eyes fixed on the ground a metre or so ahead, one step at a time through the empty void.

AL][EN

for the next couple of turns im stopping all long range communication on the COMS channel this means because of the high levels of radation and electromagnetic interference in the badlands your COMS link has a limited range so you can COMS in between team members but not to the other squad thats at the other ship

in other words team 1 can COMS bewtween themselves but cannot COMS team 2 at the other crash site and vice versa i'll let you know when your in COMS range of the other team if you try to COMS the other team you'll only get static and garble

Gaunt

Group 1-
Anybody know what kind of threat these locals will offer? What I mean is will they be armed with guns or can we expect mobs of club wielding muties?

Has anybody got experience out here in the badlands?

Specky

"Why don't you stick up your head and find out for us all human" spits Zmek, scuttling towards the nearset cover whilst continuing to scan the way ahead through the sights of his assault rifle.

tank

tank coms squall

"if they come at us in large numbers the only other suggestion i have would be to make a bolt for the cave / alcove thing, nobody has checked if it leads anywhere it may be an escape route or it could lead us to our deaths im aware of that too however its a smaller area to defend in case things get nasty so its worth a tought. zmek may even be able to seal the entrance with le plasticque if things are going really bad who knows!

one more thing i dont know about you but im running low on ammo if the other team doesnt get here soon i fear the worst will come...."

AL][EN

COMS have now been fully restored you can talk to either team now


*If i was mean and this was a F2F game id have kept the COMS channel fuzzed up Bah!! see im just too nice for my own good!!

Specky

Zmek turns towards the others and hisses into the comm link "more choices to make. We evade them. we destroy them or we die...which is it to be?"

"Evading looks unlikely now that the other squad appear to going to blunder into their midst. Destroying them will be difficult, we are outnumbered, short on ammunition and battle weary against an enemy that knows the terrain and has untold reinforcements to back it up. The third option is the only one that doesn't look too complicated!" He looks over at Gaunt with a wry smile "I'm surprised the human hasn't pointed out we're on another suidice mission!"

"oh, and of course I forgot to mention we could always try chatting to them.....no, I didn't think that idea would draw too many supporters".

Glancing up and down the length of the ravine Zmek continues "We could disguise our numbers by spreading out, use this ravine for cover, pick off a few of the enemy. They're going to spot the others soon enough I would imagine with that ebon spotlight glaring all over the place." He checks his utility belt "I still have a few charges, I can teleport them into the enemy's midst to maximise damage and conceal our position before we start shooting."

He sighs "Surely if Andrews have sent a rescue party they can't be far away, we shouldn't have to hold out for long..." turning back to peer into the night "that's if they even know we're here..."

Gaunt

Well if we try to sit this search out in the cave we are leaving the scientists and Tali on their own which obviously isn't a good thing considering half of them are unarmed and carrying the package.

Personally I think the best option would be to draw the muties away from them by ambushing that search party and trying to draw their reinforcements into a chase to keep them occupied and give Tali time to get out of the area

Squall

"We need to draw them away from the other team. Heres what i think we should do. Me and Gaunt will draw them towards the top of the ridge. When they start moving towards us we make a break for it. Zmek u lay whatever explosives youve got left at the crest of the ridge then get in cover and get ready for another of those fireballs your so fond of. When the bulk of the mutants get to the crest you let loose. Tank you stay with Zmek and provide cover. We dont wanna waste the explosion on a small group so you may have to wait awhile and leave a few of them through to your position thats when youll be needed, so close quarters is possible so be ready. If were lucky the explosion will kill them all if were not it should at least scatter them and give us time to make a break for it"

tank

can i just make a really small suggestion?

the muties havent actually come our way yet (IE the DM hasnt actually said that they've spotted the other team yet) if we can COMS them and tell spirit to turn off the beam there's a chance that we might be able sneak away, i mean squalls plan seems sound enough explosives on the ridge however they have made no apparent move in our direction yet granted if spirity turns off the beam we'll be split up and in the caynon not able to see each other but at least we wont have 10,000 muties on our tail,

one of the mutants has a walkie talkie remember he can just call in reinforcments or guide a 2nd group away from the main force to go and search for the other team i dont know about you but 30 against 6 isnt very good odds they out number us 5 to 1

what say we plant all the remaining explosives on the far side of the caynon where the other team came in and detonate a small portion of them once the muties go over to investigate the blast detonate the remaining ones and run like hell towards andrews with gaunts suggestion of us providing covering fire for tali's team? and hopefully we'll run into the search team from andrews before the muties catch us?

better than dying a worthless death me thinks!!

just a suggestion but it makes sense

Squall

"It might work but those "muties" are gonna be on our position in no time. Dont think wede have time to set it up"

tank

rodger that squall

just a thought if we had more time it might have worked! your idea seems a fair plan then i cant think of anything else better if anyone else has any other suggestions now is the time to make em!

zmek you go plant the explosives on the ridge and i'll provide overwatch.

AL][EN

Tali your team is now in COMS range of Squalls

lilkewise squall if there's anything you want to tell tali (like DUCK!!!) now would be the time to tell her before i post the next game turn

Squall

*As Zmek moves over the ridge planting explosives with a gleeful expresion Squall thinks what the hell and coms Tal'Eania*

"Tal, This is Squall, if you can hear this get into the nearest bit of cover you can find, Zmeks got a little present and it might get interesting. Hide yourself as much as possible the mutants are closing in on your position. Do not respond. Theyve got at least one radio and might pick up the signal, out"

AL][EN

was mentioned to me that there might be a little confusion as to where everyone is in this little lake so im gonna do a little jpg file and attach it so your all clear squall take a look at the map and if your happy with the current plan of action let me know and i'll post the next game turn otherwise if you want to change you plan of attack (tactics) then i'll give you a few more hours to decide i'll post the game turn once i know what you want to do

AL][EN

as promised a slightly dodgy idea of what the story is at the moment the blue square things are the mutants and you got about 1 game turn left before they find you.

Squall

Ya that looks grand. I had thought Talis team were on the other side of the mutants so thats cleared a few things up. Well stick with the plan for the moment.

Specky

Yeah, I thought that the mutants were between us and the other half of the squad, but hey, what the hell...not quite the same possibility of anyone getting caught in crossfire as I had feared

AL][EN

apologies for not making the turn a bit more clearer will try to recitify that in the future well i'll assume your going with the original plan then and roll up the turn and post it am tomorrow

Specky

...as Britney would have so eloquently put it : "Hit me baby, one more time"

AL][EN

if you can give me a cool quote before you hit the remote trigger i'll give you bonus Exp

Squall

*Team 2* "That explosions going to draw every mutant within 50 miles to us. Finish off these survivors and head towards the other team"

*To Team 1*

"Tali, Were taking care off some stragglers here. Move out towards andrews well be right behind you. That package has to get to the base. dont stop for anything not even us. Got It?"

Specky

Landing with a squelch in the mud besides Tank, Zmek breathes hard but looks quite happy "Ahhh stormer, doesn't the scene inspire you? How beautiful the thought of frying mutants...a poem perhaps to honour their passing...let me think....

Twinkle twinkle little star,
Bits of muties near and far,
Up into the sky so bright,
Arms and legs are taking flight,
Twinkle twinkle oh what fun,
Oh but wait! It's just begun.

With that he produces the remote detonator from a pocket and flicks the arm switch on. Three short beeps and a red flash indicate telemetry is good and the charges are ready.

"Make a wish stormer". Zmek's gloved thumb makes hardly a move as it presses the red button on the front of the box.

The ravine seems to shift slightly beneath them as the explosives do their work, violent white light casting stark shadows, illuminating every detail in a frozen instant of death.

The falling rain now mingles with cascading mud, blood and body parts and the rumbling explosion fades and echoes to leave no sound but the falling rain and the hissing laughter of the brain waster as he surveys the scene

tank

as the thunder and lighting rain down on tank the sudden shift in movment startles tank whipping up his shotgun only to see zmek coming towards him and not the relentless mob that tank expected, tank listens to zmek recite what proabably was his childhood poem "touching zmek very touching"

"make a wish? what do you mean make wish? well ok i really want another chicken" - the irony obviously lost on tank as zmek hits the remote detenator explosions ring all around mud and bodies parts fall around tank looks around for his chicken.........

AL][EN

"ATTENTION ALL OPERATIVES IN THE BADLANDS THIS IS A PRIORITY 1 TRANSMISSION ON THE EMERGENCY SLA COMS CHANNEL FROM ANDREWS AIRFORCE BASE WERE ARE DISPATCHING A TRANSPORT HELICOPTER IN 3 MINUTES TO GRID REF 34C LONGITUDE 120 degrees 63 degrees LATITUDE

ARE SIZEMIC GRAPHS JUST WENT OF THE CHART WE ASSUME IT WAS A SMALL NUKE WAS JUST DETONATED IN THE BADLANDS ARE WE ARE SENDING A TEAM TO INVESTIGATE PLEASE HOLD AT YOUR CURRENT POSITION WE WILL BE RENDVOUZING WITH YOU IN APPROX 7 MINS"


( two game turns)

"IF YOU HAVE FLARES PUT EM UP BOYS SO WE CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE WE'LL BE OVER TO YOU AS SOON AS WE CAN......ANDREWS OUT"

Squall

"Tali, change of plans. Get your team to the nearest high ground, Spread out and dig in were gonna have company soon."

"Tank, Zmek Gaunt. Move to their position immediately. Watch for targets and engage them on the move"

*Squall sets off towards Talis team at a run, watching the horizon for movement*

Nevyn

:rolleyes:

Tali'Einea sighs, Damn them they could not even crash in the right place.

She checks out the terain between her posistion the top of the ridge, should be do able with the 3 stooges playing with the muties on the far side.

" Right boys get moving to the top of the ridge quick time. " She glares at the Doc and the pair struggling with the package .
" Spirit you scout a head a lil as you are so good at being quiet"

she Then comms the Rest of the Team,
" better hurry up boys before those muties come to eat the rest of thier friends you blew up. Hear some of them can smell blood on the wind for 4 to 5 kilks, and it looks like you lot are covered in it. Hell i dont want that stuff on me , maybe Whe i get in the transport I should tell them to send a second one out for you lot ......."

Specky

"This squad has borne the stench of death since it left the pit, and from there, into space, through fire and peril, into the badlands the reaper has stalked our every step.

"But for the ebb users amongst us this squad would have long been defeated, it's quarry lost and fallen into enemy hands and its members butchered one by one.

"Let the mutants come, let them smell the heady cocktail of death Zmek leaves in his wake and let their dull minds remember lest they chance upon me again..."

Squall

"Without us Zmek you would be lying face down in a pool of your own blood on the deck of that battleship. Now close your mouth and run. Your Ebb wont do much good when your brain is smashed into a pulp"

Nevyn

Tali looks up at the stars , which she wont see once they are back in Mort, she had been told once her mothers family had as many members as there were stars in teh sky; typical Ebon tripe but still as she crouched ( not wanting to be a target against the night sky) in the wasteland
seeing a wave of darkness in her mind snuffing them all out.

She watchs her motion tracker, and once the 3 squad members seem to be racing along just fine turns to check the rest of the arae increasing the gain onthe tracker to full.

" Now Szemkie you know that the stench improved greatly once we lost the humans. oh so tragic that.

You have an odd way of leading Squall never knew that the Shaktar style of leading was from the rear playing catch up. but well trying to figure out the finer
points of your overly elaborate honour code in reguard to which foot to but infront of the other takes a lil time.

oh and I cant forget Tank , who could that big wall of made to bleed and regen muscle ; your still moving which is what is required of you and who ever was mindin gur gro vat saw fit to leave you some smarts but still cant say if I;m tht intrested in knowing ur hobbies and past times."

Tali'einea then catches up with the mules with the package, FEN in onhand tracker in the other.

" Spirit , report. "

Squall

"Would you rather we all charged head first at them?"

"I have an honour code but im not stupid, I have a mission to complete and i will honour the agreement. We can come back later if you wish? Plenty of mutants to go around. Besides im not running from a fight, they were all dead when i last checked"

Specky

"It seems that as the rescue choppers approach so your authority recedes Shaktar. Hold tight to your honour, it may be all you have left by the time we reach Andrews"

Nevyn

Tali'einea looks in the direction of the Air base uses her comms " Why Zemk are you implying that Squall will have no squad members left by the time we get there only the shreds of his honour....."

She signals for the remaining sciencest to duck into cover behind one of the large boulders on top of the ridge.

'Spirit , I'd not recomend offensive flux use arround the package so we may have to
practice our other skills.'

She holsters her Fens with ease and takes a small but powerful mag lite out of one of the many pockets in her coat.

there she discovers the flashbands she had placed there for safe keeping ; she shrugs as they will have to do instead of flares.

Squall

"If i did not think you a little worthy of trust i would kill you where you stand Tal'eania"

"And you Zmek, hold tight your tongue lest i tear it from your skull"

Specky

"Beware Tali, it seems our leader is not content with having so many of the squad killed by the enemy, now it seems he is intent on finishing off the remains of us himself. Quickly, put up a flare before we all perish at the hand of the Shaktar!."

Looking around in the direction of Squall Zmek sneers "Thank you Shaktar, you have taught me lessons I shall not forget on the subjects of honour and nobility. Now let what there remains of this squad get back to civilization and the payment that awaits us"

tank

by the looks of the high ground is to the south of the ravine (oppisite where zmek just caved in the wall with the explosions)
if were lucky we could hold that point for maybe 10 mins before were surrounded by muties.

i have flares i'll thow one or two into the ravine as a landing pad so the transport chopper can land there and 'll throw my remaining ones at the top of the ridge to attrack the choppers (and most probably the muties too)

looks like were going to have to shoot our way out of this one

*Tank plants the flares on the ravine floor and top of the ridge taking up a prone position beside a small rock waits at the top of the ridge of any sign of enemy movement eyes peeled to the sky watching for the transport chopper

Nevyn

Tali'eaina's chiukle is heard over the comms. " AH you would have to get up here first Squall, and no ripping Szemikies tounge out for i am sure he has some more pretty poems to recite.

Zmek I am sure you can compse one that starts

There was a young shaktar called Squall ......

Nice one Tank, light those flares up dont really want to use the flashing bags or the lab rats may panic."

Tali Yawns " Man i need a few drinks and some sleep."

Specky

Oh Tali, perhaps it's the moonlight, perhaps it's the mutants or perhaps it's just you but you know...I do feel inspired...Let me think now...

There once was a Shaktar called Squall,
Who allowed his squad members to fall,
To bullet and bomb,
He lost every one,
Til their numbers became rather small.

...or perhaps something along the lines of "I wandered lonely as a squad member"...

Where are the cameras when you need them? The media would lap this story up I think. The shaktar more concerned with his own honour than bringing back his squad intact.

Nevyn

Tali'Eaina s******s can be heard over the comms.

" Well done Tank, I can see the flares best to leave then in the basin I'd rather not be backlight on the ridge for Muties to take pot shots at me.

Zemkie why not try another one

Quall the young shakhtar .....

At least it passes the time while we wait."

Commissar

Gaunt:{see the chatroom} Well ye are a cocky pair o' veterns aren't ye?
If ye really haven't got enough on yer minds why don't ye itemise the highlights of our evening.
Well let's see now...........Oh right, ya there was that exciting and amazingly successful gunfight. Then we had a dramatic escape a decaying space station on the brink of reacto meltdown. And of course let's not forget storming a battleship or plummeting out of orbit.
To be perfectly f****n' honest Zmeckie, I think we should all share a profound Bloody Gratitude to be Alive at all.
So what say you spare us your razor sharp bloody wit and come to your BLOODY SENSES.

Specky

Ah, there's nothing more pleasing to the ear after a hard day's mutant dismembering than the sound of a distressed human...perhaps only the "thud thud" sound of a distressed ebon being used as a club with which to beat a distressed human could be more comforting...

Commissar

I knew it. You really are psychologically incapable of keeping your mouth shut, aren't you? What's the matter; afraid you are going to be forgotten if you don't give us a clever remark every few minutes. Tell me, do all char-eyes have these acceptance issues or are you just exceptional.