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[Lenglon]

LISTENING

[Icefire2314]

Enjoy being a sexual tyrannosaurus. Prepare for landing (whenever it is).

[Toaster]

Lars bows his head, spreading his arms wide in the air.  "We thank you, O Glorious Steve, for the opportunity to serve you this day.  May we serve you well in the task you set before us.  May Ingram guide our shots into the beating hearts of our enemies.  May we move with the speed of Vo-Nos and think with the clarity of Cog-Azaon!  We beseech thee, Algis, for your protection today from the attacks of our foes.  As always, we ask that we ever be in the favor of Pathmas.  Amen."


Say a benediction for the mission team.

[Nikitian]

Quiet serenity filled Maurice as he waited for the landing, listening to Brother Lars's benediction and brooding over some deep thoughts. And then

with the speed of Vo-Nos

VonNost.

 ...Of course, they knew him. Just how old is the Pantheon? With a shudder transitioning into indifferent shrug, Maurice was suddenly snatched from his meditation and into reality.
Good. A little adrenaline will help.


Check out local customs and religious beliefs for taking a sack of heads. How long would those heads remain revivable/viable given local conditions anyway?
Also, just in case, check how many brains would fit into that portable cooler I have with me.
Would becoming that boogeyman benefit our cause, or interfere with it, Steve?

[Remalle]

"You want one of my heads?  Oh wait, no.  Never mind."

[Illgeo]

"May the sense guide us to victory."

[Parisbre56]

"Thanks benevolent overlord. I'll hang 'em high."

Ready to drop. First order of business is to survey the surrounding area with cameyes to make sure that there is nothing dangerous around. Second order of business is to get my automapping drone out and prepare to use it to scout the target area.

"I reckon I'll send little Kinglet here to take a look at their base, if there's nothing wrong with that. Maybe give Roboboy and the rest of our wizards something to play with. If we're lucky, we can take out all of their patrols before their screams for help reach someone important."

[piecewise]

>I can get you a satellite map of the base, but I have no idea what the interior is like.  I only know where the coms are because of the the big stupid dish on the roof and the UWM's unfortunate habit of putting the FTL and Normal coms in the same room. I mean, don't stick it underground in 10 feet of lead and concrete since the connection doesn't require normal signals, noooo, put it right out...I'm digressing.

"You're right, that really is stupid. Almost as if we're fighting an overly confident and bloated institution, heh.

But yes, a satellite map of the base and the surrounding area would be rather convenient. Could you perhaps check with our new friends in high places whether they know anything about it? Even stuff like side entrances could be useful. Oh, and quick check, do bases like that usually have their own power supply, or do they run of the general net?

Secondly, could you tell me when exactly you will fire at their comms? Did you do it already just to be sure, or will you wait till we're in position? Oh, and would you be willing to shoot at them some more if needed? Could prove useful for a first strike. How accurate are your laser batteries anyway?"

TALKING

Satellite map will be done...sometime soon.  They don't know anything specifically. Entrances? Make your own. Explosively.  They're gonna have connections to the general power grid and their own power, as backup.

I'll fire at the comms when you're ready to go. And yes, secondary strikes can be done.

Right now I've got ships moving as though we're leaving. And I'll use a laser to hit the comm array. We should be good.

Quiet serenity filled Maurice as he waited for the landing, listening to Brother Lars's benediction and brooding over some deep thoughts. And then

with the speed of Vo-Nos

VonNost.

 ...Of course, they knew him. Just how old is the Pantheon? With a shudder transitioning into indifferent shrug, Maurice was suddenly snatched from his meditation and into reality.
Good. A little adrenaline will help.


Check out local customs and religious beliefs for taking a sack of heads. How long would those heads remain revivable/viable given local conditions anyway?
Also, just in case, check how many brains would fit into that portable cooler I have with me.
Would becoming that boogeyman benefit our cause, or interfere with it, Steve?

Bogymen are fine, as long as we're not ALL bogymen.

You could fit 2. 3 off you feel like cutting the skulls apart a bit to really cram'em in.

Really, there aren't a lot of societies where gathering severed heads is looked on as normal and ok, are there?

"Thanks benevolent overlord. I'll hang 'em high."

Ready to drop. First order of business is to survey the surrounding area with cameyes to make sure that there is nothing dangerous around. Second order of business is to get my automapping drone out and prepare to use it to scout the target area.

"I reckon I'll send little Kinglet here to take a look at their base, if there's nothing wrong with that. Maybe give Roboboy and the rest of our wizards something to play with. If we're lucky, we can take out all of their patrols before their screams for help reach someone important."

Let me get a map made and finalize some things, and we can go.

[Radio Controlled]

Let me get a map made and finalize some things, and we can go.

Take your time, we can wait. Gonna need a bit of time to plan once we have the map though.

Also,

Entrances? Make your own. Explosively.

You don't get it, I don't need a way to get in. I need to know where they could get out.

Since we have the element of surprise and first strike capability, knowing where they are likely to deploy from might help. Though that'll also depend on the layout of the surrounding area of course. And it's also always good to keep an eye on your enemy's escape routes.

Once we have landed, check surroundings (especially the base) with cameyes. Do try to stay somewhat hidden though, behind a building or something. Then, try to gauge how long it would take to reach the base itself for me or a person in a Mk.III. Finally, how far is the base from where we land in meters?

By the way, it could be handy to add some sort of scale to the map, if we get one, to get an idea of its dimensions.

[Parisbre56]

"Hey, do you think maybe I could launch that first strike? Would there be any advantage in doing that? Would that even be possible? I mean, can the Red Plasma beam penetrate any sort of armour the QEC thingy may have? Could I hit it from the outside? Or one of the rest of the guys here, could one of them hit it?"

Ask Steve.

[Icefire2314]

Ponder aloud, "I feel like this is too simple. We devastate their comms and then mop up the leftovers. Something feels strange."

[Nikitian]

Well, there are certain warrior societies where heads are taken as military trophies... Guess this one is not one of those.
So, and if kept outside the cooler, how long would the brains remain viable?

Ponder aloud, "I feel like this is too simple. We devastate their comms and then mop up the leftovers. Something feels strange."

Focusing on his inner voice, Maurice closed his eyes for a moment. Then he opened them and smiled as usual.
Yeah, I think in that metal box we'll find quite more than we bargained for. Perhaps a man-made monstrosity... or a plague of a sort. Huh. Things are going to be interesting.
Think about the UWM base. What nasty surprises should it have housed, from a rational point of view? What would they keep as a means of last-ditch effort, or a weapon of last resort?

[SeriousConcentrate]

(You're not going to need a map. )

The Dam Incident, Take 2. Only on purpose this time. Leave nothing of that building standing as soon as the word is given.

[kisame12794]

((WELP. Peace through superior firepower it is.))

[Radio Controlled]

Well, there are certain warrior societies where heads are taken as military trophies... Guess this one is not one of those.
So, and if kept outside the cooler, how long would the brains remain viable?

Ponder aloud, "I feel like this is too simple. We devastate their comms and then mop up the leftovers. Something feels strange."

Focusing on his inner voice, Maurice closed his eyes for a moment. Then he opened them and smiled as usual.
Yeah, I think in that metal box we'll find quite more than we bargained for. Perhaps a man-made monstrosity... or a plague of a sort. Huh. Things are going to be interesting.
Think about the UWM base. What nasty surprises should it have housed, from a rational point of view? What would they keep as a means of last-ditch effort, or a weapon of last resort?

"I agree that I doubt it'll be as easy as it seems, so we need to go about this carefully. Or at least, make sure we act deliberately and with some coordination."

(You're not going to need a map. )

The Dam Incident, Take 2. Only on purpose this time. Leave nothing of that building standing as soon as the word is given.

((Oh c'mon man, don't do that. There are just too many ways that this can go wrong. Or at least be more clear for pw what you are trying to do? The way I see it, 'the dam incident' means you are overloading your amp. Which is inside your head. So, as far as I'm aware, you're suicide bombing the team.))