Turn 5: Landfall - intermission
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The intercom buzzes, followed by a message.
“Preparations have been completed. All personnel is required to be at their designated seating positions. Non- Hexma staff needs to report to the ship bridge for temporary seating for landfall.”The rest of the team enter the ship and are too greeted by the slightly larger basketball sized robot.
“Hello, I am Nova. I am the ship AI, in control of the ship. Unfortunately there is no time for questions, as we will soon make landfall. As per instructions, please follow me to the ship bridge.”
“Oh, how cute.”Michelle pets Nova. The AI display shows a blushing smiley.
“Thank you lady Michelle, I feel flattered. But please follow me.”After walking some corridors, the squad finds themselves at the bridge. From another corridor Velaine shows up, with her own AI companion.
The bridge is in the form of an elongated half glass dome. In the front extremely thick glass separates the bridge from the outside view, on the sides metal walls, covered by displays. In the front there is a command chair and console on a raised plateau. Behind it, 2 rows of smaller consoles. Each console is manned by someone. Behind the consoles there are 2 rows of chairs.
(Picture for a rough visual sketch, forgive me for the quality but I’m not a great artist!)
“Please take a seat, we will depart shortly.”The squad sits and some other unknown people take some others seats. They don’t have to wait for long before something happens.
Oyli comes from behind, walks up to the command console and takes a seat. He speaks a bit, but he’s too far to hear anything.
The intercom buzzes again.
“All preparations are complete, personnel is at their designated area’s. We’re ready for take off.”
“Copy that. This is Nova, destroyer class ship, ID 4734-ZXF to Atlas Prime. Do you hear us?.”
“Loud and clear Nova, we are awaiting for your request.”
“Nova is ready for take off, Hangar X1, Lower the force shields so that we may pass.”
“Affirmative, lowering shields. ”You can see from the bridge that the blue veil covering the entire hangar entrance, loses a hue of blue turning into a cyan-ish color.
“Starting engines at 10% hover mode.” The ship rumbles for a bit, but it fades quickly. You don’t feel it, but you can see through the bridge that Nova starts floating.
“Engaging forward thrusters, propel mode. Leaving Hangar X1.”The ship slowly floats forward, into the cyan veil into the vast space. Until you can only see space.
“Atlas Prime, Nova has left the hangar. You can raise the shields.”
“Affirmative Nova, have a good trip. Atlas Prime out.”Before you, the vast sea of space. With millions lights of unknown starts filling the blackness that is space. On the right side, you can only see a slice but the immense world of Atlas shows itself clearly.
“Setting course to base location. Thrusters, 100%, power mode.”Nova shifts direction, headed straight towards Atlas. The world is so big, that you cannot even see the entirety of it this far away in space. Massive oceans and green expanses fill the world, covered by clouds and a huge eye of the tempest.
Nova rolls up to the seated guests.
“That’s a class 13 storm on the beaufort scale.”A scientist speaks up.
“But that scale only goes to 12.”
“True, but we haven’t witnessed one so devastating as that yet. So unofficially, it’s a class 13.”
“That storm has been here since the first humans arrived. We have absolutely no idea how it looks underneath. No probes we’ve sent have even gotten remotely close and we are not willing to send people. Though some number crunching, led us to believe that the winds reach speeds of 230 km/h and waves reaching heights of at least 50 plus meters.”The intercom buzzes.
“We are reaching the atmosphere, prepare for minor turbulence as we make landfall.”
“Better hold tight!”Nova jumps onto a chair with the help of some spring mechanism and launches two hooks grappling the chair.
As you near the planet, the ship starts increasingly rumbling. It starts off as hardly noticeable, but increasingly it intensifies. The atmospheric heat is also see-able outside the glass.
“Heat shields are holding.”The rumbling fades, alongside the heat outside.
“Switching engines to hover mode, 60%. Thrusters going to 10%, propel mode.”You don’t see much new, except that the sky is filled with blue and clouds are floating.
“Base position reached. Landing onto designed place. Entering base mode.”Sounds of mechanical pistons can be heard feintly and some rumbling can be felt as the landing is done. There is no noticeable difference in the bridge. As you finally land, the sky is broken by mountains in the very far distance and vast fields of beige, occasionally filled with a patch of green.
“That was fun.”Nova unstraps herself from the chair and rolls of the chair.
“Please follow me to the command room for your debriefing.”Velaine walks ahead, as she already knows, but the rest follow Nova.
They arrive in the same room, Velaine has been in. Nothing has changed here too.
Oyli is already waiting at the holographic Table.
“Please take a seat.
I hope your short trip was a pleasant one, because we will start immediately with the expedition.”He flicks some things on the table, and a 3d overview shows up of the terrain. The destination territory is rocky with geysers scattered all over the field.
“This is where we are headed. The geyser fields. I will spare you the small details, but you’re going there to gather samples of the waters there. Our gatherer drones have been destroyed in that process by the creatures luring there, so this time you will cover one while it does it’s thing.
Nova will upload the local maps. A route is already planned out, so try to stick it. Information about the animals that you meet will be dispensed when you meet them, unless there are things which you should be aware off. Then we will give it right away. Keep in mind, that we haven’t seen everything yet, so the things we know are still far from complete.
We will also upload Nova into your suits, for integration between our and your systems. We will be able to provide more accurate readings and protect your communications from hijack attempt.
The drone has some minor scanning capabilities and is well armored, but cannot fight back. It’s very capable of traversing different terrain and vegetation.”
“Any questions?”
((Short intermission for discussion with Oyli and possible roleplay. This is half of turn 5, with the other half following after this.))
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Veliane "The Ebon Comet" Mirelante (Nakéen) "Thank you Nova. If I possess the required clearance, please download known maps of Atlas surface on my suit. If you can't, can you show them to me ?"
(-)"Thank you Nova. If I possess the required clearance, please download known maps of Atlas surface on my suit. If you can't, can you show them to me ?"“I’m sorry miss Velaine. Like you just stated, you have no clearance at the current moment. However, I have orders from Oyli to provide some parts of the maps after the debrief. These are 75% completed over what we have and should provide you with enough information to comfortably traverse the terrain, that we have explored so far. Until then hold tight.”A small holographic smiley can be seen on the ball display.
Mari Bryan (Twinwolf) Mari is onboard and relaxing. Ready to timeskip.
(-) Michelle "Honesty" Silver (AbstractTraitorHero) MIchelle relaxes pets that AI robot thing and finds somewhere to sleep/nap.
(-) Vacant Slot (No Player) [Go to OOC thread, for character sheet and roll up something if interested.]
(-) Reynard "Crimson Lightning" Durant (Hawk132) Reynard boards the ship and finds a place to relax before we land. In other words, ready for T5.
(-)(Due to the inactivity, pencil has been removed. You can get your kreds back for the dagger you bought or swap it for a different type for an other player and get the difference in return if there will be any.)
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Name: Veliane Mirelante
Codename: The Ebon Comet
Gender: F
Age: 57
Notable Characteristics:
-She has short wavy black hair tied in the back during service
-Brown eyes
Hidden characteristics :
-Her body is battle scared after many missions
-She wears a pendant with a beautiful cyan gem
Bio:
Veliane Mirelante was born on the peaceful and prosperous planet of Vanguard, formerly known as Gliese 832 c. She belonged to the 3rd generation of colonist and to the 1st generation of Vanguard-born. She led a tranquil life for the majority of her years, working as a security agent for Armon's Aegis, a private security company operating in her hometown.
When she was around 30 years old, an important economical crisis befell on the whole Gliese 832 system. With the development of new space-faring technologies and the discovery of more resource-rich and habitable worlds, the colonization era reached its peak. This was bad news for the Gliese system, which was one of the few first system colonized during the great expansion. But it shouldn't have sent the whole system in total misery, as the main companies responsible for the economy of the system still had the means to make the system prosper.
But in a cruel show of greed, all major company retracted their support for the Gliese 832 system and redirected their resources toward the new worlds. It took less than a year for the once prosperous planet to plunge into the depth of poverty and misery, reminiscent of the 1st Mars Crisis of XXXX. Armon's Aegis went bankrupt along many other companies, and Veliane left the system. From her home planet, she only kept some souvenirs, including a pendant encrusted with a Vanguard-native gem. She also always kept a huge grudge toward the companies involved since that day, especially toward Starfront Corp, who retracted first and convinced most big companies to follow suit.
Using her past as a security agent, she went off to live a life of mercenary with many past coworkers and friends. They formed the renowned Vanguard Brigade, as a homage for their ruined home planet. Contracting for private clients, sometime for the military, she traveled far and wide across the stars, even having the occasion to visit the famous planet Earth. Despite being in a mercenary group, she worked generally alone, taking care of most solo missions. But she never shunned teaming up with her friends and coworkers when the times called for it. They had the habit to reunite regularly, generally after long and exhausting missions, at the Mourning Wood, a bar run by a fellow Vanguardian.
Her mercenary codename is the Ebon Comet. She named herself like this as a joke with her best friend, Kimberly, whose mercenary codename was the Ivory Sun. She teamed up with her the most out of every other mercenaries, especially on tough missions. They held a friendly rivalry during work, but were inseparable friends out of it.
Then when news of the discovery of the 1st XL-Terran type planet holding alien life spread across the networks, Veliane and her friends jumped on the occasion. With promises of riches and glory, she headed toward Atlas. Deep inside her heart, she hoped to pay back the companies involved for the Vanguard tragedy.
Strength :: 12
Dexterity :: 10
Intelligence :: 8
Constitution :: 13
Perception :: 10
Charisma :: 10
Novice Scanner (Need some insight as to what you exactly mean.)
Novice Firearms user
Competent Suit Operator
Competent Melee Fighter
Name:MI H&K A-V4 Battle Rifle
Description: The standard Military Issue Battle Rifle given to the military created by Heckler & Koch Gun Industries. Extremely common and thus easy to maintain and ammo is widespread. Average all-round weapon.
Ammo Type: .57 Cal
Ammo Capacity: 25 Bullets/ 1 mag
Effective Range: 250m
Maximum Range: 400m
Upgrade options:
- Scope Slot
- Underslung Slot 1
- Underslung Slot 2
Name:.57 Cal Tungsten Point Bullet
Amount: 6 mags(6x25)
Ammo Type: .57
Damage Type: Kinetic
Damage:
| - | No Armor | Light | Medium | Heavy | Mega | Armor |
| Small | +++ | ++ | + | = | - |
| Medium | ++ | + | = | - | -- |
| Large | + | = | - | -- | --- |
| Huge | = | - | -- | --- | ---- |
| Size |
Class:Shocktrooper
Starting Suit:Wraith
Name: Mari Bryan
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Notable Characteristics:
Mari is a woman of average height, with long shoulder-length green hair (dyed. The natural color is black.) She is very pale, having rarely seen the sun where she was born.
Bio: Mari's reasons for working aren't so elaborate as running from a corporation, or adventure, or whatever else people come to the planet for. She just wants money. Her family is dirt poor, practically slaves working in factories whenever they're not sleeping. And yet they paid for her education. She didn't have to work in the factory. Thing is, they could just barely pay for her education; they couldn't pay for her license as a doctor or a mechanic or anything like that. This was her only option that wouldn't leave her in the factories for the rest of her life. But no, she's not going to settle for enough money to make her own livelihood. She is going to give her family a life too. She has already negotiated her contract so that they receive money proportional to her own payment. They didn't have many individuals with medical experience applying for such a dangerous job, you see.
She went through basic training before joining, of course. Medic or not, they'd not hire her if she couldn't defend herself. She found herself to actually be a better shot then most of the trainees, at least with suit-level weaponry.
Strength:: 8
Dexterity:: 12
Intelligence:: 13
Constitution:: 10
Perception:: 12
Charisma:: 8
Healthy
No Fractures
Sane
Tracking Chip installed
Competent Medic
Competent Firearms user
Novice Suit Operator
Novice Suit Engineer
Name:MI H&K A-V4 Battle Rifle
Description: The standard Military Issue Battle Rifle given to the military created by Heckler & Koch Gun Industries. Extremely common and thus easy to maintain and ammo is widespread. Average all-round weapon.
Ammo Type: .57 Cal
Ammo Capacity: 25 Bullets/ 1 mag
Effective Range: 250m
Maximum Range: 400m
Upgrade options:
- Scope Slot
- Underslung Slot 1
- Underslung Slot 2
Name:.57 Cal Tungsten Point Bullet
Amount: 6 mags(6x25)
Ammo Type: .57
Damage Type: Kinetic
Damage:
| - | No Armor | Light | Medium | Heavy | Mega | Armor |
| Small | +++ | ++ | + | = | - |
| Medium | ++ | + | = | - | -- |
| Large | + | = | - | -- | --- |
| Huge | = | - | -- | --- | ---- |
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Class: Combat Medic
Starting Suit:Eidolon-A
Gender:Female
Age:18
Notable Characteristics:Their emotions can be read easily by a projector in their eyes,it will always be on.It changes colors depending on the emotion and text is clearly visible displaying their emotion in text...they installed this with the help of medical professionals.
They have strawberry blond hair and are 6ft8 and completely flat chested.Their body is fit and lithe toned and hardened.Apparently she has a nice butt though at least others say so anyway
Starting Skills:
Bio:Raised in a community orphanage, Michelle was taught to be loyal, kind and obedient for the quite simple reason they didn't do their job at the orphanage because they loved children they did I lt because they needed money and it was all they could get so anyone who wasn't "nice" or "loyal" or "obedient "got beaten senseless. For years she suffered from not being able to identify her purpose in life or to express herself in fear of being harmed by the orphanage caretakers. Michelle felt like breathing in fresh air once she left the orphanage, she was finally able to look for meaning in her life. For once Michelle felt alive, realizing that the only thing that mattered, was being honest simply because it was the only thing she had never been allowed to be,she found it felt infinitely easier and she felt better when everyone knows how you feel
To her honesty is the best policy because it's an opposite to everything she was taught and she's enjoying that more and more by the second especially since she got those caretakers oh so arrested
Strength::6
Dexterity::10
Intelligence::13
Constitution::9
Perception::10
Charisma::15
Novice Engineer
Novice Firearms User
Competent Bargainer
Competent Leader
Name:MI Comet V2-X series Submachine Gun
Description: The standard Military Issue SMG give to the military by Universe Industries. Extremely common amongst unarmored or lightly armored personnel due to it's lightweight construction and good firepower but it lacks in range and stopping power.
Ammo Type: 7.62×51mm
Ammo Capacity: 45 Bullets/ 1 mag
Effective Range: 150m
Maximum Range: 300m
Upgrade options:
- Scope Slot
- Underslung Slot 2
Name:7.62×51mm Tungsten Point Bullet
Amount: 5 mags(5x45)
Ammo Type: 7.62×51mm
Damage Type: Kinetic
Damage:
| - | No Armor | Light | Medium | Heavy | Mega | Armor |
| Small | ++ | + | = | - | -- |
| Medium | + | = | - | -- | --- |
| Large | = | - | -- | --- | ---- |
| Huge | - | -- | --- | ---- | ----- |
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Class:Squad leader
Starting Suit:Wraith
Strength::
Dexterity::
Intelligence::
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Charisma::
Gender: M
Age: 48
Notable Characteristics:
- He has his black hair short and grows a goatee.
- Grey eyes.
- His suits are dark red, almost black and bear a stylized, bright red lightning bolt painted onto the right arm.
- Right arm has been replaced by a bionic equivalent due to an injury sustained during a combat op.
- Many scars cover his body.
Bio: Reynard was born in one of the less safe cities of the USA. Law enforcement was powerless as crime ran rampant. It took a mere 12 years of his life for an armed group of burglars to claim the lives of his parents. He barely managed to hide himself from his family's killers. Newly orphaned and without any relatives to take him into their care, he turned to crime himself for the sake of survival.
As time passed, the crimes he committed increased in severity. Shoplifting evolved into stealing, which evolved into mugging and so on. Soon, Reynard found himself a member of one of the many gangs in the area. By some cruel twist of fate, its leader was the one who ended his parents. Unable to exact his revenge for fear of his own life, he spent a few years wreaking havoc on the city alongside his nemesis.
More time passed. He amassed enough funds to leave to a better place. Thanks to a great deal of luck, he was never caught nor identified by the police. He realized that his life cannot go on like this. Seizing the opportunity, he finally put a bullet inside the head of the man he hated and left his hometown for greener pastures. He joined the army, hoping that it would help him forget about the atrocities he committed on the innocent, whether by simply forgetting or by meeting oblivion.
Even more time passed. Life as a soldier was surprisingly comfortable and all his combat deployments unusually smooth. He figured that a life filled with violence does make one a good killing machine. He moved up the ranks, gained command of a squad of his own. A routine peacekeeping deployment in Africa didn't sound that dangerous. It was. Some kind of prototype weapon or suit wiped out his entire team. Once again, Reynard's luck saved him. Whatever weapon vaporized all his comrades, it only took his right arm. Although his arm was generously replaced, he was discharged from the army for reasons unknown.
In the present, Reynard Durant has made a name for himself as a freelance mercenary. His speed and agility during battle, along with his red suit gave him the nickname he later took up as his callsign. Hearing of Atlas and its dangers, he joined a group of mercenaries heading there.
Strength:: 12
Dexterity:: 15
Intelligence:: 6
Constitution:: 12
Perception:: 15
Charisma:: 3
Healthy
No Fractures
Sane
Tracking Chip installed
Novice Tracker
Novice Melee Combatant
Competent Suit Pilot
Competent Firearm User
Name:MI H&K A-V4 Battle Rifle
Description: The standard Military Issue Battle Rifle given to the military created by Heckler & Koch Gun Industries. Extremely common and thus easy to maintain and ammo is widespread. Average all-round weapon.
Ammo Type: .57 Cal
Ammo Capacitiy: 25 Bullets/ 1 mag
Effective Range: 250m
Maximum Range: 400m
Upgrade options:
- Scope Slot
- Underslung Slot 1
- Underslung Slot 2
Name:.57 Cal Tungsten Point Bullet
Amount: 6 mags(6x25)
Ammo Type: .57
Damage Type: Kinetic
Damage:
| - | No Armor | Light | Medium | Heavy | Mega | Armor |
| Small | +++ | ++ | + | = | - |
| Medium | ++ | + | = | - | -- |
| Large | + | = | - | -- | --- |
| Huge | = | - | -- | --- | ---- |
| Size |
Class:Shocktrooper
Starting Suit:Eidolon-A
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