Round One: Falling SkiesAlright you grunts. Looks like a few of you can actually follow orders. As for you lot, with your designation Zero Ones, and you lot, with your 'names' well, you'll be dead soon enough so fuck you! Now, heads between your knees and kiss your as-"
a loud explosion, the sound of tearing metal and the high pitched whine of a damaged engine interrupt the sergeant's litany. You all clench, some cry, others loosen bowel and bladder as your particular brick lists starboard - not that you would know which way starboard is (what are we, marines? -scoff-) and begins to accelerate groundward, a hole blown in the side, leaking oil, hydraulics, blood, and tears.
These grunts:
Unit number: Yo001
Inventory: Gun. military backpack. Gum. Helmet.
"Are we there yet?"
Unit number: Su001
Equipment: Gun, military backpack, gum, helmet.
were sitting in that section, and have suffered various crippling injuries, losing hands, arms, legs, or sight. Take your pick, you'll follow your missing limb soon.
Keep track of this like so: Status: missing [leg/arm/] or "blind"
No, you can't trade out for deaf. You're all going to go deaf. Firearms do that you knwo. Well, most of you will die before that happens But whatever.
Meanwhile, the shrapnel and concussive force from the breach hits these fellows:
Unit number: Zr001
Inventory: Gun. military backpack. Gum. Helmet.
No spoilers, you dirteater! This is the army, not some fancy la tit ta french restaraunt where the waiters kiss your danglies and the waitresses let you kiss theirs! Get your act together, private, or lose your privates!
Unit number: Zii001
Inventory: Gun. military backpack. Gum. Helmet.
Designation: Bo001
Unit number: CR001
Name: Frank
Inventory: Gun. military backpack. Gum. Helmet.
I will play until I get to CR206, damnit!
Unit number: NJW001
Name: Nobody cares
Inventory: Gun. military backpack. Gum. Helmet.
causing serious wounds which may threaten life and limb. Not that the acceleration of Brick001 won't do you in first. It probably will.
Keep track of this like so: status: serious wound!
On the other hand, this guy:
Unit number: Ner001
Name: Femol
Inventory: Gun. military backpack. Gum. Helmet.
Gets lucky and gets a minor scratch Keep track of this like so: Minor wound 1/5
These two bastards manage to somehow cheat death, dismemberment, and injury:
Unit number: HB001
Inventory: Gun. military backpack. Gum. Helmet.
Unit Number: Akuma01
Equipment: Gun, military backpack, gum, helmet.
by actually putting their heads between their legs when the sergeant told them to. The damage heading for them got redirected instead.
This fellow:
Unit number: Fish001
Name: Shut up you sod. No one asked. No one cares.
Inventory: Gun. military backpack. Gum. Helmet.
loses his head as a result. Congratulations to our first death!
Meanwhile,
Unit number: CR001
Name: Frank
Inventory: Gun. military backpack. Gum. Helmet.
I will play until I get to CR206, damnit!
stares wide eyed at a piece of hull six inches long sticking through his headset, millimeters from his ear. No additional damage for you! Lucky bastard.
Life is so unfair. You don't even get a chance to shoot any of The Other Guy
TM yet, as you still have to crash first.
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