*walking back from the shooting range* "Morning soldier. Appears you've overslept." *briefs in on the briefing* "Nothing speical, just more repition for some good old government brainwashing" *gives him a cup of coffee* "Now i suggest you get ready. A dropship just left and i'm suspecting somethings up." *salutes the soldier (dunno ur rank...) and walks away* "bah, they never salute back. TSA is slacking off on the the morals."
"hey, than... Oh. hes gone. I always said TSA is slacking off on the the morals"
*heads to simulation deck 3. On the way, spots a familiar face*
"Damn Carter, what the hell happened to your leg? A parasite? we'd better get you to sick bay ASAP. Why did you try to dig it out with your knife? still, the nanos at the sick bay will soon get you patched up. im afraid the only way to remove a parasite is to amputate the leg. you should be able to get an artificial one though. better than getting eaten if you ask me"
*takes carter under the arm and he hobbles off to sick bay*
<i>Arriving at the sickbay, you start looking for the officer in charge. After looking for some time, you ask a medic where the officer in charge is, only to learn that no one has been able to find him since the briefing.
The medic notices Carter's leg, and offers to help him with it.</i>
"Where have all the officers gone? maybe its got something to do with the ship that left earlier. do they know something we dont? are they abandoning us, getting all the important personnel out before <i>it</i> happens? whatever <i>it</i> is..."
*the medic is poking about with a small scalpel*
"what do you mean you cant find any of the equipment? all the nano widgets have dissappeared, along with the officers? you dont even have any anaesthetic? Carter, this may sting a little..."
<b>i know, its probably not the reason why there are no officers about, im just paranoid. however, if you like it, feel free to go with it. it seems to explain everything rather nicely. - the skulk, the sweaty officers. maybe the infestation has spread to this ship as well. orders came from high command to get all the officers out of there, leaving the soldiers to their fates...
BadKarmaThe Advanced Literature monsters burned my house and gave me a 7Join Date: 2002-11-12Member: 8260Members
*After finishing with the CQC training, he goes back into the main shooting gallery. He is surprised to find that no one is there and the only sound is the air scrubbers filtering out the cordite smell. Hes getting a bad vibe so he decides to take an extra magazine and go see if he can find anyone else*
That_Annoying_KidSire of TitlesJoin Date: 2003-03-01Member: 14175Members, Constellation
edited May 2003
<b>vote for sticky</b> *Runs thru vents* *suddenly finds himself in large open space, that has a good amout of space between him and the floor" "Oh, Crap" <b>that is thought, not said</b> *plummets down vent* *lands hard* *is thankfull it's in an unoccupied area of the ship* *goes and heals*
BadKarmaThe Advanced Literature monsters burned my house and gave me a 7Join Date: 2002-11-12Member: 8260Members
*Wanders through the various levels until he arrives at the infirmary. He notices Carter up on a table with a medic hunched over him and Steinsky standing next to him* "Hey! Carter! Iver been looking... Holy **** what happened to your leg?" *Carter tells him about the skulk and being parasited and Steinsky tells him about the missing supplies and officers* "This is some weird **** going on man. Im gonna go find people and tell them to find a weapon" *Steinsky says that he shouldnt go out alone if theres a skulk around. He agrees and decides to wait until Carter is patched up*
*walks in to sick bay, salutes doctor* "hello...i'm here to pick up some more pain killers after my little...long jump incident." *rubs nose* "jesus christ, what happened to you carter? a parasite...dude, parasites don't do that-oh. you tried to dig it out with your knife." *mutters to self how insane people shouldn't have passed the intellgence exam* "dude, you do know that like parasites can't be dug out. i guess you could try to poison them, but bleh. your leg's getting amputated anyway because of your...digging." *takes the painkillers from the doctor* "err...thanks. could i like...go now? i don't want to be here while you are-OH MY GOD!" *stares at the amputation blade the doctor plans to use* "err...oh damn, i hope you over there like blindfolds him. that blade looks...nasty" "oh, bogglestien, have seen anyone by the name of "Major Cribbs" around? He said that he would be around to brief me about the 'sudden deployment of the dropship.'" *medic blindfolds Carter and lowers the blade* "oh man..." *turns away and grimances for the impending scream*
<b>why would a skulk have to heal after a fall? i didnt think they took damage</b>
*carter had fainted from the pain,and, in the background, apart from the bleep of the primitive heart monitor and the quiet whirring of the ships ventilation units, there was something else. something alien*
*the medic has heard something too and he stands still, poised above the nearly amputated leg*
*the sound was familiar, and it could only mean one thing. Kharaa*
"hurry the f*ck up, damn you medic. we need to get back to the others, whereever the hell they are"
*with the operation completed, Carter was bandaged up and a spare leg was attached*
"dont worry medic, i'll tell him hes got to stay in a wheelchair until his body begins to integrate the new leg"
*looks at boggle with skeptism* "khraa? dude, this ship has never been left out ALONE with out a CREW for any period of time. what makes you think the khraa suddenly appear out of nowhere? i mean, there isn't even a way of someone getting on board the ship. hell, the only thing geting off this ship were those people in the dropship." *hears more clicking* "oh my god. man shiot me. i am not gonna listem to that anymore." *withdraws C-8 "Impaler" Pistol. opens the door from the sick bay to the hallway." "boggle, you stay here. if i don't come back after 10-20 minutes, get carter the **** away from here." *leaves and closes the door* *starts walking down the hall, pistol pointed down, saftey off* *enters the comm area* "what the frigging..., where are the officers." *looks around on the desolate comm stations* *Sees a rather disturbing report on one of them* "Khraa presense detected. Officers from Major to Brigader General evacuate on docking ship D-035"
"Crew expendable." "...HOLY THE MOTHER-FACKING SHIOT!" *and that was the only ship that could get us the **** off this rust bucket too* *grabs the mic...pondering if he should break the news to the crew* *puts the mic back, goes to the armory* "hell, i'm gonna just grab my own regiment and get the **** off this rust bucket"
EDIT: <b>damn, xect is going to be surprised where we took this damn thing without his permisson <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->"</b>
"I'm here bugsy." "Whut, a parasite, all officers gone?" *looks around for dude running the holoroom, he's gone* "yeah, here too, to bad I can't take my jp+shotty outside the holoroom, damned projections, well, I'll come to the sickbay right away" *raises his pistol and starts running* *sais to self* "damn, it wasn't the stinch in my clothes after all"
*runs through the comm area and sees terran* "Hey (he = dutch <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->) man, how we doing, bugsy said u where with him, wath happend" *looks at report in terran hand* "holy************************************************************** (nasty words)" "we gotta get us a comm up here and get a base going, before they get us, I guess the officers took the only dropship heh, typical" *activates his radio* "bugsy get your **** up here to the comm area, we got a major situation going on" *looks around for a list of commanders, can't find one* "terran, u ever been on a mission before? I mean an frontiersman mission"
*looks at j2* "uhh...no. but killing zergs in squads of 10 might count. ok fine, not." *looks around frantically* [sarcasm] "ok...i would **** my pants if the laundry guy was still around here" [/sarcasm] "oooo damn. how many men do we have to work with anyway? i mean the kind that can like shoot to kill well."
"damn" *grabs the mic* "HELLO TEST TEST 1, 2, 3" "everybody get your **** to the comm area, we got a major problem, bring your gear" "I repeat, everybody get your **** to the comm area stat, we got a major problem, more info will be given on the spot"
"Carter, you and me had better stick together if you are going to stand a chance. dont give me none of that 'im slowing you down, go on with out me crap', you and me were trained together and we are going to get through this together. you dont need to worry about being spotted, they got the parasite out remember? Can you hold a gun? good, take my lmg, your aim is probably better when sitting down. stuff terran, weve got to get j2pc and find a way out of here."
*bugsy finds a nanite fusion handpiece on the medics table. he grabs it and pushes carter out the door. they head for the breifing room*
<b>well, he'll either be mad, or he'll be happy. i came on here after it had been webbed and for a horrifying moment, i couldnt find it anywhere. phew</b>
[edit] <b>damn thins thing is going fast. i dont have time to write something beofre it becomes uneeded</b> [/edit]
*Upon hearing the announcement, the obvious lack of tact or pretentiousness i realise something is amiss and draw my LMG and begin to cautiously make my way to the comm area, still alone*
*speaking into radio headset... "Can we keep radio silence.. i'm on my own here, ETA 3 minutes.. If we have any of those **** coming, i want to hear them first" ...*
<b> lol, very fast, goto go to bed now <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> I'll be seeing u guys tomorrow </b>
<b>Just wondering, but how would respawning / IP's work in real life <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--></b>
<b>Play it as it goes <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--></b>
<b>well, they send in troops that are waiting in a read room, jumping in and stuff</b> "ok, we have around a good maybe...300-400 people on this ship. we stand a pretty good chance" *looks over the list again* "erm, **** me. there were officers on that list. with adjustments that brings the list down to...149 and a half men." *looks at carter* "hehe, don't take it personally. just a little humor." *looks ponderously at the few men assembled and the more flowing in* "Ok, fine. first order of buisness is to arm ourselves, no ****. the armory was left open free and easy by a not-too-cold-hearted-fleeing-officer. bless his soul." "second order of buisness, make our current crisis known. the infestation is of an unknown size, so we may or may not need backup. that can only come from other stations warping in." "the standard defenses (ie: sentries built into the wall and floor) will shoot any khraa in the way. NOTE that they will keep shooting even if you are in the way. so keep it clear." "so...if all men of rank will take up their command duties, lets move out."
<b>xect is gonna kill us for doing this to his post</b>
<b>oh well, to quote a webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del "If your going to sin, you mights as well sin all the way."
EDIT: Well, if you die, I say that you should be able to come back and flesh out another character for your use in the roleplaying game. Don't sit out.</b>
MouseThe Lighter Side of PessimismJoin Date: 2002-03-02Member: 263Members, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
<b>Guys, ease up on the posting every 3 seconds so that everyone has a chance to tell what is happening to their character</b>
"When we get to the armoury, you guys are going to have to help me get into a suit of HA, my leg may have been mangled, but all the hydrolics in the HA should give my leg enough support."
*looks at Terran and Stiensky*
"Don't give me that look, your like a pair of puppies in a pet shop. Even though I'm currently disabled, I am still hold rank over you two. So lets move out"
BadKarmaThe Advanced Literature monsters burned my house and gave me a 7Join Date: 2002-11-12Member: 8260Members
<b>I geuss y'all just forgot about me in the infirmary but a well, not the first time stuff like that has happened. i'll just pretend that I went with Carter and Steinsky</b> "Allright, while everyone is still getting here, I think i'll have a look at computer records and try to find out how a skulk could of got on board"
*snaps out of thinking up a creatively sadistic end to Carter* "Err, yes sir Major Carter." *faces my regiment of Delta that didn't leave yet, 25 left that didn't flee* "Alright, we'll take up the task of getting up some sort of connection with the nearest starship. And if were lucky, they might not be too pansy and haul our **** out of here. McKnight, take Leon and Morcef over to Satillite Communications on the 6th level, port side. Be careful, the floor over there is mightly slippery from a spill the departed mainteance crew neglected to clean up before their departure. Euric Stukov, take your half of the Squard and run the hell over there before they get there with the equipment and secure it. The Ranger element in my squad will run over to the Docking Bays and try to piece some stuff together to get some real power backing up that signal. Alright, lets show these pansy TSA marines what marines fromt he Outer Rim are like." *hehe, sarcasm always lightens the mood* *looks at Carter* "Sir, with all do respect to your awareness and intelligence, why didn't you leave us when you got the message about the evac of officers?"
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"darnit. i must have fallen asleep in the shower. i didnt realise i was so tired. guess ill have to find someone and ask what the breifing was about"
*heads over to the mess hall, finds it deserted. in the silence, a faint tapping is heard. it appears to be coming from the ventilation ducts*
"hmm. must be the air-con unit messing about again. ill get a mechanic to have a look. i wonder where everybody is?"
"Morning soldier. Appears you've overslept."
*briefs in on the briefing*
"Nothing speical, just more repition for some good old government brainwashing"
*gives him a cup of coffee*
"Now i suggest you get ready. A dropship just left and i'm suspecting somethings up."
*salutes the soldier (dunno ur rank...) and walks away*
"bah, they never salute back. TSA is slacking off on the the morals."
*heads to simulation deck 3. On the way, spots a familiar face*
"Damn Carter, what the hell happened to your leg? A parasite? we'd better get you to sick bay ASAP. Why did you try to dig it out with your knife? still, the nanos at the sick bay will soon get you patched up. im afraid the only way to remove a parasite is to amputate the leg. you should be able to get an artificial one though. better than getting eaten if you ask me"
*takes carter under the arm and he hobbles off to sick bay*
The medic notices Carter's leg, and offers to help him with it.</i>
*the medic is poking about with a small scalpel*
"what do you mean you cant find any of the equipment? all the nano widgets have dissappeared, along with the officers? you dont even have any anaesthetic? Carter, this may sting a little..."
<b>i know, its probably not the reason why there are no officers about, im just paranoid. however, if you like it, feel free to go with it. it seems to explain everything rather nicely. - the skulk, the sweaty officers. maybe the infestation has spread to this ship as well. orders came from high command to get all the officers out of there, leaving the soldiers to their fates...
hey, it may happen</b>
*Runs thru vents*
*suddenly finds himself in large open space, that has a good amout of space between him and the floor"
"Oh, Crap"
<b>that is thought, not said</b>
*plummets down vent*
*lands hard*
*is thankfull it's in an unoccupied area of the ship*
*goes and heals*
"Hey! Carter! Iver been looking... Holy **** what happened to your leg?"
*Carter tells him about the skulk and being parasited and Steinsky tells him about the missing supplies and officers*
"This is some weird **** going on man. Im gonna go find people and tell them to find a weapon"
*Steinsky says that he shouldnt go out alone if theres a skulk around. He agrees and decides to wait until Carter is patched up*
"hello...i'm here to pick up some more pain killers after my little...long jump incident."
*rubs nose*
"jesus christ, what happened to you carter? a parasite...dude, parasites don't do that-oh. you tried to dig it out with your knife."
*mutters to self how insane people shouldn't have passed the intellgence exam*
"dude, you do know that like parasites can't be dug out. i guess you could try to poison them, but bleh. your leg's getting amputated anyway because of your...digging."
*takes the painkillers from the doctor*
"err...thanks. could i like...go now? i don't want to be here while you are-OH MY GOD!"
*stares at the amputation blade the doctor plans to use*
"err...oh damn, i hope you over there like blindfolds him. that blade looks...nasty"
"oh, bogglestien, have seen anyone by the name of "Major Cribbs" around? He said that he would be around to brief me about the 'sudden deployment of the dropship.'"
*medic blindfolds Carter and lowers the blade*
"oh man..."
*turns away and grimances for the impending scream*
*carter had fainted from the pain,and, in the background, apart from the bleep of the primitive heart monitor and the quiet whirring of the ships ventilation units, there was something else. something alien*
*the medic has heard something too and he stands still, poised above the nearly amputated leg*
*the sound was familiar, and it could only mean one thing. Kharaa*
"hurry the f*ck up, damn you medic. we need to get back to the others, whereever the hell they are"
*with the operation completed, Carter was bandaged up and a spare leg was attached*
"dont worry medic, i'll tell him hes got to stay in a wheelchair until his body begins to integrate the new leg"
*uses the radio*
"This is Bugsy calling J2pc, come in J2pc"
"khraa? dude, this ship has never been left out ALONE with out a CREW for any period of time. what makes you think the khraa suddenly appear out of nowhere? i mean, there isn't even a way of someone getting on board the ship. hell, the only thing geting off this ship were those people in the dropship."
*hears more clicking*
"oh my god. man shiot me. i am not gonna listem to that anymore."
*withdraws C-8 "Impaler" Pistol. opens the door from the sick bay to the hallway."
"boggle, you stay here. if i don't come back after 10-20 minutes, get carter the **** away from here."
*leaves and closes the door*
*starts walking down the hall, pistol pointed down, saftey off*
*enters the comm area*
"what the frigging..., where are the officers."
*looks around on the desolate comm stations*
*Sees a rather disturbing report on one of them*
"Khraa presense detected. Officers from Major to Brigader General evacuate on docking ship D-035"
"Crew expendable."
"...HOLY THE MOTHER-FACKING SHIOT!"
*and that was the only ship that could get us the **** off this rust bucket too*
*grabs the mic...pondering if he should break the news to the crew*
*puts the mic back, goes to the armory*
"hell, i'm gonna just grab my own regiment and get the **** off this rust bucket"
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<b>damn, xect is going to be surprised where we took this damn thing without his permisson <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->"</b>
"I'm here bugsy."
"Whut, a parasite, all officers gone?"
*looks around for dude running the holoroom, he's gone*
"yeah, here too, to bad I can't take my jp+shotty outside the holoroom, damned projections, well, I'll come to the sickbay right away"
*raises his pistol and starts running*
*sais to self* "damn, it wasn't the stinch in my clothes after all"
"Hey (he = dutch <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->) man, how we doing, bugsy said u where with him, wath happend"
*looks at report in terran hand*
"holy************************************************************** (nasty words)"
"we gotta get us a comm up here and get a base going, before they get us, I guess the officers took the only dropship heh, typical"
*activates his radio*
"bugsy get your **** up here to the comm area, we got a major situation going on"
*looks around for a list of commanders, can't find one*
"terran, u ever been on a mission before? I mean an frontiersman mission"
"uhh...no. but killing zergs in squads of 10 might count. ok fine, not."
*looks around frantically*
[sarcasm]
"ok...i would **** my pants if the laundry guy was still around here"
[/sarcasm]
"oooo damn. how many men do we have to work with anyway? i mean the kind that can like shoot to kill well."
"Damn, how long was i out for... I should <i>really</i> be getting more sleep now i'm actually on a damn mission for once"
"Now where the goddamned hell is anyone."
*Proceeds out of the mess hall and begins to make his way up to the armoury*
*grabs the mic*
"HELLO TEST TEST 1, 2, 3"
"everybody get your **** to the comm area, we got a major problem, bring your gear"
"I repeat, everybody get your **** to the comm area stat, we got a major problem, more info will be given on the spot"
*bugsy finds a nanite fusion handpiece on the medics table. he grabs it and pushes carter out the door. they head for the breifing room*
<b>well, he'll either be mad, or he'll be happy. i came on here after it had been webbed and for a horrifying moment, i couldnt find it anywhere. phew</b>
[edit] <b>damn thins thing is going fast. i dont have time to write something beofre it becomes uneeded</b> [/edit]
*speaking into radio headset...
"Can we keep radio silence.. i'm on my own here, ETA 3 minutes.. If we have any of those **** coming, i want to hear them first"
...*
"ok, we have around a good maybe...300-400 people on this ship. we stand a pretty good chance"
*looks over the list again*
"erm, **** me. there were officers on that list. with adjustments that brings the list down to...149 and a half men."
*looks at carter*
"hehe, don't take it personally. just a little humor."
*looks ponderously at the few men assembled and the more flowing in*
"Ok, fine. first order of buisness is to arm ourselves, no ****. the armory was left open free and easy by a not-too-cold-hearted-fleeing-officer. bless his soul."
"second order of buisness, make our current crisis known. the infestation is of an unknown size, so we may or may not need backup. that can only come from other stations warping in."
"the standard defenses (ie: sentries built into the wall and floor) will shoot any khraa in the way. NOTE that they will keep shooting even if you are in the way. so keep it clear."
"so...if all men of rank will take up their command duties, lets move out."
<b>xect is gonna kill us for doing this to his post</b>
EDIT:
Well, if you die, I say that you should be able to come back and flesh out another character for your use in the roleplaying game. Don't sit out.</b>
"When we get to the armoury, you guys are going to have to help me get into a suit of HA, my leg may have been mangled, but all the hydrolics in the HA should give my leg enough support."
*looks at Terran and Stiensky*
"Don't give me that look, your like a pair of puppies in a pet shop. Even though I'm currently disabled, I am still hold rank over you two. So lets move out"
"Allright, while everyone is still getting here, I think i'll have a look at computer records and try to find out how a skulk could of got on board"
"Err, yes sir Major Carter."
*faces my regiment of Delta that didn't leave yet, 25 left that didn't flee*
"Alright, we'll take up the task of getting up some sort of connection with the nearest starship. And if were lucky, they might not be too pansy and haul our **** out of here. McKnight, take Leon and Morcef over to Satillite Communications on the 6th level, port side. Be careful, the floor over there is mightly slippery from a spill the departed mainteance crew neglected to clean up before their departure. Euric Stukov, take your half of the Squard and run the hell over there before they get there with the equipment and secure it. The Ranger element in my squad will run over to the Docking Bays and try to piece some stuff together to get some real power backing up that signal. Alright, lets show these pansy TSA marines what marines fromt he Outer Rim are like."
*hehe, sarcasm always lightens the mood*
*looks at Carter*
"Sir, with all do respect to your awareness and intelligence, why didn't you leave us when you got the message about the evac of officers?"