Ariadne Guardpost

PFCNublar · June 2003

Sure. Go to the first page, read the first two posts (which are fundamental rules), and then somehow stick yourself into the story. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>. Happy to have you on board. A suggestion on inserting into the story if I may: phase in by IP and hook up with us

Cataphract_40 · June 2003

Ok, cool <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> 


* A flash of white light. Complete blackness. An instant later, rising blue dots, almost like bubbles, and the post's command center fades into being around him.
Frontiersman Cataphract steps down off the IP plate and looks around. A sparse and spartan base, it has only the bare necessities. It apparently has no defenses at all. It seems to have been erected in the mess hall, of all places.
Cataphract looks back. The Command Console itself, unique in its sleek design and immediately recognizable, is directly behind him. He speaks into his microphone:*

"Commander, this is TSA Frontiersman Cataphract reporting for re-enforcement as requested. Where do you want me to go?"

Hey everyone, glad to participate <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> . I'm looking forward to smearing some Kharaa. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>

spinviper · June 2003

"Its A LERK!!" "Watch out that dammed thing shoots spikes!"

*Takes Careful aim and fires*

"Eat Lead!"

Cata Dude We dont have Hmgs We dont have Ha's We dont have welders we dont have anything much!!!

We only have a basic base.... Hmgs and the likes are a long way off edit yer post. And this is not a story this is roleplay. Dont write it like a story! *phew*

Bogglesteinsky · June 2003

*Ducks round a corner as a rain of spikes shoot towards him*

"Holy **** that was close"

*Jumps out again*

*Fires off a few round in the general direction of the lerk, then dives on top of the civillian protecting him*

"KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN OR IT WILL GET BITTEN OFF"

 
OK, OK, another OP4 misquote, but hey, thats what these forums are for <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Marik_Steele · June 2003

*Holds position at rear of group, half-crouch walking backwards to make sure the flapping creature isn't just a diversion for an attack from behind*
"Comm, we're pretty sure we're close to this civilian you've talked about, but we've got contact with a species we haven't seen yet. Can we get some sort of backup out here?"



Alright, Xect has yet another method/reason to get Cataphract in with the group. Glad you could join us -- feel free to use any narrative style that a)follows the rules and b)you're comfortable writing with.
Now, I realize you don't want to look through the many pages worth of story up to this point, so I'll summarize the most importand recent parts for you:
Our base is a bit of an impromptu one. It's in the mess hall of the ship, and the best defense we've got so far is a couple tables turned on their sides for barricades. The basic structures are there IP, CC, armory) but we're strapped for cash -- the comm hasn't even dropped any medpacks. That means no special guns yet, no motion tracking, and to my knowledge only 1 welder in circulation -- last I remember, Bogglestiensky had it.
We currently have 3 objectives to be completed in whatever order possible: intercept/save a non-Kharaa lifeform showing up on the scanners (expected unarmed civilian; you'll see from the past dozen posts that we're close, but Xect hasn't confirmed how close), establish a forward base with a resource tower, and take out the Kharaa. All evidence so far points to them having sensory chambers, but we haven't seen any chambers or hives -- only skulks (and now a lerk, apparently).

SilentMurderer · June 2003

"Get down!"
*Empties Clip towards the Lerk*
[sarcasm]*3mm away from hitting Boggle*[/sarcasm]

deathdoom · June 2003

(hmmmm.........would it be okay for me to join ?)

BadKarma · June 2003

Ja, follow the rules and grab a gun
*Sees that the civillian is lying prone. Walks over, sits on him. Reloads and continues firing.*

Marik_Steele · June 2003

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (deathdoom @ Jun 11 2003, 11:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> (hmmmm.........would it be okay for me to join ?)  </td></tr></table> 

You're more than welcome, Dbloom. Just make sure you read the first couple posts on rules and posting/font/color conventions we use to keep things in order.
It's actually good timing -- Xect may have you and Cataphract watch each others' backs if/when he sends you to the main group.

deathdoom · June 2003

*there is a flash and DeathDoom phases in on the infantry portal, *he walks over to the armoury in the mess hall and loads up on half ammo for his LMG and full ammo on his pistol
*DD walks over to cataphract and says "this is a nice little hellhole aint it" he speaks into his microphone "commander this is TSA marine DeathDoom reporting in, now what are my orders"*
glad to be participating <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Mr_Headcrab · June 2003

(Im planning to enter shortly, but i'm clearing my entrance with Xect )

Bogglesteinsky · June 2003

"Karma get your fat **** off of me

Incase you hadn't noticed (evidently karma hadn't), the civillian is lying prone because i am on top of him making sure you guys dont hit him with you wild aim.

marik is right, i have the only welder, but terran has modified his guns a bit

Mr_Headcrab · June 2003

heh, i'll just go ahead, if im out of line, ill just delete

 " Thank god! Im glad to see something that isnt trying to bite my face off." 

Heh, guess who's the civvie?

PFCNublar · June 2003

This is good. Soon we'll have a bloody army <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> YAY!

*lerk tries to bite my head off*
"AHHH! What the ****!"
*takes cover behind some barrels*
*sticks the finger up from behind the barrels*
"Damn thing almost got my head!"
*looks around feverishly*
*scrambles over to Silent*
*spikes chase after me as I move*
"Hello! How are you today?"

Frosty · June 2003

"This is why i wanted a shotie, I'd like to see one of those flying salad shooters dodge a good 'ol 12 guage."

*Fires of several revolver rounds, knife in the other hand ready to stab the critter if it gets to close.*



I'm guna be gone for a week, so im givin control of my char to xect till im back

Cataphract_40 · June 2003

No problem, post edited. My mistake.

Thanks a TON for that summary, Steele. You're a pal <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>
Heh, I was only up to page nine so far. 


*Cataphract whispers back to Death:*
"Oh, you bet. Can't wait to see the bad bits."
*He hears the light patter of LMG fire and the heavy thumps of pistol shots in the distance somewhere. He looks back at the CC and speaks into his mic:*
"Uhh, Commander, I don't know if you're planning anything, but I think our prescence might be required...ASAP..."

BadKarma · June 2003

*Is cursed at by Stiensky*
"Whoa, sorry."
*Continues sporadic firing.*

LucidReality · June 2003

*I pull my TSA deagle, and start firing at the flying lerk. Obviously im missing as pipes and other wires ect.ect. are sparking and faling off the ceiling.*

"oh, crap sorry guys, forgot how powerful this thing is."

*stop firing and pull boggle and head out of the space they are occupying and drag them back towards the rear of the fight for safe keeping.*

 Heh i been away too long, first firefight in a while.

Lumberjack_Wannabe · June 2003

"C'mon! It's just a flying dog... or cat... or whatever you want to call it!"
*fires a few rounds at Lerk*
*reloads*
*continues to fire*


Argghhh.... Cataphract (nice name.. hehe)... that font kills my eyes! GAH!

xect · June 2003

Commander: "Sure enough. We got a new wave of people incoming, they'll join you as soon as we get a phase gate up. Back here, we got the observatory ready, and an idle phase gate. They are starting to get angry though, they don't like us being here."

The Lerk dies from the rain of bullets. By it's side lies a skulk with a few very deep and very violent wounds. Something more effective than standard bullets hit that thing. With the lerk dead, and boggle off his back, the "civilian" get's up

Bogglesteinsky · June 2003

"Cryin out loud, i thought that thing was never going to die."

*turns to civvie*

"Who are you? What are you doing out here? When did these things first appear? Where do they come from? How have you survived for so long? Why did you keep running away? What weapon have you got that does that much damage? Do you know anything that could help us kill these ****?

LucidReality · June 2003

"Slow down boggle, i mean jeeeze, the guys been in this hellhole with these things for who knows how long, let the guy take a break now that we are here. Let him eat, drink, releive himself whatever,. We can question him later, Though the wounds on that skulk to pose an interesting need of explanation."

*Reloads, turns to civilian*

"Ok civvie, your gonna stick with us for a while it seems, and during that time well need some answers to some questions."

*turns on radio*

"Comm, just start dropping stuff where you want us to build it."

That_Annoying_Kid · June 2003

man, I slacked off hardcore in this thread =\ sorry guys, is there any way that I can get back in the story?

Bogglesteinsky · June 2003

The easiest way would be to phase in with the other late arrivals and stick with them

"ok guys we still need to be alert while we are building. they tell countless tales at the tsa training of whole squads wiped out when they were all building at once"

LucidReality · June 2003

id say youcan come in with the next wave of reinforcements.

PFCNublar · June 2003

"Yea, building is a pain in the ****. All of that groping of the power panel is just ****. I mean, I hear stories that the Khraa have self-building thingies from the scientists. How come little creatures with brains that are about as big as a Pepsi can can do that, yet us with our "huge" brains can't. I tell you, all the TSA researchers do is jack off and not get any work done."
*looks at the civillian's weapon*
"Is that a god damn grenade launcher?"

What? Xect did say that there were pounding sounds of a weapon firing as the guy started scream "GET AWAY FROM ME" or something like that. correct me if i'm wrong

Marik_Steele · June 2003

*I take a good, long look at the civvie, then at the lerk, then back to the civvie*
"Um...yeah. Mind telling me if you've got any recently-deceased buddies around here with more weapons that can do that?"

BadKarma · June 2003

*Walks over to skulk, starts kicking it a little.*
"Heh, yea man you got him good"
*Continues examination*

Bogglesteinsky · June 2003

Terran, WTH?? You are the weapons expert not the engineer. that was supposed to be me, unless you want to swap roles or something

Mr_Headcrab · June 2003

*Reloads weapon, a hissing sound is heard as he locks the clip in. He wipes some Skulk blood off the side of the receiver, a gleaming metal plate of silver reading "FAMA-P9.0" is set into the side. He takes off his glasses and cleans them off on his shirt*
 "Thanks for the assist, I thought that leather canary ha--"
 * gets interuppted by z.x. bogglestiensky's spazzing *
 "... someone hasn't been taking their prozac, have they?"
 * points down infested corridor*
 "one of their giant testical things is spewing out pointy kittys like there's no tomorrow"
 *points down non infested tanget corridor* 
 "the command is that way, no goo, and the ship's "standard" armory. Just small arms and a few Rem 870s, but its enough. Most of the ungrateful crew bailed, I TRIED to escape but another of those testacals grew in Launch bay 02, deciding to use my ship as an anchor. Lots of Spires of Pain around it, but my personal collection of weapons makes Wynona*holds up gun* Look like a pea shooter..."

* looks at the motley assortment before him*
 "Well, it looks like im gonna be sticking around, so. What frequency are you guys on? Ha! im an idiot, I'll just scan for radio traffic.
 *pulls small transeiver from pocket, puts on mic and earbud. hooks connectors up to plug on glasses arm and pushes button on transceiver, glasses glow as a HUD appears on lenses*
 Testing 1,2,3.

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