Ariadne Guardpost

PFCNublar · July 2003

"Umm...ok. We have to call for help? With all due respect, I doubt they will send a dropship over here to save us unless the infection was cleared out, which it wasn't. And since we don't have a base, we can't even spam rounds anywhere."
*gets a bit panicy*
*coughs on cigar smoke*
"Icky. On the ship, the ventilation would suck this godforsaken smoke up before I even got a whiff of it. How thankful I am for it, as I now see."
*coughs*
"Hey, P-Khan, you mind if I see your pistol? It looks a bit different from the standard issue, just a smidge in the barrel. Curious..."

Lord_Darkness · July 2003

*suddenly wakes up and looks around*
"Thanks for getting me out of there guys."
*remembers about lost P229*
"You know how uncontious people can still hear what's going on around them? Well, I'm not leaving this ship until I get my gun back. Now give me back my gun, Shade. Anyone got some spare Cx-10 ammo? Most of my ammo is P229 clips."

Night_Shade · July 2003

"Thanks for the ammo guys. Here ya go."
*tosses P229 to Darkness*
"Terran, the only way to find out if they'll send a dropship or not is to ask em. Darkness, I hate to say it but your other pistol is probably about two millimetres thick by now, with that onos trampling everything. If you want to go on a suicide mission to rescue what's left of it that's fine with me but I'm not scraping your carcass off the floor once the Kharaa have finished with you."
*looks around*
"Unless anyone has any other bright ideas, I suggest you lead the way to the comm system, Ed."

343_guilty_spark · July 2003

*Gives Lord 2 clips of ammo and Night shade 1 clip of ammo.*
" Here take this, but don't you be coming back for more, only got 4 clips left."
*Turns to face Ed*
" Lead the way and i'll follow you Sir."

xect · July 2003

On the other side of the blast door, the onos sounds like it's still trying to break down the door. So far, it hasnt even managed to bend it.

343_guilty_spark · July 2003

" Come on let's go going before the Onos get's in.*

Xzilen · July 2003

*Gives an emberessed flush of color on his face at Deltas comment*

"Sorry man, I just get... tense in these kind of situations, this is my first combat of ANY kind, hell, I haven't even fought in a skirmish against humans... and now this..."

*Sits down and brings his knees to his chest while facing away from Delta, continuing his puffing on his cigar*

"This is just too much for me to handle all at once..."

343_guilty_spark · July 2003

*Puts hand on Xzilen's shoulder.*
" It's okay man, we'll get through this and after this is done, i'm gonna buy you all a beer, besides all our training and specialalities we will pull through okay."
*Stares around the room.*
" We moving anytime today Sir ?"

*WOOT COLOUR WORKS !! purple isnt taken is it ?

PFCNublar · July 2003

Sorry Guilt, Purple is already taken by Marik Steele. Try Blue Bold, it's still free.

"Well, I'd like to hear all the options. Preferable, Ed said something about Cargo Bay 02. What would we do there if we had to resort to it...IE: They don't send a dropship."
*hears what Guilty said about us all and our skills*
"Yea, well. Boggle's dead...and thus, we have lost our welding/construction expert..."
*sniffle*
"But, he's our only KIA, so I suppose we're gonna make it out ok."


EDIT: Responding to Below Post

This is not any map. Its just a fake atmosphere in which we play, which will get warped to God's (xect's) choosing. Behold, we are mindless minions

Xzilen · July 2003

(Um, I hate to ask this, but what map is this? Is this an offical one, or is there a layout I can check out)

343_guilty_spark · July 2003

*Listens to Delta about Boggle being KIA*
" We don't know if he's dead or not, besides we need a welder/construction expert, i say we go and find him, if that's okay with you Sir." * Turns and faces Ed.*

WHAT IS MY SPECIAL SKILL ?

also is purple bold taken ? and also whos in the room right now ? i figured out theres.
Me
Delta
Xzilen
Night
Badkarma
darkness
P-Hkan
Mr.Headcrap
as for map it's a new map i think

Mr_Headcrab · July 2003

the map is a total work of fiction, it exists only in the heads of Xect and the players, well, until som eone make a map of it.

 "the substation should be..." *Ed looks at the corridor number* "G-128.. we should make a left at the next corridor and then it should be at the end of the hall." *Ed looks over at terran"
"Cargo bay 02 was retrofitted into a launch bay, My launch bay in fact. The Ferrin and the Twins should be operational, a little plastered with infestation, but i should be able to get them active..."

343_guilty_spark · July 2003

" Do we have a backup plan ? shouldn't we look for Boggle ?"

Bogglesteinsky · July 2003

its boggle you nub.

2 g's, 1 o

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[edit] yes, i am still reading this.

i want to see how you get out of this mess

dont ask me any questions (eg "are you still alive") cos i wont answer

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343_guilty_spark · July 2003

boggle your dead so you can't post <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'> and it's spelt SUB not NUB

PFCNublar · July 2003

We don't know if Boggle is dead, or if hes alive, part of a twist, etc. You can still post if your dead anyway, just you can't take part and talk to us. Think of it as spectator mode. Also, your special skill is what every you want, just don't make it something stupid like "OMGOMG! I C4N BL0W UP KH4aRRAA W1T M3H M1indz0r!"

"Hmm, I wouldn't see that as feasible. If we move out just to search for Boggle, we might end up in deeper poo. I mean, we're just men with guns right now. No medpaks, no ammo refills, no second chances. We shouldn't take risks. Besides, chances and statistics show that when the PG lights out, that means the other portal was destroyed and every human on the other side as well."
*looks at Headcrab*
"Well, why call them when we can just take a quick jog down to Cargo Bay 02, jump in a ship, and fly away? I mean, if we called them, we'd take the chance of them turning us down, and even if they do send one, we have to hold ground in some open-spaced Hanger Bay withhout real cover till it arrives. That could be quite a while, since TSA dropships have crap engines."
*gets panicy*
*starts to do some strange movement with arms, constantly flapping them like a bird somewhat*

343_guilty_spark · July 2003

[First of my skill is high level healing ,high level Piloting and picking door locks.]
" Life is all about risks, besides what's the point of leaving a man behind if he's still alive. Just because a PG goes down doesn't mean it everyone on the other side got killed, it could have broken down knowing how cheap they make PG. Where was the other PG sited ?"
*Jumps up in fright as the Onos rams at door.*
" Son of a put@, look atleast have the heart of taking back his body for his parents or his helmet."
" Calm down man stop flapping your arms." Signals to Terran
" We could pass the PG site on the way to the hangers."
" Can we please leave quickly ? That Onos will barge in any minute ?"
*Paces up and down.*

SilentMurderer · July 2003

I don't know if i can keep up with the story anymore, you have to stop me doing this if you still want me to be left in the game <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

"Guys! If someone don't do something about that onos, it's gonna kill us all.....
*Exhales*
"Just..... Pray for me, okay?"
*Moves towards the 'door?'*
"*Sigh*"

as i said, don't stop me if you don't want me to be in the game anymore <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

343_guilty_spark · July 2003

" That's not the most smartest thing to do."
*Walks back slowly from the door, slightly pale.*
[Wonders why we are still hanging out here.]

Bogglesteinsky · July 2003

the main base (for those of you who dont remember) was set up in the mess hall

PFCNublar · July 2003

*looks at Silent, and puts my hand on his shoulder*
"I think that if that thing is happy ramming its skull into the door, we're good. Let's take advantage of this, pass through the old main base, and then be on our merry way."
*gestures at our general armament*
"Besides, I don't think we're gonna be able to take it down. It's impervious to gun fire from CZUs and shotguns also. Besides, we have to conserve ammo, since we can't get anymore if we run out."
*looks at Ed*
"Well, lets go then, eh?"

We're just at our old base next to the res node. PG was totaled, and Boggle is also maybe. He dropped his welder before he went through. We're currently contemplating a way out of here.

P-Khan · July 2003

We can get special skills?! Cool, is it OK if I can read minds?

After siting in a corner and thinking of a way to get out, gets up*
"Spark, boggle is most likely dead. We should first think about how to leave this place alive, that's what I learned from Russian Acadamy, dah?. I agree with Terran, lets go Cargo Bay 02 and get on a ship. If we find boggle, doead or alive, good. If not, too bad. He knew the dangers of this job."
*grabs pistol and throws it to Terran*
"Dah, my pistol is different. Vladstock, 9mm. Less aim, but more power"
*starts playing around with knife, while waiting for the Onos to break the door down*

Xzilen · July 2003

Guys, I have to go away for a wedding, if you think its best, you can have me die, but I would like it if someone would control my character while I'm gone, thank you

Night_Shade · July 2003

There's something in one of the backstories about infested ships and "you don't want to know", so I'm assuming it's boom. Also, my so-called special skill is that I'm a field medic. But I can't shoot for ****.
"Ed, as much as I'd like to take your ships, if we don't contact the station before flying across in infested ships they'd blow us out of the sky. And it's not just a matter of scraping off the goop either. Can we make contact from bay 2, or at least along the way?"
*jumps at what sounds like the onos taking a running charge at the blast door and bouncing off*
"Jesus! Today?"
[size=0]edit: swear filter didn't

Marik_Steele · July 2003

Hmm, back from my break visiting colleges, and I see some new faces. Glad to have you join us. Spark: thanks for differentiating yourself by using bold. P-Khan: mind-reading may be arguably too special a skill, and not just for realism reasons. You don't want to be claiming what other player characters are thinking because you'de be overreaching into their ability to form their own thoughts as a character, and you'd be reaching into Xect's realm of decision-making if you were to do so for non-player characters. If you can't come up with another idea for an ability, try to come up with a specialization you'd be likely to choose in TSA boot camp: marksmanship, first aid, technical, etc.

*Face has been turning blue, finally I let out a huge breath of air.*
"Guys, I didn't want to complain too much earlier, but next time you light up a cig, let me know in advance so I can step off. That stop earlier to heal up helped my lung injury quite a bit, but it's still not as good as new."
*Hears the onos*
"I've got a feeling that our commander slammed the door behind us on purpose just to save our sorry hides, and now he's got bigger problems at base than we've got here. None of us closed it, did we? That means it's either got automatic controls to open and close, or the comm closed it himself--"
*I look to the door and wince as it gets pounded again*
"--and I think that proves it's not automatic."

xect · July 2003

This time, the bottom of the door actually moves an inch or two. The door is starting to break down

Frosty · July 2003

"Shoulda brought some booze...."
*Drops finished cigar (if your remember i started it in the fight witht he onos) to the grounds and steps on it*
"Ah well, lets get goin. If bubba *gestures to the door as we all hear another thud* does manage to get through, the turrits should slow it down enouph to get the hell out of Dodge, but i dont wanna cut it any closer than we have too."
*pull revolver and starts toward teh exit*

PFCNublar · July 2003

*takes a position on the right flank*
*sees the door creak*
"Let's run. That door looks like its head enough for its existence. Ed, I hope you know lots of shortcuts that oni can't fit through."
*starts to walk backwards, CZU aimed at the door, ready to hip shoot it if it burst through*

Don't worry Xzilen. Your character will just go along with what we do, just not say anything, and be used as a monkey boy to help do stuff, like I used Silent to help carry Ed's stretcher when we evaced.

Mr_Headcrab · July 2003

Specialty: Pilot, first aid and medium engineering (good at basic engy stuff, computer systems, and welding)

 "I know a ton, if you guys are willing to crawl through a few maintenece shafts"
* Ed makes a left, and heads down to the substation down the hall *
"I think it's still in working order!"

Night_Shade · July 2003

I think God^Wxect wants us to move. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>
*moves off, sticking to the middle of the group*
"If it is, our lives just got a whole lot easier."

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