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Post by piñata on Mar 7, 2008 12:34:31 GMT -5
"Roger that," Seth told The Janitor. "Thanks for the heads-up."
He turned to Trandia. "Monitor their comm traffic. Make sure we know when they're coming." She nodded.
Turning to Alexander, he said, "You're up. Get us in as quickly as possible, but don't take any unnecessary risks and get yourself killed. Ratache, Vincent and I will cover you, and if you get hit Aurin will treat your wounds." Aurin, the pretty redhead medical officer, nodded.
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Post by Caelen on Mar 21, 2008 10:27:00 GMT -5
Alexander nodded. "Right. Here goes." He hopped up over the ridge and landed with hardly a sound. He ran low to the ground, using his gear to help keep his balance despite the odd angle he was running at. Instead of slowing to a stop as he reached the door, he ran to within a few feet of the door the allowed his running angle to roll him to the ground. He rolled to a perfect stop mere inches from the door's control panel. He flipped out his small data pad strapped to his arm and held it up to the lock. His other hand flew over the pad, barraging the lock with data. A few tense moments later, the lock beeped and the door slid open. Alexander waved the all-clear signal to Seth, then ducked inside, laser pistol drawn.
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Post by piñata on Mar 21, 2008 11:37:16 GMT -5
Seth felt one of the others tap him on the shoulder, and saw that the doors were open; he had been facing the opposite way, laser pistol at the ready, prepared to cover Alexander if there was a fight. He ushered the others through the door ahead of him, and ducked in himself just as the first salvo of vehicle fire was directed at the team. "Alexander, close the doors!" he said. He keyed his comm and said, "Janitor, we have vehicles. You are free to engage at will, but don't blow up the hangar yet... we're still inside."
He shimmied up the maintenance ladder beneath one of the 'Mechs -- a Nova of course, though this was the default configuration and wouldn't give him the same versatility his 'Mech would -- and quickly disconnected the neurohelmet, replacing it with his own. "Ready," he said to the other team members, to signify that he had chosen the 'Mech he would be leaving in.
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Post by Roara on Mar 21, 2008 21:16:13 GMT -5
"Roger that. Time for a light show." The Janitor said into the com, then flicked a switch to set all weapon's safety's off.
Looking at his radar, he saw the targets- and more- that he marked earlier converging on the base.
"Psycho, you better hurry up. You have tank and troop transports converging on your position. I will begin lightin' the fireworks."
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Post by Caelen on Mar 22, 2008 9:31:28 GMT -5
Alexander slammed the control panel for the door once everyone was inside, causing it to slam shut. He caught up with Seth just as Seth had finished climbing up the Nova 'mech. He started climbing up as well, then shouted up at Seth. "Give me half a second to hack in your helmet." He reached the top, then whipped out a special attachment for his datapad that he plugged into the 'mech's neuro-jack. Fingers flying, a few beeps came from the pad as the 'mech powered up. "Right, good to go. Next!" He slid down the ladder, looking for whoever else was already in a 'mech, and also taking note of a particularly fast-looking Jenner missile-boat. "Now that's my kind of ride" he said to himself.
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Post by Roara on Mar 22, 2008 13:10:20 GMT -5
"Update, looks like we have a few helicopters... and... d**n you have some power armor closing in too." The Janitor said, letting go a few air to surface missiles. When he pulled up to ready for another run, a deafening blast filled the cockpit and the ship rocked wildly.
"AAA Fire." Kit said, frantically searching the radar for the targets that just nearly blew their left wing off.
"sh**, they have a few AAA batteries." The Janitor said, a little tension in his voice. Right when he said that, his wingman, Copilot Dalton and Pilot Tom, dropped one of their 500 lb bombs on the supplies that were coming into the base, and said "Bombs away."
(you can say what happens to the supplies, I don't know what is in them.)
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Post by piñata on Mar 22, 2008 14:38:41 GMT -5
(It's safe to assume missiles and fuel. Good fun.) A spectacular explosion rocked the hangar, and Seth's 'Mech teetered precariously, almost falling sideways into the one next to it. "What in the nine hells is going on out there?" he asked of nobody in particular. Secondary explosions, followed by screams of wounded infantry, could be heard outside. He heard the door sliding back into an upward position... the enemy were coming in. Alexander finished connecting his neurohelmet, and Seth hurriedly put it on and waited for the hacker to get clear before firing up the 'Mech. "It's weasel stomping day," he said as the 'Mech surged forward, its giant feet flattening infantrymen who were racing into the hangar. (OOC: Yes, I did just invoke Weird Al Yankovich in a Mechwarrior RP. Sue me. )
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Post by Caelen on Mar 24, 2008 18:43:56 GMT -5
(LOL Weird Al ftw!)
Alexander ran from 'mech to 'mech hacking in everyones' helmets. A laser blast zipped by his head during one of his dashes, and he looked over just in time to watch Seth's new 'mech step on the a**hole that had shot at him. "Hey Psycho! You're slacking!" he shouted. He fired a few laser pistol blasts at the doorway while running, but he only hit one person.
Finally getting to his own new 'mech, he almost ran up the ladder to the Jenner's cockpit. He went through the hacking 'ritual' again then hopped into the seat and slid on his helmet. The 'mech powered up, missiles and all. "Psycho, this Jenner's loaded with an LRM strike set." He started ripping the 'mech free while waiting for orders from Seth.
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Post by piñata on Mar 25, 2008 10:53:56 GMT -5
"Nice," Seth said. "Get out there and help The Janitor, he could use some extra missiles." He watched on his rear camera as the other stolen 'Mechs ripped themselves free. His own machine had stepped outside now... he fired the jump jets, incinerating infantrymen who were standing too close to the 'Mech, and landed on top of an enemy vehicle out in the middle of the battlefield. The vehicle was partially crushed, its cockpit caved in, and did not move or fire for the rest of the engagement... later on, after SpecOps Binary had left, Clan Jade Falcon would find a dead pilot and gunner inside. Seth linked his lasers for simultaneous fire and blasted another vehicle, then waited for the heat built up by his laser and jump jet use to dissipate.
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Post by Caelen on Mar 26, 2008 8:25:32 GMT -5
"On it!" Alexander said as he turned the Jenner for the hangar door. "Let's see if they left me some ammo..." The Jenner ran out of the hangar following Seth, stepping on the few infantry that hadn't been burned. The LRM launchers came online and started tilting upwards. "Oh, that's nifty... Anyone have a targeting laser? Looks like the targeting comp can lock on to one." The Jenner kept its pace for a bit, then slowed to a stop by the ridge they had first came up behind. Doing a quick one-eighty, Alexander launched a volley of LRMs in the direction of the AA-fire. "Yay for the shotgun approach..." he muttered, forgetting his comm was on.
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Post by piñata on Mar 26, 2008 11:40:25 GMT -5
"Sorry, no targeting laser here," Seth said. He let the comment about shotgun approach go... random comm chatter was strictly forbidden in most units, but this wasn't most units.
A female voice -- either Aurin or Trandia, he had trouble telling them apart through comm distortion -- said they did have a targeting laser, and gave Alexander the telemetry info. "What are we shooting?" she asked. By the eagerness in the voice, Seth identified it as belonging to Trandia... Aurin was slightly more of a pacifist, hence her role as medical officer, and very rarely expressed an actual desire to shoot something.
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Post by Roara on Mar 26, 2008 19:15:58 GMT -5
"Thanks Psycho. Only two more AAA batteries left firing. Oh, and did I hear something about laser targeting? Kit can wire it through to me, which can be used to lock on for a missile strike."
(sorry g2g)
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Post by Caelen on Mar 26, 2008 21:54:40 GMT -5
Alexander kicked the Jenner into full speed again, just in time to dodge a few missiles that had been 'returned'. "Those AAs are a nuisance... if you can get a lock, go for it, if not..." He checked his ammo bins. "I guess these missiles will just have to find their own targets." He turned the Jenner towards the escape route and ran ahead of the group. "I'll get some distance and cover the rest of you. I've got enough ammo to stop them at least, and hopefully get a few AAs while I'm at it." Hmmm... he thought to himself. I wonder if this thing is has a MASC...
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Post by piñata on Mar 27, 2008 10:41:57 GMT -5
Seth heard Trandia feed Alexander some targeting info, and figured she had a lock on one of the AA batteries. She subsequently passed different coordinates to The Janitor... apparently, she had managed to lock onto two targets.
Seth's heat level returned to normal, and he fired single laser shots at several enemy vehicles, trying more to sow confusion among the enemy ranks than to actually destroy anything (though one vehicle that had already been damaged blew apart), then turned his 'Mech around and followed Alexander, providing him with an escort. Enemy fire battered the back of his 'Mech, but the armor held for now, and his diagnostics scan reported no serious damage. An enemy helicopter passed overhead, and he shot it out of the sky. Behind his 'Mech, he heard explosions and hoped they were also of the enemy variety.
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Post by Roara on Mar 27, 2008 20:01:03 GMT -5
"If you haven't already noticed, you have helicopters in the air. Unfortunately, they aren't worth wasting one of my-" There was a pause, as the Janitor glanced at his controlls.
"Five, remaining missiles."
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