[OOC] Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

[Gunther]

I'm ready for a time skip.

[HeySeuss]

I'm ready for a time skip.

@Gunther

Totally fine with this if someone else wants to move it forward. I'm fine with people setting up a scene a bit.

[Byrd Man]

I can do that, or @Little Italy can take care of it just so she can jump in with a post.

[Little Italy]

I wouldn't mind setting the scene as long as I have some details about the base to work with?

And I must have missed you suggesting her as a driver, I'm totally cool with that!

[HeySeuss]

I wouldn't mind setting the scene as long as I have some details about the base to work with?

And I must have missed you suggesting her as a driver, I'm totally cool with that!

@Little Italy

Honestly, I think there isn't a base per se. They're working as a cell, but the place they're going to will be deeper in the Green Mountains and is probably a prepared location for guerrillas. Stockpiled supplies. So they'll be getting of the beaten road.

It's probably not fair to call it a base. More like a hole, a place to hide. It might have a stove and some cots, but it's rugged.

[Gunther]

I would suggest a hunting cabin deep in the woods. It may have been something the Guiguere boys used since they were kids; a place they are familiar with. It would be something difficult to get to, but yes, you could drive a 4x4 to get there.

[HeySeuss]

I would suggest a hunting cabin deep in the woods. It may have been something the Guiguere boys used since they were kids; a place they are familiar with. It would be something difficult to get to, but yes, you could drive a 4x4 to get there.

@Gunther

That makes sense. They might have stuff cached nearby as well. Weaponry and supplies.

[Mao Mao]

Hey, is it fine if I make a character that defected from the United Socialist States of America? Maybe a politician or an ambassador?

[HeySeuss]

Hey, is it fine if I make a character that defected from the United Socialist States of America? Maybe a politician or an ambassador?

@The Spectre

If I might ask, why would such a character defect so early on? The US just fell and the Warsaw Pact is still consolidating gains. I'm okay with the idea of a politician, but I think that to avoid having him executed, there would need to be a good IC reason for them to trust your character's loyalty.

Just pointing this out, but I'm fine with seeing what you come up with.

[Mao Mao]

Here is my character. Hope you guys like it!

Wyatt Robinson

Name
Wyatt Robinson

Age
Thirty-two

Gender
Male

Ethnicity/Nationality
British-America

Physical Description
Wyatt stands at 6' 2" tall and weighs 132 Lbs. Wyatt has dark brown hair that he keeps short and professional. And he is always seen in a grey suit for working. He also often wears a long black coat with a homburg whenever the weather gets cold. Thanks to his mother, his accent is a mixture between British English and New York English. Once he gets home, he often puts on a casual t-shirt and jeans with a pair of tennis shoes.

Skillset
Former United Socialist States of America politician and public speaker. Gained negotiation and presentation skills during his time in law school.

History
The Robinsons were originally from England before moving to the states in the late seventies for personal reasons. Wyatt was born three years after their move to the state of New York. His father was a political commentator for the United Kingdoms and then becoming one from the United States. Meanwhile, his mother was an activist and was a proud member of the United States Socialist Party. In fact, the Robinsons were proud socialists in the United Kingdoms. Wyatt was too young to understand the dangers of communism.

As the years went by, Wyatt was still being brainwashed when his mother gave birth to another boy. Wyatt soon met his new baby brother, Augustine, and he was excited. During that time, their mother and father were becoming more supportive of the Soviet Union. Of course, the federal government started to investigate them to see if they would leak information to their rivals. The investigation became more important as Wyatt was interested in joining politics. Once he was finished with high school, he began to go to college for a bachelor degree in history and then went to law school.

Once he completed law school in 2010, he joined the Socialist Party while Augustine had just finished university. Then in 2015, the United States went to war in the Middle East and the Soviet Union joined to defend their ally: Iraq. The Socialist Party released a statement that they stand by the Soviet Union against the “American invasion of the Middle East.” Wyatt was also against American intervention in the Middle East. At first.

Then, the Soviet Union invaded America while their guard was down. Wyatt was in New York City when he saw the Soviet paratroopers falling from the sky. Then, he heard the news that the President was killed and Washington D.C. had been taken over. Both members of the Socialist and Communist Party were either allowed to join the newly formed United Socialist States of America or be sent to Siberia. Wyatt swore loyalty to the United Socialist States of America while many of his closest friends were sent to Siberia.

His family had been in support of the United Socialist States of America since it’s formation while Augustine was becoming an actor from the Soviet propaganda film industry in Hollywood. A couple of months after the Fall of the United States, Wyatt started to realize the horrors of the Soviet Union. His closest and longest friend, Oscar Dixon, began to question their plans for the remaining American forces. Oscar had been a loyal member of the Socialist Party and never questioned any of the USSR’s methods until now. Because of that, Oscar began to gather information about policies and classified information on their war against Americans who refused to adopt.
Oscar, before his death, privately met with Wyatt to talk about what he gathered. He saw photos of the Soviet forced-labor camps in Europe obtained from an unknown source in France. At first, Wyatt thought that they were fake until he read the reports on indoctrination with Americans. There was when he was horrified of the Soviet Union and socialism. Oscar packed all of the information into a suitcase and gave it to Wyatt. He trusted Wyatt to safeguard the information if he were to die after their meeting.

And he was correct with that fear. Oscar and his wife were discovered dead a day after the meeting. Everyone in the Socialist Party was questioned about Oscar and his actions. Wyatt lied to the authority and hid the suitcase in a shed. After weeks of being watched by the government, Wyatt was deemed to be “loyal to the motherland” and released. Once he was ‘freed,’ Wyatt decided that it was a perfect time to defect from the United Socialist States of America. He knew that it meant leaving behind his mother, father, and brother; but, he knew that it was too late to save them.

When summer arrived, Wyatt announced that he was leaving for Vermont to “releax in a resort town away from the city life.” The original plan was to defect to Canada and give the information to the Canadian government; however, one of his friends wanted to come with him. He agreed and took his friend with him so the Socialist Party won’t get suspicious if he went alone. Now, he’s stuck between freedom and death. And it’s time for him to fight for freedom.

Psychological Profile
Thanks to his parents’ brainwashing at a young age, Wyatt was still naïve about the truth of the Soviets. He would need to be taught and shown the truth before he would accept it. That has made him stubborn; however, he has been open to the truth lately. Of course, that has made him nervous around the authorities because of the information that Wyatt has. He questions every action that he does and everyone that he meets.

And he is trying to put his persuasive skills to the test, thanks to his political background. He understood why the Soviets went to war against America; however, that doesn’t mean that he supported a Soviet invasion of America. His main goal is to find someone that can protect him and take him to someone that can use the information to destroy the Soviet Union forever.

Equipment
He managed to take the suitcase with him along with eight hundred dollars, an identification card, and a small pocket knife.

[Little Italy]

@HeySeuss @Gunther Sounds good.

[HeySeuss]

Here is my character. Hope you guys like it!

Wyatt Robinson

Name
Wyatt Robinson

Age
Thirty-two

Gender
Male

Ethnicity/Nationality
British-America

Physical Description
Wyatt stands at 6' 2" tall and weighs 132 Lbs. Wyatt has dark brown hair that he keeps short and professional. And he is always seen in a grey suit for working. He also often wears a long black coat with a homburg whenever the weather gets cold. Thanks to his mother, his accent is a mixture between British English and New York English. Once he gets home, he often puts on a casual t-shirt and jeans with a pair of tennis shoes.

Skillset
Former United Socialist States of America politician and public speaker. Gained negotiation and presentation skills during his time in law school.

History
The Robinsons were originally from England before moving to the states in the late seventies for personal reasons. Wyatt was born three years after their move to the state of New York. His father was a political commentator for the United Kingdoms and then becoming one from the United States. Meanwhile, his mother was an activist and was a proud member of the United States Socialist Party. In fact, the Robinsons were proud socialists in the United Kingdoms. Wyatt was too young to understand the dangers of communism.

As the years went by, Wyatt was still being brainwashed when his mother gave birth to another boy. Wyatt soon met his new baby brother, Augustine, and he was excited. During that time, their mother and father were becoming more supportive of the Soviet Union. Of course, the federal government started to investigate them to see if they would leak information to their rivals. The investigation became more important as Wyatt was interested in joining politics. Once he was finished with high school, he began to go to college for a bachelor degree in history and then went to law school.

Once he completed law school in 2010, he joined the Socialist Party while Augustine had just finished university. Then in 2015, the United States went to war in the Middle East and the Soviet Union joined to defend their ally: Iraq. The Socialist Party released a statement that they stand by the Soviet Union against the “American invasion of the Middle East.” Wyatt was also against American intervention in the Middle East. At first.

Then, the Soviet Union invaded America while their guard was down. Wyatt was in New York City when he saw the Soviet paratroopers falling from the sky. Then, he heard the news that the President was killed and Washington D.C. had been taken over. Both members of the Socialist and Communist Party were either allowed to join the newly formed United Socialist States of America or be sent to Siberia. Wyatt swore loyalty to the United Socialist States of America while many of his closest friends were sent to Siberia.

His family had been in support of the United Socialist States of America since it’s formation while Augustine was becoming an actor from the Soviet propaganda film industry in Hollywood. A couple of months after the Fall of the United States, Wyatt started to realize the horrors of the Soviet Union. His closest and longest friend, Oscar Dixon, began to question their plans for the remaining American forces. Oscar had been a loyal member of the Socialist Party and never questioned any of the USSR’s methods until now. Because of that, Oscar began to gather information about policies and classified information on their war against Americans who refused to adopt.
Oscar, before his death, privately met with Wyatt to talk about what he gathered. He saw photos of the Soviet forced-labor camps in Europe obtained from an unknown source in France. At first, Wyatt thought that they were fake until he read the reports on indoctrination with Americans. There was when he was horrified of the Soviet Union and socialism. Oscar packed all of the information into a suitcase and gave it to Wyatt. He trusted Wyatt to safeguard the information if he were to die after their meeting.

And he was correct with that fear. Oscar and his wife were discovered dead a day after the meeting. Everyone in the Socialist Party was questioned about Oscar and his actions. Wyatt lied to the authority and hid the suitcase in a shed. After weeks of being watched by the government, Wyatt was deemed to be “loyal to the motherland” and released. Once he was ‘freed,’ Wyatt decided that it was a perfect time to defect from the United Socialist States of America. He knew that it meant leaving behind his mother, father, and brother; but, he knew that it was too late to save them.

When summer arrived, Wyatt announced that he was leaving for Vermont to “releax in a resort town away from the city life.” The original plan was to defect to Canada and give the information to the Canadian government; however, one of his friends wanted to come with him. He agreed and took his friend with him so the Socialist Party won’t get suspicious if he went alone. Now, he’s stuck between freedom and death. And it’s time for him to fight for freedom.

Psychological Profile
Thanks to his parents’ brainwashing at a young age, Wyatt was still naïve about the truth of the Soviets. He would need to be taught and shown the truth before he would accept it. That has made him stubborn; however, he has been open to the truth lately. Of course, that has made him nervous around the authorities because of the information that Wyatt has. He questions every action that he does and everyone that he meets.

And he is trying to put his persuasive skills to the test, thanks to his political background. He understood why the Soviets went to war against America; however, that doesn’t mean that he supported a Soviet invasion of America. His main goal is to find someone that can protect him and take him to someone that can use the information to destroy the Soviet Union forever.

Equipment
He managed to take the suitcase with him along with eight hundred dollars, an identification card, and a small pocket knife.

@The Spectre

So with all this in mind, how would he wind up with a relatively small cell like this? What envisioned meeting do you have in mind? Of course, they are in a safe house in the mountains, their next move might be to grab him and pull him out there. They might get that as an emergency cell phone call.

Is he being detained by guards or anything? What are your thoughts?

If so, the group will probably have to get automatic weapons and do an actual assault to obtain him and his information.

[Mao Mao]

@HeySeuss. I plan on having Wyatt's friend looking inside the suitcase, causing Wyatt to either knock out or kill his friend. After Wyatt runs away from the scene, the police start looking for Wyatt all over the town. People around town start talking about the incident and a rumor spreads about the mysterious suitcase. Someone from this cell hears about the rumor and manages to get a name, Wyatt Robinson. The person digs around and finds out that he was a politician for the newly United Socialist States of America. Sullivan uses his connections to find out where Wyatt is hiding. Then, Wyatt's disappearance becomes national news and spreads all over the country. Confirming his political background to everyone in the cell.

Meanwhile, the secret police manages to track down Wyatt and sends an undercover to meet with him. The undercover says that he's from a rebel cell in the Midwest and wants to see the suitcase with some of his friends. Wyatt agrees to a location and plans on meeting them; but, he doesn't know that they are in the secret police. Your guys' mission is to track down Wyatt and save him before he reveals the contents of the suitcase and gets arrested.

Is it good enough or do you have something else in mind?

[HeySeuss]

@HeySeuss. I plan on having Wyatt's friend looking inside the suitcase, causing Wyatt to either knock out or kill his friend. After Wyatt runs away from the scene, the police start looking for Wyatt all over the town. People around town start talking about the incident and a rumor spreads about the mysterious suitcase. Someone from this cell hears about the rumor and manages to get a name, Wyatt Robinson. The person digs around and finds out that he was a politician for the newly United Socialist States of America. Sullivan uses his connections to find out where Wyatt is hiding. Then, Wyatt's disappearance becomes national news and spreads all over the country. Confirming his political background to everyone in the cell.

Meanwhile, the secret police manages to track down Wyatt and sends an undercover to meet with him. The undercover says that he's from a rebel cell in the Midwest and wants to see the suitcase with some of his friends. Wyatt agrees to a location and plans on meeting them; but, he doesn't know that they are in the secret police. Your guys' mission is to track down Wyatt and save him before he reveals the contents of the suitcase and gets arrested.

Is it good enough or do you have something else in mind?

@The Spectre

I need to think this through, maybe the meeting was set up with LeBeau and company.

[Mao Mao]

I am fine with whatever you want to do, @HeySeuss.

EDIT: And I plan on posting after the timeskip.

[HeySeuss]

One particular thought on the data your character might be carrying, @The Spectre is data on how the current Soviet security systems on the internet work and so forth, since my thought is that they stuck some security on to deter casual users from accessing, but have not been able to plug it up the way they'd like. However, being able to use the internet is a subtle sort of victory for resistance forces.

[HeySeuss]

My feeling is that they'd probably have gear there like good tents, some winter gear and other stuff. Hunting stuff, bought from outfitters, rather than military surplus that might raise eyebrows.

Thoughts? And would they have dug some sort of cellar into that cabin? Ie, to hide in so it doesn't look occupied?

[Byrd Man]

The miltary/survival stuff isn't really my forte but I imagine the cellar is a good idea. The more ramshackle it looks the better off they are.

[Gunther]

The miltary/survival stuff isn't really my forte but I imagine the cellar is a good idea. The more ramshackle it looks the better off they are.

@Byrd Man

This makes sense, although, many hunters shop at Army/Navy surplus stores in the area. More than likely, they go for the older woodland camouflage than the more recent ACU stuff.

[HeySeuss]

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This makes sense, although, many hunters shop at Army/Navy surplus stores in the area. More than likely, they go for the older woodland camouflage than the more recent ACU stuff.

@Gunther

Sounds good. I just got Cabela's and L.L. Bean outfitters' catalogs for the hunting season and realized that they've got some pretty good stuff. So it might be a mix of whatever but I imagine that's what the cabin is looking like at this point. They probably spent time prepping it while recruiting.

As noted, the internet is currently limited, and I guess we need to work @The Spectre's character in. I wanted to throw it open to suggestion since I want to get him started sooner than later. Thoughts?