Crimmy

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Muscled arms, rippling and shining under the light, were outstretched like the wings of an eagle, a signal of an apostle ready to address his flock. A shirtless, powerful frame, from which produced the booming voice that conveyed the principles found in the teachings of his Lord, the master of Muscle Heaven.

"Kiddos, do not sexually harass your brothers and sisters on the path of physicality," declared the man who sought to lead his flock to the correct manner. They could not be allowed to fall astray, to descend into a realm without discipline, a realm where the youthful dreamers hoping to hone themselves to the pinnacle of physical form would be unable to do so without suffering attack from those without any commitment to Muscle Heaven. The quest could not allow for such to occur. The only discomfort one of the flock should feel could only arise from themselves, from the strenuous effort that they would exert in order to achieve the strength and training held by the just. "It is unacceptable to lead them astray with undisciplined, selfish molestation."

There was no gallantry in doing so. It was simply unwarranted, no more no less. The gym was a temple of gains, and all within should be free from all difficulties as they prepared themselves for the pure journey to Muscle Heaven.

"Do not do so again."

The muscled apostle, Charles Atlas' avatar given fine form and rippling flesh, was truly serious, and his reverberating voice only served to emphasise such.

"Now, semblance use must not break the rules of football. It will be allowable if it does not conflict with what is correct. If you cannot decide upon what uniforms shall divide you, I have -"



One red, one blue.

"- a way to distinguish your teams. Now, when your planning is complete, I shall begin."

Record of UTX - Special Investigation Team [SRWOG/Mecha]

@Shiyonichi@Krayzikk@Plank Sinatra@Write@GarlandDaHero@Asura

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SUPPRESSION OF DIVINE CRUSADER REMNANT CELL ON FACTORY SATELLITE
A cell consisting of remnant Divine Crusaders and ex-colonial forces have managed to take over a factory satellite that was once utilised by the EOT Inquiry Organisation for research and development. Attempts at peaceful negotiation have not been particularly successful thus far, and further action has stalled due to debates amongst the colonies' transitional government. Intelligence suggests the possibility that members of the current administration still remain sympathetic to the DC cause, and are assisting the remnant cell with regular supply deliveries.

Given the possible value of the data stored in the satellite, the Federation is unwilling to assault the cell lest important information be lost. However, it cannot tolerate the continued DC activity in space, particularly if it is able to influence colonial politics as well as communicate and coordinate with other cells that may be present (even those Earthside). Thus, the UTX Team is to make their way to Elpis to begin and investigation of the remnants. If possible, infiltration of the satellite will be optimal, allowing for retrieval of any stored data for the Federation and to determine if any suspicious communications are being made.

If combat is unavoidable, be aware that the remnants are in possession of a high-performance AM unit.

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FEDERATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTERESTS IN IRELAND
An archaeological dig at the Sliabh an Iarainn hosted by the LTR Organisation, known for the recovery and research of Out-of-Place (OoP) Artefacts, has been suddenly halted, with the local Federation officials having taken control of the operation. While specifics are scarce, the UTX Team has been requested to descend into Ireland in order to serve as protection for the site, as well as to obtain and assess data and records on any recovered artefacts currently in possession of the LTR Organisation.

The LTR Organisation, however, is not particularly enthused with the shift in jurisdiction, so hopefully the mandate it shares with UTX can allow for negotiations over the status of the archaeological dig to proceed with less issue. Investigating further on the exact specifics of the case and the motivations behind local officials exerting control would also be optimal. Due to the amount of Federation resources poured into the case, it is important that everything goes as smoothly as possible, and that no opportunistic remnants attack and ruin negotiations.

Local forces are still inexperienced, so if any DC remnant seeks to take control of the site, the bulk of the defence may fall on UTX.

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INVESTIGATION OF CIVILIAN MARTIAN COLONIAL EFFORTS
Civilian spacefarers and organisations have been continuing colonisation efforts in the Martian Sphere without direct Federation input, thus necessitating regular investigations into whether or not such efforts have been successful. These groups, colloquially known by some as Trailers, are not known to submit to Federation authority, which has weakened considerably further out in space following the loss of the UCC. Establishing contact is necessary to bring them to heel and to maintain order.

Due to rumours of unauthorised EOT usage by the Trailers, the UTX Team has been requested to head out to Mars to both assess colonisation efforts and to determine exactly if the colonists possess alien technology, and if so, to decide upon suitable ways (as laid out by the UTX mandate) to deal with the possibility. In order to reach Mars, the UTX Team has been allowed to link up with the Tin Hau on its mission to deliver potential students to Icarus Academy. They will be leaving the ship halfway through the journey to rendezvous with local Federation operatives and their handlers to obtain a better grasp of the situation on Mars and information on how to deal with unauthorised EOT.

It will be a long-term mission due to time needed for travel.

Fate/Awakening World

@Crimmy@endwaar

PHILIA VON EINZBERN

Interior, Stephansplatz, Vienna

"The Church's records will be equally acceptable."

Philia von Einzbern's cold, lifeless gaze bored into Karen with a mysterious, yet still innocuous, intensity. The homunculus was the last heir to the two millennia repository of knowledge and wisdom, but the information contained within was not satisfactory in assisting her achieve her goals. Those responsible for the Heaven's Feel ritual in Vienna were unknown entirely to her. She could not rely on the records of her dead family. However, even if she did not know, it was unlikely that the Church was unaware of the organisers' identities.

"If this Father Josef individual cannot provide an answer, what of you?"

The overly cryptic nun before them had not explicitly claimed any ignorance. Thus, it was logical to assume that, if she had spoken true on the knowledge possessed by the other Church figure, Sister Karen was the likeliest individual to question to gain a better awareness of the situation around this unauthorised Heaven's Feel.

Normal humans would even consider Karen to be suspicious.

Record of UTX - Special Investigation Team [SRWOG/Mecha]

@Shiyonichi@Krayzikk@Plank Sinatra@GarlandDaHero@Write@Asura

Mao Industries HQ Reception -> Briefing Room, Cerevis City, the Moon

"Is that everybody?"

Sadb mentally counted down the number of UTX members present in the reception, sipping away at the coffee Lieutenant Summ - Adam - had given her. There was the ponytail-wearing girl (Anju Shirotsuki, former member of the United Colony Corps) who had plonked down on one of the other couches and the quiet, morose-looking young man that had sidled in with barely a word (he was the newest member of the team, wasn't he?), and when added to the three already present in the room, that made up a total of five members out of six. She craned her head around the group, hoping to catch a glimpse of any more pilots coming through the automatic doors. That was a total bust.

If she remembered the dossier on the UTX Team correctly, the final member was supposed to be a teenaged girl, but of her there was no sign. That wasn't good at all, because it was already nearing ten minutes since the meeting and hand-over was supposed to begin, and it wasn't like she could wait forever for another person to show up. Having five out of the six UTX pilots was good enough, right? She hadn't wanted to sit around in the reception of Mao Industries for over an hour in the first place, and wouldn't have needed to had her bosses not been lazy and irresponsible, so she had little desire to keep waiting for even long. Sadb just wanted to get off the stupid Moon and head back down Earthside where there was actual, breathable air!

And while Mao Industries had been gracious enough to lend them the conference room, she didn't think that their generosity extended all the way to having a group of rowdy EFA soldiers sitting around in their reception and annoying workers and customers. She could feel the judging, irritated gazes of the receptionists from across the room, and for that she mentally apologised. They would be out of their hair soon enough, just give her and UTX just a little more time, please!

But if the final UTX member didn't turn up, then she would just have to expedite the process for both her sake and theirs.

"I think that's enough time," she said with a nod, more for her own benefit than for the others. "Follow me."

Picking up the briefcase lying next to her, and patting it once for good measure (just to make sure, again, that everything was located where it was supposed to be), Sadb quickly waved for the pilots to follow her down into a hallway, her footsteps quickly striding out of the reception (and thus preventing more harm from falling upon the reputation of Federation Intelligence due to the actions of one Captain Shourichi and associates) as they made their way towards a conference room.

It was a pretty quick journey, which the Intelligence operative was incredibly appreciative of, because the quicker they could get everything and the handover done, the happier she would be. She wondered if she was internally complaining too much, especially when there was absolutely no way she could influence the situation to rid itself of everything that bugged her, but she clamped down on that thought. It was at least cathartic, right? It was helping her get through this unfortunate, unwanted job.

Sadb stopped in front of their destination (Conference Room #12), and clicked open the door, gesturing for the pilots to file in. It was a rather simple room, with a simple, rectangular wooden desk (five chairs on each side, and one at the front standing before a projector and whiteboard) and warm, white lights hanging from above. The operative strolled up to the front of the desk, placing down her briefcase with a brief tap and opening it up.

Here was part two of her job: handing over the important mission files.

She carefully removed the manila folders, flicking through them as she waited for everyone to settle down into their seats before she started giving them out. Everything looked fine, and she mentally sighed in relief. No problem there. That was good.

There were three files per person, so she made sure to grab out fifteen folders, tapping them together vertically against the hard wood to make sure they were straight.

"These are the missions that brass suggested the UTX Team could complete," she explained, holding out three files each to every member (starting first with Shourichi). For the pilots further away from her, Sadb leaned over the table to gently push the folders across the table surface (or push several times) to their designated receivers. "Um, there's three that you guys can choose from. I don't think they knew which suited you guys best, but ..."

There was a sheepish tone to her voice. She quickly held a clenched hand to her mouth, coughing lightly. She needed to get back on track.

"Okay um, so," she began again, straightening up. "Have a read of them and pick at your leisure. I'll ah, be around for some quick questions, but I gotta go soon."

If her clearance allowed her to answer the questions, she'd do so. Otherwise, she was really looking forward to getting off the Moon.

Each member had three manila folders, a brief summary of the orders given on the front that would be explained in more depth if they were opened:

SUPPRESSION OF DIVINE CRUSADER REMNANT CELL ON FACTORY SATELLITE
Infiltrate and locate EOTI plans possibly stored; determine connections to former UCC officials; determine links to other DC cells

FEDERATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTERESTS IN IRELAND
Rendezvous with EFA Irish divisions; investigate relationship between officials and local archaeological dig site; obtain data and records on OoP artefacts from LTR Organisation; establish agreements with LTR Organisation

INVESTIGATION OF CIVILIAN MARTIAN COLONIAL EFFORTS
Determine possibility of EOT use by civilian entities in Martian Sphere; report on civilian spacefarers (colloquial: Trailers); analyse success of Mars colonisation efforts; rendezvous with Federation Intelligence en route to Icarus Base

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

@Ayazi

Gratia Mindaro - Survival

"Your mount is disgusting."

Through unspecified means, Gratia Mindaro had escaped the innards of the boat, a task that the Mistralese teenager found to be incessantly irksome. It was not difficult; far from it, in fact, as she presumed that even a mindless beast, as long as they possessed the levels of aura necessary, would have been capable of breaking free of the sinking steel prison instead of shitting itself like a pathetic, drooling retard on the cold floor of a lunatic asylum and becoming nothing more than undersea carrion.

Her initial plans to leave the ship and avoid the rapid influx of water was to jump over to the lifeboats hurriedly crafted by the masses that attended the Survival class. However, the appearance of her leader forced her to commit several changes to her method of escape. Whether or not Vega Venetia's solution to the challenge instituted in the simulation was actually successful, the fact was that her team leader had gotten the bright idea into her head that possessing a Grimm was a perfectly safe activity was something to note.

Somebody needed to clean up after any stupid mistakes.

She gently dropped onto the back of the frog, a minute sound of disgust exiting her throat at having to ride such a detestable thing. "How long can you stay in control?" she asked, moving closer to Vega. Onyx eyes were glancing around, surveying the area.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

@NarayanK@HereComesTheSnow@Crimmy

Sarina Tala Dei – Hallway

The hallways were quite quiet where Sarina was now. Though she did hear some ruckus far down the hall, she wondered what it was while holding a Jasmine Green Milk Tea. Sarina knew most of her team. Sterling, she was alongside with him on caravan defense mission, a shameful failure of a mission. Shuai, an exuberant man she had small-talk with a few times. This Hana though, a newcomer transfer from Vale. Sarina wondered who she was as she was a transfer from Mistral as she walked down the hallways hearing voices of people. And that is when she noticed bodies of girls on the floor, were Shuai, Sterling, and a girl. That girl must be Hana by why was their bodies on the floor. At brisk pace Sarina got up to them, looked at the bodies with bewilderment as she got up to them. They are not dead so that’s good but making a glance to Hana then looking at Shuai “Hey uh…who are these girls on the hallway floor?” She then took a sip of her tea.

OOC: If y'all forgot how Sarina looked heres the anime character I based her looks on (static.zerochan.net/Yagiri.Namie.full…)

@Ayazi

@HereComesTheSnow@NarayanK

Shuai Taidan - Hallways

"Oh, hey Sarina. Those were diabolical damsels."

Fate/Awakening World

@endwaar@Holy Grail

PHILIA VON EINZBERN

Roof, Stephansplatz, Vienna

Father Josef. The name was permanently engraved into her mind, a factoid that they would need to pursue at a later time, after their business with the nun before them was complete. If the presence of two others and the woman's response was any indication, then it could be confirmed without any uncertainty that the Church was entirely aware of the ritual being conducted in the Austrian capital. Thus, it could be assumed that their policies would have them take upon a role akin to the one they played when the Grail had still been in the Japanese city of Fuyuki. However, this interpretation of the Heaven's Feel ritual, though superficially similar to the original, was in possession of one incredibly distinctive difference: the lack of involvement by the founding families.

If the Church had been requested to, or willingly chose to, place themselves as overseers of the ritual, then it was highly likely that they would be in contact with those responsible for bringing the Greater Grail to Vienna. The scale of such a phenomenon was not one that afforded subtlety (particularly given the use of the local leylines, which would possibly infringe upon the land rights of any local magi families), and there was no world where the Church would not intervene in a war after the disaster of the second Fuyuki attempt. However, what she needed to know was whether or not they remained in contact with the organisers.

In order for the Heaven's Feel ritual to be successful, it was necessary to have a Lesser Grail. The logic followed that the organisers would know the locations of any surviving Justeaze models who could serve as one, and by establishing contact through them via a party such as the Catholic Church, she would be able to retrieve her fellow creation of the Einzberns.

"Are you or Father Josef in contact with the organisers of this ritual?" she asked.

Although the topic of conversation was related to the possibility of another Master-Servant pair having visited the Church prior to her and Archer, Philia considered the background of this Heaven's Feel to be far more pertinent. It was of utmost importance to verify the safety of a Grail candidate of the Einzberns. If the nun lacked that knowledge, then the Father Josef individual was more likely, given his position of authority, to possess what she sought.

Further questioning could also yield tactical information on the other Masters as well.

However, it would be illogical to act without completely understanding the context of "why" the ritual was now here in Vienna.

Record of UTX - Special Investigation Team [SRWOG/Mecha]

@Shiyonichi@Krayzikk@Plank Sinatra

Mao Industries HQ Reception, Cerevis City, the Moon

"It's Sadb Piloqutinnguaq ..." replied the intelligence operative instinctually, a small ember of hope within her snuffed out by the harsh, cold ravages of reality. "Hi, ah, Captain Shourichi. It's uhm ... nice to see you again?"

She didn't really know what she'd been expecting in the first place. It would've been super unlikely for someone with the behavioural patterns of one Corinne Shourichi, her erstwhile classmate from her academy days, to have changed drastically for the better in the time since their graduation. Except when she saw the woman's name at the head of the team of pilots she was here to hand her briefcase of files over to (Sadb quickly and surreptitiously took a glance at the brown case next to her; it was still there and untouched), she'd naively believed that maybe Shourichi wasn't a weirdo anymore. Well honestly, that was what she'd been hoping for. She'd known all along that it was a seriously long shot. Inside, she knew it was a substanceless wish. It couldn't ever possibly have come true.

So seeing the UTX team leader make a incredibly raucous scene upon entrance into the Mao Industries' reception (she inwardly apologised to her gracious hosts; they didn't deserve to be stuck on Luna with a lunatic ... nor did she, really) was essentially business as usual. Except this wasn't even supposed to be her business in the first place, so if her boss hadn't been so stupidly irresponsible then she could've avoided having to talk to Corinne Shourichi again and serve as a lightning rod for any enmity thrown at Intelligence's way by Mao because they were the ones who asked to use a briefing room to meet up with a Corinne-inclusive UTX.

Was this why the job had been ditched on her? Was it? Was the entire schmoozing with industrialists thing just a facade to escape the megalomaniacal mitts of this horribly exuberant woman?! Had freeing herself from the bindings of Earth's gravity annoyed some anirniq and she'd failed to placate its desire for vengeance? Was a torngak after her instead? Just because she was still one of the lower-ranked agents in the delegation didn't mean she was going to take such things sitting down. Her vow to be far less of an irresponsible leader was coming back to her; when she eventually made it to the top, she was going to be far more merciful to her subordinates, even if God wouldn't be.

Though she was inwardly cursing, Sadb Piloqutinnguaq had made sure to plaster a professional smile on her face (don't let personal feelings in on folks related to the job; first thing she'd learned on her first day on said job) in front of the members of UTX that had arrived. She was going to believe in their suitability for the job, and what she'd gleaned about them from their dossiers reinforced that belief. Despite any doubts about the sanity of their leader, she had utmost faith in their abilities; that should probably have been why the higher-ups had chosen them.

Sure, the first impressions she was getting from their team dynamic wasn't anything she understood, but she would just have to believe in them.

"Ah, thank you," she said after a small start, having been surprised by the coffee that Adam was offering her. She gingerly reached out to take the cup, making sure not to spill anything on herself or anyone or the floor or (especially) on the briefcase. He seemed like a good person.

"There's still um ..." There was a brief moment of hesitation as she searched her memories. "... three more members, right?"

Record of UTX - Special Investigation Team [SRWOG/Mecha]

@Plank Sinatra Looks fine.

Record of UTX - Special Investigation Team [SRWOG/Mecha]

@Shiyonichi

Sadb didn't expect to be court martialed at all, and definitely not by a lieutenant in a completely different branch of the Federation military. But she didn't say anything about that point. All she needed to know was that Adam Summers was a rather casual guy (which hadn't really been put on any of the files), and that it was fine for her to just call him by his given name instead of his rank. Not what she'd expected during a mission handover but she guessed she could get used to being less formal. Did her boss have to deal with this stuff? If he hadn't been so eager to jump onto the Mao Industries gravy train for dinner maybe he could've told her instead of just dumping it. Having the necessary clearance didn't mean she'd done these things before.

At least not for a special EFA task force.

On the bright side of things, Adam would be shorter to say. Not much of a silver lining, but it'd do.

"First time," she replied with a nod, deciding to take up his offer of conversation. Her work was usually carried out back planetside, but she'd been dragged out here originally for the delegation to Mao. And now for the briefing and handover. She wasn't really enjoying being on the Moon though. It was just too different from Earth.

But she wasn't going to say that. A lot of people who worked for Mao were born in Cerevis City, and they were surrounding them. Not good to insult the Moon in the middle of the most Moon place on the Moon.

"It's nice."