SlypheedI'm ok with this.
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From Tokyo with whisky
8 yrs ago
I live.
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9 yrs ago
Posrage will be up soon, please bear with me.
9 yrs ago
It's exam season, boys and girls, so postage should be up over the weekend. If you don't hear from me by Monday, honour my memory.
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10 yrs ago
Me Mam always told me I was special.
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Well then. I'm exceedingly British, rather sarcastic and I love a good shipfest in my RPs. Also male. Funny, that. Fair warning, I will treat you like an adult. That means I will mock you, point out your mistakes and most likely /cringe when you do something really autistic. Being an adult means accepting criticism and working to improve yourself, not ignoring it. And if I need calling out on my bullshit, just do it. Please. Nothing is worse than not realising that you've said or done something stupid til a week after the fact.
I currently live in Japan, so my posting hours are... weird. Please bear with me.
I currently live in Japan, so my posting hours are... weird. Please bear with me.
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Perhaps a tad extreme, but I look forward to reading the drama on my lunch break anyway.
arguments and drama.
I approve.
Unexpected plot developments are always welcome.
As the others filed out of the jeeps and began to realise what they were seeing, Duncan stood paralysed by indecision. Everyone knew the Galbadians had nukes and everyone knew that they were crazy enough to use them, that was why no nation had ever really stood up to them before. But seeing that missile arc toward Trabia, undoubtedly aimed at Garden, was deeply shocking nonetheless. Whoever was in control of Galbadia now, they had crossed a terrible threshold. '... if they're launching one nuke, they'll launch more.' Now that they nuclear arsenal had been unleashed, the only force powerful enough to take Galbadia on would be Esthar... or a fully mobilised army of SeeD. '... Corvo will know what to do. I hope.'
Duncan turned resolutely away from the trail across the sky and turned to the others. 'Shit. Well the way I see it, we have two responsibilities. First and foremost, returning to Balamb Garden to warn them and evacuate. Second, to prevent any further missiles from being launched.' Mind racing, he thought through how this could work; they had a handful of experienced operatives here, plus a team of Galbadia Garden SeeDs. Considering that the enemy would be alerted to their escape and would likely pull up a dragnet to catch them, whoever set out to Balamb would be hounded the entire way. On the other hand, infiltrating a facility that didn't even know it had been rustled would be child's play... 'Jake, your men will flank out around the team by a mile or so and protect them as they make their way to Timber. There will be search parties, so expect contact.' He cast an appraising eye across the team wondering who best to send... 'Xerox and Jericho. You two are now in charge. I want you to work together to come up with a good solution to return to Balamb; you know the locations of the airships dropped in prep for the Timber mission, try making for one of them.' He didn't feel comfortable leaving any one person in charge, but the two of them complemented each other well; experience versus intellect. 'Take everyone with you and ensure that they reach Balamb safely. From there, report to Corvo and inform him of... that.'
The others they had picked up would be safe with them, he was sure. Griff was a very competent rifle... woman? And of course Minerva was a veteran in her own right. They would fit in quite well, he hoped. 'As for me... I'm going that way. I'll go on foot, infiltrate the base and blow the cunt up.' Admittedly he didn't have much of a plan for how, but infiltration was his speciality; he would manage. 'Afterwards I'll commandeer a vehicle and head back to Balamb. All going well I'll be able to stop the next launch or otherwise misdirect it, but make damn sure that Garden is secured either way. Just in case.' The real unknown was the size of the warhead; anything over a couple of megatons would flatten the town of Balamb too. I'll just have to stop the launch then, he thought flippantly. '... questions? We don't have a whole lot of time for democracy right now.'
Duncan turned resolutely away from the trail across the sky and turned to the others. 'Shit. Well the way I see it, we have two responsibilities. First and foremost, returning to Balamb Garden to warn them and evacuate. Second, to prevent any further missiles from being launched.' Mind racing, he thought through how this could work; they had a handful of experienced operatives here, plus a team of Galbadia Garden SeeDs. Considering that the enemy would be alerted to their escape and would likely pull up a dragnet to catch them, whoever set out to Balamb would be hounded the entire way. On the other hand, infiltrating a facility that didn't even know it had been rustled would be child's play... 'Jake, your men will flank out around the team by a mile or so and protect them as they make their way to Timber. There will be search parties, so expect contact.' He cast an appraising eye across the team wondering who best to send... 'Xerox and Jericho. You two are now in charge. I want you to work together to come up with a good solution to return to Balamb; you know the locations of the airships dropped in prep for the Timber mission, try making for one of them.' He didn't feel comfortable leaving any one person in charge, but the two of them complemented each other well; experience versus intellect. 'Take everyone with you and ensure that they reach Balamb safely. From there, report to Corvo and inform him of... that.'
The others they had picked up would be safe with them, he was sure. Griff was a very competent rifle... woman? And of course Minerva was a veteran in her own right. They would fit in quite well, he hoped. 'As for me... I'm going that way. I'll go on foot, infiltrate the base and blow the cunt up.' Admittedly he didn't have much of a plan for how, but infiltration was his speciality; he would manage. 'Afterwards I'll commandeer a vehicle and head back to Balamb. All going well I'll be able to stop the next launch or otherwise misdirect it, but make damn sure that Garden is secured either way. Just in case.' The real unknown was the size of the warhead; anything over a couple of megatons would flatten the town of Balamb too. I'll just have to stop the launch then, he thought flippantly. '... questions? We don't have a whole lot of time for democracy right now.'
@Slypheed, this is pretty much Celeste's moment to step forward. The sergeant is incapacitated, so following the chain of command, she is now the squad leader. You could go anywhere with it now, though she will still be beholden to the orders given by Meulemann (i.e. me and my sparse posting). As for Lynette, she's the commander of 655, with unlimited control of the unit. If she wanted to send in the grenadiers without the heavy tank support, that's her choice. Or perhaps just Fafnir, fuck some shit up.
It would be good to see some of the others posting more, especially now that the battle is over and social time and drama can commence. This would also be an good time for the rest of the Militia column to arrive in support, although it might be best to leave it an hour or so IC to avoid it looking too cliché. That would allow Skepic to join in too.
It would be good to see some of the others posting more, especially now that the battle is over and social time and drama can commence. This would also be an good time for the rest of the Militia column to arrive in support, although it might be best to leave it an hour or so IC to avoid it looking too cliché. That would allow Skepic to join in too.
Thanks, both of you. It's a load off my mind to know that this thread will keep going, I tell ya. I'll promote you both to Co-GMs and PM you with the details. As for the current plot, to keep things neat and tidy, I'll post for Duncan setting off alone to infiltrate the missile base, while the rest of the team heads back to Balamb. That'll keep him safely out of the plot for the moment and ready to return if/when life stops raping me.
I think I will keep some small presence in the RP, since I'll still be able to come on every so often and naturally I'll be here reading posts on my lunch break. I might keep one character who hardly turns up that often, just so that I can help with plot and such.
Thanks man, I was taking bets with myself over whether it would be you or ninja who volunteered first XD It's probably best if two people take over together, as the team will be splitting up quite as lot as in the game. Once a second person volunteers, I'll PM you both.
Ok.
It is with a heavy heart (and major exhaustion) that I must announce that I am taking a pretty long hiatus from roleplaying. I simply can't balance life at the moment and RPing is becoming almost more of a chore than a hobby, which isn't fair on anyone. I seriously doubt I'll be returning for some time due to studying abroad next year, during which my RP time will be even more limited, so I'll probably be returning the year after that.
I know that's a really long time to wait, but I also don't want LotS to fade away. It's been an everyday thing for me for the best part of two years now, as it has for a few of you. Due to a funny twist of fate, Harald has just become incapacitated; I originally planned for this to be a short period where the squad was effectively leaderless to see what happens and promote a bit of independence, but it is also a good reason for him to leave the squad for a time. Would you all be willing to carry on without me, if I gave Raven and one or two others the important plot details? I will be back, at least eventually.
It is with a heavy heart (and major exhaustion) that I must announce that I am taking a pretty long hiatus from roleplaying. I simply can't balance life at the moment and RPing is becoming almost more of a chore than a hobby, which isn't fair on anyone. I seriously doubt I'll be returning for some time due to studying abroad next year, during which my RP time will be even more limited, so I'll probably be returning the year after that.
I know that's a really long time to wait, but I also don't want LotS to fade away. It's been an everyday thing for me for the best part of two years now, as it has for a few of you. Due to a funny twist of fate, Harald has just become incapacitated; I originally planned for this to be a short period where the squad was effectively leaderless to see what happens and promote a bit of independence, but it is also a good reason for him to leave the squad for a time. Would you all be willing to carry on without me, if I gave Raven and one or two others the important plot details? I will be back, at least eventually.
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