[center][b]Name:[/b] Alain Stratos
[b]Role:[/b] SOLDIER 1
[b]Location:[/b] Junon
[b]Tag:[/b] [@Renny][/center]
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Above the chaos in Junon, a transport helicopter hovered from a safe distance away. Only two people could be found on board, and even then only one of them was planning to disembark. Alain Stratos, his heavy spear leaning against the neighboring seat, peered out of the window down onto the violent scene below. In the mission briefing, Alain was told that a slew of mechanized weapons had gone out of control and began an onslaught against the city, supposedly due to hackers from AVALANCHE. Intel also indicated that the super weapon Metal Cricket had also been affected, thus the need for even the 1st Class SOLDIERs to step in and get involved.

"Are... you sure about this?" Sven Taggard, the pilot, spoke with uneasiness in his voice. Despite his current demeanor, Taggard was was one of the more noteworthy pilots, due mostly to him being one of the few remaining survivors of Dragoon Team other than Alain himself. But even a former Dragoon Team member had to question the sanity of Alain's decision to enter Junon from [i]this[/i] point of all places. The chopper was currently hovering a few dozen feet above the barrel of the massive cannon that made up Junon's primary landmark. The platforms were already overrun and too dangerous for a landing, plus the mission intel suggested that the cannon could possibly be AVALANCHE's target.

"You just got done telling me that the landing platforms are a no-go, so how else do you expect me to get down there in close enough proximity to the cannon to protect it?" Alain's response was quick, to-the-point, and a tiny bit snappy as well. Even in the company of a former teammate from the war, Alain was still not exactly the sociable sort. As a result his words tended to sound harsh, often times more so than intended.

"I don't know, it just seems... suicidal." responded Taggard with a defeated shrug, "But fine, just don't blame me if you die down there."

The side door of the chopper opened, Alain Stratos leaning outside with spear in hand. In one last moment he looked at his pilot, almost smirking for a change, "Wouldn't dream of it, I'll probably just haunt you in your nightmares instead." and Alain jumped. For any non-SOLDIER, hell, for any [i]other member of[/i] SOLDIER, this would have surely been a suicidal drop. Thankfully, Alain Stratos, SOLDIER 1st Class was a unique case. His summon genome and unique training and fighting style gave the SOLDIER a unique ability to not only survive this kind of jump, but do it rather easily and even stick the landing on the cannon barrel's tip with pinpoint accuracy. Alain landed on his target and was immediately sprinting forward along the barrel. Once far enough along it his plan was use it as a platform to once again jump down, this time into the fray and hopefully close enough to draw the Metal Cricket's fire. He was told that his fellow 1st Class Astral was already in Junon, but Alain was not given any specific location. Still, if Astral was anything like Alain, he'd naturally gravitate toward the Metal Cricket and the two 1st Class SOLDIERs could perhaps formulate some manner of strategy then.