[b]Innocence Lost - GM Post[/b]

John nodded, "Divide and Conquer. Judging from the wreck's layout, as well as the general engineering of the current class of Prison Transport, we'll be expecting the Ascendancy to concentrate their remaining forces on the large hole where the farmers' loaned Anti-Orbital Railgun had pierced the ship. But all over the vessel there are smaller openings from the impact and the explosions. Some are at the back, some are at the front, but point is that we technically have countless initial entryways into the ship." A pause. "I've selected one of the old hangar bays as our insertion point; it is far enough from the main enemy forces that they won't think we're diverting them, while at the same time close enough to actually divert them."

The nearby airlocks opened, letting in fresh air and sunlight. John spoke again, saying, "Oh, by the way, Eldrid's joining the infilitration team on the condition that he enchant himself with Stella's 'bend light' spell."

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Snow Cecil sensed it: [i]Runes.[/i] He was fast losing sight of several sections of the ship; it was clear that the elite fighters who were entering in were not to be underestimated. As for the Ascendancy Loyalist, he hadn't seemed to move yet, but once he did, Snow would have to fear his coming. That guy was an unlikely factor, one who can sway the coming campaign into conclusions both likely and unlikely. 

Looking at his Tayanen Escorts as he went through the ship, his foreknowledge allowing him to evade the patrols of the guards, he thought of his contingency in case he met the Loyalist first: [i]My rank and my mission; both of which would justify my actions in his eyes... Hopefully.[/i]

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Imprisoned in a chamber of hypersteel with his AI Core disconnected from any electronics, Realist was left with nothing to do but wait, growing slowly bored without the input of new data. Or at least, that was the plan. But said core was an experimental model, made of Perfected Electrum, and his circuits flowed with magical energy, not just electricity. While he can be reprogrammed through mundane means, he knew that what Ascendancy High Command wanted was to know the full details of his treason; full details that would devestate the Ascendancy if they fell into the wrong hands.

Problem was, there were multiple sets of wrong hands, and someone would get the idea that perhaps it was just best to kill him off rather than risk him revealing what he knew to... Anyone. So Realist would wait, wait for either rescue or death to arrive. As the white-gold sphere that made up its core sat on a pedestal - said white-gold sphere can only be pierced with the best weapons in the Sector - it made its decision.

[i]Compile Simulation.[/i] It weighed together what factors it knew, factors defined by what it had found out about each faction's agenda. The results were: There was a 30% chance of an outcome beneficial to [i]both[/i] Humanity and Aliens, 30% chance of an outcome beneficial to Humanity alone, another 30% chance of Humanity being screwed over, and 10% chance of civilization as a whole being destroyed.

All in all, a 60% chance of something acceptable for him to happen...

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[b][i]Eldrid Cole - Temporary NPC[/i][/b]

Eldrid Cole walked up to Stella, his hooded cape swishing artificially as he said, "Hey, Stella; I'm joining the infilitration team! Yes, I know that my makeup and attire are loud, but I can more than make up for that with enchantments, especially if I'm allowed to enchant my cloak with your invisibility spell. That and I can enchant you and Reisus with free flight spells as well!"

A pause. "Also, John, on the way, allowed me to enchant my own eyeshadow with [i]Supernal Vision[/i]! Aint that great?"

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