Hidden 7 yrs ago Post by The 42nd Gecko
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"We have a mission."

That was new. The "Planetary Militia" didn't do "missions". We hid in bushes to ambush lone trucks or squads. We resisted the Outer Colonies or Earth Sphere forces when we bumbled into each other. But a mission? That sounded like we had a purpose, like we were gonna make a difference.

Captain addressed us all from atop a crate of something that probably exploded on a good day. "We've got some actual intel, that the Outer Colonies are going to be making a push, and that means their artillery, Regulars, and air support will all be accounted for. There are some defectors, at Camp G60, up along the ridge, that gave us this intel, and they want out of their Outer Colonies conscription. It's a camp that should be held mostly by conscripts, and hopefully, that means we can get them on our side, just by defeating their Outer Colony overlords or with a show of force. Our Loaders may not be real military machines, but they still bristle with guns. Now we finally get to use them." The Planetary Militia had finally managed to scrounge together or buy enough Loader's to really make a strike force. Only five, but still, no infantryman wanted to be up against one, much less five.

"If everything goes perfect, you are liberating the camp with as little violence as possible. Defeat any Outer Colony Regulars, free your fellow Eleosians. Then work with them to haul as much back here as you can." It was a bit idealistic of a hope, but they were fellow Eleosians who had been conscription. It wasn't too much to dream or hope for that?

"If things don't go quite that well, your job is to evacuate those who informed us and anyone else who wants to be on our team, grab whatever critical supplies you can, and get out." Captain lowered down a bit, speaking with a bit less of a spring in his voice.

"If things goes as bad as can go, blow up as much as you can and make it out alive. We've got a cave to retreat through that you can get in, collapse the entrance, then make it out pretty close to here." A rather more grim prospect, but, it had to be said. A few moments of silence passed, before Captain raised himself up and spoke tall again.

"Alright, so I have no idea how to command a squad of Loaders. Tenzin, Olivia, Follow, Riley, Speedball, Emmanuel, who's leading your team, and what kinda back up you want? We've got some trucks, a mortar, and a few teams of infantry I can think of off the top of my head, but if you want something else, I'll see what I can scrounge up."



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Emmanuel

So, it looked like they finally had something to do. Emmanuel stood off to the side, listening attentively as the Captain described what the mission was to be, and the relevant details that they would have to worry about. It didn't seem all that glamorous but you had to stat somewhere, and it was a step up from what they usually did.

To be honest he wasn't sure whether to treat it as a good thing or not. At least he was getting the chance to go out and do something rather than sitting around the ramshackle camp of hastily assembled prefab buildings. On the other hand it also meant he would have to worry more about his charge, who was less likely to get themselves killed than running around and bushwhacking militia members for surprise interviews.

The mission was fairly simple though. Take the camp, take the supplies, and then pull out with anyone wanting to come with before the hammer got dropped on them and they all were crushed. But just because it was simple in goal didn't mean that it would be easy. It just meant there would be less confusion over what they were trying to do that could get in the way of their overall mission.

Once the Captain had finished, Emmanuel rubbed his chin in thought. But it was ultimately him who spoke up first, as one might expect. At the very least he had a vague idea of what to do here, which was more than others could say. "Trucks would be good, and infantry if we can spare them," he noted aloud. "That way we can carry out more supplies, and the infantry/defectors can keep up with us better." Following on that he shrugged, indicating his own preference to the first question. "Don't have a particular preference myself, but Follow would be a good choice." From what he'd seen she seemed to have her head firmly on her shoulders. That'd be good for a Squad Leader, so hopefully he wasn't wrong about the whole thing.
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