ArmyJack

Mission: Earth

Jack remembered everything. He'd heard the heat shields give way upon reentry. The damned shuttle was programmed to fly a specific course. If he'd been allowed to pilot it manually, this might not have happened. On the other hand, maybe the Council had intended this, and certainly intended them never to be able to lift off again. The carnage that lay before him though, was on a scope he couldn't imagine, even from the Council.

He was stuck, in a tree. He knew what trees were, had even analyzed them through the probe's sensors when he worked in the Tech Regiment. They were much bigger that he'd anticipated. He was caught in the branches, the remnants of his seat belt dangling him from a gnarled limb. He reached down and pulled out his boot knife, the one Major Taylor had given him right before launch.

"I'm sorry it came to this. I should have fought harder to keep you in the Tech Reg." Major Taylor stood in front of him as the final preparations were being made for launch. The doctor was giving them the last of the vaccines that they thought they might need, and the first names were being called for boarding.

"It's not your fault. And to be honest, I'm pretty excited to be seeing what's down there." He really was. He had anticipated a return for some time, had even written a proposal that had been endorsed by Major Taylor and shown to the council, how a survey team could safely land and return. The counsel hadn't been happy and assigned him away from the Tech Reg.

"Well, I'm a little jealous. I just wish you were seeing it on better terms." The Major looked around at the group of young people standing in a single file line. "Most of these aren't soldiers, this is an execution wrapped up in an exile. You have to be very careful down there." He pulled out the nearly unbreakable razor sharp carbon alloy boot knife and handed it to Jack, along with a maglock key.

"I did all I could for you. There's a mag crate in the front of the cargo. It is crucial that you recover it. It will only open with this key." Jack put the key around his neck.

"Thank you, Sir."

He reached frantically into his shirt feeling for the key around his neck, it was still there. First things first he had to get down. He cut through the straps holding him up in the tree and braced himself for the fall. He crashed down into a swampy muck and crawled to dry ground. He surveyed the crash. No way to determine where the cargo hold had been. Pieces of debris mixed with their rations, survival equipment all over the place. People were screaming, crying, one girl was laying on the ground laughing, she didn't sound hysterical, she sounded genuinely pleased. That was understandable. Those who were alive were lucky. Bodies everywhere. He walked toward the epicenter of the crash and saw a girl covered in blood, crawling on the ground. Jack jogged over toward her and crouched down.

"Lay still, where are you hurt?"

Mission: Earth

Appearance
Character Quote You can always push yourself a little farther.
Name: Jack Parse
Age: 21
Offence: Assaulting a superior officer, manslaughter. - Members of the military and/or protection forces often take advantage of their position to either hoard rations or dispense justice arbitrarily, and more serious offenses. Jack's commander was one of those. Jack stood by while his squad abused their power for long enough, until one day, the commander and the sergeant started threatening a family. The sergeant dragged a young girl off and was in the process of sexually assaulting her when Jack finally stepped in. He struck the sergeant, then put him in a sleeper hold, he didn't mean to, but he broke the man's neck. He also attacked the commander and broke his jaw and cheekbone. He was sentenced to death, but was given a reprieve when he was given the unexpected choice to participate in the return.
History: Jack had always wanted to be in the military or police forces. His family was military all the way back to the American Wars on Terror. He was very close with his family, several siblings, and both parents are still alive. They were all upset when he was arrested, but their cries for appeal were hastily denied.

In the Army he served as a communications specialist, working on the technology to search for life, and to study Earth from a distance. He was moved to the patrols when he started making discoveries about how the elite were hiding things from the public. He excelled in the patrols as well, arresting a high number of criminals, and dealing successfully with a host of emergency maintenance problems, like hull breaches and air filteration system meltdowns. He was loyal and proud to serve, until the incident.

Other: Jack is tall, 6'3, a bit quite, until someone needs to step up to fill a leadership role. He's content to follow, but will always be playing devil's advocate, making sure plans are not faulty, and keeping superiors on their toes. He's technologically advanced, and skilled with his hands. He's creative and a problem solver. He has little patience for weakness in others, but is also protective of those he deems as "civillians".

Magical musical instruments and supernatural monsters

Yah, sorry. My bads. Still, would like to RP this one.

Shout out from New Orleans

I also have found that life outside of school allows for more time for leisurely activities. :)

Hey

Thanks other new member. :)

Magical musical instruments and supernatural monsters

This sounds fascinating. Original recordings would be fun, I think.

Mission: Earth

This sounds cool. I'm new here, but new to RP. I'd like to give it a shot.

Hey

Hey, everyone. I like stories, and used to do a bit of text RPGing back in the day. I stumbled upon this forum and thought it looked quite fun.

I'm a photographer, but also enjoy writing. I mostly write war stories (I'm a veteran) but thought some fun, adventure-type RPing would be a nice change of pace.

I love music, play guitar, sing. I like video games (Skyrim RP would be quite fun I think). Star Wars, sci-fi, pirates, ninjas, robots, and of course pirate/ninja/robot hybrids.

Anyway. Not really sure what to say. Hope I can join an RP or two. Looking forward to meeting you.