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The Dark Side of War (Closed)

His first name's Kane now.

The Dark Side of War (Closed)

PFC Kane O'Connor

5' 10"

167 lbs

24 years old

Gear
Primary

- The Hyperion model Gauss rifle is a magnetically powered rail gun, capable of launching its rounds through light or medium armour from as far as a mile away. Single shot, semi-automatic. Scope has integrated vision modes, capable of switching between normal, night vision and infra red.

Secondary

- The M23 machine pistol is a simple, compact machine pistol. Twenty round magazine, integrated silencer.

Melee

- Seated within the right bracer of his EHCS is a single blade, nanoweave. Able to cut through most light armour and flesh.

EHCS: Nemesis Class Scout Armour

Hider

The Nemesis is a take on a lighter form of the original EHCS frame. Intended for recon and scout units, the frame comes with lightweight armour, flexible and durable. The frame's helmet contains a varied amount of vision modes including infra-red, magnetic, low light and magnifications of up to 4x. Each individual lens is keyed into a central HUD system that displays information directly into the user's pupils.

Personality: Chipper and headstrong, O'Connor is more or less the smartass of the squad. If he isn't providing tactical coverage with his rifle, he's busy chatting up a storm and annoying everyone's ears off. He likes to make himself known, and isn't above noisy, loud partying or making really really bad jokes to try and lighten a serious situation.

Bio: Being the second youngest in the squad isn't lost on O'Connor. His experience in the Interum army was, safe to say, merciless, and being one of the top graduates from scout school has given him a little chip on his shoulder.

Before he enlisted, he was a runner. An athlete. Training hard for his high school's track team to maybe, just maybe, run a gold medal to bring up his ailing study scores. His stamina was amongst the best the school had to offer, though his speed was sadly lacking. He made up for it by training every day, keeping himself cheerful by listening to music or cracking jokes to his fellow athletes.

Then when his two best friends decided to enlist upon graduating, where else could he go? O'Connor followed right in their footsteps, and proved himself physically to be a pretty good navigator and marksman. After his basic training was through, he was selected to undergo specialist training as a scout and reconnaissance trooper. Obviously he did well in the physical department, but the mental stress slowly made him crack. The task of having to not only plan out a route but navigate it back and forth for one lone patrol, then sit there for roughly ten hours on watch while a friendly squad moved through wasn't something he could handle. Eventually he went AWOL, and was only found a week later, drunk off of cheap booze and spouting nasties to whoever got within range.

That was how he ended up at RO-36. A scout nobody wanted, with training that was woefully inadequate for the region. His verdict? Hopefully he'd annoy everyone here so much that he'd end up being sent home. The military life wasn't what he'd expected it to be.

Other: -

The Dark Side of War (Closed)

I'm almost done.

⟣ The Golden Tree Hotel ⟢

@Sombrero Yes.

Persona: Crossroads

I like how all the character reactions to the Dark Hour here range from panic to concern

And then there's Izuki with her mild annoyance

Like "seriously fuck this shit all I wanted was to go home".

⟣ The Golden Tree Hotel ⟢

This is getting good. Reading everyone else's posts. It's getting good.

⟣ The Golden Tree Hotel ⟢

@Eviledd1984@Sombrero

"Mm, well the note, and well... Never mind. I'm sure it's nothing. Thank you anyway, ma'am."

More than a little bit rattled, she returned to where Jonathan was sitting.

"Well, according to the clerk, some drifter named Gonzo was around long before us. Sounded like the crazy sort. You think he might've been the one...?"

Elise ran a hand through her hair and sighed.

"I don't know. I'm getting a little too frazzled right now. Everything's really weird, and I thought this would've been a simple vacation."

She gave the cowboy a smile. Wry, but he would tell right away that she was as unnerved as he was.

"Thanks anyway, Jonathan. I think I'll be heading up to my room now. Thanks for the help."

With that said, she made her way back to her wing of the hotel, heading upstairs and back to her room, where she immediately laid back down on the bed and sighed in frustration.

Mass Effect: Borealis

@Dervish Well seeing as how we're in different countries, military is definitely different.

For one they don't pull that shit here in Singapore. But they do look at us weird if we do any weird things.

Like uncontrolled laughter when a grenade goes off.

Persona: Crossroads

God dammit Attis lol

Mass Effect: Borealis

@Dervish YES OH MY GOD YES.
My hand grenade throw in basic was THE BEST THING
Cackled like an idiot all the way through
On the down side I think it might've made my platoon commander think I'm crazy.