EliteCommander

Star Wars - Scum and Villainy

Being that she had little else to do, Sirka followed Sai to the cargo hold. Compared to the other rooms she saw, it had a bit more in the way of living space, so she might actually prefer it. Of course, the beds would still be annoyingly small, but that was to be expected at this point. If this employer did end up offering them multiple jobs after this, then that would be something she would deal with. Until then, she wouldn't even need a room of her own. After all, it wasn't going to be long before they reached their destination.

Sirka joined Sai in the weapons control room around the same time as Tadia arrived. There wasn't much use in discussing their plans for the ground attack until the rest of the team was present, so, like Tadia, she intended to just pass the time with less important questions. "Since it is somewhat large enough, I think I'll take the cargo bay if we get to a point where we actually need our own rooms. Just make sure to give me my privacy...or not, doesn't really matter to me. But, if you barge in, you do it at your own risk." She commented.

The Depths of Deception

Rareth could agree with the idea of getting something from a restaurant. She did not think that the food they had on the ship was bad per se, but it certainly was not restaurant quality. After Telmeck's suggestion, Rareth stood up and walked towards the center of the living room. "I think I can agree with that. We just need to decide on where to go, or whether to actually go anywhere at all." Rareth commented.

Rareth activated her wrist computer and, with a specific hand motion, blew up the holographic projection to be roughly her size for everyone else to see. With her free hand, she started browsing through local points of interest until she found restaurant listings. "We could always get delivery, if we don't feel like going out. In keeping with the theme, perhaps we should try something with Human cuisine?" She suggested, pausing a moment as she selected a well-rated restaurant that looked like it served Human food. She browsed through their menu for a few moments, though her attention naturally became drawn to their most expensive item. "Hmm, baked yams with matsutake mushrooms and a large wooly mammoth steak, cooked to your specifications. I don't know what any of that is, but it looks good." Rareth commented.

The Depths of Deception

Sorry, been gone all day doing things.

The biggest problem I'm facing is that I don't know how to implement a Virtus character into this particular story. Message me about it, Leon, and we might be able to sort something out.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"We are not going anywhere, Harriet. You know we cannot leave you alone." Meesei answered, slipping the vial into her pouch since it was no longer needed. She then unfurled the rag and held it by only a small part of one of the corners, reaching out to offer it to one of the observing guards. "Obviously, I cannot let you touch the rag, as that would contaminate it, but I shall let the others confirm that it bears your scent. Be careful only to touch this corner, as we do not want to put any more scents on it than necessary."

With the rag in the hands of one of the others, Meesei was free to focus on speaking with Harriet. "I am not here to fight you, Harriet. Nor am I here to lie to you, or anyone else present. That vial was found by one that Jerrick himself deemed trustworthy in one of his letters. No, what I want is the same thing I have wanted since this all began: the truth. I admit, when I was first showed the vial, even I was skeptical. It seemed almost too suspicious. But, so far, I have seen nothing that would suggest it was planted. It was too well-hidden in a hiding spot which bears your scent, indicating you interacted with it personally. Those are the reasons I am accusing you of being the owner of the vial, not because of some agenda you perceive me to have. I do not have a desire to convict you specifically, I want to find Jerrick's murderer. If this is a lie, Harriet, then I need you to convince me of the truth."

Star Wars - Scum and Villainy

Sirka shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know anything about the others. All I know is what my job is and how to do it, but that I know really well. Whichever one of us takes charge once we hit the ground, I'll follow their orders, as long as they're somewhat reasonable. If they try to tell me to do something stupid, well, then I'll just have to improvise. It wouldn't be the first time I've had to do that, and it definitely won't be the last. If all of us survive this, that's great. If some of them die, it won't be any scales off my hide. If anyone does die, though, it'll probably be their own fault. We apparently have some skilled fighters here, so as long as everyone sticks together and no one does anything stupid, we should be fine. If all else fails, you can just hide behind me, literally. Obviously, I attract a lot of attention, but it takes more than a blaster bolt or a slug to put me down. A lot more."

There was nowhere in the room Sirka could actually sit, so she had to be content where she was standing. She started to chuckle slightly before she continued. "Really, you should feel extra safe. If everything goes wrong on the ground and I have to save my own tail, you'll be the first one I carry with me. You're the pilot, after all; you're the one that can get me off of that rock."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Well, some of it would have to be exposed if you intended to pull it out.

Star Wars - Scum and Villainy

As soon as the loading ramp touched the bay's floor, Sirka headed inside to get a feel for the vessel. Like most ships, especially freighters, it felt annoyingly cramped. The ceiling was barely above her head, and she had to duck through doorways. However, that was nothing she was not used to. More important was that it seemed to be in acceptable condition and would get them safely to their destination, as long as their pilot was as good as she was supposed to be.

For the moment, Sirka took some time to look around the ship and get a feel for its layout. It wasn't a particularly large vessel, nor was its layout particularly unusual, so it was not a long process. She dropped off her heavy repeater in the cargo hold so she would not be forced to lug it around, at least for a few minutes. Another detail she noticed was that there were two less rooms than there were crew members. If it ended up that they actually were going to be running more missions together, that was something they might have to figure out.

Eventually, Sirka wandered up to the cockpit where their apparent leader had gone. Sirka did not really care who she was taking orders from, as long as those orders made some kind of sense. Sirka was not a leader and did not pretend to be, so she had no sort of issue with pride that would prevent her from listening...while on the job, at least. Outside of the mission, when relaxed and on her own time, she she did not respond well to being bossed around; it was one of the largest reasons that she would be ill-suited for any sort of military. If this Sai turned out to be that sort of leader, she would be in for a definite surprise.

Sirka leaned up against the wall at the entrance to the cockpit. "So, I take it you think we'll still be working together after this job?"

Star Wars - Scum and Villainy

Seems there are six rooms, but eight of us. Someone will need to share, though I wouldn't recommend sharing with Sirka. She'll take up most of the space by herself.

Mass Effect: The Face of Injustice

It did not require a detailed observation for Avatar to determine that the situation was not tactically favorable. The gunfire began 2.38 seconds after the first of its allies fled through the open door, and casualties were immediate. Three of the Turian representatives who had been relatively close to the door had started to run as soon as they were warned, but two of them were shot in the back before they could make it through the door.

By this point, Avatar had secured the shotgun from the guard it had incapacitated, so it returned fire on the group of two Turians and a Batarian who were focusing most prominently on the fleeing dignitaries. As it was a semi-automatic shotgun, Avatar was able to fire two shots before they could react. Unfortunately, at the current range, the first shot was not sufficient to deplete its target’s shields, so most of the pellets impacted the shield, and the remaining ones which penetrated did not produce a fatal wound. Regardless, the incoming fire was enough that the Batarian and the wounded Turian moved to spread out, though they had no cover which to move to. Meanwhile, the other Turian’s omni-tool activated, delivering an overload attack to Avatar. Its shields were more robust than the Turian it had stunned with a similar attack, so its mobile platform remained undamaged, but its shields were entirely depleted.

Avatar fired another shot for the purpose of suppression before quickly falling back through the door. However, instead of retreating completely, it made use of one of the only cover positions available by hiding behind the metal frame on the right side of the door. It had to take a few moments to allow its shields to recover, during which time the battle within only grew more chaotic. Several of the enemy guards in the middle of the room had formed a wedge between the allied force, forcing half of the Citadel representatives to trap themselves in a corner on the opposite side of the room. On the far side of the room, two of the Quarian representatives had been grabbed by a group enemies and were being held with weapons to their head. The Alliance soldiers nearest to them were unable to fire without hitting them, and while even Avatar could not hear what was being said over the gunfire elsewhere in the room, there was a strong probability that they were demanding surrender in exchange for letting them live. Though, in the rest of the soldiers in the room were simply engaged in direct firefights.

Had the situation remained constant, allied forces would have had an approximately 70% chance of victory, given their superior training and equipment, but on the second level of the room, enemy reinforcements quickly moved in. From all sides, they started to fire down from above, quickly turning the favor of the battle in their direction. They focused on soldiers first, though some fired at diplomats trying to flee. Avatar set out a combat drone to harass hostiles on the second floor and fired on those trying to block escape, but the enemy’s numbers were now too great for victory to be a reasonable possibility. Retreat was the only option with a potentially favorable outcome.

The Depths of Deception

I've been waiting to see if anyone else was going to post. In particular, I am wondering if Hailfire is still around. I recall him saying he wanted to stick around, but that has been a while. I am going to try to contact him. If I can't, I'll move Ashley some place else for the moment.