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Current I turned 40 recently. Nothing happened, no crisis or anything. Turns out it's just another year.
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Mommy couldn't be more proud! Absolutely fantastic.

βˆ‡βˆ‡βˆ‡βˆ‡ γ€Šγ€‹ DAY 1 γ€Šγ€‹ STEELWATER [Landing Zone] γ€Šγ€‹ Late Morning γ€Šγ€‹ @Archangel89

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Emilia was running out of bullets relatively fast. Magazine after magazine was ejected from her rifle, dry and empty. If the creatures would come too close while she was reloading, even if her technique in that endeavor was rapid, Emilia would launch herself from the ground and land a few stone throws away. However, it seemed like a never-ending dance. The tiny moss things and insect-like creatures swarmed endlessly from somewhere across the landing zone. The area in which they fought the hostiles was located on the immediate outskirts of Steelwater. A central highway close by led straight to the inferno ahead. A scantily dotted forest and modest creek separated the World Eaters battalion from the city itself.

β€œNo, we need to move further into the city. There's always something bigger causing these tiny shits to come at you forever.” Emilia said while emptying her last magazine, standing back to back with Aaron. She swung her rifle aside and shouldered the shotgun she had secured from the armory at the CEC. β€œWe should move through the forest cover and across the creek over there.” She said while pressing a couple of fingers against the communication device around her neck. Emilia frantically cast her eyes around the field to see what was happening and where everyone was. Luckily, the team was surely independent. This was the luxury of being in the Special Warfare and Reconnaissance Group. Each member was battle-hardened, an expert in their field, and a leader capable of making their own decisions that would most benefit the mission.

Emilia caught sight of the research station glass dome. It was way too close to the city and in an actual Danger Close situation. Not only were the creatures swarming it, although being kept at bay, but it was also at risk of being hit by the artillery shelling. Emilia adjusted the channel on her communication device to synch with the World Eaters battalion. The chatter quickly changed from more or less silence to full-on chaos. She managed to find and isolate the officer channel and interrupted their chatter without remorse. The area was rather safe with Aaron, Scylla, Amanita, and the others completely tearing the enemy a new one, so Emilia took the moment to address the issue right away.

β€œBreak-break-break. This is Emilia Lange of the UDF Guardian Corps. and Special Warfare and Reconnaissance Group. Who is the commanding officer here?”
"Well, well, well. If it isn't WarDiv's favorite toy."
Emilia sighed.
"Who is this?"
"This is Brigadier General Francis C. Hummel of the World Eaters battalion. And you and your band of freaks will not interrupt any proceedings that are currently underway. This city is contaminated beyond saving."
"Do you see the huge dome of glass on the other side of the creek there? The one with the huge UDF text on it? Could you not shoot at it, maybe? That would be fucking terrific."
"There is no victory without sacrifice, Lange. Surely McMahon taught you thatβ€”BwAhAhaHaHahHaA" The general said and burst into violently uncontrollable laughter before the communication channel was cut.

"Fucking maniac." Emilia muttered while switching channels again. "Okay, let's move up. Across the trees and creek here, to the research station up ahead, just by the highway exit to the city." She said while pressing against the communications choker device around her neck. "Aaron! We're moving up, get to the dome as fast as you canβ€”over there." Emilia shouted across a sea of bizarre things to wherever Aaron was, keeping the area clear. It was then that whatever incited the little creatures emerged from the creek itself. It was huge, slimy, with arms and tentacles sprawling from seemingly every possible body part. There was no telling what this thing was or had been before. "Fuck-There it is! Aaron! Over thereβ€”go, go, go!" Emilia tried to direct the man before everyone elseβ€”the dude was fast, strong, and a total wild card for the enemy.



Quest Steps
The first Big Bad of the game is this thing on the rightβ€”the vertical depiction in the image showing the 'deep legion'. It will be up and active until I describe it as dead by whoever attacked it last. This is where the combat 'system' plays its part, but it will not be visible all that much. Remember to put those icons in your post, 2 of them, if you want to. This is still completely optional.


That's okay. The ideal number of players that I silently aim for is 5. It's not always about the player count, but how fast/slow people are pumping out posts. Imagine that everyone that has a character here was super active and posted very fastβ€”we'd be drowning in posts and it would be nearly impossible to keep up. Equally, if everyone posts too slow with that many players, you are looking at 2 months (minimum) before it's your 'turn' to post again. And, if the character cast seems small with 5 people, it's easily fixable by adding secondary characters.

Right now, I think we need to cut down the post length just a tiny bit and reduce the time between posts. We have very good pace for being so many and having rather lengthy posts, but it could be adjusted just a fraction. I also think that I need to post moreβ€”activity inspires activity from others. I'm planning to do some IC-'flavor' posts for Benjamin that do not necessarily interact with anyone, but will add an important dimension to this character that everyone supposedly has to care about somehow.

edit. Updated the 0th IC-post with names for different times. We don't post often enough to warrant the specific timestamps. But, I still put them in (parenthesis) for each name. @Aeolian started with this, so I figured we might as well do it. "Late Morning" is now 09:00-12:00. There's a name for 3-hour segments for the entirety of 24 hours that we can use.
Updating some of the layout and design. I've got a new IC-post format that I'll use. If anyone wants to use it right away, I'll put it here. You can find the appropriate character banner in the updated character tab to fit this new ic-post.



edit. This is optional, though. You can modify this anyway you want, as well.
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Heart of summer now. I'm reading, waiting, taking a step back to let people have some breathing room. I think some participants have fallen out of the loop here, not sure. But, we will continue with the committed ones that we have. We might have to restructure things, at some point, but that is just another part of all this.
@Archangel89
That absolutely sucks. Get well soon! Don't lose yourself in the haze, alright? Get that water in you and move around a bit during the day, as Rockette said.
Ehm, to lurkers in this thread wanting to join or hesitant people already here: Note that the Warfare Division is the best Division, clearly. Don't be afraid to sign up. No hassle, no bullshit transfers, just the default starting gear that is always overpowered. Join today! REALIZE YOUR POTENTIAL. AVENGE THE WORLD.



Man, I need to proofread my own stuff better. So used to proofing others' shit that I ignore my own, fucking typos and wonky sentences everywhere.
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