Brotherhood of the Machine (OOC Thread) {03}

[techmaster-glitch]

Yeah, I can't really think of much until they get closer. I'm good.

[Azlan]

Yeah, I'm fine... been spending much of my time trying to get re-employed, so I may be a bit delayed in posting.

[Tapewolf]

I may have been acting under a false impression here, I had assumed that the dig itself was secluded, e.g. inside an outer structure (this is why Dorcan was acting as a relay).

[Ryudo Lee]

Why do you ask?

[Tapewolf]

Why do you ask?

Because if the dig is taking place inside a cave, they wouldn't be able to see the scout, right?

[Ryudo Lee]

As he spoke he knelt down and crawled to the edge of the site, poking his head down into it.

"Okay fellas," he called out to the dig team, "We have visitors on the horizon.  Don't know their strength or ETA.  If they're invited guests, I need to know now, before we start shooting."

You told them about the approaching "visitors".

[Tapewolf]

You told them about the approaching "visitors".

Yes, but how I saw it, Dorcan can't actually see them himself.  He's picked it up from Darkshine over the comms, acting as a go-between since the arch team presumably don't have a compatible comms set or decryption codes.

[Ryudo Lee]

Yes, and they've heard it third-hand from you.

What they know: They scared off a scout with their weapon, and he will presumably come back with reinforcements.
What they've been told: There's someone coming.
What they think: OMG THEY'RE COMING FOR US!

[Tapewolf]

Yes, and they've heard it third-hand from you.

What they know: They scared off a scout with their weapon, and he will presumably come back with reinforcements.
What they've been told: There's someone coming.
What they think: OMG THEY'RE COMING FOR US!

Okay, great - that's what I wanted to make sure of.  It sounded like they'd actually seen the scout.

[Lisky]

Query: What would one estimate the current distance to the hostile meat-bag is? End Query.

[Azlan]

How many total are approaching... and what is their force composition?

[Ryudo Lee]

Query: What would one estimate the current distance to the hostile meat-bag is? End Query.

Darkshine's original estimate of ten clicks works.

How many total are approaching... and what is their force composition?

You can't see them yet to make that estimation.

[techmaster-glitch]

   Hey, Ryudo, I've got a question, too (though this may have been said elsewhere, I'm too lazy to look it up ) I remember something about it being a mountain range, but what is the basic terrain layout from our position to the Brotherhood strike force? Is it all open plains, or are there trees, boulders, crevices, or any other obstacles near the Brotherhood that one could hide behind? Jexx isn't so totally stupid that he'll rush the Brotherhood head-on in open terrain, but if there is enough cover he can dart around...

[Tapewolf]

Well, I'd have to go back and check, but my mental picture of it was that the site was in a sort of cave or tunnel bored into the side or foothills of a mountain with the workings inside it and a guard posted outside.

I'm imagining there's a sort of plain out in the middle of nowhere, but to be honest that's not a geography I can remember seeing outside of fantasy settings like Thulsa Doom's Mountain of Power (and how much of that was real geography is a little difficult to tell).  It might be that the landscape gradually becomes steeper.

Hmm, maybe something like that (but more extreme and with less plantlife):
http://www.planetware.com/picture/peak-district-peak-district-national-park-eng-gben497.htm

'course, this is what I'm imagining, not necessarily what anyone else is thinking of, let alone Ryudo 

[Ryudo Lee]

Actually that picture is pretty close to what I had in mind, except that there'd be larger mountains.  So yeah, go with that.

[Tapewolf]

Are we stalled on anyone in particular?

[Ryudo Lee]

Sent out PM's to the currently, and recently, inactive folks.

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Fet has no call to act. He's crouched in his cover, on the slopes of the mountain, a bit outside of firing range from the dig site, and hasn't heard anything that would make him change his position.

[Sprocketsdance]

Yeah, Chance is still by the machine gun, still somewhat hidden, waiting for the Brotherhood guys to get closer. Thanks for the heads up though ^^

[Ryudo Lee]

shadowterm has decided to drop off.  I'm waiting to hear back from Arc.

[Tapewolf]

shadowterm has decided to drop off.  I'm waiting to hear back from Arc.

Any updates there?

EDIT:

Hmm, just looked at his profile.  Not so good.

[Ryudo Lee]

Nope, I sent him a PM and everything...  Arc, where are yooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuu?

Ooh, now that I look at it, Arc hasn't been active since September.  I wonder what happened there.  Hope he's okay.  I'll just have to continue, no telling when he'll come back.

Edit: With Arc out for who knows how long, I have to rethink this part.  I was going to send a good number of strong baddies your way, but with the big bot out, I don't know if it's survivable, even with Jexx.  I can make it a weaker force though.

[Azlan]

Arc disappears a lot, seems a regular thing for him to do at irregular times.

A less sizable force would be appreciated if we don't have bot big guns to back us up.

[techmaster-glitch]

Edit: With Arc out for who knows how long, I have to rethink this part.  I was going to send a good number of strong baddies your way, but with the big bot out, I don't know if it's survivable, even with Jexx.

Hooray, my character is slightly significant!

[techmaster-glitch]

   Hey, ryudo. It's my fault that I never clarified on this before, but my earlier question about terrain was meant to be this; Is there any cover near where the Brotherhood force stopped, enough that Jexx can dart around without them being able to easily pin him down and close enough that he can rain his plasma on them? Or does he have to wait till they get closer?

[Lisky]

Tech, to be honest, if he tried to pull a stunt like that, he'd probably get shot by our team... while it might be very in character to run off, it would A: ruin the plan with which we've already set up, and B: it would be violating a direct order from a superior officer.

Now, above and beyond that, with the way Darkshine already views Jexx as a tweaked out, undiciplined and unreliable soldier,  he'd be asking for permission to take Jexx out before he could attempt to approach the currently stopped brotherhood vehicles.

This isn't meant as a complaint, but i'm giving you a definitive heads up that darkshine is cold, professional, and places little value on the lives of those he doesn't really like/care about.  With his current opinion of Jexx as it is, he'd fall in the neutral/doesn't really care about category... so ya... he'd happily put a slug through Jexx if it meant saving the plan and preventing the brotherhood from going on full alert.

[techmaster-glitch]

...well, if the answer to the terrain question is "yes" then Jexx actually already should have gone. The only reason he hasn't is because I was a lazy bastard and never got it cleared up earlier. At this point, the only reason I'm willing to write this off only because I waited too long and missed the chance to actually do it.

[Ryudo Lee]

This is not a forested area, so there are only a few trees here and there, plus the hills aren't that large, and so you guys have a direct line of sight to the enemies, and vice versa.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

This is not a forested area, so there are only a few trees here and there, plus the hills aren't that large, and so you guys have a direct line of sight to the enemies, and vice versa.

LOS, yes. Range, no. Unless I'm missing something about the weaponry?

(If you'll excuse me putting my oar in...)

[Azlan]

Tech, to be honest, if he tried to pull a stunt like that, he'd probably get shot by our team... while it might be very in character to run off, it would A: ruin the plan with which we've already set up, and B: it would be violating a direct order from a superior officer.

Now, above and beyond that, with the way Darkshine already views Jexx as a tweaked out, undiciplined and unreliable soldier,  he'd be asking for permission to take Jexx out before he could attempt to approach the currently stopped brotherhood vehicles.

This isn't meant as a complaint, but i'm giving you a definitive heads up that darkshine is cold, professional, and places little value on the lives of those he doesn't really like/care about.  With his current opinion of Jexx as it is, he'd fall in the neutral/doesn't really care about category... so ya... he'd happily put a slug through Jexx if it meant saving the plan and preventing the brotherhood from going on full alert.

This is something I agree with, though we are not officially as strict as a military unit.  However, if he did jeopardize the lives of everyone else with his actions then I'm afraid Morgan's response would be the same.