<div class="floatleft">(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01910/james-purefoy2_1910913b.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Daniel Stane<br/><strong>Alias:</strong>Shield<br/><strong>Time/Date:</strong>0115, 6 Apr 2102<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Stane Industries Platform Foxtrot Zero Nine Six<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Helios, Rebecca, Bombshell<br/><strong>Mentioned:</strong>Athena<br/><strong>NSFW Warning:</strong>None<br/><br/><hr/>Daniel swore up a storm when he saw the Atlanteen's rise up from the water and begin their assault upon the ship.  This was the last thing they needed as the it would not take much to undo all of their efforts to keep the<em>Byres</em>afloat till rescue operations could happen. According to Athena, the Valkier was about five minutes out, but with the current furbar they had here, she would not be able to close any closer.  In fact they should make all speed to safer waters.  SHIELD had rescue operations launched, but it would be about another ten to fifteen minutes to assemble and get on sight, longer now since they too would not close with combat in the area.  They would need to wait for gunship support.   They somehow had to hold out.<br/><br/>At least it was until the appearance of another person who seemingly to materialize out of thin air.  A circular ring which for better or for worse was a portal.   With it, the start of a plan began to form.  His thought processes were interrupted briefly when the newcomer yelled at him.  It seemed Daniel's alter ego was more popular than he thought, something which he could get behind as the woman was damned hot in all ways as far as he could tell, from the athletic curves on display, to the sultry sound to her voice.  Even her name was like fate as she was the classic definition of a bombshell Daniel had come across.  Daniel gave his head a shake as he spoke to himself.<strong>"Get your head in the game..."</strong><br/><br/>Daniel leaped from the purchase he had, and while it was not a lot, it was enough to vault him up into the air and land him upon the deck of the<em>Byres</em>.  He was in time to bring his shield up and to expand it to protect the wounded crew on the deck.  He again upped the gain on his external audio output so he could be heard by all.<strong><em>"The Valkier has been contacted and told to wave off and make for the coast at her best possible speed.  New plan here.  Bombshell, can you do what you did to get here, and hold it open to evacuate the crew?  If you can, I am certain me, Selkie, and Golden Boy over there can hold these dicks off for you to do so.  Everyone with me?"</em></strong>