ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)
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				Title: <strong>ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>22-01-2022, 09:07:42</strong>
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				For now, just throw a post up here with as much or as little detail as you like about the character you want to play.<br><br>Cool, nice work guys. Here's what I'll give you to work with (and all of it's open to discussion, I don't want to tread on any toes). Also, I'm doing this in public rather than via individual PMs because I want this to be a narrative driven story rather than an RPG in the traditional sense. In other words, it's up to you guys to play your characters as though they have the appropriate amount of knowledge and limitations.<br><br><hr><br><span class="bbc_u"><strong>greypsychman</strong></span>, as a Colonial Marine attached to the <em>USS Cargadores</em> (a Conestoga-class troop transport ship), you are aware that your unit is en route to LV-186 to extract all Weyland-Yutani personel (including science staff, colonial administration staff and all colonists: about 125 people in total) and return them to earth. <br><br>The marine detachment you are with has a similar structure to that seen in <em>Aliens</em>: 12 marines including one lieutenant in command, one sergeant, and the remaining corporals and privates. On the ground, you will operate as Squad 1 and Squad 2, each comprising 5 marines. Squad 1 will also be accomanied by the sergeant, while the lieutenant oversees the operation from a command post.<br><br>You have been briefed that in addition to evacuating W-Y personel, it is also imperative that you retrieve the cargo from the <em>Doramin</em>, which will involve finding a way to dredge it out of the swamp where it is currently submerged. Upon entering Almayer, one squad will coordinate the evacuation while the other squad scrambles to secure the <em>Doramin</em>. You have been told that the cargo is a biological sample, but no further information has been divulged as the samples are expected to be contained and relatively easy and safe to handle.<br><br><strong>I'll let you decide whether you want to be the sergeant, a corporal or a private, but the lieutenant is off-limits I'm afraid. You will initially be attached to the squad coordinating the evacuation, <em>not</em> the one going after the samples. Bear in mind that Colonial Marines are not directly answerable to Weyland-Yutani, however, the mission parameters have been approved by USCM and are binding, subject to situation analysis.</strong><br><br>The weaponry at your disposal is as follows:<br><br>M4A3 Pistol<br><br>(https://i033.radikal.ru/1005/50/95e77b9f162c.jpg)<br><br>M41A Mk2 Pulse Rifle<br><br>(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/1/1f/M41A2.png)<br><br>M42A Battle Rifle<br><br>(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/8/83/ACM_concept98.jpg)<br><br>M39 Submachine Gun<br><br>(https://www.wepc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/aliens-fireteam-m39-smg.jpeg)<br><br>M56 Smartgun System<br><br>(https://static.turbosquid.com/Preview/2014/07/06__21_09_30/sg1.jpg33b531be-6193-4fd1-877b-12e371997ec6Original.jpg)<br><br>XM-99A Phased Plasma Rifle (very new technology, probably not initially taken into the operation)<br><br>(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/d/d3/XM99A_concept.jpg)<br><br>M240 Incinerator Unit<br><br>(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/d/d1/M240_Incinerator.png)<br><br><hr><br><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Nowherewoman</strong></span>, you are the chief of a relatively small Weyland-Yutani security team in Almayer. You have five other officers under your command, one of whom had been on duty in the sunken end of Almayer and is currently missing. Your routine duties mostly involve keeping the peace (especially among the colonists) and ensuring the science team are able to perform their duties without undue disturbance or harassment. Since the impact of the <em>USCSS Doramin</em>, things have obviously been a little more tense than usual, with about a dozen of the population missing (presumed trapped in the damaged and submerged section of Almayer, likely killed) and everyone else eager to know how quickly they will be able to get rescued. Although you <em>are</em> answerable to Weyland-Yutani, you know full well that your responsibility is to protect the people of Almayer, and your obligation to assist the Colonial Marines extends only as far as this lines up with the responsibility to protect.<br><br>You know of the kind of work taking place in Almayer (see Valerian's section below) but are probably not privy to - or indeed, much interested in - the finer details.<br><br>In addition to shock-batons, your security staff have the following available:<br><br>VP78 Pistol<br><br>(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/e/e8/VP78_Machine_Pistol.jpg)<br><br>M37A2 Pump-action Shotgun<br><br>(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/5/5c/ACMM37A2.png)<br><br>That may not seem like much, but I'm fine with saying that your character is trained in the use of more heady-duty weaponry if she happens to acquire it from the Marines.<br><br><hr><br><strong><span class="bbc_u">Valerian</span></strong> - As a biochemist on Almayer, you are intimately acquainted with the work being done on LV-186. In basic terms, you are interested in the simple indigenous life that exists in the jungles and swamps of the planetoid. Nothing overly exciting: just a few insects, small amphibians and numerous species of plankton-like organisms. You have heard the xenobiologists speaking of sighting of largers creatures in the swampy waters, but nothing definitive and certainly nothing that's ever presented a threat. <br><br>In particular, you are interested in the micro-organisms, and how they excrete unique chemicals that tailor the water they live in to be habitable to themselves, but not to the other organisms. Naturally, your primary concern is working alongside the biotechnicians to persue the engineering of a new species of these plankton to render the waters of LV-186 safe for humans. Already this project is quite far along, with a species of microbes (which your project has named "riebeckites" on account of their cobalt blue colour) having been developed which can efficiently perform this task. The next part of the project (before the crash brought everything to a halt) was to fine-tune the riebeckites to reproduce rapidly but sustainably outside lab conditions, and to avoid predation by other species. Essentially, you are helping to produce microbes which will terraform the water in the same way that the atmosphere processors terraform the air. Your work regularly took you to the lower levels of Almaya, which are research labs and are now largely flooded and closed off. It's actually very lucky that you happened not to be down there when the <em>Doramin</em> crashed, otherwise you would likely have been one of the unfortunate people currently missing.<br><br>Although your research work is currently on indefinite hiatus, everyone knows that you are one of the best people to assist in planning the effort to salvage any research possible, and you know your way about the science module of Almayer. You're just not all that keen to head that way right now...that's the side of the facility which is sinking fastest, after all.
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				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>22-01-2022, 19:01:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c7/0b/40/c70b40fa22c31104fc1dd073630d1a4c.jpg)</div> <strong>Karn Dressler</strong><br>Age: 36<br>Height: 175cm/ 5'9"<br>Weight: 60.3 kg/133#<br>Eye color: pale blue/grey<br>Hair color: white blonde, with whiter streaks due to early-life dietary deficiency<br>Distinguishing marks: Various minor scars, fading gang tattoos on l. shoulder and back<br><br>Former scavenger gang member on Earth, eventually picked up in one of the sporadic police raids that tried to keep a lid on the underclasses. Testing during incarceration showed her to be of above average intelligence, with sociopathic tendencies that could be maneuvered into 'community positive' avenues by identification with a power structure. This made her perfect for recruitment by Weyland as a 'tension control' asset- in other words, a gun thug. Her actions during several anti-corporate incidents on the home world led to promotion and transfer offplanet as a Site Security Officer, and later Supervisor.<br><br>Karn has been on LV186 for ten standard months, and was expecting a new rotation at the end of the year.<br><br><br>Decided to go with Lisa Ryder. Closer to the right age and to my original description.
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				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheGrandAdmiral</strong> on <strong>22-01-2022, 19:54:36</strong>
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				I think I will go with combat medic, will work on a CS tomorrow (will edit the post).<br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ef/38/59/ef3859948e5b0b2cc2a49c801f95058c.jpg)</div>Dr. Jing-Mei Harris<br>Age: 54<br>Height:&nbsp; 5' 4" | 163 cm <br>Weight: 52 kg | 114 lbs<br>Eye color: Brown<br>Hair color: Black<br>Distinguishing marks: None<br><br>Born in one of Earth's slums Jing-Mei wanted more for her life. Her mother was a medic that patched up gang members, helped the regular people in the neighborhood and was generally well accepted in the community. No one touched doctor Harris! So that helped her choose to study medicine, but without any money to cover it she had to enlist in the Marine Corps. As a combat medic she got to travel around for a bit, so she stayed longer than she had previously expected. Going whenever the Corps send her, keeping the boys and girls healthy and alive! 
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				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Valerian</strong> on <strong>22-01-2022, 21:46:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/7/72/Sophie_Beauchamp.jpg/450px-Sophie_Beauchamp.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Sophie Beauchamp<br><strong>Age:</strong> 25<br><strong>Height:</strong> 1.7 m (5'7")<br><strong>Weight:</strong> 57 kg (125 lbs.)<br><strong>Hair Color:</strong> Auburn<br><strong>Eye Color:</strong> Brown<br><br>Born to a struggling single mother in the rough northern part of Marseille, France, Sophie did not have an easy start to her life.&nbsp; Her mother, Jeanne, resorted to petty theft in times of need, which usually happened when she was between boyfriends.&nbsp; Though she did her best to shield her only child, Sophie still had a difficult childhood.&nbsp; Her luck changed, however, when one of her teachers recognized the girl's intelligence and submitted her name to Weyland-Yutani's scholarship program.&nbsp; Her aptitude for science, particularly chemistry, was discovered and she was given a PhD education, at W-Y expense.<br><br>Sophie's first major assignment for the Company was to Almayer, where she was pleased to work on such an important project.&nbsp; Over the past few months, she has begun to have some suspicions in regards to what the Company might really do with all the knowledge and tech designed by their teams, but her loyalty to them is still difficult to shake, as she feels she owes everything she has to them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>greypsychman</strong> on <strong>22-01-2022, 21:55:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft"> (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/86/c0/d3/86c0d31c9b21bd1b9a2153c2857d463d.jpg) </div><b>Name:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Craig Brekke<br><b>Age:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 30<br><b>Height: </b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6’1<br><b>Weight:&nbsp; </b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 200 lbs<br><b>Hair Color:</b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Brown<br><b>Eye Color:</b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Blue<br><b>Profession:</b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Sergeant- Colonial Marines<br><br><b>Appearance:</b>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Craig is 6’ 1” tall and weighs 200 pounds.&nbsp; He has brown hair, blue eyes, and a beard. He has two major scars from wounds he received in combat actions. There is a 3 inch long scar on the front of his right shoulder and a 5 inch long scar on his abdomen that runs diagonally from his right waistline to just below his sternum. <br><br>He has the standard marine equipment (helmet, body armor, and fatigue uniform. He carries an M4A3 pistol and a M41A Mk2 pulse rifle with underslung grenade launcher.<br><br><b>Personality:</b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Craig, while for the most part, is quiet, competent, and professional, after you get to know him, has quite a sense of humor.&nbsp; He enjoys carousing and when he has had a few too many drinks will break into bawdy military songs. As a sergeant, he works hard to ensure his troops are well trained so they have a good chance of surviving the harsh missions on which they are sent. He is known as being tough but fair.<br><br><b>Background: </b>&nbsp; &nbsp;Craig enlisted in the marines at 18 years old. Because of his dedication to duty, work ethic, and ability to learn things quickly, Craig was noticed by his superiors as an exceptional soldier. He could be depended on to get the job done and he continually performed well and survived the extremely difficult missions he was sent on. Craig has been wounded twice and he received those wounds by putting himself in danger to assist squad mates. Craig has risen through the ranks and finally earned his spot as a rifle platoon sergeant. <br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d8/98/90/d89890c3096dc9cbc4aeaff9b2af10cf.jpg)</div><br>(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/1e/01/ac/1e01accc7419f0d95c33b798bcf1bdb8.jpg) <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 10:51:49</strong>
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				Looking great guys! Sorry I haven't gotten around to doing more prep; I've had to work this weekend. I'll get a character sorted out soon. In fact, I'll probably throw up two or three characters who will serve as semi-NPCs, but I'll pick one as my 'main' characters.<br><br>Also, I don't see myself as a GM in the traditional sense. I'll guide the story, but feel free to take a little creative control yourselves, even involving other NPCs if you like. That's especially true of the military characters: feel free to write dialogue and actions of your fellow NPC marines...again, with the expection of the LT who I'll take control of for story reasons. :)<br><br>I'll get the ball rolling on this in the next few days! Sorry again for the delay!
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				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 14:52:24</strong>
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				Yer fired ;D
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				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 17:53:45</strong>
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				(https://64.media.tumblr.com/8a145c0a6e9019f601d52042f5b0e37f/tumblr_ofes48kwpV1swxz0no9_1280.jpg)<br><br><strong><span class="bbc_u">Winter Greenwood</span></strong><br><br>Winter was told throughout his childhood that vocational skills would get him a better career than education. He had to travel a little further for that career than he expected, signing up eventually as a colonist on LV-186 because...well, it's the kind of job not many people get turned down for. Whilst unable to demonstrate a speciality, his inherited knowledge of machinery and confined-facility logistics made him useful in an odd-job capacity and, one he'd acquired the necessary licenses, he found his niche servicing and piloting the submersible versicraft used at the Almayer facility. It's not a job that is required every day, or indeed every week, so the rest of the time he works in the facility's hydroponics lab, helping to cultivate high-nutrient plants to sustain the colony's population.<br><br>He has recently been dating a member of the security team, Officer Tahira Piriyeva - something which is most definitely frowned upon by colonial administration, but is not strictly against the rules. Officer Piriyeva, however, is one of the people currently missins-presumed-dead in the stricken part of the Almayer facility.<br><br><hr><br>(https://64.media.tumblr.com/415f80461386f744e58c779e0cc7f376/tumblr_p6h3ctGMc11swxz0no3_400.jpg)<br><br><strong><span class="bbc_u">Administrator Jeremiah Garner</span></strong><br><br>Garner is the third colonial administrator to have overseen Almayer, and it's looking like he's going to be the last. A grizzled farm boy, he took the job on LV-186 because he wanted to live as far away from the assholes on earth as he could get. He thought it would be his 'fuck everyone' opportunity to live in relative isolation and mundanity. Unfortunately, he underestimated just how much work is required to run an off-world colony, and presents perpetually as a man who doesn't have time for this shit, even though it's his job. <br><br>In his eyes, the worst thing about the present disaster is that it means everyone is being evacuated and he's going to have to go back to earth, that godforsaken shithole and all the fucknuts who live there.<br><br><hr><br>(https://64.media.tumblr.com/502a4ae96d5dd661c3e0a10afc970504/8d720b801011cc05-f9/s400x600/c87dc066803886124e12393af3cc501c5f0cbbeb.jpg)<br><br><strong><span class="bbc_u">Lieutenant Darya Shvedova</span></strong><br><br>Commanding officer of the marines attached to the <em>USS Cargadores</em>. Her appointment was controversial as she was one of relatively few current serving officers not to have been born on earth, but rather on an off-world colony. She has been known to joke that she is the ideal candidate for leading missions where alien encounters are expected because, in her words, "as far as the brass are concerned, I am an alien myself". She makes no such jokes in front of her subordinates, of course, and has earned her rank through combat experience.<br><br>Her current squad have formed recently from the survivors of two separate ill-fates units that suffered heavy casualties in separate battles. Squad trusts and relationships are not yet fully formed, and Lt Shvedova is keenly aware that she's going to have to work extra hard to ensure cohesion in these early months.<br><br>The members of her squad are as follows:<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Squad 1</span><br><br>Sgt Craig Brekke<br>Cpl Jing-Mei Harris - (medic)<br>Pvt Ervin Rice<br>Pvt Rasmus Lindahl - (smartgun specialist)<br>Pvt Kara Zabinska - (dropship pilot)<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Squad 2</span><br><br>Cpl Shelby MacCartan<br>Pvt Nathan Lawson<br>Pvt German Serrano<br>Pvt Bradley Parks - (smartgun specialist)<br>Pvt Sanae Sugita - (engineering specialist)<br><br><hr>
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				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 17:57:32</strong>
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				I see clashes between Karn and Garner in the future.<br><br><br>And Darya is cuuuute :D
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				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 18:06:28</strong>
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				BTW, have we given any thought as to where this fits into the canon timeline? It doesn't make a huge difference, but I was thinking Karn might be from South Africa (Joburg Under); post-Resurrection, that would be a problem, since the crash of the Auriga pretty much wiped out the continent. Are we sticking roughly in the Alien/Aliens/Alien3 segment?
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				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 18:26:50</strong>
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				Timeline wise I'm thinking a decade or two after Alien 3.
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				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 18:30:19</strong>
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				So right around 2200. Cool.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>greypsychman</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 19:57:31</strong>
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				Sorry but the only movies I have seen are Alien and Aliens (I believe they are the first two in the series).
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				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 20:00:46</strong>
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				Yup. They take place just shy of 60 years apart, with 2 in 2179. 3 happens very shortly after 2. Resurrection is a century or 2 later.<br><br><br>Those are the best ones, anyway. Though Winona is cuuuuuuuute in Resurrection.<br><br>(Timeline-wise, Prometheus and That Other Thing take place before Alien.&nbsp; But let's not go there.)
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				Post by: <strong>TheGrandAdmiral</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 20:11:56</strong>
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				Seen them all, been a while since I last seen 3 and 4 though. Love 2. <br><br>I need to find the old AvP games again&nbsp; ;D<br><br>Also I hope the CS works?
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				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 20:20:50</strong>
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				That's cool, Aliens is probably the most useful frame of reference for this game so if you've seen that then you know just about everything you need to.<br><br>Except those elements that are going to be unique to our story, MWA hah ha.
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				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 20:26:43</strong>
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				I like the detail you put into the aquaforming, tobis.<br><br>It also worries me ;D
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				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 21:37:58</strong>
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				I also just noticed the last of the CS's is updated so we're pretty much hot to trot. I'll set up the game thread tomorrow, probably when I'm at the office and probably while I should be doing other things.<br><br>And the aquaforming came straight out of my folder of rejected novel ideas. People think writers are creative, but no, we just have vast collectiond of B-movie-worthy ideas sitting around waiting to find a home!
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				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>23-01-2022, 21:40:52</strong>
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				<br>Harlan Ellison on Where He gets His Ideas<br>5/21/20112 Comments<br>&nbsp;<br>People ask me where I get my ideas. I always tell them, “Schenectady.” They look at me with confusion and I say, “Yeah, there’s this ‘idea service’ in Schenectady and every week like clockwork they send me a fresh six-pack of ideas for 25 bucks.” Every time I say that at a college lecture there’s always some schmuck who comes up to me and wants the address of the service.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>24-01-2022, 08:59:49</strong>
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				I love it! :)<br><br>I've updated the squad list to include Jing-Mei Harris, though I've changed her title from Dr to Cpl, since that's the title she would be addressed with in operational scenarios. (Unless I'm wrong? I'm not an expert on combat field medicine. '^_^ )
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				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>24-01-2022, 14:48:07</strong>
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				OK the IC is up! Here is the link:<br><br>https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339476.0<br><br>I've posted for Winter, meaning the Almayer characters can now jump in and post.<br><br>When I get home later, I'll post for Lt Shedova, so can the USCM characters please hold off posting until I've done that.<br><br>Thanks!
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				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>24-01-2022, 21:01:34</strong>
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				And there it is! The Marine's intro is up. Everyone is good to go. :)
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				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>25-01-2022, 09:11:54</strong>
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				Excellent work with the opening posts, guys! Lots of tension and drama, just how I like it.<br><br>EDIT: I'll hold off posting for Darya for now, just to give Dr Harris a chance to input on that scene.
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				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheGrandAdmiral</strong> on <strong>27-01-2022, 15:58:36</strong>
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				Oh, I am behind... again. Hope to have a post today or tomorrow. Apologies for being so slow :/
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>greypsychman</strong> on <strong>30-01-2022, 03:31:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hi all. I couldn't help but take the Are we clear (Jack Nicolson) and answer Crystal (from Tom Cruise) in A Few Good Men.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>30-01-2022, 09:46:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I thought it was awesome!&nbsp; :D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>01-02-2022, 12:28:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Cautious?" Sophie echoed coolly.&nbsp; "I don't know if I'd say that, exactly.&nbsp; It's more that I wouldn't want to dive in and only then find out how shallow the water is."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Anyone got some burn ointment I can borrow?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Valerian</strong> on <strong>01-02-2022, 23:43:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It was too easy.<br><br>&lt;.&lt;
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>02-02-2022, 13:02:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				So to make things more interesting and give you guys a bit more freedom in how to proceed with this, I decided to make a rough map of the Almayer science research wing. Hold on to your butts and prepare to be blown away by the graphics...<br><br>(https://64.media.tumblr.com/ee932bfa2ebb1c91e19be530ea1185ea/5558f40ebb972c41-a3/s2048x3072/79f5f6a66f9918e31c184e3847684200bfb3e111.jpg)<br><br><strong>Breached doors/windows</strong>: All of these can be repaired given enough time, however, sealing one of these doors means that it no longer functions as a door - it's essentially welded shut.<br><br><strong>Bilge System:</strong> Each of the nodes can be interacted with to pump water from any area to any other area, or out of the base of the facility. It had to be done in person at one of the nodes. There <em>is</em> a bilge system in the other half of the wing, but it has been irreparably damaged and is therefore not shown on the plan.<br><br><strong>Casualties:</strong> Thirteen people are currently missing, known to have been in the science wing when the impact happened. During a day shift, more than thirty people would have been in that wing, so the casualty count is mercifully small. Those missing include:<br>- 1 Security officer (Tahira Piriyeva)<br>- 4 WY Science Officers<br>- 5 WY Science Technicians<br>- 2 Colonial Assistants<br>- 1 Colonial Mechanic who had been in the plant room of the tower repairing the crane system<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>02-02-2022, 18:58:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Awesome! very helpful.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>05-02-2022, 21:33:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				SPOLIER ALERT!:<br><br><br>(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTO7eWbtTJiRJBz73ZXxcNehI7CZGUDdP6nw&amp;usqp=CAU)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>07-02-2022, 11:03:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Naaaaaaah everything gon' be fine.&nbsp; &gt;:)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>07-02-2022, 14:57:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				https://youtu.be/TnBupO_Kjto
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheGrandAdmiral</strong> on <strong>07-02-2022, 19:20:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				BTW who is going to play the patients that Jing Mei is going to treat?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>08-02-2022, 12:34:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Happy for you to NPC any of your own patients, and also if you name any patients I might jump in and control them a bit too. But Jing Mei is also likely to be called to assist in...well, whatever happens after things are finished being "perfectly OK" in the science wing.<br><br>Don't fret guys, I have plans! But I also wanna give you liberty to direct the plot a little so right now things are quite open.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>27-02-2022, 17:47:59</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hey all- are folks still here? I've been holding off waiting for our science team to post.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheGrandAdmiral</strong> on <strong>27-02-2022, 19:30:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I am still here, but got seriously sidetracked, been having tough time recently, but now am better so I am trying to get back :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Valerian</strong> on <strong>27-02-2022, 19:58:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I was kind of waiting for someone better at strategy to post at this point.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>tobisquestion</strong> on <strong>02-03-2022, 10:27:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hey guys I'm still here too. Let me take a look and see if there's something I can do to give you more of a cue.<br><br>I'm assuming everyone's seen the map of the station I posted? You can use that to inform the way you want to proceed.<br><br>More than anything, it probably falls to Sgt Brekke to decide how to advance on the research wing, but of course anyone else can input. <br><br>But at this stage, I'm kinda stepping back and taking on the role of a 'Dungeon Master' of sorts - I've built the road, but it's up to you guys to drive on it. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>greypsychman</strong> on <strong>17-03-2022, 08:44:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry for the late reply. I have either been getting ready for vacation or now am on vacation. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Nowherewoman</strong> on <strong>19-04-2022, 01:54:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				So this one is kinda feeling like a victim of the Small Group Jinx.<br><br>Shall we call TOD?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>greypsychman</strong> on <strong>19-04-2022, 03:07:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry but I don't want to be in charge of the game. If someone wants to take over my character or have their own character take charge it won't bother me.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: ALIENS: Deluge (OOC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Valerian</strong> on <strong>21-04-2022, 00:16:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yeah, I'd still like to play, but it looks like we're without a GM.&nbsp; :/
			</dd>
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