tankdrop24
Tread First into Hell
- Location
- The Center of the Universe: Toronto, Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Sarge paused for a moment. "...That is a really good question. I mean, he's invisible, so how can we tell?"
We Are All Volunteers: A Military-Themed Multi-Fandom Crossover RP
- Thread starter Inter-VersaLoli
- Start date
- IC
Shadows
Sacred Priestess of the Benevolent Dice Gods
- Location
- USS Civilian, DDG-214
- Pronouns
- She/Her
"We have already established that I am talking to you, Private Pyle!" Chloe snapped, pushing a finger into Sarge's armored chest again. "There is, to my knowledge, no other Private Pyle in this Legion! Answer the question!"
PAGDTenno
Verified Warmind. Probably on fire.
- Location
- South Carolina
Bahzell leaned back against a convenient wall, ear cocked appreciatively, listening with half his mind, while the other half worked on a letter home.
For someone who claimed to have little military background, Chloe certainly was doing an excellent job. Even if she wasn't quite up to old Kilthan's standards. The stout little dwarf could say more with a raised eyebrow than many could with all the profanity in the world.
But then, Kilthan had a couple centuries of practice on her.
For someone who claimed to have little military background, Chloe certainly was doing an excellent job. Even if she wasn't quite up to old Kilthan's standards. The stout little dwarf could say more with a raised eyebrow than many could with all the profanity in the world.
But then, Kilthan had a couple centuries of practice on her.
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tankdrop24
Tread First into Hell
- Location
- The Center of the Universe: Toronto, Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
"Then why the hell do you keep talking like there's an invisible soldier named Pyle? Anyway, I'd say I'm about yay high." Sarge raised his hand to the height of his head. "Though I don't know the exact number. Typically left memorizing those sorts of things to my second in command."
Shadows
Sacred Priestess of the Benevolent Dice Gods
- Location
- USS Civilian, DDG-214
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Her helmet gave her the data using its sensors. "Two meters? They should have stopped stacking the horse shit you're made of when they reached your navel!" Chloe exclaimed. "Private, you have exactly three fucking seconds to apologize to the people you were harassing! One!"
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- Location
- Poland
@Dust and echoes
Hiding the bottle of alcohol in the syrup-stained backpack, Igor decided that it was time to stop wallowing in self-pity and introduce himself to the rest of his... squad. Having scooped the backpack and the can of peaches, Igor made to stand up. Unfortunately, when he finally stood up, the backpack caught on something, making Igor stumble in that direction and crash into something hard and metallic.
Having forgotten to wear the helmet, Igor's head hit metallic surface painfully, dazing him for a while. Recoiling from the impact, in a feat of miraculous reflexes, the can of peaches that went flying into the air got caught by Igor in the last second. Rubbing his aching head, Igor turned around to see what hit him.
"Apologies, would you like some peaches ?" - He said to the flying robot.
Hiding the bottle of alcohol in the syrup-stained backpack, Igor decided that it was time to stop wallowing in self-pity and introduce himself to the rest of his... squad. Having scooped the backpack and the can of peaches, Igor made to stand up. Unfortunately, when he finally stood up, the backpack caught on something, making Igor stumble in that direction and crash into something hard and metallic.
Having forgotten to wear the helmet, Igor's head hit metallic surface painfully, dazing him for a while. Recoiling from the impact, in a feat of miraculous reflexes, the can of peaches that went flying into the air got caught by Igor in the last second. Rubbing his aching head, Igor turned around to see what hit him.
"Apologies, would you like some peaches ?" - He said to the flying robot.
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
- Location
- Multiverse Sector Texas
@Mew @Dalek Ix
Steven turned to the verbal fight brewing between the red-armored soldier and some of the other people in the platoon. There had already been some intense arguing about the robot he had met just now, but they were outright shouting at eachother this time. It looked like fists would start flying at this rate.
"Uhh...should we try to stop this, or maybe get our CO?" He asked Rachel and Synn with a worried expression.
Steven turned to the verbal fight brewing between the red-armored soldier and some of the other people in the platoon. There had already been some intense arguing about the robot he had met just now, but they were outright shouting at eachother this time. It looked like fists would start flying at this rate.
"Uhh...should we try to stop this, or maybe get our CO?" He asked Rachel and Synn with a worried expression.
Dalek Ix
Verified Dalek
Rachel listened to Steven speak, her heart falling ever so slightly at what she was hearing. She'd seen that conviction before, several times.
The corner of her mouth twitched, and then Rachel pulled the rounder kid in for a hug.
"That's very brave of you Steven," she said earnestly, "And I'm sure your best will be plenty enough."
The Operative gave Steven's back a good pat, and let go of him. She smiled.
"Chin up," she told him, playfully punching his shoulder, "I'll help you get through this. So don't hesitate to come to me if you wanna talk."
With that done, she turned away from Steven and at the other things in the room.
"Well, it's good that you can be up and about when the rest of you's offline," Rachel said, and then grinned as she added, "Hey, that means you can go inside buildings with us now, 2570!"
There was a refreshing familiarity with referring to a comrade by a number. However, before Rachel could talk any more with the AI, she heard something.
Rachel screwed up her face as if she's swallowed a lemon.
Then she giggled, trying to cover her mouth.
Then she hugged her belly as she bent over laughing, tears coming from her eyes.
Still struggling to hold back chuckles, Rachel wiped some tears from her eyes and nodded.
"Y-yeah. Let's do something about that, huh?"
Straightening herself, she headed off towards the commotion.
@Shadows
@tankdrop24
@Sir_Braazmiir
Walking up to the arguing adults, Rachel raised an eyebrow, before her face turned into a rather terrifying scowl.
"OI!" she barked, "What the heck are you making all this racket for!?"
tankdrop24
Tread First into Hell
- Location
- The Center of the Universe: Toronto, Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
"With all due respect ma'am, I seem to remember the others as having a pretty heated argument as well before I joined in. If I am to apologize, then it's only fair that they should apologize to each other as well."
"Oh nothing kid, just a minor conversation about the proper load out and configuration of our big ol' robot support person."
Sir_Braazmiir
Tiefling Paladin
- Location
- Wherever I am
"Redshirt won't stop making an asshole of himself."
Theravis
A Knight for those Suffering
- Location
- West Michigan
"AI ethics"
Mew
Baffled by existence
- Location
- Pokémon World
- Pronouns
- She
@Dust and echoes
"Glad to meet you, DC-2570." Synn anwsered, after hearing his name. "And judging by your anwser, I should clarify the terms. A robot means you are linked to the hardware in which you are. Drone means that you are freeform software, using a remote-controlled platform to manifest in the physical plane. A mechanical life-form is actually a natural life-form that simply happen to be similar to what organics call a robot. For example, if you are a mechanical life-form, it means that you probably have a gender and the capability to breed without needing to be created by a third-party sapient."
@BobTheNinja
@Dalek Ix
@tankdrop24
@Shadows
@Theravis
As for the nonsense happening nearby... while she was glad that the case with Steven was fixed rather painlessly, she caught sight of the rather impressive argument on the side. Some kind of odd soldier was acting in a blatantly insane manner and from what she had heard, was denying the existence of interdimensional factions. Was he brought here by accident or something? He sure seemed to be causing a whole lot of drama around here.
She pondered jumping in but well... Rachel jumped in before she could. Alrighty then! Let's see how this work out.
For now, she kept her focus on the robotic being. But if it comes down to it... she have a few ideas for a few choice words. Especially given this is her first day.
Given she heard the words 'AI ethics', she have a slight feeling that somebody here is a bigot toward non-squishies. And while she can understand reluctance toward sapient machines, she dealt with enough mechanical life-forms to know that this kind of bigotry only cause grief in the end.
"Glad to meet you, DC-2570." Synn anwsered, after hearing his name. "And judging by your anwser, I should clarify the terms. A robot means you are linked to the hardware in which you are. Drone means that you are freeform software, using a remote-controlled platform to manifest in the physical plane. A mechanical life-form is actually a natural life-form that simply happen to be similar to what organics call a robot. For example, if you are a mechanical life-form, it means that you probably have a gender and the capability to breed without needing to be created by a third-party sapient."
@BobTheNinja
@Dalek Ix
@tankdrop24
@Shadows
@Theravis
As for the nonsense happening nearby... while she was glad that the case with Steven was fixed rather painlessly, she caught sight of the rather impressive argument on the side. Some kind of odd soldier was acting in a blatantly insane manner and from what she had heard, was denying the existence of interdimensional factions. Was he brought here by accident or something? He sure seemed to be causing a whole lot of drama around here.
She pondered jumping in but well... Rachel jumped in before she could. Alrighty then! Let's see how this work out.
For now, she kept her focus on the robotic being. But if it comes down to it... she have a few ideas for a few choice words. Especially given this is her first day.
Given she heard the words 'AI ethics', she have a slight feeling that somebody here is a bigot toward non-squishies. And while she can understand reluctance toward sapient machines, she dealt with enough mechanical life-forms to know that this kind of bigotry only cause grief in the end.
PAGDTenno
Verified Warmind. Probably on fire.
- Location
- South Carolina
Bahzell snorted, suddenly, and murmered,
"Aye, wind brother. I suppose I should be keeping the peace. Or trying, however ill-suited I might be. Be letting Gayrfressa and Leeana know I'll be after writing them as soon as I'm getting the chance."
He turned to Sarge, and in a voice colder than the Ice Sisters in the dead of winter, rumbled,
"Little man, the rest of us were after explaining to the young lass over there why we thought she should be making certain decisions. We were not interjecting ourselves into conversations we heard only a little of, and we most certainly were not claiming that intelligence is unbecoming of a warrior, though given your behavior, it is clear you have the opposite belief. I'm thinking you would have fit right in with the Carnadosans during the Fall."
He then turned to Chloe, and continued, in a much friendlier tone,
"Lass, as amusing as your verbal sparring is, I'm thinking challenging an unarmed man to a duel is hardly sporting, no?"
@Shadows
"Aye, wind brother. I suppose I should be keeping the peace. Or trying, however ill-suited I might be. Be letting Gayrfressa and Leeana know I'll be after writing them as soon as I'm getting the chance."
He turned to Sarge, and in a voice colder than the Ice Sisters in the dead of winter, rumbled,
"Little man, the rest of us were after explaining to the young lass over there why we thought she should be making certain decisions. We were not interjecting ourselves into conversations we heard only a little of, and we most certainly were not claiming that intelligence is unbecoming of a warrior, though given your behavior, it is clear you have the opposite belief. I'm thinking you would have fit right in with the Carnadosans during the Fall."
He then turned to Chloe, and continued, in a much friendlier tone,
"Lass, as amusing as your verbal sparring is, I'm thinking challenging an unarmed man to a duel is hardly sporting, no?"
@Shadows
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Theravis
A Knight for those Suffering
- Location
- West Michigan
"Oh boy. Good thing I already met the Paladin or I might have shot you." Patricia held out a hand. "Patricia Von Rohr. Some of our comrades object to my offer to upgrade DC-2570 to a mechanical life-form from a sentient machine. They say she can't meaningfully consent."
samdamandias
Apprentice Plane Wizard
Ralph drifts away from the Red Idiot, towards one of the other clusters of people, doing his best to avoid the child. He needs something Ralph cannot give him right now. That left the more eclectic of the new arrivals.
@Mew
"Given your lack of pants, should I assume you outrank the rest of us?"
@Mew
"Given your lack of pants, should I assume you outrank the rest of us?"
"Because she is bound and required to obey her pilot, namely you, Patricia. Offering DC-2570 that choice is a good thing, but it cannot be you who offers her that choice. You could certainly do the work itself, but it is something you want to do, not merely something you could do. At a guess, I'd say she's had less than a week since gaining her intelligence, but she's smart and can read people. Probably better than I can, but that's not a high bar to clear. And even before she was all herself, she'd have been good at reading her pilot. She knows you want to do this, and she cannot refuse you."
Theravis
A Knight for those Suffering
- Location
- West Michigan
"Would it help if I wrote up a list of options and let someone else ask her which she wanted?"
tankdrop24
Tread First into Hell
- Location
- The Center of the Universe: Toronto, Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
"Hey, don't interrupt your superior when she's chewing out a subordinate!" Sarge interjected.
Dust and echoes
Ghost of Shitposts Past
- Location
- Fortuna Penal Colony
The drone was surprised, as she legitimately hadn't realized that yet. Sure, she was still rather large, but she could fit inside...
"That's...that's true! I wonder what the inside of a building looks like..."
The drone politely waves him away with one railgun. "As I am unable to consume it, I will pass, though I appreciate the offer. I must have missed your name, forgive me. I am DC-2570."
"The...first one...I think." Responded the drone warily. "And...what are you? If you don't mind me asking of course.."
@Theravis
-[Indeed...but, back to Northstars hull...]- continues the drone, desperate to change the subject from their comerades death. -[I suppose I would not object to a full-body camo, now that I consider it. Though I prefer purple to pink. I am still not sure what to have as nose art, as I think painting a dead comrade on my-...Northstars face would be disrespectful...]-
- Location
- Poland
"Oh, name's Igor, though you can call me Scarface. Can't say I've ever seen a robot, most of the technology in the Zone is either scrapped or radioactive. Pity about the peaches though, they're really good."- He says, putting one in his mouth.
"Hmm... You wouldn't have any cigarettes nearby, would you? Mine are almost gone."- He says motioning to his half-empty pack of cigarettes near to the faintly chirping Geiger counter.
In Which Untranslated German Is Spoken, and I Reveal the Layout of the Base
Inter-VersaLoli
Delusional Aspiring Writer
- Location
- Singapore
Ursula regarded Patricia with some amount of confusion.
"Err, ich weiß nicht ganz über dieses Deutschland, von dem du sprichst. Ich bin stolz Karlslander, durch und durch. Obwohl ich zugeben muss, klingt Ihre Sprache fast genau wie Karlslander ..."
After less than a minute of befuddlement, her face lit up in an expression of Eureka, and then an expression of extreme embarrassment.
"Ah, ist es möglich, dass Ihr Deutschland und mein Karlsland einfach wechselnde Universumsversionen voneinander sind?"
At this point, she started stroking her nonexistent beard in brief contemplation.
"Interessant, interessant... Ah, und ich bin aus Korntal-Münchingen, im Ländle. Ich muss zugeben, ich bin ziemlich überrascht, einen anderen Sprecher der Sprache hier zu treffen... In meinem Karlsland ist es derzeit das Jahr 1946, und wir erholen uns gerade von der Neuroi-Invasion der Erde. Die Infrastruktur unserer Heimat wurde meistens in diesem Konflikt zerstört und hatte die Wiederherstellung durch diesen neueren Konflikt mit Mzma stark verlangsamt. Wie es steht, sind die meisten meiner Landsleute nach Südamerika als Flüchtlinge umgezogen und bilden die Neue Karlsland. Darf ich fragen, wie es dein Karlsland macht, Frau Von Rohr?" she inquired.
@Theravis
Upon this demonstration of technological prowess, Ursula tilted her head at Patricia, and displayed for just a second what some observers might almost call a hungry look, before peppering Patricia with questions in German about what she just did and the mechanics of how it worked. And if Patricia were to mention an unfamiliar concept, Ursula would inquire about that as well. All the while scribbling down notes on the red notebook she just so happened to be carrying around.
She then noticed Northstar-drone.
Switching back into English, she approached her.
"As Ms. Von Rohr has said, we would like you to join in our discussion of any possible modification you might like us to add over the course of your repair. I'll have to inform my superiors of what we are about to do, but I have no doubt that they will approve of it. We will need every advantage we can get in this war, after all."
@Dust and echoes
After giving the PCs the snack pack, the tankers then proceded to introduce themselves.
"Hello, I'm the tank commander, Miho Nishizumi!"
"Yukari Akiyama! Loader!"
"Saori Takebe. Loader, and group fashionista!" she gave the PCs a thumbs-up.
"Hana Isuzu, pround Gunner of this team." she said, bowing deeply. "It is nice to meet you all."
*YAAAWWN*... "Mako Reizei. Driver."
At first, the tanker girls paused in sheer confusion at the cow's appearance. That confusion quickly turned into bewildered embarrassment as they realised the cow was checking them out (all except for Mako, though. Mako doesn't give no fucks).
"Ah, I recognise that cow! Hellcow!" Yukari said, stepping forward and petting the head of the bovine.
"Hellcow?" Saori asked.
"Yeah, Hellcow! He's a farm animal that those Ghostrider guys adopted after crash-landing in a hot zone and havin' to fight their way out."
"But why do they call it Hellcow?"
"Sssh! Don't call Hellcow an It! He hates it when you call him that. The last two people who called him that got a wedgie from the top of the flag poles! Anyways, Hellcow has a great many abilities that seemed to defy common sense for him to have. Teleportation, indestructibility, telekinesis, laser-eyes. Many theorise that he's actually an escaped Mzma superweapon. He's currently being studied by scientists, but he keeps escaping. Generally, so long as you him a he and feed him peanuts every once in a while, he'll be friendly." Yukari explained, at that moment feeding the cow with an open handful of peanuts.
"... Peanuts?"
A voice suddenly shouted at the group.
"Hey, you! Stop that cow!" a voice shouted at the PCs and COs and tanker girls.
It was a trio of scientists, flanked by two troopers. They were running towards the cow like it was a weapon of mass destruction that must be contained at all costs.
In response, the cow sneered at the incoming men, before jumping and kicking two of the researchers in the face with it's hind legs. The scientists collided with the troopers, and they all fell into a heap on the floor.
The cow then mooed, before running a fair distance away from the PCs, excreting out of it's hind quarters an explosive device that only had a few seconds left on it's timer.
The cow was right on top of it as it exploded, launching the bovine out of the garage through a window several stories above with the force of the explosion, somehow remaining completely visibly unharmed.
The knocked-down researchers and troopers hastily got to their feet and ran through the same doors they entered, (presumably) continuing the chase outside.
…
"Hey, is there any Manischewitz inside there?" F/O Krupinski asked.
"Krupinski-dono, are you referring to the special grape juice that makes you all woozy and fall asleep for a really long time? Because you remember what happened the last time you drank that."
"Oh, don't you worry, kiddo! That last time was the night before a sortie, so drinking was obviously a bad idea. But this time
But this time we don't have any missions or patrols coming up, so we can get as drunk as we want today!"
Hikari still appears pensive. She turned to the PCs, saying this: "Erm, I know she doesn't look like it, but she's actually a really good in battle and command! It's just that she can be rather... unserious out of combat. So please don't mind her even if she annoys you or anything."
"You wound me, Hikari-chan! Am I really that troublesome to you?" she says, clutching a hand to her heart. "Anyways, if there's no Manischewitz, then I'll be okay with just regular old beer. After all, there's no better way to know someone than to get drunk with someone!"
"I know someone who's felt the same as you do." Barkhorn told him. "She used to be one of my teammates. Still is, as a matter of fact. If you want, I can ask her to come around and talk with you sometime." she said, a small smile lifting one end of her mouth.
@BobTheNinja
Barkhorn quietly observed the rest of the PC's interactions with Pvt. S-Dog, as if she was thinking through what she was going to say to him.
She then walked towards Chloe.
"While I appreciate what is it you're trying to do, Pvt. Mackenzie, it is still a chargeable offence to impersonate a superior officer. Please don't make be book you, Private."
@Shadows
And as for you..." she turned towards S-Dog.
She reached out and forcefully pulled out his helmet, to look him in the eyes, before turning back to the PCs.
"You've all had a taxing day today, recruits. And while normally, I'd make you change into your PT gear and run a few laps right about now, I've decided to let you off for today. Rest, familiarise yourselves with the Base, and get to know your teammates better.
Report back in the central square of the Legion Barracks you guys are stationed in at 1900 Hours sharp! For the newer recruit, ask or follow your elders if you don't know where it is. Report in
formation, in your battledress uniform!
Enough, you are dismissed!"
She turned back to S-Dog. "Pvt. S-Dog, you stay here with me until I say you can go."
@tankdrop24
"Hartmann, would you kindly dismiss these newly-minted Legionnaires for me? Thank you." Gertrude told Erica.
...
Hartmann approached the PCs. "Okay guys, Trude just asked me to do something in a softer voice and inserted the word kindly, so it must be something really serious. Like, way more serious than normal. So... for now anyone who's not helping to repair Northstar or being lectured by Trude you can go relax and stuff. If you want, I can show you guys around the Base and stuff."
Krupinski looked at her own platoon, and shrugged.
"I was going to let you guys off anyways, but yeah. I'll be going wherever you guys are going, though." she said, with a cocky grin. "I haven't gotten to fully know you guys yet!"
Barkhorn would wait until the PCs, other COs and tankers left the building (though they can still overhear from outside if they want), then turned back to S-Dog.
"Pvt. S-Dog, might I begin by saying how absolutely disgraceful, disorderly and completely unbecoming of a soldier you have just acted!
Firstly, even if your suspicions about your teammates being spies were correct and not some fever high-induced delusion caused by smelling the fumes of your own shit, the proper procedure in this case would be to report to your superior officer and calmly tell them your suspicions in an isolated area. Not by barging in on a meeting of more than a dozen troopers, in a building that is also being used by other units, and loudly stating your suspicions in a way that would show you as a madman not to be taken seriously!
Secondly, even if Pvt. Miki and Pvt. Titus were in fact part of this "Blue" faction of which you have a deep hatred of, did you not LISTEN to the Field Marshal just now? The Legionairre accepts all people who can and are willing to fight! Whoever they were before, they are now your brothers and sisters! And you shall treat them with the same trust, respect and dignity as one's own blood! No matter what colour, or creed, or past history, all we care about is what you do after you become a Legionairre! And if you think you can't stand trust a Blue with all your heart, if you cannot find it in yourself to Love and Respect a Blue, or any other group or colour of person, then I suggest you leave and find some other military to join." she crossed her arms. "The Fifth World Foreign Legion does not pursue deserters as a rule, until said deserters carried valuable intel or equipment. After all, we don't need those who don't want here. And the Coalition has no place for bigots like you, Pvt. S-Dog."
@tankdrop24
Okay, guys, I think it's about time I informed you about the overall layout of this base, so that you can go around more easily with minimal coordination issues:
Central Section
Mostly boring offices. At the centremost is the Administrative Building, an imposing multi-storey brick building overlooking
a Parade Square (at the moment, completely empty).
Western Section
This is where your PCs are currently at.
It contains the garage, which contains most of the Base's land vehicles, as well as bunks for Transport and Logistics guys. Also contains the armoury. At the far West end is the Shooting Range. You wouldn't be allowed to shoot there at the moment, though. Only during designated training sessions. They don't have an endless supply of bullets, after all.
Northern Section
Aircraft. Landing strips and helicopter pads for them to takeoff from or land on, air traffic control towers, barracks for the their hotshot pilots, and hangers to keep all those wonderful flying machines. Witches also used to be stationed here, before advances in Striker technology made the need for landing/takeoff strips by airborne infantry obselete except when carrying exceptionally heavy loads. Notable figures here include team Ghostrider
Eastern Section
There are barracks scattered all throughout the Base, but this portion has the most living quarters in total. It also has facilities to occupy those bunked in servicemen and women, containing the Base Canteen, Base Lounge, Indoor Gymnasium, Outdoor Tennis Courts Base Clinic and Base Mart(where toiletries, stationery, biscuits, ciggarettes and minor military equipment such as field dressing, small flashlights and foldable shovels can be bought. No weapons though.), as well as an entire Stadium (complete with grassy field, running track and multi-layered seating) at the far Eastern end. And even further East of that is a small beach, though access to it is barred by a fence.
Southern Section
This section has the main entrance and the accompanying guardhouse. Nothing much else though, besides more barracks.
Finally, below are descriptions of several notable rest locations in the Base, so that you can start doing stuff without me telling you what's in there after posting that your PC goes there. No PC using OOC knowledge, okay?
Indoor Gymnasium #1
Just in case the recent attack hasn't completely traumatised your PCs, there is another indoor gymnasium just like the one you got ambushed in.
It has much the same layout and items and such. Can be used to stage a show, or play a variety of sport.
Tennis/Badminton Courts
These are open air, and can be found next to the Canteen. It's composed of two tennis courts, each bounded by a chain-link fence that's roughly double Northstar's height.
Rackets, tennis balls and shuttlecocks are available in baskets by one side.
Base General Lounge
This two-storey building will hit you with the point-blank squall of air-conditioning once you enter it's doors.
The building's bottom floors have two rooms. One of them is a cozy-looking room with a sofa, a beanbag chair, and a flatscreen TV with a Nintendo Wii hooked up to it, along with a copy of Wii Sports and Super Smash Bros.
The second was a karaoke room, with a karaoke machine and microphones and a TV and sofa and all the other things you'd expect such a room to have (for some reason, the only songs available were anime OPs, EDs, and
various meme songs, from those that came from a setting very close to IRL, that is).
The door to the second floor was labelled "Officers Only", but it didn't seem to be locked or barred in any way.
Canteen
Normally the Canteen proper won't be open and serving food proper until dinnertime, but you can still use the seats and tables, and there is a lone stall there that serves food most hours of the day. Only caveat is that you'll have to actually pay for it yourself. This lone stall serves mainly Chinese fare like fried rice, noodles, and pau.
Central Section
Mostly boring offices. At the centremost is the Administrative Building, an imposing multi-storey brick building overlooking
a Parade Square (at the moment, completely empty).
Western Section
This is where your PCs are currently at.
It contains the garage, which contains most of the Base's land vehicles, as well as bunks for Transport and Logistics guys. Also contains the armoury. At the far West end is the Shooting Range. You wouldn't be allowed to shoot there at the moment, though. Only during designated training sessions. They don't have an endless supply of bullets, after all.
Northern Section
Aircraft. Landing strips and helicopter pads for them to takeoff from or land on, air traffic control towers, barracks for the their hotshot pilots, and hangers to keep all those wonderful flying machines. Witches also used to be stationed here, before advances in Striker technology made the need for landing/takeoff strips by airborne infantry obselete except when carrying exceptionally heavy loads. Notable figures here include team Ghostrider
Eastern Section
There are barracks scattered all throughout the Base, but this portion has the most living quarters in total. It also has facilities to occupy those bunked in servicemen and women, containing the Base Canteen, Base Lounge, Indoor Gymnasium, Outdoor Tennis Courts Base Clinic and Base Mart(where toiletries, stationery, biscuits, ciggarettes and minor military equipment such as field dressing, small flashlights and foldable shovels can be bought. No weapons though.), as well as an entire Stadium (complete with grassy field, running track and multi-layered seating) at the far Eastern end. And even further East of that is a small beach, though access to it is barred by a fence.
Southern Section
This section has the main entrance and the accompanying guardhouse. Nothing much else though, besides more barracks.
Finally, below are descriptions of several notable rest locations in the Base, so that you can start doing stuff without me telling you what's in there after posting that your PC goes there. No PC using OOC knowledge, okay?
Indoor Gymnasium #1
Just in case the recent attack hasn't completely traumatised your PCs, there is another indoor gymnasium just like the one you got ambushed in.
It has much the same layout and items and such. Can be used to stage a show, or play a variety of sport.
Tennis/Badminton Courts
These are open air, and can be found next to the Canteen. It's composed of two tennis courts, each bounded by a chain-link fence that's roughly double Northstar's height.
Rackets, tennis balls and shuttlecocks are available in baskets by one side.
Base General Lounge
This two-storey building will hit you with the point-blank squall of air-conditioning once you enter it's doors.
The building's bottom floors have two rooms. One of them is a cozy-looking room with a sofa, a beanbag chair, and a flatscreen TV with a Nintendo Wii hooked up to it, along with a copy of Wii Sports and Super Smash Bros.
The second was a karaoke room, with a karaoke machine and microphones and a TV and sofa and all the other things you'd expect such a room to have (for some reason, the only songs available were anime OPs, EDs, and
various meme songs, from those that came from a setting very close to IRL, that is).
The door to the second floor was labelled "Officers Only", but it didn't seem to be locked or barred in any way.
Canteen
Normally the Canteen proper won't be open and serving food proper until dinnertime, but you can still use the seats and tables, and there is a lone stall there that serves food most hours of the day. Only caveat is that you'll have to actually pay for it yourself. This lone stall serves mainly Chinese fare like fried rice, noodles, and pau.
Yours PCs, of course, start out not knowing all this. However, the above information can be very easily gathered by just making your PCs ask around or asking someone to be their guide. I just gave you the above info wholesale to bypass the whole tedious process of the PCs asking a person or looking for a place, than having to wait for an answer from me before continuing on with whatever shenanigans you came up with. Have fun!
If some of you think this is ostentatious for a military base, believe me, this is toned down compared to what I've seen in National Service.
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Shadows
Sacred Priestess of the Benevolent Dice Gods
- Location
- USS Civilian, DDG-214
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Chloe clicked off her helmet speakers and let out a noise somewhere between a growl and a groan. Aye, and how the everloving holy fuck did she know who I was? she wondered, cycling back to stealth black, cycled the blast shields on her faceplate and popped her helmet off, letting her electric blue hair blow in the breeze. She elbowed past Sarge with a muttered "Crayon-eatin' pogue!" and rejoined Bahzell.
Theravis
A Knight for those Suffering
- Location
- West Michigan
"Ich denke, sie sind wechselnde Universumsversionen von einander, ja. Wie Deutschland-Tarife ... das Jahr ist 2460, und alle Nationen der Erde sind unter Earth Governance vereint. Natürlich haben wir unsere eigene Ausländerinvasion, aber ich bin stolz darauf, meine Region als ein magisches Mädchen zu vertreten ... war trotzdem stolz. Eigentlich kannte ich einen Offizier, der in unserem 1946 lebte. Deutschland fiel weit schlimmer als Karlsland, denke ich. Keine Ausländer, aber es wurde bis in die 1990er Jahre in Ost und West unter Russland und England aufgeteilt, und die ganze Welt hat sich im Atomkrieg fast zerstört."
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Patricia returned to Ursula. "I'll write a list of upgrades for us to pursue with Northstar while we work on the chassis repairs. There are some questions about consent and how it applies, but I at least know what I think we can technically accomplish. Germ.... Karlslander engineering, am besten in der welt, habe ich recht?"
- Location
- England
The Sheriff quickly split off from the group, heading back to the barracks at a quick walk. He silently headed up the stairs, entered his Platoon's room, changed to his full battledress uniform, noting the similarities and differences between it and his old looted Tactical Vest, grabbed his guns, cursed when he realized it didn't have a holster, put his revolver back in the locker, and sat on his bunk, shotgun loaded and pointed at the door.
He had been acquainted with quite enough excitement and all too many soldiers for one day.
He had been acquainted with quite enough excitement and all too many soldiers for one day.
Sir_Braazmiir
Tiefling Paladin
- Location
- Wherever I am
Iowa continued to search for blue paint, stopping partway through to pick up her bored marines.
Dalek Ix
Verified Dalek
Rachel's right eyelid twitched. But just before she could demand that tell her what the heck was really going on, Barkhorn arrived. So, Rachel bit her lip, and stood aside to watch the fireworks.
And then the inevitable happened.
Rachel boggled at Barkhorn, and then cried out in disbelief, "What gives!? I didn't even say anything!"