The Barbed Hook

"You alright?"

"I'm alright, how are you?"

"All things considered, I feel great"

"Good!"

"I mean I'm still breathing aint I?"

"Yeah"

*when the iron warriors approach the kharbodis, it's engine spins gently, emitting a high whine.*

OOC. ....this day is just.... swell....
aside from all the general misfortune that befell me all day, more that usual, i just got a message from the university.... apparently, i have been bumped into the "self-funded" bunch this semester.... which is kind of an issue because im dirt-poor... you see my problem here?
unless i can somehow salvage this mess, 4+ years of pain and suffering will be rendered pointless.... mostly because of my dear Economics teacher who failed me 2 times....
economics.... im going down over economics.... in engineering school... after ive finally passed that piece of shit, its effects are going to drag me down with it.... Ive wasted 4 years of my life and then got handed the biggest middle finger by Fate so far....

"Alright lads, you know the drill. disable the engines, get ready to drag this thing back to base"

*the pod roars, engines reaching a fever pitch, and its previously open doors slamming closed*

OOC its only got one door, in the bottom :P
IC "Right, get the graviton guns, we're shutting this thing down"

*The marines hear a whine, then the pods frag launchers fire. and its distress beacon activates*

The graviton guns and cannons fire, bringing it down and quickly overloading the system, causing it to shut down
OOC haywire baybe

OOC: that pod is now a major character

OOC never said it was destroyed, just brought down
also you do realise it likely dislikes the salamanders also?
there is a reason loyalists phased em out midway through the scouring

OOC to clarify
they developed....attatchments to very specific passengers
and acted erratic if they weren't present
and if they were killed, well
there was more than one maintenance crew that met a grizzly end

OOC: i've already decided it likes pyriel

OOC alrighty :P

OOC: lol, maybe I should bring in my AI character for shits and giggles

"Oh look, the self aware pod is getting antsy"

"should we move?"

"Yeah, if they haven't disabled it I would bet on them becoming red mist in a few seconds"

"Eh, its not going anywhere with that many graviton weapons on it"

"It has it's own weapons, plus if it happens to like someone it can be a little violent towards repair crews, users ect"

"Fair enough"

"So you and Lyanna.....dating?"

"What? No, we're friends"
OOC so curie's dialogue where I can romance her triggered.....while I was storming the institute

OOC: XD

"Huh, didn't expect that"

OOC yea
Curie: I love you
*maxson staring in disbelief*
IC "What? why?"

OOC: Lol


"I dunno, I just thought you were"

OOC also danse somehow went from wearing nothing but pants and a hood to FULL SUIT OF XO1 ARMOUR (without helmet)
IC "...okay...why, you interested?"

OOC: Magic!

"If I can't get back to the future, I'll basically have to restart my life. If I have to do that, a girlfriend or just someone I can trust will go a long way. Plus it means that I won't revert to my typical lone wolf lifestyle"

"You've done alright so far"

"I've got something to focus on. Once this war is over, I'll once again be marooned on a planet"

"Eh, you could come with us"

"Could do"
*He sits and removes the helmet*

"After we pull out here we're deploying to olympia"

"Want to know what happens to olympia"

"I still dont beleive you're actually from the future"

"The defenders of Olympia blow up the planet when they realise they can't win. They fight for as long as possible and decide that if they can't have it, no one can so they detonate their ammunition reserves.

"....Well if that is true, better than just letting the imperials exterminatus it"

"Hope you won't be deployed as it would mean certain death"

"Could be worse. I'm running out of things to live for"

"Lyanna is your friend, should you die, I doubt she'd be too happy"

"She's pretty much all I got left"

"Exactly, as long as she lives you have something to live for"

"She won't abandon olympia"

"If we can get there we could save some of the populace"

"How?"

"Acquire ship, order astropath to take us to Olympia, save as many civilians as possible and then leave"

"Where does one acquire an astropath"