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(Chapter 1- Part 1)
Alessandro was nervous and worried, the inbox read
general sims needed to meet with him immediately.
it wasn't easy being in the league military; he was proud
of how he was doing so far but pressure and his rebellious
nature had began to take their toll on his dilligence.
it began at least a decade before, alessandro's father had
an important seat in one of the biggest free world's league
military manufacturers, he had grown up admiring the mechs,
even used to practice as a teen with an AgroMech MK II at
home that his father had bought to work the land.
his fascination led him to make some repairs and customizations
to it, as well as studying diagrams that only he could
access about the league's battlemechs.
but what he really wanted was to become a combat pilot.
when he turned 17 he joined the league's military, against
his father's wishes. that was a few years ago.
he hadn't seen combat yet but was excelling as a pilot in the
academy, he was regarded as a competent pilot if a bit reckless,
with some ambitions of leadership - he was close to getting
his call to active duty on a battlemech.
which is why this call to report with sims is worrying, all
the work put in all these past years... and sims! he's no stranger!
it would have been better if it was any other guy but he knew sims.
he frequently visited his home to close arms deals and have some drinks,
an aquaintance of his father... not a bad guy but not really close
friends with alessandro.
with sweaty palms, he makes his way through the door towards his meeting.
General Sims:
Ahh, Corporal Massimiliano! i was waiting for you to arrive
Alessandro:
it's nice to see you again -sir
Sims:
have a seat...
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you're a sneaky one alessandro, i remember your father telling me about
you stealing an agromech, without anyone realizing you did it for months!
then you became a kid mechanic in your own right! your dad wanted you to
work for the company, as a researcher and engineer...
now that you're in the academy; i hear you pilot an assault mech,
fill the role of direct fire support. -some good sniper, is that correct?
you're still sneaky i see
Alessandro:
well... Sir-
Sims:
Hah!! don't take me too seriously kid, remember- i'm a friend of your father's
(he said as he lit up a big cigar)
your callsign, what was it? MazzyPlz? that's Cute!!
Alessandro:
well, saying Massimiliano through the comms takes a few seconds.. Sir.
Sims:
yes... your classmates speak highly of you, it seems you have some interesting tactical
ideas as well.
hmmm.. it's a shame i'm going to have to take you off frontline duty.
Alessandro:
Sir? Why?!-
Sims:
I had a meeting with your dad, he asked me to take you off the frontline,
he knows how dangerous piloting a slow assault mech can be, one false step and you're
in an oversized mobile coffin! best be thankful that you have such a loving family!
Alessandro:
Sims! please don't listen to his request, i beg of you; i'll do anything...
Sims:
Hah! sorry kid! i'm a man of my word, and i gave my word to your father!
(he speaks as he pours a glass of whisky)
Alessandro bites his lip in frustration- looking troubled.
Sims:
don't look so dissapointed kiddo! in fact i did make that promise to your father,
but i'm not one to waste the talent of a good pilot either!!!
Alessandro:
what are you saying??
Sims:
there's one way to keep my promise... and your old man would kill me if he
knew i'm telling you this but look, sneaky is what we need;
it seems you're not only a good long range shot but have read the complete
manual on tactics... so i'm putting you in special assignment, you will
have a lot of missions to pilot very soon.
Alessandro:
i don't understand? didn't you say?...
Sims:
this is a very special assignment- top secret!
you will cease to operate as a part of the league's military and join
the ranks of an undercover strike team that is being created-
your priority is to use stealth and the league's newest equipment to silence
any opposition swiftly with hit and run tactics and long range firepower...
you will command your own lance of four heavy or assault mechs.
Alessandro:
i don't know what to say... why did you choose me to be a part of this?
Sims:
you're a man of books..
Alessandro:
yeah? well more like instruction manuals and research papers/journals.
Sims:
Haha!!...
how about history? are you familiar with the library of alexandria?
Alessandro:
can't say i am.
Sims:
it was a wonder of antiquity, it has been said the collective sum of
all knowledge up to that point was kept within it's walls.
it was burnt to the ground by savage invaders within 100 years.
does it ring any bells to you?
Alessandro:
sure does!
Sims: you said you enjoy instruction manuals, journals on discoveries
and new technology!
why do you feel it's a waste of time to read a work of fiction?
so you like to aquire knowledge is that it?
Alessandro:
yes, acquire knowledge and develop skills, more than anything!
why live, if not to better yourself.
Sims:
this is where you come in.
are you familiar with comstar?
Alessandro:
those lunatics? they view technology as some sort of magic!
i'm at the same time amused and then scared they have power over our
communications... over us!
Sims:
it's worse than you think.
we have gathered some intelligence that would suggest comstar is actively
hiding or destroying technology, as it did in the past. to keep the houses
under a technological blackout. - they have launched several of these operations
going back hundreds of years.
Alessandro:
what? how can we allow this
Sims:
comstar has a lot of power over our worlds like you said; the military, government and
corporation of the league have come to this decision, we must launch our own undercover
offensive toward the retrieval of lostech before it falls into their hands...
Alessandro, to minimize their involvement the league will only assign a few pilots to
this unit, you will have to assemble a group with mercenaries we have kept our eyes on.
we have a few mechwarriors also locked up as they were captured mercenaries that await
trial. couldn't hurt to offer them a seat as a way out of prison camp.
Alessandro:
i understand.
Sims:
oh and kid... We're building it.
Alessandro:
sir?
Sims:
the library... the sum of all human knowledge, in a single database.
you're going to help us build it. for the prosperity of the people of the inner sphere.
Alessandro:
Aye Sir!!!
Both men emphatically do a military salute.
alessandro thinks to himself... this guy sims- starting to like the old dog!
he starts wondering as he leaves, what kind of mechwarriors could he get with the mercenaries?
and which other mechwarriors from the league were assigned to this operation?
well; guess we'll find out...
Join the Wraiths!
calling all able mechwarriors to join!
(signup- introduce character biography. it's open door
make sure to include callsign, background/history, name, rank, motivation...)
Edited by Mazzyplz, 24 January 2013 - 09:45 AM.
