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[Highlighter]

@Iron Heart:

Hrmm... I think that'll be fine. We can assume that Murdoc was at the briefing? Up to you how you'd like to introduce your character.

@Others:

I'll probably have a more robust post tomorrow or so, so I can move us into the actual mission "soon". Also, I am typically not around a computer during the weekends, so my posting then will be probably sparse.

[Highlighter]

Okay, going to start the actual mission tonight. I anticipate having some time during work to write up the mission drop.

[Iron Heart Dragon]

Highlighter, on 30 April 2012 - 02:32 PM, said:

@Iron Heart:

Hrmm... I think that'll be fine. We can assume that Murdoc was at the briefing? Up to you how you'd like to introduce your character.

@Others:

I'll probably have a more robust post tomorrow or so, so I can move us into the actual mission "soon". Also, I am typically not around a computer during the weekends, so my posting then will be probably sparse.

Sounds good to me.

[Vincent Vascaul]

PM me for the next one you get going I think I will join in again next go round.

[Janitor101]

Sorry about my delay in posting, my finals are upcoming and I'm finishing up homework and stuff like that. I'll get a post in ASAP.

[DocBach]

Unfortunately we didn't get to kill anything - my unit is leaving for Fort Irwin tomorrow to do an NTC rotation and I'll be living out of a gun truck for the next three weeks with no internet. Nelson's going to have to miss this drop, guys.

Don't worry though - his annoying cowardly, know-it-all remarks will be channeled through the GM as he will be an NPC giving you guys intel updates from the Dropship's tactical operations center.

Edited by DocBach, 03 May 2012 - 07:22 PM.

[guardian wolf]

Dammit, posted, then read that, had to change my damn post.

[MacabreDerek]

DocBach, on 03 May 2012 - 07:21 PM, said:

Unfortunately we didn't get to kill anything - my unit is leaving for Fort Irwin tomorrow to do an NTC rotation and I'll be living out of a gun truck for the next three weeks with no internet. Nelson's going to have to miss this drop, guys.

Don't worry though - his annoying cowardly, know-it-all remarks will be channeled through the GM as he will be an NPC giving you guys intel updates from the Dropship's tactical operations center.

I am sorry to hear that Doc, was hoping to drop with ya. Best of luck, and hope you return well and good to be the cavalry

[Xinaoen]

We'll miss you, Doc. Be safe!

[guardian wolf]

Army or Marines? Either way, see ya doc, remember, don't do drugs, wear a seat belt, and drink your milk. Take care.

[DocBach]

Army, 79th IBCT.

[guardian wolf]

Well, have fun, and enjoy your deployment... *mumbles about damn congress won't cut anything other than military, especially paychecks*

CONGRESSIONAL PAYCHECKS

Edited by guardian wolf, 04 May 2012 - 08:00 AM.

[Jack Corban]

I'd be interested aswell though i'd probably need some time to prepare a background and flesh out the character.

Pls send me all the details i need to know. I.e Restrictions, Campaign background , etc.

Best regards,

Jack Corban

Edited by Jack Corban, 04 May 2012 - 08:19 AM.

[Highlighter]

My apologies for not posting for so long. This week has been quite bothersome (hurray for corporate moving up our deadline by two weeks and thus screwing up the entire national business!) and some relationship issues. I hope to have a post tonight.

[Thom Frankfurt]

Heh, I just saved Starbucks like 2.8 million dollars... You'd think they'd drop a wad of cash in my lap.

[guardian wolf]

Thom Frankfurt, on 12 May 2012 - 06:36 PM, said:

Heh, I just saved Starbucks like 2.8 million dollars... You'd think they'd drop a wad of cash in my lap.

Oh I can't wait to hear the skinny on this plan... *sits and readies notepad for taking notes*

[Thom Frankfurt]

guardian wolf, on 12 May 2012 - 07:56 PM, said:

Oh I can't wait to hear the skinny on this plan... *sits and readies notepad for taking notes*

The warehouse I'm at, recieved a bunch of pallets that weren't good. The Starbucks f**ks working there said that they were good, but I found mold on a bunch of them. It turned out that over half of them were moldy. My lead told me later that the last time that happened it cost them around 2.8 mil...

They (Starbucks) are now suing the company that made the pallets..

I did get some high fives and pats on the back, but I'd prefur some cold hard cash.... or atleast a happy meal.

[Joe Davion 86]

or perhaps a raise? that'd be a nice bonus.

[Thom Frankfurt]

Joe Davion 86, on 19 May 2012 - 11:28 PM, said:

or perhaps a raise? that'd be a nice bonus.

Just got one, I think. Haven't gotten paid yet.

[revanus]

Still got room to fill the Aero 2 slot?

(Happy to delete if spot is closed)

Name: Ben Golden
Callsign: Viking
Role: Air Support
Gender: Male
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 28
Planet of Birth: Robinson
Height: 5‘ 8“
Weight: 140 lbs
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Hair Style: Buzzed
Eye Color: Brown

Education:
Robinson Battle Academy- 3 yrs.
The Nagelring (cross-training) - 1 yr.

Military Service: 1st Robinson Rangers - 4 yrs.


-Aero Fighter-
Class: Chippewa CHP-W5
Type: Heavy
Weapon Loadout:
-2x LRM 15 (Nose)
-1x SRM6 (Nose)
-2x Medium Laser (Nose)
-4x Large Laser (Wings)
-2x Small Laser (Aft)
Other Qualifications: Stuka, Corsair

Born on Robinson, Ben was raised with the memory of Kentares IV and an awareness that safety could only be earned through force. Like most Draconis March citizens, the name Kurita was one that Ben reviled--a name attached to butchery, fanaticism, and the very worst of human tendencies. Unlike some of his peers, Ben didn't actively hate the Combine, but he wasn't particularly broken up about his positive kill record in combat with them, either. Still, four years with the Rangers flying active combat duty had been cathartic enough to get any lingering animosity out of his system.

As part of his education, Ben had spent a year at the Nagelring. It was that experience which led to his call sign of "Viking," as his old Robinson buddies siezed upon his time abroad as a source of good-natured ribbing upon his return from snowy Tharkad. Ben had used his time at the Nagelring to good effect--his limited time spent in Lyran Mechwarrior training (the instructors were incredulous that anyone would want to fly in a "puny plane" if given the chance at a Zeus) confirmed his suspicions--that mechs were little more than slow-moving targets for a clever fighter jockey, especially when combined with typical mechwarrior arrogance. Lyran aerofighter training, with their focus on mech support and ground attack, allowed Ben to log substantial time with the Chippewa, a heavy fighter whose size masked a surprising capacity for maneuverability--Ben found himself often drawing on his sim experience with the Ancient Terran P-38: a plane with a massive nose armament that excelled at high-speed attack runs but could also turn-and-burn like hell by dropping flaps and using its massive wingspan to advantage. It wasn't quite as versatile as a Stuka, or as nimble as a Corsair, but it could withstand a beating and keep on chugging, and its collapsible wings and ease of repair made it well-suited for mobile/dropship operations.

Back on Robinson, Ben finished near the top of his class. Assigned to the Robinson Rangers, Ben spent thirteen months in a Corsair. During that time, Ben picked up a confirmed kill of an unwary Kurita Slayer, and took up drinking as his graduating class endured the roughly 30% attrition rate of new pilots in combat. The remaining thirty-five months were spent in the cockpit of a Stuka, where Ben added two light mechs and a Shilone to his plane's fuselage. But it was his lucky, non-lethal shot on the leg joint of a Kuritan Atlas that led his flight leader to christen Ben's Stuka as the "Giant Feller"--a typically sardonic play on words given Ben's 5'8" stature.

After leaving the Rangers, Ben again drew on his Nagelring experience to purchase a second-hand Chippewa from a less-than-scrupulous Lyran classmate--with some help from a few of Ben's more well-off Donegal relatives. It had been a good investment--over the past three years, Ben and his "Giant Feller II" had easily paid back his cousins. Ben had even managed to set aside a tidy nest egg.

While mechwarriors hated to admit it, the truth was that a good pilot was always in demand. With four kills and fifty combat sortees to his name, Ben was good at his job.

Edited by revanus, 24 May 2012 - 12:14 AM.