Ellen Park, the Lone Wanderer

"Maybe those goo things you used before?" Annabelle asks Moon Shadow.

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"Lucky lucky me with a dozen eggs primed...and you know what I think I could probably rig them to really scare the bejesus out of some Talons with just a little chemical alteration." The gadget hero replies. "And I've got this one idea I want to try out."

Edited Date: 2010-03-18 12:43 am (UTC)

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"Oh? What idea is that?" Annabelle asks with a predatory smile.

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John appraises Tyler Marlocke, wondering if he would be capable of killing and able to remain functional in the face of death. However, Ellen had brought him here, so he had to be capable of both.

"Before we talk about ideas, everyone needs to know the details of the operation," says John. "The main objective is to remove Talon Company as a possible threat, and that splits into sub-objectives. Talon Company's leader, Commander Jabsco, has a vendetta against Ellen. He'll need to be eliminated. Additionally, there is a cache of equipment standing as bounty against Ellen, and that needs to be removed--preferably captured."

The Spartan nods to the woman in power armor. "Ellen needs munitions for an upcoming engagement, so if possible, we will be capturing this cache, along with any additional ammunition stocks on base. We're going to be transporting this equipment by pack animal. That means we will be in a vulnerable position while we move in, load up, and withdraw. The site will need to be secured for that to be an option."

"The complex is chiefly underground, but the open structures up top are likely employed by a guard force. I expect to see regular patrols locking down the surrounding area. Sentries will be located at high, commanding positions. It's possible that they're utilizing minefields, razor wire, or makeshift barricades to plug up any gaps they don't have a good cover on. This is an estimate of what we'll see, if our recon doesn't turn up anything different."

"I'm proposing we split into two teams, Alpha team running interference and Delta team working infiltration. At night, Alpha will engage a hostile patrol in a light skirmish, mid way through Talon's perimeter. Their objective isn't to cause casualties, it's to draw out a response. Alpha team has to prove intolerable without posing a significant threat to Talon Company. If done right, this will provoke the main guard and any outlying patrols to join the engagement. If done wrong, the entire base will be alerted and we won't have any choice but to pull out. Alpha will use ambushes, pre-prepared fallback positions and traps to accomplish their goal."

"Delta team will move in under the cover of darkness once Alpha draws the guard away. The infiltration team will need to eliminate any remaining sentries left topside at the base and go in fast and quiet. Once inside, Delta will take out Jabsco and begin moving the munitions out. They will engage targets of opportunity such as the complex's water supply, power generator, and sleeping tangos, as they become open. Their mission relies on stealth, as any alert will make the Talons get out of bed, and they won't be able to handle those numbers. Ellen doesn't want a massacre, but I still recommend eliminating as many tangos as possible. It's not likely we can remove the munitions and make distance without being compromised otherwise."

"If you have any ideas, now's the time."

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"That sounds like a sound plan to me," Annabelle replies. "I can't think of anything to add."

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"Bit wordy, but I'll have to say Team Alpha sounds like something me and my gear would be the most help in completeing the objectives." Moon Shadow replies, pulling out some disks from a hip pouch. I propose John and I handle the encounter and distractions, Ellen and Annabelle can take care of infiltration."

Ellen and Annabelle are likely to recognize the metal disks that he's handing out to the other members of this group from the last encounter. The Master Chief's probably picking up a signal from them as well, something of a miniature 'friendly party' marker.

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"Thanks Moonshadow," Annabelle says, taking the disk. "That sounds good to me."

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John adjusts his suit's IFF to register the disks as a green friendly icon, and slips his into a torso pocket on his suit.

If the Moon Shadow was going to be coming with the Chief, he'd need some idea of why the boy was with them. Certainly when John was that age, he was well trained, but he wasn't sure what kind of training or experience his team counterpart could have. "Moon Shadow, can you give me a brief overview of your capabilities?" he asks.

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"Stealth capabilities, 15 odd years of fighting various species of monster, thugs, alien empires, and other such threats to my home's livelyhood. One working plasma saber, one dozen eggs of protein-based programmable nanite putty, taser-probe launching gauntlets, several grenades, ranging from smoke bomb and tear gas to fragmentation grenades... short version, if it can feel fear I can put the fear of god into it."

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John nods. Shadow sounded more or less like the Spartan did at that age. "Good," is all he says.

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Annabelle grins, knife sharp, at Moon Shadow's description of his capabilities. "That's quite an arsenal."

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"It will be useful."

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"Well I couldn't fit the alien death rays into the backpack, and they seemed a bit of overkill for this." Moon Shadow replies to Annabelle, shrugging genially.

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"It sounds like a good plan to me," Ellen says. "Anybody want stimpaks, Med-X, or anti-rad chems before we go?"

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"I think I'm good," Annabelle replies. "I've still got a few left over from my last visit."

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"I'll take a couple of anti-rads, just in case some bright boy on the other side has a nuka-grenade."

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