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Sven-033's Qualities: [Special] Giant, [Special] Spartan-II, Maverick, Officer [Lieutenant], Wunderkind, Inspiring.
Sven-033's Advancement Paths: Brawler: Open Hand: 5/10 Bulwark: Unbreakable: 5/10 Grenadier: 4/10| Diplomat 1/6 Infiltrator 1/6 Scrounger 2/6 Tactician 1/6| Jotun 1/4
Sub objective Progress: Artificial Artisan 3/?| Blade Breaker 1/?
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<span class="mu-s"> Current Mission: Mission 4: Operation: FALLEN- VALKYRIE
Mission Wide Optional Sub Objective : Accomplish primary objective without causing Alarm or alerting the locals/ rebel elements to the Spartan presence on black sands
Secret mission wide objective: Prevent the Einherjar on Black Sands from warning the others
Violet Team (Sven-033, Shika-108, Nesta-097, Illya-077)
Primary: Capture or Terminate VIP, Ingrid Askeland, Einherjar Political asset Codenamed Herfjötur, and retrieve her remains if she is neutralized
Optional Sub Objective 1: Capture additional Einherjar non combatants alive or dead
Secret objective 1: [FILE ENCRYPTED]
Secret objective 2: Capture or destroy the first and last shipment of "Bad Medicine"
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Indigo Team (James-005, Daisy-023, Cal-141, Anton-044)
Primary: Neutralize the Elite Einherjar Unit, the Rødt skjegg, either through complete decimation or extreme loss of irreplaceable veteran fighters
Optional Sub Objective 1: Capture "Erik The Red" Alive
Secret Objective: Prevent a false flag attack planned by the Red Beards, intended to cause further public distress and lower trust in the trustworthiness of the UNSC's peace making efforts
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Lilac Team (Naomi-010, Jorge-052, Solomon-069, Malcom-059)
Primary: Ensure the safety of non einherjar aligned insurrectionist leaders/ groups
Optional Sub Objective 1: Keep all the VIPs alive to Mission end
Optional Sub Objective 2: Keep more than 50% of non essential members of the delegation alive to mission end
Secret objective 1: [FILE ENCRYPTED
Secret objective 2: [FILE ENCRYPTED </span>
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"Illya, lets talk shop" You say, keeping alert and scanning the Landing Zone's perimeter
"About what, Sir?" She asks immediately, pausing her own watch to glance your direction to acknowledge your request. Which was important, as you hadn't ordered her to give her two cents
"The Covenant Elite Soldier Caste" You tell her and she nods, understanding that you want to have a tactical discussion
"We call them Svartalfar" Shika chimes in "Sven came up with it"
"So that's why the operation was called that" Illya ponders outload "Kurt and the rest of us took to calling them Alligators, Svartalfar is a bit of a mouthful"
"So is Alligator, in all fairness" Nesta butts in, running her hands through her red hair and shaking it as she enjoys the sun and the breeze washing up from the shore.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sat 06 Sep 2025 01:01:17 No. 6302231 Report >>6302230 "Elite is probably going to end up being the more or less official designation for them, but we're already calling the Avian species Tengu rather than "Kig-Yar"" You admit with a shrug "We can argue semantics and codenames later, I want to hear your thoughts and personal options on them, as an enemy, seeing as you're one of a select few Spartans who have encountered the splitjawed freaks in the field."
"Still haven't nicked named the exploding runts anything. Or the worm thing Grace sent straight to the fires of alien hell"
You ignore Nesta's comment, as you know she's been arguing with Daisy over what to call the gasmask wearing fodder encountered on Alpha Corvi II
"The ones we met on Ambition were Spec Ops. Could tell the second I saw how they operated. Kurt knew to. I know you wrote the report, so I don't need to tell you how dicey things got" Illya says, running a hand over her armor, above the places she'd been wounded during Operation: Svartalfar "Oscar and I nearly became the first Spartan Casualties in the war. We only got out of that last firefight because Cal dropped the Officer's shield. And Kurt took decisive action. Hell, they nearly took down Nicole in an ambush. They were a serious threat, professional, driven"
"Lines up with my own experiences fighting the bastards" You drawl, rocking your jaw back and forth, holding your shotgun at ease, staring out at the waves lapping at the shore a few clicks east from your position "They're tough nuts to crack. Elite is an apt description for them. They're brawny to"
"They pack nearly as much of a punch as you do, Sir" Illya agreed, head twitching in a wince "Did Kurt mention I nearly got my reinforced ribcage cracked by one kick from the leader of that Spec Ops kill squad we ran into on Ambition"
"He did. Jorge and I had to use similar tactics against some sort of energy sword wielding assassin, I think they might've had our number if we tried to fight them fair and square, one on one" You tell her, nodding along
"Impressive brawl" She says admiringly "Saw the footage from both your and Jorge's perspective on that particular fight, and Daisy's to. But that brings us back to the pressing matter, those alligators are touch, skilled. And some of them can go toe to toe with a Spartan and win. It's only through our teamwork and coordination they haven't won, yet"
"That, and I don't think they know what WE are exactly. Which is an advantage we'll be quick to lose. But I've noticed they feel at ease against opponents as fast and as strong as us" You continue
"And they're clever to" Illya agrees "Brain and brawns. A lethal combination. And the reason we were chosen to begin with"
"And they like using that optic camouflage of theirs" Nesta adds, clicking her tongue and shaking her head "Which is odd, considering, from what we know, they seem to have something of a warrior culture"
"Almost Samurai-esq" Shika agrees "But, we don't know anything about them"
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sat 06 Sep 2025 01:02:18 No. 6302232 Report >>6302231 "Nothing, besides the fact they're harder to kill than the Birds and Runts, have elite training and nerves of steel, and can tango with a Spartan in CQC" You, somewhat sarcastically, remark "They're the biggest threat we've faced on foot, so far"
"So Far" Shika repeats after you, Critically
"Feels like you just Jinxed all of Humanity, Sir. If we run into an Alien bigger than them, Bigger than You, I'm blaming you" Nesta laughs "But yeah, even I have to admit those Split Jaw Uglies can be a challenge to put down. Had a few walk off pin point headshots during Collateral Damage. Think a few were still twitching after Grace or James blew them to smithereens. They're tenacious fucks, I'll give them that"
"And experienced, I don't know how serious you were with the Samurai Analogy, Shika, but their tactics feels...refined" Illya starts and then stops, looking to you pointedly "You know what I mean, Lieutenant"
"We don't know how old the Covenant is, but, the Svartalfar clearly have a long military tradition. Their strategy, the way they wage war and battle, it all speaks of a long storied history of conflict and bloodshed" You agree and theorize outloud
"Well, luckily Humanity also has a long history of killing eachother, just Deja taught us" Nesta said cheerfully "I think, exactly how many centuries they've been at it, stops mattering after a certain point"
"I don't. They've got the tech and resource advantage. Deja also taught us what happens when a less advance culture ran into a more advance and equally militaristic society" Illya argues
"Just like the Samurai" Shika agrees with her
"Never said this was going to be an easy war" Nesta replies, still sounding chipper and carefree as she sits down against the side of the truck "I just know we can kill and out maneuver the best the Covenant has, in spite of their superior firepower. The reverse is also true. All it takes is one wrong move and..."
"We die" Illya says grimly "They're a serious threat, even to us. But they can be killed. Same us"
"Such is a soldier's lot in life" Shika sighs, almost philosophically "Kill and Die"
"And even if they're the Covenant's best, we know it doesn't take a Spartan to put them down" You say, nodding and watching the ETA for the prisoner pick up tick down in the corner of your visor's HUD
"And what do you think about them sir? I know Crazy over here likes the challenge they provide" Illya asks, out of nowhere "But what do you think about the Covie Gators, Sir?"
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sat 06 Sep 2025 01:03:18 No. 6302233 Report >>6302232 > "Simple. I hate them and enjoy killing them. They're genocidal monsters. I'd be happy to repay them ten fold for Harvest, personally" > "They're the enemy. A gear in the war machine of the greatest thread humanity has ever faced. And we're going to be fighting a lot of them" >"Sometimes I wonder what it is we did to piss them off so much, but beyond that? They're just targets like any other. Sure they take more effort to neutralize, but, they die all the same" >"My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death, and seem at times over reliant on their Optic Camo. Weaknesses we can exploit" >Write in option Anonymous
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>>6302233 > "Simple. I hate them and enjoy killing them. They're genocidal monsters. I'd be happy to repay them ten fold for Harvest, personally" Dirty fucking HINGE-HEADS
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>>6302233 >> "Simple. I hate them and enjoy killing them. They're genocidal monsters. I'd be happy to repay them ten fold for Harvest, personally" I do not believe that species motivated crimes are morally justifiable
however
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>>6302233 >"Sometimes I wonder what it is we did to piss them off so much, but beyond that? They're just targets like any other. Sure they take more effort to neutralize, but, they die all the same" >"My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death, and seem at times over reliant on their Optic Camo. Weaknesses we can exploit" Anonymous
>>6302233 > "Simple. I hate them and enjoy killing them. They're genocidal monsters. I'd be happy to repay them ten fold for Harvest, personally" >"My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death, and seem at times over reliant on their Optic Camo. Weaknesses we can exploit" god damn fucking split lips
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>>6302233 >>"My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death, and seem at times over reliant on their Optic Camo. Weaknesses we can exploit." Anonymous
>>6302233 >>6302269 +1Kill Splitjaws, Behead Splitjaws, round house kick a Splitjaw into the concrete.
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>>6302233 >"Simple. I hate them and enjoy killing them. They're genocidal monsters. I'd be happy to repay them ten fold for Harvest, personally" >"My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death, and seem at times over reliant on their Optic Camo. Weaknesses we can exploit" Sven is the cream that rises to the top, yeah. Macho Spartan Sven Askeland. All the way to the top, oh yeah.
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>>6302233 >"Sometimes I wonder what it is we did to piss them off so much, but beyond that? They're just targets like any other. Sure they take more effort to neutralize, but, they die all the same." >"My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death, and seem at times over reliant on their Optic Camo. Weaknesses we can exploit." We temper that hate and use it as a weapon. Our hate does not wield us.
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>>6302233 >"My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death, and seem at times over reliant on their Optic Camo. Weaknesses we can exploit" Anonymous
>>6302233 >Write in option >Strong. Intelligent. Ruthless. No doubt the most dangerous threat we've faced so far from the Covenant. But they're not infallible, and they're not indestructible. I have seen their arrogance, cruelty, and pride. They underestimate us. They make mistakes. They bleed. They die. We can defeat them. >We were told a long time ago by Dr. Halsey that we would become 'the protectors of Earth and all her colonies'. I thought it was a load of shit back then, but as I stand here next to this woman (gesture to captured mother), I realize she was right. We were selected and trained to fight other humans, but our duty doesn't change just because the threat does. Humans. Tengu. Svartalfar. No matter where these threats emerge, no matter what form they take, we will face them, we will fight them, and we will win. Just an alternative response leaning into Sven's Inspiring quality and Jotun's cool headedness. Feel the revenge angle would fit more of a Spartan-III.
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>>6302310 Backing
>>6302352 Didn't have time for anything more eloquent before but the above post nails it.
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Also, random thought for the lore luminaries and those proficient in wiki-indexing - what do the UNSC's air assets look like outside of Hornets, Ospreys and Pelicans?
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>>6302233 >"Sometimes I wonder what it is we did to piss them off so much, but beyond that? They're just targets like any other. Sure they take more effort to neutralize, but, they die all the same" Hell Yeah! New thread.
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>>6302284 >>6302352 Yeah that’s a solid Write in. Changing my vote to this.
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>>6302426 Fuck my ID changed again. Being a Phonefag is pain.
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>>6302364 Most are A/X which means they're atmospheric and atmospherics. Some do better in space than atmo, and some the other-way around but are all generally capable in both aspects.
In order of size:
GA-TL1 Longswords tare the primary Navy heavy/multi-role fighter that come in a verity of sizes. A/X.
F-29 Nandaos are long range Naval interceptors. A/X.
F-41 Broadswords are smaller higher production strike fighters. A/X.
S-14 Baselards are smaller strike fighters mostly used by the Air Force for orbital instillation and terrestrial air fields. A/X.
F-99 Wombats are fighter drones piloted by dumb AI that can act as loyal wingman swarms for manned fighters or be directly controlled by smart AI. Not A/X.
By 2552 for the Emergency Defense Fighter Program:
FSS-1000 Sabre (Only one that survived Reach.) A/X, shielded. Developed by Ushuaia Armory and Misriah Armory.
S-930 Pegasus (Full production run didn't survive due to being on Tribute during the fall of Reach.) A/X, shielded. Developed by SinoViet Heavy Machinary, and Chalybs Defense. The Pegasus is a real shame because it's design is great but it still barely lives on as a stripped down version used by the Air Force who wanted to replace all their old as dirt Baselards.
There's also bombers and shit like the Shortsword, and a half dozen other niche or broad use utility aircraft. No idea what you're talking about with Ospray though, nothing comes to mind with that name. You mean the Falcon?
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>>6302430 The Falcon, yeah. Was thinking of the IRL tiltrotor aircraft the USMC uses. The one that's notorious for crashing a lot.
Still, that's a lot more than I thought there were.
It's interesting how out of place the Falcon is compared to the rest of that list though, being a rotary wing aircraft in amongst so many jet\jet equivalents.
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>>6302432 >The one that's notorious for crashing a lot. Nah, it doesn't crash more than any other rotor wing with the Marines. It just kills more people in the process thanks to being a lard ass troop transport.
>>6302432 >Still, that's a lot more than I thought there were. Thems just the ones off the top of my head, I'm sure there's a few fixed wing fighters I forgot about or too niche to have seen. Shitload more support craft too.
>It's interesting how out of place the Falcon is compared to the rest of that list though, being a rotary wing aircraft in amongst so many jet\jet equivalents. A bit but it's cheap, can carry a lot for it's size, and is easy to use. Works for the Army and in universe they're sort of the hand me down branch. Most atmospheric specific aircraft for the UNSC are turbo/jet prop like the Vulture, Hornet, and Sparrohawk. Then you get A/X support craft and that's a whole other can of nuclear powered reaction mass reliant worms and multiphase engines.
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>>6302434 Mm.
If I remember correctly, the UNSC eventually retrofit B-52s out of desperation in the later phases of the war.
Still, wonder how much similar surplus wound up in CMA hands?
Stuff like Apaches or similar attack choppers.
Probably sitting targets for Covenant AA, but could be useful for lightning raids if it comes to it.
Also, does the UNSC actually have IFVs or APCs, or are they stuck with the transport warthog?
Never played Halo Wars, so I'm not terribly clear on exactly what sort of vehicular assets the UNSC has in their total.
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>>6302233 >>"My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death, and seem at times over reliant on their Optic Camo. Weaknesses we can exploit" Anonymous
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>>6302441 >If I remember correctly, the UNSC eventually retrofit B-52s out of desperation in the later phases of the war. The Buff never dies. But really, the oldest thing that I can remember in UNSC service is the Scorpion at or approaching 300 something years old for it's general design. 21st/20th equipment doesn't really exist outside of museums, replicas, collections, or the oddball heirlooms.
>Still, wonder how much similar surplus wound up in CMA hands? Practically none. There was lots of cross over in equipment between the UNSC and CMA. Anything bigger than a boat had it's own organic production lines to either group thanks to the sheer scale of industrial capacity the UNSC was operating at. So large in fact that prior to the Covenant invasion there was a cold war brewing between the two organizations with the UNSC and CMA both producing ship classes to counter one another such as the Able-class and Hillsborough-class heavy destroyers. Even with things like the CMA using their own proprietary Ares antiship missiles while the UNSC uses Archers.
>Stuff like Apaches or similar attack choppers. Nope, nothing like that as far as I can remember.
>Also, does the UNSC actually have IFVs or APCs, or are they stuck with the transport warthog? No/yes. Before and during the war the UNSC was largely a very lean/menu-ever based organization with basically everything being air mobile at minimum. When you can drop a tank and a platoon of infantry anywhere on a planet at a moments notice there's not really much reason to have APCs and as such the Pelican largely supplanted more conventional ground based designs though HW2 introduces a post war super heavy APC in the Mastodon which is implied to be the Army's 'historical' choice for armored transport. For fire support IFVs there's things like the Cougar, the Cobra (which is erroneously called an MBT for some reason), Wolverine which is a dedicated AA missile truck, and Bison which is a general purpose back-line utility and transport box truck.
The UNSC has terrestrial carriers and smaller patrol boats, submarines, the sort. Orbital skiffs and tugs, stuff like that. Generally speaking, if there's a real world category the UNSC either has something for it or took the Humvee route by shoehorning the Warthog into it.
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>>6302441 I have posted the fan art of an UNSC APC that was cool in previous threads. I don't think there is much about them in lore.
Its cool that in quest we are getting some space-air-water vehicles with Project TYPHON. Still prototypes that needs to be industrialized first before entering any mass production but its cool
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>>6302461 >Its cool that in quest we are getting some space-air-water vehicles with Project TYPHON. I'm excited for that. Terrestrial naval stuff is only barely mentioned in off references and blurbs. Some good fan concepts out there too. Biggest thing though IMO is Evil-Eye. Infantry portable antitank rail/coil guns before the end of the war are gonna be yuge. I hope GUNGNIR still gets funded for the splaser but E-E will give us way more to work with early-mid war to handle Covenant armor.
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>>6302233 >>"Sometimes I wonder what it is we did to piss them off so much, but beyond that? They're just targets like any other. Sure they take more effort to neutralize, but, they die all the same" Anonymous
>>6302471 The EVIL EYE is pretty good (though problematic origin, but we can pass over it), i like RHODES since its more exo/power armor/mech development that could be of great use if they collaborate with MJOLNIR scientists.
BESERKER we will need to wait for it (probably it has an issue of creating something that doesn't kill people after using it [from what i remember the lab of the BESERKER project was pretty bloody, and I think it was because of the testers deaths], because i think the ONI scientists succedded already in making the red pills of the Einherjar far more stronger in effects. So it just a case of "stabilizing" it probably), and TYPHON is a matter of factories. The prototypes seemed in working order, and I cant wait to get our hands on a Leviathan again.
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Learned something about the UNSC Airforce today, lol.
4 Votes for "Simple. I hate them" etc
4 Votes for "Sometimes I wonder what it is we did to piss them off" Etc
6 Votes for "My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death" etc
4 Votes for "Strong. Intelligent. Ruthless no doubt the most dangerous threat we faced" etc + "We were told a long time ago by Dr Halsey that we would become the protector of earth and her colonies" etc
"My thoughts? That they are weak to being pinned to the ground and bludgeoned to death, and seem at times over reliant on their Optic Camo. Weaknesses we can exploit" is the winner, with a dead heat in terms of the runners up all being at 4 votes by my count.
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>>6302352 Excellent write in btw
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>>6302819 >Learned something about the UNSC Airforce today, lol. That it exists or something fun? Only other random bits of lore I got off the top of my head for them is that they also run most of a planets given orbital traffic, satellites, and instillations/platforms. The other is that they have their own dedicated signals intelligence divorced from ONI which is impressive given ONI cannibalized basically every intel organization in the UEG pretty quickly once the war started.
>>6302545 All of it'll come back eventually I hope. Long as we keep R&D/Black Sites from being rolled over long enough to evacuate them that is.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sun 07 Sep 2025 04:06:51 No. 6302846 Report You ponder the question for awhile, as you've plenty to say on the subject of Covenant and more towards the observations you've made of the various races that make up their genocidal armies. Alligators, Elites, Svartalfar, whatever you want to call them, they're probably the alien species you have the most opinions about. On one hand, you hate them for taking part in a galactic scale genocide and holy war, for reasons that still aren't clear to humanity at large. But you can't help but to admire them as soldiers, even if they're on the other side and trying to wipe out your entire species. Ruthless. Intelligent. Strong. All terms that come to mind when you reflect on your encounters with and fights against the Svartalfar. That isn't to say they're flawless warriors. Like any army, they have flaws. They have weakness. Blindspots, and they're not unconquerable nor undefeatable. They bleed and they die, like any human adversary. Bit harder to confirm a kill, sure, but Spartans are extremely adept at killing.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sun 07 Sep 2025 04:07:52 No. 6302849 Report >>6302846 "They're also cocky, somewhat overconfident" Illya points out, dipping her chin in a quick, curt nod "We've gotten enough proof of that with Operations: Collateral Damage and Svartalfar"
"They have every reason to be, physically, they outmatch the average UNSC soldier in every possible way. And don't even get me started on their technological advantage", Sighing, you lean against the truck and watch the skies. A pelican was going to be pretty noticeable on arrival. Could have to evade hostiles or local authorities after you've handed over the captives to Warrant Officer Chen "But, human history has shown that's not enough to win a war cleanly"
"Zulus at Rorke's drift. Shiroyama, the end of Samurai culture. You could argue our namesakes, also fit in the category, even if they were outmatched more in numbers than anything else" Nesta muses
"Didn't turn out well for any of those three examples, if I remember my lessons right" Illya chuckles, strangely lightening up despite the sudden, depressive turn in the conversation "We'll at least give the Covenant a black eye to remember us by"
"Certainly" You say, finding yourself oddly encouraged by Illya's fatalistic attitude, must just be the Viking in you agreeing with her "But I think our odds are better than we think, even if it'll be..."
"Real close" Illya says calmly "They can destroy planets, easily. Even if we win, I think the human sphere is going to be greatly reduced. And that's if there's enough of us left alive for it to matter"
"Hey, Illya, you ever think about becoming a cheerleader? You have a way of making people feel hopeful" Nesta sarcastically asks her, before teasingly punching her shoulder
"I'm a realist. Also, where has..."
Illya looks around for any sign of Shika.
"Just sweeping the perimeter. Don't want to risk a local stumbling on the LZ and Pick Up" Shika answers through the COMs Channel, almost the moment Illya starts to wonder where she's vanished to
"Should know she has a habit of vanishing into thin air" Nesta laughs
"I thought it'd been trained out of her" Illya admits, shaking her head "At least enough so that she wouldn't sneak away during a mission
"Shika has a health sense of initiative" You shrug off "And I was considering a walk around the perimeter myself, before we started discussing the Covenant's premier soldiers. She's helping"
"Still a bad habit to have. Didn't she try to win one of Mendez's games by herself, early on in Boot?" Illya says with a huff, and another shake of her head
"Hey, our ghost won that game. No matter what Shark eyes has to say about it!' Nesta, offended on Shika's behalf, corrects Illya for her "mistake", and she is right. Technically, Shika didn't break the rules and hadn't abandoned the rest of you. She simply outlasted the rest of Purple team, and eluded the rest of the class so well that the instructors were convinced she'd cheated. You still don't know how she'd pulled it off or where she had hid.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sun 07 Sep 2025 04:08:53 No. 6302851 Report >>6302849 But, well, she insisted that Purple team won, since she'd remained undetected after the exercise was called and John and Blue team were declared the winners. Problem was, she only did this after she'd been "Missing" for half a day and had the compound put on high alert.
She never admitted to it, but the running theory amongst the rest of the Class was she fell asleep and took awhile to realize the game had ended. But the fact that the other Spartans AND all the instructors and guards couldn't find her, only further proved in Shika's mind that she'd won that day, even after she was punished for it.
"Not my fault people have an easy time overlooking me, and always seem to lose track of me." Shika, almost silently, bellyaches over the COMs. Seems that memory was still something of a sore spot for her, after all.
"You've an amazing talent, I will admit" Illya replies "But if you weren't under the command of a Spartan, you'd be mistaken for going AWOL or Deserting"
"Don't need to listen to anyone but Sven" Shika hums, tapping Illya on the back of her head, as she reappears just as suddenly as she'd vanished
"She has a point. She outranks most of the Spartans. Including you, Miss Defeatist" Nesta, remembering the chain of command, reminds Illya
"I know. But, like the rest of you dragons, she has her quirks. and I mean that respectfully, Ma'am" Illya chuckles as Shika nods seriously and acts her rank
"Enough chatter. Stop the gossip and look alive, our friendly Warrant Officer should be making touch down in...I'd say half a minute, judging from the current velocity of their pelican" You command and Illya shakes her head
"And that's one of yours, Lieutenant. Sure you're more naturally physically gifted than the rest of us, but those eyes of yours are just begging to be put behind a Sniper's scope" Illya off handedly remarks as she takes point in a defensive formation around the perimeter, that your team establishes, following a few hang signs and unspoken commands
"Sven just likes violence too much to be anywhere but the thick of a fight" Nesta casually states
"You just don't want to get into the competition for whose the best marksmen of the Spartans, huh?" Shika quietly teases, elbowing you as the Pelican comes into view over the horizon at sea
"If you knew where to look, any of you could've seen it" You say, not giving Shika or Nesta the satisfaction of being right as you step forward to greet Chen Tian the moment he lands his bird.
And the moment he does, there's a snag in the mission.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sun 07 Sep 2025 04:10:35 No. 6302854 Report >>6302851 "Lieutenant" Naomi calls, as the rumble of the pelican's engine becomes audible "We have a problem. Our group of VIPs have split and gone their separate ways. I've got Jorge and Solomon watching the main group, Malcom and I are trailing the second. But there's a third group of breakaways, and we can't trail them. Our group is too close to the warzone between Indigo team and the red beards for us to risk reducing their level of protection by splitting our forces, again"
"Where's the third group heading?" You ask, as the Pelican lands
"Last Malcom and I saw of them they were heading to the local docking spire. Might be trying to get off world after all of today's "Excitement"" She answers
And that really complicated things.
>[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs >"Indigo shouldn't take much longer mopping up the Red Beards. I'll get in touch with James, have him provide additional security if he's able. Naomi, follow them to the dock. That's an order" >"Nesta. Sorry to do this, but I want to make sure this bird gets back home to roost. You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them" >"Our orders we just to keep them alive. Nothing more, Nothing Less. The Brass might prefer we take them into custody, but that is not part of orders. Let them run if they want to, Lilac" >Write in option >>6302826 That they had more aircraft than I realized, lol
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>>6302854 >"Nesta. Sorry to do this, but I want to make sure this bird gets back home to roost. You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them" >[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs These two go well together I figure. Hitch a ride and leave Nesta on guard duty.
>That they had more aircraft than I realized, lol A shitload and given they use Wombat atmospheric fighter drones probably more than the Navy. I figure they were dragging ass on replacing the Baselard after the war because of just how many they had stockpiled.
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>>6302854 >[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs >"Nesta. Sorry to do this, but I want to make sure this bird gets back home to roost. You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them" Anonymous
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>>6302854 >[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs. >"Nesta. Sorry to do this, but I want to make sure this bird gets back home to roost. You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them." Guess these guys belong to our mystery ship. Hopefully, our bridge crew can figure out who it belongs to before they hit the spire.
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>>6302851 >"Don't need to listen to anyone but Sven" Well hey, nice to see best girl is in our corner kek
>>6302854 >[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs >"Nesta. Sorry to do this, but I want to make sure this bird gets back home to roost. You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them" Leaving so soon? But we just brought the party favors.
>captcha: 4M00T Aye lad, for him.
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>>6302896 Should get Nesta to swap her sidearm for Shika's narq dart pistol.
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>>6302898 I mean they should be disarmed and restrained so it shouldn't be an issue. And there are probably sedatives on the onboard medpacks. We could but then I wonder if we need to knock out some of the people we're tailing for whatever reason it might be useful to keep around. Decisions decisions.
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>>6302854 >"Nesta. Sorry to do this, but I want to make sure this bird gets back home to roost. You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them" >[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs Anonymous
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>>6302854 >[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs >"Nesta. Sorry to do this, but I want to make sure this bird gets back home to roost. You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them" lets be honest if Nesta didnt befriend Sven she would have been put on Black Team instead of Purple
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>>6302854 >"Nesta. Sorry to do this, but I want to make sure this bird gets back home to roost. You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them" >[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs No rest for the wicked it seems
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>>6302854 >[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs Shika and Illya are going with them on bodyguard duty.
Us and Nesta are going to do our best ODST impression, we need her twitchy feeling to track and we're going because it's us. Also so we can say Shika has command until we're back to have a little joke given what was said too Illya
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>>6302854 >[Maverick] Hitch a ride of the Pelican and perform a mid flight drop closer to Black Sand's dock, to keep an eye on or intercept Lilac's lost lambs >"Nesta. Sorry to do this, but I want to make sure this bird gets back home to roost. You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them" Anonymous
>>6302935 >we need her twitchy feeling to track I thought it was Danger Sense, not general Precognition. Besides, wouldn't Sven be doing most of the tracking with his keen eyes and wits?
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Meant to do this earlier, but I put myself into a fried chicken fueled food coma while watching ghost in the shell.
8 Votes to put Nesta on prisoner watch duty and give Lilac the assist
9 Votes to hitch a ride on the pelican and drop practically on top of the VIPs
Besides one vote, you're all in agreement to leave Nesta on the Pelican and jump to keep an eye on the Innies trying to do a runner, and since those two options quite comfortably slot together, I'll allow it
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>>6302941 Correct. She senses danger, doesn't see the future.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Mon 08 Sep 2025 06:28:27 No. 6303491 Report "Understood" You reply, as you watch Chen Tian step out of the pilot's compartment, and see that cocky smile of his beneath his flight helmet as he gives a quick wave, ignoring the stunning view behind him to focus instead on the super soldiers before them
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Mon 08 Sep 2025 06:30:16 No. 6303492 Report >>6303491 "So I'm on guard duty?" Nesta asks to confirm
"You're on guard duty, You're on guard duty. If any of the prisoners wake up midflight, incapacitate them. "
Then turning to the rest of your team, add "Shika, Illya, Lilac team needs some extra eyes and ears, we'll provide them"
And on the ride to the docking spire, Jame contacts you directly through the squad's secure frequency.
"Erik the Red isn't amongst the casualties we've racked up Sven" He informs you calmly "And the numbers don't line up exactly. Cal spotted and confirmed his presence in the skirmish. He's slipped our net, along with a handful of other survivors"
"Another runner" You say, and doubt that its a coincidence "Where was his last confirmed location?"
"Retreating in the direction of a commercial district"
"Wouldn't happen to be in the direction of the colony's main groundside space dock?" You ask
"...Shit"
"Daisy, Language"
Seems those lambs you're keeping an eye on might be wolves in sheep's clothing. Or it could just be bad luck on their part to choose the same escape route as the leader of the Rødt Skjegg. Or they're extremely unlucky and got the Red Beard's attention, and they decided to be team killing bastards one last time before the noose tightened round their throats snapped their necks.
"He's running on an injured leg, Sir" Cal adds "Winged him. Explosion messed up my aim"
Was she referring to nearly getting blown up by a rocket? Even knowing how good of a sniper she is and what to expect from your fellow Spartans, you can't help but be impressed by that.
"We were planning on leaving the city and heading to the LZ, but we're ready to pursue the remnants of the red beards, Sir" James informs you smartly "We've reduced their numbers enough to cripple them as a fighting force and remove them as a threat entirely. But I'd hate to leave a job half done"
"We're already heading in that direction" You inform him in kind
>"But I always appreciate back up, meet you at the docks, brother" >"Head to the LZ. Check the perimeter and give Ostrum a ETA on our extraction" >"Confirm that the red beards are neutralized, pat down their bodies, and stay out of trouble. We'll finish "Shaving" them down" >Write in option Anonymous
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>>6303492 >"Confirm that the red beards are neutralized, pat down their bodies, and stay out of trouble. We'll finish "Shaving" them down" Maxim 1: Pillage *then* burn.
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>>6303492 >"Confirm that the red beards are neutralized, pat down their bodies, and stay out of trouble. We'll finish "Shaving" them down" Spartans get it done RIGHT.
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>>6303492 >"Confirm that the red beards are neutralized, pat down their bodies, and stay out of trouble. We'll finish "Shaving" them down" Anonymous
So, we capture our second VIP, figure out how our fleeing chickens factor in and see if we can't figure out what the discount Prowler's deal is.
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>>6303492 >"Confirm that the red beards are neutralized, pat down their bodies, and stay out of trouble. We'll finish "Shaving" them down" Anonymous
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>>6303492 >"Confirm that the red beards are neutralized, pat down their bodies, and stay out of trouble. We'll finish "Shaving" them down" Anonymous
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>>6303492 >>"Confirm that the red beards are neutralized, pat down their bodies, and stay out of trouble. We'll finish "Shaving" them down" Anonymous
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>>6303492 >"Confirm that the red beards are neutralized, pat down their bodies, and stay out of trouble. We'll finish "Shaving" them down" Anonymous
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>>6303492 >>"Confirm that the red beards are neutralized, pat down their bodies, and stay out of trouble. We'll finish "Shaving" them down" Anonymous
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Tue 09 Sep 2025 09:51:11 No. 6303953 Report "Confirm that the red beards have been neutralized" You tell him, counting down the meters as the pelican rapidly approaches the dock "Pat down their bodies and stay out of trouble"
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Tue 09 Sep 2025 09:52:12 No. 6303955 Report >>6303953 It was swarming with Civilian and Militia activity.
"Got eyes on Lilac's VIPs, no sign of Erik the red or his entourage" Is Cal's idea of a friendly hello as you lead your team in the approach towards the space dock "They're out in the open, panicked"
"Don't seem to have let slip the murder of a few of their compatriots and the general excitement Indigo caused in the streets, since the dock haven't been locked down" Anton adds "The leader of the group is arguing with one of the workers, probably trying to skip in line to get to their..."
"Red Beards sighted!" Cal sharply interrupts "Approaching via the wooded area, close to your present location, Violet team"
"Are they armed?" You ask, as she pings their location and heading
"Heavily" She answers "Can't identify Erik the red through the tree cover, but if you adjust your approach by a few degrees, you'll intercept them"
"They're going to try and shoot their way off the colony" Shika, rather succinctly, observes "Or kill the VIPs in a last ditch attempt to ruin peace talks"
"Either or both seem possible. If they don't kill them accidentally, they'll take advantage of the confusion caused by their attack and make sure they die in the crossfire anyways", you say as you adjust and quicken your pace and head in the red beard's direction
"Won't that only lower their support amongst the rebels?" Illya asks "They could be helping them secure their way off world"
"Information doesn't travel instantly. By time the other elements of the insurrection realize they've been had, they'll be stuck with their choices and on the side of the extremists" You give your thoughts as you push through the underbrush of the cultivated forest "Easier for the Innies to believe a ONI strike team killed their men, then admit they're in bed with the worst kind of terrosists"
"And I thought I had a fatalistic point of view" Illya chuckles
"Sven is a Norse pagan" is also Shika has to say about -077's off handed remark.
>Hit the Red Beard's hard, go loud and engage them openly before they reach the space dock (DC 16. +1 Jotun, +2 Fire Support (Shika + Illya) +4 Grenadier) >Track and pursue the Red Beard's out of the woods, and wait for them to dig their grave before engaging (DC 14.+1 infiltrator, +3 Shika's expertise (Stealth)) >Send Shika ahead and give Cal and Anton orders to help her protect the VIP's, just incase the Red Beard's manage to reach the docks alive (Removes Shika's expertise and half of the fire support bonus from the above two rolls) >(Diplomat+ Maverick+ Jotun), tell Shika and Illya to hold their positions, and get the drop of Erik the Red and his merry band, and offer them an olive branch and once chance to surrender peacefully, pointing out their plans have failed, the red beards are all but defunct, and that "one" spartan is more than a match for all of them >Write in option Anonymous
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>>6303955 >(Diplomat+ Maverick+ Jotun), tell Shika and Illya to hold their positions, and get the drop of Erik the Red and his merry band, and offer them an olive branch and once chance to surrender peacefully, pointing out their plans have failed, the red beards are all but defunct, and that "one" spartan is more than a match for all of them For as crazy as the Red Beards were, Erik here clearly didn't care for a suicidal last stand as evidenced by his attempt to flee and get off-planet.
Let's try and put our character Qualities to use here and give him a way out that ISN'T through the mystery men who just dismantled his entire outfit.
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>>6303955 >(Diplomat+ Maverick+ Jotun), tell Shika and Illya to hold their positions, and get the drop of Erik the Red and his merry band, and offer them an olive branch and once chance to surrender peacefully, pointing out their plans have failed, the red beards are all but defunct, and that "one" spartan is more than a match for all of them. >Write in: Order Shika to dart Erik the Red should they refuse your olive branch. Prod them to think about *why* the peace conference happened if they do choose to talk.
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>>6303959 Damn it, IP switched.
I'm
>>6303502 Also, goes without saying, but we speak Norwegian for the negotiations.
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>>6303955 >Hit the Red Beard's hard, go loud and engage them openly before they reach the space dock (DC 16. +1 Jotun, +2 Fire Support (Shika + Illya) +4 Grenadier) Time to put an end to this butchers and mass murderers, i wouldn't trust them even with bombs implanted across all their bodies. More importantly the only thing they deserve is paying for their sins, and die. I have no interest in leaving them alive, and i doubt Sven would want to keep them alive either when he sees what they did to his religion as a perversion, not even calculating their crimes just by that alone. One less disgrace and problem for humanity has a whole.
If Sven thinks himself has an hero, he wouldn't give them a way out.
And frankly the arguments of Sven... ain't enough. Plans failed ? They are making a new plan on the moment, and are about to kill as many people they can on this docks, 0 care given (they were here for a do a false flag and kill all the people they could, they can still do that while trying leaving unless we stop them). All but defunct ? They have fought, and want to fight again now. I don't think losses bothered them that much, they are still going in terms of morale and unity. Einherjar also still exist in New Noregr. One spartan being a match ? Right in the open near them, they will think they have a great attempt to try it out with all the weapons they have.
This is their most elite unit, and their standard units are zealots with professional/elite training and always ready to die for their cause and bringing has many people they can with them in death embrace (none of them ever showed desire of surrender either), so it will have an high DC by default and demand a crit for them to not betray us 1/5 second later.
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>>6303955 >Hit the Red Beard's hard, go loud and engage them openly before they reach the space dock (DC 16. +1 Jotun, +2 Fire Support (Shika + Illya) +4 Grenadier) Not really sure talking is worth it, unless it leads to throwing redbeard and his boys at the covenant immediately.
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>>6303965 That's the plan. But irrespective of what option wins, we need to catch Erik the Red alive.
His capture might be a secondary objective, but if we have the opportunity, we should take it. Especially since Shika is *right there* with narq darts.
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>>6303955 >Hit the Red Beard's hard, go loud and engage them openly before they reach the space dock (DC 16. +1 Jotun, +2 Fire Support (Shika + Illya) +4 Grenadier) I’m of the opinion that if Sven didn’t bother trying diplomacy with his assumed bio mom, then he wouldn’t bother with Erik either. I also wouldn’t assume that just because Erik fled, doesn’t mean he isn't suicidally devoted to his cause, he just wanted his death to mean something more then dying there did and decided to be smarter about it.
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>>6303955 >(Diplomat+ Maverick+ Jotun), tell Shika and Illya to hold their positions, and get the drop of Erik the Red and his merry band, and offer them an olive branch and once chance to surrender peacefully, pointing out their plans have failed, the red beards are all but defunct, and that "one" spartan is more than a match for all of them Anonymous
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>>6303965 With the fact they are equipped with heavy weaponry including anti-tank rifles, i don't think it is considering what kind of people they are too, this it's just asking for be shot. Or being shot even when talking. Capturing can be done with all the other options, just have to stop their blood loss after the fight.
>throwing redbeard and his boys at the covenant immediately. I don't think any naval code we know will save their ass, from seeing an interrogation room and then either a prison of no return OR directly after interrogation a unremarkable wall with ready guns nearby. Even if the UEG/UNSC made penal soldiers formations (with equipment that can be locked), this guys are not getting away from their fate. Their faces will be used against the Einherjar and other Innies Movements still at war with the UNSC/UEG for absolutely demolish the anti-peace narrative. No way in hell they let them roam around when we bring them in front of ONI and High Command.
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>>6303955 >(Diplomat+ Maverick+ Jotun), tell Shika and Illya to hold their positions, and get the drop of Erik the Red and his merry band, and offer them an olive branch and once chance to surrender peacefully, pointing out their plans have failed, the red beards are all but defunct, and that "one" spartan is more than a match for all of them Anonymous
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>>6303963 Support. Wipe them out to a man, if we get a few captives it's too interogate because we need to find their donor and a few other details.
No mercy, cold and quick shoot the leader first then pick them all off. They have heavy weapons and maybe a bomb
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>>6303955 >>(Diplomat+ Maverick+ Jotun), tell Shika and Illya to hold their positions, and get the drop of Erik the Red and his merry band, and offer them an olive branch and once chance to surrender peacefully, pointing out their plans have failed, the red beards are all but defunct, and that "one" spartan is more than a match for all of them Anonymous
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>>6303955 I would have preferred we went the stealth option, but if we're going to reveal ourselves...
>Hit the Red Beard's hard, go loud and engage them openly before they reach the space dock (DC 16. +1 Jotun, +2 Fire Support (Shika + Illya) +4 Grenadier) Remind yourself that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer. They will know that the jig is up as soon as we order them to surrender after everything Indigo put them through and an animal is most dangerous when cornered.
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>>6303955 >Hit the Red Beard's hard, go loud and engage them openly before they reach the space dock (DC 16. +1 Jotun, +2 Fire Support (Shika + Illya) +4 Grenadier) Anonymous
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Wed 10 Sep 2025 09:29:15 No. 6304361 Report Voting period is still open, woke up with a really bad headache so I'm going to wait and see if it passes later in the day.
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>>6304361 Hope it does, headaches suck.
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Headaches finally passed and I'm in a state where I can write. So lets do this.
6 Votes to try and talk the remaining red beards into surrendering
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+2 votes to have Shika ready to tranq Erik
7 Votes to Hit the red beards hard
Came down to one vote. But Sven, Shika, and Illya are gonna hit the Red Beard's hard before they get the chance to assault the public docl
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>>6304376 Thanks
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Rolled 13 + 7 (1d20 + 7) >>6304718 BIG MONEY
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Rolled 11 + 7 (1d20 + 7) >>6304718 Anonymous
Rolled 16 + 7 (1d20 + 7) >>6304718 Anonymous
>>6304725 >I roll the highest for the initial combat roll despite advocating for peace early on I attribute this sudden yet avoidable outbreak of extreme violence to my main man Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
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>>6304729 Is what it is. Violence probably is the answer in this situation, but was very curious to see how that dialogue would have gone down, myself.
It would've cost us initiative if\when it went south, but with Cal and Anton on overwatch, not to mention Shika and Ilya as back up, figured it was a worthwhile gamble.
Even if all it garnered us in the end was a better shot at bagging Erik the Red cleanly.
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>>6304725 TEMPO TEMPO TEMPO
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Didn't even need the bonus, but it does put you at exactly 7 over the target
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>>6304729 This makes me want to see Covenant Propaganda about Sven lol
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>>6304743 >This makes me want to see Covenant Propaganda about Sven lol >picture is of a massive green monster looming over jackals and grunts with fire and smoke pouring out of the visor in place of a face, the ground is obscured by a pool of various colored bloods, the hand of the monster is clutching a tattered and scorched holy vestment the worms wear >caption says "humanity's demons hunt you" 404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO
404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Thu 11 Sep 2025 04:26:23 No. 6304762 Report "Prepare to engage in half a minute, hit them hard Spartans" Are the last orders you give as you push through the foliage and towards the projected path of the last Red Beards standing, fighting their self destructive war to the last. It'd almost be admirable, if only their targets weren't their fellow men, fellow soldiers and civilians to. Using the magnetic holster of your armor to stow away your shotgun, you pull the portable M319 grenade launcher from your hip and load it with a high yield explosive round. Shika circles around, crouch walking through the underbrush as you stalk like a predatory feline towards their location, cat stepping as Illya adjusts her rifle's sights and sticks close to your side, assisting in clearing the underbrush with her combat knife.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Thu 11 Sep 2025 04:27:24 No. 6304763 Report >>6304762 And that's because the Red Beards aren't fighting like Einherjar usually do. They aren't stubbornly holding their ground or throwing themselves into the meat grinder by rushing in to engage in CQC or hold down enemies, like you, who they can't overwhelm with raw aggression and the weight of numbers alone. They're performing a fighting retreat, a few choosing to stand and fight. They don't have the numbers to do it properly, and the three killed already leaves the distraction with too few numbers to be effective.
And that's before accounting for your armor's motion tracker. Four contacts, moving slowly but in pace with eachother, pulling deeper in the woods away from the point of initial contact, where those too heavily injured by the shrapnel of the grenade or their prior engagements are trying to perform a delaying action slash last stand.
One issue. Despite having low numbers, they have enough firepower and stopping power to buy their precious leader time to limp away to a better position, and now that the disorientation of having two grenades detonated over their heads and in the center of their group has warn off, they've dropped their small arms in favor of that heavier firepower; At least what equipment that hadn't gotten damaged in the blast or dropped when their owners were "Dropped" themselves.
And they've picked you out as their preferred target
>[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape >Surge forward and prevent them from using their heavy weaponry, by disarming/ dispatching them (DC 14. +2 Fire support (Illya, Shika) +2 Spartan-II, +1 Giant) >Flick your grenade launcher to their position, and see who is faster on the draw between you and the Einherjar's heavy weapon specialists (DC 16. +4 Grenadier, DC reduced by 7 (From 23) Via SQ: Spartan-II and Armor: Mjolnir Mark IV) >[Maverick+ Bulwark: Unbreakable] Allow yourself to get hit and order Shika and Illya to advance while you trick the Red Beard's left in behind to focus on taking you down rather than helping their boss hobble away. >Write in option >>6304745 Exactly! That's sick as hell. You more than understood the assignment, anon.
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>>6304763 >[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape Anonymous
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>>6304763 >>[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape TEMPO TEMPO TEMPO
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>>6304763 >[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape Attacks? Ignored.
Enemies? Baffled.
Erik's pants? Completely shat.
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>>6304763 >[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the Red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape. Getting wounded is for other people.
Also, shame Sven isn't Scottish so he could keep the proud tradition of bagpipes being the scariest thing you can hear in Sci-fi going.
Then again, the ODST do a pretty decent job of that with Light of Aidan.
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>>6304763 >[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape K I L L
just re-caught up on this 404, great work as always
>>6304743 >>6304745 >Giant monster killing elites and brutes by grabbing them by the leg and slamming them into walls I'd love to see a bunch of Prophets see us kill our first Elite, go "but that was just a low ranking Sangeli" and then see us capture a commander and kill a Zealot (albeit with help"
I also want to do an actual duel against a Blade master, maybe get a Grunt Death Cult that worships us as SvenOdin, that and accidentally getting an AI/Engineer buddy like you get in ODST
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>>6304763 >[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape WHERE THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?
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>>6304763 >[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1757579618563717.webm Anonymous
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>>6304763 >[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape Anonymous
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>>6304763 >[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape Running away while letting your men take the brunt of the beating? That's a paddlin'
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adudSl6R_no&list=RDadudSl6R_no&start_radio=1 Probably the Red Beards thoughts on Sven if we *had* gone with trying to talk.
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>>6304763 >>[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape Anonymous
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>>6304763 >>[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape Anonymous
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>>6304763 >[Bulwark: Unbreakable] Sprint and close in on Erik the red, shrugging off and ignoring whatever his soldiers use against you to ensure he doesn't escape Please god let us beat the shit out of this dude
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12 Votes for Sprinting to catch Erik the Red, ignoring/ shrugging off any damage his troops do to you
And once again, you're all in complete agreement. Agreement to show these Innies that Sven-033 is truly <span class="mu-s"> [UNBREAKABLE] </span>
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>>6304811 Thanks! Glad you've been liking it.
>>6304814 >>6304826 lol
>>6304809 Want to honor the legacy of the Blackwatch, eh?
>>6304826 I like that song. You've got good tastes
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>>6305224 If there's any human faction in Sci-Fi on Star League's level, it's the UNSC.
I'm just waiting for Sven to bump in to the one random crewman he picked up for their attention to detail being caught painting minis in his off time.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Fri 12 Sep 2025 12:17:06 No. 6305229 Report Didn't mean they could hit that target. Or that a direct hit against you would be enough to stop you once you picked up enough momentum. The equation shoots through your head like a MAC round through an enemy vessel, velocity, direction...etc, you've solved it all as you're pulled into Spartan time and see everything in front of you move simultaneously in slow motion and as if its been fast forwarded on video. Adrenaline pours into your veins, but you keep cool, calm and collected. And above all else, focused. Biggest obstacles and threats were the hostiles packing anti armor weaponry in front of you, taking aim to blow your head off or put a hole in your chest that even you couldn't shrug off. The anti tank rifles pointed in your direction aren't identifiable abominations they strapped together with duct tape and hope in their garages. They're Woden Hal. Marketed as "Big Game" rifles, but capable of being chambered with high impact anti armor rounds that could stop a scorpion's engine from a few hundred yards or, if it hit, mark you as the first Spartan Casualty.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Fri 12 Sep 2025 12:18:07 No. 6305230 Report >>6305229 Ulf felt his legs warm and wet, as the behemoth in green armor, blurred and twisted. But didn't topple over, like a New Noregr "Goat" that'd been shot in the head or heart, they didn't slow, stumble. And with dawning horror, as his brain caught up with his body's shameful reaction, Ulf realize the freak had impossibly avoided death despite being point blank to the barrel of his Scorpion Killer when he pulled the trigger.
There was a massive chunk of the front plate of their armor, sheared and torn off, but all that was beneath it, beneath the tattered gun metal black inner armor layer, was a bruise that was dribbling blood.
Ulf froze, suddenly realizing how terrifying death was now that he stared it down. Another thunder clap, the freak twitch and turned, and instead of losing their head, their visor spiderwebbed and cracked, their helmet sparking as a chunk of it was shot off by another of his squads Anti Tank Guns.
The proud Einherjar warrior's jaw went slack, and he never saw the Spartan that killed him, putting a bullet between his eyes as Sven-033 thundered on and sprinted past him, shrugging off two high explosive rounds that would've disabled a M808B Main Battle Tank.
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Forbanna Jævel!!! Did that hurt! The math had been right, but you'd underestimated just how badly it'd hurt to get winged by an honest to aesir anti tank gun! Mjolnir had held together better than you'd expected, better than it was projected to even with being up armored. Halsey and the rest of section three on Project Mjolnir were going to love the data you'd just gathered and the months of in lab testing you'd just saved them by taking anti tank rifle round to the chest and head. Fortunately, you'd calculated the trajectory and spin quick enough to turn with it and turn an impact into a richochet, twice!
That wasn't luck. That was godamn skill and supreme knowledge and understanding of your battle dress! That was all Spartan! Luck didn't factor into your survival at all! Helvete !!! It stung! It hurt! Your skull was ringing like you'd slammed it into a concrete wall at terminal velocity! Still didn't hold a candle to the Aster Procedures though. You could still think and focus and move for one!
All it did was give you a fresh rush of adrenaline and piss you off.
Which was bad for Erik the Red. Real bad. Getting past his defenders, you saw the "Winging him" shot to his leg Cal had hit, was more of a near dismemberment. He'd gotten quick and dirty battlefield first aid, and couldn't do much more than hop along, held up by two of the last four complications in your way.
The two with their hands free drew their rifles, but before they could get you in their beads, you'd disarmed them.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Fri 12 Sep 2025 12:19:08 No. 6305231 Report >>6305230 Literally. You'd practiced quickly unsheathing the pattern 2 composite sword, in anticipation for your next match against Svartalfar Swordsmen. Einherjar without their homebrewed combat stim, weren't anywhere close to fast enough to out pace you when you're target was in sight.
One of the minders dropped Erik's arm, reached for his side arm. You threw the sword at him like a javelin. He vanished into the undergrowth, lifted off his feet. Probably dead. If not, he was hoping that he was. Last obstacle. Palm his head, slam into nearest surface. Break his skull against the tree. Took three applications with sufficient to put him down.
Erik's got no one to turn to and physically can't run. Doesn't mean he doesn't try to crawl away, to reach one of the assault rifles dropped by his still screaming guards you'd left behind, still held in their severed arms.
Growling through your damaged helmet, watching the head of the red beards crawl away as your HUD glitches and flickers, you watch him through the hole in your visor as you saunter up to him, adrenaline dying down as you finally feel the full impact of the two anti tank rounds you'd all but ran into a few seconds back.
"Target Codename. Erik the Red. Founder and Leader of the Rødt Skjegg" You address him coldly, through gritted teeth so he can't hear the pain you're going through "Extremist. Terrorist. Stubborn son of a bitch"
>"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) >"Neutralized (Kill Erik the Red) >[Maverick] "I think your fair weather friends would like to hear about the mess you tried to make in the backyards" (Drop Erik the Red off with the Insurrectionist leaders the Einherjar had tried to backstab, with all the evidence to bury them) >"Look me in the eye, and tell me how you imagine you hold the moral high ground while trying to lower humanity's chances of survival against an alien menace? Just curious to hear you argument, before I break your jaw" >Write in option Anonymous
>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) >"Look me in the eye, and tell me how you imagine you hold the moral high ground while trying to lower humanity's chances of survival against an alien menace." That Maverick option sure is tempting though...
It'd make the Einherjar *hostis humani generis* as thoroughly as the Covenant are.
Simultaneously, ONI want him. Which is probably an argument for handing him to the Innies, but we've done a pretty good job remaining hidden up to this point. No reason to sacrifice two objectives.
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>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) Anonymous
>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) Man, Sven's almost as scary as Halsey's about to be when she sees exactly how we managed to break her armor again.
Sidenote, I feel woeful for the first Jiralhanae that tries to tangle with us in CQC if we're able to slip fucking anti-tank rounds.
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>>6305253 Don't. It'll be fucking hilarious and the ape's going to *deserve* it.
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>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) Carve "child killer" in runic on his forehead you bro, live with that shame then die with it
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>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) Anonymous
>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) >Write in option >"Illya, sweep the area and confirm all hostiles have been neutralized. Pat down the bodies and grab any useful intel." >"Shika, restrain our prisoner and check him for concealed weapons. Give him a once over and make sure he's stable. I don't want him bleeding out on us." >Contact Indigo Team and update them on the situation. Establish whether you can now tick off Indigo Team's primary objective or whether there are still loose ends to be tied up in regards to the Red Beards. May as well get everyone doing something...
Also given the damage to Sven's helmet, might be a good idea to switch to numbers (108 and 077) or codenames (Violet Two and Violet Four? Indigo Leader?) just so Erik doesn't overhear names, at least until he's sedated or something.
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>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) >"Look me in the eye, and tell me how you imagine you hold the moral high ground while trying to lower humanity's chances of survival against an alien menace? Just curious to hear you argument, before I break your jaw" boy ONI is gonna love "talking" to this guy
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>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) Don't preachily monologue to this dude like a Redditor for fuck's sake
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>>6305289 Yeah, let's just stand here and jack off while one of the space Vikings on PCP lines up a shot with the fist sized hole in our armor. Great idea.
We can save the hypocritical monologues until we're back in our ship where we're not at extreme risk of being shot at or blown to pieces by terrorists.
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>>6305231 >>6305277 support my man
>"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) >Write in option >"Illya, sweep the area and confirm all hostiles have been neutralized. Pat down the bodies and grab any useful intel." >"Shika, restrain our prisoner and check him for concealed weapons. Give him a once over and make sure he's stable. I don't want him bleeding out on us." >Contact Indigo Team and update them on the situation. Establish whether you can now tick off Indigo Team's primary objective or whether there are still loose ends to be tied up in regards to the Red Beards. >Write in option >Recover the broken massive chunk of the front plate of our power armor Ain't leaving that here, this gets back home to mom
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>>6305315 damn i didnt know walking and talking was so damn difficult
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>>6305253 The fact Sven can pretty much do that boxing thing where you roll punches away from your head using your shoulders against anti-tank rounds is quite honestly horror movie shit.
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>>6305231 >>"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) >>6305326 >>Recover the broken massive chunk of the front plate of our power armor Grab it, but this is our new keychain.
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>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) >"Look me in the eye, and tell me how you imagine you hold the moral high ground while trying to lower humanity's chances of survival against an alien menace? Just curious to hear you argument, before I break your jaw" >Recover the broken massive chunk of the front plate of our power armor Anonymous
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>>6305231 >"Secured" (Capture the head of the Red Beard's alive) No brakes on this pain train. And that's two sets of armor in as many ops. Halseys is gonna be mad but I like to think of it as destructive testing.
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>>6305253 >>6305231 >>Recover the broken massive chunk of the front plate of our power armor Adding this to my vote. I'm not about to let any Innies figure out anything about our greatest asset.
>>6305364 I know, right? It's like some Date Eiji type shit taken to the Nth degree.
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>>6305235 Backing this write in:
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Update is going to come later in the day, unless the stuff I need to do IRL takes longer than expected, then it might come tomorrow
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>>6305326 Definitely not leaving evidence too be found, nope.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sun 14 Sep 2025 11:52:53 No. 6306165 Report "Secured" You conclude you strategic update to all three teams, as fighting through the throbbing pain in your chest in skull, you stride over to the terrorist leader and pull them from the ground by the back of their surplus harness, knocking off their silly metal mask designed to look like bearded, snarling face. His codename was once more accurate, but streaks of silver and grey run through his tangled beard, messy with blood and sweat as you hoist him up like a cat lifted up by its scruff.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sun 14 Sep 2025 11:53:54 No. 6306167 Report >>6306165 "Excellent, -010, do you copy? No more wolves in your sheep's pen?" You move onto Naomi, compliments and critique can wait until after the mission is wrapped up and you're off planet and aboard the Skidbladnir
"Haven't encountered any snags since they separated" She confirms as you carry Erik the Red back to the rest of your team. Shika is already preparing her first aid kit as you carefully place the Einherjar Veteran onto the forest floor as Illya pats down the bodies of his dead escorts. The leader of the Red Beards keeps a stiff upper lip, and doesn't resist treatment though you can see his eyes have lost some of their light as Shika patches up the leg Cal nearly shot out from under him.
"Any difficulties on your end?" Naomi questions as you take a breather and work the kinks and soreness out of your back and shoulders, watching Shika as she works while Illya sweeps the perimeter and takes point, watching for unexpected surprises down the sights of her rifle.
"He's stable" Shika calls out, and then fills the exit wound in her patient's leg with biofoam
"Took some hits, armor got damaged, nothing I can't heal from and nothing that can't be repaired" You explain over the call "Any injuries on your end, -010"
"Lilac team has suffered no causalities or injuries, Sir"
"-005?" You ask over the line
"We've taken a few hits, but no casualties on our end, Sven" James confirms "The Doctor is going to give you the butt chewing of a lifetime when she hears that you've managed to damage your Mjolnir again"
"Wait, he's gotten his suit banged up again? Fucking how?" Daisy cuts in
"Thought we had confirmed kills on all their rocket equipped troops" Anton adds
"Miss sharp shooter must've missed one"
"Anti tank rifles, two of them, got too close to dodge them completely so I had to sacrificed a bit of my protection" You mutter under your breath and can hear Solomon chuckling from Lilac's channel
"That's still impressive, even for a Spartan, Lieutenant. Cause it sounds like you rolled those shots" Malcom, sounding impressed, points out
"Cut the chatter, All teams rendezvous at the evac point and prepare for extraction" You order and cut the channel "Can be safely moved"
"Yes. So long as he doesn't struggle" Shika says as she gets to work gagging the VIP with a gag of excess bandages and ever reliable update "Are you?"
"Should be, just a bit bruised"
"Monster" Erik the Red growls, before Shika puts the gag in place and fastens his wrists and ankles together with the last of her duct tape, and gathers her medical supplies, while Illya is picking through the grass for shell casings and the smallest fragments of your suit's armored plating.
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404TormentedCache !!SbLQkGPnZPO ID:dHyfDxqB Sun 14 Sep 2025 11:54:55 No. 6306168 Report >>6306167 >Grill Erik the Red Before extracting, just to be certain the Red Beard's haven't left any ticking time bombs behind. >Have Shika trail behind and confirm the VIP's you'd followed to the docking spire don't need to be saved a second time. >Compliment Erik for the quality of his now deceased troops >Debrief and perform an after action review with Naomi and James >Write in option And Fallen-Valkyrie is just about wrapped up!
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>>6306168 >Have Shika trail behind and confirm the VIP's you'd followed to the docking spire don't need to be saved a second time. >Compliment Erik for the quality of his now deceased troops. At the end of the day, they’re still human. Dumbass humans, but still humans. So I do feel Sven would give them their due.
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>>6306168 >Have Shika trail behind and confirm the VIP's you'd followed to the docking spire don't need to be saved a second time. >Grill Erik the Red Before extracting, just to be certain the Red Beard's haven't left any ticking time bombs behind. >Compliment Erik for the quality of his now deceased troops Would it be possible to trick him? Because of Vali blocking comms at the cliffside compound, we could maybe claim his buddies there deliberately ignored the Red Beards' calls for help and abandoned them to save themselves.
And by staying quiet, he'd only be helping a bunch of dishonorable cowards that belong in Nastrond.
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>>6306168 >Compliment Erik for the quality of his now deceased troops Speak to him in his native tongue specifically.
"Your men fought as best they could and they died facing their foes no cuts upon their backs. But all father will judge them, question them and may well find them unworthy. Killing of the unarmed and civilians? Women and Children of none combatants? This is dishonourable and shames the ansestors you so dearly hope to join. Ragnarok is upon us and the greatest foeman in all human history burns the stars and you... you do these things? You seek todivide us...you shame us all.
Yet before you answer to Odin, bfore those whom do not face you in battle i ask you now....
>Grill Erik the Red Before extracting, just to be certain the Red Beard's haven't left any ticking time bombs behind. "...end this without more innicent blood staining your hands and damning the soul of not just yourself but your men. Maybe I shall see your remains returned home so that [Insert geographic location thats local knowledge back home to stir his heart]"
[Negotiator and being a native might well help here. He saw we are not machines so there MAY be some blood honour here...maybe]
>Meanwhile Get word how thast EVA is going because i think thats where our last sheep are flocking too. We need to tag that ship.
(i know we're dropping context clues and he's going to be looking into our eyes, i wanna see it for narative sake also maybe a look of sheer revelation if he heard our name when james spoke. Just for story and fun. Fenrir's Son lives.)
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>>6306168 >Have Shika trail behind and confirm the VIP's you'd followed to the docking spire don't need to be saved a second time >Compliment Erik for the quality of his now deceased troops. In Norwegian. Terrorists or not, the Red Beards fought well.
>Grill Erik the Red Before extracting, just to be certain the Red Beard's haven't left any ticking time bombs behind. An officer should also be a gentleman. Also, carrot and stick tactic - disarm and put him off balance with the compliment and then follow with the question. Both about any surprises he left behind and the ship in orbit.
This OP isn't wrapped until we've got a better idea of who that mystery ship belongs to and we're *certain* that there're no other WMDs left to cause a mass casualty event.
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>>6306168 >Grill Erik the Red Before extracting, just to be certain the Red Beard's haven't left any ticking time bombs behind. >Have Shika trail behind and confirm the VIP's you'd followed to the docking spire don't need to be saved a second time. Anonymous
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>>6306184 >Support +1, but send Shika anyways. And the part about Fenrir's son is awesome.
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>>6306168 >Have Shika trail behind and confirm the VIP's you'd followed to the docking spire don't need to be saved a second time. >Grill Erik the Red Before extracting, just to be certain the Red Beard's haven't left any ticking time bombs behind. Anonymous
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>>6306168 >Grill Erik the Red Before extracting, just to be certain the Red Beard's haven't left any ticking time bombs behind. >Have Shika trail behind and confirm the VIP's you'd followed to the docking spire don't need to be saved a second time. Bet the runners we came to protect were on their way to that jalopy prowler before things went south. If it turns out that they're reps from Venezia or Gao we should kill them anyways.
>>6306184 They're backstabbers and terrorists. Odin wouldn't judge or take them, most would be taken by hel and probably tossed into nostrond which is the place for murderers, adulterers, and oath breakers. Also should call ourselves Nidhogg if he gets all uppity about religious BS, probably shut him up real fast. Nidhogg contributes to the apocalypse but he's also the one that eats the dishonorable dead, I.E innie terrorists.
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>>6306168 >>Grill Erik the Red Before extracting, just to be certain the Red Beard's haven't left any ticking time bombs behind. >Have Shika trail behind and confirm the VIP's you'd followed to the docking spire don't need to be saved a second time. >Debrief and perform an after action review with Naomi and James
