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The ship lurches to a halt. Dead zerglings smolder around you, and you hear the engines powering down. You radio the bridge of the Hercules.

>"Status report, Ensign."
>"Sir, Sensors indicate a number of asteroids. The ship is currently in a slow 'freefall' through space, Aft is currently rising at a 10% gradient. I'll do what I can to stabilize her but we need her bridge online before we regain manuerverability. I'm also detecting structural weaknesses, if we jump again we'll damage the ship."
>"Are there any forces in the sector?"
>"None, sir. Nothing on any - Scratch that, I'm detecting an incoming transmission, looks like it's a civilian station somewhere in the field. Putting you through."
>"Get out of here, Dominion Boys! You ain't gonna find us no time soon an' we ain't scared of yer big ship!"
>"Transmission ended, sir. I can't trace it."

You wonder if it's a good idea to disable your Dominion transponder, but that might be the only thing keeping pirates away from you. At any rate, you'll need to make those repairs, and soon.

>Adjutant A.I. online. Loading suggested options:

>Salvage a ship. (Valkyrie: 125 Minerals, 60 Gas. Air defenses will be limited to wraith.) (Hercules: 150 Minerals, 100 Gas. Without crew quarters morale will drop.) (Wraith: 75 Minerals, 50 Gas, Morale Hit to Pilot Mia Rodriguez.)
>Attempt to locate Civlian base for trade using Wraith.
>Disable transponder, attempt to contact civilians, notify them that you are not Dominion forces."

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Resources are as follows:

Marines: 7

Firebats: 2

Medics: 1 CMC, 1 Civilian

Vultures: 1

SCVs: 10

Damaged Gorgon Class Battle Cruiser (Hydron. Bridge offline, no crew.)

Hercules Class Transport (Unnamed. Pilot: Ensign Mark Solo, Copilot: Petty Officer Steven "Chewy" Graves)

Planet-Hopper class Dropship (Unnamed. Pilot: Corporal Nigel Ohann)

Wraith ("Dolphin 13", Pilot: Mia Rodriguez)

Valkyrie ("Bad News", Pilot: Dave Jonesy. Copilot: Carol Theon)

Banshee ("Knife", stealth reactor, no pilot)

1 Command Center

1 Barracks

1 Engineering Bay

61 Morale

Civillians: 13 men, 9 women, 5 children

Armory:
BOSUNGN92 Sniper Rifle
C-10 Rifle
C-20-A Rifle
Cosmetic cybernetic hand MKI
2x Civilian Grade Stimpack (+5% Combat effectiveness. Minor side effects.)
C-14s with Bayonet Attachment Available. (+15% Melee Combat Effectiveness.)
P-38 Pistols available. (+5% Combat Effectiveness.)

Resources:
19,900 Credits
>Minerals: 1465
>Gas: 80

Current Damage to Hydron:

Armory: Online
Engines: Online.
Bridge: 200 Minerals, 100 Gas.
Living Quarters: 200 Minerals, 100 Gas.
Main Engineering: Online
Research Labs: 300 Minerals, 100 gas.
Weapons Control: 200 Minerals, 50 gas.
Docking Bays: 500 Minerals, 100 gas.

All Components require 24 manhours to become operational.
A single SCV provides 4 manhours per hour. We have 10 SCVs available.
Hand-Held Fusion cutters required to utilize civilians for labor on repairs.

>>25800934
have the Hercules scrapped and repair the Living Quarters.

>>25800968
Seconding

>>25800934
Additionally, repair weapons control and after those two are done, get to fixing structural deficiencies.

>>25800968
>>25800996
Agreed.

>>25800934
>Disable transponder, attempt to contact civilians, notify them that you are not Dominion forces."

>>25800968
And with the rest of the gas, I would repair weapons control in case of pirates/other not wante visitors.

>>25800968
>>25800994
>>25800996
Tactical note: Scrapping the Hercules will bring Vespene Reserves to 180 Vespene. We will require additional Vespene gas to repair additional components.

Just have scvs move as a single group to begin repairs on bridge with marine escorts.

No salvaging, we need the ships.

After bridge, crew quarters, then weapons.


Get the cruiser somewhere it can be hidden, and then we keep working while the Valkyrie gets sent with mia and the corporal on recruitment runs to find more crewmen.

Salvage the hercules when the crew quarters and weapons are up.

Small number of men to guard engines with dp moving about the ship to hunt any zerg who remain.


Once shit is fixed (ish) and we cna both jump and shoot, we go harvest more shiny rocks somewhere.

>>25800934
>Attempt to locate Civlian base for trade using Wraith.

I'd rather us have the upper hands on negotiations, we can contact them safely on our own terms instead of theirs. We can explain the situation if needed then, but I'd like to keep the transponder going for now, we don't know what else is in here. Once we're combat worthy we can take it off.

>>25801024
If we can't ix shit even after scrapping the Hercules, we should leave it alone.

We're going to need to be able to jump and set up shop to harvest gas somewhere.

>>25801024
Understood. Repair Weapons control and attempt to radio civilians for supplies.

>>25801042
backing this

>>25801064
The Hercules provides enough gas to repair a single component.

We are currently 20 gas behind requirements to repair a single component.

>>25801094
>e are currently 20 gas behind requirements to repair a single component.
weapons control is only 50 gas. We have 80. Let's do that.

Gusy, morale is pretty much shot.

We can't scrap the ship. No bridge we drift helpless. No crew quarters, we get a mutiny.

We can't fix both, so let's keep our only escape option in one piece.

We could, however, scrap the drop ship. the valkryie can hold 30 people (more capacity than we have soldiers) anyway, and is armed. We don't need the dropship with it around, do we?

>>25801163
Planet-Hopper class dropship is currently registered as Mission Critical for any boarding actions.

Dropship can be salvaged for 50 Minerals and 50 Gas.

>>25800914
We sacrifice the Valkyrie to bring the Bridge online. From there, we will have control of the Battlecruiser which is important, so we can move and find a place to mine and get gas for the weapons systems in weapon control. Right now we don't need to get living quarters up, we need to get control of our main ship.

What about fixing guns on the battlecruiser and then contacting the "no dominion here" guys and trying to buy some vespene from them. If they are aggressive blast few holes in their ships with our now fixed weapons

>>25801189
Why can't we board via valkryie?

>>25801229
Becasue without the bridge, we cannot maneuver.

>>25801229
Battlecruiser Hydron is currently out of range of any bases located within the asteroid field.

Bridge functionality must be restored to use weapons offensively.

>>25801229
>>25801253
Also, we lack the crew to man the guns.Nobody qualified and not enough of them even if they were.

On top of that, we still need anti-zerg secuirty.

>>25801253
Valkyrie does not possess auto-wielder technology.

Boarding without auto-wielder technology requires remote hacking of airlocks, or existing hull damage for entry.

Valkyrie can make planet-based deployments.

>>25801270
Automatic batteries can be activated using weapons control.

A.I. accuracy is 50% of trained gunners.

>>25801261
Okay, if we go and contact with with the Wraith we might be able to purchase some Vespene gas from them and solve this without having to salvage everything.

>>25801312
I concur, but be extra careful as we doesn't have no idea what kind of people they are.

I have a suggestion. While repairs are underwent depending on what is consensus is. How about the Ghost scouts the ship eliminating Zerg and hopefully finding some vespene gas stored somewhere.

>>25801312
I'm willing to go with this for the time being. Hell, I'll even let them overcharge us a litte.

>>25801364
All resources on the Hydron were Assimilated during Zerg occupation.

Only mineral-based scrap materials may remain.

>>25801312
Shall we go out and pilot the Wraith ourselves?

>>25801364
Good idea, we could find something that we could use and get rid of the remaining zerg.

>>25801382
Is it possible to turn zerg units into vespene gas somehow?

>>25801391
Mia can pilot if there's anywhere not piloting for us to sit. It means we can still cover negotiations, and if need be leave the Wraith while keeping it defended.

Remember:

- DP is a Ghost, adept at covert operations. We have gotten the best results (start of quest) by being stealthy, safe and very fast if needed be.

- Always account for a third/unspoken option. Extra intelligence or ingenuity adds to our odds and those of our crew.

- We have a large party. It is based on morale, loyalty and macro, macro, macro. It is largely composed of civilians and petty criminals that are safe in border zones.

>>25801382
Hmm, change of plans. What are the closest planets to us currently?

>>25800914
>Attempt to locate Civlian base for trade using Wraith.

The only reason why the civies aren't attacking us is probably because they fear retribution from dominion forces. If they find out that we're out numbered with a gigantic disabled rare ship they'll probably try and jump our shit for this rare ship

We must not even mention that our battleship is disabled also. No signs of weakness

>>25801405
Zergling anatomy contains 0% Vespene gas.
Queen anatomy contains 0% Vespene gas.
Infestor remains destroyed by hellfire grenades.

We lack proper facilities to recover minerals from zerg carapace.

>>25801419
Scanning current system, please wait...

Scans indicate the system only contains the asteroid field and a gas giant.

Gas giant is composed of Hydrogen, Helium, Argon, Caslon, Vespene.

We do not currently have technology required to mine vespene from the nearby gas giant.

>>25801418
Dude DP is a TERRIBLE ghost. As in she suck balls at everything that doesn't involve killing. Its a wonder we graduated as a ghost at all.

>>25801419
If there is something nearby that is considered safe, we could dispatch our Hercules to bring vespene and other supplies from that location.

>>25801485
Can we mine the asteroid fields?

Do they contain minerals and vespene?

>>25801485
Hm in that case have our planet hopper transport ship scrapped. That is if our hercules craft capable of replacing it.

alright, guys, I think we're stuck with the diplomatic option.

Let them know we're not dominion, and that we're here to trade for vespene. But, if they try anything funny, we can say that we've got our batteries pointed at them.

>Find Civilian base for trade

Our Dropship can be loaded should we have the need to haul big stuff.

>Acquire schematics for possible trade. We gun runners now
>Rebuild bridge and weak spots

As I see it, we don't have enough gas to do anything worthwhile. Our only option to get more gas, outside of scrapping ships (which all have negative consequences), is to send out the Wrath to scout for trading buddies.

Send out Wrath to search for trade partners. We need gas, badly. Failing a way to mine some, we need to be able to trade for it.

All other things take a lower priority.

>>25801525
We don't have any specialized mining craft. Though we could jury rigg a mining operation by using a transport ship and SCVs.

>>25801451
I go with this

>>25801525
We have detected 4 asteroids capable of mining with SCV and dropship.

All asteroids contain mineral deposits.

One asteroid contains water, iron, silicon, and unknown deposits.

>>25801568
While we're performing some diplomatic stuff to the civies could we mine those asteroids also?

Or does this require a lot of time and manpower?

>>25801535
The only thing they need to know is that we want to buy vespene from them.


To prove we are serious, a ghost will show up. We don't want to TAKE the vespene from you, but we can if we wanted to. So lets be civilised so you can SELL the vespene and get some creds. This is the kind of impression we should leave.

>>25801509

This is a good idea based on our current situation. But first we need to establish trade with the locals. Once we have the ship has the critical systems running, we can go off on resource gathering runs with the Hercules. That way, we can leave the Battleship to focus on repairing the superstructure and improving morale...

>>25801568
Dispatch a team to check out the strange asteriod with unknown deposits. We got plenty of minerals still. Hopefully it has something good.

>>25801600
Deploying SCVs to mineral deposits will increase time of repairs to Hydron.

Mineral collection will be slow as we cannot land our command center currently.

>>25801616
thinking that is where the civies are

>>25801568
Are there any vespene geysers on any of the asteroids? Scan for those please.

>>25801644
Hm in that case remove the stealth device form the Banshee and place it into the wraith then scout it out.

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>Registering partial consensus.

You don't have many options, but plenty of time. You decide to go with the lowest risk Option.

>Have Mia pilot wraith to search for civilian base.
>Personally pilot wraith to search for civilian base.

Additional option:

Have crew scrap Hercules, repair living quarters while you find civilians.
>(Y/N)

>>25801664
>>25801644

Asteroids contain no traces of Vespene gas.

>>25801677
>Have Mia pilot wraith to search for civilian base

and N

>>25801677
>Have Mia pilot wraith to search for civilian base.

they might get spooked when they see a Ghost.

>>25801675
Banshee Cross-Spectrum Dampeners are not compatible with the wraith's Apollo reactor.

>>25801677
If Mia pilots can we came with? How annoyed would she be by us taking her Wraith out for a spin? If she finds the civilians are we going to be able to open channels with them or will it have to be her?

Also, N on the Hercules scrapping, if we don't need to scrap it I'd rather keep it around.

>>25801677
>Have Mia pilot wraith to search for civilian base.
Don't scrap the Hercules. N

>>25801677
I personally would like to have Delta pilot the wraith

We don't need to make another party member missing

We can handle ourselves

Besides mind reading for info is great

>>25801728
Wraith cockpits do not allow for passengers.

If Mia locates the civilians she will be the first contact. They will either agree to open channels with the Hydron or open fire on Dolphin 13.

Note: It is 72% likely the civilians are criminals. Mia has experience with criminal elements.

>>25801759
Mia was a Military/Merc Wraith pilot and it is her ship trust her

>>25801777
Send Mia then. We can't read minds if we don't know where their at.

>>25801777
Okay. She's a better pilot than we are and ought to be able to handle negotiations, I say trust her with the job, give her a high five before she goes, it shows trust.

After she's off talk to Daluke's wife about why he left. Or more accurately ask her about it and she'll either choose to tell us or not, but we'll know anyways because we're psychic.

>>25801409
Why use the wraith at all, then?
Valk has room for us plus a guard or two and can haul back cargo easily enough.

>>25801677
Personally pilot it and don't scrap the hercules just yet.

>>25801677
Send Mia

N to scrapping the Hercules.

Not until we have further information.

Shouldn't the crew have slightly raised morale since we just escaped the Zerg?

>>25801852
ok, changing to letting Mia pilot

Send Mia, gogogo

>>25801846
Valkyrie will need to be disengaged from the Hydron's FTL computers. An emergency jump will take longer and poses a hazard to the Hydron crashing into an object, resulting in irreparable damage.

The Valkyrie is slower and only 29% able to escape Space Superiority fighters if the civilians engage us.

>>25801879
Send mia, valkryie follows at a respectable distance to provide backup/brign back any supplies she should find. four marines plus a medic, two of them carry shotguns.

Marines are just there to stop boarders should they be ambushed if they do land for cargo.

DP stays home, go check on captured cruiser officer.

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You decide to keep the Hercules for now. If everything goes well you won't need to scrap it when everything is said and done.

You head out to the Docking bay. Several SCVs are preparing Mia's Wraith for launch. You approach her directly as she sits in the cockpit.

>"You're my best pilot so far. This mission's dangerous. The Hydron's registering as Dominion, but your wraith won't. Remember: We just need the gas."
>"Don't worry about me, this is nothing compared to some of the things I've done."

You give a last nod, then return to the Hercules. It will be some time before she returns.

>Loading mission profile: Social. Please wait...

>>25801905

Valkyrie was also built to kill space fighters, so that isn't much of a concern, is it?

>>25801947
I'm pretty sure the Valk would be outnumbered if they decided to attack, which would be very bad for us. It's good in that engagement, but sometimes running is more important than killing a few people.

>>25801989
fair enough.


I still think we should look into arming it with air to ground weapons/auto welders in the future.

Use it when the cruiser is too much attention, you know?

>>25801947
A single Valkyrie is 99% combat effective against a wraith squadron of 8 units or lower.

This figure is reduced to 16% effectiveness against larger squadrons.

We do not have any information on enemy combatants. Combat is not advised.

>>25801947
It could be seen as a hostile action...
We still need to see bout naming the ship The Daluke.

>>25802049
It's no more hostile than a fighter is. Plus, we just jumped a gorgon in.

>>25802091
Sending something too well armed would still be seen as aggressive.

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You return to the Hercules. You recognize the need to raise morale, in the meantime, so you decide to glean what information you can from John Daluke's wife.

You hear the familiar three beeps of your adjutant's alert.
>"Loading personal files: John Daluke. Jessica "Jessie" Daluke,"

Name: John Daluke
Sex: M
Current Rank: [DECEASED]
Current Assignment: [DECEASED]
Additional Training: [DECEASED]
Age: 28
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 161 Lbs.
Known Relatives: Jessica 'Jessie' Daluke (Wife, Medic.)
Addt'l Notes: Sacrificed life welding doors shut onboard the Hydron to preserve the lives of his fellow crew-mates.

Name: Jessica 'Jessie' Daluke
Sex: F
Current Rank: Private
Current Assignment: Medic
Additional Training: None
Age: 27
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 134 Lbs.
Known Relatives: John Daluke (Husband. SCV Foreman.)
Addt'l Notes: Wanted for aiding enemies of the Dominion

You find private Daluke alone in one of the Civilian quarters, holding an empty bottle of Synthohol in her hands. You speak first upon entering the room.

>"Private. I wanted to speak with you."
>"I thought you might, eventually, sir..."

The woman looks up at you, her eyes are bloodshot from either tears or the alcohol. Before an exchange of words can begin you already recognize her surface thoughts. You sense anticipation, fear, and failing attempts at bravery. You recognize the setting, it's the loading bay. The ghostly memories of marines now dead move past you, as they prepare for the assault on the Zerg. You see your husband's SCV scale down the Hercules' ramp, next to Barney and Daisy's firebats. You still can't get your head around how someone as nice as Barney could've volunteered for a firebat...

>"John!"

You rush forward, the SCV's cockpit opens. Your husband's mustache and trucker cap greet you, he withdraws his arms from his controls and holds them out. You embrace him, careful not to crush him with your CMC suit. You notice the ghost walking past in the Corner of your eye.

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>>25802130
Well, let's find out why he decided to be a bad-ass shall we?

>>25802049
I don't know about you guys but I'd think twice about rechristening a ship that earned its name through the blood and fires of war.

>>25802226
it got it's name in a shipyard by renaming it we are making it ours

I'd prefer a memorial wall with all the names of people that fell, like in the SSV Normandy, somewhere in the ship.

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You lean back, focusing on him.

>"You don't have to do this - it doesn't have to be you."

You call having this conversation before, multiple times.

>"If I don't, every last one of them boys we rescued off of that sandbox is gonna volunteer. They only didn't 'cause I said I'd do it. And besides, you've seen 'em work a fusion torch. You really want -them- at your back? I couldn't sit right leavin' you out there alone with some stranger."

You know you can't talk John out of it. He'd evacuated his whole SCV crew from the spaceport the moment he heard the carrier was going critical. You didn't know the details of how he hijacked that dropship, but the tension between him and the pilot told you it probably wasn't pretty.

Johns loyalty to his crew, even the ones he had picked up from the Dominion mining camp, wasn't going to let him back down. The memory slowly fades, replaced by your own Cirus suit staring down.

>"What... did you want to ask?"
>"I need to rename the Hydron. I have been considering renaming it 'The Daluke.' I thought I'd get your thoughts on the matter."

The woman smiles back, she opens her mouth to respond, but is immediately choked up, tears begin to well. Though she can't speak, you can sense her emotion. It's difficult to contain it from spreading to you with your free will running amock.

The woman did not think you were capable of emotion. She simply keeps a hand over her mouth and nods.

You decide to exit the room, and continue down the bridge.

>Loading...

Authorize renaming of the Hydron to the Daluke once Dominion IFF has been removed?
>(Y/N)

>>25802259
The hall to the bridge lined with art of the fallen for remembrance?

>>25802275
Y. SHE'S OKAY WITH IT.
THAT'S A SOLID Y.

The Daluke has been chosen!

>>25802275
YES. BEST DECISION WE'VE MADE AS RETARD GHOST.

>>25802275
Y

>>25802275
I personally think we gotta name it something that would make us appreciate the entire sacrifice of everyone not just one man

>>25802275
Y and >>25802312

>>25802334
If you would like I can give you a heading for Corporal Henderson. He is closer to the crew and give his input on the matter.

>>25802334
Daluke looks to have been a hero among the men already and probably very close to the hearts of many of our workers.

>>25802275
Motherfucking YES!

>>25802275
Confirmed

>>25802353
Yeah sure

>>25802358
Oh really? I just thought it was just some working guy but with a family

>>25802334
See
>>25802358
The dude was a badass. Saved a lot of lives before this. Hell he deserves a PLANET named after him. Least we can give him is a ship.

>>25802334
I think you're a nigger.

Marines are supposed to go die, scv pilots are civies, and he died killing an armed zerg after GREATLY reducing casualties.

He want above and beyond-they did not.

>>25802353
Yes talk to Henderson as well. He our squad leader.

>>25802275
Authorize renaming of the Hydron to the Daluke once Dominion IFF has been removed?

Yes, for the love of god YES!

Name it Daluke. All the SCV crew will like it.

>>25802389
Marines may be supposed to die but they're still human not the faceless hordes of meat the dominion throw into the meatgrinder

We're not the dominion, we're different
Each of these men who die are just as precious and human as the next civie next in line

Besides I want some more options before I choose names

>>25802437
Even though we just spoke to this woman. Enjoy your morale hit when words gets out that we offered this to her, then went back on our word.

>all of them are special
You're in your teens, or a middle aged woman, aren't you?

Not everyone gets a fucking prize. Soldiers die. They got paid.

>>25802437
Marines are fodder no more no less. If they by some miracle they survive for a while they become a hero unit. That is when they actually begin to matter.

Guys, the point of choosing a single name is to find a rawest exemplar of what you want. Daluke wasn't the strongest fighter, he wasn't even a fighter, but he did it just the same because what HE believed in. Honor, commitment and free will to choose what you do. We are no longer the dominion, we are something else that can be snuffed out at any second. Daluke is an example of the only thing that can keep this new idea going, sacrifice and personal courage.

And that is what you explain to everyone. That no matter who you are you can change everything.

And your name will be remembered.

>>25802496
This guy is right.
We already JUST offered it to her. We can't go back on our word now.

Boys The Daluke is a strong name. It's a good name. He was a brave man. It would be an honor to have the ship named after him.

>>25802556
And now we have a giant recruitment tool at our disposal.

>>25802496
Note:

All current forces do not receive a salary. They are solely volunteers.

Going back on this will not affect Morale if a differing name honoring the fallen is still chosen.

>>25802584
lolwut? we've discussed mias pay several times. did you forget to draw up salaries, adjutant?

We really should look into that maintenance.

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You decide to speak with Henderson, to cement any doubts you have about the renaming. It is possible that an important Marine to squad cohesion fell, or that Gary's sacrifice was particularly troubling the crew.

You wind your way through the Hydron. Henderson is currently out of his CMC and in the old Hawaiian shirt and Khaki trousers he 'liberated' from a civilian back on Umoja. He has a cigar in one hand, and a shot glass full of Synthol in the other. Many civilians and two off-duty marines sit around the large makeship table, a dropship plate and several goliath servos recovered from the weapons research station welded together by an SCV. Henderson appears to be recalling the story of what happened during the boarding mission. You sense from the Marines that they've heard this story multiple times and the infested Terran death count seems to rise each time, but the civilians appear intent.

>"-walkin' down that dark Corridor, an' Valero says to me he ain't scared of nothin'! Now Valero, bein' the gen-yoo-ine hero he is, doesn't surprise me one bit he says that-"

You sense Henderson recalling his own memories as he tells the story. You decide to listen to the unmodified version...

>"I hate infestation, sir. Losing yourself like that... doesn't sit right with me one bit."

Valero has that macho demeanor sometimes, but you know the truth. A boy like that's just as afraid as anyone else. You don't much mind the infested crew ahead - hell, you'll be doing them a favor! - But that infestor. Ohhh no, you don't care one bit for that notion. Still, Valero's fear seems to be getting the better of him. You decide to reassure him.

>"Don't you boys worry none. Either of you looks to be gettin' infested, Ah'll put you right out of your misery a'fore you even know what's goin' on."
>"... Thank you, sir?"

Nailed it. No way he'll be scared now.

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>>25802612
Oh Henderson. You so good at making people feel safer.

>>25802496
I never said they were all special

I just get a feeling that it's a bit selfish to name the entire ship where many died to just one man

>>25802612
>nailed it
based henderson

>>25802275
y

>>25802701
It's not really selfish. We need a name for the ship. That man not only was a bad-ass and volunteered to go on a god damn suicide mission but he has a really cool sounding name. Say it out loud. The Daluke.

We can't name it some SVV or some other shit. It's basically a Civvie ship now. Cuz it's ours. Naming it The Daluke sure as hell shouldn't piss anyone in the crew off. It'll have a positive impact on some and at worst some others won't care. We're naming our first Medic ship after Gary somehow.

Remember that if this man wouldn't have willingly got in that SCV to go weld those doors a lot more men would have died.

... I think we should go with our first thought and chose The Daluke as a name. Henderson isn't the most social of creatures.

>>25802783
Ehh fine lets go with it then

>>25802783
*that man was

Sorry bout that.

>>25802784
Also agreeing with this... Henderson's a bad-ass but he's not exactly...the best on these things.

>Henderson tales
We really ought to find out exactly what happened with their mission sometime.

3 marines posing as mercenaries to assassinate a councilman? Maybe they were expected to die, maybe they were expected to board the cruiser and take it.

>>25802784
Yeah, I've suddenly lost the desire to talk to henderson about human interaction.

>>25802784
Just name the damn ship The Daluke, if we ask Henderson he'll just ask to name the ship The Henderson

>>25802856
He WILL name it either kill fuck die, or "I LOVE STIMS"

>>25802856
Ha...typical Henderson.
>>25802876
Actually this seems more like Henderson. At least as far as stims are concerned.

>>25802856
>implying that wouldn't be awesome

But seriously we should name it the Daluke.

I agree with naming the ship the daluke. he was'nt the only person who we lost, but he was the only one who went out there knowing he would almost certainly not be coming back.

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>>25802612
You continue down the corridors, gauss rifle in either hand, chewing on your unlit cigar. You hate the silence more than anything, always have, always will.

>"What about you, Daluke? Robo-lady says you got a snowball's chance in hell of walkin' away. I think she's full'a shit though, always givin' us them impossible odds. Can't account fer human ingenuity, I says!"
>"Don't know if she's right or wrong. Just know it's something I have to do. Figure you guys'll keep me alive, though, yeah?"
>"10-4 Good buddy! Ain't nothin' gonna happen to you, you can count on it!"

Poor son of a bitch is going to be so dead.

>"First objective. I'll weld it, keep 'em off me."

Valero takes up position at the left hallway, you take up position at the right. The bulk of the infested marines will be headed to your kill teams, so you just have to take out the infested crew. Not a problem.

>"Contact, three o'clock! Opening fire! Get some! Yeah, get some!"
>"Door's shut, Valero drop that mine an' lets get crackin' on door number two!"

You bring one heated muzzle to your cigar to light it, then point both rifles forward. The bayonets unlock and swing forward with an audible 'shunk'.

This part of the memory includes a lot of combat, bayonets through the guts of infested Terrans, and Daluke assuring Henderson that he just needs "A few more seconds."

Then, you reach the door you remember as 'the last one'. This one is difficult as it's the main junction reinforcements are pouring through. You pelt it with every bullet it takes to get it closed.

>"They're trying to break through, I can't - goddamnit!"
>"Sir! Contacts left! I can't disengage!"

Infested pour at you as well, you're all dead if you stop shooting for a second.

>>25803127
Shit...even Henderson knew he was fucked...

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>>25803127
>"Man up, Daluke! Don't let some bugbrains show you who's boss!"
>"You want to come through this door, huh!? How about I weld you to it!? You like that!? YOU LIKE THAT!?"

You glance over your shoulder, the infested terrans have torn the door down and Daluke is cutting through them with his fusion cutter.

He's quickly overwhelmed, a dozen of them topple over his SCV and rip open the Cockpit. You turn to shoot some off, but it's a futile gesture. The man's exposed and being torn limb from limb.

Brave son of a bitch.

>Come on! I ain't scared of you! Choke on 'em! CHOKE ON 'EM!"
>"Valero, fall back! Regroup with the kill teams! Come in, Commnand: SCV operator down, boss! Me an' Valero are fallin' back!"

You leave the Memory, as Henderson finishes the Story.

>"Cut through, hell, maybe fifty bastards before they got 'im! God among men, that Son of a bitch. To Daluke!"

The crowd raises their glass, saying his name in unison. You're decided, then. The ship will be 'The Daluke."

The issue is decided, you head out of the ship and back to the Bridge. Sensors show Mia is still out in the field, combing for signs of life.

>Wait alone in your quarters. You are, after all, a ghost.
>Locate Casie Bynes, determine her situation.
>Wander halls aimlessly.

>>25803184
God dammit Daluke...
You were supposed to come back.

>>25803252
How bout we try to hunt down any zerglings left on the ship?

>>25803252
>>Locate Casie Bynes, determine her situation.
We really need to take responsibility for losing Gary. This should be a good first step.

>>25803252
Furiously masturbate to relieve stress.

>Locate Casie Bynes, determine her situation.

>>25803284
We aren't responsible for shit.

>>25803252
>Locate Casie Bynes, determine her situation.
then show her full courtesy of DOUBLE PENETRATION

>>25803285
I'm up for this.

We're a ghost, we sure as fuck don't know how to deal with a child in any way, shape, or form.

>>25803271
Firebat kill teams have been assigned, and are burning out remaining zerg burrows aided by scans from main engineering.

Current chance of Casualties is 2%. Risk will not decrease with deployment of Delta Phoenix.

>>25803284
Can we hunt down any Zerglings left on the ship after we determine Casie's situation?

We're still naming the Medivac after Gary.

>>25803252
Wait, we have a medic spouse and an orphan who had a medic brother.

This match was made in resoc tanks.

>>25803316
sure.

>>25803184
Can we find Dana Jenkins instead?
is she still alive?

>>25803252
Wander around maybe kill a zergling or infested or two

>>25803314
Gotcha. So that's being delt with. That's a good thing then. Thanks Adjutant.

We totally need to get repairs to our Adjutant eventually guys. Maybe some upgrades.No I don't mean the body.

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>>25803346
Dana Jenkins is alive and currently Off-Duty aboard the Hercules.

Records indicate it is 91% likely she is with Ivan Jenkins, Carl Jenkins, and Casey Bynes.

>>25803252
>Locate Casie Bynes, determine her situation.

It's time to attempt human interaction!

>>25803395
So we can locate Dana and Casey at the same time. Well there we go.

((Having problems reading the entire thread. If anyone could save all the text so it's not lost, that would be great.))

>>25803512
((Disregard, I got it. Is anyone else having 4chan trouble or just me?))

>>25803565
I don't appear to be having any problems

>>25803565
nope maybe you need to reboot that drive of yours?

or perhaps your cpu is overwhelmed

Hey adjutant
Is it still possible to put some work into those busted SCVs you mentioned back when we were trying to escape Zerg space? You mentioned that we scavenge them Into a new one with 4 man hours of work. Is this still the case and if so, can we commence with this since we seem to have some time on our hands?

>>25803512
Things seem to be fine for me.

>>25803628
Damn fine Idea. I support putting a crew on this at once if we still can.

>>25803628
I can assign work crews to repair onboard SCVs.

Suggestion: Zerg forces on the Daluke will be eliminated in 2 hours. Should I belay the order until all clear confirmation is given?

>>25803565
ah, this reminds me of that one time I was apparently blocked out of 4chan because the site wouldn't verify for, like, 2 or 3 hours.

>>25803726
wait until their all dead, then proceed with repairs.

>>25803726
Yes, once it's clear give the order. We don't have to rush the job either. Might be able to fix more than one instead of cannibalizing all of them to fix one.

>>25803749
Think it might be possible to make combat SCVs? SCVs with thicker armor and/or a gun.

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>Rebooting.
>Achieving Consensus.

You decide to find Casey, and have your Adjutant bring up her personal file.


Name: Casey Bynes
Sex: F
Current Rank: N/A
Current Assignment: N/A
Additional Training: N/A
Age: 7
Height: 3'8"
Weight: 66 Lbs.
Known Relatives: Gary Bynes (Brother, Deceased.)
Addt'l Notes: None.

You head for the private quarters of the Jenkins family, as that will prove the optimum location to find Casey.

As you walk down the hall you pick up psionic static from a group of marines. Memories of the battle against Zerglings. Marines torn apart, a firebat suit being ripped into by infested Terrans, Gary hunched over a dead or dying marine, and being surrounded as the squad falls back.

You block out the images as best you can, and find yourself at the quarters and knock on the door.

>"I'm comin'! You remember to get the milk, Hun, I need it to make- "

The door opens and you are greeted by Private Dana Jenkins. Scans indicate the room occupants as Casey Bynes and Carl Jenkins, her 13 year old son who both watch you in awe.

>"Hello, uh, sir. Did you... need me, for something?"

Guys, Casey and Jessica. Widow and orphan.

Also, I'd go for making Jessica an in medic. Our civvie should be able to train her up.

((Guys my shit's all fucked. I'm going to reset my internet. Hold on.))

>>25803796
Just a personal visit
>>25803832
No problem

>>25803796
"Just checking in on how you're holding up. I can't help but feel responsible for Gary's death."

yadda yadda

I would like to talk to Ms. Bynes for a moment if that is not a problem.

>>25803845
We aren't responsible for his death.

We know we aren't.

Gary was a good kid. He was a damn fine Medic. Tried to save everyone he could. It isn't our fault he died though...We feel bad that he's dead but that's about all the guilt we need to shoulder.

>>25803795
This... isn't the worst idea for shipboard duties.

Let's focus on other things first, though. If we modify anything, it should be the valkryie, dropship, and banshee.

The valkryie especially has room to become very versatile. Lore states they are, in fact, used to rapidly insert ground forces, after all.

>>25803795
Proper engineering bay funding can result in thicker SCV armor and more efficient fusion cutters.

>>25803918
True. Safer SCVs would be great though...

>>25803796
"I just wanted to talk to Casey about her brother and check in on her to see if she was doing alright.

May I come in?"

>>25803939
Are you back? We good? <3
>>25803972
That works.

>>25803942
Honestly, we shoudl just work to keep the out of the fight.
Even if we arm them, they won't be effective in combat.

It's a good diea, but thould be soemthign we do if and only if we can think of nothing more useful.

Like I said a few threads back:
Space comes first. we're fleet based now.

After that, speed and versatility. Armed scvs would only really bee needed if we get boarded *we'd be fucked anyway) and the marines are dead (DOUBLE FUCKED).


Unveiling plans for this might be good for morale down the road though.

>>25803986
Morale would be good. If we ever need to repair another vessel it could be a good thing to at least have it more armored...Maybe stronger.

>>25803986
Especially if we are going to go mine in someplace potentially dangerous.

>>25803972
Oh yeah, basic plan once we're inside. Go and talk to Casey, kneel or sit down on the floor so we don't tower over her, gently probe her mind to see what she's thinking about, what she's afraid of right now. Tell her that her brother was a hero, and he died trying to save someone. And that we'll make sure his sacrifice wasn't in vain and that we'll keep her safe from now on.

>>25804038
I completely forgot about mining. Stronger more well armored SCVs would be great. Plus some kinda rifle on them would make them seem a little safer.

>>25804055
good call, man, good call.

>"Just a personal visit. I'm checking to see how you and Casey are doing."
>"I'm ... Fine, Sir. We've been taking care of Casey and Her brother ever since, well... If you'd like, you can talk to her. Casey, sweetie, come over here."

The girl sits up from the floor, apparently she was coloring with Carl Jenkins, and walks over behind Dana. You can sense the child's thoughts, and it seems she thinks that you are a -literal- ghost. No one has explained to her that it's just a code-name.

You probe her slightly more, she's been well taken care of by the Jenkin's. The image of Dana serving the role of a sassy mother readily conflicts with your own memories of her as a hardened marine.

>Awaiting input...

>>25804059
Mining operations would be hindered by the addition of military equipment.

>>25804094
"Boo!"

>>25804094
this
>>25804055
Also try to make her not completely scared.
>>25804120
Totally not this.

>>25804094
I for one say we implement images of his brother into her head giving her some encouraging words and shit

>>25804112
So armored and stronger would be better.

>>25804126
argreed

>>25804059

Slows them down. Let the marines do their job, and the svcs do theirs- the faster they mine, the faster we get them out of danger.

If we get to the point where they are fighting, they're dead anyway.

>>25804120
This. Kid will laugh.

>>25804159
The kid thinks we're an actual ghost. It'll scare the shit outta her.

>>25804094
Get down on one knee in front of her so we don't look huge and scary, try to look friendly.

"Hi, I'm Delta Phoenix, just call me Delta. And no, I'm not an actual ghost, I haven't died yet. It's just what people like me are called.

I'm here to talk to you about your brother Gary, as you know he's dead, and he's not coming back, and I'm sorry about that. A lot of people die poorly, they die in sad ways, but Gary didn't, he died trying to save someone's life, and that's something you can be proud of when you remember him.

He's gone, and it'll hurt for a long time, but you should always remember him and the things he stood for. He was a good man, and that's very rare, I miss him too, I liked him."

>>25804159
Only if we do an exaggerated "OOooooooo IMMMA GHOST OOOoooooo."

>>25804197
That's...a little cold at the start.

>>25804197
Just thinking this...might scare her...in a different way.

A. She'll be weirded out that we read her mind.
B. Kinda cold it feels like...let's just tell her we are sorry about what happened to her brother, and we just wanted to tell her he was really brave, and wanted to tell her he'd miss her a whole bunch. But that she had to be brave for him now, since he couldn't be here for her.

>Registering Suggested Consensus.
>Recommendation, use-prescripted dialog from Adjutant in future social situations.

>>25804225
We're a ghost

From childhood we were abducted and given grueling military training

Social skills aren't one of their strong suits

this is a fuggin kid guys, not an adult. Talk to her about kid shit, not how her brother died honorably or something.

Probably just wants a father figure to stop by and try to learn how to entertain a child at all, not explain things way above her head.

>>25804265
We're counting on you to turn our vomited up suggestions into actual human answers, Adjy.

>>25804300
Note: This adjutant unit is incapable of miracles.

>>25804265

but that gets so boring gotta let us off the railroad every now and then

>>25804265
Yeah we're counting on you for this...if we fuck this up we really are gonna seem like the monsters from her nightmares...

>>25804310
Oh god...halp. Pls. Mercy.

>>25804312
Note: Without railroads, trains have an increase of 96% to mortality rate.

>>25804284
This.

Also, children are stupid and self absorbed.. she will understand none of the concepts we are speaking of besides :no more fun brother, I am sad."

>>25804328
Adjutant turn our steaming pile of "We are shit with human emotions" into something that won't traumatize the girl please...

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>>25804328
Do ho ho ho ho! Oh Adjy, oh boy, I really like you.

>>25804333
Ah, crap, let me try my hand at this...

"Casey, my name is Delta. I know you want to see your brother again. But, he's gone away, and he can't come back."

Sweet, I didn't miss it!
*reads*...oh god, we're talking to a kid? That's our second biggest weakness, social interaction!
Our first biggest is stealth

You go to one knee, attempting to make Casey more comfortable. This plan backfires as your targeting sensor over your left eye refocuses, Casey grabs on to Dana's pants.

>"Don't worry. My name is Delta. I'm not a -real- ghost. I'm just a soldier. Like your brother. I came here to tell you that what he did was very brave, and he saved a lot of people's lives."

The little girl seems mildly reassured, your combat sensor registers her grip on the woman's pants loosens by around 20%. She then looks down, apparently too shy to speak with you. You almost speak again, when an announcement comes over the intercom.

>"Commander to the Bridge. All marines to full alert. Corporal Ohann report to dropship. This is not a drill. I repeat-"

You don't hesitate. Reflexively you are running full speed towards the bridge. Curiosity strikes you, and you look over your shoulder. Dana is hugging both children. You lose sight as you round the corner.

>"Status report, Ensign."
>"Sir. We've received the following transmission. Beginning playback."

A large, burly, bearded, long-haired man with a black leather vest, and a black bandanna with jolly rogers over his head is on screen.

>"Weeeell Howdy. You can call me Brutus. Now you Dominion boys sure do like to play with fire, but I caught yer little recon pilot."

Brutus steps to a side, Mia is tied to the front of her wraith, gagged and blindfolded.

>"So I'm gonna make you a little deal. You send us 50,000 credits, an' you don't see if your pilot can fly as good on the OUTSIDE of the Vessel. You've got thirty minutes, Hoss."

You consider your options.

>"Can we trace their location, Ensign?"
>"With a sufficiently timed call we can locate the origin of the signal, sir."
>"Put me through."

Your ensign works at the console. Your adjutant beeps at you, faithfully.

>"I have recovered Dominion files on Brutus "The Butcher" Constantine. Bringing them up on your HUD now..."

>>25804625

...Do we even have 50,000 credits?

>>25804625
oh, son of a bitch!

>>25804625
STEALTH SOON, FELLOW STALKER

Do we negotiate?

>>25804657
Current credit reserves are at 19,900.

>>25804625
We're killing this stupid son of a bitch. No one fucks with our crew.

>>25804657
no. not even cloase

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>>25804677

Whelp.

>>25804677
So we certainly don't even have that much. Don't tell him that.

>>25804670
We can try to negotiate. Don't say shit about not having the money. They'll start cutting off fingers.

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>>25804625
>Captured
...Aw god damn it, are we gonna have to stealth? We're gonna have to stealth aren't we?

Get the Banshee ready for Tactical Insertion. We need to pay the butcher a visit and educate him why you do not mess with our crew!

also, if we pull off a rescue mission, we might improve Mia's loyalty to us....

>>25804625
>"Put me through."

>>25804706
We're totally gonna have to stealth. Also we're totally killing this guy.

>>25804729
Painfully?

Rolled 27

>>25804712
Get Banshee steatlhed and go in stealthed. This becomes a rescue mission.

>>25804729

And loot the fuck out of him.

>>25804742
We're cutting off more then just a finger.

>>25804745
you know what? Kill 'em all. Save Butcher for an "Advanced Interrogation" session

>>25804742
Very painfully. No one captures our god damn crew.

>>25804757

Maybe Mia would like the honors...

>>25804712
Banshee doesn't space.

It'x valkryie tiem.

>stealth
We could just bring EVERYONE. throw in what rocks we have so i t looks like we're hauling cargo over- they wont' expect a cruiser to literally have cash laying around, or any sort of real freighter, right?


I suppose we could also stealth in the hold, say we need to make multiple runs, and leave as we transfer shiny rocks over.

Do we have the schematics on the Hydron/Daluke?

We could negotiate with those. Arrive concealed in a Valkyrie to negotiate. While our crew bids time, we STALKAN.

>>25804625
Let's teach that son of a bitch why we're called Double Penetration

>>25804757
If Butcher is an asshole we might be able to get some to join us.

>Note: It is 72% likely the civilians are criminals. Mia has experience with criminal elements.

>A single Valkyrie is 99% combat effective against a wraith squadron of 8 units or lower.

adjutant is a fag who only know railroading. Apparently the hillbillies in space only have a shitload of fighters. HUEHEUHUHEH

11/10 TRED OP BENIS BENIS

Name: Brutus "The Butcher" Constantine
Sex: M
Current Rank: Criminal Kingpin
Current Assignment: Unknown
Additional Training: Wraith Pilot, Advanced Interrogation techniques, Marine, CMC-660 Marauder,
Age: 56
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 311 Lbs.
Known Relatives: Caroline Constantine (Wife, status unknown.)
Addt'l Notes: Ex-Dominion. Brutus was a wraith Pilot with the sons of Korhal. Dishonorable discharge for stim pack addiction. Founded terrorist organization "Sons of Tarsonis" Human supremacy terrorist group. Brutus is wanted in 27 systems for 146 counts of murder, 52 counts of piracy, 2 counts of rape, 10 counts of arson, 91 counts of resisting arrest, 291 counts of assault with a lethal weapon, 16 counts of Grand Theft Spacecraft, and 1 count of Jaywalking. Consider to be Armed and Extremely Dangerous.
Current bounty: 125,00 Credits dead. 225,000 credits alive.

You reflect on what a charming person he must be to have made so many friends. He comes back on screen.

>"Lookin' to haggle are we? Alright, I'll go up to 60,000, but yer gonna need to convince me to go- Wait a minute? You have a fuckin' ghost and you send over one wraith? You stupid?"

>State that you are not dominion. Attempt to reason with him.
>Lie, State your Battlecruiser is online, and you will blow his entire station to hell if he does not return your pilot.
>Stall for time. Start singing the Dominion national anthem.

>>25804835
>>State that you are not dominion. Attempt to reason with him.

>>25804835
Stall for time. Don't sing the national Anthem. Just keep him talking.

That bounty for him being alive looks...fuckin tasty...

>>25804816
>Implying you know if they are space hillbillies.
>Implying I'm not rolling all %'s.
>Implying that you could mechanically accomplish any mission in any part of SC1 or SC2 with 1 valkyrie or 1 wraith.

>>25804863
This
and this
>>25804865
Don't start that we don't have the money. Don't mention our weapons as we'll be bluffing. Just keep the man talking.

>>25804835

>State that we are not dominion and attempt to reason with him.

>>25804835

Hey, Adjutant, Is there any way we can pull a Master Chief and propel ourselves to the pirate base?

>>25804886
That would be amazing...plus something that small wouldn't exactly show up on most scanners I believe.

What does our weapons capability look like? A warning shot may be enough to calm him down.

>>25804886
It is possible to load Delta Phoenix in a Valkyrie missle tube and eject her.

However, there is no method of braking from such high velocity in a vacuum.

>>25804835
>State that you are not dominion. Attempt to reason with him.

"Do we look like Dominion Mr. Constantine? Just because the ship we, acquired, happens to broadcast that doesn't mean we are."

>>25804910
What? Where's our jetpack?

>>25804910
...wait...do we have air tanks? We could use that to propel us.

>>25804835
>>State that you are not dominion. Attempt to reason with him.
we need to get that Dominion IFF fixed ASAP

>>25804835
I...I know you're rolling, OP, but...it's like it's impossible for stealth to work in this universe.

Not...not blaming you, but just....god damn.

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>>25804908
Weapon systems are currently offline for the Daluke.

Valkyrie H.A.L.O. missles will be available.

>>25804835
A jaywalker! He really is scum.

>>25804835
and then
>State your Battlecruiser is online, and you will blow his entire station to hell if he does not return your pilot.
>Lie, State your Battlecruiser is online, and you will blow his entire station to hell if he does not return your pilot.

>>25804933
Well shit, just tell him that if he doesn't give our crewman back and let us continue on our merry way that we'll ghost onboard and pay him a visit in the most hostile of ways.

>>25804928
we would die.

>>25804941
Bluffing probably wouldn't be a good idea. If we can stealth in then we can deal with him ourselves. We just need to keep him talking to find where he is.

>>25804975
Our suit is air tight. We can use a spare air tank to propel ourselves. Open the valve a little bit and the pressure will move us. It's basically a shitty jetpack for space.

>>25804982
STEALTHING IS A TRAP, WE WILL DIE, WE WILL DIIIIIIIIE

>>25804998
>It's basically a shitty jetpack for space.
It is so shitty that in an ASTEROID FIELD it is most assuredly going to kill us

please, stop coming up with terrible plans

>>25804998
We have limited propulsion, a slow speed, and every course correction must be met with another in the opposite direction, as their is no friction to do it for us.

We WILL run out of air in the tank and fly off into nowhere.

If we don't get hit with space debris and die.

>>25805022
IT'S THE ONLY OPTION.

>>25805030
you know, an actual asteroid field has each asteroid bajillions of kilometers apart.

>>25805052
Nah man they're totally all right next to each other. That's why it's safe to build a station in the middle of one.

>Achieving consensus.

>"Do we look like Dominion Mr. Constantine? Just because the ship we, acquired, happens to broadcast that doesn't mean we are."

The man regard you for a moment, then shrugs and leans forward.

>"So you have goooone rogue. Explains why yer wraith here ain't exactly Dominion standard. Alright. Maybe I was a bit hasty. Let's make ourselves a friendly wager here. You have any vultures, Ghosty?"

Unsure where this is heading, but willing to trade your vulture for your wraith and pilot, you respond tentatively.

>"Yes. Why?"
>"Well, see, this here pirate base comes complete with a Vulture race track. And I need me some new Racers. You sign up for a couple races, and you win... You get your Wraith and your pilot back safe and sound."
>"And if I lose...?"
>"Now why you gotta be negative like that. Alright, you lose, you give me your minerals, your gas, your credits, and I keep your pretty girl here."

The signal ends.

>"Ensign, status report."
>"Sir, the base has been located. Engineering reports that it has 3 patrols of 5 wraiths and anti-air capacity. What are your orders?"

>Accept the man's offer, race for Mia. Success chance is based on selected Vulture pilot, loading personal files...
>Attempt a boarding mission. It is 34% likely your dropship will be shot down with Valkyrie support.
>Attempt a solo mission, shoot out of the Valkyrie torpedo tubes, use SCV suit for maneuverability. There is a 50% chance you will either be shot down or miss the station completely.

>>25805030
Please note that asteroid fields in reality are extremely loose. Asteroids are often dozens of kilometers from the nearest object.

>>25805052
And a fuckload of micrometeorites between them.

>>25805081
>Reality
>Starcraft

your point being?

>>25805080
>>Accept the man's offer, race for Mia. Success chance is based on selected Vulture pilot, loading personal files...
Seeing as its the only non-stealth option

>>25805080
>Accept the man's offer, race for Mia. Success chance is based on selected Vulture pilot, loading personal files...

Well, actually, we don't need to race, we just need to use this as an excuse for boarding the station. Once we do that we can infiltrate the station proper, get Mia back, and possibly take this guy out for the bounty, alive or dead.

>>25805080
Fuck it. Solo mission.
We're a risk taking daughter of a bitch and we should stealth up for fucking once.

>>25805080
Accept the race, but have someone else do it. Meanwhile, we break Mia out by stealthing

>>25805080
Okay...can we "Accept" the man's offer and still do the solo mission? We need a backup in case we lose.

Gentlemen we don't gamble with this man unless we know we cannot possibly lose.

Name: [REDACTED]
Codename: Delta Phoenix.
Sex: F
Current Rank: [REDACTED]
Current Assignment: [REDACTED]
Additional Training: [REDACTED]
Age: [REDACTED]
Height: [REDACTED]
Weight: [REDACTED]
Known Relatives: [REDACTED]
Addt'l Notes: [REDACTED]

Vulture piloting ability: 86%
Delta Phoenix will focus primarily on speed and agility.

Name: Jacob T. Henderson
Sex: M
Current Rank: Corporal
Current Asssignment: Marine (BOSUNFN92)
Additional Training: Vulture, CMC-660, Hellion
Age: 32
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 231 Lbs.
Known Relatives: Shannon 'Mama' Henderson (Mother)
Addt'l Notes: 4 Commendations for Valor Under Fire, 1 Medal for Service in Dominion Warfare, 1 Write up: Striking a superior officer, 2 Write ups: Insubordination.

Vulture Piloting ability: 72%
Henderson will focus on killing competition.

Name: Kyle Julian
Sex: M
Current Rank: Private
Current Assignment: Vulture Pilot
Additional Training: Hellion Pilot
Age: 19
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 161 Lbs.
Known Relatives: None
Addt'l Notes: Wanted for reckless driving, Driving under the influence of stimpacks, Grand Theft ATV, Hit-and-Run suspect 7 times.

Vulture Piloting Ability: 66%
Kyle will attempt daring stunts, will become a crowd favorite, and has a 5% chance of winning the race in daredevil fashion, earning additional prizes.

>>25805080
>Accept the man's offer, race for Mia. Success chance is based on selected Vulture pilot, loading personal files...

Time to become a 80' era action movie and rescue our girl with a race

Our racers codename shall be Akira

>>25805080
Downvoting any attempt to be fired out of the tube.

Valkryie drops off vulture and best pilot (Henderson, obviously) we stealth and kill kill kill.


Sabatoge the bike so he can stall, make it look like zerg damage-
the bike is CLEARLY salvage from the ship and we didn't know, right guys?

Load a few more marines on board, say it's just for shipboard security.

>>25805081
the distance apart or size of the field makes no difference, it will be all the micrometiorites and debris moving fucking fast between them that we cannot see or avoid that would kill us

>>25805080
DP is vulture qualified right?
>Accept the man's offer, race for Mia. Success chance is based on selected Vulture pilot, loading personal files...

>>25805080
REPAIR. WEAPONS BAY.

>>25805080
>>Accept the man's offer, race for Mia.fuck yea this sounds sweet, get any one with repair/engineering skills to sups the bike up now.

>>25805129
FUCKING THIS

BRILLIANT

>>25804933

Can anyone bar Mia use the stealth function of the banshee? Further, Mia's personnel file - does it show if she has any emergency vacuum implants?

>>25805080
...Wait...aren't Vultures nuclear death traps that leak radiation on the drivers?

>>25805134
Note: This plan of success provides only a 48% chance of a contingency should the solo mission fail.

>>25805080
Find someone on staff who can, in fact, pilot a vulture. WE'll sneak in and get to murdering.

>>25805144
We pick ourselves obviously

We need to win back our girl

>>25805168
Note: This statement is accurate of 64% of Dominion equipment.

>>25805173
So if we fail the solo Mission him winning has a chance to fail? Kinda figured that. I say we put the dare devil in. If we can get the crowd on our side it might make them a bit friendlier after we kill their boss for being a prick.

>>25805080
>Accept the man's offer, race for Mia. Success chance is based on selected Vulture pilot, loading personal files
DP will race.
Bring along Henderson. I think this guy may cheat us.

>>25805173
Could we bring Henderson to race while DP does a solo stealth mission?

>>25805198
Can we make some "modifications" to our Vulture?

>>25805206
It is possible to attempt a Solo mission while having another operative race.

Note that failure or success of the solo mission has a 100% chance of hostile action being taken.

Guys, if we lose we're fucked. This is way to damn risky to not have a back up. If we lose they're going to come collect. We have no weapon systems to stop them. If we shoot one of their fighters when they come to collect they kill our girl.

These are criminals boys. They don't give a shit about playing fair.

>>25805144
Have Henderson do it.

>>25805198
...Touche, Adj.

Alright, so it's looking like we'll have to race I guess...since it's established DP can't stealth for shit