[Ic] Operation: Aquam Epsilon

[NanoVega]

Natalia walke back to the ship, warming the engines and following Ante, it was the first time in a long time she'd been in the ship alone, and she looked back, towards the arsenal, to the right, near the foundry, a tarp covered a tenno sized item, in a box, obscuring its form. Halcyon was building something, but wouldn't show her. She set the ship to follow Ante and steppe over to it, biting her lip and lifting the tarp slowly. It revealed a box, as expected, and she was about to open it when the ships cephalon interrupted her.

"You shouldn't be messing with that." It said, and locks engaged on the other side of the box. She pouted, but repositioned the tarp. Heading back to the navigation terminal.

[IceDragonofAmber]

Vasto finally lowered the ramp, bending over and putting his hands on his kneed as he let out sighs of exhaustion.

"If your... Going to follow me... Fine just... Don't get in... My way"

He stood up straight as he took in a deep breath. "God damn, I'm going to kill him" he said as he entered the snoring, darkened ship.

[NanoVega]

Halcyon followed Vasto,

"Who, exactly, are you going to kill?" He asked, careful not to touch anything as he followed the volt.

(Wanted to give someone else a chance to post, :P)

[IceDragonofAmber]

The ship consisted of two compartments, a cockpit and the universal area. The universal area consisted of a Kubrow housing facility to the left and an arsenal to the right. The floor in the middle of the room was taken up by a drop pod, capable of dropping in both Tenno and Kubrows, though not at the same time. Two seats were attached to the wall separating the Universal Area to the cockpit, on either side of the now closed side door.

 

"My brilliant little Cephalon" Volt continued to bang his fist on the back wall. "Nium! Wake up!".

 

At Vasto's call the snoring was replaced by a loud yawn as the lights on the ship slowly flickered to life. A sleepy voice spoke back.

 

"Ah, operator, your back. Has it been a millennium already?"

 

"No, just a century"

 

"Alright, I will scower the Corpus web to catch up on the latest trends and news"

 

"You do that"

 

Vasto paused for a secon before continuing

 

"Nium, what time will Val be arriving?"

 

"Your date will arrive in... now"

 

Sounds can be heard as a standard liset begins to dock in the hanger.

 

"She's not a date"

 

"Evidence would suggest she is"

 

"Evidence also suggests that I upload you into that crappy MOA if you don't stop talking"

 

"Evidence also suggests that if you were to try that I'd throw you out the airlock"

 

Vasto took a few seconds to sneer at his ship before leaving to greet the newcomer.

 

(OOC: Understandable)

Edited September 26, 2014 by IceDragonofAmber

[NanoVega]

Halcyon spoke privately to Nano,

"How many of you guys would it take to immobilize these idiots if they were to start fighting?"

"Four, at most."

"Alright, get three more online and watch these guys and my back, also, keep an eye on the airlock."

"A-a-a-Affirmitive." Nano glitched, booting up the other AI.

[IceDragonofAmber]

Val was looking over her weaponry, trying to decide what to take as her Cephalon docked at the hanger. She was tapping her helmet's chin as she looked over her weaponry. A heavily modded Soma, Supra and Phage. She already had her trusty Orthos Prime strapped on, and her choice of primary would dictate her secondary. Eventually she decided on the Phage, both because she handn't used it in a while and because she knew how much Vasto adored the weapon.

 

She grinned under her helmet.

 

Grabbing the Phage as her Liset landed, a female voice spoke as the ship's Cephalon. "Miss Valerie, we have arrived at your destination."

 

"Thanks Steph, will be right out" Quickly grabbing her Duel Cestras, she began on her way out, almost forgetting her medical compartment but going back to get it.

 

"Have a safe journey mistress"

 

"Thanks Steph, I will" She almost jumped out of her ship, waving bye to it as she quickly began moving towards where she knew Vasto's Fighter to be, and upon seeing the Volt moving towards her, rushed forwards and gave him a hug

 

"Vasto! It's been so long." 

 

"It has, hasn't it? I would have visited you earlier, but I've been busy"

 

"Being captured?"

 

Vasto grumbled as Valerie released her hold on him and laughed. Vasto quickly changed the subject so she wouldn't peg on that little "incident". He began moving towards his shup, beckoning for her to follow.

 

"Come on. Once we're in the ship, I'll tell you about the mission."

 

She began following Vasto "This mission better be good, or else I'm throwing you out the airlock"

 

"Nium's already promised me that"

 

"Damn, guess I'll just have to think of something else huh?"

 

"Yup" 

 

(OOC: Will try and get a picture of what her frame looks like now

 

Also, anyone know how to colour the text? Would be a lot easier to make conversations between my own OCs if I knew.)

[NanoVega]

(Ask wolfman, he's got a "Ask Nekros Exalibur and Valkyr" thread,)

Halcyon heard another voice,

"Better make that four Nano," He said, and the AI affirmed. Activating yet another AI as Halcyon waved hello to the approaching friendlies.

[IceDragonofAmber]

Valerie noticed the Frost and waved back, Vasto, however, did nothing. Curiosity was in her voice as she spoke to Vasto.

 

"Who's that?"

 

Vasto's tone of voice was not at all enthusiastic. "That bling boy over there is Halcyon"

 

"Is he going to be joining us?"

 

Sigh "Unfortunately, yes"

 

"Oh, stop being such a grouchy old man, or I might mistake you for Vor"

 

She began moving ahead of Vasto, greeting Halcyon, extending her hand as she did so.

 

"Hi. I'm Valerie, nice to meet you"

Edited September 26, 2014 by IceDragonofAmber

[Twilight053]

It did not took long for the Mag to set up and rev her Liset, soon after she took off from the hangar -- "I'm going head on first, feel free to come join me later." -- to her designated mission, Tharsis sector.

 

(OoC: Still waiting for Kamal, sorry for the short RP)

[NanoVega]

As Valerie offered her hand, Halcyon deactivated his helm, bowing to kiss it,

"Pleased to make you acquaintance, I call myself Halcyon. Vasto calls me bling boy." He said, glaring at the Volt as he stood.

[IceDragonofAmber]

Vasto simply shrugged as he re-entered his ship.

 

"Oh, a gentleman are we? Well, pleased to make your acquaintance too, Halcyon of the Frost Prime frame." She gave a mock bow before bursting into laughter.

 

"Sorry, sorry, couldn't resist. In all seriousness, nice to meet you Halcyon. And please excuse Vasto. He's... Well, he just hates people, pretty much."

[NanoVega]

Halcyon shrugged,

"Not really, just bothering Vasto, it's obvious from his cephalon that he's got a thing for you." He said, leaning against a nearby wall.

[IceDragonofAmber]

Val shook her head. "Oh, that's just Nium being Nium," She looks towards the ship, where from within sounds of argument could be heard. "Those two always get on each other's nerve. They are like a pair of squabbling siblings together."

[Kamal965]

They were coming.

He didn't need detection systems to know that the Tenno would arrive. It was't an if, but a when, as the Tenno had always managed to interfere with their Empire's campaigns ever since the first one awoke. His lips thinned as he watched the interplay of fire and ice on his mighty hammer, contemplating a course of action against the Tenno. Undoubtedly, they would attempt both an assassination on him and an extermination on the barracks - Tenno were nothing if not predictable in that sense. He would have to order the troops in Alba to increase guard duty.

Unfortunately for his enemies, though, no one was about to find him. Not his Grineer, nor the Tenno. Not until he was ready, at least.

Sheekh was bored.

From within the control room of the Phlegra's center-most refueling island, he was alone to his thoughts and boredom. No one ever came to refuel here, as there were other refueling stations closer to the oceans in all directions. He didn't even get to patrol the island like the rest of his fellow soldiers - instead, he was saddled with administrative and communication duties. How he longed for the long-distant sensation of adrenaline pumping through his body, entrenched in combat against Corpus filth or rebel scum.

He sighed, shaking his head and refocusing on the comms system in front of him. While his duty wasn't the most exciting, it was still his duty to the Kwueens to do it to the best of his ability. If only it was a little less boring.

"Hey! You - yeah, you! The one with the... pink... Drakgoon," Odhok paused at that observation, before shrugging that information off and continuing, "Give me a status report on your progress with the construction!"

The engineer shiftily stowed his Drakgoon away, coughing in faint embarrassment before pointing out towards a series of extremely large, rotating satellite dishes - arranged in a grid format - surrounded by wires, solar panels and a key-card locked access panel near the back. "The signal boosters are done - we managed to get it to cover the entire of the planet and all Grineer troop radios will manage to contact each other if using the correct frequency," he paused, catching his breath before shifting his attention to another object - a single large, flat square shaped onyx-colored object resting on the ground against half-constructed props - to continue his exposition.

"We've begun construction of the orbital and Void mask detectors, and everyone is currently focusing on getting it up and running as fast as possible. It should be up within 48 hours, but it might taker longer to draw a power line to it. After that, everything should be in order."

The Sergeant spared the Void mask detector a critical glance before nodding and continuing on.

"Oy, 'tender, send us an'ther round of t'eh good stuff!" a hulking Grineer brute slurred out from his end of a crowded table, full of similarly built Grineer troopers, eliciting a roar of approval from his squad mates.

However, before the bartender could reply, all stereos and televisions flickered out for a brief moment, before their images reappeared, this time with a display of Lieutenant Kril's face zoomed up close to the camera.

"Grineer of Alba, I have reason to believe that the filthy Tenno will attempt an invasion. All guard details are to be doubled and high-alert is to be raised and maintained at all times," he paused, "Don't disappoint me."

And with that, his message ended and the television stations went back to the previous propaganda programs. The Grineer within the bar looked at each other in silence for all of one minute before shrugging and going back to their drinking.

Similar scenes of blatant subordination echoed out all across the settlements and barracks of Alba.

(( Tharsis will be up soon. ))

Edited September 27, 2014 by Kamal965

[X3Evanescence]

Aboard his Liset, he was immediately greeted by Nez and given an update on the status of the planet. It seemed that further scans have revealed that Lieutenant Lech Kril has broadcasted a warning to the legions of Grineer informing them of imminent Tenno interference. Azrael was shocked about how they found out so quickly. Has a comrade already blown our cover?

"No Tenno detected on the planet, Operator."

Heaving a sigh of relief, Azrael contemplated his next course of action now that the Grineer are somewhat alerted and are expecting them more or less. As he delved into deeper thought, Nez began to interpret the coordinates given, setting the course to the planet itself. A small jolt was felt as the Liset plunged into the depths of the darkness that is Space, the thrusters behind the Liset leaving behind bright trails of light.

"Relay the information of Lech Kril's transmission to other friendly Lisets at once."

"With pleasure, Operator."

With that, Azrael proceeded to the back compartment of the Liset once again, the back-ramp lowering with a hiss of pressurized air. He decided to switch his Lex Prime out to something that is more suited for Stealth; something silent and efficient. He decided to get his Hikou Prime instead, strapping the pouches onto his two thighs and checking each star's razor sharp edges. Satisfied, he went back to the Navigation console.

"Nez. Status?"

"We would be entering Aquam Epsilon's space within a span of 12 standard minutes, Operator."

"Enter orbit until further instructions. Engage cloaking once within proximity. Scan for any allied spacecraft that enters within airspace. If possible, establish communication links."

"As you wish, Operator."

Azrael then knelt down once more to clear his thoughts with meditation, waiting for Aegia's arrival and the others.

[Kamal965]

Hidden high within the tall mountains of Tharsis, loud proclamations of superiority and propaganda blared out of floating regulators all across the base. While it had no real visible effect, the speeches were making that troops walk with their head held just a little higher, or keep a sharper and keener eye while patrolling, or having their weapons just a little more ready. All in all, no real effect on a single individual, but an army? An impressive increase in morale.

 

Surrounding the sprawling, bulbous complex of Grineer design were dozens of automatic and manned turrets of all types protecting the place. Patrols lined the halls within the complex, with idle chattering between the troops to stave off the boredom of their mundane patrolling schedules. Within the heart of the complex was a large, circular control room filled with technicians and screens showing updates of all deployed missions across the planet, with a special screen to the side dedicated to trans-planet communication with the rest of the empire.

 

One of the technicians quickly noticed as that screen came online, grunting as he commented to the rest of the workers, "Hey! It looks like Kasei finally got the long-distance radios online. Good to know," he said, with murmurs of agreement echoing from his fellow Grineer.

[IceDragonofAmber]

Val continued  "Well we should probably get going. We don't wanna keep Vasto waiting, or get stood up by the other Tenno for completing out objective last"

 

She started moving towards the ship, beckoning for Halcyon to follow.

[Twilight053]

She glanced down to the planet, currently hovering above what looks like a Grineer military city, with the countless amount of turrets shooting down the ferocious wildlife. It is a good thing that she had recently maintenanced her void cloak, otherwise she would have been found immediately. This place could be beautiful if not for them, she thought.

 

After an hour of scouting, Ante found an empty perimeter in Tharsis, and quickly hovers down to the location: It seems to be a beach of some sort, though the land is replaced with ice, lots of it. She jumped down to the empty perimeter, her liset now thrusting away from her sight.

 

"It's a bit cold, but it's the best place we have." She said.

Edited September 28, 2014 by Twilight053

[NanoVega]

Halcyon followed Val, stepping onto the ship as she did the same, clasping his hands together and gesturing towards the cockpit,

"Lead the way." He said simply. Stepping closer to a nearby wall in case he needed support.

Natalia jumped out of Halcyon's Liset, landing elegantly, loosing the energy from the fall through a sweeping kick aimed at no one. It sent up a slight spray of sand but nothing that could be bothersome. She walked over to Ante, looking around for the other one who was going with them.

[IceDragonofAmber]

Vasto was in the cockpit which consitted of a pilot's seat and a dashboard consisting of several buttons, dials and levers. Ras was in the Kubrow housing facility, lying down with her eyes closed. Val walked up to behind Vasto, in the doorway separating the two compartments.

 

"We're all set and ready to go captain"

 

"All righty, let's go piss us off some Grineer!"

 

The engines roared as the ship lifted up as the ramp closed, shooting out of the hanger seconds later at a not-so-safe speed towards their destination.

 

(OOC: Normal text is Valerie, bold text is Vasto)

[souldrive11]

Seeing a need for a companion that's better suited for the terrain, Mia fastens her Shade back into her storage slot as she mentally whistles for her Raviente to come with her. With a quick bark of excitement, the Huras kubrow quickly ran up to her for a quick headscratch while Liset opens up the bottom hatch for a air drop. As Mia's Liset maintained a cloaked distance of 20m behind Ante, Raviente throws up her cloak for the both of them and they silently dropped down onto one of the few patches of soft snow in the area.

 

"Cold...and quiet." she thought to herself. "It's times like this I wish Excelia were here. There never seems to be a shortage of excitement...or flying body parts with her around."

 

Pushing the thought aside, she stealthily makes her way towards Ante while her Liset maintains a cloaked vigil over her.

Edited September 29, 2014 by souldrive11

[NanoVega]

Halcyon almost chuckled at Vasto's words, almost. As it was, he chose instead to brace himself on the wall, signaling Vasto was good to go.

Natalia turned, looking directly at Mia and beckoning her forward with a hand,

"Come on, we're tenno, you don't have to be afraid around us." She said, smiling although no one could see it.

[IceDragonofAmber]

The ship, of course, had several devices and mechanisms in place to help reduce G-forces and increase stability within the ship. Despite this, however, Val had to retain a tight grip on the doorway to avoid falling over. Retaining this tight grip, she slowly made her way to the seat located on the right of the doorway, sitting with a sigh of relief that she managed to make the trip unscathed. She buckled herself in her seat before turning to Halcyon and when she spoke, it was loudly as to be heard over the roar of the engines. She pointed towards her left.

 

"Halcyon, there is another seat if you need it."

Edited October 1, 2014 by IceDragonofAmber

[NanoVega]

Halcyon looked up from his seat, formed from frozen vapor attached to the wall he'd been hanging onto,

"Nah I'm good, thanks," he called back, chilling in the strange chair.

[IceDragonofAmber]

Val simply observed Halcyon on his newly generated seat, slightly surprised that the prime had done such an action, and slightly curious as to how he avoids slipping off, though quickly concluding that he must have frozen himself to the seat or something else. She merely nodded and said "Alright", although under her helmet she smirked, and in her thoughts she spoke "(Vasto's not going to like that)".

It was moments later when the drowsiness began. It came a bit earlier than expected, though that did not elect in any form of surprise or worry. She fiddled around her rear, attempting to grab the medical compartment she kept there. After a few seconds, she was victorious, and brought the compartment to her lap, where she opened it and brought out a syringe containing a dark purple liquid. She closed the compartment and brought out her left wrist, the Warframe around the area contracting to reveal skin that wasn't pale, but wasn't tanned either, existing in a middle plain of a natural colour. She didn't even flinch as she brought the utensil down to pierce her wrist.

(OOC: last post before bed)