389th Orbital Police Corps [OOC] Still Accepting Apps

[The United Remnants of America]

I'd have to scrap the claustrophobia idea if we were doing the standard individual coffin-esque droppods because-

...

You know what claustrophobia is, right? I don't think my character would even be eligible for the job if he had a panic attack every time he was sent on a mission while being inserted. Or practicing being inserted.

I don't think he would like seeing the big Flames out side the windows from re-entry (If there are windows) either.

I mean....

It'd prove interesting just like he wanted, right?

[Jeremy Beaver]

I would prefer dropships cause they're much less likely to fail than Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle's (SOEIV's)

Cant think of any other way to decelerate pods other than Rocket engines and parachutes. both are pretty unreliable but hey! Its the Fuuuuutureeeee.

[Ulvenes]

I would prefer dropships cause they're much less likely to fail than Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle's (SOEIV's)

Cant think of any other way to decelerate pods other than Rocket engines and parachutes. both are pretty unreliable but hey! Its the Fuuuuutureeeee.

And we can see how well those served the Helljumpers. From the books I read usually a third of the ODST's died from those malfunctioning.

[The United Remnants of America]

Cant think of any other way to decelerate pods other than Rocket engines and parachutes. both are pretty unreliable but hey! Its the Fuuuuutureeeee.

And we can see how well those served the Helljumpers. From the books I read usually a third of the ODST's died from those malfunctioning.

Eh. It was always a gamble. But a fun one for those who lived.

I would prefer dropships cause they're much less likely to fail than Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle's (SOEIV's)

Cant think of any other way to decelerate pods other than Rocket engines and parachutes. both are pretty unreliable but hey! Its the Fuuuuutureeeee.

Wanna use Dust 514 tech? They didn't use any pods, just fell from the sky and had inertial dampeners integrated into their armor. (BIG Dust fan)

[Jeremy Beaver]

And we can see how well those served the Helljumpers. From the books I read usually a third of the ODST's died from those malfunctioning.

Eh. It was always a gamble. But a fun one for those who lived.

Cant think of any other way to decelerate pods other than Rocket engines and parachutes. both are pretty unreliable but hey! Its the Fuuuuutureeeee.

Wanna use Dust 514 tech? They didn't use any pods, just fell from the sky and had inertial dampeners integrated into their armor. (BIG Dust fan)

I dont mind what ever kind of tech we use but its up to the OP i would prefer Drop ships.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Morning.

[Jeremy Beaver]

Morning.

And as one of the North American players here

Night.

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Looks like I'll be going Gunner.

[Nekronia]

I would prefer dropships cause they're much less likely to fail than Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle's (SOEIV's)

Cant think of any other way to decelerate pods other than Rocket engines and parachutes. both are pretty unreliable but hey! Its the Fuuuuutureeeee.

Another way that would involve dropships would be simply swooping without engines on and using the air itself to slow down the vehicle like a bird swooping down. Although, this would require insanely strong materials for the dropship. Otherwise, the dropship's gonna... uh... not so much "drop" as much as "rip itself apart messily".

[Ulvenes]

Morning.

And as one of the North American players here

Night.

I'm American. >_>

Another way that would involve dropships would be simply swooping without engines on and using the air itself to slow down the vehicle like a bird swooping down. Although, this would require insanely strong materials for the dropship. Otherwise, the dropship's gonna... uh... not so much "drop" as much as "rip itself apart messily".

You mean a glider?

[Jeremy Beaver]

And as one of the North American players here

Night.

I'm American. >_>

Another way that would involve dropships would be simply swooping without engines on and using the air itself to slow down the vehicle like a bird swooping down. Although, this would require insanely strong materials for the dropship. Otherwise, the dropship's gonna... uh... not so much "drop" as much as "rip itself apart messily".

You mean a glider?

A really strong super future glider FROM SPACE
This will be my last post night night everyone!

[Vancon]

Apps are now up, along with a new poll and new OP things. Check it out.

[Nekronia]

Another way that would involve dropships would be simply swooping without engines on and using the air itself to slow down the vehicle like a bird swooping down. Although, this would require insanely strong materials for the dropship. Otherwise, the dropship's gonna... uh... not so much "drop" as much as "rip itself apart messily".

You mean a glider?

Same concept, just metal. Also with propulsion or something to fly away after the mission.

[Vancon]

OP has been worked on again, now we have a chat thread, an archive and an IC, but don't post on the IC until I give the go ahead on the weekend.

Yes, you read this right, the RP will go live on the weekend.

[Charmera]

WIP APP

Name: Yukiko Mizushima
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Preferred rank:
Preferred class: Combat Officer
Nationality: Japanese
Experience:
Six years in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
(One year in the Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital)
Two Years in the Orbital Police Corps
Height & weight: 6ft 2
148 pounds
Short Bio: (See the Full bio for the non-abridged version)
Yukiko was a sheltered child who due to mental trauma from being kidnapped and bullied became violent. She joined the Tokyo police force and was a success story all around, even getting to detective rank, but eventually a single case she had several mental breakdowns, which landed her in a mental hospital. She eventually came out of it, but was rehired this time by the OPC.

RP example:
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Likes:
Violence
Combat

Dislikes:
Full Bio:
At the start of her childhood, Yukiko Mizushima was kept in a controlled, sterile, safe environment. Her Father and Mother were both successful and wealthy and insisted on keeping their little flower so protected, due to her family’s record of unstable mental health. She was always a fierce and strong willed girl, but still tried her best to play the role of the perfect little princess. Unfortunately, when she turned age 8, she was kidnapped by two criminals, each with crippling drug addictions and deteriorating mental states, who had the idea of kidnapping a little rich girl so they could extort the family for money.

Yukikos parents paid the ransom, but that only encouraged the two kidnappers (who happened to be husband and wife) to gamble for more money. When the parents inevitably involved the police, the three men disappeared with their daughter. The police were unable to track the kidnappers, leaving Yukiko in their hands.

Yukiko was subjected to horrific abuse from the kidnappers, still hanging onto her because of the possibility of being able to extort more money from her parents and out of some strange, twisted desire to raise her as their own child due to being unable to reproduce themselves. They managed to hold onto her for two years, keeping her in a basement while they used the money from the Ransom to build a life for themselves, keeping secret the girl in their basement. This bred an anger and frustration in Yukiko, as she grew to hate the people who kidnapped her.

Eventually, she was lucky enough to be able to get ahold of a phone, which she used to inform the police of her whereabouts. This time, they managed to rescue Yukiko, who was scarred by the event, being the groundwork for the rest of her life of creeping rage.

When she got back to school and life, things had changed. Her parents had developed a rift between them, each blaming the other for their daughters misfortune and their ensuring financial deterioration. Also, the abuse had not stopped. She was subject to a cruel amount of bullying in school, abuse both verbal and physical. At first she endured it, but the more she didn’t do anything the worse it became. She couldn’t tell her parents, they weren’t taking it nearly serious enough. She couldn’t tell the teachers, who didn’t take it seriously at all, in fact she was reprimanded for doing so. Plus, most of the abuse happened outside of school. She felt trapped and helpless again, unable to do anything… reminding her of her kidnapping.

A year after her return to normal life, she finally snapped and lashed out at a bully who happened to be tormenting her at the time. She didn’t win the ensuing fight, but she would remember the feeling unleashing her inner frustration and rage. And she now knew she didn’t have to endure the bullying any longer. Unfortunately, she took the less than healthy route in dealing with her anger…

She took martial arts and defense classes, her parents becoming less concerned with her as they themselves became consumed in a marital war with each other. Soon she was able to put up a fight against the bullies, and soon she came to enjoy the fighting, especially hurting those who had hurt her. She might have even become some sort of bully had her determined career lead her to the Japanese police academy. Since she wanted to become an officer of the law to prevent others from suffering the same fate as her kidnapping, she worked hard to pass the requirements. Arguably, she could have been joining to fulfil some sort of desire for revenge too…

She passed with flying colours and got a job in the Tokyo Police Department. She became an excellent police officer, a rising star, though the stress and the nature of the job did nothing to help her deteriorating mental state. However the comradeship of her coworkers and their support at least encouraged her to mask her ailing mind, though on occasion she has had explosions of rage at others.

One year before the end of her career, she was promoted to detective. Her first case was one with a serial killer who seemed to go after young rich girls specifically. After a while on the case, the murderer started taunting her, seeming to exploit her rage strategically as part of his sick game. Yukiko eventually became deeply personally involved in the case. She eventually discovered that this was someone she had gone to school with and who had bullied her. This only made her more determined to find him.

Unfortunatly, the stress was starting to get to her, and she was starting to crack. She eventually had a series of three mental breakdowns (all of which were violent and often resulted in one of her co workers getting hurt). After the first, she was taken off the case. The second was after the killer was still taunting her and she was demoted. After the third she found herself in a mental hospital for some time.

When she got out of the hospital, she had changed somewhat, becoming completely reserved and burying her emotions deep down, knowing they were only hurting. She was not offered her job in the force back, though managed to find the Orbital Police Corps wiling to hire her. With little other options, she joined them.
Theme:
Blood type:
Sexuality: Bi
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Weapon:
Spare gear:

[Northern Arcadian Empire]

Apperance White, brown hair, brown eyes, wears glasses, some stubble of a beard
Name: Christopher Rath
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Preferred rank: Constable
Preferred class: Combat
Nationality: American
Experience: Fresh out of Basic
Hight & weight: 4'9" and 180 lbs
Short Bio: Born into a middle class family, mother was killed when he was 12 form a "car crash". He later joins the police force at 18, and now is a fresh recruit
RP example: Here is my own Rp that I have made
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Likes : rock music, country music, steak, history, running, video games and guns
Dislikes: traitors, criminals that use innocent people as human shields, drug addicts
Full Bio: Chris was born into a small middle class family around Junction City Kansas, he was a only child so he got alot of things but he valued his family and friends. His father was a soldier so he moved around alot trying to create new friends. When he was 12 his father was deployed leaving him and his mother, later his mother was killed in a supposed car crash, his father came back home immediately in order to take care of him. Later he begun to peruse the world of law, to find who killed his mother. So at the age of 18 he enlisted in the Orbital police corps, he was accepted and then trained until he was 20. Now he is a fresh recruit ready for some action.
Theme: American badass by kid rock
Blood type: O
Sexuality: Heterosexual
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Weapon: Rifle
Spare gear: tasers, a extra flashlight, tear gas, extra ammo

[Icrum]

Name: Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Sydney Schenberg-Anich
Appearance:

Age: 19 1/2
Gender: Female
Preferred rank: Constable
Preferred class: Mechanic
Nationality: Swedish/American
Experience: Fresh Blood
Hight & weight: 5'10" and 145 lbs.
Short Bio: Born to a military Vetran and a mechanic, Lizzy grew up surrounded by war and vehicles. When she turned 6, she wanted to drive APCs to deliver troops to the front lines. However, at the age of 15, she changed her mind and wanted to become a military mechanic. It was on her 16th birthday when she then changed her mind to join the police force. She was having a smashing time when a murderer came and began to shoot her and her friends up. Lizzy's mom, a navy seal Vetran (F da rulez), almost instantaneously took the murderer down with lethal force. However, two of Lizzy's friends were killed and Lizzy was wounded in the hip. After a couple of surgeries, Lizzy vowed to join the police force to help stop criminals. After completing the Police Academy, she was assigned to the role of Mechanic as she was extremely adept at repairng vehicles, no doubt die to her father's influence.
RP example: You know me Van-Senpai
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Likes : Tanks, Family, and Video Games
Dislikes: Jets, Death, and Douchebags
Full Bio: See Short Bio
Theme: None as of Right Now
Blood type: AB+
Sexuality: Bisexual
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If you choose Mechanic,
Weapon: Morita Rifle
Toolkit: Wrench, Blowtorch, Screwdriver (Both kinds), Hammer, Hormel Spam, Duct Tape, and a Crowbar
Small Drone: Scout Drone
Explosives: C4

[Exantos]

Have we decided what weaponry we're going with? I need to find a good LMG if we're using more of a PMT tech area, but if we're using lasers then umm. My experience with laser based weaponry is that it's mainly assault rifles or the like. Not really a heavy firepower support option in that.

[Icrum]

Have we decided what weaponry we're going with? I need to find a good LMG if we're using more of a PMT tech area, but if we're using lasers then umm. My experience with laser based weaponry is that it's mainly assault rifles or the like. Not really a heavy firepower support option in that.

I'm using a Morita Rifle from SST.

[Icrum]

I think there should be a 389th who does LX-13 in secret, but someone finds out leading to a shitstorm.

[Exantos]

I think I'll take the Epulse-88 rifle then

[The Armed Republic of Dutch Coolness]

Name: Laurens Slager(Lawrence for you English lot)
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Preferred rank: Lieutenant
Preferred class: Support [Gunner]
Nationality: Dutch
Experience: 2 years Rotterdam Police Department
5 years of service in the Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst
3 years at the Orbital Police Corps.
Height & weight: 198 cm
92kg (using the superior metric system here, guys!)
Short Bio: Grew up in the province of Zeeland, in the Netherlands - a rather quiet area where you can't find a single flying fuck. Studied Public Administration at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, but eventually ended up in the local police force as a detective. He was soon recruited by the MIVD, where he stayed for 5 years before being honorably discharged, and joining the Orbital Police Corps.
RP example: You know me.
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Likes : Reading the news and about economics and politics in general, playing vidya games, watching series, reading, Heineken beer.
Dislikes: Nationalists/patriots, mean-ass huggers trying to kill him, Amstel beer (tastes like piss, mate).
Full Bio:
Theme: There y'are
Blood type: O+
Sexuality: Heterosexual
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Weapon: Heckler & Koch MG4

[Brechalht]

ignore

[The United Remnants of America]

Name: Kael Rothar
Appearance:
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Preferred rank: Lieutenant
Preferred class: Support
Nationality: American
Experience: 5 Years
Hight & weight: 5'9", 135
Short Bio: Kael grew up in the Chicago District in America. Coming from a working class family, his father and mother both employed at a large fabrication plant, Kael knew one thing growing up: He didn't want to do that. 18 years old, and ready to try and join the Joint Military Force left him at a disadvantage; He failed his physical examination for having poor eyesight. So, pressed for money, Kael took a service job at a McDonald's just a few blocks from his childhood home. Fast-orward 2 years, 20-year-old Kael Rothar stands proud with his fellow accepted recruits to join the Orbital Police, a new up-and-coming private security force that deals with a multitude of global issues. The OPD allowed him in, and even offered to surgically augment his eyesight so that he'd be able to see clearly, all he needed to wear was a pair of corrective contacts that made his irises appear to glow a soft blue from the circuitry in them. Kael wouldn't find out until later that the contacts were also equipped with an augmented reality heads-up display for in mission situations that allowed him to identify friends from foes using the IFF that every OPD officer had. Finally, fast-forward five years, and young Kael Rothar is now a mid-level field medic with the 389th OP Corps.
RP example: Jump Gate Jockeys, LoS, Project Warfigther, etc. (Van, I see you too much)
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Likes : Foreign women, staying employed, watching gladiatorial combat games
Dislikes: Having to patch himself up, "hard landings," his 3-year dry streak with women
Full Bio: Check the "Short" Bio.
Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJelsOHe6xk
Blood type: O-
Sexuality: Heterosexual
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If you choose Medic,
Weapon: Magsec SMG
Medical kit: injector gun, Stims, gauze/bandages, cauterizer, nanoinjector, tranquilizer, morphine, sealant gel, gloves, HUD contacts that can target injury or illness.

[Atlannia]

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Name: Kelly Averow
Age: 26
Gender: female
Preferred rank: Constable
Preferred class: Support (mechanic)
Nationality: Australian
Experience: 4 years with Altona private security, 1 year with the the Orbital Police Corp.
Hight & weight: 174 cm. 84 kg.
Short Bio: Kelly's Father was a talented engineer and inventor working for the successful Altona company. A victim of corporate espionage Robert Averow was killed by agents of a rival company in a botched operation that also saw his young daughter seriously injured, her face hideously scarred. The Altona company had a generous insurance policy and took care of Averow's widow and daughter, even paying for re constructive surgery for Kelly. Unfortunately a clerical error saw her face reconstructed with the wrong features, those of another, similar patient. Kelly was so traumatised by the combination of the attack and her wrong features that she couldn't bear to look at her own face, suffering panic attacks and depression. She took solace in her Father's last prototype, a combat visor capable of displaying a number of expressions by reading the wearer's facial muscles and mimicking them. This feature was indented to raise rapport with non combatants whilst still protecting the wearer's identity. Kelly now wears the mask more or less constantly and while perhaps a little off putting is otherwise capable of functioning perfectly well. Kelly joined the Altona company partly out of gratitude after graduation and discovered she had inherited her father's talent for working with machines however whilst working for the company overseas she was heavily affected by the violent and widespread crime and eventually left the company to pursue a career in law enforcement.
RP example:http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=326856
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Likes : robots, machinery in general, chocolate, her privacy
Dislikes: Privacy invasions, children being hurt, spies
Full Bio:
Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4VAdWJXyFk
Blood type: I dunno AB?
Sexuality: straight
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If you choose Mechanic,
Weapon: Altona 32C carbine (The gun in the picture)
Toolkit: uhh TBA
Small Drone: appearance TBA, its main features are flight, a camera able to transmit live footage and a small claw for manipulating and transporting small equipment such as grenades.
Explosives: EMP grenades?