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[Swith Witherward]

I'll wait on Wayf to post a reaction... unless he doesn't mind if I respond to Min's stuff.

[The Nameless Wayfarer]

I'll wait on Wayf to post a reaction... unless he doesn't mind if I respond to Min's stuff.

If you'd like to drag Kyram along to get things moving quicker, I'd have no quarrel with it. I'm trying to wade through stacks of work right now so my post-timing may be a little erratic this week.

Besides, I'd rather not hold the story (and everyone else in it) up.

[Esternial]

You guys can bring Zed along if you like. I'm not in the right mindset to focus on writing a post, probably until my deadline this Friday.

[Tiltjuice]

Not even sure where to go from here. I think I'm waiting on a post from NW to progress per TG.

[Swith Witherward]

I'll move us along then, once I'm more awake. Tomorrow afternoon or evening.

[Tiltjuice]

Damn that.

[The Nameless Wayfarer]

Damn that.

That was some good maneuvering on your part, Tilt.

I wonder what everyone's going to think once they reach that mysterious building off in the distance. Hopefully it has multiple bathrooms; after all, everyone knows that Devine is going to hog at least one of them to do his makeup, right?

[Mincaldenteans]

Damn that.

That was some good maneuvering on your part, Tilt.

I wonder what everyone's going to think once they reach that mysterious building off in the distance. Hopefully it has multiple bathrooms; after all, everyone knows that Devine is going to hog at least one of them to do his makeup, right?

Bite yer tongue, he'll share it with the only other fashion sensible person in this group... and maybe steal her makeup

[Swith Witherward]

That was some good maneuvering on your part, Tilt.

I wonder what everyone's going to think once they reach that mysterious building off in the distance. Hopefully it has multiple bathrooms; after all, everyone knows that Devine is going to hog at least one of them to do his makeup, right?

Bite yer tongue, he'll share it with the only other fashion sensible person in this group... and maybe steal her makeup

Nice cover, Tilty. I'll move us towards the structure.

[Mincaldenteans]

Bite yer tongue, he'll share it with the only other fashion sensible person in this group... and maybe steal her makeup

Nice cover, Tilty. I'll move us towards the structure.

[Esternial]

I'm not sure when I'll have the time to make a decent enough post for this RP. It's not that I'm never online, but I don't really have a lot of focus to work on something proper.

[Swith Witherward]

I'm not sure when I'll have the time to make a decent enough post for this RP. It's not that I'm never online, but I don't really have a lot of focus to work on something proper.

We can always set Zed up in a little dark clinic, seldom seen unless you really have the urge to post. That way, you have the freedom to totally neglect the RP but the ability to post something silly/twisted when in the mood.

[Cerillium]

I'll cobble together a post for the twins tomorrow or the next day. Been running ragged.

[Tiltjuice]

No sweat. I think I'm the only one (and maybe Agy) who has time, so as it's a private RP it's pretty much pausable.

[Cerillium]

Happy Christmas to you all!

[Cerillium]

I'm advancing us a bit. Parking most characters but leaving Max, Esma and Temir free. Voice now if anyone else is available to post. I'd like to keep this running with posts every three days or so. I know Esty is extremely busy. Min and Tilt and Wayf, feel free to run exploration at your own pace.

Making mention of a fresh fuel dump. OOC, the same force that brought them to the planet also provided some items. Because ease. There isn't much but it'll do.

[Cylarn]

Name: Willis Clark.
Sex: Male.
Age: 41.
Height: 6'1 ft.
Weight: 195 lbs.

General appearance: Willis.

Skills: Willis is a trained UNSEC officer, trained and experienced in the usage of a variety of weapons, leadership tactics, and equipment. He is well-versed with the usage of an assault rifle, as with pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, and crew-served weaponry. He isn't the best at hand-to-hand, but he knows his way around fists, feet, and grappling. Serving with UNSEC's famed Independent Patrols and working as a gun-for-hire has given him years of experience, fighting everyone from bandits and Gazprom to Stoveil's Beasts and Dynamics Unlimited.

He has also received training in advanced land navigation, rappelling, air assault operations, basic vehicular operation, outdoor survival, escape and evasion, and a number of other useful military skills.

Stuff they own: His main weapon is a semi-automatic sniper rifle, chambered for .308 and equipped with an advanced scope capable of allowing its user to utilize night vision and thermal imaging when selecting a target, as well as a match-grade barrel made for the elements, and a folding bipod. On his back, he carries an UNSEC-issued carbine chambered for the same caliber, and it is equipped with an ACOG optical sight, combined bipod/forward grip, and taclight. On a thigh holster, he carries a pistol chambered for 5.7mm. Attached to a thigh sheathe is a bolo machete, and he usually has a sjambok accessible on the side of his backpack.

He wears his old tactical plate carrier, colored in Multi-Cam and equipped with different pouches for his gear, along with a space for his CamelBak hydration system. His garb usually consists of a tan t-shirt, a pair of Multi-Cam pants, and a Multi-Cam boonie cover, along with a pair of desert combat boots and a green and tan shemagh around his neck. For cold weather, he usually resorts to a tan waffle-type thermal shirt, a black pull-over, black combat gloves, and a black fleece cover. He wears a coyote tan thigh holster on his right thigh, and a tan plastic sheathe on his left thigh, both holsters rigged up so that they can't flap around freely.

For his necessary essentials, he has 3 20-round magazines for his sniper rifle, 4 30-round magazines for his carbine, and 3 15-round magazines for his sidearm. In his pack, he carries his spare clothing, a cleaning kit, three flares, 2 grenades, a spotting scope, a range finder, a compass, a carton of full-flavor unfiltered cigarettes, a zippo lighter, a sleeping system, an old gas mask, 3 MREs, two canteens of water, an olive-drab poncho, a tourniquet, an Israeli bandage, and a compact folding shovel.
Personality: Unlike his counterpart Russ Gellar, Clark is an intelligent, no-nonsense kind of guy. He's serious about what he does, and it's hard to get him to banter if he doesn't know you. Basically, he's your tough-as-nails commanding officer, but he supports his troops. He's serious about keeping people alive, and he hates idiocy. Once in a blue moon, he'll lighten up, and it's not impossible for the stone-faced asshole to find love at times. He's a diehard UNSEC guy to the core, but he knows that his new line of work will often put him at odds with his own organization.
Traits, quirks, habits: He's a smoker, so to speak. Nothing else really to note.
Likes: Solace, quiet, competency, Russ Gellar under fire, attractive and intelligent females, UNSEC, a fine cigar, a fine glass of scotch.
Dislikes: Russ Gellar as a person, lawlessness, raiders, idiots.
Reason for becoming a Vagabond: Because of Russ Gellar's shenanigans, he was the subject of an UNSEC inquiry. Rather than get tied up by the investigation and have some of his unit's "exploits" exposed, he resigned his commission and became a gun-for-hire.

Bio: Major Willis Clark was slated to occupy the higher echelons of UNSEC, until certain events involving a former NCO of his forced him into this current stage of his life. He was born on Mars, but he was educated on Earth in Charlotte, North Carolina. His parents were military, and they groomed their son to become an officer at some point. He ended up on Rigel-3 during UNSEC's colonization, where he would remain once the planet was shuttered from the rest of the galaxy. At the age of 16, when a civil war erupted against UNSEC's authority, he joined up with the peacekeepers, proving himself in the following days. The young soldier earned his keep when UNSEC lost control of a large swath of the planet, fighting various factions and raiders.

Eventually, he proved his worth, and he ended up as an officer. It was at this time that he met Russell Gellar, an NCO with UNSEC who would end up as Clark's senior NCO in their company. The two were opposites in personality, with Clark being a straight-laced, serious officer and Gellar being a childish, silly NCO. However, when they were under fire, they worked well together. He didn't know that Gellar would end up blowing up a bunch of AA scientists, or rolling up into a Gazprom and AA standoff with a crew of Vagabonds posing as an UNSEC IP. He had no idea that when Gellar left for Gazprom, that this childish man would end up becoming one of PostPoc's most esteemed and vilified characters. He found out years later, when now-Major Clark was assigned to UNSEC's administrative details.

It seemed that Russ Gellar had started an incident with two powerful factions, and UNSEC was caught in the middle. The alleged terrorist could have potentially started a war, and all eyes were on his former commanding officer. UNSEC launched an inquiry, investigating Clark's career for anything they could use to throw him under the bus as a scapegoat, so the Major - who was being groomed for a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel - resigned his commission and made his way out into the wastes as a soldier-of-fortune.

5 years have passed, and he has ended up in the Great Khan Desert, after the AA expedition he was protecting became the victim of raiders.

[Swith Witherward]

*nods* Good to see you, Cy!


And yep, we're getting this into motion once more. Stay tuned!

[Tiltjuice]

Hey Cy.

o7 like Am7

^_^

[Cylarn]

I will see about modifying my app to mirror those of the others. In regards to skill numbers and such, do you have any specific criteria?

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Name: Willis Clark.
Gender: Male.
Age: 41.
Appearance: 6'1, 195. Willis is an athletic man, his muscles and body toned and trimmed thanks to over two decades of combat arms experience.

Profile: Willis..

Known Skills:

• Weapon Proficiency (Pistol, AR, MR, Shotgun, SMG, Emplaced): 7.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Krav Maga): 5.
• Rappeling: 4.
• Outdoor Survival: 5.
• Land Navigation: 5.
• Explosives: 4.
• First Aid: 3.
• Vehicle Operation (Manual and Automatic): 3.5.
• Small-Unit Tactics: 6.5.
• Leadership: 6.
• Negotiation: 4.5.
• Intimidation: 4.5.

Inventory:

• 1 x Armalite AR-762 Assault Rifle equipped with: forward vertical handgrip/bipod, ACOG sight, and taclight. Chambered for .308.
• 1 x Remington-Bushmaster "Trapper" Semi-Automatic Marksman Rifle equipped with: electronic medium-range scope capable of thermographic imaging, folding bipod, and match-grade barrel. Chambered for .450 Bushmaster.
• 1 x FN Five-Seven. Chambered for 5.7mm.
• 1 x Hardened Plastic Sjambok.
• 1 x Bolo Machete.
• 1 x Fairbain-Sykes Fighting Knife.
• 1 x Tan Plate Carrier with accessory pouches and ceramic plates capable of withstanding a .308 round.
• 1 x Camelbak Hydration Bag.
• 1 x UNSEC-issued Rucksack.
• 6 x 30-round magazines, .308.
• 4 x 20-round magazines, .450 Bushmaster.
• 3 x 15-round magazines, 5.7mm.
• 1 x Range Finder.
• 2 x F-5 Fragmentation Grenades.
• 3 x Road Flares.
• 1 x Weapon Cleaning Kit.
• 1 x UNSEC 3-stage sleeping system.
• 1 x coil of paracord, 20 feet.
• 1 x Multi-Cam UNSEC poncho.
• 1 x M87 Gas Mask with two replacement CRBN filters.
• 3 x UNSEC MREs - Beef Stew, Pizza, and BBQ Chicken.
• 5 x pairs of different garments in case he needs to change clothes.
• 1 x sleeping mat.
• 1 x Dynamics Unlimited-issued compass.
• 1 x basic first aid kit.
• 1 x Zippo lighter.
• 2 x canteens of water.
• 1 x pint container of lighter fluid.
• 1 x folding shovel.
• Attire: Typically wears his old UNSEC Multi-cam fatigues, though he often does not wear the Multi-Cam blouse that goes with his uniform, instead opting to only wear his OD-green t shirt on his torso. Wears his pistol in a coyote tan tactical leg holster on his right leg, while his bolo machete sits in a sheath on his leg leg. His boots are UNSEC-issued desert combat boots, worn from use. Wears a green and tan shemagh around his neck, which also serves as a headwrap at times.

Background:

• Major, UNSECESM-R3 (Infantry Soldier; Infantry Officer; Independent Patrol Team Leader; Independent Patrol Company Commander).
• Former AA Contractor.
• Freelance Mercenary.

Biography: Major Willis Clark was slated to occupy the higher echelons of UNSEC, until certain events involving a former NCO of his forced him into this current stage of his life. He was born on Mars, but he was educated on Earth in Charlotte, North Carolina. His parents were military, and they groomed their son to become an officer at some point. He ended up on Rigel-3 during UNSEC's colonization, where he would remain once the planet was shuttered from the rest of the galaxy. At the age of 16, when a civil war erupted against UNSEC's authority, he joined up with the peacekeepers, proving himself in the following days. The young soldier earned his keep when UNSEC lost control of a large swath of the planet, fighting various factions and raiders.

Eventually, he proved his worth, and he ended up as an officer, initially commanding a standard infantry outfit until he was selected to serve with the elite Independent Patrol Battalion. It was at this time that he met Russell Gellar, an NCO with UNSEC who would end up as Clark's senior NCO in their company. The two were opposites in personality, with Clark being a straight-laced, serious officer and Gellar being a childish, silly NCO. However, when they were under fire, they worked well together, and despite Gellar's unorthodox attitude, he was a competent NCO who was liked and respected by those who served under him. He didn't know that Gellar would end up blowing up a bunch of AA scientists, or rolling up into a Gazprom and AA standoff with a crew of Vagabonds posing as an UNSEC IP. He had no idea that when Gellar left for Gazprom, that this childish man would end up becoming one of PostPoc's most esteemed and vilified characters. He found out years later, when now-Major Clark was commanding an IP company.

It seemed that Russ Gellar had started an incident with two powerful factions, and UNSEC was caught in the middle. The alleged terrorist could have potentially started a war, and all eyes were on his former commanding officer. UNSEC launched an inquiry, investigating Clark's career for anything they could use to throw him under the bus as a scapegoat, so the Major - who was being groomed for a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel - resigned his commission and made his way out into the wastes as a soldier-of-fortune.

He is now part of Zsa Zsa Devine's team, serving as one of the leaders of the group. Unlike all of the other main characters, with their sexual escapades, Willis is alone.

Assessed Threat Level: (OP will decide this for flavor)

[Tiltjuice]

Gonna work on a reply tomorrow.

[Cerillium]

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Name: Willis Clark.
Gender: Male.
Age: 41.
Appearance: 6'1, 195. Willis is an athletic man, his muscles and body toned and trimmed thanks to over two decades of combat arms experience.

Profile: Willis..

Known Skills:

• Weapon Proficiency (Pistol, AR, MR, Shotgun, SMG, Emplaced): 7.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Krav Maga): 5.
• Rappeling: 4.
• Outdoor Survival: 5.
• Land Navigation: 5.
• Explosives: 4.
• First Aid: 3.
• Vehicle Operation (Manual and Automatic): 3.5.
• Small-Unit Tactics: 6.5.
• Leadership: 6.
• Negotiation: 4.5.
• Intimidation: 4.5.

Inventory:

• 1 x Armalite AR-762 Assault Rifle equipped with: forward vertical handgrip/bipod, ACOG sight, and taclight. Chambered for .308.
• 1 x Remington-Bushmaster "Trapper" Semi-Automatic Marksman Rifle equipped with: electronic medium-range scope capable of thermographic imaging, folding bipod, and match-grade barrel. Chambered for .450 Bushmaster.
• 1 x FN Five-Seven. Chambered for 5.7mm.
• 1 x Hardened Plastic Sjambok.
• 1 x Bolo Machete.
• 1 x Fairbain-Sykes Fighting Knife.
• 1 x Tan Plate Carrier with accessory pouches and ceramic plates capable of withstanding a .308 round.
• 1 x Camelbak Hydration Bag.
• 1 x UNSEC-issued Rucksack.
• 6 x 30-round magazines, .308.
• 4 x 20-round magazines, .450 Bushmaster.
• 3 x 15-round magazines, 5.7mm.
• 1 x Range Finder.
• 2 x F-5 Fragmentation Grenades.
• 3 x Road Flares.
• 1 x Weapon Cleaning Kit.
• 1 x UNSEC 3-stage sleeping system.
• 1 x coil of paracord, 20 feet.
• 1 x Multi-Cam UNSEC poncho.
• 1 x M87 Gas Mask with two replacement CRBN filters.
• 3 x UNSEC MREs - Beef Stew, Pizza, and BBQ Chicken.
• 5 x pairs of different garments in case he needs to change clothes.
• 1 x sleeping mat.
• 1 x Dynamics Unlimited-issued compass.
• 1 x basic first aid kit.
• 1 x Zippo lighter.
• 2 x canteens of water.
• 1 x pint container of lighter fluid.
• 1 x folding shovel.
• Attire: Typically wears his old UNSEC Multi-cam fatigues, though he often does not wear the Multi-Cam blouse that goes with his uniform, instead opting to only wear his OD-green t shirt on his torso. Wears his pistol in a coyote tan tactical leg holster on his right leg, while his bolo machete sits in a sheath on his leg leg. His boots are UNSEC-issued desert combat boots, worn from use. Wears a green and tan shemagh around his neck, which also serves as a headwrap at times.

Background:

• Major, UNSECESM-R3 (Infantry Soldier; Infantry Officer; Independent Patrol Team Leader; Independent Patrol Company Commander).
• Former AA Contractor.
• Freelance Mercenary.

Biography: Major Willis Clark was slated to occupy the higher echelons of UNSEC, until certain events involving a former NCO of his forced him into this current stage of his life. He was born on Mars, but he was educated on Earth in Charlotte, North Carolina. His parents were military, and they groomed their son to become an officer at some point. He ended up on Rigel-3 during UNSEC's colonization, where he would remain once the planet was shuttered from the rest of the galaxy. At the age of 16, when a civil war erupted against UNSEC's authority, he joined up with the peacekeepers, proving himself in the following days. The young soldier earned his keep when UNSEC lost control of a large swath of the planet, fighting various factions and raiders.

Eventually, he proved his worth, and he ended up as an officer, initially commanding a standard infantry outfit until he was selected to serve with the elite Independent Patrol Battalion. It was at this time that he met Russell Gellar, an NCO with UNSEC who would end up as Clark's senior NCO in their company. The two were opposites in personality, with Clark being a straight-laced, serious officer and Gellar being a childish, silly NCO. However, when they were under fire, they worked well together, and despite Gellar's unorthodox attitude, he was a competent NCO who was liked and respected by those who served under him. He didn't know that Gellar would end up blowing up a bunch of AA scientists, or rolling up into a Gazprom and AA standoff with a crew of Vagabonds posing as an UNSEC IP. He had no idea that when Gellar left for Gazprom, that this childish man would end up becoming one of PostPoc's most esteemed and vilified characters. He found out years later, when now-Major Clark was commanding an IP company.

It seemed that Russ Gellar had started an incident with two powerful factions, and UNSEC was caught in the middle. The alleged terrorist could have potentially started a war, and all eyes were on his former commanding officer. UNSEC launched an inquiry, investigating Clark's career for anything they could use to throw him under the bus as a scapegoat, so the Major - who was being groomed for a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel - resigned his commission and made his way out into the wastes as a soldier-of-fortune.

He is now part of Zsa Zsa Devine's team, serving as one of the leaders of the group. Unlike all of the other main characters, with their sexual escapades, Willis is alone.

Assessed Threat Level: (OP will decide this for flavor)

Would be hilarious if he fell out of one of the truck's external storage compartments. Took him all night to get it unlocked from the inside. Stumbles into a Not Desert next to a large building and hears voices of the team.

You'd have to catch up on the setting but that's a quick IC read. This RP moves at a snail's pace.

@All.
Maybe time skip? It's a thought. Move far enough ahead to have the base habitable, cleaned up, and some systems running. Can launch stories from that point. Recon has only occurred in the immediate area and the other sophont lifeforms haven't revealed themselves yet.

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Name: Willis Clark.
Gender: Male.
Age: 41.
Appearance: 6'1, 195. Willis is an athletic man, his muscles and body toned and trimmed thanks to over two decades of combat arms experience.

Profile: Willis..

Known Skills:

• Weapon Proficiency (Pistol, AR, MR, Shotgun, SMG, Emplaced): 7.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Krav Maga): 5.
• Rappeling: 4.
• Outdoor Survival: 5.
• Land Navigation: 5.
• Explosives: 4.
• First Aid: 3.
• Vehicle Operation (Manual and Automatic): 3.5.
• Small-Unit Tactics: 6.5.
• Leadership: 6.
• Negotiation: 4.5.
• Intimidation: 4.5.

Inventory:

• 1 x Armalite AR-762 Assault Rifle equipped with: forward vertical handgrip/bipod, ACOG sight, and taclight. Chambered for .308.
• 1 x Remington-Bushmaster "Trapper" Semi-Automatic Marksman Rifle equipped with: electronic medium-range scope capable of thermographic imaging, folding bipod, and match-grade barrel. Chambered for .450 Bushmaster.
• 1 x FN Five-Seven. Chambered for 5.7mm.
• 1 x Hardened Plastic Sjambok.
• 1 x Bolo Machete.
• 1 x Fairbain-Sykes Fighting Knife.
• 1 x Tan Plate Carrier with accessory pouches and ceramic plates capable of withstanding a .308 round.
• 1 x Camelbak Hydration Bag.
• 1 x UNSEC-issued Rucksack.
• 6 x 30-round magazines, .308.
• 4 x 20-round magazines, .450 Bushmaster.
• 3 x 15-round magazines, 5.7mm.
• 1 x Range Finder.
• 2 x F-5 Fragmentation Grenades.
• 3 x Road Flares.
• 1 x Weapon Cleaning Kit.
• 1 x UNSEC 3-stage sleeping system.
• 1 x coil of paracord, 20 feet.
• 1 x Multi-Cam UNSEC poncho.
• 1 x M87 Gas Mask with two replacement CRBN filters.
• 3 x UNSEC MREs - Beef Stew, Pizza, and BBQ Chicken.
• 5 x pairs of different garments in case he needs to change clothes.
• 1 x sleeping mat.
• 1 x Dynamics Unlimited-issued compass.
• 1 x basic first aid kit.
• 1 x Zippo lighter.
• 2 x canteens of water.
• 1 x pint container of lighter fluid.
• 1 x folding shovel.
• Attire: Typically wears his old UNSEC Multi-cam fatigues, though he often does not wear the Multi-Cam blouse that goes with his uniform, instead opting to only wear his OD-green t shirt on his torso. Wears his pistol in a coyote tan tactical leg holster on his right leg, while his bolo machete sits in a sheath on his leg leg. His boots are UNSEC-issued desert combat boots, worn from use. Wears a green and tan shemagh around his neck, which also serves as a headwrap at times.

Background:

• Major, UNSECESM-R3 (Infantry Soldier; Infantry Officer; Independent Patrol Team Leader; Independent Patrol Company Commander).
• Former AA Contractor.
• Freelance Mercenary.

Biography: Major Willis Clark was slated to occupy the higher echelons of UNSEC, until certain events involving a former NCO of his forced him into this current stage of his life. He was born on Mars, but he was educated on Earth in Charlotte, North Carolina. His parents were military, and they groomed their son to become an officer at some point. He ended up on Rigel-3 during UNSEC's colonization, where he would remain once the planet was shuttered from the rest of the galaxy. At the age of 16, when a civil war erupted against UNSEC's authority, he joined up with the peacekeepers, proving himself in the following days. The young soldier earned his keep when UNSEC lost control of a large swath of the planet, fighting various factions and raiders.

Eventually, he proved his worth, and he ended up as an officer, initially commanding a standard infantry outfit until he was selected to serve with the elite Independent Patrol Battalion. It was at this time that he met Russell Gellar, an NCO with UNSEC who would end up as Clark's senior NCO in their company. The two were opposites in personality, with Clark being a straight-laced, serious officer and Gellar being a childish, silly NCO. However, when they were under fire, they worked well together, and despite Gellar's unorthodox attitude, he was a competent NCO who was liked and respected by those who served under him. He didn't know that Gellar would end up blowing up a bunch of AA scientists, or rolling up into a Gazprom and AA standoff with a crew of Vagabonds posing as an UNSEC IP. He had no idea that when Gellar left for Gazprom, that this childish man would end up becoming one of PostPoc's most esteemed and vilified characters. He found out years later, when now-Major Clark was commanding an IP company.

It seemed that Russ Gellar had started an incident with two powerful factions, and UNSEC was caught in the middle. The alleged terrorist could have potentially started a war, and all eyes were on his former commanding officer. UNSEC launched an inquiry, investigating Clark's career for anything they could use to throw him under the bus as a scapegoat, so the Major - who was being groomed for a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel - resigned his commission and made his way out into the wastes as a soldier-of-fortune.

He is now part of Zsa Zsa Devine's team, serving as one of the leaders of the group. Unlike all of the other main characters, with their sexual escapades, Willis is alone.

Assessed Threat Level: (OP will decide this for flavor)

Would be hilarious if he fell out of one of the truck's external storage compartments. Took him all night to get it unlocked from the inside. Stumbles into a Not Desert next to a large building and hears voices of the team.

You'd have to catch up on the setting but that's a quick IC read. This RP moves at a snail's pace.

@All.
Maybe time skip? It's a thought. Move far enough ahead to have the base habitable, cleaned up, and some systems running. Can launch stories from that point. Recon has only occurred in the immediate area and the other sophont lifeforms haven't revealed themselves yet.

Perhaps Willis could be introduced in the time skip, without a heavy focus on where or how he ended up with the others. If not, I could always type up a post as though he got lost in the same sandstorm that everyone else got caught in.

[Tiltjuice]

@All.
Maybe time skip? It's a thought. Move far enough ahead to have the base habitable, cleaned up, and some systems running. Can launch stories from that point. Recon has only occurred in the immediate area and the other sophont lifeforms haven't revealed themselves yet.

I don't mind any road.