Contagion (OOC | TWI ONLY)

[Noronica]

Don't worry, I wasn't planning on making this a huge thing, I just meant small skirmishes or fights on the streets - small things. I should have worded my response better as I actually just meant two small terrorist cells having the occasional fight, nothing army-scale. My fascist group are nothing more than idealists with small numbers.

Is the rest of my plan good, (i.e - my intelligence service joining the fray)?

I'd like to pull things a little tighter by having anyone who is joining do so by operating with the new taskforce.

That's fine, I can join the taskforce.

[Noronica]

Atnaia

I am sorry to ask this given the conversation we had about people asking questions, but am I all cleared for making a post?

[Atnaia]

Yes.

[Noronica]

Yes.

Thanks, I'll make one in the morning (UK time)

[Helvetea]

What are the requirements for joining the taskforce?

[Ostehaar]

Sorry for my recent absence from the story. I intend to write several posts in the next few days, about the following issues:

1. The regional anti-SOAR team: I intend to set-up a small Oster department for the sake of handling the intelligence and operations against SOAR as part of the team. I'll share my methods and capabilities with the rest of the representatives.
2. The Veksler brothers: As far as my intelligence services know, they're responsible for the Lovsk attack and are in-charge of SOAR's bio-weapon on the island. I'm thinking about staging a special operation to locate and catch or kill them. If anyone wants to join the team as an observer\assistant - let me know here so I'd coordinate this with you. I haven't yet decided if this operation would succeed or fail.
3. Another imminent attack: There will be new intelligence implying that the bio-weapon has reached the Oster mainland, and that another deadly attack may take place soon, somewhere in the nation (the first terror attack inside Ostehaar!).
4. I'll introduce a new character to the story - an Oster head of several local SOAR cells. He would be connected to the attack, of course.
5. Without informing anybody else, my government will set up a small group of covert agents, which would try to contact SOAR members and acquire the bio-weapon - mainly in order to gain more intelligence on sources of the device.

This is to let you all know how my end of the plot is going to unfold, in general terms. I'm open to suggestions and cooperation regarding any of these stories.

[Athara Magarat]

I know whatever I have been doing will only make SOAR divert away from their original path but is it possible for SOAR to be weapons sellers to SHOCK?

Just two terrorist groups doing a weapons deal at the beginning. Just dunno how I could make SHOCK get hints about the bioweapon.

[Athara Magarat]

I forgot about Silver Branch. They sell small arms and drugs, right?

[Noronica]

Sorry for my recent absence from the story. I intend to write several posts in the next few days, about the following issues:

1. The regional anti-SOAR team: I intend to set-up a small Oster department for the sake of handling the intelligence and operations against SOAR as part of the team. I'll share my methods and capabilities with the rest of the representatives.
2. The Veksler brothers: As far as my intelligence services know, they're responsible for the Lovsk attack and are in-charge of SOAR's bio-weapon on the island. I'm thinking about staging a special operation to locate and catch or kill them. If anyone wants to join the team as an observer\assistant - let me know here so I'd coordinate this with you. I haven't yet decided if this operation would succeed or fail.
3. Another imminent attack: There will be new intelligence implying that the bio-weapon has reached the Oster mainland, and that another deadly attack may take place soon, somewhere in the nation (the first terror attack inside Ostehaar!).
4. I'll introduce a new character to the story - an Oster head of several local SOAR cells. He would be connected to the attack, of course.
5. Without informing anybody else, my government will set up a small group of covert agents, which would try to contact SOAR members and acquire the bio-weapon - mainly in order to gain more intelligence on sources of the device.

This is to let you all know how my end of the plot is going to unfold, in general terms. I'm open to suggestions and cooperation regarding any of these stories.

Due to my close proximity to Lövsk, I can assist your team.

[Atnaia]

I forgot about Silver Branch. They sell small arms and drugs, right?

Yes. Their big business is in human trafficking and prostitution, though. The drugs and guns are mostly just side ventures when they are profitable.

[Ostehaar]

Due to my close proximity to Lövsk, I can assist your team.

Alright. I'm waiting for Atnaia to tell us all what's in that abandoned town he's hiking to. :)
I plan to have my forces reach that area as part of their search operations soon, but I first want to know what Atnaia is going to do there. I'll react accordingly.

[Atnaia]

Due to my close proximity to Lövsk, I can assist your team.

Alright. I'm waiting for Atnaia to tell us all what's in that abandoned town he's hiking to.
I plan to have my forces reach that area as part of their search operations soon, but I first want to know what Atnaia is going to do there. I'll react accordingly.

OOC or IC?

OOC, Hohenberger has been using the town as a way of storing and loading the heavier equipment required to build the weapons, a blindspot where coastal authorities will miss a few loads being divied up. They essentially store load and offload on dinghies and run them to and from waiting boats, as a sort of shell game to prevent stuff from being tracked. Jazz and Holden are going to stowaway, I think, and wind up in Ostehaar in time for your attack.

[Ostehaar]

OOC or IC?

OOC, Hohenberger has been using the town as a way of storing and loading the heavier equipment required to build the weapons, a blindspot where coastal authorities will miss a few loads being divied up. They essentially store load and offload on dinghies and run them to and from waiting boats, as a sort of shell game to prevent stuff from being tracked. Jazz and Holden are going to stowaway, I think, and wind up in Ostehaar in time for your attack.

I meant IC - I wanted to wait and see what J and H would do there and what's the story you had in mind. You've just told us, though, so I guess there's no need to wait. :P

Alright, so I guess my units will arrive at that spot only after the bad guys manage to send the stuff to the mainland. My folks would only find recently used equipment and issue a warning to authorities, or something like that.

Meanwhile, the person in Ostehaar who's handling the smuggling efforts is Langer. He's also preparing the actual attack (I think I'll explain about that in my next post)... so we can say he and Hohenberger are close friends or partners.

[Athara Magarat]

Atnaia, I will try to do a post about some SHOCK dude meeting with Silver Branch.

[Atnaia]

Atnaia, I will try to do a post about some SHOCK dude meeting with Silver Branch.

Silver Branch only sells small amounts of small arms. Just as a warning.

[Atnaia]

That red text is so jarring. I'm going to have to set up colourblind mode.

[Athara Magarat]

That red text is so jarring. I'm going to have to set up colourblind mode.

Uh-oh, it was pale yellow before...and then changed it to dark red to indicate their speech in their own language.

Selling should be in a Silver Branch locality next. How do I describe the place? And would SOAR also wish to establish sort of "trade" relations with another terrorist organization?

[Atnaia]

I'm sorry about the wait, guys, I'm having a really hard time writing my next post. I can't get it quite right.

[Ostehaar]

So... Noronica's post got me thinking - we can say that "his" SOAR cell also came from Lovsk. This would (1) add to the already existing evidence that SOAR is gradually taking hold in the island, and (2) be an excuse for Noronica to get involved with boots on the ground in Lovsk.

[Noronica]

So... Noronica's post got me thinking - we can say that "his" SOAR cell also came from Lovsk. This would (1) add to the already existing evidence that SOAR is gradually taking hold in the island, and (2) be an excuse for Noronica to get involved with boots on the ground in Lovsk.

Heheh... more land....

I think that would make perfect sense and it would allow for a more centralised cell. Just a thought - would it be interesting if this attack wasn't exactly approved from the 'Head' Lovsk cell as the one in Noronica is a little over-zealous? I think it would add tension between the groups and would be interesting to have an unplanned attack.

I recognise that it may be unrealistic to have an attack this scale be unplanned, but I think it may be interesting.

[Ostehaar]

Just a thought - would it be interesting if this attack wasn't exactly approved from the 'Head' Lovsk cell as the one in Noronica is a little over-zealous? I think it would add tension between the groups and would be interesting to have an unplanned attack. I recognise that it may be unrealistic to have an attack this scale be unplanned, but I think it may be interesting.

It can't be unplanned - but it doesn't mean that the planning must be approved.

Atnaia, what's your opinion on this?

[Noronica]

Just a thought - would it be interesting if this attack wasn't exactly approved from the 'Head' Lovsk cell as the one in Noronica is a little over-zealous? I think it would add tension between the groups and would be interesting to have an unplanned attack. I recognise that it may be unrealistic to have an attack this scale be unplanned, but I think it may be interesting.

It can't be unplanned - but it doesn't mean that the planning must be approved.

Atnaia, what's your opinion on this?

Sorry - I meant to say 'unplanned by the Lovsk group', and thanks for considering the idea!

[Atnaia]

Just a thought - would it be interesting if this attack wasn't exactly approved from the 'Head' Lovsk cell as the one in Noronica is a little over-zealous? I think it would add tension between the groups and would be interesting to have an unplanned attack. I recognise that it may be unrealistic to have an attack this scale be unplanned, but I think it may be interesting.

It can't be unplanned - but it doesn't mean that the planning must be approved.

Atnaia, what's your opinion on this?

You guys do you. I made SOAR to be flexible in this regard, and I like the idea of cells sometimes working at cross purposes.

[Ostehaar]

Atnaia - If I understood correctly, in your last post you bugged a bomb assuming it would be picked up by SOAR and sent to its destination. But given that the people who guarded it were taken down and that the place is now deserted - I think it would look suspicious to any terrorist. If I were them, I'd examine it thoroughly or even cancel the mission entirely, seeing clearly that it was compromised.

Also, there's a group of Oster soldiers right in that area scanning along the coast, and my plan was for them to arrive at the place and either run into your folks or miss them by a bit.

If we'll go with the "SOAR takes the device to its destination" plan anyway, then I'd RP the soldiers arriving there and finding the place empty (bomb already taken by someone). Then you'd be able to fill in the terrorists' POV.

On another note - somewhere in Lovsk there's also the bio-weapon itself (the materials), and a person inside Ostehaar (Langer) is waiting for that to be transferred from the island to the mainland. Do you want to take care of that as well, or is it better to treat it as completely separate story-lines for the time being at least?

[Atnaia]

Atnaia - If I understood correctly, in your last post you bugged a bomb assuming it would be picked up by SOAR and sent to its destination. But given that the people who guarded it were taken down and that the place is now deserted - I think it would look suspicious to any terrorist. If I were them, I'd examine it thoroughly or even cancel the mission entirely, seeing clearly that it was compromised.

Also, there's a group of Oster soldiers right in that area scanning along the coast, and my plan was for them to arrive at the place and either run into your folks or miss them by a bit.

If we'll go with the "SOAR takes the device to its destination" plan anyway, then I'd RP the soldiers arriving there and finding the place empty (bomb already taken by someone). Then you'd be able to fill in the terrorists' POV.

On another note - somewhere in Lovsk there's also the bio-weapon itself (the materials), and a person inside Ostehaar (Langer) is waiting for that to be transferred from the island to the mainland. Do you want to take care of that as well, or is it better to treat it as completely separate story-lines for the time being at least?

I'm cool with whatever. I am flexible as a Russian gymnast.