Surely You Jest? (MT, Open)

[Constans]

(Out of Character: No one line posts or unrealistic military numbers and such forth, this will be much similar to the "It Was About Time" storyline, involving the same characters in new places. Unlike Aequors, this battle will be up to the hands of the roleplay in it, you can either support Constans or Algidus, or even your own agenda in the battle to come.

The first few posts will be mine as I set up for the invasion and such, the below post is an introduction.)

"I guess it’s not a joke."

Around the room, windows made with rose glass lined the walls, paintings of famous saints covered the ceiling and in the midst of it all was a entire operational command center, lined with state of the art equipment, conference tables, drinks, and men to fill it.

At the center of the lighted room sat Major Ludwik Kamiński, veteran of the Battle of Mutralv, veteran of the Occupation of Aequors, and leader of the Aequorsian garrison. His hand moved upwards and adjusted his helmet back into place over his buzz shaven head as his brown eyes focused on the paper in front of him.

"One Island isn't good enough for them, eh?"

A smile drew across the major's face as he looked over at his trusted friend and advisor, First Sergeant Julek Dudek whom hovered next to him, reading over the paper with a cigar in his mouth, the ashes slowly drifting off to the fanned wind in the room.

"Those things are going to kill you before a bullet does, Julek." A grin wiped across the face of the sergeant as he knocked ashes into a small plastic ashtray that sat motionless on the table. "I doubt that, sir."

Ludwik leaned back as the canvas chair beneath him creaked underneath his equipment, and gave warning signs of tearing. "Well, Julek. I suppose its been a good trip, I really was starting to like this place." His eyes shifted around the room and his smile turned to a smirk as he pushed himself up, his arms using the table in front of him as a base.

"Let's get underway, notify Captain Adamski that command has put him in charge of the island. Assemble Able Company and the CFU-17's."

Julek gave a brief nod of his head as he turned on a heel and walked back towards the so called state of the art equipment, and begun to issue orders as if his life had depended on it. "I really don't know about this government anymore. Aequors and now Algidus. Ludwik shook his head while exiting the room and into the beaming sunlight of the day.

[Constans]

Sound pushed through the looming clouds of the sky, with the help of engines cutting them to pieces of matter, only to make it feel as if the sky had become mad with the plane as anti-aircraft guns pounded away at the hull of the plane. Forced to fly in an ever-constant maneuver to avoid the unsatisfied lead.

Ludwik was at the aft of the plane, first in line for the cargo doors the would drop his company into the nation below. His heart pounded in normal rhythms as the green lights that shined the hull turned yellow in the blink of an eye.

His eyes scanned out the view port as the last of the Jagers were parachuted down from the plane, the vehicles dropping slowly to the ground as the yellow light turned green. Within a few moments, his body lurched up out of automatic response, slamming open the door and allowing the wind to grab hold of him and force him to the ground.

Around him bursts of high explosive rounds shattered the morning sky, sending flames down on the parachutes of the men in his company, some igniting them, some not. Focused on a small hill of ice, he pressed his body towards the natural structure and begun his way down, his squad in close pursuit.

Within the first half hour of the jump, the first elements of the small Constain attack force were deployed on Algidus, ready to make their move towards the capital city of Glacialis Mare.

[Constans]

(Out of Character: This will be the last of my introduction posts and then nations could start picking up traces of movement on Algidus which are heading towards Glacialis Mare. So have at it!)

A rush of energy and pain rushed through Ludwik as he pounded against the iced ground of Algidus, his first response was to unsnap his parachute as he looked around the area, rifle in hand. He had landed about a few hundred meters off of the ice hill in which a series of natural caves and tunnels were carved, making the ideal place for a command center until his company took Glacialis Mare.

After unsnapping his parachute, Ludwik looked around and saw Julek heading towards him, field radio in hand as he was updated on landing reports from the various platoons of the company. "What's our situation, Julek?" Ludwik pulled his winter hood over his camouflaged uniform as a strong breeze of cold air rolled into the open field.

"We have deaths from Bouncer squad due to the anti-aircraft guns. Charlie and Echo are moving towards us as we speak and our gunship is intact, however, she's taking heavy fire. We need to disable the triple A."

Ludwik gave a brief nod of his head, snapping his rifle into a two-handed grip and looking down at the frozen tundra. "Very well, send Echo to disable the triple A. Order Bouncer and Charlie on us, we're going to make the push into Glacialis Mare."

Julek gave a nod to Ludwik as he squatted down, lowering his profile from any possible snipers in the area and made the series of calls to the platoons, sending out the orders.