D-COM IC: Attack of the Xenos

[Kerzacistan]

Walking right up to the near tearful reunion Floyd handed Hawk a notice of Promotion and a change in department while sneering at Kira and turning to address him. "Lt Hawk, you are now to be my Co-Coordinator since I finally read in your file that you used to do that for, what was the team's name? The Reverb or something to deal with sound like that right? Anyway you get to sit in the big room with the comfortable chairs and all the shiny screens with me while your friends get shot at by aliens and you get a live feed of it, you're used to watching your friends get shot though right? Good, because the way things are looking its not going to be a good month for us, at least that's what the programs are saying, and they know their shit." Turning to walk away Floyd called over his shoulder with so much contempt it might as well been a slap to the face "Goodbye Captain, hope the pine box they have ready for you is the right size. Lucky they even have a box to put you in, I don't think they have one for every friend you've almost gotten killed." Chuckling Floyd continued to walk back towards the CIC with a slow pace.

"Wait up, Floyd," Kira said, almost sweetly before easily catching up to him and grabbing him by the hair, dragging him towards the floor in one fluid motion, enjoying the sound of his body hitting the floor.

She sits down on his face, laying her legs on his arms to inhibit movement. There was no way he could've possibly escaped this grip, as she was easily stronger than him. She grabs her machete, cutting a nice line around his pants so when he got up, they would slip off. Putting it away, she took out a pistol and started drilling into his most sensitive area. "You know, Floyd, you've been overreaching your power quite a bit lately, hmm?" She increased the force so that it would hurt him. "And for your reference, I'm the same rank as you. So please, filthy faggot, learn to respect your physically superiors. I'll retain the rank you gave him, but remember, you don't get control of the entire unit. Too much power resting on a dumbass bitch." She got off him, pulling out her phone, which she always had recording. "Report this to high command if you want, but know..." She wiggled the phone. "You're not out of the shit either."

Floyd snorted and said "You do realize there are no nerves in my body courtesy of the wonderful visitors to this planet, as I understand it they wanted me to not be able to feel the pain and see if that still made me react, however. I will stop bein an ass on one condition, and I would have hoped you knew it was all staged anyway, we stop tormenting each other and I'll do my best to see your crew gets the best I can make. That might be bias but I dont really care, you seem to know how to use advanced stuff like nobody else does, for reasons I have tried to hint at that you and I both now know, its familiar for someone in your group is all I'm saying." Sighing and wriggling a bit Floyd said in an unusually gentle tone of voice, "Sorry about being such an ass, but it was the shrink's idea, 'mess with the newbies and be a real pain' they said, I shoulda known better. So what say we let me up and we can shake hands and you can introduce me to The Echos formally? I wouldnt mind getting to know the people I'm working with really."

[Kractero]

"Wait up, Floyd," Kira said, almost sweetly before easily catching up to him and grabbing him by the hair, dragging him towards the floor in one fluid motion, enjoying the sound of his body hitting the floor.

She sits down on his face, laying her legs on his arms to inhibit movement. There was no way he could've possibly escaped this grip, as she was easily stronger than him. She grabs her machete, cutting a nice line around his pants so when he got up, they would slip off. Putting it away, she took out a pistol and started drilling into his most sensitive area. "You know, Floyd, you've been overreaching your power quite a bit lately, hmm?" She increased the force so that it would hurt him. "And for your reference, I'm the same rank as you. So please, filthy faggot, learn to respect your physically superiors. I'll retain the rank you gave him, but remember, you don't get control of the entire unit. Too much power resting on a dumbass bitch." She got off him, pulling out her phone, which she always had recording. "Report this to high command if you want, but know..." She wiggled the phone. "You're not out of the shit either."

Floyd snorted and said "You do realize there are no nerves in my body courtesy of the wonderful visitors to this planet, as I understand it they wanted me to not be able to feel the pain and see if that still made me react, however. I will stop bein an ass on one condition, and I would have hoped you knew it was all staged anyway, we stop tormenting each other and I'll do my best to see your crew gets the best I can make. That might be bias but I dont really care, you seem to know how to use advanced stuff like nobody else does, for reasons I have tried to hint at that you and I both now know, its familiar for someone in your group is all I'm saying." Sighing and wriggling a bit Floyd said in an unusually gentle tone of voice, "Sorry about being such an ass, but it was the shrink's idea, 'mess with the newbies and be a real pain' they said, I shoulda known better. So what say we let me up and we can shake hands and you can introduce me to The Echos formally? I wouldnt mind getting to know the people I'm working with really."

"You don't need to give us special privileges since Gabe is highly capable as well," Kira said, almost laughing at what he said. "Why don't you make sure the rest of us get better technology, hmm?" In his gentle tone, she couldn't take him seriously. Instead of responding to his question, she asked him another one. "Who's this 'shrink' to be exact? I think he would like to meet me..."

[Kerzacistan]

Floyd snorted and said "You do realize there are no nerves in my body courtesy of the wonderful visitors to this planet, as I understand it they wanted me to not be able to feel the pain and see if that still made me react, however. I will stop bein an ass on one condition, and I would have hoped you knew it was all staged anyway, we stop tormenting each other and I'll do my best to see your crew gets the best I can make. That might be bias but I dont really care, you seem to know how to use advanced stuff like nobody else does, for reasons I have tried to hint at that you and I both now know, its familiar for someone in your group is all I'm saying." Sighing and wriggling a bit Floyd said in an unusually gentle tone of voice, "Sorry about being such an ass, but it was the shrink's idea, 'mess with the newbies and be a real pain' they said, I shoulda known better. So what say we let me up and we can shake hands and you can introduce me to The Echos formally? I wouldnt mind getting to know the people I'm working with really."

"You don't need to give us special privileges since Gabe is highly capable as well," Kira said, almost laughing at what he said. "Why don't you make sure the rest of us get better technology, hmm?" In his gentle tone, she couldn't take him seriously. Instead of responding to his question, she asked him another one. "Who's this 'shrink' to be exact? I think he would like to meet me..."

Sighing Floyd responded with something much more like his normal tone of almost annoyance "Some Major who walked in the CIC and practically ordered me to be an ass from day one, I'm being as serious as can be here. I've still got the orders on record, check my right pocket and search my tablet if you don't believe me, I even got the video footage on file." Coughing slightly Floyd asked once more "May you get off me, and May you introduce me to your team, that was a serious question you know. I may have been an ass but I didn't want to be, you don't know how pissed I was when the Major suggested that drill to panic you all, I about went and got myself court marshaled when he proposed the idea but in times like these.... That would be treason and I would have been shot for it... Not even able to get back at those Confederacy bastards for my son..." Sighing again Floyd waited for her response, not shifting even the slightest.

[Kractero]

"You don't need to give us special privileges since Gabe is highly capable as well," Kira said, almost laughing at what he said. "Why don't you make sure the rest of us get better technology, hmm?" In his gentle tone, she couldn't take him seriously. Instead of responding to his question, she asked him another one. "Who's this 'shrink' to be exact? I think he would like to meet me..."

Sighing Floyd responded with something much more like his normal tone of almost annoyance "Some Major who walked in the CIC and practically ordered me to be an ass from day one, I'm being as serious as can be here. I've still got the orders on record, check my right pocket and search my tablet if you don't believe me, I even got the video footage on file." Coughing slightly Floyd asked once more "May you get off me, and May you introduce me to your team, that was a serious question you know. I may have been an ass but I didn't want to be, you don't know how pissed I was when the Major suggested that drill to panic you all, I about went and got myself court marshaled when he proposed the idea but in times like these.... That would be treason and I would have been shot for it... Not even able to get back at those Confederacy bastards for my son..." Sighing again Floyd waited for her response, not shifting even the slightest.

"You want me to get off of you?" She smirked, wiggling her butt in a suggestive manner. "Some men would love this, you know? I bet Gabe over there is having his fantasies revealed right in front of him! Or would you rather the other one?" She put the gun away as she dismounted his face. "You can't become an ass if you already weren't one, and I gave you some good ass, right?"

"Meeting us? You mean the Reverb or something to deal with sound like that? I'm sure you know all about us since you've spent your whole time here dissing us anyway."

[Kerzacistan]

Sighing Floyd responded with something much more like his normal tone of almost annoyance "Some Major who walked in the CIC and practically ordered me to be an ass from day one, I'm being as serious as can be here. I've still got the orders on record, check my right pocket and search my tablet if you don't believe me, I even got the video footage on file." Coughing slightly Floyd asked once more "May you get off me, and May you introduce me to your team, that was a serious question you know. I may have been an ass but I didn't want to be, you don't know how pissed I was when the Major suggested that drill to panic you all, I about went and got myself court marshaled when he proposed the idea but in times like these.... That would be treason and I would have been shot for it... Not even able to get back at those Confederacy bastards for my son..." Sighing again Floyd waited for her response, not shifting even the slightest.

"You want me to get off of you?" She smirked, wiggling her butt in a suggestive manner. "Some men would love this, you know? I bet Gabe over there is having his fantasies revealed right in front of him! Or would you rather the other one?" She put the gun away as she dismounted his face. "You can't become an ass if you already weren't one, and I gave you some good ass, right?"

"Meeting us? You mean the Reverb or something to deal with sound like that? I'm sure you know all about us since you've spent your whole time here dissing us anyway."

"For one, yes you do have a nice ass, for two, I'm gay. And truth be told I really don't know anything about the Echos other than it was like a PMC as far as I know, and no I'm not normally an ass, I'm just a guy who likes working with machines, the Major had to tell me how to not be self conscious enough to actually insult people, I was really that bad. Watching your son and your husband getting vivisected in front of your really changes your perspective on things, I felt so at least." Sitting up and popping his Knuckles Floyd pulled a length of measuring tape out of his coat pocket and tied it around his waste to hold his pants up for now before turning to Kira. "So can we consider this a new leaf to turn over? I don't care what that asshole Major says I don't want to make people hate my anymore, I'm getting tired of being insulted back because its all kinds of bad on-top of my depression, meds can only do so much. Not asking for pity, asking for a truce or sorts, that and a promise that you never sit on any part of me again."

[Doughertania]

Kira wondered if that was all he cared for. His armor, his gear. She was curious if he was actually sad for her, not the Mark II, watching her miraculously survive on the brink of death. When he commented if she was a macochist, she shrugged. "I'm not that bad at being stealth, it's just that that one alien had the jump on me." She smiled slightly. "Maybe I am masochistic. We could test it later if you wanted to..." She gave him a suggestive wink.

"Important to who else? I heard that pause!" She punched him jokingly, although with his strength it could've very well hurt him. "Break me in? You weren't the best at the start. Of course I didn't trust you! I didn't want to die at the command of a newbie!"

He started talking about sending her feed to him as well. "Maybe you could. I wouldn't complain about it...you aren't as annoying or boring as Floyd. You still are though. Don't get me wrong about that..."

Gabriel Hawk
He relented when she said she wasn't bad at stealth. "Yeah I know. Last time you came into my lab you nearly gave me a heart attack. We need to put a bell on you or something." Last time, he had been working late in the shop, reorganizing his tools and parts after being settled in to D-COM's base for the first time. He was already kind of on end after learning they fight aliens, and the horror movie he had playing in the background wasn't helping either. He was putting some bolts away when one dropped on the ground. He kneeled down to pick it up, and felt warm breath on his neck. He looked over slowly, and an alien jumped at him screaming. He yelped, hit his head on the desk, and the alien pealed back it's face to show Kira laughing.

When she winked at him, he rolled his eyes. "Please, like you'd let anyone hurt you. If I tried anything, you probably just counter it so I'd end up hurt myself, then take over for the rest of the ride." He'd be lying if said the thought hadn't crossed his mind once or twice, but that was bound to happen if you worked closely with someone for so long. It didn't mean anything, obviously, just normal thoughts.

He rubbed his arm where she punched him, and answered her question about who else she was important to. "Important to Lilly, obviously. The two of you are basically inseparable. If you went down odds are she'd jump into the grave with you." And quickly he added in hushed tone "Andyourimportanttometoo." He isn't bother trying to explain it away to equipment or testing, hoping that he said it soft and fast enough that she wouldn't make out what he said. He didn't want to seem too sentimental or something.

At the point, Captain Floyd came, handing him transfer orders. Gabe could hardly believe it. He looked them over, but sure enough they were there, all signed and notarized. Maybe Floyd wasn't as bad as he thought. Of course, he still had made some questionable command choices, but maybe not a complete asshole. "Thank you, Capt-" Gabe's comments were cut short by Kira quickly and swiftly taking down her equal. He winced as the captain hit the ground, and Kira began her retaliation.

Letting Kira do her thing, he turned back to Lily, who had whispered into his ear. "Well, the promotion is bogus, but the orders are real. I get my old job back!" When she talked about showering because of Prague, he looked at her with mock confusion. "Weird, I didn't know you were into streaking." He teased lightly. "Though I have to ask, do you keep your bow or hat when you do it? I don't think I've ever seen you with out it." Course, he couldn't really talk. He was always trying to wear his brown jacket whenever possible.

Hearing Kira talk about wanting to meet some shrink, and seeing that she was still torturing Floyd, Gabe sighed. "Kira, don't you think he's had enough?" He didn't hear about Floyd's lack of nerves, so he was still under the impression that Floyd was in a lot of pain. When Kira talked about Gabe having his fantasies played out in front of him, he facepalmed, trying to hide his slight blush. "I've never found pain to my crotch sexy, thank you very much. And besides, you wish I'd have you in my fantasies."

When Floyd got up, he extended a hand. "If you want a second chance Captain, I'll give it to you. Just don't make me have to give you a third."

[Dilange]

After finishing the new base for the quadrotor, he went back to his design specs before looking at the Project CASTLE again. He needed some certain tech, so he decided to go talk to the scientists in charge. After leaving the drone bay, he saw Jon walk down the opposite hallway from the hangar, as he turned to head towards it to talk to Floyd. Well he was not ready for the sight he had seen. The Kira and Floyd debacle where she was sitting on top of our captain just looked like a sexual harassment charge waiting to happen.

"What the hell are you two doing?"he said raising an eyebrow. Seeing the conflict resolve made him chuckle a bit. "I kind of need Floyd in good condition for a favor i need it ask."

[Kerzacistan]

Kira wondered if that was all he cared for. His armor, his gear. She was curious if he was actually sad for her, not the Mark II, watching her miraculously survive on the brink of death. When he commented if she was a macochist, she shrugged. "I'm not that bad at being stealth, it's just that that one alien had the jump on me." She smiled slightly. "Maybe I am masochistic. We could test it later if you wanted to..." She gave him a suggestive wink.

"Important to who else? I heard that pause!" She punched him jokingly, although with his strength it could've very well hurt him. "Break me in? You weren't the best at the start. Of course I didn't trust you! I didn't want to die at the command of a newbie!"

He started talking about sending her feed to him as well. "Maybe you could. I wouldn't complain about it...you aren't as annoying or boring as Floyd. You still are though. Don't get me wrong about that..."

Gabriel Hawk
He relented when she said she wasn't bad at stealth. "Yeah I know. Last time you came into my lab you nearly gave me a heart attack. We need to put a bell on you or something." Last time, he had been working late in the shop, reorganizing his tools and parts after being settled in to D-COM's base for the first time. He was already kind of on end after learning they fight aliens, and the horror movie he had playing in the background wasn't helping either. He was putting some bolts away when one dropped on the ground. He kneeled down to pick it up, and felt warm breath on his neck. He looked over slowly, and an alien jumped at him screaming. He yelped, hit his head on the desk, and the alien pealed back it's face to show Kira laughing.

When she winked at him, he rolled his eyes. "Please, like you'd let anyone hurt you. If I tried anything, you probably just counter it so I'd end up hurt myself, then take over for the rest of the ride." He'd be lying if said the thought hadn't crossed his mind once or twice, but that was bound to happen if you worked closely with someone for so long. It didn't mean anything, obviously, just normal thoughts.

He rubbed his arm where she punched him, and answered her question about who else she was important to. "Important to Lilly, obviously. The two of you are basically inseparable. If you went down odds are she'd jump into the grave with you." And quickly he added in hushed tone "Andyourimportanttometoo." He isn't bother trying to explain it away to equipment or testing, hoping that he said it soft and fast enough that she wouldn't make out what he said. He didn't want to seem too sentimental or something.

At the point, Captain Floyd came, handing him transfer orders. Gabe could hardly believe it. He looked them over, but sure enough they were there, all signed and notarized. Maybe Floyd wasn't as bad as he thought. Of course, he still had made some questionable command choices, but maybe not a complete asshole. "Thank you, Capt-" Gabe's comments were cut short by Kira quickly and swiftly taking down her equal. He winced as the captain hit the ground, and Kira began her retaliation.

Letting Kira do her thing, he turned back to Lily, who had whispered into his ear. "Well, the promotion is bogus, but the orders are real. I get my old job back!" When she talked about showering because of Prague, he looked at her with mock confusion. "Weird, I didn't know you were into streaking." He teased lightly. "Though I have to ask, do you keep your bow or hat when you do it? I don't think I've ever seen you with out it." Course, he couldn't really talk. He was always trying to wear his brown jacket whenever possible.

Hearing Kira talk about wanting to meet some shrink, and seeing that she was still torturing Floyd, Gabe sighed. "Kira, don't you think he's had enough?" He didn't hear about Floyd's lack of nerves, so he was still under the impression that Floyd was in a lot of pain. When Kira talked about Gabe having his fantasies played out in front of him, he facepalmed, trying to hide his slight blush. "I've never found pain to my crotch sexy, thank you very much. And besides, you wish I'd have you in my fantasies."

When Floyd got up, he extended a hand. "If you want a second chance Captain, I'll give it to you. Just don't make me have to give you a third."

Taking the hand hesitantly Floyd responded shakily "U-uh thanks..." Staring at Gabriel for a few moments and looking away before turning back with a little determination on his face Floyd said "I think you look really good Gabriel, not as good as my husband was but really Handsome." Coughing a little Floyd dropped his hand and crossed his arms a little with a perplexed look on his face as if he was mentally reeling before muttering. "Sorry about that..."

[Arstotzkas]

"Ari is a good friend of mine who got hurt in the last fight. That's all you need to know." Eve bluntly says, eyeing the firearm "I don't think you're qualified for field work, if you keep rambling like you are now. This war has changed, and I don' t think you're ready to handle it. I mean, even I can barely handle it, with all mt experience. You know what my advice is? Go to the gym and start training to become stronger, you'll never get back to field work in that condition. Honestly I can see why they put you at a desk job, it seems like you be a lot more useful researching than fighting.I'm not trying to be rude, I'm simply telling the truth as I see it But maybe if you're lucky, I can take you along with me on my next mission. Don't count on it though."

Klaus looked at her with a questionable look on his face. "Umm fighting? What? No, no I'm talking about fieldwork. As when you you go out into the world and collect data through direct observation. Say I wanted to study a fish; say it is a shark. Instead of being cooped inside a laboratory studying the jaws and teeth of the shark, I would go out, put on a wet suite, and observe the live shark in its natural habitat. That is the fieldwork I referring to." He began to laugh. "God.. Me fighting, ha! Now that is a joke.."

Eve doesn't smile, she just crosses her arms and says "Well, I'm glad you cleared that up. Fieldwork would suit you, you don't look like much of a fighter to me, to be honest. Still, if you're going to do fieldwork you need to know how to defend yourself against the enemy. I mean, it's a dangerous world out there and a wetsuit isn't going to cut it. Studying live aliens is not exactly the safest occupation, but I suppose it's pretty rewarding. I'm just telling the truth as I see it, at least some basic self defense skills would be useful. I mean, I guess it's your choice Klaus."

[Dilange]

Taking the hand hesitantly Floyd responded shakily "U-uh thanks..." Staring at Gabriel for a few moments and looking away before turning back with a little determination on his face Floyd said "I think you look really good Gabriel, not as good as my husband was but really Handsome." Coughing a little Floyd dropped his hand and crossed his arms a little with a perplexed look on his face as if he was mentally reeling before muttering. "Sorry about that..."

Claudio walked over to Floyd, and put a hand on his shoulder. "Sorry to ruin the moment, but I need to ask you something confidential." He took out his tablet, turning it onto Project: CASTLE, not showing his captain it just yet. "Do you have a free moment to talk? This would highly benefit your research as well as our drone program."

[Kerzacistan]

Taking the hand hesitantly Floyd responded shakily "U-uh thanks..." Staring at Gabriel for a few moments and looking away before turning back with a little determination on his face Floyd said "I think you look really good Gabriel, not as good as my husband was but really Handsome." Coughing a little Floyd dropped his hand and crossed his arms a little with a perplexed look on his face as if he was mentally reeling before muttering. "Sorry about that..."

Claudio walked over to Floyd, and put a hand on his shoulder. "Sorry to ruin the moment, but I need to ask you something confidential." He took out his tablet, turning it onto Project: CASTLE, not showing his captain it just yet. "Do you have a free moment to talk? This would highly benefit your research as well as our drone program."

Floyd jumped back to his normal mode and looked Claudio over before shrugging and saying "Yeah sure, cant be too hard right? Not like you want something stupid like an AI for the drones right?" Chuckling Floyd asked "What can I do for you? Alien materials? I can get you some, Alien Weapons? I've got some converted for our use, what is it you need?"

[Dilange]

Claudio walked over to Floyd, and put a hand on his shoulder. "Sorry to ruin the moment, but I need to ask you something confidential." He took out his tablet, turning it onto Project: CASTLE, not showing his captain it just yet. "Do you have a free moment to talk? This would highly benefit your research as well as our drone program."

Floyd jumped back to his normal mode and looked Claudio over before shrugging and saying "Yeah sure, cant be too hard right? Not like you want something stupid like an AI for the drones right?" Chuckling Floyd asked "What can I do for you? Alien materials? I can get you some, Alien Weapons? I've got some converted for our use, what is it you need?"

Claudio looked at him coldly. "I need an AI core for a project I am working on, and some high-tech materials for storage and computing." Claudio was looking at him stern but sincere look. He knew Floyd might blow a gasket over the of something hard to recover out in the fields, but he figured there could be a possibility for future missions.

[Kerzacistan]

Floyd jumped back to his normal mode and looked Claudio over before shrugging and saying "Yeah sure, cant be too hard right? Not like you want something stupid like an AI for the drones right?" Chuckling Floyd asked "What can I do for you? Alien materials? I can get you some, Alien Weapons? I've got some converted for our use, what is it you need?"

Claudio looked at him coldly. "I need an AI core for a project I am working on, and some high-tech materials for storage and computing." Claudio was looking at him stern but sincere look. He knew Floyd might blow a gasket over the of something hard to recover out in the fields, but he figured there could be a possibility for future missions.

Crossing his arms and tilting his head Floyd calmly asked "You're asking me to retrieve a functional alien computer module then restore it to working order so you can make it an Artificial intelligence and slap it on a drone huh?" Tapping his chin thoughtfully Floyd shrugged and said "I don't see a reason why not, If we get some working parts from the Collective then mod the shit out of them they should work pretty well, I'll see what core we can come of with with a little bit of elbow grease."

[Dilange]

Claudio looked at him coldly. "I need an AI core for a project I am working on, and some high-tech materials for storage and computing." Claudio was looking at him stern but sincere look. He knew Floyd might blow a gasket over the of something hard to recover out in the fields, but he figured there could be a possibility for future missions.

Crossing his arms and tilting his head Floyd calmly asked "You're asking me to retrieve a functional alien computer module then restore it to working order so you can make it an Artificial intelligence and slap it on a drone huh?" Tapping his chin thoughtfully Floyd shrugged and said "I don't see a reason why not, If we get some working parts from the Collective then mod the shit out of them they should work pretty well, I'll see what core we can come of with with a little bit of elbow grease."

Claudio smiled, knowing his project might see the light of day soon. "I'll send the specs over to you tomorrow morning, if we have to...we can run a smash and grab mission. There have been reports on the UAVs of periodical landings of Collective out in Cyprus and Crete. I've been to Greece multiple times with the FIS to establish intel, and the information we have out there is pretty spotty; so it might be best to find out what is the attraction of these Mediterranean isles." He handed the tablet over to Floyd to show the UAV readings and photos taken from the higher part of the atmosphere. "It would be a win-win scenario."

[Kractero]

"The ride, huh? Sounds great..." She smiled slightly. "Good to know you're important to me! Thanks Gabe, you're important to me too!" She was hardly ever embarrassed anyway, but making others embarrassed was something that she liked to do.

Only Lilly, and maybe to an extent, Gabe, knew how perverted Kira could be. Of course, she knew that Floyd was gay and doing that to him would mean nothing, but if it happened to be someone straight...she probably would've kept it to herself. As she dismounted him, she returned to his side. "Of course I don't mean me pointing a gun to your crotch," she said, facepalming herself for added effect. "But how about me sitting on your face? Even Floyd says my butt is nice, and he's gay."

She returns to the topic at hand, although she doesn't lose her mischief. "Back to the power core, huh?" She picks up the rifle case with the alien crystal in it, handing it to him. "I don't really know how this works, but I think you know how to use it."

[Unified Free Lands]

Carlie

The blue haired girl who had slept through much of the day finally awoke, looking around and taking in her surroundings before the startled look on her face disappeared. She knew she was safe now, safe from the dreams that she had woken from... But for her, waking life could be just as much of a nightmare as the dreams. When she was awake, she had to share her body with her other personalities. The loudest of these personalities was the one she called Alt, and that was the one that caused the most trouble for her in the field and had caused her to be demoted. Fortunately, she seemed to have some peace right now, as she got up and began dressing casually, realizing how late it was after she looked up at the clock. "Damn... I slept the whole day," she muttered, sounding more confused than anything.

[Doughertania]

"The ride, huh? Sounds great..." She smiled slightly. "Good to know you're important to me! Thanks Gabe, you're important to me too!" She was hardly ever embarrassed anyway, but making others embarrassed was something that she liked to do.

Only Lilly, and maybe to an extent, Gabe, knew how perverted Kira could be. Of course, she knew that Floyd was gay and doing that to him would mean nothing, but if it happened to be someone straight...she probably would've kept it to herself. As she dismounted him, she returned to his side. "Of course I don't mean me pointing a gun to your crotch," she said, facepalming herself for added effect. "But how about me sitting on your face? Even Floyd says my butt is nice, and he's gay."

She returns to the topic at hand, although she doesn't lose her mischief. "Back to the power core, huh?" She picks up the rifle case with the alien crystal in it, handing it to him. "I don't really know how this works, but I think you know how to use it."

Gabriel Hawk
When Captain Floyd complimented, he looked at him a little confused. "Thank you sir." He hoped that the Captain knew Gabe preferred women, but thought it'd be rude to just say something flat out.

Kira came to his side, commenting about the ride. "Good for you maybe. I've been on the receiving ends of your pins enough to know that you play rough, and you don't stop until you want to. Though I suppose if I needed to I could keep up with the battle hardened hero." he protested, hiding his true feelings. He was used to Kira's toying nature, but usually it was directed to other people. When it was directed back to him, he flirted back and passed it all off as a simple joke. Unfortunately, in this game of chicken, he was always the first to blush. Probably because she teased like she fought, targeting weak points and hitting them with unwavering precision. Such as now, where she said he was important to her. He smiled in spite of himself, always happy to hear that.

When she asked if he'd want her to sit on his face, he shook his head. "That'd be a bad idea," he taunted, a cocky smirk on his face. "If you found out every use of my tongue, I'd never get anything done! I'd try to work, you'd pin me, I'd have to stay there till you let me go, and I'd be too tired to work the coms."

As she handed him the rifle and gem, he looked it over, the cogs in his mind whirring. "I could definitely use it. Now all I need is some of that alien ship metal and Lily gets the first railgun D-COM's ever owned."

[Kassaran]

He'd been sitting in this room for god only knew how long, the smell of the cheap alcohol from the rather miserable bar didn't interest the American support trooper as he downed yet another glass of orange juice. It seemed that no matter where one went, the best thing to get at any bar was always the mixer juices, non-alcoholic of course. The glass found itself soon downed and slammed onto the counter as the man decided he'd waited long enough to receive any sort of word as to what he should be doing. Various other members of D-COM had been all about, but he'd not been one about to let his more outgoing nature be the end of his good impression. He was a seasoned veteran, he knew soldiers when he saw them and most of the people round these parts were. They were just like him, looking if not waiting for their next fight and given that they could now call themselves all united against the same threats, no longer did those looks seem to be cast at everyone else, but rather in whatever absent-minded direction the phantoms of the imagination could manifest some freakish abomination of the Collective.

It wasn't like the Collective was the only threat, but it was the one that Campione had signed up to take on explicitly, he'd seen them cut through his fellow soldiers at the battle to retake London's suburbs and he'd been made a victim at the behalf of their superior weaponry and tactics. No longer thoughwas he the one who'd be stalked through the various residential zones, no longer was he going to be looking over his shoulder and around every corner, praying that there wasn't some robot-bastard with a high-powered rifle aimed for his brain, no longer was any of that his concern. He was the hunter now, that was what D-COM was, the group of Humans whom decided to take on the worlds beyond theirs and create a safer Earth, one free of their involvement and to make everyone safe and secure once again. He'd heard tales that there was more than just the robots out there, metahumans and horrible nightmarish creatures abounded, but there were some whom he'd heard others say weren't hostile and even more that had been here before the gates.

Nonje of that mattered, Earth was for Humanity, and Bruce would see to that, one way or the other. Looking at the set of wristwatches about his left wrist, the small digital displays reading off in the standard time format that it was reaching later in the day, he knew he would likely have to report his presence eventually, so composing himself he stood and made his way out. He'd been given a quick brief on the way into the base by an orientation officer, told where he needed to go and he'd taken all of the information to heart as he'd been trained and conditioned to so now he walked almost absentmindedly through the corridors of the tower.

[Agenore]

Carlie

The blue haired girl who had slept through much of the day finally awoke, looking around and taking in her surroundings before the startled look on her face disappeared. She knew she was safe now, safe from the dreams that she had woken from... But for her, waking life could be just as much of a nightmare as the dreams. When she was awake, she had to share her body with her other personalities. The loudest of these personalities was the one she called Alt, and that was the one that caused the most trouble for her in the field and had caused her to be demoted. Fortunately, she seemed to have some peace right now, as she got up and began dressing casually, realizing how late it was after she looked up at the clock. "Damn... I slept the whole day," she muttered, sounding more confused than anything.

Cainan was walking through the halls of the head quarters, looking down at the floor. He walked past the room of the blue haired girl who had just awoken. He stopped when he heard her mutter to herself. He spoke without looking at her directly, his lilting accent putting a musical touch to his words.
"It's alright lass, all you missed was the mission. What's your name anyhow? I don't remember seein' you round here."

[The United Federation of Terrans]

"I need to see Major Brandon Preux, wherever he is," Ari said, stopping to lean against the wall. "If you've seen him, it would be great if you could bring me to him..."

"Here Ma'am I'll take you to him." Foley stepped forward and threw one of her arms around his shoulder so her weight was braced against him. With most if het weight distributed to Foley the sergeant pointed to the other operator in the hall. "Help me out here. The elevator to the command level is down the hall."

D-COM HQ, Command Room
"Major Preux!!!!!!!!!" Foley shouted as he pushed past the astonished door guards with Ari hobbling next to him. The sergeant spotted the officer turning away from a computer monitor and doing a double take of the wounded and bandaged Ari. Foley sensing he would soon be put out to pasture, set the wounded officer down on a nearby roller chair and tossed his painkiller containing first aid pouch into her lap before giving an awkward salute to the approaching major and leaving the room. As Foley left he lowered his eye visor and took comfort in the anonymity the eye obscuring device gave him.

[Kractero]

"The ride, huh? Sounds great..." She smiled slightly. "Good to know you're important to me! Thanks Gabe, you're important to me too!" She was hardly ever embarrassed anyway, but making others embarrassed was something that she liked to do.

Only Lilly, and maybe to an extent, Gabe, knew how perverted Kira could be. Of course, she knew that Floyd was gay and doing that to him would mean nothing, but if it happened to be someone straight...she probably would've kept it to herself. As she dismounted him, she returned to his side. "Of course I don't mean me pointing a gun to your crotch," she said, facepalming herself for added effect. "But how about me sitting on your face? Even Floyd says my butt is nice, and he's gay."

She returns to the topic at hand, although she doesn't lose her mischief. "Back to the power core, huh?" She picks up the rifle case with the alien crystal in it, handing it to him. "I don't really know how this works, but I think you know how to use it."

Gabriel Hawk
When Captain Floyd complimented, he looked at him a little confused. "Thank you sir." He hoped that the Captain knew Gabe preferred women, but thought it'd be rude to just say something flat out.

Kira came to his side, commenting about the ride. "Good for you maybe. I've been on the receiving ends of your pins enough to know that you play rough, and you don't stop until you want to. Though I suppose if I needed to I could keep up with the battle hardened hero." he protested, hiding his true feelings. He was used to Kira's toying nature, but usually it was directed to other people. When it was directed back to him, he flirted back and passed it all off as a simple joke. Unfortunately, in this game of chicken, he was always the first to blush. Probably because she teased like she fought, targeting weak points and hitting them with unwavering precision. Such as now, where she said he was important to her. He smiled in spite of himself, always happy to hear that.

When she asked if he'd want her to sit on his face, he shook his head. "That'd be a bad idea," he taunted, a cocky smirk on his face. "If you found out every use of my tongue, I'd never get anything done! I'd try to work, you'd pin me, I'd have to stay there till you let me go, and I'd be too tired to work the coms."

As she handed him the rifle and gem, he looked it over, the cogs in his mind whirring. "I could definitely use it. Now all I need is some of that alien ship metal and Lily gets the first railgun D-COM's ever owned."

"You call him sir," she complained, "but you don't call me ma'am."

"You're teasing is weak," Kira prodded after his comments. "You know your mouth is always larger than your actions. Remember the last time you tried to keep up with me?" He had insisted on a bonding day once, and while she could easily pretend to understand the stuff that he was building, he couldn't pretend to be able to keep up with her, or even Lilly's workout regiment. "I would like to try it sometime, I know you think about it all the time," she continued teasing him, referring to sitting on his face. "But if your tongue is as strong as your other physical capabilities, that would be a shame, now wouldn't it?"

[The Klausians]

Klaus looked at her with a questionable look on his face. "Umm fighting? What? No, no I'm talking about fieldwork. As when you you go out into the world and collect data through direct observation. Say I wanted to study a fish; say it is a shark. Instead of being cooped inside a laboratory studying the jaws and teeth of the shark, I would go out, put on a wet suite, and observe the live shark in its natural habitat. That is the fieldwork I referring to." He began to laugh. "God.. Me fighting, ha! Now that is a joke.."

Eve doesn't smile, she just crosses her arms and says "Well, I'm glad you cleared that up. Fieldwork would suit you, you don't look like much of a fighter to me, to be honest. Still, if you're going to do fieldwork you need to know how to defend yourself against the enemy. I mean, it's a dangerous world out there and a wetsuit isn't going to cut it. Studying live aliens is not exactly the safest occupation, but I suppose it's pretty rewarding. I'm just telling the truth as I see it, at least some basic self defense skills would be useful. I mean, I guess it's your choice Klaus."

Klaus shrugged. "Hey, if it keeps me out of that lab, I'm fine with it!" He looked over the firearm once more, then looked at Eve with a smile. "So, when do we start?"

[Doughertania]

Gabriel Hawk
When Captain Floyd complimented, he looked at him a little confused. "Thank you sir." He hoped that the Captain knew Gabe preferred women, but thought it'd be rude to just say something flat out.

Kira came to his side, commenting about the ride. "Good for you maybe. I've been on the receiving ends of your pins enough to know that you play rough, and you don't stop until you want to. Though I suppose if I needed to I could keep up with the battle hardened hero." he protested, hiding his true feelings. He was used to Kira's toying nature, but usually it was directed to other people. When it was directed back to him, he flirted back and passed it all off as a simple joke. Unfortunately, in this game of chicken, he was always the first to blush. Probably because she teased like she fought, targeting weak points and hitting them with unwavering precision. Such as now, where she said he was important to her. He smiled in spite of himself, always happy to hear that.

When she asked if he'd want her to sit on his face, he shook his head. "That'd be a bad idea," he taunted, a cocky smirk on his face. "If you found out every use of my tongue, I'd never get anything done! I'd try to work, you'd pin me, I'd have to stay there till you let me go, and I'd be too tired to work the coms."

As she handed him the rifle and gem, he looked it over, the cogs in his mind whirring. "I could definitely use it. Now all I need is some of that alien ship metal and Lily gets the first railgun D-COM's ever owned."

"You call him sir," she complained, "but you don't call me ma'am."

"You're teasing is weak," Kira prodded after his comments. "You know your mouth is always larger than your actions. Remember the last time you tried to keep up with me?" He had insisted on a bonding day once, and while she could easily pretend to understand the stuff that he was building, he couldn't pretend to be able to keep up with her, or even Lilly's workout regiment. "I would like to try it sometime, I know you think about it all the time," she continued teasing him, referring to sitting on his face. "But if your tongue is as strong as your other physical capabilities, that would be a shame, now wouldn't it?"

Gabriel Hawk
She complained about him not calling her ma'am, causing Gabe to make a shooing motion with his hand. "That's cause he's someone I don't know and you're my punk friend. If I start calling you ma'am I might actually start listening to you. Besides, you're not going to make me." He stopped and looked at her hesitantly, remembering how moments ago she was disciplining Floyd. "You're not going to make me, right?"

She mocked him, saying his teasing was weak. Which, while not completely accurate, had a little ring of truth about it. Kira was more forward and open then him, so it wasn't much of a surprise that she could take this farther. When she talked about her training, he groaned. "I'm an engineer, ok? You're lucky that I stay in shape at all." While he stayed relatively athletic, he didn't see a lot of need for him to work out. He mostly did so so he could last a few seconds before Kira pushed him into a wall or something.

She brought the face-sitting back, teasing him and saying it was something he'd want to do. He brought his hand up to his forehead, shaking his head so she couldn't see him blush. "Kira, I'm starting to think this is what you fantasize about. Can't say I blame you." When she talked about his tongue, he stuck it out at her. "Come on, Cappy. You of all people should know the answer to that. I exercise it regularly, I'm hardly inexperienced, and you've heard how fast I can talk. If there's one thing I've got that's more skilled than yours, it's my mouth." He winked, keeping up the banter. Hopefully that'd be the end of it, he didn't need her to escalate anything more.

[Arstotzkas]

Eve doesn't smile, she just crosses her arms and says "Well, I'm glad you cleared that up. Fieldwork would suit you, you don't look like much of a fighter to me, to be honest. Still, if you're going to do fieldwork you need to know how to defend yourself against the enemy. I mean, it's a dangerous world out there and a wetsuit isn't going to cut it. Studying live aliens is not exactly the safest occupation, but I suppose it's pretty rewarding. I'm just telling the truth as I see it, at least some basic self defense skills would be useful. I mean, I guess it's your choice Klaus."

Klaus shrugged. "Hey, if it keeps me out of that lab, I'm fine with it!" He looked over the firearm once more, then looked at Eve with a smile. "So, when do we start?"

Eve flashes a rare smile, saying " Whenever you want. I spend most of my time in the range or gym anyway, so you can find me there whenever. Don't expect me to be a very nice teacher though, as you can probably tell. By the time I'm done with you, you're going to be able to hit a playing card from a mile away."

[The Klausians]

Klaus shrugged. "Hey, if it keeps me out of that lab, I'm fine with it!" He looked over the firearm once more, then looked at Eve with a smile. "So, when do we start?"

Eve flashes a rare smile, saying " Whenever you want. I spend most of my time in the range or gym anyway, so you can find me there whenever. Don't expect me to be a very nice teacher though, as you can probably tell. By the time I'm done with you, you're going to be able to hit a playing card from a mile away."

"Well it would be greatly appreciated." Klaus smiled, but then his face contorted into a more thoughtful expression. "How would I repay you?"