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The stew was nearing completion. Just another hour or so. Iliyakim set a cover on the pot, then took out his tools to start repairing his velxun'yrr.

Fen decided to go for a walk around the compound.

OOC: All units, all units. Complete your assignements ASAP and return to the base. The second part of the test is ready.

OOC: I'm still waiting on OHMKII.

Trafa nodded.

"Perhaps, although they might have equipment that'll detect you, but if so, improvise."

Trafa peered through the scope again, and then turned to Aldaris.

"I need you to get all of them facing North West of my posistion."

Trafa pointed to a spot of trees.

"About there. Get as many distracted as you can, try and get them ALL to look that way, and leave the rest to me. Feel free to kill any of them, just keep them transfixed."

Trafa then unsheathed this Hunting Knife, and looked at a very leafy tree to his right, and grinned.

"I'm going to scale that tree. The moment you stop seeing me, you being the distraction. I'm going to leap in and stab the asshole in the back, or slice him up. Actually, we'll then mop the remainders up. Kill everyone, although, if one's left over and he really begs, just knock him out. Cougar might find him useful. Afterward, we'll go and sweep for anything of value here, documents, the like. Once we've done that, we pile the bodies up, steal a radio, and torch the camp. You comfortable with that?"
OOC: MM, I think you missed something.

Tylas walked over to the fire and breathed in the smell. "Mind if I add some of this ginseng I found?" he asked Illyakim.

Iliyakim thought for a moment. "Go ahead...but only a little. It is a powerful herb."

Iliyakim thought for a moment. "Go ahead...but only a little. It is a powerful herb."


"Agreed. But it's great for restorative purposes as well as soothing, which some of the cadets who just got back could use. Or anyone, considering we have another mission coming up soon."

He then took out a small knife and chopped a little bit up, and allowed it to boil along with the rest of the ingredients already in the pot.

Iliyakim stirred the boiling mixture. "Yes. It seems that Fen and Jason made a miscalculation or two."

Iliyakim stirred the boiling mixture. "Yes. It seems that Fen and Jason made a miscalculation or two."

"So it would seem." replied Tylas.
"Anyhow, They're probably off somewhere trying to keep out of Cougars way, but they'll come eventually. "

Fen smelt food, and followed his nose to where Iliyakim and Tylas were standing over a stewpot.

"So it would seem." replied Tylas.
"Anyhow, They're probably off somewhere trying to keep out of Cougars way, but they'll come eventually. "
"Soon enough." He sees Fen coming. "Here comes the first one, now. It isn't done yet, Fen."

"Smells like it is." Fen replied as he sniffed the scents coming off the stew.

"I've been cooking for many times longer than you've been alive. You'll have to trust my good judgement."

"If you say so." Fen replied, "So, how did your mission go?"

"Very well. They didn't know we were there until well after it was too late to stop us. After destroying the base, it was very easy to pick off the launchers and return to camp. Should I ask of yours?"

OOC:
And that's me until quite late tomorrow.

"I'm guessing you heard the Colonel?" Fen asked, "Cause it went much worse than badly."

"I'm guessing you heard the Colonel?" Fen asked, "Cause it went much worse than badly."


"Well, its in the past" remarked Tylas "and theres nothing you can really do to change it. At least your still here. Of course, if you werent, you wouldnt remember this anyways."

"I'm guessing you heard the Colonel?" Fen asked, "Cause it went much worse than badly."
"Would you like to go over it? Maybe I can help you find your errors, that you might not commit them next time."

"I'm pretty sure the Colonel covered were we went wrong, but it couldn't hurt to get another opinion." Fen commented, "So sure, at least you won't, hopefully, try and deafen me as well." He then proceeded to out-line the general summery of events.

"I'm pretty sure the Colonel covered were we went wrong, but it couldn't hurt to get another opinion." Fen commented, "So sure, at least you won't, hopefully, try and deafen me as well." He then proceeded to out-line the general summery of events.
OOC: Um... Cougar never shouted. He spoke softly. I did state that, quite plainly

OOC: Um... Cougar never shouted. He spoke softly. I did state that, quite plainly
ooc: I know, it's a perspective issue.

"I'm pretty sure the Colonel covered were we went wrong, but it couldn't hurt to get another opinion." Fen commented, "So sure, at least you won't, hopefully, try and deafen me as well." He then proceeded to out-line the general summery of events.
"First of all, never go in through windows. Second of all...never go into buildings if you can at all help it. Limited ways of successful undetected escape, limited places to hide."

"So what would you have done?" Fen asked

"Circled the perimeter, noting any and all buildings visible, then send in any spy device possible to try and determine the layout and number of people. After that, I'd have waited for the cover of darkness to penetrate the barrier and do further recon, and get whatever documents presented themselves to me."

"I'll keep that in mind for any further missions of a similar type." Fen replied

"Keep it in mind always. The best way to end up alive is to always be aware of your situation. A building is dangerous because it is a limiting situation. Plains are dangerous for the same reason."

"So, situational awareness is key?" Fen asked

"Always."

"Got it, any other tricks and tips?" Fen asked

Jason came out of the tent to see the others.

OOC: Was anybody else restricted from the site yesterday, or was it just me?

Jason came out of the tent to see the others.

OOC: Was anybody else restricted from the site yesterday, or was it just me?
Fen waved Jason over.

ooc: Jolt was down

"Hello Fen. Hello Iliyakim." Jason sat down. For the first time, his eyes were visible. they were dark brown, almost black.

"Got it, any other tricks and tips?" Fen asked
"Only those that a good soldier should know."

"Fair enought." Fen replied

Iliyakim took a small taste of the soup broth, then added more of a bitter-leaf plant.

"Almost ready?" He asked as Iliyakim fiddled with the food.

"Another half an hour. Have patience, Dalhar. The best things come only after time."

"Alright." Fen replied

"Sit down, relax. We move out again soon enough...group assignment. Rest while yet you can."

Fen sat down to wait, before falling asleep in fast order.

How quickly children fall asleep.

He promptly began his most memorable, and unpleasent snoring.

I wonder if he got his nose broken at some point...

Iliyakim erected the silence spell around Fen for the sanity of the others at the fire.

Shortly after the silence spell was used, Fen stopped snoring.

Or maybe it's a concious thing.

After about a ten minute nap, Fen woke and began gesturing at Iliyakim.

The Drow arched an eyebrow at the comical guestures made by the human.

Fen continued to gesture, as he couldn't vocalize, thanks to Iliyakim's spell.

"I have no idea what point you're trying to get across."

Fen began, or at least attempted to speak, as he couldn't tell what Iliyakim was saying, to see if he could get his point across.

Fen would be able to hear himself just fine.

The others, not so much.

Fen began ranting at Iliyakim to fix/remove his curse.

Iliyakim just watched Fen rant. It was cruel, yes...but it was funny.

Fen continued ranting, tossing in the occasional insult as it became appearent that no one could hear him curse.

Right in the middle of one of these altercations (because lipreading becomes important at some point in every Drow's life), Iliyakim suddenly lets the spell bubble burst.

Fen had been in the middle of a curse about the state of cheese, when he got his voice back. Shaking his head, he faced Iliyakim and spoke, "What was the point of that, and thank you for removing in."

"In case you didn't know, you attract hordes of gigantic stampeding creatures when you sleep. I was sparing all the rest of us that."

"Then why'd you leave it on?" He asked, "After I woke up."

"It was good comedy."

"For you maybe." Fen commented darkly.

"It did you no harm."

"Physically, no." Fen agreed

"Don't tell me you're that emotionally fragile. If you are, go home."

"Who said anything about emotional?" Fen asked

"Then it did you no harm. Unless you prefer it to, in which case that can still be arranged."

Fen just shook his head, realizing that Iliyakim didn't realize what he was talking about.

Jason had been staring into the fire, trying to work his combat implants without the use of his watch. He knew it was possible to do so, but the results were un-yeilding so far.

Deokumar pushed the trigger and observed the trucks one by one explode. The explosions remind Deokumar when he observed the fireworks go off on Diwali, A Hindu New Year's holiday.

"Sergeant, The trucks are destroyed. Mission accomplished! I'll stay to analyze the situation and I'll return to base. Now head back to base."

"Roger that, sir." replied Bhakta.

OOC: Anybody seen OHMKII? I've been waiting nearly 2 weeks fo a reply from him.

OOC: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9808660&postcount=2005

He replyed ages ago, You missed it.

OOC: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9808660&postcount=2005

He replyed ages ago, You missed it.

I replied to that already

"I think I can handle that, assuming you move when I make the distraction."

Aldaris dissappears from sight, and from most sensors, he now only radiates in the high ultraviolet spectrum, due to the way the light waves are bent around his body.

He silently moves out, and draws his blade, preparing to reap a grisly harvest.

Trafa nodded, and watched as Aldaris disappeared into thin air. Checking the Sniper Rifle was ready, Trafa slung it over his back, and peeked through the scope still in his hand.

1...2...3...4...5...

Trafa bit his lip. This wouldn't be such an easy task after all.

Even with Aldaris' distraction, I can't take the target out up close...and six vs. two...3 vs. 1...not good odds. I need to find a tree with decent cover...

Looking around, Trafa found one nearby. Crouch-running, he made his way to the tree, but didn't go up it just yet. He looked up, and grinned.

The top splits like a V...perfect sniping location. I just pray Aldaris knows what he's doing, and that he can get all those heads turned...

Crouch-running again, Trafa made his way behind the tree, and scaled in in just over half a minute. Crouching on a branch behind the 'V', Trafa pulled out the Sniper Rifle, and reattached the scope. Checking it was loaded, Trafa pushed away a bunch of leaves overhanging his head, and set his sights on one of the soldiers, and waited for Aldaris to make his move...

Aldaris reappeared, and shouted at the soldiers, "Excuse me, might you direct me to the restroom?", probably not the best choice of attention getters, but it was all he could come up with.

Once he was sure he had their attention, he disappeared again, fading from sight with a ripple as light bent at his minds touch.

In his hand his blade danced a deadly pavane, reaching out towards the first soldiers unknowing throat...

The solider was completely clueless. His AK-74 rifle sat in his hands, and a pair of thermal goggles atop his head.

This would be easier than he thought, since they had no ability to see him he could simply slaughter them all, and that is exactly what he set about doing, bringing his blade across the first soldiers throat, and continuing on to the next target.

Jason felt a small change in him instantaneously. His vision had flickered for a moment into and then out of Low-level light and normal vision. Satisfied, he sat back and promptly fell asleep.

Yawning, Tylas stretched and then went on a short jog to loosen up. The other groups HAD to come back sometime soon, it seemed like it had been forever.

Another person, dressed like Jason, materialized out of thin air. He had a package adressed to: Jason Montag, C/O Cougar. He set it near the door, knocked twice, and left a note with it that said "Give to jason ASAP. Tell him not to be so stupid next time. -Mouse." With that, he pulled out a box the size of a deck of cards, pressed some buttons, took a step forward, and as if walking through a curtain made of air, he dissapeared.

---

Jason saw Tylas "Hello Tylas. How was your mission?"

By this time, the stew was ready, and Iliyakim began serving out portions.

ooc: wow. this thread died for a while.

"Thank you Iliyakim." Fen said as he received his stew portion.

Jason gave a Nod of thanks, and began to eat the stew. It was the best stew he had ever eaten. Actually, it was the only stew he had ever eaten. Nobody made stews in YarenZero. It apeared he would be taking more home than just military training.

After those around him had been served, Iliyakim took a bowl for himself.

It wasn't the best he'd ever made, but supplies here were limited. Considering the circumstances...it would be adequate.

"so, uh...how'd everybody's missions go?" Jason asked.

Trafa nodded, and watched as Aldaris disappeared into thin air. Checking the Sniper Rifle was ready, Trafa slung it over his back, and peeked through the scope still in his hand.

1...2...3...4...5...

Trafa bit his lip. This wouldn't be such an easy task after all.

Even with Aldaris' distraction, I can't take the target out up close...and six vs. two...3 vs. 1...not good odds. I need to find a tree with decent cover...

Looking around, Trafa found one nearby. Crouch-running, he made his way to the tree, but didn't go up it just yet. He looked up, and grinned.

The top splits like a V...perfect sniping location. I just pray Aldaris knows what he's doing, and that he can get all those heads turned...

Crouch-running again, Trafa made his way behind the tree, and scaled in in just over half a minute. Crouching on a branch behind the 'V', Trafa pulled out the Sniper Rifle, and reattached the scope. Checking it was loaded, Trafa pushed away a bunch of leaves overhanging his head, and set his sights on one of the soldiers, and waited for Aldaris to make his move...

Aldaris had made his move, and now the guards were moving to check on their now dead companion. This left Trafa with a clear shot at the target... if he chose to take it.

"so, uh...how'd everybody's missions go?" Jason asked.
"Remarkably easily. They didn't even suspect we were there until it was far too late."

"Remarkably easily. They didn't even suspect we were there until it was far too late."


Tylas nodded and sipped the broth.

"It went remarkably faster than the others, I dont know why exactly, but I wonder when the others will complete theirs?"

Then he added as an afterthought;"But as long as they make it back in the given time, it wont exactly matter, will it?"

OOC:I almost stopped checking the thread for a while. Glad to see its back.

"Well, that's good to hear. I suppose Fen told you about what happened to us?"

"No, actually."

Jason recounted what had happened on their mission.

"That bad...I'd say a very apt mistake for two that have never really been on a mission before...you two should have sought out a more experienced class mate, to guide you somewhat."

"We were both lucky cougar came to get us. I started to freak out a little bit."

"Lucky that you were rescued? Not terribly. Lucky he didn't wipe your memories and send you out? Incredibly. Were I in his position, neither of you would be here now...for your own good, if nothing else."

"Yes. We are lucky to still be here."

"And tonight, you will eat and sleep. Soon we move on to another exercise, and you want to be recovered from your previous one."

"I'll be ready when the next mission comes. I have no other option."

"Pretty much. Don't ignore the green bits in your stew...it promotes relaxation for short amounts of time."

Jason smiled and showed Iliyakim the completely drained bowl.

"I don't think I missed them. It was verry good."

"You shouldn't eat so quickly at the end of the day, dalhar. It causes problems."

"Noted" Jason said. he proceeded to throw a small twig in the fire.

Such a life, for a child..children all, the lot of them, too.

Iliyakim took another spoonful of his stew.

"You shouldn't eat so quickly at the end of the day, dalhar. It causes problems."

Tylas overheard, and told Illyakim "Humans, have hardier constitutions than most, though, due to a couple milleniums spent eating all kinds of queer things."

"Still, it doesnt help at all, and its not the best manners to gulp down stew, so Illyakim was right in that sense."

He served himself a tiny bit more, and sat by the fire, looking in to it and warming his hands.

Fen just listened to Jason recount the facts of their mission as he finished off the last dregs of his stew. "That was quite delicious, thank you again Iliyakim." He said

Trafa held his breath as his target of opportunity came clear into his sights. The others had gone to check on their dead companion, leaving the target completely alone. The guards probably wouldn't even know where the shot came from.

But should I? Cougar pretty much said I should refrain from shooting the target...and I've yet to disobey orders...

Cursing, Trafa kept his sights on the target for a few moments. His finger tightened around the trigger.

One chance...

Trafa squeezed on the trigger ever so gently...

...And stopped. Pulling his finger from the trigger, he set his sights back on the guards.

Patience...I'll get him with my knife later...

Trafa watched the guards continue towards their comrade, and prayed that Aldaris could do his job...

Just a couple more guards Aldaris...

OOC: Twat. You should've taken the shot, to hell with orders.

IC: That missed oppurtunity would cost them dearly. The target was too well protected for a knife attack, and it was unlikely he would emerge into the open soon, having just gone into a briefing.

Dammit Trafa, I don't have time for this!!

Aldaris continued to play invisible homicide tag with the guards, but they seemed to be clueing in on what was happening, and he couldn't keep it up forever.

Dammit Trafa, I don't have time for this!!

Aldaris continued to play invisible homicide tag with the guards, but they seemed to be clueing in on what was happening, and he couldn't keep it up forever.
Indeed they were. He was right, the chances of them finding him were growing ever more likely. They had two options. Leave now, and try again, or return to base.

Indeed they were. He was right, the chances of them finding him were growing ever more likely. They had two options. Leave now, and try again, or return to base.


Aldaris puled back, he disengaged and made aswift but silent retreat directly away from Trafa, before circling around to meet up wioth is apparently incompetent companion.

Cougar called over to all the trainees (OHMKII and MM, assume your mission is complete. Please. I want to move on. Everyone else wants to move on. You have been taking too long.)),"Everyone, over here, now"

When they were all assembled, he motioned to them to sit, and laid a holoemitter on the ground,"Right, well done for the most part on the partner exercises. Now, we work as a team for a large number of missions, if not all of them. As such, you need to work as a team."

He waved his hand, and the holograms sprung into life in front of them, showing them a half-sunken boat, whose hull had been breached in a number of places,"This is the old cruise liner Mary Star, now sitting on the bed in Grange Cove, one hundred miles away from here. We have intercepted intelligence that a number of smuggling operations are being run out of here, including things such as black market weapons, illegal drugs, and other such things. It's a hotbed of pirate activity. However, until now, this hasn't been a problem. With Lord President Barbarossa cracking down on them, they have taken a number of important political prisoners. Your mission will be to infiltrate the boat, rescue these hostages, and then exfil with them to a safe distance before destroying the boat.*Image changed again*These are the people you have to save. Memorise their faces, as you'll be operating in a split second decision. Accidentally shooting a hostage can be extremely dangerous, and speed is of the esscense.

You'll approach the ship by inflatable Gemini boats, having been dropped into the sea some miles out from the air. Thus, you'll be parachuting in and then using the boats to get closer. Once you get within seeing distance of the ship, cut the engines, and moor the boats in the next bay. Then, you'll have to use SCUBA gear to approach the ship. Once onboard, discover where the hostages are being held, working in two-man teams to clear rooms. We believe they are being held in the holds, below the deck. These areas are no doubt going to be dark, so it's worth taking NVG's with you.

For this assignement, you'll be given MP5N's, a fully marinised version of the MP5 sub-machine gun. Don't worry about immersing it in salt- or fresh water, it'll work fine. You'll also be given SPAS-12 shotguns, but it's at your discretion if you use them or not. Also, you'll each be carrying a number of flashbang grenades, which you've used before in FIBUA (Fighting in Built-Up Areas) training. Make sure you use them effectively.

Once you've secured the hostages, move them to the front of the boat, and place a number of Semtex charges whilst you are on the move, ready to destroy the ship. Once at the foredeck, contact Galena AFB, and a UH-60 will be dispatched to pull you out. Once you've been picked up, detonate the charges.

Now, given that these are smugglers, they are fairly well armed, so expect moderate resistance. Weapons such as AK-74's, M-16's, Uzi's... stuff like that. Also, there may be pulse weapons mixed in there somewhere, so be on your toes.

Iliyakim will be I/C (In Command) for this op, and it is his job to designate a 2I/C (2nd In Command), along with the various other roles. Any questions from anyone?"

Iliyakim will be I/C (In Command) for this op, and it is his job to designate a 2I/C (2nd In Command), along with the various other roles. Any questions from anyone?"

Tylas raised his hand. "Yes, When do we leave?"

Fen listened to the briefing and the questions and wondered how the mission would go, and which of the four candidates that were 'in the running' would be chosen for 2IC as he'd already written himself as highly unlikely to get that position, and Jason only slightly likelier.

Tylas raised his hand. "Yes, When do we leave?"

"A few hours from now," said Major Konig, looking at them,"The dropship will pick you up at 0300 hours, and drop you at 0500. You have until 1700 to complete your attack, including on the spot planning, recon, and other such things."

"First off, what does the area around the ship look like? Second...does this thing display a blue-print of the ship, instead of just the outside of it?"

"It's mostly steep cliffs, except towards the next cove, where it is a gentle slope. As for the blueprint*image changes*Certainley."

"Then we'll want to go in from the other cove..." He looked at the ship.

"I'd start rescuing hostages from the aft sections, lowest decks...hardest for an opposing force to get to..."

Experienced eyes flicked over the model of the hull. "Still, it is unwise to keep hostages together...they try and escape..."

He sat in silence for a few moments, looking over the ship.

"Get some rest, everyone. I should have something ready by the time the transport arrives."

Fen had been watching the screens, memorizing what he could. As the team leader gave the sleep order, he laid back and fell asleep where he was.

Iliyakim put a pre-emptive silence spell around Fen.

Even without the spell, there would have been no noise that sleep cycle.

Aldaris wandered of by himself to think, he'd get the "sleep" he needed later, for now he needed to think.

Tylas, before going to bed, made sure he had memorized as much of the hull as he would need, in case flight was necessary or he needed to stay hidden. "never let your enemy have an advantage over you, if you can help it" He thought to himself. After he had looked it over, he visualized it in every way, every corridor almost becoming a real picture in his mind.

Slightly weary, he lay down, ready to cleanse any signs of stress at all that could possibly betray him in the hours to go with sleep.

Jason too layed down to sleep.

With what plans he had...very few, truth be told...as he wasn't sure whether he'd have a total of seven men or five...he went over carefully, before thinking what else he'd need.

Demolitions...
Scout...
2I/C...

And all this in a few hours.

With what plans he had...very few, truth be told...as he wasn't sure whether he'd have a total of seven men or five...he went over carefully, before thinking what else he'd need.

Demolitions...
Scout...
2I/C...

And all this in a few hours.

Aldaris had finished his meditation, and now he needed to talk, seeing as Iliyakim was the only one left awake other than himself, the best bet was to talk to him.

Aldaris made his approach obvious, so as to not surprise the Drow, before he addrssed him, "So, I see that I am not the only one who needs less sleep than others..."

"Four hours a night is reccommended, but I can run well enough on two."

He guestured for Aldaris to sit. "What do you make of this?"

"Four hours a night is reccommended, but I can run well enough on two."

He guestured for Aldaris to sit. "What do you make of this?"

Aldaris sunk to the gound without a sound, "I assume you mean our mission? It will be interesting, in the ancient Chinese sense of the word... Danger and opportunity mixed..."

"And it will be necessary in the ancient Drow sense of the word...having purpose, as well as bloodshed."

He continued looking intently at the holographic display of the ship.

"I want you to be the 2 I/C for this mission. Tylas is good at taking orders, but I don't know how he'd be about giving them...and after Fen and Jason's little fiasco..."

He didn't mention the departed Zarbus and Trafa, or the Romans that had left.

"And it will be necessary in the ancient Drow sense of the word...having purpose, as well as bloodshed."

He continued looking intently at the holographic display of the ship.

"I want you to be the 2 I/C for this mission. Tylas is good at taking orders, but I don't know how he'd be about giving them...and after Fen and Jason's little fiasco..."

He didn't mention the departed Zarbus and Trafa, or the Romans that had left.

"I'm glad that you would trust me this much," he forebore to comment on the Drows own historic refernence, mostly because he had no reason too... "Since you picked me as 2I/C I have a few questions about who's going to be doing what, and the equipment we will be taking with us."

"We'll split into groups...your group will prep the ship to explode while mine locates and liberates the hostages. If you finish before we do, your mission objectives then become the same as ours. As to equipment...some explosives, some ammo, and some projectile weapons, as well as other equpiment humans consider standard."

"We'll split into groups...your group will prep the ship to explode while mine locates and liberates the hostages. If you finish before we do, your mission objectives then become the same as ours. As to equipment...some explosives, some ammo, and some projectile weapons, as well as other equpiment humans consider standard."

"Who will be in my group, and what form of projectile weapons will we be using? I'm not very good with most of them, the humans aptly termed "spray and pray" seems to be about all I can really do, though that seems contraindicated for this occasion..."

"You'll be going with Inthuul and Jason. And don't worry about shooting...Inthuul can hit targets well enough."

"You'll be going with Inthuul and Jason. And don't worry about shooting...Inthuul can hit targets well enough."

"Well, at least I get Ithnuul, and I guess a blade will do well enough if they can't see me coming... I guess that's all I'll need to know, except for one more question, when do we leave?"

"Not long now. I'm going to get some sleep. You should as well...best to be prepared for any possibility."

"Not long now. I'm going to get some sleep. You should as well...best to be prepared for any possibility."

"Alright." Aldaris stood up and headed off to find somewhere to sleep.