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Your drop pod hits the ground at bone-shattering speed, but you're protected within it's casing. The doors pop off and reveal the bruning red skies of Murric. You're in one of the planet's small towns. In the distance you hear the familiar roar of autocannons. You step out of the pod and into cover. Many of the buildings around you appear to have been damaged by air strikes, and several damage civilian vehicles litter the roadways.

>"Adjutant, how long until Evac?"
>"All other forces are currently engaged with the enemy at this time, Delta Phoenix. I am detecting Murric Defense Forces to the Northwest of your position."

You briefly consider grouping up with them until Evac can arrive, but are cut off by the unmistakeable thunderous crack of a C-10 hitting someone in the head. One of Phoenix team made planetfall nearby and they're picking off the MDF troops.

>Solve this problem before it solves you. Move towards the sound of sniper fire.
>Move away from the sniper fire, you just need to focus on staying alive right now.

>>25932367
>Solve this problem before it solves you. Move towards the sound of sniper fire.

Support the MDF.

>>25932354
Hell it's about time!

>>25932367
>Solve this problem before it solves you. Move towards the sound of sniper fire.

>>25932367
Oh man getting hyped
We killed our old boss, I think we can handle our brothers and sisters...
Time for a reunion.

>>25932367
>>Solve this problem before it solves you. Move towards the sound of sniper fire.

>>25932367
>>Solve this problem before it solves you. Move towards the sound of sniper fire.

>>25932367

>Solve the problem.

now, are we going for a straight out kill, or does anyone want to try and recruit the old squad?

If we go for the kill, could we salvage the suit so that we can salvage schematics for it? Makes us that more prepared for potential Psyonic recruits...

>>25932367
>Solve this problem before it solves you. Move towards the sound of sniper fire

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>Detecting Unanimous Consensus.

You move towards the sound, careful to remain in cover even with your stealth on. You come upon a crossroads, open and clear of cover. A single wounded marine lies in the center, the rest of his squad has taken cover behind a building on the far side.

Another shot rings out and strikes the wounded marine, who cries out in pain. He calls for his squad to help him. He doesn't realize he's bait.

The squad takes the bait. Several of them move up to fire at a building, The other two run up to try and haul the wounded marine out.

They're all dead in under five seconds. Something feels extremely familiar about this sniper.

>Move up through cover. Get a better view, try to outflank your target.
>Use scanners and look for any reflections. Sniper battle.

>>25932367
Yeah, let's get that arsehole. If we don't, he/she/it might stay under the radar in murric for ages before being caught.

>>25932478
They've made their choice to stay, they can pay the price

>>25932478

Well, for now we're only moving, not shooting.

>Use scanners and look for any reflections. Sniper battle.

>>25932498
((Who says they have a choice?))

>>25932487
>>Use scanners and look for any reflections. Sniper battle.

>>25932487
>Move up through cover. Get a better view, try to outflank your target.

>>25932487
>>Use scanners and look for any reflections. Sniper battle.

>>25932487
>>Move up through cover. Get a better view, try to outflank your target.

>>25932487
>Move up through cover. Get a better view, try to outflank your target.

>>25932487
>>Move up through cover. Get a better view, try to outflank your target.

>>25932487
Use Scanners to locate him, then move up though cover to flank.

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You move through cover carefully, watching for your opponent's position. You don't hear a single shot go off, and manage to spot your target on a fifth floor window. She has no idea you're there, yet, and you're close enough to take the shot.

>Take the shot now.
>Surprise your target, and gather intel by whatever means are necessary.

>>25932589
>Surprise your target, and gather intel by whatever means are necessary.

>>25932589
>Surprise your target, and gather intel by whatever means are necessary.

>>25932589
>>Surprise your target, and gather intel by whatever means are necessary.
We need intel on the rest of the squad

>>25932589
>Surprise your target, and gather intel by whatever means are necessary.

>>25932589
>>Surprise your target, and gather intel by whatever means are necessary.

>>25932589
>2

>>25932589

Adjutant, what is the probability of us being able to capture the target alive?

Also, be careful to check for traps and explosives while moving towards the target.

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You decide that knowing your enemies at this point is too valuable, and head to the building's interior. You notice several recluse mines on the way up and are able to disable them silently. She won't be expecting you at all. You sneak up behind the target and knock her from the window. With your quick reflexes you catch her by her combat-computer wrist. You pull it off with her free hand. She's smaller than you, so she can't reach you with the odd punches she's throwing. Her grip isn't able to pry your hand free, either. You access the computer for her mission profile.

>Loading...

>>25932666
Codename: Alpha Phoenix
Sex: M
Specialization: Infiltration. Reconnasiance. Espionage. Intelligence gathering. Solo operative. Small-Arms Specialist.
Psych Profile: Eccentric, wears an orange ascot in multiple deep cover personalities. Registers high on social scale and typically leads Phoenix Team in covert operations.
Status: Active, supporting fleet operations in Murric.

Codename: Charlie Phoenix
sex: F
Specialization: Sniper. Assassination.
Psych Profile: Extreme mental distance, possible split personality disorder. Upon receiving a command Charlie Phoenix has no recognizable personality. Between assignments and missions she favors a bubbly, light-hearted persona.
Status: Active, supporting fleet operations in Murric.

Codename: Delta Phoenix
sex: F
Specialization: Zero-Support missions, Deep Cover, Psionics, Infiltration.
Psych Profile: Extreme Psionic capacity. Extreme invasive countermeasures have been used to ensure loyalty. Experimental loyalty protocol resulted in fractured morality and psyche.
Status: [ROGUE - TERMINATE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE]

Codename: Echo Phoenix
Sex: M
Specialization: Counter-Xeno warfare. Guerilla Warfare. Traps.
Psych Profile: Highly Enthusiastic. Effective against Zerg and Protoss operations.
Status: Active, supporting fleet operations in Murric.

>>25932675
Codename: November Phoenix
Sex: M
Specialization: Cyber-warfare, Vehicles, Technological Expert.
Psych Profile: Despite Resoc attempts the subject still has a strong ethnic accent.
Status: Active, supporting fleet operations in Murric.

Codename: Whiskey Phoenix
sex: M
Specialization: Interrogation, Terror-Tactics, Heavy-weapons.
Psych Profile: Extremely unstable. Multiple deep-cover operations result in possible conflicts of loyalty. Recommend memory resocialization.
Status: Active, supporting fleet operations in Murric.

Codename: Zeta Phoenix
Sex: M
Specialization: Terror Tactics. Guerrila Warfare. Psy-Ops. Sniper.
Psych Profile: No conflict of Morality. Absolute loyalty to Dominion interests. Extremely effective operative. Only surviving member of original Phoenix squad.
Status: [DECEASED - FAILED MISSION]

>>25932680
You can assume this ghost isn't Delta Phoenix safely enough. The name Charlie seems so familiar to you. You know this Ghost.

What do you say to her?

>>25932680
good we killed the loyal one

>>25932709

"Come with me if you want to live."

>>25932709
Ask if she wants to make out after this.

>>25932709
try to find out her mission (likely it is to kill us and the higher ups of the Murric Gov)

>>25932709
interrogate her, after that put bullet through her skull

>>25932709

"Are you willing to negotiate, or would you prefer less favorable alternatives..."

>>25932722
>>25932725
We could try to convert her, but not during mission, as the profile says, she loses all personality. Knock her out, take her alive and get her locked up in the Daluke. Maybe then try to convert her.

>>25932754
na man we gonna try to get the rest of the squad to join us the only one that for sure would not join we killed

>>25932709
'Snap out of it.'

>>25932709

"We can do this the hard way, the easy way, or you getting a bullet in your head way. What's it gonna be?"

>>25932777
ya good thinking

>>25932777
agreed.. knock out and bind. Use our knockout drugs to ensure she won't recover by herself.

>>25932777
All we have to do is take her out of mission mode, a good slap in the face might work.

>>25932777

I agree, but we should tie her up and leave her here. We have no transport, remember? Need to link up with Murrican defense forces to get off planet.

>>25932806
i doubt thats all it would take. Gotta remember Ghosts are heavily resocced. If all it takes is a slap to make them forget their mission they wouldn't be much use.

>>25932806
Ask if she wants to go shopping?

>>25932822

Can't we telepathy her into the off-mission personality?

>>25932805
going with this

>>25932805
Do we know Japanese rope bindings?

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You take out your silenced P-38 and smack her across the face hard enough for her mask to drop off and fall the several stories down. She stops struggling against your grip. You place the pistol to her head.

>"We can do this the hard way, the easy way, or you getting a bullet in your head way. What's it gonna be?"

She remains silent, staring at you with an intense hatred.

>"Speak up, Charlie. If you want to live you better say something now."

>"Fuck you, Delta. You went rogue. You left us - you left me. You broke your promise. Do whatever you're going to."

Your finger glides over the trigger.

>1 Knock her unconscious.
>2 Terminate subject.
>3 Terminate subject. Don't waste the bullet.

>>25932924
Shoot her in both knees.

>1 Knock her unconscious.

>>25932924
>1

>>25932924
>1 but also french her first.

>>25932924
>1

>>25932924
>1

>>25932945
remember the voting system good sir

>>25932949
Vote not registered, additional modifiers.
Why do you want to cheat on me so much, Delta Phoenix?

>>25932924

>1

Plus restrain with bindings.

>>25932963
You rejected DP first you cold and cruel thing!

>>25932924
>1

>>25932924
>1

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>>25932924
Vote ends at 14:42. Tallying votes...

>>25932963
We keep doing so much for you, but you still don't satisfy us as a woman,

>>25932924
>1

>>25932924
>1

>>25932924
We shouldn't be so lenient, the only reason we were able to go rogue and seek freedom is because the prototype loyalty module in us broke. Or it's connection with the Ghost base was severed I don't remember. Lets not assume so quickly that these people want to be our friend. To them, we're a maximum threat that betrayed them. Who knows what lies the Dominion put into their heads about us? I say kill..

>>25932822

We could always resoc the resoc...

>>25932924

>You left us - you left me. You broke your promise

What, are we in lesbians with her or something?

>>25933024
Revision: I do not think we should kill her I have no idea why that was typed. I just advise extreme caution and multiple therapy sessions 1 on 1 before we trust her.

>>25933024

We can always kill her later. Also, we can use her (or her wrist comp) as bait to draw out the other Ghosts to our location.

>>25933038
guessing we said we would get her out or something like that

>>25933038
Could be... could also be that as the only two women on teh squad they were BFFs, closer then sisters through shared adversity and all that.

>>25933060

Well we're doing it NOW so what's the bitch got to complain about?

>>25933069
she might think we plan on killing the whole due to killing Zeta but zeta had it coming

>>25933065
I'm guessing it's something like this, if it is they it will be a lot easier to get her on our side.

>inb4 the adjutant reminds is of her and that where we got our robotic obsession from

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You pistol whip her, then pull her back into the room. You bind her before removing her equipment and leaving her unconscious.

Your HUD registers a nearby MDF patrol. You activate your stealth reactor and make for the roof. You jump from building to building stealthily, avoiding several banshee patrols, before you spy a marine squad heading down a narrow road. Several skulls are impaled on pikes fashioned from crude scrap metal. The marine squad slows down as they approach, and raise their weapons.

You move ahead to the next building for a better view. They pass a few piles of burning bodies. Before you can even attempt to signal them, a single ghost pops out from under the pile of burning corpses and steps forward. This ghost is easily identified by his black trench-coat and dual-gauss rifles. He mows the marines down as they try to flee.

He looks up at you. He either knew you were there or had a lucky hunch. Either way, you feel like you recognize him.

You feel like he's very, very dangerous.

>Open fire. Accuracy will be hindered at this long range.
>Fall back, attempt to flank him from a different angle at ground level.

>>25933129
>Fall back, attempt to flank him from a different angle at ground level.

>>25933129
Open fire, he can see us easily, we can't do the same for him.

>>25933129
if he already knows we are there then there is no harm in taking the shot.

>>25933129
>Fall back, attempt to flank him from a different angle at ground level.

>>25933129
>Fall back, attempt to flank him from a different angle at ground level.

>>25933129
>>Open fire. Accuracy will be hindered at this long range.


So, we got Sniper Wolf, now we're up against Ulysees. Interesting.

>>25933129
>Codename: Alpha Phoenix
>Sex: M
>Specialization: Infiltration. Reconnasiance. Espionage. Intelligence gathering. Solo operative. Small-Arms Specialist.
>Psych Profile: Eccentric, wears an orange ascot in multiple deep cover personalities. Registers high on social scale and typically leads Phoenix Team in covert operations.
>Status: Active, supporting fleet operations in Murric.

I think our boss is angry we skipped work.

>>25933129
Wait, we didn't take her hostage? Damn, I leave for one minute...

I guess that woulda been difficult but, from the sounds of it, they're not under complete Dominion control...they just didn't have many options.

I want to know more about this one...but I guess she'll be a reoccurring villain for now.

And this other ghost seems...like he needs to go down.
Can we fall back and snipe him?

>>25933129

Fall back. This is either Whiskey or Echo. Whiskey is more likely to be willing to join us than Echo... Confirmation of Unit Designation is vital for potential recruitment...

Also, we need to ensure that Charlie is left in a safe location where she is unlikely to be either harmed, escape or rescued...

Why don't we psi his ass?

>>25933129
My guess is this is Whiskey Phoenix.
If correct we might be able to turn him to our side without having to engage him.

>>25933129
>>Open fire. Accuracy will be hindered at this long range.

>>25933195
ya if this is whiskey it should not be that hard to turn him no Echo on the other hand

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Vote Begins:

>1 Open fire. Accuracy will be hindered at this long range.
>2 Fall back, attempt to flank him from a different angle at ground level.
>3 Attempt to recruit him.

>>25933229
>>3 Attempt to recruit him

>>25933229
>1

>>25933229
>2

>>25933229
>3

>>25933229
>3

>>25933229
>1

>>25933229
>2

>>25933229
>3

>>25933229
>3

>>25933229
>3

>>25933229

>3

>>25933229
Attempt a flank, with the intent to get close enough to attempt a recruit.

>>25933229
>2

>>25933229
>3

>>25933229
1

>>25933272
You are currently close enough for a shouting match, Delta Phoenix.

Attempting to reposition will give the target an opportunity to evade your line of sight.

>>25933229
Vote ends at 15:02. Tallying votes.

>>25933229
>>1

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>Registering Consensus.

You figure it's worth a shot, and yell down to him.

>"We don't have to fight, Whiskey!"
>"Of course we do. We are warriors, Delta. What you mean to say is that you want me to be on your side."
>"The Dominion has done terrible things, you can be free! You can come with me!"
>"I take it you think you do not do these terrible things. That your actions are now justified, with your free will. But, oh, if you could remember what you have done... Do you remember, Delta? Do you remember the limbs of children, severed from their host? The blood of civilians flowing so thick that we couldn't move our transports through the mud it caused? The smell of Infested Civilians in containment, because the Dominion needed them for just one more test? Do you remember your idea to take the daycare hostage on Antiga Minor?"

You pause, each remark bringing back vague, haunting memories. You dismiss them as nightmares.

>"No. You are freed from your memories. You have your clean slate. But not me."

>Awaiting input...

>>25933399

"You want to wipe the slate clean? Go with me and atone, then! Help me fight the Dominion. You know what they've done, what they've had us do. Join me and we'll make sure it will never happen again!"

>>25933399
Well, who says you can't have a clean slate man?
And shit, we all did terrible things, but that don't mean we gotta do it again and again Whiskey!

"You could be. You could chose to not accept those horrors any longer.

If you don't. If you succeed here and the Dominion takes this planet those memories will continue. More sacrifices for a master that cares not. More nightmares. Until it become to much."

>>25933436
I support that one.

>>25933399
"No, your wrong, my past still haunts me in my nightmares,all the blood, the gore, the lives, but I now have a chance of redemption, and now you have yours, the chance to make things right."

>>25933399
>"No. You are freed from your memories. You have your clean slate. But not me."
it sounds like this guy is dead set on getting himself killed here as a way out.
he won't get a clean slate but offer him a chance to undo some of the horrible things he did for the dominion.

>>25933472
this with
>>25933436
this

You idort shoot the fuck

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>>25933436

>"No, your wrong, my past still haunts me in my nightmares,all the blood, the gore, the lives, but I now have a chance of redemption, and now you have yours, the chance to make things right. You want to wipe the slate clean? Go with me and atone, then! Help me fight the Dominion. You know what they've done, what they've had us do. Join me and we'll make sure it will never happen again!"

>"So said our mighty Emperor to the rebels against the Confederacy."

>"You could be free. You could chose to not accept those horrors any longer. If you don't. If you succeed here and the Dominion takes this planet those memories will continue. More sacrifices for a master that cares not. More nightmares. Until it become to much."

The ghost looks down to his weapons, in silence. He seems to be contemplating the possibility. He then looks back to you.

>"No Resoc. I need to remember. No children. No using Zerg as a weapon. You order any of these and I will put you down personally, Delta."

>>25933516
"I'll be glad for it."

>>25933516
If I did any of those you would be right in doing it

>>25933516

"You've made a choice you won't regret, Whiskey."

Approach, shake his hand.

"Now if you don't mind, can you help me find the others? I want to offer them what I offered you."

>>25933559
Add on, "Do you think they'll accept?"

>>25933516
"Don't worry, I am not Mengsk"

Then this
>>25933559

>>25933516
Right, time to pick up Charlie.

I mean, leaving her knocked out would be moronic. Either take her with us and attempt to convince, or kill. First makes most sense.

>>25933516
"If my crew doesn't do it first. You'd both be doing me a favor."

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You slide down the building's face and step up to Whiskey. He holsters both weapons behind his back before speaking.

>"I assume Charlie is dead."
>"Unconscious."
>"Then we need to go after the rest. Who next?"

Codename: Alpha Phoenix
Sex: M
Specialization: Infiltration. Reconnasiance. Espionage. Intelligence gathering. Solo operative. Small-Arms Specialist.
Psych Profile: Eccentric, wears an orange ascot in multiple deep cover personalities. Registers high on social scale and typically leads Phoenix Team in covert operations.
Status: Active, supporting fleet operations in Murric.

Codename: Echo Phoenix
Sex: M
Specialization: Counter-Xeno warfare. Guerilla Warfare. Traps.
Psych Profile: Highly Enthusiastic. Effective against Zerg and Protoss operations.
Status: Active, supporting fleet operations in Murric.


Codename: November Phoenix
Sex: M
Specialization: Cyber-warfare, Vehicles, Technological Expert.
Psych Profile: Despite Resoc attempts the subject still has a strong ethnic accent.
Status: Active, supporting fleet operations in Murric.

>>25933581
ya we should tell wiskey where she is

>>25933516
"Then let's ghost, Whiskey"

>>25933516
...that was surprisingly easy.

>>25933590
gonna say Alpha or November first

>>25933600
Psychological profile on Whiskey Phoenix suggests he is attempting suicide by combat and feels that his fellow squad-mates are guilty on some level and deserve justice.

>>25933600

He was listed as the most unstable one. I reckon the rest of the fight is going to be uphill from now on.

As for who to take on next, let's do November. If resoc can't get rid of his accent maybe it's not working too well on the other bits.

>>25933590
Even tied down I feel like leaving Charlie to deal with the rest is just an invitation to return to find her escaped somehow. But there's not many options given lugging her around would negatively impact performance on engaging an enemy (obviously she can just get dropped, but that second or two can make all the difference in a ghostfight).

>>25933590
Echo, we need the numbers against his skills.

>>25933590
Let's go for Alpha, just because he's probably alone, and it'd be good start there.

>>25933590
Go for November next.

>>25933590
November will help immensely with his Cyber-warfare I'd imagine.
What're we going to do with Charlie?

>>25933590
Alpha seems likely to be too loyal (surely they wouldn't leave someone with low loyalty to lead the team, especially with Zeta around with huge loyalty and apparently being really good at ghosting too since he was sole-survivor). The other two are essentially blank slates for now so who knows.

>>25933615
>fellow squad-mates are guilty on some level and deserve justice.
will he be a liability if he tags along with us? like it would be pretty shitty if in the middle of talking down another ghost he goes all JUSTICE! on use and shoots them in the mouth.

>>25933631

Does Whiskey have a transport or something? We could dump Charlie in a locked room there.

>>25933619
There are people who GAIN accents after a blow or shock to the brain.

>>25933590
>alpha phoenix
>wears an orange ascot
>registers high on social scale

Let me guess, his name is Freddy, or Frederick?

So, what, we hunting the scooby-doo gang of ghosts now?

>>25933667
I am unable to calculate that probability at this time.

Whiskey tends to be reserved however.

>>25933590

November could prove a valuable asset. He can talk shop with our resident Super-Engineer...

>"Do you have a transport?"
>"We all went down in pods. There's the Dominion frontline a few miles north, but we're better off hijacking an MDF transport. That's where November is now, MDF evac center, he'll sabotage them all soon."

>>25933767
ok that settles it we are going after november and we should ask wiskey what the others are doing

>>25933767
just a quick question, I've just caught up on the archive, was the ghost we killed on the ship zaeed massani?

>>25933767

Ok that settles it for me, let's go after November now. Can Whiskey raise him on comms, stall him or at least get an exact fix?

>>25933767
Well shit, time to stop him then.

>>25933786
I think he was

>>25933786
((Yes. And you could've recruited him.))

>>25933784
>"Alpha is at the Frontline organizing Dominion occupation, and Echo is ... taking prisoners."

I can see it now, us reassembling Phoenix Team against the Dominion (minus one)

They would be so fucked.

>>25933808
Fuck wishi was here at the time of that, Zaeed is a goddamn badass

>>25933808
well now I feel bad for voting to slit his throat

>>25933808
((90+ roll on "Recruit this fucker" ?))

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Vote Begins:

>1 Codename: Alpha Phoenix
>2 Codename: Echo Phoenix
>3 Codename: November Phoenix

>>25933808
>Can Whiskey raise him on comms, stall him or at least get an exact fix?

>>25933808
Nah he was an asshole, way too loyal to the Dominion. Can't trust EVERYONE we meet out here...

>>25933853

>3

>>25933853
>3 Codename: November Phoenix

>>25933848
((Nah, paragon-style Zaeed loyalty mission shoutdown.))

>>25933853
November, also we should have Whiskey carry Charlie.

>>25933843
I really doubt we would have been able to pull it off.
he died for the dominion he loved some much best to leave it at that.

>>25933853
>3

>>25933853
>3

>>25933853
Wait, why didn't we ask Whiskey what the others were doing and which he thought was the best initial target?

>>25933848
Remember, this is the Dominion profiling, he could have just been doing what he felt he had to do, and had no other choice, the Dominion could have just took that as loyalty.

>>25933854
We will stall him if necessary, otherwise it's a waste of time and potentially alerts them to Whiskey going rogue.

>>25933853
>2

>>25933853
>3

>>25933880
See
>>25933808

>>25933853
>3 Codename: November Phoenix

>>25933853
>3

>>25933883
What if we make him say that he's found Charlie unconscious and he needs backup to help extract her?

>>25933853
>3

>>25933853
>3

>>25933908

We can use that scenario for luring Echo or Alpha to us. Probably Echo.

>>25933920
Sure then.

>>25933853
>Voting ended at 15:49. Tallying votes...

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>>25933934
Reminder:
Protocol for consensus votes:

All votes must be in the following format:
>1

Votes that will not be accepted:
1
>1 I want this lol
>1 unless x in which case 2.

Please post only the > symbol and your number designation for the vote.

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>"Alright, let's head for November first. We're going to need those transports."

You walk down one of the roads, past several crucified marines that are no doubt the handiwork of Whiskey. Eventually you come up on the MDF base. Just as you're about to deactivate your stealth reactor and approach, Whiskey holds out a hand to stop you.

Two dropships take off and make it about 40 feet before one of the MDF's own missile turrets turns on it and blows one of them out of the sky, then the other. Debris rains down in front of you, some of the cargo - luggage really - makes you think the transports were full of civilians.

>"God damnit! Dominion are still in the system!"
>"I already changed the password and turned it off and back on, I dunno what else we can do sarge!"

>"That's Whiskey's work. He'll be in one of these buildings. I'll check the left, you check the right."

>1 Agree with Whiskey.
>2 Stay together.

>>25934006
>2

>>25934006

>Other

"Whiskey, raise November on comms and get him to reveal his position."

>>25934006
>>25934031
>other

>>25934031
Good one. Let Whiskey talk to him first.

>>25934031
Yeah, that's a nice idea. He should say he's captured us, too.

>>25934006
How many structures does the base have and do they have multiple exits?

>>25934031
>>25934048
>>25934056
>>You choose a different option because you're difficult fucks.

>"Whiskey, contact him over radio, see if we can get a fix on his position."

He looks at you a moment, wondering if you're sure you wish to expose yourselves so early, but he complies.

>"November, come in, this is Whiskey, over."
>"Aye! Go ahead, Whiskey."
>"I need a fix on your location, I've got an MDF patrol moving out."
>"Report it ter Alpha, Whiskey. He'll take care o' it."
>"ETA's too short, November. Need to know where I should reinforce."
>"Breakin' protocol ya dumb shite. Make contact at 11.67, 91.77, an' fuckin' watch yer own operations ya bleedin' soddin' cow."

Whiskey ends radio contact and looks to you.

>"Once he goes dark they'll know I've gone rogue after that transmission. We'll need to work fast."

>>25934006
If we do split up we need to make sure Whiskey knows we are taking everyone alive. They all deserve a chance.

>>25934137
>>"Once he goes dark they'll know I've gone rogue after that transmission.

Good point, once we turn him we need to have him check in regularly and maintain Whiskey's cover.

>>25934137
Er...call me harsh, but I don't know if Ican stand that accent.
I say we take em out.

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You take point and move to the coordinates, it's a multi-story building overlooking the MDF base. You clear the floors one by one, mostly abandoned apartments, some of them are looted, some of the have blood stains.

Eventually you reach one of the upper floors and November is sitting on a couch with a small computer set up on the Coffee table. You unholster your pistol and sneak up behind him, then put the gun to his head.

>"November Phoenix."
>"Delta, lass! I've missed yer sweet voice, I 'ave."

>Awaiting input...

>>25934194
>How do you feel about a change of contract.

>>25934194
I am giving you a chance to join with me what do you say

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>>25934194
Do you want to keep missing my voice, or will you play along with my song?

>>25934194

"I'm getting the gang back together, to give the Dominion a taste of their own medicine. You can join me, or you can decorate the wall with your brain. What's it gonna be, Scotty?"

>>25934194
"I haven't missed yours. Listen, the Dominion does terrible things, I'm sure you remember...I'm offering you a way out, a chance to do something right for once. What do you say?"

( Capatcha akedTr patronus )

>>25934194
"I need a favor. Teach me how to pilot a Viking?"

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>"How do you feel about a change of contract."
>"Lass, it ain't about tha' cause for me. Ah'm juss' a sucker for hackin'. Problem is Dominion lads might outnumber ya a tad."
>"They don't have a gun to your head this second."
>"... Fair point."
>"I took over a Gorgon battlecruiser."
>"... Adjutant Sensor suite?"
>"With an active A.I."
>"Hnnng... Alright, lass, you know I can't say no to a pretty face."

Whiskey steps forward, and throws in his two cents.

>"I know you have all the moral compass of a slug, November, but know this. We're not Dominion any more. Things are different."

>"I ain't gonna have to waste my time shootin' down civvies kinda different, right? Guess I can get behind that, always saw it as a waste of time."

>1 Too dangerous. Blow his brains out.
>2 Too useful. Accepthim and move to the MDF base.

>>25934381
>2

>>25934381
>2

>>25934381
Ha, too useful I suppose. Having a hacker guy should help a bit.

Wow, can't believe this is working...

>>25934381
>2

>>25934381
>2

>>25934381
>2

>>25934415
((You keep rolling high on the easy guys.

God have mercy when you hit the hard guys.))

>>25934381
>2

>>25934381
He's comp,eteky amoral...but also incredibly useful.

>2

>>25934381
>2

>>25934415
He can hang out with Chief Engineer Guyver!

>>25934381
>2

>>25934415
>inb4 Murrica ghost-ops get send out to kill us

>>25934431
God have mercy on THEM.

>>25934381

>2

"Right now I need you to support the civilian evacuation. And give us the locations of Alpha and Echo."

>>25934381
>2

Alpha might be harder to convince but he may come around to our side, but I think that Echo is only in it for the Booms, and the Dominion give him all the space and supplies to do that, so we'll have to put him down.

>>25934381
Gotta catch 'em all! Ghost Version!!!

>>25934415
>implying its not all a double agent op and their not going to murder us and our crew when we get back to the ship

>>25934431
Figures we'd use up all our good luck...god damn it.

On the other side, I have a feeling Echo is a psychopath...just uh...a guess.

>>25934452
>Murric ghost-ops
You mean he Call Of Draft kiddies?

>>25934486
I think both Alpha and Echo are lost causes; we should focus our diplomatic efforts on getting Charlie onside.

>>25934503
But he's a powerhouse. Guerrilla and Counter-Xeno is an amazing skillset for offensive ops.

We either need to outmaneuver him or blow him up. I say he goes last.

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>"We need to get to Alpha and Echo."
>"We'll take the MDF transports, lass. I can reconfigure an IFF easy as you can snap a neck. Yer friendly with 'em, yeah? You go down first."

You think that's best, and head down to the evacuation camp. It looks like they're in the process of dismantling their own turret when one of the guards at the gate stops you.

>"Hold it! Identify yourself!"
>"Delta Phoenix, Commander of the Daluke."
>"Really? Dunno what you're doin' planetside commander, but we really appreciate the help. We'd all be dead by now if we didn't have your support."
>"Well, your hacker problem's been dealt with, too. But I need one last thing from you. A dropship."
>"We... didn't get enough people to load 'em all. Going to have to leave a couple behind anyway. You're welcome to them."

At that news the last of the survivors organize into the ships and take off. You signal your crew down and prepare your next move.

>Alpha Phoenix - Reinforcing Dominion front lines. He will be near the bulk of the Dominion forces.

>Echo Phoenix - Gathering civilians at a staging camp for an unknown purpose. Several marines and APCs will be present.

Alright let's grab a vehicle and get Charlie, then head for echo or the other one

>>25934554
Problem is we don't remember what the promise is. And if it's related to us all being a family or whatever, then killing them does us NO favors. We already killed the oldest guy, basically team dad.

>>25934572
>Echo Phoenix - Gathering civilians at a staging camp for an unknown purpose. Several marines and APCs will be present.

>>25934572
>Echo Phoenix
I have a baaaaad feeling about this, but we have to stop him...before he does whatever he's planning to do. One way...or another.

>>25934572

Pick up Charlie first. After that, Alpha.

Also, let's not forget to have November check in on comms with Alpha and Echo so as not to blow our cover.

>>25934572
>Echo Phoenix - Gathering civilians at a staging camp for an unknown purpose. Several marines and APCs will be present.

>>25934572
Alpha. Cut the head, cut the comms, cut everything. He can't handle a battle and fight at the same time.

Echo probably doesn't feel challenged enough now that he's dealing with common civvies.

>>25934572
>Echo Phoenix

>>25934572
>Echo Phoenix

>>25934572
>Echo Phoenix - Gathering civilians at a staging camp for an unknown purpose. Several marines and APCs will be present.

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So I just got here.

Sonnuvabitch, that was our chance to recruit Zaeed?

FUUUUUUUCK.

You have your fellow rogue ghosts radio in false information to keep their guise up, for now at least. November can fake the origin position of signals well enough that no one will look twice.

>1 Alpha
>2 Echo
>3 Charlie

Vote in the order that you want these 3 visited.

>>25934572

hmmmm, Since Alpha is a Soc specilist, he is likely keeping Dominion Morale high, but Echo seems to be planning to either mass execute the Civies, use them as hostages then kill them, or fill a couple of ships with explosives, and use the Civies as a Trojan Horse to take out the Murric Fleet...


Based on current information, Echo is liable to kill the civies if Alpha goes dark.
Save the Civies, then remove the Dominion Operational Leadership...

>>25934609
I doubt it, it was probably never leaving her behind or something like that. Could be in the sisterhood way or lesbian-lover way, who knows.

>>25934664

>3
>2
>1

>>25934572
Is Charlie still in contact with them? So we can keep up the masquerade that Whiskey hasn't gone rogue?

>>25934664

>3
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>>25934664
>3
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>>25934664
>3
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>>25934664
>3
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>>25934664
>2
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>>25934664
>3
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>>25934572
Echo first. Convert the rest, then confront the highly socially skilled alpha.

>>25934664
>3
>2
>1

>>25934683
You took her equipment before she was able to radio them, as far as you know she has made no contact.

>>25934664
>2
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>>25934664
>3
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>>25934664
>2
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>>25934664
>3
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>>25934664
>3
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>>25934684

For fuck's sake guys, we need to get there before Echo does whatever he's planning to those civvies.

>>25934664
Voting Ended at 16:33. Tallying votes.

>>25934727
Yeah, we can always just send Whiskey to hoof it on foot over to Charlie.

>>25934664
>3
>2
>1

>>25934727
It'll be a quick pick up, hopefully. Charlie is probably still unconscious anyway.

...probably.

>>25934727

with Charlie, all we are doing is going back, grabbing her and putting her in the Dropship with November and Whiskey... not like we are going to have a 1 hour duel to the death or convert her there... The plan for Charlie was to do the talking back on the Daluke...

>>25934797

As long as she doesn't sway November to fuck off with the dropship while we and Whiskey deal with Echo.

>>25934727
While that may be true, we have to make sure Charlie didn't somehow wake up and is about to escape. Or be found by the MDF which would make quite unpleasant. By that I mean we'd probably find her full of holes/unrecognizable mess (Probably not actually, but still.)

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>3, 2, 1

You decide to pick up Charlie, first. Maybe with a couple rogue ghosts you'll be able to convince her as well. You make for the building where you knocked her unconscious, and it's a significant amount of backtracking.

As you make the trip you notice something very large enter the atmosphere. You recognize the hammerhead shape, it's a battlecruiser. Although too far out for you to identify any features, if you had to guess it's smaller and would be one of the Dominion ships. It breaks in half, and a large explosion nearly blinds you as it touches down on the planet's surface.

You land on the building's roof. Charlie is still unconscious where you left her. You load her into the transport and make for Echo's location.

>1 Have November fly the ship while you and Whiskey shoot at the Dominion installation from above.
>2 Land and attempt to infiltrate and find Echo for recruitment.

>>25934844
>2

>>25934844

>2

Also, ask November what the fuck Echo is doing with the civilians anyway

>>25934844
>2

With all of those civilians in the cross-fire, let's do this quietly.

>>25934844
>2

>>25934844
>2

>>25934870
>"Hey, I ain't paid to ask questions, Delta. He does his job, I do mine."

>>25934844
>2

>>25934844
>2

>>25934844
>2

>>25934885

You're a hacker. Hack into... something. Get me his mission parameters.

>>25934844
>2

>>25934844
...Hopefully that isn't the Aeron.

We do realise that has our XO's son in it right?

>>25934844
>2

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The dropship lands quietly a few blocks out. The main entrance is protected by an APC and two marines.

>Use lockdown on the APC, have November and Whiskey snipe the marines.
>Attempt to bypass them via stealth.

>>25934844
>2

>>25934937
>Use lockdown on the APC, have November and Whiskey snipe the marines

>>25934937
>2
Ghost time

>>25934937
We're ghosts, no need to raise the alarm quite yet. Stealth.

>>25934937
>2

>>25934937

>Bypass

We need to demonstrate our commitment to keeping civilian casualties to a minimum to Whiskey. Until we know exactly how many marines and vehicles we're dealing with here, no one shoots anything.

>>25934937
>Attempt to bypass them via stealth.

>>25934937
>Attempt to bypass them via stealth.

>>25934937
>2
Avoid the shit out of anything with a gun, except Echo. Although I'd rather he doesn't have one either.

>>25934937
Ghost Tactics

More deadly than Mechwarrior Tactics. Less explosions.

>>25934937
>Use stealth. Lockdown and casaulties would cause alarm.
Use November to intercept their communications to find out where Echo is

>>25935017

Fucking this. We have a hacker specialist now, let's use him to the fullest.

Alternatively, draw him out with Whiskey. Have him hail Echo and tell him he's captured us. That's sure to get Echo excited.

>>25935017
>>25935045
We are still in theirs comms. Whiskey and November haven't been reported as rogue yet.
And they're going full radio-silence as to not get detected.

>>25935087

Well, if we're in their comms, let's listen in!

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You bypass the defenses without incident. You'll need to disable them before freeing any civilians, however.

You pass by several civilian holding cells, effectively chain-link boxes, on your way to the center of the base. Defense is fairly light, only a handful of marines and a few APC's without pilots. Eventually you come to the Landing Pad, with a large steel container with a marine positioned at each Corner. Echo Phoenix stands at the entrance to the crate.

As you approach it you can sense some sort of Psionic being inside. It's a familiar presence until you recognize what it is.

>"He has an infestor?"

The cage shakes violently and Echo jumps back with an audible "Crikey! That made 'er mad!"

>"Aye lass, crazy sunnuvabitch has an infestor."

>Lure Echo outside of the base using one of your rogue operatives.
>Set the infestor free and release the civilians in the chaos. Let the Dominion deal with the infestor.

>>25935106
>Lure Echo outside of the base using one of your rogue operatives.
we can't do number two

>>25935106
>>Lure Echo outside of the base using one of your rogue operatives.

Let's not risk the civilians. And no using zerg as weapons in front of Whiskey.