The question now is... what role do you play in this disaster?

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Your options are between the following three groups:

Scientist
a researcher at Valulori, you've dedicated your life to helping out in the creation of Monster girls. Whether you did so with love and care for your creation, or a desire for success (or just sheer apathy), none of it matters now as you have to likely fend for yourself... And not just from some of the abused creatures who were created in what remains of this place.

Choosing this path gives you access to several important features to traversing the ruins of this facility. A map (maybe a bit outdated due to the blast wiping out a large part of the facility), a keycard to access certain locations and an innate knowledge of the place. This comes at the cost of no special abilities or tricks. Not to mention, some subjects being quite eager to get their hands/claws/other things on you...

Finally, we can discuss if you've had any experience creating subjects. This can already mean you may have some old friends and foes... and more importantly, if you're more of a target to subjects and the death squads.

Subject
a monster girl created by a scientist. You've spend the past few years being trained, cared for and growing through specific needs... or being abused! Subjects were generally treated... pretty poorly in the facility. Some were treated like actual people, but most were unfortunately seen more as tools designed for a single purpose. Whether you are in the same boat or not, is up to you to decide.

Choosing this path will allow you to focus on specific skills and talents which may fit for your subject. Claws, wings, stealth, even some more 'out there' abilities can be found in subjects. You are also not limited to just eating regular food, potentially feeding on raw materials or even things like warmth! You can also pick various sizes, ranging from small, insect-sized subjects to massive creatures. Of course, this comes with its own benefits and consequences... after all, a big monster girl is a big target...

Soldier
A soldier from a death squad. You know just one thing... there's shit going on in the remnants of this place, and you and other men need to cleanse this place. Subjects, scientists, staff members, all are valid targets who need to be gotten rid of. Why you may ask? Don't question it, unless if you wanna get sent elsewhere.

Choosing this path will give you a whole lot of tools and fellow soldiers to work with to get around the place. Due to the number of death squads which have been hired, there are various things you can focus on. You can be a scout, a specialist who takes out major threats, a trapper, even a pyromaniac if you enjoy the screams of these foul inhuman creatures. Of course, depending on the death squad you pick, you may be working with... less than sane individuals, so make sure you choose wisely where you operate.

This quest will be mostly story focused, though in a rather freeform manner. What your goal is in this place is mostly up to you and based on the character which you decide to create. Do you want to explore the place and figure out it's mysteries? Or do you just want to shoot shit and cleanse this place of monsters? It's all up to you guys. Regardless, I will always give options for what you can do, but you can also send in your own choices for what you wish to do.

It should also be noted that this isn't just my first quest, but also my first ever post on 4chan! I've never been a QM before, but a friend who has been a QM recommended I give this a try based on this setting which we have used for RP. So, given my inexperience, I hope it won't be too boring, slow or tedious or anything like that. This also means that help and recommendations are also really appreciated. I wanna make sure this is an experience people can enjoy.

>Subject

Good luck QM, just don't flake.

>>5810409
>Subject
mamono it is
>>5810410
>I've never been a QM before, but a friend who has been a QM recommended I give this a try based on this setting which we have used for RP.
so you have xp playing d&d and/or others ttrpg ? I'm curious for what's gonna happen

>>5810425
I don't have too much experience with D&D, but have plenty of experience with homebrew text-based RPs. I've already done this setting with the aforementioned QM friend which went pretty well. As for what will happen, it really depends on what group people want to play as. I imagine people may wanna investigate the whole disaster or just meet some of the survivors in this giant mess.

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>>5810409
>Soldier

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>>5810422
I know where OP is, I’ll make sure he doesn’t.
>>5810409
Solider. <3 you clogman.

>>5810409
>Soldier
Monstergirl hunting death squad sounds cool

>>5810409
>Subject
I wish to be the girl.

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>>5810439
And that should be soldier. Fucking phoneposting.

Soldier

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>>5810409
soldier

>>5810409

>Soldier

All foul halfbreeds must be purged

>>5810409
>subject

Quite stoked to see there's already quite a few replies. I'll call the vote some time tomorrow evening... so, I'll make a wild guess and say 18 hours from now. I'm not exactly specific when it comes to schedules, so it may be a bit later than that. Regardless, I'll also answer any questions people may have in the meantime.

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>Soldier

WOLFGIRL PUSSY WOLFGIRL PUSSY WOLFGIRL PUSSY WOLFGIRL PUSSY WOLFGIRL PUSSY WOLFGIRL PUSSY

>>5810504
You would be shooting the wolfgirl though. If anything the harem MC option is scientist.

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>>5810409
Soldier

>>5810513
Trust me, that is not a guaranteed outcome.

>>5810515
If it ain't human, it dies.

>>5810519
What if it's not even alive at all, like a robot? Do we shoot that half as much or twice as much? How about aliens?

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>>5810404
>Soldier

>>5810515
Given the vast majority of waifufags will likely ditch if they don't get their monster girl, I highly doubt the guys going full on purge and doom meme posting will be amicable to not murder everything and everyone they come across. In fact I'd not be surprised if they like the idea of killing what they consider waifu's. At best you'll be a necrophiliac.

>>5810522
It says the facility is of genetic modification and the subjects themselves are made of organic and nanotech. So, I presume that they are humans that were turned into monster girls or were created by the facility itself. I guess there might be a cyborg girl somewhere there though.

>>5810534
>You would be shooting the wolfgirl though.
>that is not a guaranteed outcome.

So essentially, you’ve just reiterated exactly what I said. Congratulations.

>>5810534
Never discount the possibility of aliens, man. And everyone knows nanomachines wind up being a big mistake in half of all media. Gray goo girls must be destroyed. As well as the 3d printer they've hijacked to make plastic robo bodies. Ah we should have brought a briefcase nuke. Alas.

>>5810538
So basically he just restated what you spoke. Nice.

>>5810540
Not to mention I know the OP, as in I’ve known him for a few years know. I know what the guy likes, what he tolerates and what he absolutely won’t do.

>>5810542
Will he let me put an egg in his microwave for three minutes?

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>>5810543
Perhaps

>>5810538
...Yep you'll 100% be the only guy not saying to shoot the wolfgirl before her brains are splattered.

>>5810522
>Ayys
They cannot be suffered to live

>Robotgrill
Perhaps...

>>5810550
I love democracy.

>>5810550
Problem, AGPnigger?

>>5810409
>Subject

>>5810409
Subject

>>5810409
>Soldier

>>5810409
>Subject

>>5810409
>Subject

>Scientist

>>5810409
>Soldier

>>5810409
>Scientist

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>>5810409
>>5811255
Soldier

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Alright, results of the vote are as follows:
Subject: 8
Scientist: 2
Soldier: 12

Sorry to all those who voted for Subject and Scientists. The choice has been made. I hope you can still enjoy participating with the quest...

Either way, Soldier it shall be!

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It was not every day you were sent on a mission like this... Most of the time you were called to deal with some kind of local threat, Some bureaucrat or oligarch telling you about a small scale rebellion which was treated like 'just some random local security threat'. You'd kill some people, you and your men got paid, and you would be hired elsewhere for similar work by equally shady folks. Now though, you were called in along with several other Death Squads for a huge cleansing operation with 'unknown, high-risk threats' as your opponent. And not only were it not the standard contractors who called you over this time. No, this time it was obvious that the actual galaxy-wide government had contacted you and your men. Bit odd given that some parts of the government 'wanted' to squash death squad activities... but hey, it seemed someone was needed to do the government's dirty work.

The only thing you were told as you were let into that unmarked, secretive spacecraft was that whatever happened during this mission would NEVER be allowed to be discussed once you were done with the mission.

After swiftly accepting, you and your men entered the spacecraft and hyper-jumped to the mysterious planet you had heard so many rumours about. It looked... rather peaceful and quaint, like a resort planet reserved for high ranking officials. Yet, you already could tell something huge was going on. There were numerous capital ships in orbit, dozens of check-ups as you reached the quarantine line around the planet. It seemed everything which came to or left the planet was checked up most thoroughly. Most importantly, once you headed down to the planet, you saw where you were heading... a black speck in the middle of a large deep blue ocean. A black spot which looked almost like a volcano from orbit. Though as your ship went down to the surface of the planet, you quickly realised that it wasn't a volcano. Not even close.

Several death squads had been hired for this job. Guess the government needed as many types of clandestine, private military forces to deal with this unknown threat. Which brings us to the first key question:

which death squad were you a part of?[i/]

Diamond dogs:
With a focus on terror and control, diamond dogs are one of the more... aggressive death squads which have been hired. They tend to use flamethrowers, power-rifles and sonic weaponry to inflict pain and incite fear. Their strategy generally follows a swift rush-down style of attack to overwhelm weak-willed enemies and ensure quick defeats. Though they generally do not have the tools necessary for long attrition fights against targets with high morale.
Total squad size: About 350 men.

Heathen:
Heathen is a more calm and patient death squad, with a huge focus being on stealth and traps. They utilise flashbangs, stun guns and other tools to hurt the senses or immobilize targets with the goal of locking their movement to specific areas so they can be easily dealt with. They will work excellently in already documented areas of the facility which they will know the ins and outs of, however unknown zones may be a bit riskier in turn.
Total squad size: 350 men

Blackstar:
The main scouting force, Blackstar's combat doctrine emphasises surviving their opponents while weakening them. They therefore usually have higher resilience through power armour and tools necessary for tracking their targets. This also allows them to operate far into the innards of the ruined facility. However, this comes at the cost of firepower, with their members mostly being limited to using lightweight weaponry meant to deal with small, manageable threats. Therefore, facing larger, high resilience forces can be troublesome for them.
Total squad size: 500 men

Heroes:
Given their focus on swift and merciless assassinations with highly lethal yet precise weaponry, it's unsurprising that 'Heroes' is perhaps one of the more brutal death squads which have been brought in. They are mainly chosen for missions where there is a single high threat level target. Because of that, they have highly expensive and specialized equipment available to them. However, given their focus on specific targets, they can't really afford to use their expensive weaponry on low level threats. Fortunately, the squad is more than happy to use terror tactics (and war crimes, but who cares about crimes against these creatures) against low level targets to either reduce their morale so other death squads can have an easier job dealing with these targets in the future, or to simply trap them and let cheaper forces take down the targets
Total squad size: About 200 men.

Lodger:
The all-rounder death squad. They aren't truly specialized in anything, so they can be employed for a variety of tasks. Guarding specific sectors, acting as support for other groups, setting up logistics, menial labour, they can be employed for practically anything. They got the widest range of equipment, though none of it will ever be on par with the material from the other groups.
Total squad size: 1400 men

>>5811436
>Blackstar

>>5811436
>Lodger:
Men win battles but logistics wins wars.

So, time to vote for the preferred death squad. Whichever death squad you're a part of, you're going to be leading 5-10 men from it in an even smaller group. You're going to be commanding this group. Just try and not to waste your men and equipment.

Also, remember that you'll obviously have a bit more liberty to how you command your men to do things. If you can think of a specific strategy for a specific threat and have the tools necessary to pull it off, you may use it. These groups are just for what kind of strategy you will specialize in and what you'll have the tools for.

Voting can begin now. Vote will be open for around 24 hours, but I may extend it by a few more hours if I feel like there are still people trickling into the vote after the 24 hours have passed.

>>5811436
>Heathen
Let's become the trap master

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>>5811436
>Lodger
Logistics is the bridge which every army marches across, and poor logistics cannot bear the weight of a full army.

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Those squad names look familiar. Watch a squad member be nicknamed the Thin White Duke or something. Annoying subject wasn't chosen but whatever, lets kill monster girls I guess.

>Blackstar

>>5811436
>Lodger
if we have to scour the facility we're gonna be here a while, and so being able to fight a war of attrition is crucial. plus if they have a wide range of equipment they can still do terror tactics while being able to do other stuff.

By the way, someone mentioned I should probably elaborate that all of the mentioned death squads will be in the facility. This is just a vote for which group you'll be a part of. So, even if you opt not to go with Blackstar, they will still be there and scouting various locations. Lodger will also be present, along with their logistics. (though voting for them does mean you'll get easier access to said logistics). Hope people didn't already vote based on the idea that it'll just be the one voted for death squad down there.

>>5811453
Definitely tempted to have that be the nickname for one of them now. Also, should note that there is in fact an arachne who will be nicknamed 'The Drider from Mars'.

>>5811436

>Lodger

Seems more fun to play as the “run of the mill” type first

>>5811430
damn it, mercfags really turned the tide, hmm ? welp, at least I can still try to get myself captured and perhaps made into a monster
>>5811436
>Blackstar

>>5811436
>Heroes

Lets kill and die motherfuckers

>>5811693
They didn't really turn the tide so much as were the tide outright given how many voted to be soldier, surprisingly. We almost had a come back though, and could maybe have tied it if the two scientist anons went subject instead. But, here we are.

>>5811693
What the fuck are you, An Alp in the making, soldier? I'll put you to the firing wall first, motherfucker

>>5811693
>I can still try to get myself captured and perhaps made into a monster

That’s not a thing in the setting. This isn’t MGEwank.

>>5811693
>>5811700
While I doubt it'll happen given the blatantly obvious and the players that voted soldier in the first place, we don't know how subjects are made. So, it maybe is possible.

>>5811704
I can send a screenshot from DMs with OP if you’d like proof.

>>5811705
Well, if the QM is fine with them being posted, go for it.

>>5811693
The mercenary way of life is the superior one. Tied to a band of brothers, self serving as they are, is superior to some forced notion such as a homeland or genetic identity. But I don't think you'd understand that.

>>5811697
I didn't expect to win but voted scientist anyway on principle. We'll just have to do our best as a soldier and not be a cringy edgelord about it.

>>5811436
>Heathen
Curious is the trapmaker's art

>>5811706
>>5811704
I'll elect to keep this a secret for now. Fortunately, as a soldier, I'm sure some higher-ups are more than willing to tell you a bit about the subject creating process (in case for some godforsaken reason everyone really wants to go through that)

>>5811710
Knowing you'd lose yet voting anyway is something I can respect. Still, we might have a chance at not being a murder hobo given how few people are voting for the murder hobo squads, which is a pleasant surprise.

>>5811710
>I didn't expect to win but voted scientist anyway on principle.
Pretty based.

>>5811713
Having secrets to discover will probably make it more fun, so I'd vote for not tell us too much

>>5811436
>DIAMOND DOGS
INTO THE BREACH LADS

>>5811436
>Lodger
Time to be a Logi Main

>>5811705
>I can send a screenshot from DMs with OP if you’d like proof.
where were you talking with OP in the first place ?

>>5811773
MySpace

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>>5811775

>>5811775
This is obvious BS.

>>5811436
>Lodger

>>5811436
>Lodger

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>>5811436
>Lodger

Vote has been called! Results are the following:
Diamond dogs: 1
Heathen: 2
Blackstar: 3
Heroes:1
Lodger: 8

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Despite the fact that Lodger was in fact a fully fledged death squad, it had been a somewhat pleasant death squad to be a part of. Being a platoon commander wasn't always easy of course. It was even to be expected given the secrecy and the highly controversial missions you all participated in. But leading in Lodger was likely far easier than having a leading role in Heroes or Diamond Dogs. Really, joining this group had been a smart choice.

While a sense of comradery wasn't... exactly something you'd expect to find in your average Death Squad, you could tell that Lodger was at least a group where you could put some trust in your men. You knew the small squadron of soldiers you led would not just disobey orders or seek out glory for themselves. They would support you and fight by your side, even if they barely knew anything about you...

Who are you exactly? Who is the man who your platoon trusts to lead them?

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Name: Write in suggestions if you feel like it. If there are no choices, I can write a fitting name as well or just stick to 'Anon' or whatever people prefer.
Weaponry: Various options are available. Simple rifles and pistols are an obvious choice, but you can also go with more exotic weaponry. Plasma rifles, sonic weaponry, grenade launchers. Or just suggest something which you think would help you out with killing subjects.
Armour type: Light or medium armour. Light armour gives less defence but allows for fast movement. Medium armour provides middling manoeuvrability and middling defence.

Specialty: Your specialty is a trait you have gained from your time spent as a death squad soldier. This is a field of expertise in which you will perform more effectively than other fields. You can only select 1 specialty.
>Precise aim: You don't need a sniper rifle to hit a precise shot from a long distance away.
>Electrician: None of the electronics may work in this place, but you can fix anything down here and use advanced tools most wouldn't even begin to comprehend.
>Hand to hand combatant: Even without a gun or knife, you've still always got two extremely reliable weapons by your side.
>Expert Commander: You can easily lead even the most stubborn of soldiers, ensuring they do not flee action.
>Advanced trapper: Setting up and identifying traps is easy enough for you. Why didn't you sign up to Heathen?
>Demoman: Why capture or simply kill subjects when you can just blow them all up?
>Master of your environment: Every location has opportunity for camouflage, especially in this collapsed hellhole.
>Write in...

Abilities: Obviously, not all of your skills came from being part of a death squad. You were born with some things just... natural to you. You can select 2 of these abilities.
>Pain resilience: for some reason, things don't hurt you easily. You can still die, obviously, but being impaled isn't going to hurt that much more than stubbing your toe...
>Strongman: Your genes are just that good. Anything requiring heavy physical work on your part is an easy task.
>An eye for details: You've got the eyes of an eagle. You can see tiny little details in everything, ranging from your environment, to texts to even the way people behave.
>Hunger is Weakness: Eating and drinking isn't not nearly as important to you. You don't need to pause for food or drinks and can go quite a long time without either.
>Quick on your feet: Dodging things is easy. Just... move out of the way of the incoming projectile or giant murderous monster girl!
>Audio expert: No matter how well a person is sneaking around, you will hear their breath, their footsteps, even their heartbeat.
>Write in...

Other details: Write in some fun details about our main character here. Traumatic backstories, quirks in appearance, random titbits which determine your character, anything can be suggested if you think it'd add to the character ideas you have.

I imagine that the number of choices which have to be made here may be a bit much, especially since people will likely have different wishes for what they want to see. I'm more than happy to answer any questions or elaborate on potential uncertainties. I also hope to see some custom write-ins for some of the character details. Though it's perfectly fine to just stick to some of the regular options I've provided. Other than that, since people will probably wanna discuss their ideas and choices a bit, I'll let the votes run for 48 hours, rather than just 24 hours. If there still are some uncertainties by then, I can either give some suggestions or offer tie-breaker votes for the ideas. (If everything has been figured out in 24 hours already, I'll just move onto the next step as well.)

Once everything has been figured out, I'll just quickly summarize the character choices you've all made (both to see if I got everything correct and so it can be easily looked at) and then start the quest for real.

Name: Lydia Stroud
Weaponry: Gauss Rifle. Gauss Pistol. 2 Frag Grenades.
Armour Type: Light
Specialty: Electrician
Abilities: Quick, Eye for Detail

Joined to get away from their god awful war torn homeworld and put the skills that were gained from that hell hole to use. Perhaps saved directly or indirectly by mercs and hence became one, or had their family killed and was eventually adopted by mercs. Maybe both.

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>>5812557
Name: Mikhail

Weaponry: AV-109 Pulse Action Rifle, MV-20 Machine Pistol

Armour type: Medium Armor

Specialty: Expert Commander

Abilities: An eye for details, Quick on your feet

Other details: Don't have anything in particular thought up, but this is a quest after all. Group effort.

>>5812565
>>Hand to hand combatant: Even without a gun or knife, you've still always got two extremely reliable weapons by your side.
>Pain resilience: for some reason, things don't hurt you easily. You can still die, obviously, but being impaled isn't going to hurt that much more than stubbing your toe...
>Strongman: Your genes are just that good. Anything requiring heavy physical work on your part is an easy task.
Played college ball, y'know?

>weaponry: battle rifle, higher caliber - lower capacity than a standard rifle but with all the same gizmos and attachment options available for whatever job you get stuck with; and a machine pistol to fill the exact opposite niche
>medium armor

As for a name, fuck if I know. Names are hard. Alan Vontesch. Because A. Vonte can sound like "Avante" and that amuses me.

>>5812589
+1
>Other details: "Played college ball, y'know."

>>5812557
>Name: Anon McAnonymous, callsign "Clover-1"

>Weaponry: Semiautomatic mag-fed shotgun with underslung grenade launcher, suppressed high-capacity 10mm auto submachinegun sidearm
We're hunting people after all, no need to worry about body armor as opposed to hit probability and stopping power.

>Armor type: Light
I would rather not get hit.

>Expert Threat Analysis: Years of patrolling logistical routes and securing high-value targets have given Anon a heightened ability to detect ambush points, ascertain the lethality of combatants, and generally feel out danger.
Detecting danger is the first step to surviving it.

>Ability 1: An Eye For Details
>Ability 2: Write-in: Light Step- Anon is naturally quiet when moving even with full kit.

>Details: Anon is an avid big game hunter and security specialist with a background in counter-terrorism.
I'm basically thinking Muldoon if he were also a private-security defense contractor.

>>5812607
>We're hunting people after all
They aren't people, anon, they're monstergirls. Better not to think of the thing you're going to be committing a systematic genocide on as people. Saves you a little PTSD. And makes it a little easier to pull the trigger. Very time-tested strategy. Unless you're a sociopath of course. Then it never mattered in the first place.

>>5812557
Thaddeus Maclode
Hunting rifle, revolver, and shillelagh
Medium armor+kilt
Expert commander
Strongman

Other details
Has ten cats, knits as a hobby and is part of a bookclub whose membership is comprised mostly of old women. Unmarried, lactose intolerant

>>5812608
We are killing the scientists and staff here too, you know. So, what's the advice for them?

>>5812636
Same thing, actually. Eggheads aren't human either, with their big brains and "smarter than thou" attitudes. The staff? Shit they're alright, janitors are cool. They're all dead already though, any that claim to be average staff are probably infiltrators or liars. Don't fall for it.

Use ideological fanaticism to dehumanize everything you need to eradicate. Simple as.

>>5812557
Weaponry: Light machinegun primary, .44 auto mag pistol secondary
Armor type: Medium
Specialty: Demoman
Abilities: Strongman
other details: really likes cats. brews moonshine in his spare time. hates jazz music. and his favorite color is yellow.

>>5812672
Pst, you can pick another ability choice. You get 2.

>>5812618
Pain resilience for the 2nd ability for maclode

>>5812589

Supporting

>>5812589
+1

>>5812684
in that case I'll also pick eye for details

>>5812557
>Name: Mike Hawk Cumming Halt
>Weaponry: KS-23, Desert Eagle
>Armour type: Light
>>5812565
>Expert Commander: You can easily lead even the most stubborn of soldiers, ensuring they do not flee action.

>Pain resilience: for some reason, things don't hurt you easily. You can still die, obviously, but being impaled isn't going to hurt that much more than stubbing your toe...
>An eye for details: You've got the eyes of an eagle. You can see tiny little details in everything, ranging from your environment, to texts to even the way people behave.

>>5812758
>russian meme shotgun and a mediocre israeli dumbbell
Mans didn't even specify which model of deagle he wanted. Tryina run around with antiques and he doesn't even pick the good ones, shiieeeeet.

>>5812763
Truly, a travesty.

>>5812589
+1

>>5812636
We might?

>>5812638
"I killed twelve dumb ass scientists and not one of 'em fought back. This sucks."

>>5812775
>"One of them picked up a scalpel and I got a little excited then he slit his own throat, the selfish prick."

>>5812589
>supporting
But changing the specialty to
>Precise aim: You don't need a sniper rifle to hit a precise shot from a long distance away.
Also it's too funny to pass up.
+1 "Played college ball, y'know."

>>5812557
Name: France Cobbler
Weaponry: Bullpup marksman rifle and a single shot one handed grenade launcher
Armor:Light
Specialty: Precise Aim
Abilities:Eye for details

>>5812858
I gotta ask, do y'all want just one ability or did you not completely read the prompt? No I'm not trying to shit on you, it's a genuine question.

>>5812864
I didn't fully read the prompt
>>5812565
Would like to write in excellent multitasking if I may as a second ability.

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>>5812868
>I didn't fully read the prompt
That's what I was worried about. Cause you read the first prompt and it says one then you immediately go into the second assuming it's the same as the first. Psychology is weird innit? Wouldn't want people to miss out on their options.

>>5812557
>Weaponry: Light machinegun primary, .44 auto mag pistol secondary
>Light armor
>>5812565
>Electrician
>Quick on your feet
>Audio expert:

So, it has been about 15-ish hours since the last update, and I'm quite surprised just how many characters have been created. It's unfortunate that I designed this quest to specifically focus on just one character, since I do like most of the character suggestions which were posted here (If I had more experience with group quests, I would've let you all play your own character... but I feel that would be a bit too overwhelming for me to try out right away, given that this is the first quest I'll ever run).

Still, I do have an idea for the other characters which were suggested...

Firstly though, I think the best choice now would be to focus just on Mikhail (>>5812589) given that lots of you seem to support him. I think just brainstorming him a bit further and making suggestions to flesh him out would make him the most enjoyable first character to play together. I already love the idea that he just "played college ball, y'know". Random little titbits like those are always great. Either way, feel free to continue brainstorming him or making edits to him together. There still are between 10 and 32 hours until I'll ask if we can lock the character and then start the story for real.

>>5812584
>>5812593
>>5812607
>>5812618
>>5812672
>>5812758
>>5812858
>>5812914
As for these characters, I had a bit of an idea on how to still have them be in the story. What I was thinking is that they become part of the 10 soldiers you'll be leading. That way, they'll also be in the game at the very least and can fill specific roles for the team. Also, if Mikhail ends up dying, you guys can vote to maybe take over one of these characters and have them continue Mikhail's job leading the group. Obviously, I'll maybe take a few creative liberties with their backstories (especially if they don't have any backstories), unless if the anons who created them disagree with those liberties. Speaking of which, if you're one of the anons who created these characters and don't want me to play as the character you designed, please let me know. I don't wanna be a dickhead and use a character you might feel close to without you agreeing to that.

Anyway, if there are any further questions or feedback, just lmk.

>>5813078
Having the characters that weren't picked as members of the squad works. Though, I'm not sure how balanced that would be.

>>5813419
If these are our boys, imagine how dangerous the subjects will be

>>5813431
Yeah, scary to think about

>>5813419
Could easily make it so their traits are toned down or turned off until they get in the spotlight. Or like the other anons have pointed out, the difficulty could be on hard.

>>5813078
np OP. I couldn't think of a good backstory so you can craft it at will.

>>5813513
Too much backstory is cringe. We're here for the now, not the then! Forsooth! But we should still make up little stuff. College ball for instance suggests not only a background in sports (which may be shared with other members of the squad, having ready made social links with one or two other characters) it also denotes an education and the interactions that come with it. Maybe Mikhael as he is the current crowd favorite has a degree in something, maybe even something relatively pointless. Or maybe his "college" was a military one to begin with. He could have went to poor people future westpoint. You can tie that into traits as well.

I for one propose he has a degree in anthropology specifically in regards to basket and other crafts-weaving. And as such, he can make small little baskets and containers out of junk materials like fiber, cables, cordage and general flexible detritus. Everyone likes a cute little basket they can put their schizo pills in, after all.

>>5813078
The one handed grenade launcher (probably some kind of grenade pistol is what I'm thinking) gives me odd leader vibes so if France Cobbler were to be stitched into the story then I think it might work best as a rival or something, maybe an officer in one of the different death squad groups we didn't choose. But feel free to use him as one of our lackies too

>>5813643
>I for one propose he has a degree in anthropology specifically in regards to basket and other crafts-weaving. And as such, he can make small little baskets and containers out of junk materials like fiber, cables, cordage and general flexible detritus. Everyone likes a cute little basket they can put their schizo pills in, after all.
an education in anthropology would imply he specifically knows about historical basket weaving methods. I think him having an idea of what we are dealing with if monster girls are based off mythological creatures and particularly obscure ones would be more relevant but I'm not opposed to quirky fun either.

>>5813713
>I think him having an idea of what we are dealing with if monster girls are based off mythological creatures and particularly obscure ones would be more relevant
Sure, but as a kill-boy they're going to give us little hints of what the monstergirls are about to begin with so we can more effectively remove them. That being said, intel is never perfect, and plans always crumble. We can expect curveballs and gaps in knowledge. A background specifically targeting mythology which in the far future where we're at probably does mean stuff like comic books and memes and silly internet stories for us today would certainly alleviate some of that.

I'm only picking basket weaving because here on my Liberian tapestry dying forum memery. Also cause it'd be nice to make little baskets or trinkets or something that we could leave around as calling cards or just give to people just because. Just to have some character without thinking about gaming, you know? Going full fluff instead of tying it to crunch. Just to have one thing entirely separate.

>>5813725
For other small traits that still seem reasonable
>Mikhail sometimes jokes that he got his job because he can pump out a clear, useful AAR in 5 minutes or less. Small details come easy to him when writing. It doesn’t mean much when he’s still fighting with the rest of the grunts most of the time but it’s one less stress in his job.
>Mikhail is an amateur botanist, a leftover from a small window garden his family kept so they could have fresh vegetables occasionally. On long campaigns he’ll set up a small plot with a few local flowers or vegetables to make his area feel more homey.
>Mikhail’s family didn’t have enough money for books, but they did get some encyclopedias to try and round out his education with all the gaps in schooling he had. He still remembers a lot of useless trivia from those days. All the useful stuff he’s already had hammered into him from his job so it’s mostly good for winning trivia nights when people think he’s too drunk to remember things.

>>5813763
That's all neat stuff. Right on man.

>>5813764
I’m good for small things. Fuck making an actual coherent character, if I could do that I’d probably be be insane enough to be a QM at least once.

>>5813078
Go for it. In my mind Lydia was something of a wrench wench who intuitively knows when somethings wrong with electronics or other gadgets and gained some of her skills before becoming a merc and was able to expand upon them after. So, use that and what else I wrote as an outline, or do your own thing.

>>5813643
There's a fine line of too much backstory and too little. I think there should be a bit known at the start and maybe as things go on, certain things can reveal more about the backstory for other characters as we get more invested in them.

I find the idea of Mikhael having spent time in sports and having a degree in basket weaving hilarious and want that to stay.

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So, based on the discussions for the past 2 days, I think we've settled on the following:

Character Summary:
Name: Mikhail
[b/Weaponry: AV-109 Pulse Action Rifle, MV-20 Machine Pistol
Armour type: Medium Armor

Specialty: Expert Commander
Abilities: An eye for details, Quick on your feet
[b/Other details:
- He played college ball, y'know
- He has a degree in basket weaving, with a focus on styles from the ancient Terran nation called 'Mongolia'.
- He's an amateur botanist, a leftover from a small window garden his family kept so they could have fresh vegetables occasionally. On long campaigns he’ll set up a small plot with a few local flowers or vegetables to make his area feel more homey (Some of his men even join him in this).
- His family didn’t have enough money for books, but they did get some encyclopaedias to try and round out his education with all the gaps in schooling he had. He still remembers a lot of useless trivia from those days. All the useful stuff he’s already had hammered into him from his job so it’s mostly good for winning trivia nights when people think he’s too drunk to remember things.

Does everyone agree with the character summary?
>Yes, let's go kill some fucking monster girl abominations and their worthless creators.
>No, you fucked something up, you retard: (please write in what/why)

>>5814502

>Yes, let's go kill some fucking monster girl abominations and their worthless creators.

Let’s fucking go, lads

>>5814502
>YES
JUST START

>>5814502
>Yes, let's go kill some fucking monster girl abominations and their worthless creators.
Nearly four fucking days for character creation. I think this is ENOUGH.

>>5814502
>Yes, let's go kill some fucking monster girl abominations and their worthless creators.

>>5814508
>>5814514
I hope I haven't kept you guys waiting too long. I've definitely given you guys a lot of time to work on the MC, maybe even too much. Regardless, I will definitely try my best to speed things up from here and give you a 'fast' intro, so to speak. You'll obviously still get the chance to interact with NPCs and shit, but... I'll make sure you'll also get the option to just get into the ruins right away to look for targets to hunt down.

If I'm doing things too slowly in the future again, please let me know as well so I can pick up the pace.

>>5814533
Char creation is always painful if you’re making it as open as this. Easy to put behind in the past now that it’s done though!

The spacecraft you were on would enter the atmosphere without issue, heading for the black spot which you had seen from orbit. You quickly noticed the sky turning dimmer as you got closer to the facility, the sun being blocked out a little bit from all the smoke. Your craft stopped descending, as you were now able to look below you and see the grey ocean below you. It seemed devoid of life. Eventually, the spacecraft started slowing down as you finally saw land in the distance. Finally, the craft landed and the doors opened, allowing you to smell the distinct scent of concrete, ash and metal. You found that you were not the only one who was brought onto the planet right away. Dozens of unmarked spacecraft similar to yours were dropping off soldiers and equipment. You even recognised some other Section commanders like yourself being dropped off along with their men.

"All combatants, please make your way to checkpoint A to G for a security check and a short briefing! If you're here to drop off supplies, please make your way to checkpoint H to L."

In the distance, you could see that there were hundreds of tents and makeshift barracks already set up. This didn't seem like the usual, covert operation where you had to stay somewhat out of plain sight... It also seemed far more organised.

And all of this, for what sat behind the main base of operation. A giant crater, seemingly stretching across the horizon. It still seemed to release clouds of dust and some smoke from unextinguished fires, blotting out the sun and making it look more like it was dusk. Your men all looked around, some mumbling about how busy it was and how this job looked like nothing you had done before. Hell, some were staring in bewilderment and awe at what was going on.

Probably for the best to just lead your men to the main checkpoint and listen to the security briefing. Unless if there was something which caught your attention... Still, hopefully the check-up and briefing wouldn't take too long. You were here to kill shit after all, not listen to boring and arrogant bureaucrats.

Choose one or more:
>Discuss with/talk to your men (Write in what you'll discuss or tell them...)
>Look around the area (Write in if there's anything specific you're looking for...)
>Something else (Write in...)
>Head to the checkpoint.

>>5814502
>Yes, let's go kill some fucking monster girl abominations and their worthless creators.

This is not war! This is PEST CONTROL!

>>5814605
>Look around the area (Write in if there's anything specific you're looking for...)
The ceiling for "bodyguards".

>Look around the area for anything of particular importance and get a feel for the area. This will be our base for a while, better get used to it.
>Head to the Checkpoint

>>5814605
>>Look around the area (Write in if there's anything specific you're looking for...)
Specifically the lay of the land. The surroundings. General topography. The sort of stuff that helps to know about if anyone ever wants to sneak up or around. You never quite know when a threat might come from without or within. Or just some crazy ballsy independent fringe reporter trying to find a scoop, always show up like roaches. Best get to know where they can hide if they ever managed to touch down somehow.

After that
>Head to the checkpoint.

>>5814605
>Discuss/talk with your men
Obviously we are covering up something big, so we can expect shit may hit the fan very hard at some point and all our people and any other companies we have cordial relationships with ought to be prepared for it. Maybe some of our heavier equipment should be held in reserve or deployed defensively, and we should have a clear path to retreat at all times. If it's big enough then the government may try to purge all of us after we do the dirty work too so maybe keep that in mind with what we tell our employers.

>>5814620
+1

>Looking around for "bodyguards".
In terms of bodyguards, you found that there actually were a surprisingly decent number of them. They were mostly just situated around the area you were at right now, and a few in the main camp sections. They all seemed to be near actual government staff though, or near a few barracks. There was a clear animosity between the bodyguards and the death squads there, as the bodyguards all glared at the passing soldiers.

>Look around the area for anything of importance and general topography.
As for the area itself, there was a lot to take note of. For one, you were only a few hundred feet away from the beach. The spacecrafts were all docked near a large, metallic jetty, which seems to have been constructed extremely recently. There were two regular sea-faring ships there as well, one being some kind of research ship and the other being a small patrol boat. Then there was the island itself. Given that most of the islands on the planet were volcanic, it wasn't too surprising that there was a mild rise in elevation as you went further inlands, likely from the island once having been an active volcano. Though, the elevation increase was an extremely minor one which didn't seem to have much effect on the built-in positions for the death squads. Aside from that though, the place appeared quite barren. There were a few tiny patches of green, but those were mostly near the edge of the island, with the island becoming more barren the further you went inlands and towards the crater. The only really important details were that there were some huge boulders strewn around, and that there were patches of land which seemed to be blocked off entirely. From the signs, you could see that it was due to instability from collapsing underground structures in said areas...

>Discuss with your men about what to do when 'shit hits the fan' with the government
After getting a good look at the place, you made sure to also tell your men that there maybe should be some preparations in case of the worst situation with the government folks. Your men seemed a bit unsure what to say, given that all of you had only just gotten to this place.. but they did seem to trust your instincts enough to take your concerns seriously. Eventually, one even responded to you."I can understand getting the rest of Lodger involved with these plans... Hell, we should absolutely prepare for the worst situation... But what about the other squads? Diamond Dogs, and Heroes would absolutely backstab us if it means getting paid extra." This turned into a minor debate about who was trustworthy and if Lodger would even be okay with your plans. Though eventually, one of your men spoke up in a confident tone, bringing up a sentiment which the other soldiers seemed to have. "We first gotta get an idea of what we're facing and what the chances are of shit actually hitting the fan. I know going along with the government now may just be sealing our fate... But given how desperate and secretive the government was to get us and the other death squads here, I got a feeling that they aren't going to just throw us under the bus..." Of course, you could tell that there was still an uneasiness going around... but given that you weren't dead yet and the fact that bases were set up for the death squads, it did seem that maybe for once, the government DID want to co-operate with the death squads...

>Head to the checkpoint
Regardless, you'd soon head to the checkpoint. The check-up was... surprisingly fast. Unlike with most security checks ran by the government, you weren't questioned at all regarding the 'legality' of your weapon or your 'trustworthiness'. It really seemed that the folks in power wanted you there, even if you didn't see eye to eye on a lot of things or fully trusted them.

After your men then also passed the checkpoint, you were directed to a few large tents nearby. There, you'd quickly be met by a government official of some kind. It was a guy in a rather formal uniform, who had a small insignia of the government on his chest and a stern, emotionless look on his face. "So, you must be..." He checked a tablet for a second, before continuing. "Mikhail, commander for a tiny platoon for Lodger, correct? I also take it these are your men." He clearly wasn't the type for formalities, as he quickly focused his attention on you and continued. "Let's get to the point. You already know why you've been hired and what your job is going to be here. I'm just here to tell you about what you guys can't do. Oh, and to give you one of these." He soon after held up a tablet similar to the one he read your name on.

"This will be your main source of intel and communication between your group and the other death squads. It has some basic features such as maps, communication lines between you and the rest of the death squads, lists of recent combat engagements and even lists of known targets. We highly advice you keep this device on you at all times and ensure its safekeeping." Looking at the tablet, it seemed to be... kind of a basic ass thing. It was likely something which was quickly cobbled together by the government for this specific mission.

"Given the current circumstances surrounding this... incident, the government has tried to make sure no sensitive information regarding the incident can leave the planet or fall in the wrong hands. In other words, don't lose it. In fact, losing the device is considered a breach of the contract you've signed before you came here. Furthermore, tampering with the device in any way will also be seen as a breaching of the contract. Are there any further questions?"

>Accept and move on
>Ask him a question (Write in...)
>Something else (Write in...)

>Use the tablet given to read up on any and all targets registered in it.

He won't like us sticking our nose into the details more than necessary. The fact this all needs to be so hush hush makes me think there's more merit to the potential in us getting backstabbed at some point. This allows us to get as much knowledge on what we will face without appearing as prying for information we shouldn't have.

>>5814876
>>Ask him a question (Write in...)
>"Aside from this doohickey, are you planning on providing any materiel or direct assistance with engagement, or should we expect comms and GPS to be the extent of your support?"
Fishing for him to say whether or not they're bringing in a ton of guns or personnel or something. Because if they answer one way and behave the other in the future, it's a pretty good indicator on what they're preparing to do. And of course, whether or not they have enough men and gear on planet to actually do anything to us before we leave.

After that let's ask him
>"Any special requests? Specific facility personnel they would like recovered or "recovered"? Combat data? Capture requests? Always looking out for some bonus pay."
Mask intent with greed. The true mercenary way. Also because maybe they really do have some secondary objectives they'd like us to complete. I'm sure the company would appreciate the extra dosh.

>>5814876
>Something else (Write in...)
Before we go on, I think we ought to discuss the bonus situation.

>>5814893
Such as?
>>5814889
+1

>"Aside from this doohickey, are you planning on providing any materiel or direct assistance with engagement, or should we expect comms and GPS to be the extent of your support?"
You were quick to ask him about assistance which the government was willing to provide, the guy not looking too surprised with your question. "Well, for one we are willing to give accommodations to you and your men. Due to the sheer number of men who have been brought in, we made sure to get some tents going. Sleeping bags have also been provided. Furthermore, we will also ensure you have enough food and water. Alcohol will not be provided however and possession of it could result in you and your men being penalized. Fortunately for you, I don't think you'll have much time to go drinking." The guy actually showed a smirk for a second. Though you also saw one of your men smirking a bit... given that he had managed to make some pretty good booze out of some pretty simple meals before, chances were that alcohol was definitely still on the table. "Lastly, medical aide will be given as well, but due to the... risks of losing advanced medical equipment here, we've opted to go with more simplistic medications and tools. Of course, if your death squad has medical supplies of their own, they may be useable as well." Fortunately for you, Lodger had decent amounts of medical aide which could help out. But given how tight security was, and the fact that there clearly were tons of check-ups being done on anything that came in, it seemed that highly advanced medical equipment was going to become a sparse good...

>Discussing the bonus situation.
>"Any special requests? Specific facility personnel they would like recovered or "recovered"? Combat data? Capture requests? Always looking out for some bonus pay."
After you asked him about specific requests or targets, the guy... actually seemed to give a more pleased look. He scoffed softly, before pointing to the tablet he gave you. "This oughta tell you about special targets who need to be recovered. It even provides a whole section with high priority targets. Oh, and it also provides all kinds of updates for tasks which can net you extra pay. Since you and your men seem to be in it for the money though... well, there are quite some scientists down there who still need to be dealt with, so I suppose you can start with those if you want a decent bonus without too much risk. If you care more for cash than your life though, you can always start focusing on high priority subjects, the ones with threat level 10. If you do though, I recommend you at least prepare a proper will first, because... you probably aren't going to make it out alive with most of them." Your men didn't seem too bothered by what the guy had to say. After all, it probably was just a bit of scaremongering to keep you and the other soldiers in check...

>Use the tablet given to read up on any and all targets registered in it.
Regardless, you right away checked the tablet. Your men also stood behind you, peaking over your shoulder to try and catch a glimpse. "Yo, Mikhail, let us see." "Yeah, we can't see." It was a rather barebones tablet, only showing the time and providing access to a few key files. The main files of interest were 'staff' and 'subjects', with you first checking the latter. There seemed to be at least 30 subjects noted down. All of them were given a codename and threat level, with a few even having pictures available for their appearance. Tapping on them seemed to show further details on a short profile, noting down details such as their size, their special traits, where they were last spotted and previous engagements. From the get-go, you noticed that there were 2 subjects who seemed to be at the maximum threat level, the 'threat level 10' which the government official had just mentioned... though weirdly, one of those two subjects seemed to have a slightly... glitchy profile, as clicking on them seemed to... not work and also show some strange static. Either the software was broken (which wouldn't be all that surprising, given the general competency of the government), or there was something else going on. At least the other subjects with lower threat levels seemed to all be perfectly visible as well.

>Ask further questions to the government worker.
>Check specific subjects or scientists on the tablet.
>Check the tablet for other details
>Talk about/discuss things with your men.
>Something else...
(All write-in)

>>5815056
>Check specific subjects or scientists on the tablet.
Check the oldest listing, the highest listing, and the one whose posting/payment will expire first, if there is such a posting.

>>5815054
I like this fed. He's a professional. It's also nice to know we're pretty much at their mercy. So we need to play our A-game so hopefully never need it.

>>5815056
Memetohazard girl? Or someone interfering to try and spare their favorite project? Or just plain government budget cuts in action. Something to worry about later.

>>5815059
This a good one. We should also take note of things that might draw the interest of the more specialist companies here. We can assume they'll try to play to their strengths and target things to hit first before anyone else to secure the most pay. Assassins hunting for scientists smart enough to run or hide. Thrill junkies hunting territorial and aggressive monsters. Stuff that we know would probably waste our time to try and get to unless we rushed really hard.

>Ask a further question to the government worker. "Why's this one in particular not working?"

>Check all the scientists that are on the list, and the threat level 10 subject that actually has a working profile.

Might be worth it to try and get the thing working through throwing it at one of our electricians. Otherwise, I have a bad feeling about the one who's profile is glitchy.

>>5815056
>Request a full printout of the contract with special emphasis on restrictions. If we aren't forbidden from getting away from the other death squad companies then let's get to a more comfortable distance from the facility and start digging in before we start infiltrating and blasting.

>>5815056
>>5815059
>supporting

>Ask a further question to the government worker. "Why's this one in particular not working?"

After pointing to the threat level 10 subject which was glitching on the list, the worker groaned. "Oh, that... that's subject LW-20. Honestly, I think we should at this point just put up a sign with information about her, rather than having her info be noted down on the tablet... mostly because the bastard keeps somehow finding her way into the system and corrupting her files." He groaned as your men looked quite surprised by this revelation. A subject who could hack into these things? Either the security on the tablets were god fucking awful, or there was actual reason as to why she was threat level 10. "She has been the biggest thorn in our side so far. She loves messing with our systems and making just the tiniest of edits to cause trouble. She mostly just focuses on obfuscating knowledge about her own whereabouts, but that is the smallest issue she has caused us so far... She at one point got an entire group from Blackstar killed by giving them wrong information about their location and unknowingly directing them straight into the claws of 38-VG." That code-name, 38-VG, it was the other threat level 10 subject... her info wasn't corrupted, allowing you to check some details about her.

>Check all the scientists that are on the list, and the threat level 10 subject that actually has a working profile.

Tapping on the file for 38-VG, you'd find the following details:

Codename: 38-VG.
Name: 'Vinella'.
Threat level: 10
Creator: Currently unknown
Feeding method: Organic material
Size: At least 18 feet tall

General description: Subject is exceptionally large and has a regular human form. Has a pale face, neck and chest, rest of body is varying shades of black. Has long black hair in a ponytail. Back has three thin yet long antennae of some kind, their purpose unknown. Hands are extremely bulky and end with powerful, bone-like claws.

Known abilities and mutations include: Acid spray capable of corroding through metal, and her claws being nearly impervious to damage and having an incredibly high crushing force. Eyewitness accounts state she can easily crush high quality power armour with relative ease. Resilience is also noted as extremely high, with her exterior capable of resisting anti-material rifles.

Strength: Extremely high
Durability: Extremely high
Regeneration: Unknown
Perception: assumed high
Agility: Low, capable of bursts of speed.
Intelligence: Assumed high

Personality and behaviour: Subject is EXTREMELY hostile and has an affinity for crushing any organism it comes across. Subject has an affinity for leaving 'calling cards' in the forms of crushed corpses.

"What sick fuck designed this 'Vinella' fuck?! And how fucking huge is she?!" One of your men soon said out loud, making the government official speak up calmly. "Oh Vinella is... quite huge, to say the least. And yes, there are truly some mentally ill scientists down there. That's why we've tasked you to kill them after all." Perhaps going for 38-VG right away wasn't the best of plans... After all, she was... quite intimidating and dangerous from the sound of things.

>Check specific subjects or scientists on the tablet. Specifically, oldest and highest listing, as well as ones which are going to expire.
But hey, there were still plenty of other subjects and scientists! None of their profiles were 'expiring' so to speak, so no matter who you found or killed, you'd get paid for it! Thus, you opted to look at the scientists, finding that... there were 10 'high ranking scientists', most of which had an 'unknown' status to them... all aside from two:

Tengri Sina, the former head of the facility. His profile showed that he had been found dead some time ago just outside the facility's main building...
Anderson Thorell, a scientist who seemingly had been captured and was apparently being kept alive for some reason... Probably for information about the place.

Most of the other scientist on the most wanted list had little info about them. Their last known locations were unknown, the subjects and places they worked at weren't exactly known either. What was known was that a substantial bonus would be provided to whichever death squad found them. In terms of the most valuable, a scientist known as 'Elbrus' and one called 'Mona' were the two who provided the most lucrative bonus. Though this bonus would only be given if they were brought in alive, a request the other high ranking scientists weren't blessed with...

In terms of the other subjects and lower ranking staff and scientists, most had few details about them. There were already quite a large number of scientists who had been killed, as well as other staff members. There were also already a couple of dead subjects, but most seemed to still be alive and kicking unlike the humans. In terms of pricing, they all were wanted dead and would offer decent pay. Subjects generally were worth more, but that was to be expected really.

>Request a full printout of the contract with special emphasis on restrictions. If we aren't forbidden from getting away from the other death squad companies then let's get to a more comfortable distance from the facility and start digging in before we start infiltrating and blasting.
With you having all the info you'd need about your targets, you decided to request a full printout of the contract which focused on restrictions. This made the government worker scoff. "Restrictions? That's the first time I heard one of you death squads ask about that... most of these sick fucks tend to try and go around the contracts if it means getting some cash." He'd look around a bit, before giving a nod. "I'll try and get a copy of the contract in with restrictions in mind. Just know that it may take some time. I'm more than willing to answer some of your questions surrounding restrictions now."

It was then that one of your men asked a question. "Can we set up our camp anywhere, or are we restricted to the same space as the other death squads?" It was nice that your men had a good feeling about what you found important on missions. Being away from the other death squads and making a base of operation somewhere more secluded would be nice... Though unfortunately, the government worker brought up one key restriction which you'd have to live with. "There are two designated positions you and the other men can stay at: The basecamp here, and the basecamp which has been set up in the crater. The only exception may be if you're part of the security forces who walk around the crater, or if you're in the facility itself and exploring it. Though, the latter does require you inform us through the tablet." It seemed like the government didn't want you just setting up shop anywhere, unless if it was inside of the ruined facility. In other words, you were somewhat stuck at this distance.

>Ask about subject LW-20
>Ask further about the tablet
>Ask about the base camp in the crater
>Ask about something else
>Do something else
>Move on to the base camp
(All are write-in)

>>5815657
>Ask about subject LW-20
"When it's stated that the carapace is able to resist Anti-Mat Rifles, does that also take into account chemical penetrators or recoilless rifles?"

>>5815657
Spectacular. The tablet can't be trusted, the subjects are inside their database. All of the intel that we don't gather ourselves might be useless.
>ask "Why didn't you just glass this joint instead of calling us in? What's the end goal of this operation?"
>ask for physical maps
>get our comms guy to try to make a local copy of some of the maps on the tablet on a non-networked device, send him with two others to talk to other merc organizations to get a list of used radio frequencies.
>take stock of our own radio equipment and start thinking about getting better radios, I don't want to be dependent on the tablet.
>start heading to the crater to camp, take a look at the tablet on the way

>>5815697
Supporting.

>Ask further about subject 38-VG, mostly asking about the usage of chemical penetrators or recoilless rifles.
Hearing about 38-VG's high physical resilience, you decided to ask about some more... powerful weaponry which could likely deal with her armour. "Those have indeed been taken into account by a small group of soldiers from Heroes. Unfortunately, their effectiveness was unable to be determined. To put it simply, the last attempt to use an actual recoilless rifle was in an area less stable than initially believed. In turn, that small group was crushed by a section of the facility..." You heard one of your explosion experts in your group of men mumbling in annoyance. "Oh for fuck's sake..." Hearing this, the government worker gained a bit of a smirk, speaking in a more smarmy tone. "If you wanna try explosives on 38-VG again, I wish you luck. You're essentially putting yourself at risk of being crushed by two different threats, rather than just one."

>Ask "Why didn't you just glass this joint instead of calling us in? What's the end goal of this operation?"
At this point, you had another question enter your mind. All of these threats which needed to be dealt with in a completely destroyed and ruined place... why didn't they just glass it or bomb it from orbit? What was the main goal of this entire operation?! You outright asked the government worker, who paused before speaking in a calm tone. "The main reason is that a lot of material can still be retrieved. Physical material, research material, even coding for subject nanites. More importantly, we need to deal with all the scientists and subjects as quickly as possible." You could tell that this was only a half truth. The way he just tried pushing through this with a dead-serious yet swift tone... he clearly was leaving some details behind. Not exactly encouraging for trust, really.

>Ask for physical maps of the place.
The fact that the government-created tablets were also not entirely tightly secured was not helping with these trust issues either! Thus, you'd ask the guy for a map, which made him once again to his more relaxed and amused self. "I take it you don't really wanna trust the tablet, now that you see what kinda crap we've been dealing with? I perfectly understand, and I'll note it down. Though, I should mention that the physical maps we have of the former facility are heavily outdated, obviously. Not to mention, the fact that the tablet's map is being constantly updated thanks in large part to scouting groups. Honestly, even with the issue of LW-20 constantly infiltrating our systems, the tablet will still give you a more accurate map of the place than whatever old schematics we can bring you." You could tell that he was speaking honestly here... but given what had been said about LW-20, having a physical map would still be pretty useful now.

>get our comms guy to try to make a local copy of some of the maps on the tablet on a non-networked device, send him with two others to talk to other merc organizations to get a list of used radio frequencies.
>take stock of our own radio equipment and start thinking about getting better radios, reducing dependency on the tablet.
And hey, given the government worker's honesty, you felt that maybe some copies could be made for non-networked devices. Lodger had tons of electronics, and your electricians could maybe even create a non-networked one which would hopefully be safe from LW-20. Thus, you decided to tell your main comms soldier and the electricians to the other merc organisations. "Yes sir!" The three of them would say, after you made your suggestions. They would thus prepare to head to the main forces for Lodger, given that they'd likely have the supplies there already. Hell, knowing Lodger, you'd probably get some radios which were more secure and could communicate with folks from Blackstar and Heathen, rather than having to rely on potentially ineffective or compromised radio equipment from the government..

>start heading to the crater to camp, take a look at the tablet on the way
The government worker gave a nod before directing you to the area where you and the other men for Lodger had their tents set up. He wished you and your men good luck, as you left the check-up area. Your main camp wasn't too far from the main entrance to the crater, you thus heading in that direction. You walked past the dozens of tents and barracks, most of the men from the varying death squads seeming to be... rather relaxed and even amused. Some were preparing supplies, others were discussing plans of action, some were even drinking together. It seemed that the ban on alcohol was already being ignored by most of the groups there. That, or the government's ban had been symbolic.

Regardless, you'd walk for quite some time, seeing the tents and barracks which had been set up for you a decent distance away. Given how far away it was, you decided to just check the tablet.

>Check the tablet for... (write in)
>Discuss with your men...
>Something else...

>Check the tablet for any sort of communication app. Likewise, check for important scientists and what subjects they created and aren't confirmed killed.

I'd not be surprised if at least one has a powerful combat subject that is protecting them like an attack dog. I think it would be a good idea to see who might have just that.

>Get everyone's gear in order and otherwise prepare your men for the first expedition.

>>5816091
>>5816113
+1

>>5815657
>Gather a balanced squad to begin our first incursion into the facility.
We don't know what to expect other than many fucked up, superhuman creatures so we need to gather intel and be prepared for the most scenarios with as few people as possible

>>5816091
>>5816113
>>5816123
+1 to these and
>See what you can dig up on Heathen in particular. You know they’ll have trapped the explored routes so your team will want to be cautious to avoid “friendly fire”.
I assume they’ll have basic precautions in place to keep other teams from triggering most traps. Traps that kill soldiers don’t get them money.

We’ll likely want to start with an explored area first to get the lay of the land, ending shortly after we reach unknown territory, and prepare a new expedition once we have an idea of what we’ll be getting into in the unknown areas.

>>5812775
Hopefully we don't get HECU treatment and get offed if shit gets bad since we already ARE the black ops

>Check the tablet for any sort of communication app. Likewise, check for important scientists and what subjects they created and aren't confirmed killed.
While walking to your tents, you checked the tablet for a communication app. It seemed that there were indeed 2 types of communication app. One was a generalized announcement app which gave updates on sectors, where targets had been spotted as well as government notifications. The second app seemed more tailored for death squad communication. It gave you options to communicate with specific tablets for other death squads, with there being a whole list of death squads you could communicate with. You also saw that your tablet was already connected to a main chat with the other Lodger groups, mostly just for updates surrounding the death squad. It was certainly nice that Lodger had already adapted to the government tablet and the communication app, but it was clear from the main chat that other communication lines were already being set up.

Aside from that, you also checked the list of scientists and subjects to see if there were any which were closely linked. It seemed that there were two high ranking scientists who were known to have close bonds with their subjects. A guy called Cerro who seemed to have worked specifically on one kind of subject, a lizard gal with the codename of 52-HM. They had been spotted together and managed to flee somewhat... and a scientist called Illimani who made a highly agile, unknown subject with the codename of 26-BS. Apparently, these two had managed to avoid conflict quite a bit, and had proven themselves particularly difficult to catch...

>See what you can dig up on Heathen in particular. You know they’ll have trapped the explored routes so your team will want to be cautious to avoid “friendly fire”.
Knowing a bit more about the targets you might face, you also decided to check up on Heathens to see what places they had trapped. Fortunately, the tablet map actually proved to be pretty good with this, as it showed which routes had already been trapped by which forces. Heathen had set up many traps in some of the flank routes and tight corridors, likely to dissuade subjects from taking those paths and instead forcing them into more predictable spots. Furthermore, it also showed the kinds of traps which were placed in those areas. The best part was that the traps were also connected to the system, meaning that if one was set off, people would be notified by it.

>Get everyone's gear in order and otherwise prepare your men for the first expedition.
>Gather a balanced squad to begin our first incursion into the facility.
Once you reached the main tenting section you were assigned to, you decided the best time to get started would be now. You currently had 7 of your men with you. There were thankfully some supplies nearby and you could get in contact with Lodger and the government for further assistance. You had your tablet still, which you may want to give to one of your men so they could be the one dedicated to giving directions and updates.

(A bit OOC, but I've decided to create a shared doc with the men in your group based on my friend's suggestion. It gives a few details about them, their gear as well as their current task and if they have any injuries. I'll try and keep it updated and also post it whenever it's needed and at the start of each thread. Let me know if you can access it or if there are any issues with it:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_NoldE7zglICEuon-YZNhxjXcqvjszveOsz4u8jz-is/edit?usp=sharing)

>Make revisions for the first expedition (Reduce men, tell them to hold some gear back, request further gear)
>Begin the first expedition with 7 men (Alan, Anon, Thaddeus, Evander, Mike, Zaria and Lars)
>Wait for the 3 (Lydia, Artyom and Derek) to return
>Something else

oh, one other thing: I'm also considering getting a shared doc with all the subjects and scientists in them, mostly just for convenience sake. It'd obviously not have all of their details, but it'd tell you the same details as the tablet in the quest. If you guys would like this, I'll try and quickly make it so it can be used as soon as possible. If you don't really care that much or rather not have me make it, also just tell me.

>>5816574
>Wait for the 3 (Lydia, Artyom and Derek) to return

>>5816575
I'd like the doc.

>Wait for the 3 (Lydia, Artyom and Derek) to return

I too, like the doc.

>>5816574
Not sure who, but I think to balance things out more someone should switch primary weapon to a rocket launcher or flamethrower, especially if rocket ammunition is more than just one type. Everyone should probably have some grenades and we should have at least a few incendiaries and smoke grenades among them.

>>5816954
We already have an explosives expert with HE. Unless we plan on going after the extremely dangerous subjects first I doubt we will need an actual RPG. There's also the fact we are going into a structurally unsound place that likely won't take explosives too well in many area's that we don't have mapped out yet. A flamethrower meanwhile could be useful, however I think more rounds down range would be better than something a number of the creatures we are hunting will likely be immune to.

>>5817012
The obvious way to deal with something apparently immune to conventional weapons is to use unconventional ones. Gas, electric, thermal. Bake her with a microwave generator. Explore all avenues of attack. There is no Geneva convention in black ops. Or space. Just keep in mind there are no rules. Other than don't die and don't get caught.

I'm sure most of these things are immune or resistant to several forms of assault. So may as well throw the damn book at all of them.

>Wait for the 3 (Lydia, Artyom and Derek) to return
Given that 3 of your men were still yet to return with the necessary equipment, you and your men got settled at the tents. Evander already started looking through the encampment, finding that some rations had already been provided at the nearby barracks. Though he was quick to point something out. "They've got cans of corn, boys. You know what that means." He chuckled to himself, knowing that he could soon prepare some good ol' fashioned moonshine. He looked further at some of the other rations, bringing along some packets of food and other items which could easily be taken along on missions.

The other men also looked around the area, some checking the barracks and tents for supplies. The tents had sleeping bags and some medical equipment, while the barracks had most of the fuel, food and other material which you would need to survive. There was also some basic ammunition and a few weapons, albeit rather crappy low quality ones... Seemed like the government wasn't too eager to give you the best of supplies, so thank goodness that you had your own.

>Balance things out. Get a flamethrower!
>A flamethrower could be useful
>The solution to fighting something immune to conventional weapons... is to use unconventional weapons!
Given the wait though, you got the idea of maybe getting a flamethrower for the first mission. You even brought it up with your men, many who thought it was a fair choice. But when it came to actually making the decision as to who would wield it, most seemed a bit put off by the offer. "Derek probably wouldn't mind it... Guess we could wait for him to come back in case he's up for it." Anon remarked a bit hesitantly, knowing that waiting for them to return and then discussing the idea would... just waste time. Fortunately, two men came forward to take the offer. "Aye, just give it to me. Might be a bit more than my usual gun, but I'd not mind it one bit." Evander would say calmly to the offer. "I also wouldn't mind it, Mikhail. Call me the new Derek, cuz I'm gonna burn the world with dragon's breath!" Alan responded in turn, also being more than happy to volunteer for the job. Thus, you were left with a choice for who to give the flamethrower. Of course, they still had to... pick it up from Lodger, but that probably wouldn't take too long.

>Pick Alan
>Pick Evander

After sending Alan/Evander away, Lydia, Artyom and Derek returned... and they had come with quite a few things. "Mikhail, we got a physical map of each floor from before the disaster happened from some government officials. They've thankfully made some edits and got us some notes showing known changes to the layout and which places haven't been explored yet." Lydia would say, showing the large stash of maps. There seemed to be quite a large number of floors to go through, so sticking to one would probably be convenient... especially given how they probably weren't exactly accurate.

Derek then showed a bag with some military radios. "Lodger also gave us some extra radios and a list of frequencies which have been hijacked before by that bloody subject. Apparently, she mostly sticks to the frequencies used by Diamond Dogs and Heroes, as well as the main government ones and some from Blackstar. Though, from the sound of things, she doesn't go out of her way to cause trouble. Apparently, she only really acts up if people try and use radio to go after her..." Even if she 'doesn't cause too much trouble', it was clear that having your own equipment was probably a whole lot better than the potentially compromised government ones...

Finally, Artyom spoke up, showing a slightly more worn-down and smaller tablet. "We also got ourselves a device from Lodger. They've copied the map over and it's available offline, so it's probably safe. Only issue is that it won't update, buuut we can always try and get updates whenever we're up here out of reach from that one subject."

It seemed like you had gotten everything, aside from the contract... But hey, that was the work of bureaucrats, and you all knew how efficient those guys are when it comes to doing things fast.

And after Derek/Alan then returned with a nice, compact flamethrower, it seemed it was time to get going.

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You and your 10 men would walk to the edge of the crater, where there was a large landing platform for troop carrying craft to bring you down into the crater. Though before getting on one of these aircraft, you finally were able to get a good glimpse into the ruins of this place. It was... quite the sight, to say the least. It was utterly massive, the crater stretching miles across and being quite deep. You could see chunks of the facility which had been built into the ground, many of its rooms and hallways now out in the open on the sides of the crater. There were huge piles of rubble all over the place, several large landing platforms for vehicles, barracks, fortifications, walkways for soldiers, and even a few bays for large military and industrial mechs and exoskeletons. You also noticed that the norther-western section looked to be partially flooded, forming a small lake.

The most curious detail was a large metal cube of some kind which was in the centre of the crater. It was heavily guarded, with some extremely high-tech defence systems which clearly didn't come from any of the death squads...

While you went onto the troop carrier, you had some time to kill.
>Check the maps (Specify which one(s)...)
>Discuss something with your men. (write in...)
>Check your surroundings further.
>Quietly wait for the carrier to land.
>Patrol the area once you land.
>Something else...

(Bit more OOC crap, but I'll try and get the scientist and monster girl doc done over the weekend. I'll post it whenever it's ready. Other than that, I'll also try and get an extra update out on both saturday and sunday. Hopefully, that'll be enough to get you guys into the facility for real... and maybe some combat as well.)

>>5817056
>Pick Alan

>Pick Alan

I'd rather the explosives expert not be subject to something that makes them more of a target and more likely to explode. Alan is more suited to the job and, honestly, more expendable being a general close range grunt.

>Examine that giant metal cube

Seems sufficiently suspicious and important.

>Check some of the frequencies that subject messes with using a spare radio.

We have extra radio's thanks to being part of Lodger, we may as well try and see what kind of interference is being caused. We even can have Derek take a look at the thing and perhaps figure out a bit on how they are messing with signals. Could also be useful to sneakily get some extra intel on what the other squads are doing.

>Check the maps. Specifically of any armories or places where guards would be.

I'd rather the lesser staff remain as non-threats.

>>5817059
>Discuss something with your men. (write in...)
Derek
What are the chances you can find a way to figure out where the glitches in the tablet files are coming from?

>Check the maps (Specify which one(s)...)
>Check your surroundings further.
>Patrol the area once you land.
All for the lake to the northwest.

>>5817059
Check what sort of weapons the troop carrier has when it arrives and ask the squad about if any of our own vehicles were available. Something with a decent autocannon or high powered laser to support operations would be nice at some point.

>Pick Alan
Alan would quickly head to the main encampment, getting himself a simple yet effective flamethrower. It was obviously not an extremely powerful thing, being a bit more primitive than most weaponry... but hey, a flamethrower was a flamethrower. And after Lydia, Artyom and Derek returned, it was time to head to the crater for the first mission.

>Check what sort of weapons the troop carrier has
Inside the troop carrier, you found that... it was all heavily automated, the carrier being programmed to just take you in and out of the crater. In terms of defensive systems, it did have a few flares, but modifications had been made to the carrier to ensure it had limited weapons systems and was most efficient at just moving people around. But hey, these modifications which reduced space for weapon systems also gave it more space for vantage points, allowing you to look into the crater.

>Examine that giant metal cube
Once you were on the troop carrier, you got a view of the whole crater as you and your men were brought down. The cube quickly caught your attention. From a far distance, it seemed... quite massive, being easily over 150 feet in height, length and width. It looked quite well protected, looking like it was made from some rather advanced material. There was only one small entrance to the square, and it was heavily guarded not by death squads, but by some actual military forces... elite forces at that. Another noteworthy detail was that there were several large pipelines connected to the cube. Whatever they were transporting was up in the air...

>Check the maps (Specify which one(s)...)
>Check the maps. Specifically of any armories or places where guards would be.
Checking the map, you saw that the cube... wasn't some installation which had always been there. There was nothing like a bunker or containment area in the location the cube now seemingly sat at. In other words, it was something which had only been constructed recentl...

Perhaps you could ask about it later to the other death squads, or even the government officials. For now, you just checked the varying maps for further details.

The old maps showed that the facility's area was divided into 4 quadrants: Northwest, Northeast, Southwest and Southeast. The crater seemed to be placed mostly North-western quadrant, meaning the floors in the other quadrants were far more in tact. Speaking of floors, the facility had at least 20 different main floors, each main floor being large enough for them to be subdivided into several smaller floors. The bad news was then that it was more like there were 80 to a 100 different floors to explore...

The good news was that... well, for one, a large chunk of these floors had been turned into a crater. In fact, you saw that the upper 14 main floors had all been destroyed, at least for this quadrant of the facility. And for two, it seemed the hallways connecting the various parts were just... huge and did not have these subdivisions. In other words, only actual containment and research sections would have many floors worth exploring... as well as some of the side-routes.

Speaking of these rooms, you checked to see if there were any armouries or places where facility guards would be. It seemed each main floor had four small armoury for the guards, each stationed in a different quadrant. Given that there were 20 main floors, that meant there were 80 different areas which could have guards in them. Of course, given the massive crater which had likely destroyed some of these armouries, it was probably safer to say that there was a lower number of them.

>Check some of the frequencies that subject messes with using a spare radio.
>Discuss something with your men.
After checking the map, you also decided to maybe do a bit of sleuthing in regards to LW-20. And you knew there was one guy who could hopefully help with this. You turned to Derek, before asking "Derek, What are the chances you can find a way to figure out where the glitches in the tablet files are coming from?"

Derek wasn't too surprised by the question, responding quite casually. "Well, it's... gonna be tough. I can definitely run some tests with radios and frequencies which have been compromised by that subject, but... given how these creatures may function, it will be hard to determine how she's doing it. I'll try and work on it whenever we got the chance though." Lydia quickly joined into the conversation as well, grabbing one of the radios. "We can maybe run some tests whenever we're down there as well. Maybe we can set one of the radios to the compromised frequencies. For all we know, it's some sort of hardware corruption, rather than radio tampering. Though I can understand if you'd rather we not try and actively fight against that subject." Derek nodded quite confidently to that latter statement. "I think we've gotta find ways to protect ourselves from her attacks first, before we try and find ways to track her down. Then again, it comes down what Mikhail and the other men want..."

>Ask the squad about vehicles
As the carrier got closer and closer to the landing spot inside the crater, you started thinking that vehicle support might be effective. And after bringing it up, there was a bit of a silence. Zaria was the first to respond. "We could bring it up to Lodger. They might provide us with some armoured personnel carriers or utility vehicles... Though I highly doubt the government would let let us bring in some equipment like that. At least, not without first forcing us to do a ton of shitty paperwork." While Zaria was clearly pessimistic, Anon was far more positive, responding more confidently. "I am sure that they'd allow it. I mean, they got mech suits over here, so they probably will allow some of our personnel carriers. Besides, I can't imagine them securing this place without the use of some vehicles." Given that Anon was quite good with these things, he probably was right that vehicles were allowed. Though Zaria's concerns that the government might just block you from using your equipment was... equally valid, at least to a certain degree.

>Patrol the area once you land.
>Check your surroundings further.
Finally, the carrier landed inside of the crater, the doors opening and letting you inside. Instantly, you were hit with a particular smell. It was one of war, dirt, concrete, chemicals and blood. You stepped out of the carrier, getting a decent view of your surroundings.

You now saw that there were actually a few hills of rubble, with this landing spot being on one of said hills. There were makeshift metal pathways going in-between them and letting you get around the place. The terrain itself was not even at all, likely because it mostly consisted of chunks of concrete, dirt and all other forms of rubble.

You saw many groups of men walking along these pathways, some entering the quickly crafted barracks and tents, others clearly patrolling around, and many heading in particular directions. There were some walls and fortifications, though most seemed to be surrounding the basecamp which you had landed in. Speaking of which, in centre of the basecamp loomed the large, highly guarded cube. Not a single man seemed to head in its direction though...

>Head northwest to the flooded area
>Head for a different area (write in which area...)
>Head for the cube
>Check the map for further details (write in...)
>Check the area further (write in...)
>Discuss with your men (write in...)
>Something else

>>5817439
>Check the map for further details (write in...)
The area around the flooded area
>Head northwest to the flooded area
>Something else
Check the tablet against the map of the flooded area to see which, if any, targets may be around there.
>Discuss with your men (write in...)
Who's up for some spelunking?

>>>5817507
Support, I suppose.

>Check the map for further details about the area around the flooded section
>Check the tablet against the map of the flooded area to see which, if any, targets may be around there.
Given how large the lake seemed to be, it was clear that the flooded section would be... quite a substantial part of the north-western quadrant. You'd check the varying maps to see what the deal with it was. "What are you checking up on?" Lydia eventually asked, checking through the maps. Mike, Derek and Thaddeus also helped, with Derek checking the tablet and speaking up about the subjects which were there. "Reports say that there are 2 highly aquatic subjects which are hiding in the flooded sections, as well as reports of 2 regular subjects. Also states that most of the flooding is mostly limited to the floors we're on and the adjacent floors." He'd already get to work checking the subjects in question, while Lydia checked the map and soon pointed at something. "Here's the reason it flooded, I imagine. The 6th floor contained several aquatic containment areas which were directly connected to the ocean. There was also a desalination plant there which was used to provide the entire facility with water."

Well, at least you knew the general reasoning as to why there was a flood now. But, the extent and how easy it would be to traverse that area was to be seen still... "Oh, also, Mikhail, to the east of the aquatic sector here, there was a kind of... indoor greenhouse which hosted a few subjects, as well as exotic plant species for research purposes. There were also a few offices nearby aaand a power plant." It was nice that the old map had so much info about each floor. But the question was how accurate it was now... At least you had the tablet which would give a more realistic view of it. And speaking of which Derek pointed to the unconnected tablet. "I checked the four subjects which were spotted there. There's a threat level 9 subject, codename AH-600, and a threat level 1 subject, codename DS-14, in the waters there. Furthermore, subjects PF-4 and 933-GHD were spotted just one floor up, but managed to escape. They're a threat level 3 and 2 respectively." You knew the place you were going to and the subjects which had been spotted there now... It was time to get the party started.

>Head northwest to the flooded area
It was quite a lengthy walk to the flooded area, walking through the large basecamp and around the inconspicuous cube took... well, it took 20 minutes. You finally reached the fortifications which protected the base, the soldiers there thankfully letting you pass. Thus, you'd walk through a section of the crater which had been left... far more untouched. The place looked like an absolute waste yard. There was mostly just rubble stretching out all around you, with a single makeshift path being carved through it. You had to watch your step a lot, as jagged rocks stuck out all over the place. You'd pass a few hills of rubble, sometimes noticing actual structures standing in the piles of rubble. Most were completely destroyed though.

>Discuss with your men: Who's up for some spelunking?
While making your way across this wasteland, you asked your men about going inside of the ruins to check around, using the term spelunking. "What, you mean like cave diving?" Alan said a bit curiously, while Mike spoke in a more amused tone. "Clearly Mikhail just means going inside of the ruins and exploring it." Lars also responded, doing in a bit of a smug tone. "Could also mean like... looking for riches, right? I'd certainly not mind taking some crap from around the place and taking it along. I mean, abandoned science place? There's bound to be some good loot around there." Whatever you had asked your men, it seemed they weren't too opposed to the idea of exploring the ruins from within. Maybe also with a few limitations, lest they rob the place clean...

Soon though, you would see something past the hills... You were approaching the edge of the crater, the side of it getting closer and closer. And shortly after, you'd also see... the large lake, easily capable of fitting several battleships. The lake appeared quite shallow for the most part. More importantly though, you saw several tunnels into the wall which the lake sat against, some having collapsed and others remaining accessible with ease. There were even some tunnels connected to the lake which looked to be flooded.

>Check the lake
>Discuss with your men (Write in...)
>Check the hallways (Flooded or dry ones)
>Check your surroundings
>Check how your maps line up with reality
>Ask Derek for details about the subjects
>Discuss targets and goals of the mission
>Head into one of the hallways (Flooded or dry)
>Something else...

>Check the hallways, specifically the dry ones.

Best to stick to dry land for now.

>Check how your maps line up with reality

I don't think I need to explain why this is a good idea.

>Ask Derek for details about the subjects

Best to know the things that will likely try to murder us, or maybe just run. Given the low threat levels I presume that all but AH-600 are going to just try to avoid us, but I still want to know about them so we know what we are dealing with.

>Head into one of the dry hallways

After checking it to make sure it's safe, which is already in this list.

>Check how your maps line up with reality
Seeing now that you were actually close to some in tact structures, you decided to check up on how the maps you had gotten lined up with reality, starting with the physical maps. The good thing was that there were the many hallways, which would definitely show up on the maps. And... you quickly found out that there was something a bit... awkward. The hallways were supposed to be up a decent bit, showing that... a large chunk of this section had sagged downwards into the ground. More importantly, it seemed that there would have to be an extra hallway nearby. So, either it was hidden underneath the water level or under a bunch of rubble, or the hallway had completely collapsed. Checking the more up-to-date maps on the offline and online tablet, you saw that those maps indeed lined up a bit more with reality, and also told you that the one missing hallway had actually partially collapsed. Apparently, there was a small opening to the collapsed hallway a bit further inside of the place.

>Ask Derek for details about the subjects
Now that you knew the flaws of the physical maps and how some features may have changed, you decided to ask Derek about the one thing that... hopefully hadn't changed location: The subjects. After bringing it up, he'd go to the subject sections and spoke up.

"DS-14 is a relatively large aquatic, mermaid like subject who was spotted in a flooded hallway. Apparently, she instantly fled the moment she was spotted, though had taken a few shots. Data states she is over 7 feet tall, appears quite rotten and weak." The fact this subject was rotten seemed to confuse a lot of your men. A living zombie mermaid didn't exactly sound like a threat level 1 subject, after all.

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"Then there's... 933-GHD. Oh, they actually have a name noted down here... Agami Harpesaurus. Quite an odd name. Oh, there's actually a bunch of pictures of her as well!" He showed you the subject, showing a green lizard gal of some kind. She seemed to be... pretty human, aside from her claws, tail, parts of her head and what not. There were pictures of her with scientists and even in a labcoat! "Apparently, she's... a pretty basic lizard subject who can change colour a bit. She used to be the... representative of the facility. So like, she'd be used in introductory videos to new scientists, and even as part of the main announcement system. Here, check this." He played a small video, showing the lizard subject facing the camera. [Hello, and welcome to the Valulori Monster Girl Centre or VMGC for short! My name is Agami Harpesaurus, codename 933-GHD.] She was about to say more, before Derek paused the video. "Apparently, there have been cases of still functioning displays turning on and playing videos of her, so... there's that."

"As for PF-4, the threat level 3 subject, she is some sort of mix between a plant and fairy. She is reported to be highly mobile and tough to pin down. She's also reported to have... plants attached to her? And these plants seems to spread and grow in area's she's been in for a while, forming snares and annoying traps. Though aside from that, she is mostly harmless and... uhhh, a note here says 'Please don't kill her. I want to catch her alive so I can... strangle her with her own plants. Thank you in advance, Artemis, Blackstar's 17th scouting group.'." There were a couple of giggles based on that. Seemed like this subject had a bit of a history screwing with soldiers. Zaria even responded in turn, doing so with a huge smirk. "Check if we can contact this Artemis in Blackstar. Maybe he's willing to pay us if we capture this subject."

"Subject AH-600 is another... relatively large aquatic subject, measured at about 10 feet at minimum. She is described as pale, skeletal and frail. She has various sharp parts to her, with a focus on a large, barbed tail. Her agility and appearance make her deceptively hard to take down and... uhhh, she apparently has an affinity for coming up from dark waters and dragging prey under. IN fact, it states here that she has... killed at least 7 men like this." While the zombie mermaid had unnerved your men, this clearly seemed to make your men far less pleased with your choice in where to go to next. Being crushed out in the open by a psychopathic giant subject was one thing, but being dragged under and drowned in a dark, flooded hallway seemed... far more terrifying.

>Check the hallways, specifically the dry ones.
>Head into one of the dry hallways
Given the terror, you decided to check the hallways which were dry. Looking into it, you were met with... well, mostly just darkness. Each hallway was easily large enough to have 7 men walk side by side through it, while it was tall enough to let huge subjects like 38-VG easily walk through without any issue. As for what was down it, well... mostly just rubble, bits and pieces from the ceiling, a few small transport vehicles in the distance... the most noteworthy part was that you could hear soft dripping noises coming from out of the hall, as well as cool, humid air. Looking back, you saw most of your men following closely, all holding their weaponry with both hands aside from Derek who kept the tablet in one hand. "So, we going down there?" Lydia said in a calm yet cautious tone. You could tell most of the men were ready to go down there, but... the silence and lack of banter was clear. Your men were solemn and stoic, but they weren't exactly relaxed or excited for the mission either.

>Discuss with your men... (write in)
>Give a little motivational speech (Write in the speech, if you feel like it)
>Silently head onwards into the tunnel
>Take another path
>Retreat
>Something else...

(OOC: Now that I've prepared all the sheets and compiled the necessary details, I've finally written the second Doc which names all the scientists and subjects. Obviously, it won't give insane amounts of information, especially for the subject, but I imagine that it will still be helpful to have a list of the subjects. You guys can also just ask for details about subjects at random points in the story, which is when I'll give some more lengthy details. I also hope to update it as the story goes on with extra details such as 'last known locations', 'known weaknesses', 'last combat engagements' and crap like that.)

(Anyway, here it is: Scientists and Subjects: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Z64W31Eszz9CNi-ZWe-t38yqg6riZ9oUvinfd2-F9A/edit?usp=sharing)

(Oh, one final detail, I'll try and post the next update 10 hours from the time I make this update, then another update 5 hours after and another 5 more hours after if possible. I plan to have 3 updates per day during the weekend and 2 updates per weekday, unless if I get 0 responses.)

>>5818323
>>Discuss with your men... (write in)
Lets leave the watery ones for the other death squads. Agree?

>Silently head onwards into the tunnel

>>5818359
Supporting.

Also, I hope we get art of every monster girl we come across.

>>5818323
Tell Derek to put the tablet away and everyone to be on alert and tread carefully from here, a dangerous subject could be just ahead.

>Discuss with your men...
Seeing the fact that your men were left... a tiny bit on edge, you decided to make a suggestion: You were going to leave the aquatic subjects for the other death squads to deal with. Your men didn't seem to mind the offer too much, but Artyom did seem a bit unsure. "Well, what if we encounter one of those water monster girls? Do we just... leave them be?" Lars scoffed in turn. "If we see them outside the waters, I'm sure Mikhail will agree we can fill those bastards with lead. We're just not gonna actively hunt for those things and stay away from the waters." Artyom still looked sceptical, soon looking back at the main base at the centre of the crater. "As long as we don't actively relegate our job to the other death squads, I suppose that can work." Artyom wasn't exactly fond of the other death squads, so it was fair that he had some concerns. "There are plenty of subjects and scientists to hunt outside of the waters. I don't think we'll have to worry too much about the competition right now." Anon finally remarked, after which the men waited for their next command. You only had one, and you didn't even have to say it. Thus, you turned around and faced the tunnel...

>Silently head onwards into the tunnel
>Tell Derek to put the tablet away and everyone to be on alert and tread carefully from here, a dangerous subject could be just ahead.
At long last, you would head into the ruined facility. You'd set foot into the tunnel, your men following close-by. Though after taking a few steps forward, you'd tell Derek to put away the tablet, given that it was essentially a beacon for subjects to find you guys. "Roger." He'd respond, putting the thing away before grabbing onto his shotgun. You told everyone to be on high alert and to tread carefully, your men silently following your command as they stuck close-by you. There weren't too many places for a subject to hide in the hallway, but that didn't mean that you could just enter without a care in the world...

The tunnel became darker and darker as you headed further inwards, as the light of the outside world dissipated. Thankfully, your helmets had night vision, giving you a bit of visibility in this place. The hallway was pretty barren for the most part. The floor was covered with glass from the overhead lights as well as pieces of concrete from the ceiling, the mixture of rubble creating these soft snapping sounds whenever you took a step...

Looking ahead into the tunnel, you saw that it headed straight for quite a long distance. Though there were also a few side rooms which you could see and even a crossroad not too far away from your current location. The first of the side-rooms you soon came nearby was... well, the sliding metal door for said room was just slightly open, allowing you to enter one person at a time. Though maybe pushing it open was also an option.

>Check the (tablet) maps for details on the room
>Turn on radio comms for info (specify with who and with which device: the government radios or Lodger's radios. Also specify if you wanna ask a question over comms or if you're just listening in for updates about the area)
>Peak into the room
>Enter the room
>Ignore the room and move onwards
>Discuss with your men (Write in...)
>Something else...

(OOC question, it has now been a week since we started and I kinda wanna hear how people are feeling about this quest so far. Any suggestions or critiques? Any questions you may have? Just curious so I can improve things here and there.)

>>5818771
We are still only getting started, I think the quest has plenty of potential going from here. I think the pace is generally good since it means it doesn't get too far ahead between when I check in. If things go too smoothly in mopping up the government's mess then it might be boring, but I hope we will have some growth as the quest goes on, maybe both in character and or tools for tackling the facility.
>Push the door open
The idea of going into an unknown room with just enough room for one at a time sounds like the perfect way to get killed by something we could otherwise deal with.

>>5818771
>Push the door open

>>5818771
>peak into the room
you can't be too sure with these things

>>5818771
>peak into the room
You are doing well QM, no complaints here.

>Peak into the room

Best know what we are walking into before going in.

>If the coast is clear, push the door open.

And QM, you are doing alright. The only critique I had was to give names to the soldiers we were with and tell who's talking but you shifted over and started doing that already.

>Peak into the room
Given that you didn't know what the room would hold, you'd make sure to peak inside a bit. Your soldiers remained close-by, a few even holding up their weapons in case something suddenly jumped you. Though fortunately, you didn't see anything of concern... at least, not yet. Peaking through the small gap, you'd see a few storage closets, a table and chair, some dirty plates on said table, a sink... It seemed to be some sort of living accommodation for staff or soldiers. Of course, you couldn't see everything in the room through the small gap, and the room still extended a bit further to each side. So there very well could still be threats lurking about inside of the room. Given that the door was only barely able to let through one person now though, you decided to take the time to actually open the door fully to make it easy enough to enter (and escape) the room...

>Push the door open
Given that it was a sliding metal door, pushing it open would maybe not be too easy. Still, you suggested the job and would see Alan step forward. "Aight, lemme handle this, chief." However, it seemed to be just a bit too heavy a job for just one man. Fortunately, Thaddeus also stepped forward. "Okay, let's try this together, Alan." It was good to see your men working together, even if it was on something as trivial as pushing open a large metal door. They soon pushed together, the door making a bit of noise as metal seemed to grind against metal. Fortunately, the door seemed to budge more and more, as the two men created enough space to easily let a person through. Alan and Thaddeus were not above celebrating their strength together, giving each other a smack on the back of support.

Finally, you could enter the room with a bit more ease, as well as see more of what was inside. You saw that a few of the lockers had already been broken open, cans of food having been taken out from it and opened up by... someone or something. Clearly, somebody had been in this place before... and that somebody could very well still be hiding in there.

>Just enter the room. It's clearly safe...
>Send one of your men in first, just to check...
>Move on, the room doesn't seem of interest...
>Discuss with your men first. Just in case...
>Something else...

>Send Alan first, just to check

Hey, if something goes horribly wrong, we'll still likely kill a subject with him, right? Worthy sacrifice.

>>5819029
>Just enter the room. It's clearly safe...

>>5819029
>Send Anon in first, rifles covering him as best as possible. Alan watch down the hall incase something comes rushing this way since a flamethrower is a liability for covering one person in a small room.

>>5819029
>Send one of your men in first, just to check...
Send Alan in, flamethrowers job is to die first.

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>Send Alan first, just to check.
>Get someone to watch down the hall in case subjects try rushing you
Knowing that something could be hiding in the room, you decided to send in someone who was strong, resilient and fearless. After a bit of thinking, you decided Alan would work best. Maybe a flamethrower would be a bit too much in just a single room, but... hey, it could be considered a strong form of 'fumigation'. "Aight chief..." Alan responded after you told him to check the room. He'd keep both hands on his flamethrower, carefully entering the room. After looking around a bit, he'd give a thumbs up. "Area is clear." There was a lot of relief, as you could now safely enter the room. You still had your gun at the ready though, not wanting to be caught off-guard.

As you entered the room, you could finally see what it was. It looked to be some sort of guard post or security office of some kind. The left side of the room had a bunch more lockers, some of which were closed. The open ones seemed to have all sorts of things. Some reserve ammo, spare guardsman outfits, a few radios, a broken stun baton, and even some food items. Though most of the stuff looked dusty, old and of sub-par quality. Not to mention, the food looking... bland and moulding quite badly. On the right side of the room, there was a desk with a computer, more containers, a trash can and a lot of pieces of paper. There was also a single large storage container, in which there seemed to be paper files about the place. The most haunting thing was a calendar which hadn't flipped over to the next month yet, with a date being circled with a red marker... and on that date, it said 'Off-duty family vacation!'. Hopefully, whoever noted that down had left the facility before the shitshow had started...

Regardless, the room wasn't too small, but it certainly wasn't large either. You could maybe fit all your men in it, but... it would be quite cramped to say the least. Perhaps a few of your men should wait outside and be on guard. Besides, you only needed a few men to really check around the room or act as cover in case there was a surprise waiting for you here...

>Discuss with your men. Maybe assign them to check parts of the room or who can come in and who should stay outside.
>Check the paper files. Maybe they'd have some interesting information.
>Check the closed lockers. In case somebody stuffed something bad in there.
>Check the small kitchen area. Someone had clearly used it recently.
>Check your map for info about this room. Maybe it'd tell you more about this specific room?
>Just move on. The room is clearly not that interesting.
>Something else...

>Take one of the radio's from the lockers to examine the frequency.

Maybe we can get in contact with the guards of this place and bring some of them into a trap?

>Check the paper files

Information is key. Can give us more intel on some of the subjects maybe. Or at least a staff roster for who we need to look out for due to likely having some firepower. The subjects are a threat, any sort of armed guard is one as well.

>Check the small kitchen area.

Maybe we can find some sort of clue? It's listed so, something is probably tied to it.

>Check the closed Lockers.

Mainly to see if they are locked or not. If they aren't, there might be someone trying to be clever and hiding inside.

>>5819289
Losing the flamethrower first would be a big mistake I feel. Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
>>5819480
>Leave Anon here to watch our backs and hold the position for falling back if necessary, then continue down the hall.

We are hunting for the staff and subjects of this place. It is best if we actually investigate what we can before leaving. We aren't exactly on a timer last I checked.

>>5819480
>>Leave Anon here to watch our backs and hold the position for falling back if necessary, then continue down the hall.
>Check the paper files. Maybe they'd have some interesting information.
>Check the closed lockers. In case somebody stuffed something bad in there.
>Check the small kitchen area. Someone had clearly used it recently.
>Check your map for info about this room. Maybe it'd tell you more about this specific room?
Do it all

>Leave Anon here to watch our backs and hold the position for falling back if necessary, then continue down the hall.
Given that you needed someone to act as cover outside the room, you decided to tell Anon to stay outside and watch for any threats. He could even hold the position once you're done checking the room, something you suggested soon after. "Very well then, Mikhail. Let me know if you find anything of interest." He'd grab his shotgun and started looking around, preparing himself for an ambush from deeper in the tunnel. Thus, it gave you and the other men a chance to check the room. Though given how tight it was, Zaria and Lars decided to also stay back with Anon. Though, they'd still come along once you were done checking the room. Speaking of which, there were a lot of things to look at...

>Check your map for info about this room. Maybe it'd tell you more about this specific room?
But first, you felt that maybe checking the maps for this room could prove useful. You started checking them, Lydia soon after helping with the old maps. "Ah, here's the room." She pointed to the room you were now in, showing that it served as a small break room for staff, mostly guardsmen. "There are rooms like these all over the place. Some are a bit larger and act like checkpoints... ah, like this one, down our current path and to the right." Well, at least you now knew that these kinds of room existed and were worth checking out. But other than that, the maps didn't provide much info. "If you want, I can get the offline tablet Derek got us. Maybe it'll give some extra details." Lydia continued calmly, showing some hope that the more recently made maps would shine some further light on this place. Then again, they'd probably not say much else...

>Yes, check the offline tablet
>No, it probably won't give us any other information.

>Take one of the radio's from the lockers to examine the frequency.
After having checked the map and deciding on if Lydia should also compare it to the offline tablet's maps, the next point of interest was that there was equipment which had been used by the guard forces of the facility. While their weaponry and clothing weren't of much interest, their old radios certainly were. After grabbing one, you'd check the frequency to which it was set, asking Derek about if it was a frequency which had been used. "I don't remember seeing that in the list of frequencies, no. We can definitely fiddle with it and see if there are any guards still using it, but... I imagine that the frequency has either been abandoned, or most of the guards know it isn't safe to use... Unless if the guards aren't the brightest around." He said that last comment with a bit of amusement, before taking a radio as well and checking it out. Given how they weren't exactly in the best of states, the radios may need a bit of fixing before they could actually be used for traps...

>Check the paper files
With the radios perhaps having a use for you after all, you decided the next thing to check out were the paper files which were strewn about. Unfortunately, these proved to be a lot less useful, as you and Thaddeus went through the papers. "Well, Mikhail, I don't think these papers are of any interest to us. The only really interesting thing I found so far was about... policy change regarding allowed food-items near certain subjects and... uhhh, interactions with subjects being prohibited. Aside from that, nothing but shift changes or incident reports." Well, it was at least something, but it was a far cry from the bombshell reports you had hoped for. Still, maybe the incident reports could have some interesting information about particular targets?

>Check the small kitchen area.
The kitchen proved to at least have some more interesting details of note. While it mostly looked to have been unused and left dirty for quite some time, you did notice a few tin cans and packages of food which had been opened but left unfinished. A can of corn, some bread, a little container of fruits which was just starting to grow mouldy. There was also a bottle with some sort of fruit juice lying on the ground, having been dropped there for some reason and spilling some of its content... The recency showed that someone had indeed been here not too long ago. However, they had clearly left in a hurry. After all, who would leave a bunch of perfectly fine food? Not to mention, leaving the bottle on the ground...

>Check the closed Lockers.
While the files and kitchen had given some... vague details so far, what you encountered in one of the lockers was far more interesting. After you told your men you planned to check the lockers, Mike stepped forward with a supporting tone. "I'll cover you, Mikhail. In case something decides to jump out of there when we open it." Artyom also approached, holding up his light machine gun. "Make sure to carefully open them. Just in case they are actually trapped." Artyom stuck close to you and Mike. Being the trapper of your group, Artyom clearly was the best to watch for these kinds of things. Either way, you'd carefully open each locker, finding most thankfully empty and harmless. However, the last locker... well, you opened it up and saw some very odd things. There were these tiny particles of various colours. They were silver-ish, green and black. They seemed to be mostly on the bottom of the locker, as well as the lower sides of it. More worrisome, was that there were these stains on the interior walls of the locker, being focused on 4 particular spots. "The hell are those weird... flakes?" Mike said, while Artyom raised a hand. "They look almost like... scales." Whatever had been in that locker, it... was clearly not normal.

>Keep exploring other parts of the room. Perhaps you missed a detail?
>Investigate the locker with the strange particles further. Clearly, something strange had been in there.
>Discuss with your men. Maybe they got some ideas or suggestions?
>Move on. The room clearly isn't of interest.
>Something else...

>>5820661
>>Investigate the locker with the strange particles further. Clearly, something strange had been in there.
probably some snake thing shedding.

>>5820661
>>5820689
Supporting. I'm concerned about the scales. But it means we might find something soon for better or worse.

>>5820661
>Move on. The room clearly isn't of interest.

>>5820661
>Investigate the locker further and send a sample back if possible. We may learn more about who was here and maybe their weaknesses.

>Investigate the locker with the strange particles further. Clearly, something strange had been in there.
>Investigate the locker further and send a sample back if possible. We may learn more about who was here and maybe their weaknesses.
After Artyom pointed out they were scales, there was a bit of curiosity among your men about what it was. "Scales? Like, snake scales? Or maybe even a dragon?" Evander said in soft amazement, while Thaddeus responded with a soft scoff. "Knowing this place, could be any kind of scales." Artyom shook his head. "I don't know." He'd carefully crouch down, before moving a gloved finger against some of the particles. "Are you sure that's safe?" Lydia asked with mild concern. Evander also responded, with his concerns being elsewhere. "I'd be more concerned about those stains. They don't look normal whatsoever." Despite the concerns, Artyom didn't seem bothered whatsoever. He'd raise his finger, showing the strangely coloured particles. "It's very light and soft..." He'd soon squish it between his fingers, rubbing it between them and turning it into a very fine powder. "These aren't reptile scales. At least, they don't feel like it. They may be large enough, but... these scales are soft, light and... they're easily crushed. A reptile with scales like these would not survive for very long." There was a moment of silence, as your men looked at each other with mild uncertainty. "Well, maybe it's like... an old moult from a reptilian subject? Those are quite weak as well, right?" Lydia asked quietly, Artyom shaking his head. "I'm no expert on reptiles, but... this is something else."

You could honestly discuss about these things for... quite some time. Large, soft and fragile scales were definitely the sign of some sorta subject. But whatever subject it came from, that was still a bit of a mystery. Fortunately, you had the tools to figure it out, as you suggested to get a sample. Evander stepped forward. "Alright lads, allow me." He'd grab something from one of his many pockets: a tiny test tube with a stopper. "Good thing I always keep extra things on me. Can never be sure what sorta chemicals ya find on the battlefield!" Evander, being the resident chemist nerd of your group, always had time to take some samples. Mostly just so he could test their explosivity. But it seemed it also had another function here. Even then, given that his pockets contained other potentially hazardous chemicals, it wasn't exactly... reassuring. "Are you sure it's a... good idea to keep strange, unknow subject chemicals that close to you? Not to mention, that close to other potentially dangerous chemicals?" Thaddeus remarked, Artyom speaking softly. "Unless if those particles can get through clothing, I doubt it'll be of any danger."

After getting a sample of the stuff, Evander put it away. "So, guess that's all then." Lydia said calmly, the men looking at you and awaiting your next order. You had gotten a sample of what seemed like a subject, a radio with which you could maybe find some guardsman, as well as a bit more knowledge about this place and some of the rooms you could find.

>Send one of your man away to bring the chemical back to the main base. (Choose which squad member)
>Check the other chemicals in the locker. Maybe also take a sample from it?
>Just move on. We've explored the room to it's entirity.
>Something else...

>>5821206
>Send someone back with the sample
If we send Evander back we still will have one MG with us, so let's send him back and have him keep in touch.
>Move on
We can't dilly dally too much or the other teams will kill everything before we earn our pay.

>>5821651
Supporting

>Send someone back with the sample
With Evander having a little tube with the scales, you decided that maybe he should bring it back to the main base. "Aye, that sounds like a plan." Evander would respond, while Thaddeus seemed a bit more hesitant. "You sure that's a good idea?" Evander didn't seem too bothered. "Well, we haven't gone that far into this place. Besides, I can always contact ya lads by radio, hm? I'll keep in touch and send ya lads updates if anything comes up." With that, you decided it was time to move on. After all, you could scan this room for hours, but it wouldn't give you much more information. Besides, you couldn't sit around and let the other death squads kill things and get paid.

>Move on
You left the room, Zaria, Lars and Anon immediately shifting their attention from guarding you guys to asking about the room. "So, what did you find?" Anon said, Evander leaving the room and patting his pocket. "We've got ourselves some subject material. I'll head back and hand it over in case it's of any use." Anon, Zaria and Lars seemed to understand, as Evander gave a short salute and wave before heading the other direction. After he left, you head further into the dark hallway, checking for any sort of signs of activity. Given the food in that place, perhaps there were more signs of someone or something having been here. "So, what else did you guys find?" Lars eventually asked in a rather casual tone, Thaddeus responding right away. "Just some paperwork, and some leftover foodstuffs." "Like... fresh food?" Lars asked curiously, Thaddeus shrugging. "Looked somewhat fresh... Dunno how long the food was left there, but most of it seemed edible still." The others were quickly caught up on what was found, the things you found in the locker, as well as what the plan now was.

Though it wouldn't take long for you to arrive at the crossroad in the hallway. "Shit, which direction do we take?" Mike asked quietly. Looking down each hallway, you could see and notice a few details. The right hallway led to the flooded section, and you could hear dripping noises coming from further inside of it. Not to mention, you could see some small puddles in the distance. The forward hallway seemed a lot emptier and seemed to stretch quite a long distance. The only detail which caught your eye was a few doors to the sides of the hallway, as well as a large glass panel built into the wall further ahead. Perhaps some sort of check-point for staff or something else? The left hall also seemed decently interesting, being far more covered with rubble than the other routes. Though the left hall also seemed to have... some kind of abandoned fortifications or checkpoint in the distance...

However, there was one other detail which was of interest, one which was quite hard to miss. In fact, after Mike asked about the directions, Zaria quickly pointed it out. "What's this thing?" She aimed her gun at centre of the crossroad, where some sort of strange, large column with black, broken screens on each side stood. It was rather imposing, yet it was also quite heavily damaged. One of the screens had fallen off of the column, exposing some of bare metal wall behind it. The other screens were in various broken states, some having glass shards chipped out of it, while the one in the best condition had a bunch of fractures.

>Head forward, it looks the easiest to traverse.
>Head right, it doesn't seem that flooded.
>Head left, the fortifications look interesting.
>Check the weird column of screens. Maybe they serve some kind of purpose?
>Discuss with your men...
>Something else...

>Check the weird column of screens. Maybe they serve some kind of purpose?

Seems oddly suspicious.

>Head left, the fortifications look interesting.

May as well continue to investigate the guard posts and other security area's.

>>5822213
>Head right, it doesn't seem that flooded.

>>5822213
>Check the weird column of screens. Maybe they serve some kind of purpose?
>>Head left, the fortifications look interesting.

>>5822479
Supporting

>Check the weird column of screens. Maybe they serve some kind of purpose?
The strange column in the centre of the crossroads looked... rather suspicious. They obviously would have some kind of function, but it certainly seemed out of place. After Zaria stated her confusion at what it was, you decided to approach it. You'd slowly approach it, in case it was some sort of trap. As you got closer and closer, you'd suddenly get mildly blinded by light coming from the screen. Your men held their rifles up, aiming at the screen. "Shit, it's a trap!" Mike said, before the screen flickered a few more times. "No, wait!" Thaddeus said, after which the screen flickered a few more times. You heard some... static, as well as some rather off-sounding audio. After stepping back, the screens showed the facility's logo and a small start-up screen. And finally, you heard a voice. [Att...tion a... staff! An e...gency has be... declared.] You saw Agami appear on the screen again, with a calm and reassuring smile on her face. Her calm demeanour and the clean look of the background and the suit she was wearing heavily contrasted with... well, the broken screen and audio, as well as the state of this place.

[This i... ... a drill! Due to ... ... the fac...ty is n... on lockdown. Plea... cease all rese... activiti... a... ... ... the near... shelt... right ...way. Do not in... ... subjects ... ...ment area. Guards will ... ... situation und... control as soo... ... possible. For now... ... ... the nearest she... ... your own safety! We will ke... ... informed of the situ...tion.] Agami gave a quiet smile, after which the message repeated itself, albeit with the audio soon breaking entirely, showing her smiling and talking calmly without any words coming out.

"What even triggered that?!" Anon soon asked in bewilderment, Derek looking at the screen from top to bottom before responding calmly. "It's an announcement system which activates based on proximity. Since it gave an emergency message, I imagine it can work on reserve batteries." Well, it did make sense... but, it did also create a lot more questions which you could only theorise about for now.

>Head left, the fortifications look interesting.
Since there... wasn't much else you could get from the column and the screens, you decided to just head onwards. After looking at the three options you had, you decided to head left. Given the abandoned fortifications, it might have been used by the facility guards for... well, whatever incident happened that forced them to prepare. You signalled your men to follow, as you headed further inwards. The floor became more and more covered with rubble the further you went on. Though there still was a small path, implying that some men had travelled to this place before. "Are those fortifications in the distance made by our men?" Mike asked carefully as you would start approaching the fortifications. "Don't think so. None of our men use materials like these. This seems far more... Nor do I think the other death squads would've built this. Besides, the map didn't point to this place existing, but does mention other fortified spots." Lydia responded, after which Artyom spoke. "Well, if that's the case, we gotta keep our eyes peeled. If it ain't the work of our men, or the other death squads, it must've been the work of the guardsmen..." With this knowledge in mind, you'd all vigilantly approach the place. It looked to be a rather... crude defensive position, consisting mostly of sandbags, large panelling which clearly came from the ceiling and walls of this place, and even large bits of rubble. Most of the fortifications had already been... destroyed though, with many panelling and sandbags clearly having been destroyed...

>Enter the fortified position. It has clearly already been destroyed.
>Send in one of your men to check for traps. Artyom probably would do well.
>Discuss with your men. Maybe they wanna have a say in this.
>Head back. It's clearly not safe to be here.
>Something else...

(Sorry for the slight delay today. Was... quite distracted throughout the day. At least today's update is a rather spicy one...)

>>5822708
>>Send in one of your men to check for traps. Artyom probably would do well.

>>5822837
Supporting

>>5822708
>Enter the fortified position. It has clearly already been destroyed.

>Send in one of your men to check for traps. Artyom probably would do well.
Given the fact that the place could be trapped, you decided to send in the one man with the most expertise. After telling Artyom to go into the fortifications, he'd give a calm nod. "Roger." He simply said, before carefully making his way past the first fortifications. He kept his machine gun close and made sure to check every nook and cranny. "God, I hope this place hasn't been trapped." Lydia eventually said, Alan responding casually. "Well, if it has been, Artyom will probably see it right away." Looking at Artyom from a short distance, you soon saw him pause as he reached a large pile of bean bags against the walls of the hallway. He seemed to carefully approach the bean bags, aiming his gun at whatever he had spotted. There was a pause, before he stepped back and spoke up loud enough for you and the others to hear. "Dead body... I think." There was a bit of confusion among your men. Given how hesitant Artyom sounded, and the fact he said 'I think', it almost made it seem like he had found something else that resembled a body... He'd start looking around further, checking for more traps before speaking up again. "Two more... bodies here." This only further piqued the curiosity and concern of your men. Though fortunately, Artyom soon lowered his rifle and signalled you and the others over.

"Alright, location is safe." Artyom said, as you and the men approached. They walked past the sandbags and panelling, some checking it out but most heading for the spot where the bodies were. You and Anon were the first to reach the body, quickly discovering why Artyom had been so hesitant. What you found was nothing short of disturbing, as you saw what looked to be... the tangled and destroyed mess of a guardsman. It took you a second to realise that what you were looking was the torso, as it looked to have been snapped in half at the midriff region. Where the hands would've been, there were just clumps of blood and bone, while the arms had been twisted and crushed at various sections. The legs were in a similar state, with the feet being mostly obliterated and the legs being snapped at various spots. As for the head? Well, the upper part of it was still one piece, but everything below that had been... completely crushed and destroyed. It was a twisted and mangled mass of red and white. The only way you could recognise the body as a guardsman was... well, the fact that some of the bloodstained torso still had a uniform on, showing a few badges and insignia of the facility.

Once your men got a look at it though, they would be... quite disturbed. "Good fucking god." You heard Anon mumble under his breath, Lydia gasping and even sounding a bit disgusted. "Oh god..." Zaria was also not too pleased by the sight. "Whatever the fuck caused this, I hope it's far away from us..." Even the usually optimistic and relaxed Alan was a bit worried. "Fucking hell man..." He said as he passed the corpse. And worse? There were two more of these absolutely ruined corpses. And check up on them, they were in equally worse conditions. "Well sir... what should we do?" Mike asked cautiously, not knowing how you'd react to working in... this environment. You may be a death squad, but this was unnecessarily brutal...

>Inspect the corpses. They may tell us something useful or have some useful items on them.
>Document this site. Both so the corpses can be identified and other squads can take note of this spot.
>Inspect the site for signs of battle. Maybe it'd reveal some info about what had happened.
>Check for material. Perhaps the guards left some useful tools nearby?
>Fucking run. This place is not worth exploring any further.
>Just head onwards. Whatever was here clearly left.
>Something else...

(Apologies for just one update today. I wasn't exactly sure if I should make an update for just one response. I do have to ask, do you guys prefer it if I make a response even with just one perosn giving their choice? Or should I wait for multiple people to make their choice instead? Also, any sort of suggestions for update schedules or anything like that?)

Fun.

>Check the high threat level subjects, specifically any that are particularly violent and brutal.

For the best to know the absolute nightmare that might just be around the corner that wasn't reported by our intelligence. I don't want to be a victim of that classic oxymoron.

>Inspect the site for signs of battle. Maybe it'd reveal some info about what had happened.

In combination with our threat level search, this should tell us what the fuck we are dealing with.

>Document this site. Both so the corpses can be identified and other squads can take note of this spot.

In the event the worst happens, we should let everyone know of the murderous monster in the area.

>Fucking run. This place is not worth exploring any further.

Let's just go back to that intersection and go forward instead now. I don't trust the QM will pull their punches just because this is our first patrol.


Understandable. Was wondering what was taking so long for the post. For your question though, I kind of want more posts because even if we aren't the character I hoped I want quite a bit of this and for a first time QM you aren't half bad. But do what feels right for you.

>>5823943
I do like sticking to the 2 updates per weekday minimum and 3 updates per weekend day minimum, especially given the relatively size and details of the updates. Then again, the speed I write with will probably increase as time goes on, meaning I can update faster.

Regardless, if more people want faster and more frequent updates per day, I can try and make that work. I just worry that I'll make updates so fast that people feeling like they don't have much of a say in what Mikhail does and which direction we go.

>Check the high threat level subjects, specifically any that are particularly violent and brutal.
>Inspect the site for signs of battle. Maybe it'd reveal some info about what had happened.
Given the sheer carnage which the corpses and this little guardpost had gone through, you decided to maybe check what threat could be possible. So, you turned to Derek and told him to check the high threat level subjects. "On it." He'd say, getting his offline tablet and checking it out. Meanwhile, you looked around the place for any sort of signs of what had happened. The corpses themselves weren't exactly fresh, as you could see that they had been killed... quite some time ago. Maybe a few days even. The bullet holes were also cold, showing that the firefight hadn't happened extremely recently. You soon also found the weapons which the men had used to fight whatever they fought. Machine guns, though they were crumpled and utterly destroyed, rendering them completely useless. You also soon noticed some panelling and sandbags which had clearly been slashed open by something huge and powerful. After all, metal wasn't exactly easy to cut through.

After a bit though, Derek spoke up. "Mikhail, sir, I've checked the highest threat level subjects, and I believe this to be the work of either subject FE-09, or subject 38-VG. Though, the former was seen quite recently in the Southern section, and the latter in the Western section." 38-VG... given what had been said about her, it was by far the most concerning news. After all, it was the highest threat level subject out there. FE-09 was not one you had heard of before, so perhasp Derek could explain a bit about it... probably while you get the hell out of here.

>Document this site. Both so the corpses can be identified and other squads can take note of this spot.
>Fucking run. This place is not worth exploring any further.
Obviously, you still wanted other death squads to know of this place and the dangerous subject which may be around here. So, you told Derek to document it. "Roger." he'd respond, as he would get to work figuring out how to document this location. Your men soon finished looking around the place, Thaddeus approaching and speaking calmly yet with a hint of reluctance. "Sir, what do we do now?" Considering the fact one of two extremely lethal subjects was potentially nearby, and the fact that this tunnel headed west, you decided to just... cut your losses and head back. After telling your men such, they seemed relieved and quite content. "Very well, sir." Thaddeus said, you heading back and deciding to take the other hallway which headed north, rather than going back or taking the hallway to the flooded section.

As you approached the block of broken screens again, Derek spoke up eagerly. "Alright, I've noted the location down along with details. Given that this is the offline system though, it'll probably be uploaded when we get back." Well, it seemed you had at least gained something from going down the left hallway. But now, it was time to head forward, essentially going deeper into the facility. There was no base ahead of you, but you could see some small side-rooms in the distance. More importantly, that large glass wall in the distance... It would take a few minutes to get there, your men sticking close-by and knowing something could very well be hiding in those rooms or behind that glass wall...

>Check the display with the large glass wall. It probably is something important.
>Check some of the side-rooms. Those tend to be visited often.
>Just head onwards. Those rooms are just like the previous one and not of interest.
>Ask Derek about FE-09. He never really explained what makes her so threatening.
>Discuss with your men. Perhaps they have something to say?
>Something else...

>>5824432
>>Check some of the side-rooms. Those tend to be visited often.
>shoot the glass wall from a distance

>Check some of the side-rooms. Those tend to be visited often.

May as well, looking for clues as to anyone, staff or subject, who's still alive so we can kill them is sort of our job.

>Ask Derek about FE-09. He never really explained what makes her so threatening.

If she's responsible best to know what she's capable of. Hopefully it is her and not the threat level 10 subject.

>>5824432
>Check the display with the large glass wall. It probably is something important.

>DON'T shoot the glass wall

>Ask Derek about FE-09. He never really explained what makes her so threatening.
While walking down the other hallway towards the glass display, you decided to ask Derek about subject FE-09. Given she may have caused the mess from the other hallway and her high threat level, it seemed good to know a bit more about it. "Roger. I'll get the details right away." And after checking his tablet, he'd explain what FE-09 was.

"Subject FE-09, name: unknown.
Threat level: 9.
Creator: A scientist called... 'Roraima' who apparently has always focused on combat subjects. Anyway, feeding method: Organic material, presumably flesh.
Size: estimated to be about 8 feet.

General description: A mysterious yet highly powerful subject. An exact physical description has yet to be given, due to conflicting reports about her appearance. These include pitch black skin and hair, a large tail which ends with a scorpion stinger, large claws akin to a bear, goat horns, wolf ears, spines on her back, and... batlike wings?"

"Sounds like a random mish-mash of animal features to me." Zaria softly remarked, after which Mike actually posed a pretty good question. "Is this maybe some sort of chimera subject?" Given the wild description, it wasn't all that unlikely...

Derek cleared his throat, clearly wanting to continue his explanation which he did right away. "Known abilities and mutations include: Can shoot large venomous barbs from body, as well as inject a highly corrosive substance with her fangs and tail.

Her stats are as follows:
Strength: Assumed high
Durability: High
Regeneration: Unknown
Perception: Unknown
Agility: High
Intelligence: Unknown, though presumed low

In terms of her Personality and behaviour, it states: multiple reports have shown that the subject is... very prone to aggression when attacked or threatened... and... When attacked, subject instantly tries to kill whatever is trying to harm her. It also says here that the Subject does not stop attacking its targets until it has gotten the kill in, even if it means taking heavy fire."

"Soooo, if we see a completely dark, huge chimera subject of some kind... we don't shoot it so it doesn't attack us? What if it attacks us regardless of what we do?! Also, how could a creature that aggressive and mindless stay alive for any length of time?!" Anon asked in mild bewilderment, Lydia responding right away. "Maybe she has high regenerative capabilities? It said her regeneration was unknown, so maybe it's pretty high as well?" Thaddeus spoke up soon after. "Well, whatever it is, I think we can deal with it. Seems to me like a less dangerous version of that 38-VG subject." Maybe Thaddeus was right. Buuuut, if you had to make a choice between encountering 38-VG and FE-09... well, it would basically be a choice of how fast you wanted to die...

>Check some of the side-rooms. Those tend to be visited often.
Thankfully, you'd soon get the chance to distract yourself with something else other than what subject would probably kill you down here, as you approached the few doors which lead to side-rooms. It seemed there were 3 side-rooms ahead of you: 2 on the left side of the hall, 1 on the right side. One of these side-rooms was very close to the glass wall, and the completely metal door leading to it was shut. The other side-room to your left was closer, and had the door left wide open, allowing you instant entry without having to push it open. As for the one side-room to the right, its door was also wide open, allowing easy entrance.

Great, one closed door, two tight-ass rooms which could be trapped as well... This ought to go swimmingly." Zaria mumbled, as you carefully peaked into the first room to the left, checking inside of it. There seemed to be more storage containers, though also a small laboratory of some kind, though you weren't entirely sure from the limited look inside of it. As for the door to the right, it was thankfully a lot smaller, appearing to be some sort of janitor's closet. It had all sorts of cleaning chemicals, brooms and other cleaning supplies in there. Though, you still couldn't get a full view of the room, so a look inside may be worth it.

>Check the display with the large glass wall. It probably is something important.
Of course, the side-rooms weren't the only thing of interest to you. The large glass wall was nearby, and you could already look into it somewhat. The glass seemed to have quite a few cracks into it and was quite dirty, being covered with mud, dust, grime and what looked to be large piles of decayed leaves. It also didn't have a visible entrance, which... was a bit of an issue. The room was actually surprisingly large, containing a few patches of... well, dried out grass, a small dirty pond, several rocky outcroppings, large piles of planty mush and compost, and even a little section with some actual trees. Though, the trees had lost most of their leaves and some of the branches had been snapped up. What was most curious about the place was that... a lot of it was covered with these dark green vines, some of which had these rather pleasant purple blossoms on them which were still blooming! Though some of these blossoms were also withering quite a bit.

It was safe to say that this was an actual subject containment chamber. Though to which subject it belonged, you weren't all too sure.

>Look for an entrance into the subject chamber. Certainly there must be a way in?
>Break through the glass and enter the chamber like that. It's effective and probably even safer than entering normally!
>Enter one of the side-rooms first. Without hesitation obviously. What are the odds anything was in there? (choose which room: the small laboratory, or the broom closet)
>Enter one of the side-rooms first... but maybe with an actual plan. Could never be too safe, after all. (choose which room: the small laboratory, or the broom closet)
>Force open the second door to the left. It was clearly the most interesting of all!
>Discuss with your men...
>Something else...

>Look for an entrance into the subject chamber. Certainly there must be a way in?

It's a chamber for a subject. I get the feeling that breaking the glass open won't really work.

Other than this, I kind of want to investigate the side rooms but with an actual plan. So

>Enter one of the side-rooms first... but maybe with an actual plan. Could never be too safe, after all.

Whichever room the others want is fine. Probably send one guy first, Alan or Artyom first again should work. Leaning towards the former.

>>5824882
>Look for an entrance into the subject chamber. Certainly there must be a way in?
>Force open the second door to the left. It was clearly the most interesting of all!

>>5824896
+1

>>5824896
This, with my choice being check the labs. They may have documents detailing more on the subjects for all we know, or just useful materials.

>Look for an entrance into the subject chamber. Certainly there must be a way in?
Having figured out that it was a subject containment chamber, it quickly became the most interesting room of them all. After all, it didn't look like the glass had been fully opened anywhere, and the room seemed like a spot where a subject could easily hide. Especially a plant-based subject. Thus, you started scanning the room for an entrance, some of your men getting close behind you. "What are you looking for, sir?" Thaddeus calmly asked, you explaining that there had to be a way in. "Hmmm, so an entrance... gotcha." He started looking around as well. Though you quickly discovered how one could enter the subject containment chamber. On the left side of the room, there was a small door which... well, it was probably attached to the one room with the closed door. In other words, if you wanted to enter the containment chamber, you had to open the second door.

>Enter one of the side-rooms first... But with a plan: send in Alan to check the lab first.
However, given that there were still two other rooms to explore, you decided it was for the best to first check up on them. The janitor's closet or whatever it might be was... well, it wasn't as interesting as the small laboratory. After all, the lab may have documents detailing more on the subjects for all you know, or just useful materials in general. Still, you also couldn't just enter without a care. So, you looked to Alan, suggesting him to go in first to check if it was safe. "Guess I'm the, uhhh, the scout of this group, or however ya wanna call it, eh chief? Hope I ain't the guy who dies first though..." Of course, Alan simply chuckled afterwards, speaking quite casually. "Hahaha... Ahhh, I don't mind though. I like being the first to get to a fight. And hey, if anything jumps me..." He raised his flamethrower a bit, you knowing quiet well that he was smiling behind his helmet and mask. "I'll purge it to hell and back." Thus, Alan headed into the laboratory...

He'd move quite carefully, looking all over the place and walking out of view for a few seconds. Though he quickly came back, heading the other direction. There was a moment of silence, which put you on edge ever so slightly. Though after a bit, you heard Alan's footsteps again, as he returned to the door. "All clear, chief." He'd lower his flamethrower, as you headed forward to check the room. Anon once again held the door, acting as a guard in case anyone or anything approached. Thus, you got a chance to explore the abandoned laboratory. It looked to be a bit larger than the previous room you had explored, but that was mostly just due to it being filled with far larger equipment. You saw some large, mostly destroyed and abandoned computers on the right side of the room. There were several small desks which had burners, petri dishes, microscopes and a few other research items. Though many of the items had been broken or fallen off the desks. To the left of the room were two large fume cupboards, as well as a large closet with a glass door, showing a bunch of jars. Some contained small, preserved wet specimen, some containing plant matter. You even saw a few jars containing seeds of various types. Some of these jars had also been broken or fallen over. Lastly, there were a few smaller cupboards, some being open and showing reserve petri dishes, microscopes and other tools. Though, you also saw two which caught your attention. One had a bunch of small containers which had... well, you didn't know what they contained. And the other was a bit smaller than the other cupboards, and had all kinds of paperwork inside of it...

"Mikhail, sir." You soon heard Mike say with a bit of a hesitant tone as he approached you. "Ummm, I was thinking... should a few of us maybe check the other room? Not to question your leadership, sir, but... I do think having all of us in this room could pose a risk if anything was hiding in that room..." It wasn't the worst suggestion. Having 8 people in the laboratory may be a bit too much... but then again, spreading your men thin wasn't the smartest choice...

Choose one of these:
>Approve Mike's suggestion and send him with one or two men to check up the janitor's closet. His concerns were reasonable after all.
>Deny Mike's suggestion and keep him here along with the other men. It was a janitor's closet. The most dangerous thing in there would be some detergent.

Other actions:
>Check the computers. They look destroyed but... hey, maybe they still work?
>Check the jars. They got all kinds of stuff in there, perhaps something worth noting down?
>Check the cupboard with the small containers. Whatever is inside of them, it must be important.
>Check the cupboard with the paperwork. If anything is interesting in this place, it would be what papers the scientists had written.
>Leave the room. It has no subjects, scientists or guardsmen in there so of what interest is it to us?
>Discuss with your men...
>Something else...

(Just a small OOC announcement: I'll be posting from a different PC starting now and throughout the weekend. Sooo, I imagine I'll have a different ID. Just letting you all know. Oh, and a reminder that I'll try and get extra updates in on Saturday and Sunday.)

>>5825581
>>Approve Mike's suggestion and send him with one or two men to check up the janitor's closet. His concerns were reasonable after all.
>Check the cupboard with the paperwork. If anything is interesting in this place, it would be what papers the scientists had written.

>Approve Mike's suggestion and send him with one or two men to check up the janitor's closet. His concerns were reasonable after all.

May as well. We should check everything anyway.

>Check the computers. They look destroyed but... hey, maybe they still work?

Maybe something works? Can have our tech experts check to see if anything survived. Even if the computers are incapable of turning on from damage, if the hard drive is still intact we can get intel from that.

>Check the cupboard with the small containers. Whatever is inside of them, it must be important.
>Check the cupboard with the paperwork. If anything is interesting in this place, it would be what papers the scientists had written.

Might be able to find a few important documents. Maybe a spare key card or something as well.

>Approve Mike's suggestion and send him with one or two men to check up the janitor's closet. His concerns were reasonable after all.
After Mike made his suggestion, you thought about it for a moment. Given that you'd need to comb through most of this place anyway, you felt that it was a fair suggestion. Thus, you told him to check the other room. He gave a quick nod. "Very well, Mikhail. We'll let you know if we find anything interesting!" He'd start heading out, but not without taking Zaria along, as well as Lars. This left you with Lydia, Alan, Thaddeus, Artyom and Derek, with Anon keeping watch at the door.

>Check the computers. They look destroyed but... hey, maybe they still work?
The next thing you'd check up on would be the computers. There were two of them, and... both didn't look to be in the best of shapes. You tried turning them on, finding that... well firstly, both screens still worked but... only barely. They were extremely dim and glitchy, showing a few random lines of colour and nothing of use. As for turning on the main device, it didn't want to start up at all. You even found one of the main display cases starting to smoke a bit when you tried turning it on. "Umm, Mikhail, I-I think they're busted..." Lydia said softly, pointing out... well, the obvious. Regardless, just because the computers were pretty much fucked, that didn't mean that it was entirely destroyed. For one, there were still the hard-drives which could be retrieved. You even brought it up, with Derek responding confidently. "Gimme a few tools and I can try and get them, Mikhail." Lydia, being the other engineer, would also help out, as both of them took the main desktops and started trying to find ways to open them up without destroying their contents.

>Check the cupboard with the small containers. Whatever is inside of them, it must be important.
While Lydia and Derek went to work with the computers, you decided to check the other important items which were there. Alan, Thaddeus and Artyom were quick to help, checking out the various containers. Each had a small label, showing what they were. Though Alan seemed to ignore this a bit. "Seems like... just water to me, guys." Alan mumbled as he opened up a few of the containers, most of which indeed contained clear fluids. Though... given what the labels said, the contents weren't actually just water, obviously. Some were a bit thicker, others had small particles and strands in them. Others actually had coloured liquids.

"Nah, Alan. These are stocks of organic material. Probably the stuff subjects are made out of." Thaddeus soon responded to Alan, Artyom joining the conversation softly. "Wonder where the nanites are then. They did say these subjects have that inside of them..." Though upon hearing that, Alan soon spoke more eagerly. "And they said they wanted that stuff back for research crap!" Unfortunately, you'd check a few more vials, but... didn't find anything labelled with nanites. It mostly just were base amino acids and other simple compounds which could be turned into more complex chemicals. "So much for that..." Artyom responded afterwards. Though, there was still one thing which could be interesting to you...

>Check the cupboard with the paperwork. If anything is interesting in this place, it would be what papers the scientists had written.
The chemicals may have not been of any use to you... but the paperwork surely had to have something interesting. You'd open the small cupboard, grabbing some of the small maps containing papers which were there. Fortunately, there wasn't much so you didn't exactly need to check through a lot of things. Thus, you'd soon start skimming through the papers, first finding a few boring papers about when new chemicals would arrive, statistics about the nearby containment chamber, as well as some simple correspondence with higher ups. However, to your delight, you'd soon find something... very useful.

A paper file about subject PF-4's performance setting up traps, her behaviour and further abilities. It noted her ability to create 'creeping sensors', meaning she could create thin vines which would send signals to her from a distance if they were touched, stepped on or even slashed. It also revealed she could fly and grow even larger vines for grabbing people who stumbled over them. More importantly, it revealed that the nearby chamber was actually hers, and that she was pretty much all bark, no bite, and that she was more likely to flee than attack.

Not only would this information help with finding this first target and learning what to anticipate when near her, but it could also help other squads if you were to publish this information with those running the shared data on the tablets...

Then again, keeping this information to yourself and your men would mean you had an advantage over other squads when it came to hunting this subject. After all, other squads may not be aware of PF-4's capabilities. It'd mean you would have an easier time killing PF-4 and keeping the bounty to yourself and your men...

Choose one of these:
>Share the information about PF-4. Better to help the other death squads out.
>Keep the information to yourself. You knew about all of PF-4's abilities first, you deserved to kill her and take the cash.
>Decide on this later. There are more important things to do now, after all...

Other actions
>Check the laboratory further. Maybe you missed a detail. (write in what you wanna look at further...)
>Head onwards to the next room with the closed door... as soon as Lydia and Derek are finished with getting those hard-drives.
>Check up on Mike, Zaria and Lars. Maybe they also found something useful?
>Discuss with your men...
>Something else...