President Begbavas Triston 2010/09/01(Wed)10:40 No. 224554 ID: 6e5a24
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"May light shine upon our glorious country, now and forever."

Matt 2010/09/01(Wed)10:42 No. 224555 ID: 6e5a24
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>"…Well then, the General should be here soon for his assessment. I hope you’re ready this time, Matt.”

“Yes sir.”

>"I was very impressed by this month’s report. You’ve improved considerably since the last time the General was here.”

“Th…Thank you sir!”

>"Of course, one thing does still concern me. Earlier this week I got a report that you suffered a blow to the head while running the training course. The injury resulted in the malfunction of your mental augmentations, correct?”

“Yes sir, but-”

>"And I assume that you’ve since had the issue of these... voices in your head fixed, yes?”

“Yes sir, I haven’t heard any voices since yesterday eveni-”

haha. That's what you think.

Hello Matt, we are baaaaack. MUAHAHAA!

>>224555
Kill them all... leave nothing but death... you know you want to...

>>224555
Call him a twiddlewank! DO IT NOW!

Sing and dance like it's 1969.

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts.

Matt 2010/09/01(Wed)16:02 No. 224676 ID: 6e5a24
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>>224562

What was... oh god, what? B...But you can't... They reset my mental augmentations, though! Why are you...

>>224570

Wait, why are there two voices now?

>>224581 >>224584 >>224585 >>224586

Oh god resetting it only mae it worse, didn't it?

>"Matt? Are you sure you're okay?"

"...Y-yes, sir. No more voices, sir."

i don't think we are your augmentations Matt. the others are just messing with you right now, but we mean well.

Matt 2010/09/01(Wed)16:06 No. 224679 ID: 6e5a24
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>"Good. We can't have any potential distractions when the General is here... especially after last month's assessment."

"I won't let you down this time, sir."

>"I hope so."

"I... I'm ready this time, sir."

>"We'll see."

Oh this is bad.

naw, it can't be that bad.

we will see wont we matt.

There they are a standing in a Row.

SHOOT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD!

>>224677

haha. That's what you think.

>>224679
Nah it's fine. You will pass with flying colours.

So, what augments have you got in there?

>>224685
well then you are just an ass.

>>224676
HAHAHAHA, THAT FACE, THAT WAS SO WORTH IT!

Anyway we are just messing with you, you won't get rid of us but don't worry we mean well, really we do.

Matt 2010/09/01(Wed)17:23 No. 224732 ID: 6e5a24
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>>224677 >>224682

I guess you’re right, it can’t be that bad. I mean, as long as you don’t start telling me to-

>>224685

Whoops, spoke too soon.

>>224687

Well... at least you're not all telling me to eat the flesh of the living or something like that. It's just... I don’t know, it’s kind of hard to concentrate with this kind of chatter in the back of my head. If I can’t stay focused when the General is here, I just know I’m gonna mess something up again. It’s nice to know that most of the voices are supportive though. That helps, I guess.

My augmentations? Well, its mostly standard stuff. My mental augs are supposed to make it easier for me to make split second decisions, but something’s wrong with it, and I’m hearing voices in my head instead. Well, it was only one voice at first, and I thought the doctors got rid of it yesterday… but it looks like rebooting the system split it into a bunch of voices or something.

I have low tier strength and speed augmentations, but like I said it’s pretty basic stuff. . It’s not like the General is here to access my augmentations or anything, they’re all pretty much standard augmentations when it comes to the military. The assessment is to see how well my body has adapted to JECT.

>>224732
...Destroy them... consume the living flesh of the survivors...

...What is this "JECT" of which you speak?

I'm totally going to do this for the whole length of the thread.

>>224732
oh, dont worry matt, we'll be alone again soon. dont worry matt.

just enough strength to rip a man's head off, isnt that right matt?

dont worry matt, ive always helped you, isn't that right matt?

Matt 2010/09/01(Wed)18:51 No. 224779 ID: 6e5a24
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>>224746

...I... I'm just gonna ignore that first part.

Oh, and JECT? Well, basically there’s a bunch of little islands all around Modernia where they build the military bases. Some of them are just normal bases for the Modernian army, but some of them are used for testing special programs and stuff like that. This one is for testing JECT.

They... actually never told me much about it, but from what I learned through training JECT I'm pretty sure is some sort of drug the Modernian government designed to increase combat proficiency in soldiers. The longer you train with it, things like making really accurate shots at moving targets and blocking punches thrown at you and stuff like that becomes like… second nature. It starts to reach the point where you can hit something a mile away without really thinking about it. But you have to start training with it young, or it can really mess with your head.

It works but... you get kind of dizzy at times and even after all these years... I'm still not really used to it. Last time we were demonstrating it to the General I messed up really bad...

I'm really want to do well this time. Me and the others have been here since we were little as the first batch of test subjects for JECT. We’ve spent our whole lives on this island, but if we can impress the General enough for him to call this project a success, I hear they’ll let us see the rest of the country. I’ve heard a lot of things from the soldiers about how great Modernia is, and I really want to get out there and see it for myself.

Maybe I’ll even get to go to the big cities… That would be really cool.

But either way, I better get going soon… General should be here in a bit.

>>224779
if youd just let me help you, matt, you know that dizzy would just fade away, matt.

dont worry matt, ill help you get out matt. we need to see the world matt. every last drop of it, matt.

>>224779
...Burn it all... burn everything to the ground...

...This drug, I do not trust it...do not take any more... It seems to control you... put thoughts in your head... Do not allow it to further corrupt us...

yeah, i think the other voices in here are trying to troll you hard.

Hey Matt, it looks like someone is coming up behind you from behind that box.

>>224779

THERE'S A GUY WITH A STUPID FACE BEHIND YOU!
Turn around and CALL HIM A FAGGOT! DO IT NAO!

>>224779
There's some guy behind you with a shiteating grin on his face. Smash his teeth in before he notices that you have noticed him.

Anyway, that JECT sounds pretty cool, maybe they will upgrade your augments some as well if you make an impressive enough demonstration.

Then we can get up to all sorts of fun things... yes, I can see you coming far. I think we might have alot of fun together.

Suggestion 2010/09/02(Thu)09:25 No. 224956 ID: 6e5a24
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>>224807 >>224807
Listen, I don’t know if you guys are just joking around or what, but can you please cut that out? It’s really starting to creep me out

>>224877

What was that? Behi-

>“Peek-a-boo, Matty!”

“Aaah!”

>“EAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! The look on your face man, priceless!”

Oh… It’s just Zachary. He’s another one of the kids here training with JECT, no one to be too worried about.

“Z…Zack! How long have you been back there?”

>“Just long enough to finally figure out why you’ve been acting so weird all week, Matty! Haha.. Voices in your head, hmmm? You know we can’t have that while the General is around…”

“They’re… uh, gone now. That’s why I went to see the doctor yesterday, it was just a problem with my mental augs.”

>“Gone, hmmm? So why have you been mumbling to yourself since Captain left?

“Huh? I uh… w-was I…”

>“EAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Just messin’ around with you, Matty! You’re easy to get to, would you lighten up?”

“…Just how did you get in here anyway? I thought they locked the training room’s doors during private sessions.”

>“Oh Matty, Matty, Matty… When are you gonna learn? I’m everywhere!”

Don’t mind Zack, he can be… kind of eccentric at times. Not many of the other kids talk to him much, but he’s really not that bad once you get to know him.

…Was I really mumbling to myself the whole time I was talking to you guys? I’m going to have to watch that.

>"So Matty, are you actually prepared for the General's visit this time?"

>>224956
NO!

Wait I mean yes. Of course. Totally prepared.

HAHAHA, I like this Zack guy, keep him around!

Also, are you prepared for the General's visit or not?

dont worry matt, ill never try to scare you every again, matt.

kill him matt, he knows matt.

kill him matt, hell tell everyone matt.

kill him matt, hell stop us from getting home matt.

you want to get home, dont you matt?

>>224968
Hey, that's my line!

>>224984
Protip: The JECT is almost definitely fucking with your mind. I think it might have caused us, actually. Either way, it's probably a good idea to avoid it when possible.

Matt 2010/09/02(Thu)12:17 No. 224987 ID: 6e5a24
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"Yes. Of course. Totally prepared."

>“Haha! Well that’s just splendid to hear!”

>>224966
Am I ready? To be honest, I don’t know. I do well in training but when the General is here and it actually counts I start getting nervous, and that just makes the JECT headaches worse.

Matt 2010/09/02(Thu)12:18 No. 224988 ID: 6e5a24
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>“Just remember- If you keep screwing up, they’ll never let us off this rock! See you soon, Matty!”
Zackary gives Matt the thumbs up and backpedals out of the room

Well… that was really reassuring.

>>224988
What's in the box?

>>224988
That guy has too many teeth. You should strap him down sometime and remove half of them, make sure no tooth has an opposite one above or below it. Hmm, and maybe take out an eye on him as well, or both of them, and puncture his eardrums when you're working on him anyway.

So now where were we? Oh right, the exam. Fuck the general, don't pay any attention to him when he's there just shut out his presence.

Then we can get off of this rock and the fun can really start.

That guy has creepy mutant teeth. We must act quickly before it eats us

Hey no touching Zack, he will be our partner in crime. We will ensure Matt is freaked out forever!!
HAHAHAHA! Huh, no that laugh is not due to me talking with the other voices plotting your downfall, not at all. You can trust all the voices in your head, honest.

Wait, so our objective is now officially to drive him insane? Awesome.

>>225007
dont worry matt, i can see what theyre saying matt. dont listen to them matt, theyre trying to drive you mad. when youre mad you can never get out, matt.
get home, matt.
get away, matt.

>>225033
How can you be sure that he's not trying to harm us? You can't.

Side note: How did a little tin-pot dictatorship like this get such advanced technology? They're usually 20+ years behind the rest of the world, these guys seem to be 20+ years ahead.

okay yeah. some of the voices in here want to drive you insane, even though they aren't actually insane voices. they are just being mean.

author, if you want them to stop then just blatently ignore them, it's the only way

>>225036
dont worry matt, surely he doesnt meant youd ever harm me, matt.

would you matt, youd never harm me. youd cut them out, matt, cut out the voices, drag your claws into their homes, pull them out in fist fulls and toss them aside, snarling at those bad voices, but me matt. ive always been with you, matt.

Matt 2010/09/02(Thu)17:12 No. 225057 ID: 6e5a24
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>>225042
Y...Yeah! This voice in my head has a point, if the other voices in my head are going to be mean, then I'm just not going to pay you any attention, just like the last voice!

...

...Oh god, the voices in my head are arguing, aren't they? Resetting my mental augmentations did make it worse.

>>224992
Oh, the locked boxes? Well this is the training room, so they have all sorts of boxes full of training equipment arroun here. They keep most of the boxes locked though, since a lot of this stuff can be kind of dangerous. The only firearm we’re allowed to have outside of training is our pistol, and even that I prefer to keep with my other gear in my locker. Locker rooms are right next to our locker rooms anyway, so it’s not like it’s ever too far away if I need it. I just don’t like having my gun on me when it’s not necessary, and the base is secure enough that I don’t need to worry much about that.

Zachary opens up the training room door and peeks in again.
>“Oh, by the way, you better get your stuff in order, Matty. Helicopter’s on its way to the island, and it looks like an important helicopter. As in, the kind of important helicopter someone important like the General would be in.
Zachary closes the door.

…

Matt 2010/09/02(Thu)17:14 No. 225058 ID: 6e5a24
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Hey...uh...

would you excuse me for a second? G..General's here and I... I gotta get to my locker... and...

oh crap.

Matt 2010/09/02(Thu)17:18 No. 225060 ID: 6e5a24
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oh god he's here and I'm not ready and I'm going to be late oh god oh man my helmet is too big this thing is going to fall over my eyes and then I won't be able to see and the General will be watching me as I fumble around trying to pull it back up and oh lord this gun is loaded I'm running down the hallway with a loaded gun in my hands what if I trip and shoot something goddamnit Matt why would you run down the hall with a loaded gun that's such a stupid move

oh god headaches are getting worse can't think straight I'm gonna screw something up again oh god oh god oh god

CALM DOWN! getting all worked up wont help you.

Hey bro, relax. There's nothing that stressing will do for ya.

>>225060
Your helmet is supposed to feel like that. Turn the pistol's safety on. You can not possibly fail with us here.

>>225062
>>225063
dont worry matt, theyre right. you and i need off this island, after all. dont worry matt. breath deep. rely on me, matt. rely on us.

>>225060
Turn on the saftey and keep your finger off the trigger. Then it should be decently safe.

And just calm down. The general is just a guy like any other guy, his shit smells as well. Just do what you normally do during one of these things and don't think about who is watching.

Matt 2010/09/02(Thu)18:34 No. 225090 ID: 6e5a24
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>>225062
>>225063
>>225064
>>225069
Y..Yeah, you're right. Slow down... deep breaths... check the safety. I can do this.

...I guess you guys really are looking out for me. Thank you, guys.

>>225066
Even you, crazy voice

We do what we can. Well, most of us.

Now get in there, you can do this! :3

Matt 2010/09/02(Thu)18:42 No. 225094 ID: 6e5a24
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Matt enters the assessment area.

>"Matty! You're here, hmmm? I was starting to get worried there, Smithy bet me that you wouldn't make it on time."

The boy standing next to Zack glares over at him.
>"What? No I didn't."

>"Haha, don't be a sore loser Smithy!"

>"Can it Zack. Stop acting like I talk to you!"

Zachary just chuckles to himself in responce, and motions for Matt to get in line.

get in line and see what the mission profile is.

Matt 2010/09/02(Thu)18:50 No. 225096 ID: 6e5a24
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Captain's here. And... and that's the General, behind him.

The captain looks over to the trainees. They salute as he begins to speak.

>"Good afternoon, Students. It's my honor to welcome back once again to Facility Four the leader of Modernia's glorious military forces..."

Matt 2010/09/02(Thu)18:57 No. 225099 ID: 6e5a24
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>"...General Kaden Kevlarr."

>"..."
The General remains silent as his eyes move down the line, surveying each trainee.

...Yeah, forget that thing I said earlier, about being ready.

Because I am so not ready.

just don't let him know that. bottle all your fear up and let it out later.

>>225099
Stay calm. You can pass this test. Just treat him like any other instructor.

Oh you are ready, just believe it and it will be true. Just trust yourself, trust your fellow students and trust us. You WILL make it through this without messing up.

>>225099
He's just a dude like any other dude. Probably likes coke and whores in his free time. Just ignore his presence. Stare into the wall or something until they ask you to do something and then do it without thinking about any audience.

Matt 2010/09/03(Fri)08:24 No. 225322 ID: 6e5a24
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The Captain turns around and shakes General Kevlarr's hand

>"Good afternoon, General."

>"Yes, good afternoon to you too. So tell me, Captain, I'm quite eager to see how much progress you've managed to make with the trainees since... last month's wonderful little performance. What demonstration have you prepared for me this time."

>"I'm afraid that there is no demonstration today."

W..what?

>"...No demonstration, Captain? Well in that case, on what basis, exactly, do you expect me to conduct this month's assessment?

>"There's no assessment today either."

...What!?

>"Just what are you tryi-"

Matt 2010/09/03(Fri)08:26 No. 225323 ID: 6e5a24
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>"Hnnng!"
The general collapses to the ground, dazed.

WHAT!?

Matt 2010/09/03(Fri)08:40 No. 225327 ID: 6e5a24
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A frantic soldier rushes into the room

>"General, We're under attack- It's the rebels! They...They've found the island! I don't know how this could have happened-"

>>225327
THE CAPTAIN WAS AN INSIDE MAN! QUICK! CALL HIM A TWIDDLE WANK! NOW! BEFORE IT'S TO LATE!
Also, don't freak out.

Matt 2010/09/03(Fri)08:45 No. 225330 ID: 6e5a24
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BANG
The shot from the Captain's gun strikes the frantic soldier in the eye. He emits a painful shriek before falling backwards in a pool of blood

Oh god the Captain's gone crazy what do I do what do I do what do I do

>>225330
You should point your gun at him! Make him explain himself or you will shoot!

>>225330
He's not crazy. He's a rebel. Support your captain.

SHOOT THE CAPTAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING YOU FOR, YOU MUST SAVE THE GENERAL AT ALL COSTS!

>>225330
Shoot him. Obviously he's trying to take the general hostage. If he survives the shooting part you can ask him for his reasons later.

>It has come to our attention that many have been falsely led to believe that we have limited communications and travel to the south in order to hide our military’s supposedly “violent and unsavory” methods of dealing with the riots from the general public. As your leader, I would like to state that this is not the case. As a president dedicated to bringing a brighter future to our country, I guarantee that I would never resort to violence when a peaceful resolution exits as an alternative.

The rebels are the good guys.

>>225330
Back up the captain! It's our only chance!

>>225344
The rebels fight the military, MATT IS MILITARY!
FOR THE GOOD OF MODERNIA, SHOOT THE CAPTAIN AND SAVE THE GENERAL!

Matt 2010/09/03(Fri)09:39 No. 225350 ID: 6e5a24
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>>225347
>>225334
>>225339
Yeah, you're right, I gotta protect the General!

>>225345
>>225333
>>225344
But you guys have a point too, I don't even know what this is over! I can't shoot him until I know what's going on... But I'm not going to let him kill the General either.

"Captain! What the hell are you doing?"

Smith looks over to Matt as he points his gun.
>"Here's a better question, what the Hell are YOU doing, Matt?"

Zack begins chuckling uncontrollably. He's clearly entertained by this whole ordeal.

>>225350
"Explain your actions. NOW!"

>>225350
Don't fucking hesitate now. Pull that fucking trigger. If you don't then he's going to kill you and then the general.

You think any of the others will stop him? Zach will just keep up with that shiteating smile of his and laugh at it all and that other bastard looks about as useful as a sack of shit.

This here is your chance to shine and do your dity. Now fucking do it soldeir!

>>225357
Do it, lower your gun. The president and the other higher ups sound like a COLOSSAL FAGGOTS anyway.

>>225357
Let's get going, then.

Matt 2010/09/03(Fri)10:24 No. 225360 ID: 6e5a24
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>“...Listen Matt. Modernia, the real Modernia, not the Modernia you hear about in Triston's broadcasts... it's different than you've been told. The cities and the skyscrapers that they show you are there, but only because the military forces the farmers and the factory workers to toil day and night for almost nothing in order to ensure Modernia makes the money to keep the cities alive. If the workers try to cry out for better food and shelter, the government refuses to listen. If the workers dare refuse to work… the government has them gunned down. If we want them to listen to our demands, we need something… or someone valuable enough to the government to bargain with. This is the only way for the people to get their message across, the only way for us to let Triston know that we won’t work ourselves to death while he deludes the upper class into thinking they live in some sort of paradise.”

General Kevlarr looks up at the Captain, who is pointing his gun in his face.
>“Modernia is on the path to become more than any leader before President Triston ever believed possible. Yes, the labor of the lower class may seem perilous, but in time the reward of your effort will be…”

>“Shut up. You promise the workers that their struggle will result in a better Modernia, but when? How many other promises has Triston made to us that have yet to be fulfilled?”

>“…”

The Captain looks over to Matt and the other trainees.
>“Students, I’ve been preparing you all for this… consider it your final exam. I need to get off this island with the General, but I’m not going to be able to do it unless you help me. Get us out of here alive, and I promise you that you will never have to see this island again…

>But first, you have to help me. You know can all trust me. I would never do anything to misguide you.

>Matt… put the gun down.”

>>225359
>>225358

Sorry, had to fix part of the text

>>225360
Shot the faggot. Because this plan isn't going to work and only get more people killed.

Because that's what happens in revolutions. Alot of fucking people dying. On both sides, and when it drags on it will only get more and more brutal, villages that will have been wiped out because they helped the other side at gunpoint. Rape, murder and looting.

And the government isn't going to give in just because the rebels have a general as a hostage. They can always get more generals, he's hardly important in the greater workings of the state. And if they give in now then they will appear weak and be expected to give in again in the future. They can't allow something like that.

So, for the sake of the greater good, shoot the captain right now.

>>225360
Put the gun down. Revolutions may usually be bloody, but we still have time to plan out a surgical strike.

>>225367
What, kill the president without wide support from the army? Hehehe, like that's going to change anything. It's only going to make things even bloodier as every powermonger in the government scrambles to hold onto their pieces of the cake and grab a few of the others and the generals start having ideas out in the field.

>>225369
Holy shit you are pessimistic.

>>225370
Yepp. History and the world generally makes one that way.

>>225360

Shoot Captain pants-on-head there. Don't try to be merciful, you need to kill him before he kills the General. Once that's done, you need to help the general get back to his command. The Captain wasn't so retarded that he'd try to start a revolution from nothing, he's certainly got other assets, helpers, and sympathizers that will complicate issues.

>>225365
>>225369
>>225372

You guys both make good points, but keep in mind that we're not exactly in a position to change things right now. Our only option is to cooperate for the moment. We can decide where to go once we have a choice in the matter.

>>225350
"Yes, Captain." Would you rather supress the masses or help your people? At least for now, obey the Captain.

Matt 2010/09/03(Fri)12:02 No. 225379 ID: 6e5a24
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>>225358
>>225359
>>225367
Three for putting the gun down...

>>225365
>>225374
Two for shooting...

If what he's saying is true...I guess I should help Captain. For now, at least.

As Matt lowers his gun, The Captain smiles and looks over towards the other trainees
>"Listen, I know that I'm asking a lot of you, but It wouldn't have been safe to tell you the truth without jeapordizing the revoloution. Don't worry, I swear I can get you through this safely. What do you say?"

Terra, another one of the trainees draws her gun and steps out of the line.
>"Now hold on a second here, are you idots really considering this? For what, so we can get off the island? If I recall, we were getting of the island anyway as long as we impressed the General, and something tells me that saving Kevlarr's ass is sure as hell going to impress him. And it comes with the added benefit of not having, oh, I dunno, the government chasing our ass."
Terra points the gun at the Captain's head
>"So uh, what do I say? I think I'm gonna say 'fuck your bullshit.' And then I'm going to shoot you in the face."

>>225376
We could kill the captain and fight off the rebels. Or atleast grab the general and escape in his helicopter.

>>225379
Dangerous situation here, isn't it... The safest thing would be to not do anything, but do you want to just sit and watch? To let the Captain die... Self-serving and the safer option. To serve the Captain would be for the greater good, but dangerous.
What do you want, Matt?

>>225379
Ah, look it already starts. Someone is likely going to die here. Either one of your comrades or the Captain.

I still say shoot the captain. With proper weapons you and your mates shouldn't have any greater problems in driving off the rebels or making your way to the heli.

>>225384
Thinking a bit on it there is another option. Shoot the general. Then your comrades will have no other choice than following the rebels. The military is hardly going to be very inclined to believe that they had nothing to do with it, they would probably be discarded as incompetents and killed or imprisoned, or put through some very much unethical experiments.

>>225379
We get off the island, and then what? Think a little further into the future than that. What kind of work do you think they'd have for us? Killing rebels isn't very fun when they're actually downtrodden.

Point that out to the poor girl.

>>225394
Shooting the general isn't a good idea, as then we have no bargaining chip.

Overthrowing a dictatorship is best done by getting outside help from a powerful ally. That way you have the ability to isolate and neutralize elements in your own nation that would try to capitalize on the confusion. That the Captain is taking the General hostage with the intention of negotiating with the ruling regime tells us one thing: he doesn't have the firepower to deal with the regime. He probably doesn't have outside help either, which makes this one little revolution doomed to fail.

It may not be just, it may not be moral, but it is the right thing to side with the dictator now. You'll save more lives that way, and you'll endear yourself to the general. You may be able to put yourself on a fast track to getting into a position where you can do some real good, where you can become a political officer of one sort or another and use your influence to temper the worst excesses of the government. At the very least you'll be in a position to start getting outside help.

>>225407
it's a dictatorship. it has no politicians!

i am thinking ahead. we help the captain out with getting away with the general but claim he escaped. we get to help the rebels but still claim to be loyal. BAM both sides of the equation!

>>225416
Of course it has politicians and beurocrats. You can't run an entire nation state by yourself. You need advisers and ministers and stuff. They're the politicians.

>>225422
i mean, no politicians that can get into a place that matters. they only do what the dictator says and if you are found out to be doing anything else you are killed. besides that he would probably know we are a soldier so we can't get into any position other then that.

A political officer, not a politician. Political officers are basically "loyalty reporters." They're spies for the government who work normal jobs as well in managerial or other authority positions. A political officer in the military would hold full rank as whatever rank officer he is and additionally would have a secret police rank.

You need the freedom that being a member of the secret police would give you to be able to really maneuver yourself into a position to fix a broken system. For real world examples just look at the Soviet Union. Toward the collapse of the USSR and in the post-collapse Federation period it was secret police members, and ex-members, who took power and kept the country running in some fashion. They had the resources, information, freedom, and training to keep their opponents in check.

Our boy Matt here is already tapped to be an elite combat trooper. It's not hard to transition to secret police work from there, especially with a powerful ally like a general.

OR we are betrayed and killed a few years down the line because we hesitated so he knows we aren't totally loyal. it is too late to backpedal. the general knows we could of helped him but didn't. he will remember that.

>>225449

Matt's in a tough spot, and he's still very young. The Captain is Matt's direct commanding officer, hesitating when put into a hard position like this is normal. There's still time to take action and get into the General's good graces.

Remember, even after we deal with the Captain, there's the issue of the rebel attack here, and getting the General back to his command. There are going to be plenty of chances to make the General think highly of Matt.

If you join your captain there is no turning back, one of your comrades, one of your friends, will die and you will be chased by the entire Modernia government.
And for what? Some small chance at helping some peasants by overthrowing the government?
You are likely to fail, and even if you do succeed the nation will be thrown into chaos leading to more suffering.

So for the good of yourself, for the good of your friends and for the good of all Modernia, SHOT THE CRAZY REBEL CAPTAIN BEFORE IT IS TO LATE!

Go with the captain. The rebels are probably going to win this, you don't want to be stuck on the losing side.

shoot the gun out of her hand. would be best.

Matt 2010/09/04(Sat)15:26 No. 226007 ID: 6e5a24
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>>225401
"Come on Terra. We get off the island, and then what? Think a little further into the future than that. If Captain's right, what kind of work do you think they'd have for us? Killing rebels wouldn't be right if they're actually-"

>"Fuck you Matt. Maybe it ain't right, but it sure beats running away my whole life."

>>225468
I can't just let her shoot Captain. I have to...

Matt's mind goes blank momentarily as, in one swift motion, he slides out of the line, raises his firearm, and fires a shot off at Terra. The bullet grazes Terra's wrist and she drops the gun with a pained yell.

Zachary's chuckles grow into hysterical laughter
>"EAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I had a feeling this was gonna be a great day!"

Matt 2010/09/04(Sat)15:30 No. 226008 ID: 6e5a24
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Did I hit her?

>"Son of a bitch! Shit! Fine, you guys go off have your fucking little revolution, but I'm staying right here! I hope you all get shot! I hope you all get fucking shot, you assholes! Fuck you!"

I guess so. Sorry about Terra, she's never really been that uh, stable. God, my head hurts.

>>226007
Ah, siding with the rebels then. This is going to be fun. Prepare for a future where you will get to execute village leaders because they don't agree with your methods. Where food and sleeping with a roof over your head will be a luxury, where ammunition and weapons will get there when they get there and medical attention is putting on a bandage and hope you make it. Fun times ahead.

So, lets grab the general then and make our way of the island. Let the worthless negotiation run their course and then execute the general. Then your new existance of terror and deprivation can start.

have one of your buds help drag her ass out. i do not doubt that she will be executed by simply being associated with your group, after she tells them everything they want to know.tie her up if you need to but you can't leave her behind.

>>226012
you can be less of an ass about this, dude. you aren't helping.

>>226012
Ignore this guy for now. We'll worry about that stuff when we start running into it.

>>226008
Matt, realize that leaving her here can be a risk to what you're doing. You wouldn't hurt her for that but I don't think others will hesitate. You need to step in NOW and declare that she won't be harmed, and she can't stay here. Take her prisoner. Take responsibility for her. Or are you willing to let her die? What kind of rebellion do you want this to be? What kind of person are you?

And on that note, be ready to kill Zach at a moments notice, I think he'd get you all killed for shits and giggles.

>>226012
This isn't a low-tech revolution. Please stop telling us we're going to live like animals and have no power to achieve our goals without doing horrible things. This is basically a group of supersoldiers for chrissake.

I say leave Terra behind; it's not like she has any sensitive information. Worst case scenario we have to fight her later.

>>226022
no, worst case is they kill her, Slowly, and send us a tape.

>>226022

Super soldiers that will need more in the way of logistical support than irregulars. Those implants and enhancements aren't free to maintain in battle-ready condition, are they?

>>226029
Most military tech is actually designed to be fairly low-maintenance, that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Matt 2010/09/04(Sat)16:09 No. 226040 ID: 6e5a24
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The Captain leads the general over to a door at the back of the assessment room. The General looks back at him and sneers
>You’ll regret this. You all will.”

>"I told you to stay quiet. Everyone up the stairs. We need to get to the General's helicopter if we plan on getting off this island."

"What about Terra?"

>"Someone grab her, we need to take her with us."

"Are you sure, sir? Isn't she only going to be trouble for us if she doesn't want to go through with this?"

>"You kids are the first and so far the only Soldiers trained to use JECT in the entire Modernian army. With the time it takes to train a soldier to use JECT without severe mental damage, it will be years before the Modernian Government has another functioning JECT squad if they lose you all now. We can't risk them using Terra against us later down the line."

Zack cocks his gun for what can only be assumed to be dramatic effect.
>"Haha, tough spot there. Terry isn't going to listen to us if we take her with us, but they're just going to use her to hunt us down if we leave her behind. I have an idea to bypass this potential issue altogether though. What do you say, Matty!?"
Zack steps out of line and aims his gun at Terra's head. She remains silent.

>>226040
Aim your gun at his head. Fire. Say no, threaten to shoot him if he hurts her in any way.

no, get some rope. tie her up and throw her over your shoulder. even if she thinks differently you are still friends, at lest i think you are. and you are a good person. you don't kill people just because it is easier.

>>226040
I'll just pretend I didn't see that little slip-up
Don't let him kill her. Let's just drag her out at gunpoint along with the General, or maybe knock her out and carry her if it's easier.

Matt 2010/09/04(Sat)17:12 No. 226084 ID: 6e5a24
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"No Zack, we're not shooting Terra."

>"Oh come on now, just what kind of guy do you take me for? I wasn't really gonna do it! What did I tell you about lightening up earlier?"

tell zack that you will try once you are off this island, until then you are serious.

Matt 2010/09/04(Sat)17:15 No. 226086 ID: 6e5a24
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THWACK

>"Lights out, Terry! Sleep tight! See? Out cold. Told you I wasn't gonna shoot her. Happy now?"

>>226040
Told you that you should have knocked his teeth out. Fucker is insane and would kill any of you at the drop of a hat. He's just going along with this because he thinks it's amusing.

But hey, maybe she can be turned to your cause with some good old fashioned brainwashing. So just knock Zach the fuck out and then knock her out and drag them both along.

Oh, and that captain is even more naive than he seems. Why would they have only one test squad? Five people is a far too low number to be able to make a proper assessment of capabilities and possible side effects. If every 5th subject gets chronic headaches and headvoices it's hardly something that makes for good soldiers, or if they go crazy like zach. With just 5 people as a test group you can't be sure if it's something that it's a 40% chance of insanity and headaches or if it's a 0.04% chance.

So there's bound to be others like you out there.

>>226084
You just have a different idea of fun. Games are always better when other people like them, right? Let's play "escape from the island and not get killed", "pointing guns and scaring people" will come later, and he'll get to go first.

>>226086
Disregard my last post FUCKING SHOOT HIM tell him that's not how we're going to play, and if does it again you'll have your own kind of fun. Save it for our enemies.

>>226088
Maybe they started out with 100 guys and had a 95% failure rate? Who knows. This project's extremely expensive for such a small country, I'd expect that they'd have to cut a lot of corners (small sample sizes, poor-quality equipment and personnel) which resulted in this R&D clusterfuck.

Even if I think you have made a horrible mistake joining the captain, I think it's a good sign that Zack seems to be on your side, whatever side that might be.

>>226088
Who ARE you?

Let's just GO! No more independent actions! MOVE SOLDIER!

>>226123
The voice of revolutionary terror! The scourge of the bourgeoisie scum! The liberator of the workers! I am all those and more.

Matt 2010/09/04(Sat)18:43 No. 226139 ID: 6e5a24
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>>226106
>>226088

Well actually, there's seven of us. Mick and Twitch have been off to the side of Terra for a while, it's just that Mick doesn't ever really say much and Twitch is still kind of shocked by this whole situation. You still have a point though, but I don't really think we have the time to argue the details of Captain's plan.

Besides, If he went through the trouble to pull all this off I'm sure he's thought it out. Well, I'm pretty sure.

After a few attempts to pick her up with it on, Mick yanks off Terra’s backpack and manages to lift her off the ground.

“Zack, we clearly have a different idea of fun. Maybe this is all a game to you, but this isn’t how we’re going to play.”

>“Listen Matty, I know what I'm doing. You don’t need to worry about me”

Matt 2010/09/04(Sat)18:53 No. 226144 ID: 6e5a24
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Isaac, another Trainee, looks around nervously before speaking up.
>"Hey? I don't m-mean to interrupt anything, but we h-h-have the General of the whole army at gunpoint, T-Terra's unconcious, and and and if in c-case you guys forgot, there's a s-s-soldier with laying at the doorway with a bullet in his head in this room. It's not like we're in a situation where it's s-s-safe to stand around. If it's all the same t-to you guys, if uh, we we we plan on going a-at all... could we get going before... y-y-you know? We all die? Please?"

>>226144
Like I said...

MOVE, SOLDIER!

>>226144
Well then, lets move out. We have plans to see crumble, generals to torture for information and then execute and release a tape of the execution. Terrorist acts to plot, revolutionary popaganda to make. So much fun work ahead of us. These coming years hold alot of promise. So much fun we can have all together. Zach will positively love it.

fine whatever zach. and yeah let's get moving. but also point out to Isaac that you are trained for this shit and any normal soldier would be boned going against all of you.

>>226144
THIS IS THE MOST INTELLIGENT MAN IN THE ROOM.

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)09:04 No. 226963 ID: 6e5a24
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>>226147
Yeah, getting out of here seems like a good idea right about now.

The group follows the Captain up the stairs

---

>"General, thank god you're here! I was worried that the re-"

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)09:05 No. 226964 ID: 6e5a24
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BANG

>>226964
Nice, was that Zach or the captain? I bet it was Zach, that guy probably doesn't have alot of mercy in him.

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)09:08 No. 226967 ID: 6e5a24
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>"EAHAHAHAHA! That's one for me, guys! One of you guys gotta start keeping count of this, alright?"

>>226967
Oh he's going to fit right into this. Like hand in glove.

Ok, lets get on the helicopter and make our daring escape.

>>226967
Headslap away!

I wonder if Zack can hear us too... I'm getting suspicious.

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)09:41 No. 226983 ID: 6e5a24
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>>226968
How quickly Zack is adjusting to this is kind of what worries me.

>"Alright students, over to the helicopter. We need to get away from here as soon as possible, it won't be long until they realize the General is missing.”

>“Tell me, is your judgment always this poor?”

>“For the last time Kevlarr, keep quiet.”

>“I’m being serious here. How much did you really think this through?”

>“Get in the helicopter.”

>“What helicopter?”

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)09:43 No. 226984 ID: 6e5a24
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KABOOM!

What the hell!?

>>226984
Hey look at that. That's some very impressive shaped charges right there. General is standing up close to the explosion and he's not violently cut in half by shrapnel.

Ok, ask the captain what kind of secondary escape plan he has. Prepare for double facepalm as he reveals that there wasn't one.

Although it should be possible to get off the island the same way the rebel forces that landed there got to the place. So onwards to the combat. Ask the captain for some proper gear and then shoot every soldier in the place. Loot it with your new rebel friends and then get out of there.

>>226987
That's actually fairly reasonable.

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)09:55 No. 226991 ID: 6e5a24
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The Captain is frozen with shock.
>"...I...I...what? How the FUCK!? What did you do?"

>"It would appear that I just blew up your ticket out of here Captain."

>"B...But how di-"

>"Honestly? Did you really think I would just let you bring me up here? Did you really think you could pull something like this off without us knowing weeks in advance? My men are coming up the stairs as we speak. You're cornered, Captain."

This is bad. Really, really bad.

>>226991
The captain is either incredibly lucky to have gotten this far, or he's faking and actually did have a backup plan for this.

>>226991
God damn. He's even more incompetent than he appeared. You really should have just shot him immediatly.

Ok, ambush time. Step one. Knock the general the fuck out. Tie him to something and shove a live unpinned grenade into his mouth, make sure that springy thingy that needs to be held down to keep it from exploding is down. Possibly the captain should stay near the general.

Then you and your classmates take up positions out of view from the exit/entry. Wait until enough of the enemy has come out into view and then strike. Shoot the ones outside and throw a grenade into the entry/exit to clear it and then go through after it to take down anyone left in there.

Then grab the general again, make sure the grenade doesn't go off. And make your way down to whatever docks this place has and steal a boat.

Then I suggest you shoot the general and captain. Dump their bodies in the ocean. Say fuck you to this entire conflict and go seek asylum at some place.

>>226991
Alright, time to set up defensive positions, and send someone to verify that enemies are incoming. The General may be bluffing about the troops in order to make us wait here or panic or something.

Also see if you can find another way down besides the stairs.

>>226991
Matt, shoot the General in the head. Give Terra to the Captain, tell the others to loot the bodies. From there on gather the following information: can the door be effectively barricaded with the bodies, can the walls be scaled down, is the area around the explosion damaged, and how much offensive power do you have at your disposal.

>>226996
>shoot both

Uhhh. Then both rebels and government will be after us. That's the worst thing we can possibly do.

>>227010
The rebels are a fucking ineffectual joke. The government is going to take us apart piece by piece to get back their enhancements anyway and report this class as failed.

This shit nation and it's shit conflict can go fuck itself. If everyone that saw us leave is dead then they can't stop us from getting out of the fucking shitty nation and seek asylum someplace else.

>>227011
The captain is still on our side and in the same boat. If it's a problem we'll kill him later, but for right now his help is needed. Or at least he can serve as another target.

>>227014
Well shooting him can come later. For now he can act as a bullet magnet.

Here's another plan... If nothing else seems possible for escape. Matt, kill the General. Then arrest the Captain for the crimes of mutiny and murdering the General and the two other soldiers. Ask him to take the fall so the rest of you can make your own way to freedom. If he disagrees... then you unfortunately couldn't capture the captain alive.

>>227022
If we go with that plan we need to kill him anyway. If they torture him he's going to crack and tell everything.

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)10:43 No. 227025 ID: 6e5a24
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"...Captain, please tell me you have another escape plan?"

>"Err... I uh... I think..."

>>226987
"Well… how did the other rebels plan to get out of here?"

>"The others? They came here in boats. Hmmm... I guess that those boats are our best bet out of here now, but we’ll have to fight our way out.... I was hoping it wouldn't have to come to this. Listen, there’s a bunch of soldiers coming this way, but I think you can take them. I’ve trained you for this, so I’m confident in your abilities. After that we can meet up with the other rebels outside, and escape with the General on one of the boats without any further problems. Just stick with me, and everything will be okay kids, understand? As long as I am with you, nothing bad will happen. I promise.”

>>227025
Shoot the general in the head, right now. Fire away the entire clip at him. Fucking now!

>>227025
Throw a couple grenades in through the door. You did bring grenades, right? Otherwise, get the hell out of there, you can't take on such a large force.

>>227025
SHOOT THE GENERAL NOW. SHOOT HIM DEAD.

>>227025
And don't shoot the general quite yet, we can use him as a meatshield.

>>227027
Should be mentioned. Aim for the eyes if you can do that. He might have some armor plating everywhere else. Nose should also work.

>>227031
You do see that giant clawed hand the just transformed his arm into right? Cause he's about to cut the dear captain into little incompetent pieces.

>>227025
AND SAY DUCK

>>227031
(way to not see the picture)

Throw him off the side and/or fill his face with lead.

I would prefer to shoot the joint in that arm to disable him.

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)11:18 No. 227044 ID: 6e5a24
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>>227027
>>227034
>>227035
>>227033
>>227032

"CAPTAIN, GET DOWN!"

>"Wha-?"

BANG BANG BANG

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)11:19 No. 227045 ID: 6e5a24
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>"What the hell was... oh. Alright then, thanks. That could have been ugly."

>>227045
Boats plz.

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)11:49 No. 227055 ID: 6e5a24
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>"Haha, Nice shot, Matty! That's one for you, too!"

"Yeah...t...thanks Zack... I guess."

Oh man, my head is throbbing. I... I think I need a second to rest up before I start shooting again.

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)11:53 No. 227058 ID: 6e5a24
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>"Ey, remember those soldiers that Kevlarr said were coming up the stairs? Because I can hear a buncha guys coming this way. We should probably like... do something 'bout that."

>>227045
Let's head on down and help take out the defenses. Let the rebels destroy the facility. Also, the captain has no idea what he's doing, feel free to ignore him.

>>227058
Got any grenades? If you do, a couple grenades down the stairs would be devastating. Otherwise, everybody find cover and keep some fire on that door.

>>227061
That sounds about right.

..Arresting the captain for murder and mutiny that you of course had nothing to do with is still an option. The only witnesses to the contrary are yourselves. Even if it's only a temporary distraction. Only do this if you're otherwise completely screwed, it leaves you all rather vulnerable.

>>227058
Set up an ambush behind and around the exit. Aks the captain to stand somewhere close to the corpse and surrender to lure them out. Open fire when they're out in the open and then toss a grenade through the door and follow up closely after the explosion. Kill any that are remaining and loot the bodies. That way you should be able to get some better weapons and maybe some body armour.

>>227079
Not gonna work about asking him to pretend to surrender. They probably have kill on sight orders for him. Just lob a grenade down the steps when you think enough are in the blast radius.

>>227095
Then he dies and they go out to check up on him. No great loss.

The captain and anyone on his side are officially screwed, just saying.

>>227104
No, not really. We give Matt a huge advantage if you think about it. We can make complex decisions instantaneously. We can notice the tiniest of details... in directions we're not even facing. We remember everything for an infinite amount of time. Most importantly, we have a far greater grasp of modern military tactics than any of our opponents or the author.

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)18:04 No. 227178 ID: 6e5a24
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>>227061
>>227062
Okay I hear you, now please stop talking so loud oh my god my head hurts so much

"Grenades... d...does anyone have grenades?"

>"Yes, I have a few grenades in my jacket. Everyone stand back."

oh god I don't even know who said that sounded like the captain but I can't make it out over all the ringing come on guys stop yelling it's making it hard to think

>"Uhm... C-c-captain? Is Matt okay? He s-seems a bit..."

I think that was Isaac but oh god everything hurts oh god oh god oh god it's never this bad what's...

>>227178
>crap, this kid can't take all this... let's try to speak softly. maybe we can play calming music or something?

Gustav Nazarrio 2010/09/06(Mon)18:32 No. 227188 ID: 6e5a24
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“…I just don’t know what bothers me more, the fact that there’s almost no one in this damn base, or the fact that the guys who are can barely fire a weapon straight.”

>“Yeah, something’s defiantly off. If this is some sort top secret army base housing some sort of top secret army project on the day General Kevlarr is visiting, why is it that this whole time we’ve only run into… what? Six guys?”

“Seven, if you count the guy in the room we were just in.”

>“Yeah, but he was already dead.”

“I just don’t get it. It’s like all the actual soldiers got off the island before we attacked, and these guys are the unlucky bastards that didn’t get the memo, you know what I‘m saying?”

>“Yeah, it’s like… it’s like these guys knew we were coming, high tailed it outta here, and left their expendables behind as cannon fodder or something…”

“All I know is that something isn’t right here, and it’s making me really worried. Let’s just find Dell, make sure he didn’t get himself killed nabbing the General and the kids, and get the hell out of here.”

>“Yeah, the sooner we’re off this island the better. The noise on the roof stopped, let’s head up these stairs.”

“Right behind you.”

Man, what is that? It’s like there’s this little buzzing sound in the back of my head…

oh god. QUICK! yell that you are rebel soldiers up the stairs!!

>>227188
THE CAPTAIN IS UPSTAIRS AND THROWING GRENADES AT WHOEVER IS COMING UP

>>227188
>Quiet guys. Yeah, tell him quickly that the soldiers are friendlies. Failing that, yell at the rebels to look out.

Gustav Nazarrio 2010/09/06(Mon)18:51 No. 227197 ID: 6e5a24
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>>227189
Whoa... now it almost sounds like...a voice. can't make out what it's saying but... are there voices in my head?

"Uugh..."

>"What is it?"

"Hey uh... there's this noise in my head. At first it sounded like buzzing, but now I think I'm hearing a voice or something."

>"Ooh, voices? What are they saying?"

"I'm serious. I think there might be voices in my head."

>"Those bogus mental augs you had Doctor Pank install are probably acting up. That's what you get for letting a fake doctor perform fucking brain surgery on you to install a counterfeit military augmentation."

"Thanks a lot. You're really helpful. Asshole."

>"Hey! Nothing I can do about it, I’m smart enough to know better than to mess around with augmentations! Just try to ignore it for now. Have Pank take a look at it when you get back to base."

“Yeah, I…”

>>227193
…what? I can just barely…

“Hey, I think we should be careful here. What if someone is waiting for us up there?”

>“What, you think all the soldier hid the on roof or something?”

“Listen…I don’t know, but something tells me we need to be on guard.”

>"Well, if you say so..."

Man what is…

Matt 2010/09/06(Mon)18:55 No. 227199 ID: 6e5a24
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Hnng... what just happened? Was I... Inside of someone's head?

>"Yes, I have a few grenades in my jacket. Everyone stand back."

>"Uhm... C-c-captain? Is Matt okay? He s-seems a bit..."

"...Wait, don't!"

>"But you just said-"

"I know what I said, but the guys coming up the stairs aren't soldiers! They're rebels!"

okay, try to calmly explain that you think we are transmitting.

>>227199

Did you just grow a beard? Man, that would be so awesome!

What the christ.

Matt, one of the men down the stairwell is Gustav Nazarrio, he has augmentations similar to yours. Call out to him by name and ask that he and his friend not fire on you.

>>227229
have the captain call out. they know him.

>>227229
Let's not freak out everybody.

>>227199
Sweet, we can hop over to other dudes with mental implants. This makes for some interesting possibilites.

You kids should probably stay back and let the captain talk to his fellow rebels. Then you can get off this island and start your new lives. They're going to be interesting. Vast periods of uncertain boredom punctuated by moments of extreme terror.

Matt 2010/09/11(Sat)17:00 No. 229665 ID: 6e5a24
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>>227509
>>227229
>>227234
>>227200

>“Rebels? Are you sure?”

“Yes. At least I think they’re rebels. I think I might have just… tapped into some other guy’s mental aug or something… someone named Gustav. He‘s coming up the stairs.”

Matt 2010/09/11(Sat)17:02 No. 229666 ID: 6e5a24
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The kids stand back as the Captain calls out to the men coming up the stairs.
>“Gustav! Is that you down there?”

Matt 2010/09/11(Sat)17:02 No. 229667 ID: 6e5a24
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The door opens. Two men peek around the corner.
>“Dell? Hey Gustav, it’s Dell!”

>“Well I’ll be dammed! Poor bastard made didn’t get himself shot after all!”

>>229667
It would be nice if he wasn't POINTING A GUN AT US.

Make sure he knows that is not okay.

also we need to evac right the fuck now, they are about to bomb the place or something. it's why all the guards are people they don't care about losing.

Matt 2010/09/11(Sat)17:29 No. 229679 ID: 6e5a24
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The Captain motions for the two men to come over. Both men lower their weapons and come out on to the roof. He shakes hands with one of the men.
>“Hey kids! Let me introduce you to two great men. They are friends to me, friends to the revolution, and soon enough they will be friends to you as well. This is Carmine Readshert, and the man in the bandana is Gustav Nazarrio. I’m glad to see that you two made out alright. Did you guys have much trouble making it up here?”

Nazarrio looks over his shoulder nervously
>“No. We didn’t. That’s the thing- there’s hardly anyone here. I’m starting to think they were long gone long before we got here. Do you think they knew we were coming?”

>“Uh… funny story about that…”

Man, I don’t know what happened there. Usually I get little headaches after a bit of shooting, but I’ve never… done whatever that was I just did. Heck, I didn’t even know mental augs could tap into other mental augs’ frequencies. The headaches have been a lot worse since you guys showed up, too. It’s like I’m blanking out when I shoot, and it takes me a few seconds to figure out what happened. In fact, I’m kinda still recovering from that last… oh god.

Matt 2010/09/11(Sat)17:30 No. 229680 ID: 6e5a24
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...I just shot the General.

i don't think it was the real general. he was a fake for a trap.

anyway, everyone evac to the boats.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't the real general, they knew what you guys were up to after all, so why would they risk a general?

>>229679
This kind of thing happens all the time to us, sometimes on systems that don't even have any actual wireless capabilities.

>>229680
No, you shot somebody who looked like him. Speaking of which, step away from the body. They might have put a bomb in his implants as a failsafe.

Also:
>Carmine Redshert
It's a miracle this guy is still alive.

>>229679
"Carmine Readshert"

-Readshert-

I've got a good feeling about this guy, he'll go far!

>>229680
It was him or you. If he had wanted to stay alive then he shouldn't have attacked. Simple as that.

Now lets get the fuck off of this island. After all that's what you have been after.

Matt 2010/09/12(Sun)09:04 No. 229971 ID: 6e5a24
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>>229684
>>229686
>>229706

Maybe it wasn't really the General, but that doesn't change the fact that I just killed someone.

Matt's panicking catches Carmine's attention
>"Hey, what is that kid getting so… Jesus fucking Christ Dell, that better not be who I think it is laying in a pool of his own blood over there!”

>“I… I was just about to tell you that we had a little, uh, problem with the plan.”

>“This is not a fucking problem Dell. Running out of eggs when you’re making an omelet is a problem. This is a fucking disaster. Kevalrr is dead! How the fuck does someone manage to botch a kidnapping so badly that it becomes an assassination?”

>“Wait a minute Carmine, It probably wasn’t even Kevlarr! If they knew we were coming, why would they send the real Kevlarr?”

>“You better hope that wasn’t the real Kevlarr, for your sake.”

Matt 2010/09/12(Sun)09:10 No. 229976 ID: 6e5a24
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>>229974
>>229730

Yeah, you're right. We gotta get out of here. Now.

“…Are we just about ready to go? I... really don't feel like sticking around much longer.”

>“Kid’s right, we need to move.”
The Captain and Carmine nod in agreement, and the group head back over towards the stairs.

Hey, this Gustav guy… I was in his head a minute ago. Think I should ask him about that? Maybe he knows what just happened.

i guess so, ask if his augs have been reset and stuff.

also, i just want you to know matt, they were training you as a soldier, you weren't going to shoot targets for the rest of your life. one day they would of sent you out into the field and ordered you to shoot civilians. so while you may feel conflicted know that you made the right choice.

>>229976
He's clueless.

You guys should get moving. Carmine takes the lead.

>>229976
Nah don't ask him about it. Chances are he knows even less than you do, and if he finds out about it then that could lead to all sorts of problems. Like him being paranoid that you can hear his thoughts and hating you for it, or them pushing you to do it again even though you don't know how to do it.

Lets just get out of this place now and see what they have going.