admit that the waters around you have grown

[maskormods]

WHO: All war-allied imPorts that have signed up HERE.
WHERE: Vladivostok, Russia, Lithuania, and various coastlines.
WHEN: January 26th.
WHAT: The US military, with the help of imPorts, makes their move! The hunt and action begins for the missing imPorts, and for sensitive Soviet information that will help the US strike back effectively. Players may also use this log to play out planning and any other associated activities.
WARNINGS: None anticipated; let us know if we should change this!


Before being split-off into missions, military-assisting imPorts will be addressed and briefed as a whole by General Jamal Park on behalf of the Army, although imPorts will also be working alongside all military branches as necessary during these expeditions.

He will thank those who have volunteered to help, telling them that their aid will be a tremendous asset to locating the kidnapped imPorts and striking back against the Soviets, and that it is the willingness imPorts have shown to involve themselves even when they don't have to, even when they have no inherent ties or required loyalty to this world or this country, that makes him honored to put his life on the line working alongside them.

ImPorts will be allowed to choose which mission to participate in, since they will know their own strengths and capabilities best; again, we remind players to communicate and use their own best judgement to disperse amongst missions as evenly as possible!

After a short period allowing the groups to organize themselves and go over their strategies -- the military's plans and any ideas imPorts themselves may have to add -- it is time to head out. Godspeed!


▸ V L A D I V O S T O K, RUSSIA; 1800 HOURS

Welcome, heroes, to the bustling coastal city of Vladivostok. At 6 degrees Fahrenheit, it's blisteringly cold, but that doesn't seem to stop any of the city's civilians from going about their daily duties. ImPorts are free to roam the streets throughout the day, but are discouraged from drawing attention to themselves. Your government shipped you off to Russia from China, and has briefed you on the following: you are to scout out the docks where the Russian's undercover military base stands, and once night falls, you are to infiltrate as quietly and as subtly as you are able. Priority are the information systems contained within, both with physical, handwritten notes and electronic files. FOOT SOLDIERS are to deal with the cameras, surrounding guards and attack dogs while HACKERS are advised to break into their security systems and discover all the information that they are able to.

Their security measures are both electronic and physical. Russian guards are equipped with state of the art equipment and body armour, including both guns with armor-piercing rounds capable of shooting through the toughest of materials and seizure-inducing tasers that will incapacitate a normal human being for up to fifteen minutes. Their dogs are trained to bite to kill, but most importantly, will be tracking down any unfamiliar scents. The electronic security system is composed of multiple hidden security cameras, a preliminary silent alarm to mobilize their forces, and after that, an extremely loud siren alarm to attract the attention of everybody nearby. One set of documents is locked in a physical safe, and all computers are password locked.

Civilian deaths are highly discouraged, but not punished. ImPorts aren't overtly instructed that this is the case, but if they see that their only option to maintain secrecy is to kill a witness, they will face no adverse consequences for doing so.

Participants may decide among themselves what their prime methodology will consist of, what they discover, how many soldiers or civilians are disabled or killed or, if necessary, how many imPorts of their team are killed in action.

In order to disperse the information received ICly, remember to link the pertinent threads HERE.

▸ L I T H U A N I A; 1800 HOURS

Welcome, heroes, to the Adomas Base. It is brutally cold and new snow has begun to fall. Your government has briefed you on the following: you are to scout and destroy the technology and infrastructure on this ground force space center. Priority is the control room. HACKERS are advised to hijack the mainframe servers, where they will find out that the physical location of LACKEY is in a subterranean bunker of the Adomas Base. Confrontation with LACKEY is crucial. You will find that there are four levels to this base, and three of them are underground. LACKEY is located in the lowest, most hidden level. At every level of the Adomas Base you will find 15 armed guards along the metal hallways and steel stairways. They will have assault rifles and Infrared Radiation Laser Guns. If you are hit by an Infrared Radiation Laser Gun, you will feel your flesh around the entry wound slowly decay. Make sure to find a healer as soon as possible, this will only take a few hours to become unavoidably incapacitating!

Players may handle the combat however they like! Approval from us is not required to get injured, shot, or incapacitate -- or even kill -- the guards, although obviously, killing them is not in imPorts's best interest.

If you choose to interrogate a Soviet guard, they will only surrender information AFTER sustaining physical pain from you. Do you have it in you? If you do, you may discover the following:

1) Moscow knew that nothing scares the American Government like a threat from space. The very fact that your leaders sent you here speaks to their national insecurity.
2) The captive imPorts are stowed away on a submarine on the opposite end of the earth.
3) The Admiral in charge of B2008 has a bone to pick with another higher up, and he will stop at nothing to use imPorts to further his career.
4) LACKEY was inspired by Lachesis.
5) Moscow does not really know where Lachesis is, but thought that drawing imPort attention would spur a legitimate reason to invoke a crisis.

Participants may decide amongst themselves which characters discover which information; if there are fewer characters participating in violent interrogation than there are numbered points, it may still be assumed all information is recovered if the interrogation requirements have been met and linked under the COMBAT CONCLUSIONS thread HERE.

▸ C O A S T L I N E S, VARIOUS ; 1800 HOURS

Welcome, heroes, to the wild chase for the imPorts. This has the capacity to be both the most dangerous mission, and the most fruitful one as they directly attack 3 Russian-occupied areas: the coasts of Vietnam, Antarctica, and New Zealand.

Because of the danger involved, the government has ensured that imPorts have access to whatever mobile weapons they require, and have access to an elite team of their own forces, including technological experts and experienced pilots to commandeer whatever vessels they see fit. Your government has briefed you on the following: while the American government does have submarines at their disposal, they have decided that it will be most productive to commandeer a submarine already at one of these three given locations. To do so, imPorts will have to directly face down Russian troops at these locations, but the government has full faith in their abilities, and will do its best to accommodate any of the imPorts' wishes, within reason. ImPorts have also been tasked with protecting their pilots; if they wish to steer a vessel satisfactorily, their help will be of the utmost importance!

On each coastline, imPorts will be confronted by a number of Russian forces. If imPorts fail to approach them with caution and subtlety, all of these forces will be on the ready, and waiting to attack. If they succeed, then they may take them off-guard before they are able to get to their stations in time to issue the first blow. The equipment that the Russians have at their disposal - and will be attacking the imPorts with - include FOUR TANKS, TWO HELICOPTERS, TWO WARSHIPS, and TWO SUBMARINES. In addition to the soldiers equipped to commandeer these vessels, there will be Spetsnaz of 40 people.

Once they have seized a submarine - which may take place either before or after the soldiers are disabled or killed - they will begin the search for the missing imPorts. Participants may decide amongst themselves in what order this will take place in, and where they will decide to go. Players are also free to NPC their American allies as taking part in whatever strategic measures they deem necessary! After characters have ICly begun the search for the missing imPorts, please comment to the Plotting Post with a link to the thread and we will be sure to let you know whether these attempts will result in success or failure!

Comments

[rassera]

[Ken's always replied.

It was weird seeing him so driven like this. Sure, he knew Ken could hold his own--he found out the hard way at the August Swear-In. It wasn't his strength that was throwing him off. It was the ferocity in which Ken was attacking. It reminded him so much of Tetsuo back home, when that clown member was pushed against the wall. Fist after fist, punch after punch, Tetsuo just didn't let up. And Kaneda watched for awhile, wondering if Tetsuo would stop on his own, or if that lone Clown member would end up a bloody pulp on the side of the street.]

Hey.

[There's a little more authority to that voice now, after he throws another Russian to the ground and twists that arm. That guy won't be getting up--sorry buddy.]

[amadaman]

[The authority there is enough to drag Ken's attention to him for a moment. A moment long enough that the soldiers -- they are trained for this, after all -- take it to retaliate. One takes a shot, the bullet grazing Ken's leg, and the next one jumps in to take him down. But Ken's used to fighting monsters much larger and heavier than them. Much faster, too, and he's easily able to slip out from his reach and back up to where Kaneda is.]

What is it, Kaneda-san? [he asks, but his attention is only half turned to him and he's ready to spring back into a fight at any second.]

[rassera]

[It only takes a second for Kaneda to shift from ‘at rest’ to ‘battle’ mode. The bullet scraped past Ken’s leg, and Kaneda saw it, unfortunately for that soldier. Just as Ken was set on protecting him, the same applied in return. They would look out for each other. Eyes hardening, Kaneda takes point from Ken’s position, charging the one with the gun. He could just punch him out, give him a few shiners and drop him like a dead fly, but instead goes for the gun itself; he was bulletproof after all.

Grabbing the soldier’s wrist, he twists it, disarming the gun and letting it fall into his hand, with a sickening crack soon to follow. It’d be so easy to fire, honestly, even if it was just to injure. But instead, he grabs the barrel of the pistol, using the handle to pistol whip him to the ground, ejecting that ammo clip and leaving him with a now-useless gun and a broken wrist.][But his attention then turns to Ken, a flash of worry shown in his eyes.]

I know you’re pissed. I am too.

[amadaman]

[What's this all of a sudden? Kaneda takes out the shooter, so Ken turns his attention to the man who was coming for him, who doesn't seem very happy to realize that he's the crazy kid's target with no immediate backup. While he doesn't run away, he takes a step back to search for a weapon he can pick up and Ken doesn't miss his chances. One leap, one strike, and this time he uses his spear as a vault to propel a strong kick at the side of the man's head. From the way he staggers, it's clear he's lost consciousness just from that. It doesn't stop Ken from pushing his feet against him to knock him even harder against the ground.]

So? [he asks. He wasn't able to figure out Kaneda's intentions in those short seconds]

[rassera]

So.

You know what deal we made--no casualties on this mission, you got that?

[His voice is stern, watching as that soldier flies to the ground with no intention of getting up, lest he dare go against Amada again.]

[amadaman]

I'm not trying to kill anyone, if that's what you're worried about.

[The soldiers around them are still regrouping, so it gives them a second to lock eyes. Ken's eyes aren't cold; it's only in specific situations that he can truly achieve that sort of look, but it's definitely sharper than it usually is. The last time he wore this look was right before they marched in to fight Pan.]

I've had worse. Big guys like this will recover after a few weeks.