Seaddle Vertibuck Recovery - Pt. 3

[07:42] <Swept_Wing||GM>  ***SESSION START: Seaddle Vertibuck Recovery-Pt. 3***
[07:43] * Geoux_Preoux is now known as Blackout
[07:46] <Swept_Wing||GM>  When we last left our group, they had run into a fairly intense Enclave ambush. Swept, Swoop, 20/20, Dark Cloud, Gale Wind and Adagio had all been injured, along with 2 of the other Rangers. Swoop's Vertibuck had been shot down by the Big Fuckoff Cannon (TM), which Midnight_Runner now had. Brightwork was getting ready to take a nap, and Gale Wind was getting assistance to flip Swoop's Vert over.
[07:47] <Swoop> Gale Wind looks over to the group of Rangers. "Alright. I need several of you to help me flip this thing back over. First, somepony pull Swoop and Bright out of there.
[07:47] <Swoop> "
[07:49] * Adagio settles down for a bit of rest, she'd been through a lot and it wasn't over yet... time to grab what rest she could,
[07:49] <Blackout> Several rangers move to assist Swoop. Blackout included.
[07:50] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight Runner grabbed Brightwork and easily slung him across his back. The sleepy medic let out just a soft sigh as he was moved out of the Vertibuck. "This looks like it may take time to fix," he said, nodding to the vert.
[07:50] <Swept_Wing||GM>  It's currently around midnight.
[07:51] <Swoop> Gale turns to Swept. "How long do we have?"
[07:52] * Blackout shakes his head. "This op is fucked, bad intel and casualties to boot." he pauses. "Damnit."
[07:52] * Swept_Wing||GM looks up from where he was talking to 20/20, who was sporting bandaging around his side. "We've got until the sun starts coming up again, so about 6 to 8 hours."
[07:53] <Swoop> Gale looks at her hooves, doing some mental calculations. "It'll be tight, El Tee, but we'll get it done."
[07:53] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight, standing near Blackout, shrugged. With the downtime, he retrieved a pack of smokes and offered them to the gathered ponies. "Can't have everything. Nopony is dead, thanks to Bright. We'll be fine, da?"
[07:54] * Swept_Wing||GM nods. "20/20, you take the rest of the pilots and start examining those Verts. Whatever's not flyable, strip for parts." 20/20 nodded. "Yessir, right away!"
[07:55] * Blackout nods. "Yes, but we have to get this sorted." he looks to Swept. "Five of my rangers are going with them."
[07:56] * Swept_Wing||GM nods. "Of course sir."
[07:56] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight grabbed a cigarette between his teeth, lighting it up and looking around. Despite the casual air, he was alert, ready to drop the cigarette and go for a pistol at a moment's notice.
[07:57] <Swoop> Gale steps over to Blackout. "I should go too. I can pick out what we need to repair the Vertibuck."
[07:58] * Blackout nods. "Permission granted. Go on."
[07:58] <Swoop> She salutes then joins the group heading back into the hangar.
[07:58] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 gathers up the rest of the pilots, minus Swoop, and heads back towards the hangar. "Come on LC." He calls back to Gale, picking up 5 of Blackout's Rangers on the way there.
[07:59] <Swoop> Gale: "I'm going with them. It'll be faster if I can hoof-pick the repair parts."
[07:59] * Blackout turns and trots over to Adagio. "How you holding?"
[08:00] * Adagio twitches occasionally, feathers shift and her head moves to follow the various sounds, her mind is still racing along thanks to the repeated use of Rainboom, her body still exhausted from repeated stresses and over exertion, she pops her helm off and takes a cigarette when the pack makes its rounds, she lights it off another's and looks at Blackout,
[08:00] <Swept_Wing||GM>  20/20 is heading towards the hangar as well silly.
[08:01] * Swept_Wing||GM sighs, scratching the back of his head as he trotted over to where Swoop was lying, sitting down next to his sister.
[08:01] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork groaned softly and opened an eye, watching the pack go around. "Smoking is bad, you know," he mumbled. Midnight chuckled. "So are bullets, we still hang around those." "Point," Brightwork mumbled. "Now get down from me," Midnight said. The lanky stallion shook his head. "No. Comfortable," Brightwork said, before closing his eye again.
[08:02] <Adagio> "In mild pain, which is great because by all accounts I should be dead, other than that just exhausted," she takes a drag from the smoke and breathes out once more the blueish grey smoke flowing through the air, "Been too long since I had to pull back to backs like that..."
[08:02] * Swoop twitches n mumbles in her sleep. "...nnn no... not the bees.. not the bees... they're getting in my eyes..."
[08:03] * Swept_Wing||GM chuckles a little.
[08:04] <Midnight_Runner> "Speaking of back to back," Brightwork spoke up, nuzzling against Midnight's neck and opening an eye to regard Adagio. "Curious as to what's in that little concoction of yours, or at least what it's supposed to do. Looks like Dash gone wild."
[08:04] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Back in the hangar, out of the 12 Vertibucks parked there, 6 of them appear to be flyable.
[08:04] * Blackout nods. "In hindsight might have been overkill." he jokes before turning and heading back to his rangers, issueing out orders and getting them into defensive positions.
[08:06] <Swept_Wing||GM>  All of the pilots also recognize their old birds.
[08:07] <Swoop> Gale looks over the birds that aren't flyable. "Hmm... The tail spar from that one... Rear stabilizers... Rotors from those two... I can salvage parts for the engines from this one..."
[08:07] <Swept_Wing||GM>  That is, except for Swift and Speed Stick, because they hadn't flown with the Steel Wings until now.
[08:08] * Adagio chuckles as she turns to look at Brightwork, "It's called Rainboom and I don't make it..." she takes another drag from the cigarette and flicks the ash free with a tap of one of her feathers, "also yes, it pretty much is 'Dash gone wild' as you put it, it blends Mintals and Dash together into a potent neurostimulant,"
[08:08] <Swept_Wing||GM> Dark Cloud nods. "Ayep, and yer probably gonna want th' rotor bearin's off this one."
[08:09] <Swoop> "Oh thank Celestia. Those ones we had were about to crack, if they aren't already."
[08:09] * Blackout radios to Swoop. "Status? Where are we at?"
[08:09] <Swept_Wing||GM> The burly mechanic nods. "I could hear 'em squeaking from my Vert when we were flyin' in."
[08:10] <Midnight_Runner> "Ah. I've never heard of it. Sounds like a fun ride," the stallion said with a shrug. He knew that drugs were useful at times...he himself carried a pair of Dash inhalers and some Buck pills, just in case of heavy emergency. "You need anything, you just ask me, alright?" he reminded her.
[08:10] <Swoop> Gale replies, "We've got some choice parts here, sir. Salvage shouldn't take much longer than half an hour. Forty-five minutes tops."
[08:11] <Blackout> "Outstanding, what about these verts above ground?"
[08:12] <Swoop> "I haven't had a chance to look at them yet. I was just about to, as soon as I got the team to work on the salvage."
[08:12] * Adagio smiles at Brightwork and nods before answering, "I should say the same I keep quite a... variety of useful things around if you have need,"
[08:13] * Blackout nods. "I can get some of the techs on it, you have thirty minutes in there. Out."
[08:13] <Midnight_Runner> "Ah. Careful...useful in a pinch, but...ah, who the heck am I to lecture. You're a big mare, you know all I'm gunna say. I've got a supply of Fixer and proper medicine back home if an addiction kicks in." Brightwork climbed down from Midnight and stretched a bit.
[08:14] <Swoop> Gale grumbles to herself, then sets the team to work before starting to check out the intact birds.
[08:14] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 is directing the pilots to begin stripping the Verts for the parts they needed. "Gale! Come with me." He says.
[08:14] <Swoop> Gale nods and follows.
[08:16] * Blackout trots over to Brightwork. "Status on the wounded?"
[08:16] * Adagio smiles and stands up placing her helm on its hook on her shoulder plate, "I could actually use a fixer in about an hour... maybe sooner depending on what stops I have to pull out next..." she takes the final drag from her cigarette before crushing it out and tossing the butt into an empty phial, "I'm not so sure we've seen the last of the fun for this op..."
[08:16] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 nods to her. "While they do that, lets get the flyable ones out onto the pads. We'll need to get the roof open first though."
[08:17] <Midnight_Runner> "I'll make a quick run back home once we're back at the tavern. Just be careful...a mutual friend of ours coped with a Dash addiction. She was not very fun afterwards." Brightwork shrugged. Midnight nodded as well. "Da. We still ahve to get out."
[08:18] <Swoop> Gale nods. "If the wheels aren't too bad on the doors, it shouldn't be too hard." She winces for a second as she walks.
[08:18] * Adagio chuckles and nods, "You obviously got the short version of my life," she turns to Blackout, "Anything I can do to help?"
[08:20] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 nods. "I'm hoping the power is still connected." He waves one of the Rangers over. "If not, we'll have to reconnect it or find the manual override."
[08:20] * Blackout nods. "Don't crash until later, and stay frosty, techs are finishing up at the hangars and with the verts up here."
[08:20] <Midnight_Runner> "I actually only got a very short overview. All I know is you're something special to my friend, same with this bucko here." Brightwork thumped Midnight on the flank as said stallion trotted away. "And she wanted me to take care of you two. And a few others around here."
[08:21] <Swoop> Gale rubs her side for a second. "If the power's out that's not a good sign for us."
[08:22] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 nods, trotting over to where the panel for the door controls was. "No it ain't..." He hits the button.
[08:23] <Blackout> One of the rangers trots over to 20/20. "What do you require?"
[08:23] <Swept_Wing||GM>  *CLICK* Nothing happens.
[08:23] <Swoop> "That figures."
[08:24] * Adagio 's expression hardens, "Understood," she turns and cracks a small grin despite herself, "Well you'll hear the full version sometime," she pops her helm back on and with a tap the helm connects with her armor once more, the displays activate and she checks them for hostiles,
[08:24] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 groans. "Well fuck." He looks over at the Ranger. "You mind coming with us to turn the power back on, so we can get these Verts out?"
[08:24] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight looked over in the hangar. They all seemed clustered around a door. "Stuck?" he asked, trotting inside. Brightwork nodded. "Perhaps over appletinis in the comfot of a very warm tavern. After tearful reunions and all that." He stood outside, but near the hangar, ready to run wherever needed.
[08:26] <Blackout> The ranger nods cocking his assault rifle. "Hell yea, it's what we live for." he looks at the other four soldiers. "Renegade four and five, you stay here." the two in question nods.
[08:27] <Midnight_Runner> "You want me to just kick the door open?" Midnight asked idly, spitting the cigarette butt on the ground and crushing it underhoof.
[08:27] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 looks over at Midnight_Runner. "It's the roof son."
[08:27] <Midnight_Runner> "Point being?" The stallion grinned.
[08:28] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 frowns. "Can you kick open a several-ton roof that's about 30 feet above you?"
[08:28] <Swoop> Gale rolls her eyes.
[08:28] <Swept_Wing||GM> "If you can, please do."
[08:28] <Blackout> The rangers just snort at that.
[08:28] <Midnight_Runner> "Nothing is impossible. We get all the rangers to stand on the roof and stomp hooves." Midnight looked up and shrugged. "If I had known we'd need them, I would have brought explosives."
[08:29] <Swoop> "And drop the roof on our brand new Vertibucks. I don't think so."
[08:29] <Blackout> The ranger in charge of the five looks at Midnight. "And then the roof caves in, we lose the verts. No. Overruled."
[08:30] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 nods in agreement.
[08:30] <Midnight_Runner> "It was more to blow the lock off, not to drop it down. Besides, you all have sticks up ass so far I can see it when you speak. Lighten up," the stallion said with a chuckle. "I'll go help get the power on."
[08:31] <Swoop> "Nice attitude... Let's get this over with."
[08:31] <Blackout> The ranger nods. "Right, where do we go?"
[08:32] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 sighs. "Alrighty then." He draws his pistol, a Desert Griffon chambered in .44 Magnum. "This way." He heads to a door set into one of the walls.
[08:33] <Midnight_Runner> "I'll just kinda stay out here then. Don't die!" Brightwork called out, leaning against the vertibuck outside. Midnight Runner chuckled and followed the power team.
[08:33] <Swoop> Gale follows, her own 10mm sidearm at ready.
[08:34] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Said door was locked tight.
[08:36] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The door also appears to be made of wood, which is rotting. It probably can be opened with a good solid buck.
[08:36] <Swoop> "So which one of you studly stallions wishes to open this for a lady?"
[08:37] <Midnight_Runner> "Allow me." Midnight runner turned around, planted his hooves against the door, then reeled back and bucked it hard, blasting it apart rather easily. "After you."
[08:37] <Swoop> She grins as she steps thru the door.
[08:38] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 rolls his eyes, chuckling. "Make enough noise why don't you."
[08:38] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Beyond the door is a narrow rusty staircase leading downwards at a steep angle.
[08:38] <Midnight_Runner> "Is what I do. You want stealth, you bring ninja."
[08:39] <Swoop> Gale pulls her pistol and starts to desend.
[08:39] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 follows, flicking on his flashlight.
[08:41] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The staircase groans dangerously as everypony makes their way down it. The only illumination comes from your flashlights, and the occassional flickering red light. As you descend, it gets steadily hotter.
[08:42] <Swoop> "Warmth... is that a good sign?"
[08:42] <Midnight_Runner> "I don't know. Not usually," Midnight said, quietly. "It might be Enclave camp." He swung his AK forward to rest against his chest.
[08:43] <Swoop> She blinks, then, "So somepony better armed can lead now."
[08:43] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 frowns. "Well, if the boilers were supposed to be operating 200 years later, then yes... but they aren't."
[08:44] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight nodded. In stark contrast to his loud buck of the door, he crouched a bit, and when he moved, it was quiet as the grave. Snowshoe had learned from a great teacher, when it came to sneaking. He quietly passed Swoop and pressed ahead.
[08:46] <Swept_Wing||GM>  As the pilots, PMC, and Ranger reach the bottom, they all notice steam venting from a rather large boiler down the hall from them. There's also something moving at the end of the hall.
[08:48] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The Ranger's rad meter is also clicking like a mo'fo'.
[08:48] <Blackout> The lead ranger halts. "Movement, twelve o'clock front." then tick tick tickety. "Major, this place is a fucking rad oven." another ranger comments.
[08:49] <Swoop> Gale points her weapon ahead.
[08:49] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight holds up his hoof for a moment, having seen the movement as well. He squints a bit, trying to determine what it is.
[08:49] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Midnight_Runner can make out what appears to be an equine shape moving. Most likely a ghoul or zombie given the rad levels.
[08:51] <Midnight_Runner> "Looks like it may be ghoul. I don't see silhouette of armour." He hadn't brought a geiger counter, which was a bad idea. "Don't know if it's friendly. Ranger, you don't have EFS in that brain bucket?"
[08:53] <Blackout> The ranger shakes his head. "Negative, just basic motion sensor and counter. I can solve this!" he calls out to it. "Yo!"
[08:54] <Midnight_Runner> The Stalliongrader nearly facehooves, but instead sticks his hoof through the hoofhole of his stock and bringing it to a shoulder, ready to grab the bit on his AK at any moment.
[08:55] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The shape at the end of the hall stops, turning to face the group. A raspy "Yo!" could be heard in return.
[08:55] <Swoop> "..Really? An unknown target in an enclosed space, and your idea is to get it's attention?"
[08:55] <Blackout> The rangers look at each other. "Huh..." goes one of them. Th lead speaks up again. "Yes, yes it is."
[08:56] <Swoop> "You're an idiot."
[08:56] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The ghoul starts coming down the hall towards them.
[08:56] <Blackout> The rangers all raise their weapons nearly in synch at the oncoming figure. "Halt, you have two feet to comply."
[08:56] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight is ready in case of any sign of hostility. "What's your name, tovarisch?"
[08:57] <Swoop> "Have you NEVER seen a ghoul before?? Shoot it!"
[08:58] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The ghoul halts. The tattered remains of a ground crew uniform hung from his body. "Corporal Pacer." He rasps.
[08:58] <Midnight_Runner> "My best friend is a ghoul," Midnight grunted.
[08:58] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 glares at Gale. "Stand down Lance Corporal."
[08:58] <Swoop> Gale edges her way to the back of thr group, eyes never leaving the shambling corpse.
[08:58] <Blackout> The lead ranger seethes out at Gale. "Shutup." he says simply before turning back to the encoming ghoul.
[08:59] <Midnight_Runner> "Corporal?" Midnight looked back at the actual soldiers. "Not my department, usually. I am just a PMC. Midnight Runner." He relaxed his rifle a bit. "What're you still doing here, Corporal?"
[09:05] <Blackout> The lead ranger looks at the ghoul. "Corporal Pacer, pleased to meet you. I'm Major Reverie."
[09:07] <Blackout> To note the other four rangers haven't lowered their weapons in the least, faces expressionless under their combat masks.
[09:07] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The ghoul salutes. "Pleasure meeting you sir. What brings you down here?"
[09:09] <Blackout> The lead ranger, now identified as Reverie considers. "Well, I would have to ask you the same corporal." he returns the salute sharply. "The generators, we need to turn them on." he pauses. "What year is it?
[09:11] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The Corporal blinks. "I... don't know." He looks around. "I've been here so long... The others all went insane a while ago..." He looks back up at Reverie. "Oh? The generators? They're just around the corner."
[09:12] <Blackout> Reverie nods. "Are you alone down here now?"
[09:12] <Swoop> Gale wimpers. "I... insane? As in... ffffffffferal?"
[09:13] <Blackout> Reverie looks expressionlessly at 20/20. "Get her focused up. Also, make sure you suck down any radaway you have, pop radx too. It's all in your kits."
[09:13] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Pacer shakes his head. "The others are... around. Not sure where they are though..."
[09:13] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight looked over his shoulder at Gale. "As in raving mad. Get yourself together, is just ghoul."
[09:14] <Swoop> Gale's eys are pinpricks.
[09:14] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 nods, nudging Gale. "You heard the Major, or do you want to head back up?"
[09:14] <Blackout> Reverie nods. "Alright corporal. Tell you what, want to come with us? I can't leave you here, and I think you could use some friends."
[09:14] <Swoop> Gale doesn't move.
[09:16] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight lowers his rifle and shakes his head. He keys his radio and talks to Brightwork. "I am in need of radiation drugs," he said quietly. "Roger dodger. I'll be at the top of teh stairs, come on over." "I'll be right back," Midnight said, turning and heading up for a moment.
[09:16] * Adagio continues her rounds and checks her EFS on occasion, so far everything is quiet, she takes a moment to adjust her knives for ease of release and settles into a somewhat random patrol route,
[09:17] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Pacer nods. "That would be much appriciated sir."
[09:18] <Blackout> Reverie laughs. "Outstanding, welcome back to active service." he comms on the radio. "All units, be advised that a new member has joined the team."
[09:18] <Midnight_Runner> "Oh! New ponies!" Brightwork asid over the radio, hoofing over some extra stuff to Midnight, who turned and went back downstairs. "He cute?" Brightwork asked casually, going to sit on a tool cabinet.
[09:18] * Swept_Wing||GM comms back. "Who is he?"
[09:20] <Blackout> "Corporal Pacer." Rev responds simply.
[09:21] <Swept_Wing||GM> "Corporal Pacer? You've gotta be /shittin'/ me! He was the head of our ground crew!"
[09:21] <Blackout> Several rangers flood the comm at Brightwork. "Oh yes! You have no idea!"
[09:22] <Blackout> One more pipes up. "Seeeeeeeeew hhhhhaaaaaawwwwwt."
[09:22] <Midnight_Runner> "Cool stuff," the medic responded, grinning brightly and lounging back on the tool cabinet, looking up at the ceiling. Midnight was about to key his radio, then grinned and shook his head, waiting to see what would happen.
[09:23] * Adagio pauses for a moment at that, paying a bit more attention to her radio she remembers that Swept is from before the world ended... well then...
[09:23] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Pacer rolls his eyes. "Well, let's not dilly-dally. This way sirs." He turns back down the hallway, heading towards the generators.
[09:24] <Blackout> Reverie hushes them. "Indeed Swept, another to add to Blackout's army." he follows after Pacer.
[09:24] <Swoop> Gale blinks, then nervously follows after the ghoul. "he's not gonna kill me he's not gonna kill me..."
[09:25] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight Runner slipped the rifle back over his, well, back, and followed along after the others. Brightwork looked over at Adagio. "So. Come here often?" he asked with a grin.
[09:26] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 nudges Gale along. "It's fine Corporal."
[09:26] <Blackout> Reverie comms to Adagio. "Hey Adagio, apparently there are lots of ferals roundabout here. Keep an eye out." he looks back at Gale. "You're becoming a liability, if you can't handle the fact that he is still a pony get the hell topside." he says gruffly thinking of his own experience and how it brought anger to him.
[09:27] <Swoop> Gale jumps at the touch, but relaxes when she see's who touched her.
[09:27] <Adagio> "First time for everything," she chuckles, "Sounds like a new addition to the group..." she looks around thankfully her grin is hidden by the helm she wore, she listens into the radio, "Heard, acknowledged and understood,
[09:27] <Adagio> *"
[09:29] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Pacer rounds the corner, turning left and trotting into what was obviously the generator room. "Sit tight, one of these /might/ explode."
[09:29] <Midnight_Runner> "Hmm. Ferals. I hate fighting them...it's such a pity. I know so many nice ghouls." Brightwork shrugged. "How're you feeling? The potions work well?" he asked. Down below, Midnight chuckled. "Oh, pleasant."
[09:30] <Blackout> The rangers shrug. "Meh, at least we die warm."
[09:31] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The ghoul goes about flipping breaker switches on, eventually reaching the master. "Here we go!" He flips it, and the room thrums to life, all of the generators spinning up, without exploding!
[09:32] * Adagio stretches a bit and quickly checks range of motion, "Potions do the job fast and dirty..." she chuckles, "But they work, I'll be fine once everything is all said and done," she reaches up to her helm and once again removes a canister from her helm replacing it with the last similarly marked canister she had on her bandoleers, "Hmm, I'm going to need some more of these soon..."
[09:32] <Swoop> Gale's eyes dart around as the lights come back on. "Oh... Oh good...."
[09:32] <Blackout> Reverie breaths a sigh of relief. "Oh good, I wasn't particularly happy about a fiery death... let's get back topside."
[09:32] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Oustide, the rest of the team can see the runway lights flicker to life.
[09:33] <Midnight_Runner> "Yay, I am not exploded." Midnight deadpanned with a smile. Topside, Brightwork nodded. "Sorry, I packed unusually light. I didn't expect...well, half of this. So, on a nicer topic. How'd you and my buddy Snowshoe meet, anyways? This crazy magical tavern of yours?" Brightwork asked, polishing his right hoof on his barding and examining it.
[09:33] * Blackout chuckles. "Good job Renegade. Now get topside asap. I don't like this, way to quiet right now."
[09:33] * Adagio watches as the runway lights illuminate the area, well at least things were looking up, no raiders, no more enclave, and from the sounds of things a new member and more birds to take back... home?
[09:34] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Topside, Adagio's EFS suddenly explodes with red bars. There's too many to count.
[09:35] <Adagio> "Tavern makes a lot of things possible... I'd be dead if it weren't for Blackout, and I'd still be in stasis if it weren't for Snowshoe, Blackout and the rangers,"
[09:35] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 nods. "Agreed." He turns, trotting off back down the hallway.
[09:36] <Blackout> All the rangers follow after 20/20, still sweeping for hostiles, Reverie turns to Pacer. "Let's go corporal."
[09:36] <Swoop> Gale follows 20/20 closely.
[09:36] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Pacer nods, grabbing a pistol from the top of one of the generators, following after Reverie.
[09:37] * Adagio and as soon as she finishes her trip down memory lane she keys her comms as her EFS explodes with contacts, " Everyone! Look alive we've got hostiles inbound!  I can't separate them on EFS," she quickly starts to hover, leaving herself free to engage,
[09:38] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Feral screams could be heard coming from the northeastern end of the base, where the main hangars were.
[09:38] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight got ready to go, turning to follow Pacer and the others. Brightwork, topside, smiled at Adagio. "Yeah, I can imagine. Can't wa-" he cut off when she shouted. He quickly got up and got his machinegun ready, looking around and hearing the ferals scream. "Come and get us..." Brightwork mumbled.
[09:39] <Blackout> Nearby from Adagio one of the machine guns can be heard spitting out lead furiously. "Contacts! CONTACTS FUCKING EVERYWHERE!" one of the rangers topside yells into the comm over the gunfire.
[09:39] * Adagio turns to face the hangers and leaves Brightwork to cover her ass, "You know, I'd be surprised but this just seems to be my luck..."
[09:40] * Swoop jerks awake. "Huh? Wha.."
[09:41] <Swept_Wing||GM>  A huge horde of feral ghouls is charging across the runway, headed straight for them.
[09:41] <Blackout> Reverie continues upward. "Great, 20/20, we are dead short on time, grab what you can and get those verts airborne."
[09:42] * Swoop looks around. "What's goin on?"
[09:42] * Blackout is with the thirteen still combat capable rangers topside, "Wow. I'm really glad I live in Moosecow, because this is normal. HAHAH!" the entire line of rangers opens up.
[09:42] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 nods. "Yessir! PILOTS! GET TO YOUR VERTS!" He yells, bursting out of the stairwell. "MOVE!"
[09:42] <Midnight_Runner> "Damn right, mine too." Brightwork spots the crowd on the horizon and grabs the bit, not firing just yet. Once they got close, he let loose. Long, but controlled, bursts as the Rangers arrived. "Go! I'll cover!" he shouted. Midnight ran past for the verts.
[09:43] * Swept_Wing||GM pulls Swoop onto his back. "We're moving, now!" He sprinted for his Vertibuck.
[09:44] * Adagio chuckles and speaks to Brightwork, "You see that group over there?  Hit them with everything we can't let them get to the verts," she lifts her left hoof and sighs, what's one more addiction...she twists and mashes the button next to the injection rig, shortly a combination of Stampede and Buck were coursing through her, "Don't worry if you wing me either,"
[09:44] <Blackout> Reverie and the other four rangers move and join the other thirteen in the line. Blackout comms over the shit. "Get the wounded onboard now. If you have to don't wait for us."
[09:44] * Swoop erfs. "Ow! Careful!"
[09:45] <Midnight_Runner> "Aye aye, honey." Brightwork adjusts his aim and doesn't let off. The massive M240B rattled out, seeming to have unending ammo. First, Do No Harm was more of a suggestion at this point. "I'll try not to. Snowshoe'd kick my dick." Midnight nodded to Blackout, heading to grab one of the wounded.
[09:45] <Swept_Wing||GM> Dark looks up from where he's attempting to put the new rotor mount on Swoop's Vert, the final repair he needed to make. "Oh, /shit!/" He leaps off, making for his Vert as 20/20 joined him.
[09:46] * Swoop looks over at her Vert. "Tell me it's fixed..."
[09:46] * Adagio takes a moment to let the drugs take hold and races into the oncoming mob, without a care in the world she lashes out at every moving thing in the mob within hoofs reach, "Oh it's great to have wings!" she takes to the air and comes crashing back down,
[09:47] <Blackout> It can probably be assumed the rangers in their positions are having a field day. This was their element anyways.
[09:48] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork kept shooting, the brass accumulating at his hooves, while Midnight got one of the wounded officers from the sniper into the vert.
[09:48] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Massive amounts of the horde are cut down by the Rangers' fire, but yet more still came. They're a mere 50 yards away now.
[09:49] * Blackout nickers over comms. "Oh why oh why does it seem everywhere we go it's just like home in some way or form!"
[09:49] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The rest of the pilots leapt into the newly aquired Verts, Pacer slamming the roof controls. It swung open with a screech.
[09:50] * Swoop grunts. "Swept, get me in my Vert..."
[09:50] <Blackout> Several rangers start tossing pipe bombs into the oncoming crowd, a few others shoot grenadelaunchers in a plea to thin the oncoming bumrush.
[09:52] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork starts back toward the verts as Midnight climbs aboard one, using it to stabilize his fire as he adds to the mix. Brightwork didn't let up, despite the fact he knew it was going to warp the barrel something fierce.
[09:52] * Swept_Wing||GM straps Swoop in before powering up. "Blackout! get your Rangers on board!"
[09:53] <Blackout> The rangers stand and slowly start to retreat, all cohesively moving so that everyone is covered and reloads are synched. "On our way..."
[09:53] * Swoop goes thru the startup. "Where's Gale??"
[09:54] <Swept_Wing||GM> "She was with 20/20 and the Major last I heard."
[09:55] <Swoop> "Shit... okay... Starting rotors!"
[09:55] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20 lifts off, spraying the oncoming horde with his 20mm.
[09:55] <Blackout> Reverie comms. "Gale is with 20/20... she would be fetal position right now if she saw this coming our way." he says calmly as he fires away.
[09:56] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The horde slows, but only momentairly. There's so many of them.
[09:56] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork stopped firing to climb onto one of the verts before it took off. He chose poorly...number 9. He set himself in the rear door, firing at the horde to cover for the others.
[09:56] <Swoop> Gale is...
[09:56] * Swoop prays the engines don't explode as she throttles up. "Arm weapons and hose the zombies!"
[09:57] <Swept_Wing||GM> Steel 4 though 7 lift off with no problems, tearing out of the hangar, with much protesting from the aged engines. Steel 9, however, stalls.
[09:58] <Blackout> The rangers are getting closer to the verts remaining topside. "Ten... meters... away..." one of the rangers comments. Somehow all of them are relatively calm under such shit conditions."
[09:58] <Blackout> *no "
[09:58] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The rotor mounting screeches horribly on Swoop's Vert, but stays on.
[09:58] <Swoop> "Fuck... Stay together damnit.."
[09:59] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork grunts as he hears the vert stall. Not good. He can feel the heat rising from his 240B, and knew he would have to let up soon, even though his ammo supply was still probably fine.
[09:59] <Swept_Wing||GM> "Come on, come on! Get here!"
[10:00] <Blackout> "Renegade, you're on first, Outlaw, we follow." Blackout instructs. The ten rangers from Renegade back into the vert slowly, still firing away.
[10:02] * Swept_Wing||GM is at full idle, one nugde of the throttle and he'b be in the air.
[10:03] <Blackout> The pilots inside Steel 9 curse vehemently. "Fuck... Fuckfuckfuck stalling." they frantically try to get the bird under control.
[10:03] * Swoop lifts off and opens up at the rushing hoard.
[10:03] <Swept_Wing||GM>  On their second try, Steel 9's engines start up. Yay!
[10:04] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork looked over his shoulder. "Any time now, honey!" he called out to the pilot. "Running out of ammo and barrel strength here..." he mumbled, looking back and pouring on the fire again. Eventually, 400 rounds had been poured out and the bolt slammed shut on nothing...right as the engines start.
[10:05] * Adagio is still engaged the stampede pumping through her giving her the strength to keep fighting and ignore the pain to fight on, just keep fighting till they're clear...
[10:05] <Blackout> Renegade element finally boards, but now the horde is mixed in with the remaining soldiers of Outlaw. "Fuck! Free for all it to the vert!" at this point it's hoof to hoof and knives intermixed with gunfire as the remaining rangers fight towards their ride.
[10:06] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The horde reaches them right as Steel 9 and Swoop lift off. Swept is still on the ground, pouring his .50 cals into the horde as they swarmed towards him. "GET ON!"
[10:06] * Swoop grunts as she lets loose all of her rockets into the horde. "Suck explosion deadheads!!"
[10:06] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork grunted. He hadn't expected to need this much ammo or gear. He flopped against the wall of their vert as they took off, closing his eyes. Midnight was in one of the other airborne Verts, reloading his rifle. "That was fun," he said, not over radio.
[10:07] * Blackout yells into his comm. "Easy said than DONE LT!" he says as he and the last ranger dive into the vert. "Gogogogogogo."
[10:07] <Swept_Wing||GM>  KABOOM! Lots of gooey zombie bits go flying int the air!
[10:08] * Swoop giggles/
[10:08] <Swoop> "Oh that was awesome!"
[10:08] * Swept_Wing||GM punches the fuck out of the throttle, lifting off. Something leaps towards the Vert, hooves grabbing onto the ramp.
[10:08] <Blackout> Swift and Speed Stick both breath sighs of relief as their vert gains altitude. "St-steel 9 is away."
[10:09] <Blackout> Reverie looks down at whatever it is. "Should I shoot it? Or ask if it is friendly?"
[10:10] * Adagio flows from strike to strike, calm even through the mounting rage, the flow of combat seemed simple really, the crowd around her thinned but still coming,
[10:10] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork trotted up to the front of the vert, shaking off his battlesaddle with a thump. "You two are awesome," he said with a smile, kissing both the pilots on the cheek.
[10:10] <Swept_Wing||GM>  It's Pacer. He pulls himself onto the ramp, rolling onto his back with a groan.
[10:10] <Blackout> That causes two flailing pilots. "Gah! BUAAAAAAQAAAA!"
[10:11] <Blackout> Reverie smiles. "Glad I didn't shoot corporal, how the heck did we almost leave you?" he says pulling the ghoul to a seat easily.
[10:11] <Midnight_Runner> "Try not to crash, coulda done worse," Brightwork said, giggling nonetheless. He trotted back and sat down next to his battlesaddle, examining his 240B. As suspected, the barrel was insanely warped. He sighed and shook his head.
[10:11] <Swoop> "Are we fucking leaving yet?"
[10:12] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Pacer shrugs. "Thanks for not shooting me though."
[10:12] * Swept_Wing||GM comes back around, swooping low. "We still gotta pick up Adagio."
[10:13] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The rest of the Verts are doing strafing runs on the ghoul horde.
[10:13] <Swoop> "I'll get her then!" She turns toward the last place she saw Adagio.
[10:13] * Blackout nods. "All units, we are RTB, I repeat, RTB. We'll be back later if neccesary." he speaks to Adagio. "Hey wreckingball, we are leaving, need a ride?" he teases lightly.
[10:14] <Blackout> Reverie nods. "You're welcome Pacer."
[10:14] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork edged up front again, leaning into the front of the Vert. He looked out the window at the strafing runs, then asked the most important question of all. "So. Why do they call this the cockpit?"
[10:14] * Adagio is lost to the drugs all she sees are the red bars on her display, the momentum she'd gained with her headlong rush long since spent, through the comms only the occasional grunt or feral growl can be heard over the crash of blows,
[10:15] <Blackout> One of the pilots looks back at Brightwork, helmet visor down. He maintains a completely straight face. "We don't ask questions like that."
[10:16] <Swoop> "Adagio, it's Swoop, where the fuck are you?"
[10:16] <Swept_Wing||GM> "Roger that." He pulls back up, ramp closing as he pulled away. His HUD was indicating something large above and to the north. "Steel Wings, form up on me! Standard combat wing, we're not out of this thing yet."
[10:16] <Midnight_Runner> "You don't, but I do~" Meanwhile, Midnight runner keyed the radio. "Adagio. Train is leaving. Snowshoe is waiting back at the tavern."
[10:16] * Blackout considers. "What the hell is Adagio on?"
[10:17] <Blackout> The two pilots groan.
[10:19] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork giggled. "Nothing wrong with a little colt cuddling, you two." He keyed the radio after hearing Blackout speak. "Some unholy amalgamation of drugs. Given her disposition right now, I'd guess something like Rage is with it."
[10:20] * Blackout comms to Swoop. "Just a thought, but that's a flying tank, keep your distance until Agadio actually responds."
[10:21] <Swoop> "Yeah yeah... Adagio respond damit! We gotta get outta here!"
[10:22] * Adagio vaguely registers that something is happening and pushes the incoherent rage down, "What.. was... that... again?" she manages to comm through the continuing fight, "Got a... bit... involved."
[10:23] <Adagio> the simmering undercurrent of rage held in check is evident in her voice,
[10:23] <Blackout> "Yea. We were trying to get the hell out of here. Care to join us?"
[10:23] <Midnight_Runner> "Free booze at the Tavern. Oh, and Snowshoe's waiting," Midnight Runner repeated over the radio. Brightwork smiled a bit, hoping it would work, still half-leaning into the cockpit of Steel 9.
[10:23] <Swoop> "I said we're getting tha fuck outta dodge! Get aboard, I'm right above you!"
[10:24] * Adagio twists around and jumps free of the melee, "Yeah, just... let me burn this off with a bit of flying, I'll... catch up."
[10:25] * Adagio shakes her head as she starts pumping her wings for altitude, "You really don't want me in an enclosed space right now Blackout,"
[10:26] * Blackout nods. "Roger... just make sure you don't burn out in flight."
[10:26] * Swept_Wing||GM chimes in. "Have her follow us up. We're headed back out over Seaddle."
[10:26] * Swoop swings away, remembering the last time she was hopped up on... something. "Steel 8, falling in."
[10:27] <Adagio> "Got it, I'll let you know when I'm safe to come aboard,"
[10:27] <Midnight_Runner> "Why are we headed back over Seaddle?" Bright asked over the radio, still looking out the windshield. It was pretty cool to fly, hence why he was still hanging out there.
[10:27] <Blackout> Steel 9 comms in. "All mechanical issues seem to be rectified... Steel 9 falling in."
[10:28] <Swept_Wing||GM> "Roger. Standard combat formation, HUD is indicating something large up ahead. Watch yourselves."
[10:28] <Blackout> Reverie looks over at Pacer. "Welcome back to the fray." he chuckles lightly.
[10:29] <Swoop> "Steel 1, be advised... I'm down to a third on fuel. Fucking crash burned up most of it..."
[10:29] <Swept_Wing||GM> Pacer laughs. "I was never a pilot, I just kept the Verts maintained on the ground."
[10:29] <Blackout> Speed Stick looks back at Bright. "You micht want to strap in. Just a suggestion."
[10:30] * Blackout comms in. "Swept, if we can, get us out of here. We really don't need another sluggerfest with all the wounded."
[10:30] <Midnight_Runner> "And miss the fun up here, and being able to congratulate you two again on great flying?" Brightwork playfully made as if to kiss Speed Stick, instead ducking back and doing just that.
[10:30] <Swept_Wing||GM> "Roger that Steel 8. Keep it tight. Steel Wings, angle away at 3-1-0 degrees."
[10:31] <Blackout> Speed Stick shakes his head and returns to flying. Swift just laughs at him.
[10:32] <Midnight_Runner> "You two amuse me. Mares'll make out with each other all the time. Stallions shy away from it. Wussies," Brightwork mused. On his Vert, Midnight strapped in as well, in case things got ugly.
[10:35] <Blackout> Speed Stick counter muses. "It is generally more socially acceptable for some reason. Mares start making out and stallions tend to drool. Adversely speaking for stallions, tends to be not so much." Well damn that was intelligent sounding.
[10:36] <Swoop> "I wonder if I still have that daisy cutter..."
[10:36] <Midnight_Runner> "Dunno. Never had enough time to test. Tell ya what, we land, me and you, we find a mare. We will test this. For Science. Don't worry, I'm a good kisser," Brightwork said with a smirk. All the while, he floated his battlesaddle over and got to work diassembling the MG to get the barrel out.
[10:37] <Swept_Wing||GM>  As the flight of 9 Vertibuck break away from the fog around Seaddle, they find out exactly what the large thing was. There's a single Raptor over the city.
[10:37] <Swept_Wing||GM>  Swoop does still have her Daisy Cutter.
[10:37] <Blackout> Speed gapes at it. "Fuck that. Fuck that. FUCK THAT!"
[10:37] * Swoop looks out the front winshield... "Well fuck."
[10:38] <Midnight_Runner> "Cool," Bright said with a grin, having never seen one. Midnight, for his part, grunted.
[10:38] <Blackout> Blackout stares out at it. "Swept... remember back when we engaged those Raptors back in the day?"
[10:38] * Swept_Wing||GM frowns intensely. "Steel Wings, don't you DARE break formation."
[10:39] <Swept_Wing||GM> "I sure do Captain."
[10:39] <Midnight_Runner> "What's that thing? Looks pretty badass," Brightwork asked casually. It clicked in after a moment. "Oh. Oh shit. Isn't that Enclave?"
[10:40] * Swept_Wing||GM makes some adjustments. "Steel Wings, break hard left on my mark."
[10:40] * Blackout shakes his head. "Swept... I don't want to see them burning. Can we... no..." he stays quiet for a minute. "We are RTB... do not engage."
[10:40] <Swoop> "It is indeed Enclave." She preps to bank.
[10:40] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The Raptor is off to the right, btw.
[10:40] <Blackout> Steel 9 preps to bank.
[10:41] * Adagio is keeping pace with the formation and catches the chatter at about the same time she spots the raptor, "So... one more distraction," the rage in her voice much weaker than before she just sounds tired, "I've got it if you need it..."
[10:42] <Swept_Wing||GM> "...MARK!" Swept rolls his Vert over on its side, pulling a lot of Gs as he lead his formation away.
[10:42] <Blackout> "Negative. No engaging it. Make it on the charts. I don't want to see more deaths today, not to mention command may want... nevermind..."
[10:42] * Swoop banks hard.
[10:42] <Blackout> Steel 9 banks hard as well, Brightwork better be strapped in.
[10:43] * Adagio continues following the formation, "Roger..."
[10:43] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork was, and ended up pressed against the side. "Probably for the best we avoid that sucker."
[10:44] <Blackout> Swift comms. "I... I wonder if I know any of them..."
[10:44] <Swept_Wing||GM>  There's a terrible screech from the rotor mount of Swoop's Vertibuck as it sheared in half.
[10:45] <Swoop> "Aww fuck not again..."
[10:45] <Midnight_Runner> The lanky unicorn in the back shook his head. "Best not to think about that," he said quietly, not over comms.
[10:45] * Swoop unhooks from her harness as her vert starts to tumble. "Gotta get out..."
[10:46] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The rotor goes flying off, tearing through the cockpit.
[10:47] <Blackout> Speed comms. "Shit... there goes your mounting Swoop. Get the fuck out."
[10:47] * Adagio watches as Swoop's Vertibuck starts to fall, with a grunt she flaps harder to close the distance, she comms, "How many on board?"
[10:48] * Swoop dodges the rotor somehow. "FUCK! None! Get out of here!" She climbs to the rear hatch and dives out seconds before it craters.
[10:49] * Swept_Wing||GM watches the Vertibuck explode as it impacts the ground. "Swoop! Report!"
[10:49] * Blackout looks worried of his ass. He really didn't want to lose any more ponies today. Not to mention watching one of the advanced vert explode made him queesy.
[10:49] <Adagio> "Can you keep up or do you need a hoof?"
[10:49] * Swoop flaps slowly, gliding to the ground. "I'm still breathing..."
[10:50] * Adagio says as she peels off,
[10:50] <Blackout> Swift pipes in. "Plenty of room in Steel 9."
[10:50] <Swept_Wing||GM> "Roger. Steel 9, you pick her up."
[10:50] <Midnight_Runner> "Yup. Nice and cozy in here," Brightwork said over comms. He got up and unhooked himself, trotting toward the back to help Swoop in case she was injured.
[10:51] <Blackout> Steel 9 breaks formation and descends, hovering about twenty feet above the ground, opening the rear hatch near the ground.
[10:51] * Swoop climbs in. "Ugh.. crashed the same Vert twice in one day... Gotta be a record."
[10:52] * Adagio radios, "I'm getting in as well,"
[10:52] <Midnight_Runner> "Way to go, babe." Brightwork chuckled and helped Swoop in. "You hurt?"
[10:52] * Swept_Wing||GM chuckles. "Nah, 20/20 did it three times, remember?"
[10:52] <Swoop> "Oh yeah... I'll beat you yet 20."
[10:52] <Swept_Wing||GM> 20/20: "Bah! Shuddup LT."
[10:53] <Blackout> Blackout chimes in. "No worries, Swept got killed my a twelve year old."
[10:53] <Blackout> *by
[10:53] <Adagio> 5
[10:53] * Swept_Wing||GM rolls his eyes. "Luck shot." He grumbles.
[10:53] <Swoop> "...I don't wanna... Let's just go."
[10:54] <Swept_Wing||GM> Lucky*]
[10:54] <Blackout> Steel 9 waits for Adagio. "Sure, get in." Swift comms to Adagio.
[10:55] * Adagio flaps her wings enough to get into the vertibuck before gripping the nearest empty seat strapping in and...
[10:56] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork looked over at Adagio. "You alright?" he asked. "Not hurt?"
[10:57] * Swoop straps in and slumps. "Swept. I need a vacation..."
[10:59] * Swept_Wing||GM chuckles. "We all need a vacation. I'm putting in for R&R for the whole squad when we get back. Now form up Steel 9, we're outta here."
[10:59] * Adagio holding onto consciousness just that little bit longer she looks over at Brightwork, "Probably... dunno," after she made sure her weapons and harness were secure she promptly passes out, the crash from the drugs she'd been using wiping out what energy she had left, Brightwork can see numerous cuts bites and the occasional missing armor plate,
[10:59] <Blackout> Steel 9's rear hatch slides shut and it slower starts to regain altitude and rejoin the rest of the flight.
[11:00] <Adagio> however nothing looked life threatening, her armor and enhanced state keeping her from any truly damaging injury's
[11:00] <Swept_Wing||GM>  The flight of Vertibucks roar back towards Moosecow, arriving back without any other incidents.
[11:02] * Blackout comms to the entire group. "Well, that was interesting. Once we land you are all dismissed for a shower and sleep, debriefs can wait for a few hours. Hoorah?"
[11:02] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork chuckled softly. He looked her over, then checked her eyes to make sure nothing was wrong. "You'll be fine. Gunna be out for like...ever. But you'll make it."
[11:03] * Swoop climbs out of the landed Vert and sighs. "I miss my ship..."
[11:03] <Blackout> Swift comments to Swoop. "I miss mine. Tell me about it."
[11:03] * Swept_Wing||GM sets down, powering down and trotting down the ramp, Golden next to him.
[11:04] * Swoop just walks away from the Verts.
[11:04] * Blackout hops out of the now landed vert and starts to attend to all the wounded. Ground crew rushing forward, including techs and ponies from the medical corps.
[11:04] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight Runner stretched and stepped out of his Vert as soon as they touched down. Brightwork stood and set his battlesaddle back on. "I need a shower. I need new clothes. And I need an armoury, my gun's fucked."
[11:05] * Swept_Wing||GM trots after Swoop. "Sis! Wait up a sec!"
[11:05] * Swoop slows but doesn't stop. "Swept, that all sucked. There was nothing about it that didn't suck."
[11:06] <Blackout> Blackout pauses looking at Swoop and Swept, but decides to let them work it out, inevitibly it would make its way to his desk regardless.
[11:06] * Adagio comes around just long enough to get her harness undone and stagger back to a bunk, surprisingly it was even the one Blackout had set aside for her, with a tap, pop, and hiss, her helm came free and she was asleep somewhat comfortably in moments,
[11:07] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork and Midnight stood around, looking a bit awkward. "So. What happens to us PMCs now?" Midnight questioned out loud, mostly directed to nearby Blackout.
[11:08] * Blackout looks at Midnight and Brightwork. "Either sleep, restock, shower, rest, look around, fuck, or head back to the tavern, busy with wounded here."
[11:08] * Swept_Wing||GM has a concerned look over his face. "I know it did Swoop, but there's nothing I could have done about it."
[11:08] * Swoop sighs. "So whatcha need? I'm bound for a nap or thirty."
[11:09] <Midnight_Runner> The two nodded. Midnight trotted off to find an armoury to gift the army the Big Fuckoff Cannon (tm) that he was still hauling. Brightwork for his part trotted over to Blackout and got to work helping the wounded as well.
[11:10] <Swept_Wing||GM> "I just wanted to make sure you were okay. I was terrified when I saw the rotor go through your cockpit."
[11:10] * Blackout is stooped over one ranger who looks all sorts of fucked up. "Shhhh... shhhhh it's ok now..." he says as he works.
[11:10] <Swoop> "Yeah, I'm fine. It missed me."
[11:11] <Midnight_Runner> "Y'all kicked some ass down there," Brightwork commented idly as he worked as well, using magic for the hardest wounds, and more mundane stuff on the non-life threatening stuff. "By the by, where's the medical wing/ I need to borrow some things."
[11:11] <Swept_Wing||GM> Provy is leaning against one of the Verts, shaking.
[11:12] <Blackout> "Further inside the facility and your card won't get you in there. Storage is stocked."
[11:12] <Swoop> "Close encounters come with the job, right?"
[11:12] <Blackout> Reverie trots over to Proverb. "Provy."
[11:13] * Swept_Wing||GM nods, giving Swoop a quick hug. "Good, now go get some rest, okay? I'll see if I can set you up with a new Vert."
[11:13] <Midnight_Runner> "I just need some basic stuff, like Fixer. I'm...concerned for your little wreckingball, ace in the hole," Brightwork explained, tying off a bandage on a wounded ranger's leg and helping him to stand. "She always push herself that hard?"
[11:14] * Swoop nods and hugs back, then trots off.
[11:14] <Swept_Wing||GM> Provy eeps. She's hurt, scared, and shaking. Yay Provy!
[11:14] * Blackout looks at Brightwork. "Some things are classified. I didn't know she was going to drug up like that. Which I'm going to have to hop on her ass about inevitibly."
[11:15] <Blackout> Reverie pauses. "It's... it's me... Willpower?" he takes off his mask and helmet.
[11:15] * Swept_Wing||GM turns back to the rest of his squad, dismissing them for the evening, except for 20/20.
[11:16] <Midnight_Runner> "I'm a doctor, not a spy. What I saw out there? She keeps that up, she'll rip herself apart." His work done the lanky stallion stretched and stood up. "I might not know her, but she's something special to my best mare, and hell, just professionally I'd be concerned." He waited to get an escort to the medical wing.
[11:16] <Swept_Wing||GM> Provy meeps. She's staring, wide-eyed at Pacer, who's chatting with one of the ground cerw members.
[11:18] <Blackout> "I can't tell you... I'm sorry." Soon enough two guards in security armor trot up to Brightwork. "Off you go."
[11:19] * Swoop trots to her bunk and drops dead asleep.
[11:19] * Swoop (IceChat9@Pony-mhr5m2.ph.cox.net) Quit (Quit: I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.)
[11:19] <Blackout> Reverie looks between Proverb and Pacer. "Don't worry about him Provy, he's fine. Let me bandage you up."
[11:20] <Midnight_Runner> "Bah. I'll respect that though." Brightwork retrieved the aviators he'd brought on the op from inside his barding and flicked them on. "Glad I was able to be of help. You need anything, drop a line with Snowshoe. She'll get a hold of me." With that, he followed the guards to the medical wing. After gathering some stuff, he went to find Adagio, with the guard's help. Meanwhile...
[11:20] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight Runner trotted back out to where they'd landed, looking around idly. He was just kind of resting in his own way, before finding a way back to the tavern.
[11:21] <Blackout> Blackout heads off with the medical ponies and the wounded, then he had to start prepping AARs.
[11:21] <Swept_Wing||GM> Provy nods slowly. Her leg is bleeding, which seems to be where her most serious injury is.
[11:22] <Blackout> Reverie takes out his kit and starts to administer first aid. "Still a tough mare I see." he jokes as he works.
[11:23] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight stood near the vert, looking at Reverie and Proverb, then at Pacer, then he retrieved a cigarette. He lit it and looked up at the sky, contemplating his place in the universe. Just kidding. The only thing in his mind was thoughts of a normal day.
[11:24] <Swept_Wing||GM> Provy nods, giggling a little. "Y-yeah, I suppose I am."
[11:24] <Blackout> Reverie smiles. "Indeed. Glad to see you're ok." he says finishing with his work before giving her a friendly hug.
[11:25] * Swept_Wing||GM and 20/20 were going around, assessing damage, and piling all of the parts that they had gotten in a pile at the center of the hangar to be sorted tomorrow.
[11:25] <Midnight_Runner> Midnight trotted over to the group near the vert. "Anything I can help with?" he asked, not wanting to feel useless.
[11:26] <Swept_Wing||GM> Provy hugs the big pony back! "You too Willpower~"
[11:26] <Blackout> Mental image. Awesome. Reverie releases the small mare shortly. "If you need anything let me know."
[11:27] <Midnight_Runner> Meanwhile, Brightwork had found Adagio's room. He walked in and found her asleep. He gently nudged her to see if she would wake, but he was smarter than to force her up. Her body had taken incredible strain, and his treatments could wait.
[11:28] <Blackout> The two guards wait at the door, watching Brightwork.
[11:30] * Swept_Wing||GM looks up, setting a rotor blade down. "Not really, we're gonna go through all this tomorrow, figure what Verts need what, and what ones need it first." He looks at Midnight_Runner. "Though, we do need to procure 12 more pilots now at least."
[11:31] <Midnight_Runner> "No wings. Can't exactly do that. I'm better on the shooty end of things," Midnight admitted with a shrug.
[11:31] <Blackout> Reverie trots over to Swept. "LT, Blackout wanted to make sure you know that all pilots will report in twelve hours for debriefing."
[11:32] * Swept_Wing||GM chuckles. "But, you can always ask around." He nods to Reverie. "Of course Major."
[11:33] <Midnight_Runner> "I will if I can. I don't meet many qualified pegasi, but I think I might know some." Midnight looked at Reverie, giving him a nod of greeting.
[11:35] * Blackout nods in return. "I would suggest searching more of that camp. Definitely been making waves with Swift and Speed."
[11:35] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork waited a few moments longer to see if anything would happen to the mare. He looked over at the guards, raising an eyebrow. "Y'all know I'm gayer than that singer Mercury Vapour, right?" he half-joked.
[11:36] * Swept_Wing||GM nods. "Me an' Chance will head over there soon then."
[11:37] <Blackout> The guards shrug. "Gay or straight, you'll still drool into the carpet if we happen to taze you."
[11:38] <Blackout> Reverie nods. "Roger. Also, definitely going to have to talk to Pacer, I don't know how he stayed sane."
[11:38] <Midnight_Runner> "...geez. You and your sticks up your asses. I'm a friggin' doctor. And what I'm about to do now is a triage spell...poor thing pushed herself to her body's limits and I want to make sure it didn't reopen earlier wounds." Brightwork's horn flared purple and he examined Adagio, then nodded and turned to the guards. "There. She's all fine. Y'all wanna taze me now?" he asked, trotting out into the hall.
[11:40] <Blackout> "Nope. No reason too. You're just on restriction is all, standard procedure with new PMCs." one of them states.
[11:40] <Swept_Wing||GM> Pacer comes trotting over at that moment. "LT, Major." He said, nodding to them. "Before I do much else, I'm going to need a new uniform." He looks at the tattered remains of his old one.
[11:41] <Blackout> Reverie chuckles. "Indeed Pacer. Let's go see if we can get you set with that, a room too."
[11:42] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork chuckled. "Would it kill you to smile?" he asked, closing the door behind him and adjusting his aviators. "Alright. Take me back to the hangar, I wanna collect my bodyguard and head out."
[11:42] <Blackout> The two turn and trot towards the hangar, one guard ahead and the other behind Brightwork.
[11:42] <Swept_Wing||GM> Pacer nods. "That'd be great Major."
[11:43] <Midnight_Runner> The one behind would get a good view of Brightwork checking out the guard ahead of him. Midnight looked up to see them coming and nodded. "Time to go?" he asked. The lanky unicorn nodded. "Yup. No clue where the door out is, but time to go."
[11:44] <Blackout> Reverie nods to 20/20, Swept, and Midnight, and now Brightwork. "Well I'm going to get the rook settled in. See you all at the debriefing." he looks to Pacer. "Follow me please."
[11:45] * Swept_Wing||GM yawns. "20/20, you're dismissed as well. We'll finish this tomorrow." The LT and the Staff Sergeant both bid goodbyes, and head off.
[11:45] * You are now known as Pacer
[11:45] --NickServ-- Nick Pacer is now registered to your account.
[11:46] * Pacer nods. "Yessir." The ghoul pegasus trots after Reverie.
[11:46] * Adagio (~18b734be@Pony-2t987l.wi.charter.com) has left #Seaddle ("")
[11:47] * Blackout trots out of the hangars and into the main facility. "Be aware Corporal, we'll be watching you, nothing personal. Do you know why?"
[11:48] * Pacer nods. "Cause I'm a ghoul, ain't it?"
[11:48] * Blackout nods. "Just want to make sure you aren't going to break any time soon." he pauses. "Takes about a week, at least it did for me anyways."
[11:49] * Pacer nods again. "I lasted 200 years surrounded by ferals, I think I can handle it."
[11:49] <Blackout> The guards look at Midnight and Brightwork. "The 'exit' is nearby. Follow us please."
[11:50] * Blackout is now known as Reverie
[11:50] <Midnight_Runner> "Da." "Roger dodger." The two followed along, Brightwork's eyes exactly where one would expect them to  be, behind a pair of male guards.
[11:51] * Reverie chuckles. "I hear you. Just giving you heads up. Besides you're not the only ghoul in this military."
[11:52] * Pacer nids. "I figured."
[11:53] * Reverie nods. "Don't talk much do you?" he says nearing his destination. The commisary.
[11:54] <Midnight_Runner> "Question," Brightwork piped up. Midnight groaned softly. "Why is it you guys here are always so stiff, in a bad way?" It was directed to the guards, given that they had a walk to the exit still.
[11:55] <Reverie> "Magic. So much magic. Not to mention we can't stand around a circlejerk on duty." one of the two comments.
[11:56] <Midnight_Runner> "Course you can. Circlejerks are fun," Brightwork said with a wink. "But come on. Even the vert pilots were able to joke around a bit. Y'all straight backed and stuff. Kinda boring." Midnight looked over. "Perhaps because they are professionals?" "Bah!"
[11:56] <Reverie> "Dingdingding! Jackpot!" one of them blurts.
[11:58] <Midnight_Runner> "I'm a professional. Got my medical licence and everything!" Kinda. Brightwork grinned and shook his head. "Oh well. You're like the old guards of Celestia's palace...and I will get you to laugh...or at least friggin' smile."
[11:59] * Pacer shakes his head. "Not really."
[12:00] * Reverie nods. "Well aware." he trots into the well stocked commisary. "Uniforms are over there." he points to a far corner. "Has changing rooms and showers as well."
[12:01] <Reverie> "No." they both drone. At this point they are having fun, but it isn't apparent.
[12:02] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork grinned. "Whatever. I'll just try for the one on the right though, he's cuter. You have a really, really nice butt. Jus'sayin'."
[12:02] * Pacer nods. "Thank you sir." He trots over to the uniforms hung, browsing through them, eventually finding one that fit him. He emerges sometime later with it on. "Mmmm, snazzy."
[12:03] * Reverie chuckles. "I would have suggested a shower."
[12:03] <Reverie> "Stawpit. Stawpit noaw." said guard drones.
[12:04] <Midnight_Runner> "Nope. I like big flanks. I just can't deny." Midnight, next to Brightwork, rolled his eyes at that but chuckled anyways. Brightwork grinned and sidled up next to the guard. "Whatcha gunna do, arrest me? Slap me in irons and take me to a cell, all alone?"
[12:04] * Pacer chuckles too. "Major, I'm a ghoul. I'm not exactly clean anyway."
[12:05] <Reverie> "Meh, they will make you anyways." Reverie states casually. The guard stops. "You don't want to end up in a stalack sir, don't make jokes like that."
[12:07] <Pacer> "Bah, let's get me a room and call it a night."
[12:07] * Reverie laughs. "Two hundred years without a shower! DO IT FOR US!" he jokes turning and heading out of the commisary.
[12:08] * Pacer chuckles, following. "I'll do it later, if you insist."
[12:09] * Reverie nods. "Somepony will. Might as well be me." he says heading to another portion of the facility.
[12:10] <Midnight_Runner> "So, this the exit?" Midnight asked, looking over at the guards, more to save them from Bright than anything else.
[12:10] <Reverie> The guards are staring at a utility closet. Tiny, tiny closet. "Yes."
[12:10] * Pacer follws along. "Also, will I be able to procure a new sidearm soon?"
[12:11] * Reverie nods. "Yes, should have total access to the armory within 24 hours. Just have to process you."
[12:11] <Pacer> "Good, good."
[12:11] <Midnight_Runner> Brightwork looks over at the guards, raising an eyebrow. "Ha ha, let's stuff the gay stallion into a closet," he said with a smirk. He was just teasing them. Midnight nodded and went to open the closet. "Thankfully I will find tavern on the other side, not a winter wonderland."
[12:12] <Reverie> The guards nod. "Good evening to you both." they turn and trot away.
[12:13] <Midnight_Runner> "Call me!" Brightwork teased. Midnight chuckled and went through to the tavern. Brightwork took a moment to adjust his glasses and followed. "I'm a smooth operator," he mumbled as he did.
[12:16] * Reverie (xxzzrfvbrre@Pony-aabhmq.res.rr.com) Quit (Connection closed)
[12:16] <Pacer> ***SESSION END***