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Colossus By Design: Season 2 - Log 88

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  1. [March 25, 2166]
  2. [Global Union of Divisions Post-Human Correctional Facility - Site 5]
  3. [Houston, United States of America]
  4. [Colony State - Canadian Super-Nation]
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  8. Houston, Texas. Once the punchline of many missions into the cosmos, the hollow shell of the once great southern city merely acts as a re-purposed penitentiary site for Post-Human prisoners.
  9.  
  10. Although the early days of fighting the terrorist threat of the Order of Homo Novus used to mean huge numbers of prisoners were shipped in by the dozens on a daily, those days are now long gone; the facility's staff grew lax and complacent in the absence of large shipments of suspected Post-Human terrorists. This would make for the ideal prison break scenario to occur.
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  12. And so it did. The guards didn't use augmenting equipment in order to maintain supplies for the Global Union of Divisions' own augmented forces, and so they fell prey to the huge numbers of super-powered individuals, all within mere hours. Within this short time-frame, communications were cut to prevent any messages from being sent out by remaining prison staff; any employees who weren't killed on the spot in the initial riots were forced into the very cells constructed to house the inmates.
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  14. Due to the communications cut-off, word about the prison break has reached only the top brass in the G.U.D.; the global government has elected to not let this incident slip to media outlets for the time being until the situation is under control.
  15.  
  16. Outside of the perimeter walls, a small contingent of G.U.D. special forces has set up a base camp just out of range of the patrolling Post-Humans. General Rico Rasczak is leading the squad personally; the man isn't content to remain a paper-pushing officer in any capacity despite pushing his fifties. However, his force of a dozen BE-CEPR-S soldiers without any FE-AR support is not at all the most unusual aspect in this operation.
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  18. It's the five members of the Storm Covenant present that is the strangest sight to behold. The lot of them are dressed in what can only be described as rags, barely recognizable as clothes; their image isn't helped by the fact that most of them are nearly as old as the general himself, with some being even older.
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  21. (General Rasczak): Alright, you ex-cultist bigwig--
  22.  
  23. (Cevat Lockhart): We prefer the term "religious freedom fighters".
  24.  
  25. (General Rasczak): Whatever. Sergeant? The simulation, if you please.
  26.  
  27. (Sgt. Alina Chekhov): Of course, sir.
  28.  
  29.  
  30. Sergeant Chekhov brings up her datapad and activates its projector mode; it creates an enlarged holographic representation of the entire facility, complete with simulated patrolling Post-Humans. As the hologram runs, the squad's expert sniper periodically pokes at certain areas of the simulation, leaving behind a red dot each time until the entire perimeter is covered in several strategically placed red markers.
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  33. (Sgt. Chekhov): As we can see here, on the northeast security tower, there's a guard's entrance underneath. Thanks to the inmates' tendency to smash anything that could possibly leak information to the rest of the world, the surveillance cameras there should be down.
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  35. (General Rasczak): Excellent. I'll need you to spot for us here on this ridge. Lockhart and his followers will get us in with their, uhhh..... what exactly did you call it again?
  36.  
  37.  
  38. Most of the Storm Covenant troops stare at each other blankly, not knowing how to respond to the question. However, one of them, the second oldest member of the group besides Cevat Lockhart himself, moves through the others and into the holographic spotlight; the woman sports a pair of thick goggles and is decked out with the latest in UI visor technology.
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  41. (Agnes Ackermann): It's a biometaphysical mutation, an ability granted from the Forced Evolutionary Virus coursing through most of our remaining members' veins. It'll kill us eventually, but while we're alive, we can transform into beastly and, quite frankly, grotesque morphs with extremely high strength whilst retaining our intelligence.
  42.  
  43. (Cevat Lockhart): Though we sometimes are subject to our instincts if we do not mutate regularly enough.
  44.  
  45. (Pvt. Elliot Bergen): Wait, you mean it's BETTER for you guys to transform into those......... things?
  46.  
  47. (Agnes Ackermann): A unfortunate side effect of the FEV. If we don't, we'll be consumed by our baser instincts when we DO mutate.
  48.  
  49. (General Rasczak): Whilst I enjoy our little biology lesson, need I remind you people that we have a JOB TO DO?
  50.  
  51. (Everyone): No sir.
  52.  
  53. (General Rasczak): Damn right. NOW GET TO IT!
  54.  
  55.  
  56. The G.U.D. soldiers begin to move over the hill carefully to remain undetected by the Post-Human tower patrols. As they do, the Storm Covenant members' bodies convulse and contort, growing in size and changing shape into horrific humanoids with Lovecraftian features. However, the group's resident scientist proves right; the creatures are every bit as intelligent as their former selves and prove to be more than capable of following the general's orders to the tee.
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  58. Meanwhile, Sergeant Chekhov and her sniper support remains up on the rocky ridge, acting as long-range scouts for the infiltration team.
  59.  
  60. Speaking of which, the infiltration group is steadily moving in on the designated insertion point; the small force is now camped right beneath the northeastern prison tower. The general gives a hand signal to one of the Storm troopers, who proceeds to walk up to the titanium wall and rip off the metal sheet right off, rivets and all, creating an opening for the team to move in.
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  64. [Warden's Office]
  65. [Global Union of Divisions Post-Human Correctional Facility - Site 5]
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  69. Inside of the Warden's office, some of the highest ranking members of the Order of Homo Novus are holed up, alongside several Mimetic Warriors and a Keeper. Of particular note is the woman sitting in the main chair. And who could it be?
  70.  
  71. Why none other than Bloody Mary, leader of the terrorist organization herself.
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  73.  
  74. (Mary Stoker): Are the preparations ready?
  75.  
  76. (Mimetic Keeper): Indeed, Ms. Stoker, they are. We are prepared for the arrival of the intruders.
  77.  
  78. (Mary Stoker): Good. And remember that none of my people are to have any serious harm come to them!
  79.  
  80.  
  81. The Keeper construct bows respectfully, as do its contingent of Warriors. As if not wanting to look bad, the Post-Human executives bow as well, albeit with somewhat uncomfortable looks on their faces.
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  84. (Mimetic Keeper): I shall adhere as strictly as the Humans' own past religious zealots.
  85.  
  86. (Mary Stoker): Excellent. I will be joining shortly once the time is right.
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