damn it cata

The docking bay feels like a small metropolis, with many bodies busying themselves like an ant colony. You try not to bump into the carts and machinery as you push your way to docking bay 3B.

"Radio check Caroline." Felix calls you on the headpiece.

"This is Caroline, loud and clear."

one after another, each member reports in to Felix.

You move about trying to get comfortable as you strap yourself into a seat in the dropship. Why couldn't they make these seats more comfortable? You thought to yourself. But you know the answer, it's because the designer will never have to sit in one.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard the Q25 dropship, please fasten your seatbelts. We will not be serving refreshments for this trip. Thank you for fly with AROC, not that you had a choice." The voice comes out from the speakers.

You feel like you're in a bad commercial flight, and wonder if the pilot should have been a comedian instead.

You see Robby takes out a flask and takes a good chug. He obviously provided his own refreshments.

"what is that?" you ask.

"it's my special mixture recipe, a must before the mission, you want to try it?"

A Take the flask and sip a bit of it
B Take the flask and take a good swig at it
C Refuse the offer

(Damn it Chuck)

C

I have never trusted that thing anyway.

"Alright, suite yourself" Robby takes another swig at the flask and puts it back in his pouch.

The dropship arrives 200 miles east of Dudinka when the comedian comes on the speakers again:

"Attention passengers, we have arrived at our destination. The local time? Doesn't matter, since you'll all be dead soon anyway."

You hear a few chuckles here and there, if the pilot's aim was to ease the mood of the team, then she really have succeeded.

The desolate dark snow field is the only thing that welcomed your disembarkment.

you suddenly sense the freezing cold of northern Russia, the temperature regulator augmentation automatically turns on from your wrist and you feel better instantly.

"The NUCP base is located 3 miles south of you." Felix's excited voice comes through your headpiece. You hope he doesn't thinks this is a video game played from the comfort of his operator desk.

You begin the climb in to the snow forest fields toward your objective with your team.

With snow up to your knees and rocky uneven ground, it took longer than you thought to reach the forest edge.

Looking through your night vision binoculars, you see a large compound beneath the hills. Only one main road leads in and out of the compound, the tall trees surrounding the place makes it very well hidden in the vast frozen wasteland.

To the south of the compound, you see an apartment building, that must be where all the security marines and scientists live.

To the east, you see a control tower, hangars and a couple NUCP helicopters parked outside. The blinking lights from the satellites and antennas on top of the control tower brightens up the dim lit sky like a small patch of fireworks.

"That's where I'll be headed" Robby says while checking the bombs in his backpack.

To the west, you see a large metallic building. Structurally, this building has 4 floors, it's as wide as it is tall. It has a menacing nature to it with red and brown steel plating as it's skin, like a big armored robot guarding the area. There are automatic turrets mounted on all sides of the building, the turrets doesn't seem to be activated though.

That must be the research center where the data files are kept for the prototype gunship.

"Alright guys, let's do this. I'll scout ahead and clear a path, get in position and wait for my signal." Catherine said as she checks her leg augmentations one last time.

Todd begins to setup his sniper position on the hill.

Robby heads down to the east.

As you move towards the research center, a snow storm begins.

As you approach the research center, you notice 2 marines patrolling the parameter, they are heading towards you, there are containers here which you can take cover to avoid a fight or take the risk of exposing yourself and attack them head on.

what will you do ?

A Hide behind some containers nearby and wait for them to pass
B Ready my Hawklar SMG and shoot them as they approach
C STEALTH: Attempt to silently dispatch the enemies (CANNOT BE DONE)

B

Now, we should get the job done.

You manage to shoot both of them although the second one near the containers nearly escaped his demise Todd shot him right between the eyes from the trees far.

A Radio Todd and thank him for saving me
B Hide the two dead marine bodies
C Continue my way towards the research center

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B

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You drag one body at a time out of sight, stacking them behind the container. The snow storm should cover them soon enough.



What do you want to do next?

A Radio Todd and thank him for saving me
B Continue my way towards the research center

B

"Thanks for save Todd, that was close."

"You can't die yet Caroline, I still have to kick your ass at sparring remember?" He replies

For the first time, you're glad Todd is around.


As you carefully advance towards the research center, Catherine calls you on the radio

"Caroline, stop, don't approach , take cover now!"

What will you do?

A Quickly take cover behind a nearby boulders
B PERCEPTION: Something is moving on the 3rd floor balcony of the research center
C Ignore Catherine's advice and run towards the research center

(Spoiler , who will our char romance ? someone not introduced , todd or our best friend?)

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A

A

Cath seems to know what she is doing.

(sigh....we got that head improver for a reason chuck...you too cata?)

You take Catherine's advice and immediately hid behind the large boulder. After about a minute, she calls you again "You're clear to proceed now Caroline."

You wonder what Catherine had to do to clear the path. It doesn't matter now...

You arrive at the entrance of the research building.

"Catherine, Todd, we need both of you to support Robby in the hangars, I'll guide Caroline on navigating the interior." Felix said as he turns on the satellite infra red scanner. "Ok Caroline, I see all hostile enemy units, follow my directions. Go around the back and enter from there."

You pay close attention to Felix as he guides you through the maze of the interior. The corridors in the research building follows a similar theme as the exterior. Exposed metal, wires, circuit boards along the concave side walls with uncovered pipes and ductwork hanging from the ceiling. It truly feels like walking inside the bowels of a robot.

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You arrive in the security room without incident.

"Caroline, the database room is located behind the security room you are in, you'll need a password for the keypad to gain access. Intel suggest the guards have hidden the pass code somewhere in this room in case they forget the combination. Search the area Caroline, lucky for us, the security team went out for a smoke, but you must hurry, they will return soon."

Beside those lockers is a keypad and a reinforced door, obviously that's the database room where you need to gain access.

You enable your optical translator as everything is written in Russian.

Opposite the doorway, pushed up against the wall was a desk with many monitors, this must be where they observe all the security cameras in the building.

In the middle of the room, there are a couple round tables with chairs, seems like a resting area for the guards.

On the opposite wall, you see a row of storage lockers, some are unlocked.

What will you examine?

A Examine the monitor desk area
B Examine the resting area
C Examine the lockers

A

You approach the security monitors and observe a few things of interest.

A sticky note is attached to the monitor.

A notebook is beside the keyboard.

Folders are stacked on the shelves above.

Which item will you look at next?

A Examine the sticky note
B Examine the notebook
C Examine the folders on the shelves
D Leave and examine another area

A

You read the sticky note, it takes a second for your optical translator to re word it in English,

it reads "Do not put coffee or drinks near the monitor and keyboard!"

You decide to look at something else.

A Examine the notebook
B Examine the folders on the shelves
C Leave and examine another area