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Lights flickered in the shadows overhead as the two men dressed in faded blue overalls walked through the low ceilinged tunnel that had been carved into the ice and rock, their breath misting out before them as they spoke quietly to one another so as not to disturb the silence that seemed to seep out from the very shadows around them “I keep telling you those damn solar panels are useless” the larger of the two complained eyeing the light fittings overhead irritably as they continued to flicker and buzz “And I keep telling you that the panels are fine its this damn planet that’s the problem, how’s anything supposed to work when its under three inches of solid ice?” The other man seems to consider this for a few moments before conceding the point to his colleague with a nod of agreement, having already had this particular argument several times before already.
The silence is suddenly broken by a harsh blaring of an alarm coming from the second man’s communicator spurring his colleague to laugh at his misfortune “Every single time, it’s almost like they wait till clocking off time before telling me there’s a problem” he curses fumbling with the small black plastic device with gloved hands; even though they were underground it was still perishingly cold down here though nothing when compared to the frozen hell above them.
Quickly swiping through the information with his index finger the man curses before looking up at his colleague with a resigned look on his face “So much for taking it easy, sector four has lost all power to its heating systems damn machines will be frozen solid within a few hours if I don’t fix it”
“It’s after six; just send a skin to do it”
“Nah I don’t trust those damn things besides it’s probably only a circuit breaker, it’s the least I could do considering how long I have left”
“Yeah, yeah no need to rub it in” the larger man said with a grin as his friend mentioned for what had to be the hundredth time today that his tour was almost up and within two days time he would be on the shuttle leaving this frozen rock for good just as soon as he had briefed the latest batch of suckers stupid enough to sign up.
“Alright Mack the first drinks on me alright?”
“Sure thing Stieg, see you back at El Dorado” he replied before turning to head the opposite direction leaving his friend to catch a ride on the waiting truck.
Within about twenty minutes of leaving his friend he’d located the heavy duty steel door, a large number “4” stencilled upon its surface, already sealed for the night though the chill of the room beyond was still noticeable despite the heated clothing he wore. Turning the wheel he pushes open the door and steps into the room, a series of lights activated by a PIR instantly springing into life as he did so illuminating the giant cavern like room in which he’d entered.
Not wanting to return back to the main facility any later than he already would be Mack moves quickly skirting the large pieces of machinery housed within looking like giant prehistoric creatures within the gloom. A sudden scraping sound coming from somewhere within the room causes him to stop and scan the area behind him however seeing nobody else within this section he merely shrugs it off before continuing on to the fenced off area on the far side of the area.
Cracking the frost already beginning to form on the padlock he pushes open the gate with a squeal of poorly oiled hinges that making him grit his teeth; the area was packed with the various substations and transformers required to keep this section running including the heating system that prevented the planets freezing atmosphere from turning all the oil within the machinery to solid ice.
Walking down past the rows of humming electrical equipment he quickly locates the section he requires, dropping to his knees in order to properly inspect it using the small pen light he kept in his breast pocket.
It didn’t take him long to find the cause of the failure but it wasn’t a blown circuit breaker, something or someone had severed one of the main HV lines cutting all power from the heating system, not an easy task when you consider the cable was around an inch thick and coated in steel wire to prevent such an occurrence.
Carefully picking up the severed cable Mack wonders what could be the cause of the damage was it a careless accident or something slightly more sinister?
It wasn’t the first time that Blackwater Industries had been infiltrated by some form of criminal element whose sole purpose was to sabotage its equipment and endanger the lives of its personnel in the name of the environment, capitalism or human/ android rights.
It was as he was puzzling over this that he heard that same scraping sound once more, turning round he gets just enough to time for his eyes to grow wide with fear and utter a strangled cry before his time within the company was irrevocably cut short once and for all.
Two days later
“Good morning ladies and gentlemen, today is march 23rd in the year 2100 and we are currently within orbit of the planet Niflheim” the young woman announced cheerily to the group of still drowsy people before her, the permanently fixed smile never wavering for a second as she spoke with a near manic cheerfulness “Now you have all been in deep sleep for the best part of three months and so any feelings of; Nausea, disorientation, dizziness or headaches are perfectly normal and should pass within the next few hours, however if any of these symptoms do persist please do not hesitate to contact one of the medical team” dressed in a pale blue suit and a pair of equally expensive high heeled shoes it was clear that to those assembled within the small meeting room into which they had been ushered after only a few minutes of being awake that she wasn’t part of either the ships crew or those who would be shortly making planet fall.
Running her perfectly manicured fingers through shoulder length golden hair she smiles out at those in front of her before proceeding to continue the brief “Now as you all know Station 9 or El Dorado as some of its residence like to call it is one of Blackwater industries main mining facilities and it….” The woman stops to frown as one of her audience, a young woman with very short jet black hair and dressed in a bright yellow jumpsuit clearly the only person within the room not wearing their own clothes suddenly darts out of her chair to be violently sick into a nearby bin, a man in a dark blue naval uniform quickly moving to follow her. However had any of the people within the room thought that he had done so out some kind of concern for the woman then those thoughts were quickly dismissed as no sooner had she finished that he hauled her back onto her feet and roughly deposited her back into a chair at the back of the room where she awkwardly tried to wipe her mouth with a pair of manacled hands as well as looking extremely embarrassed about the whole situation “Right…well if I can be allowed to continue” the blonde says irritably the only crack to appear within her cheery façade “Now you will all be assigned your roles within the facility depending on past work experience once you make planet fall and an in depth planetary brief will be provided once you are on the shuttle. Now since we have a few minutes before shuttle will be ready to depart you can use the time to get to know one another and if any of you have any questions you wish to ask me please don’t hesitate to ask”
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You are all members of a group of operatives about to start their five year tour within the mining facility Station 9 on the plant Niflheim, Why you have decided to work on a bleak and potentially hazardous planet I’ll leave up to you; perhaps you require the ludicrously high wages? May haps you are running from something or someone or perhaps you merely wished to visit the stars either way you are here.
Now this is a private mining facility ran by the corporation Blackwater Industries and although there is a small security contingent upon the planet the bulk of available positions are for “civilians” however I’ll let most other things go.
Technology is only slightly advanced of our own although obviously great leaps in both space travel and genetic engineering have been made.
I have decided to try out a new skill system as I felt the one I used previously was a little cumbersome not to mention complex, now I think I’ve explained it pretty well but if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.
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Skills
Right everybody starts with five points with which to place on skills, each skill can only have a maximum of three points on it and the choice of skills is entirely up to you and can be as broad or narrow as you wish (OP’s Note: If anybody is stupid enough to choose “everything” as a skill I will have a giant pink rabbit crush their character to death within my first post
) this is how the levels work.
Lvl 0- Basic - This is a completely free skill and you may have as many as you like (within reason) these skills represent bare bones knowledge such as very basic first aid or kung fu learnt from playing Street fighter and as such are not to be relied on.
Lvl 1- Trained – This represent either some kind of formal training or natural talent for instance a paramedic would have a lvl 1 in first aid and a soldier would have a lvl 1 in small arms.
Lvl 2 – Advanced – Not only has your character had formal training but is in fact pretty good at this particular skill and so stands a high chance of success. This would probably be either a doctor or a surgeon though it would also be just as appropriate for an Olympic runner.
Lvl 3 – Expert - you are one of the best in your particular field and although failure can still happen it isn’t likely for instance a veteran marine sniper would have a lvl 3 in Marksmanship. People like Jimi Hendrix and Albert Einstein would also fall under this category for their own particular fields
Flaws
These work in exactly the same way as skills albeit in reverse (-1 minor, -2 major – 3 Crippling. For obvious reasons there are no lvl 0 flaws) and as such are completely optional. However for each -1 flaw you take you may take an additional 1 skill point. So for instance if I was to take arachnophobia as a -2 flaw I could then spend an additional 2 points on something else the down side being that should I ever encounter a spider my character would run away like a schoolgirl which is rather embarrassing for a veteran marine sniper.
Flaws cover everything from disabilities, phobias, character flaws and being just plain rubbish at something.
As usual normal campfire rules apply, if you ever get confused or are unsure about something feel free to ask me in either a pm or through OOC and I’ll try and answer your question. As a warning to you all characters can die in this Rp though I won’t be going out of my way to do so and any PvP combat should it arise will be settled by myself. Now with all that said have fun.
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Blackwater Industries - Off-World Operative Application Form
Name:
Gender: Male/Female (Delete as applicable)
Age: (Note all applicants must be of a minimum age of 18)
Nationality:
Former occupation (If Any):
Physical Description (Including identifying marks such as Scars, tattoos and birthmarks):
Do you have any skills or hobbies?:-
Skills/Flaws: 5pts
Personal Items (Note: all items must be able to fit inside a single hold all bag. Warning! Any offensive weapons or contraband discovered will be confiscated):
Tell us a little about yourself?:
The silence is suddenly broken by a harsh blaring of an alarm coming from the second man’s communicator spurring his colleague to laugh at his misfortune “Every single time, it’s almost like they wait till clocking off time before telling me there’s a problem” he curses fumbling with the small black plastic device with gloved hands; even though they were underground it was still perishingly cold down here though nothing when compared to the frozen hell above them.
Quickly swiping through the information with his index finger the man curses before looking up at his colleague with a resigned look on his face “So much for taking it easy, sector four has lost all power to its heating systems damn machines will be frozen solid within a few hours if I don’t fix it”
“It’s after six; just send a skin to do it”
“Nah I don’t trust those damn things besides it’s probably only a circuit breaker, it’s the least I could do considering how long I have left”
“Yeah, yeah no need to rub it in” the larger man said with a grin as his friend mentioned for what had to be the hundredth time today that his tour was almost up and within two days time he would be on the shuttle leaving this frozen rock for good just as soon as he had briefed the latest batch of suckers stupid enough to sign up.
“Alright Mack the first drinks on me alright?”
“Sure thing Stieg, see you back at El Dorado” he replied before turning to head the opposite direction leaving his friend to catch a ride on the waiting truck.
Within about twenty minutes of leaving his friend he’d located the heavy duty steel door, a large number “4” stencilled upon its surface, already sealed for the night though the chill of the room beyond was still noticeable despite the heated clothing he wore. Turning the wheel he pushes open the door and steps into the room, a series of lights activated by a PIR instantly springing into life as he did so illuminating the giant cavern like room in which he’d entered.
Not wanting to return back to the main facility any later than he already would be Mack moves quickly skirting the large pieces of machinery housed within looking like giant prehistoric creatures within the gloom. A sudden scraping sound coming from somewhere within the room causes him to stop and scan the area behind him however seeing nobody else within this section he merely shrugs it off before continuing on to the fenced off area on the far side of the area.
Cracking the frost already beginning to form on the padlock he pushes open the gate with a squeal of poorly oiled hinges that making him grit his teeth; the area was packed with the various substations and transformers required to keep this section running including the heating system that prevented the planets freezing atmosphere from turning all the oil within the machinery to solid ice.
Walking down past the rows of humming electrical equipment he quickly locates the section he requires, dropping to his knees in order to properly inspect it using the small pen light he kept in his breast pocket.
It didn’t take him long to find the cause of the failure but it wasn’t a blown circuit breaker, something or someone had severed one of the main HV lines cutting all power from the heating system, not an easy task when you consider the cable was around an inch thick and coated in steel wire to prevent such an occurrence.
Carefully picking up the severed cable Mack wonders what could be the cause of the damage was it a careless accident or something slightly more sinister?
It wasn’t the first time that Blackwater Industries had been infiltrated by some form of criminal element whose sole purpose was to sabotage its equipment and endanger the lives of its personnel in the name of the environment, capitalism or human/ android rights.
It was as he was puzzling over this that he heard that same scraping sound once more, turning round he gets just enough to time for his eyes to grow wide with fear and utter a strangled cry before his time within the company was irrevocably cut short once and for all.
Two days later
“Good morning ladies and gentlemen, today is march 23rd in the year 2100 and we are currently within orbit of the planet Niflheim” the young woman announced cheerily to the group of still drowsy people before her, the permanently fixed smile never wavering for a second as she spoke with a near manic cheerfulness “Now you have all been in deep sleep for the best part of three months and so any feelings of; Nausea, disorientation, dizziness or headaches are perfectly normal and should pass within the next few hours, however if any of these symptoms do persist please do not hesitate to contact one of the medical team” dressed in a pale blue suit and a pair of equally expensive high heeled shoes it was clear that to those assembled within the small meeting room into which they had been ushered after only a few minutes of being awake that she wasn’t part of either the ships crew or those who would be shortly making planet fall.
Running her perfectly manicured fingers through shoulder length golden hair she smiles out at those in front of her before proceeding to continue the brief “Now as you all know Station 9 or El Dorado as some of its residence like to call it is one of Blackwater industries main mining facilities and it….” The woman stops to frown as one of her audience, a young woman with very short jet black hair and dressed in a bright yellow jumpsuit clearly the only person within the room not wearing their own clothes suddenly darts out of her chair to be violently sick into a nearby bin, a man in a dark blue naval uniform quickly moving to follow her. However had any of the people within the room thought that he had done so out some kind of concern for the woman then those thoughts were quickly dismissed as no sooner had she finished that he hauled her back onto her feet and roughly deposited her back into a chair at the back of the room where she awkwardly tried to wipe her mouth with a pair of manacled hands as well as looking extremely embarrassed about the whole situation “Right…well if I can be allowed to continue” the blonde says irritably the only crack to appear within her cheery façade “Now you will all be assigned your roles within the facility depending on past work experience once you make planet fall and an in depth planetary brief will be provided once you are on the shuttle. Now since we have a few minutes before shuttle will be ready to depart you can use the time to get to know one another and if any of you have any questions you wish to ask me please don’t hesitate to ask”
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You are all members of a group of operatives about to start their five year tour within the mining facility Station 9 on the plant Niflheim, Why you have decided to work on a bleak and potentially hazardous planet I’ll leave up to you; perhaps you require the ludicrously high wages? May haps you are running from something or someone or perhaps you merely wished to visit the stars either way you are here.
Now this is a private mining facility ran by the corporation Blackwater Industries and although there is a small security contingent upon the planet the bulk of available positions are for “civilians” however I’ll let most other things go.
Technology is only slightly advanced of our own although obviously great leaps in both space travel and genetic engineering have been made.
I have decided to try out a new skill system as I felt the one I used previously was a little cumbersome not to mention complex, now I think I’ve explained it pretty well but if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.
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Skills
Right everybody starts with five points with which to place on skills, each skill can only have a maximum of three points on it and the choice of skills is entirely up to you and can be as broad or narrow as you wish (OP’s Note: If anybody is stupid enough to choose “everything” as a skill I will have a giant pink rabbit crush their character to death within my first post
) this is how the levels work.Lvl 0- Basic - This is a completely free skill and you may have as many as you like (within reason) these skills represent bare bones knowledge such as very basic first aid or kung fu learnt from playing Street fighter and as such are not to be relied on.
Lvl 1- Trained – This represent either some kind of formal training or natural talent for instance a paramedic would have a lvl 1 in first aid and a soldier would have a lvl 1 in small arms.
Lvl 2 – Advanced – Not only has your character had formal training but is in fact pretty good at this particular skill and so stands a high chance of success. This would probably be either a doctor or a surgeon though it would also be just as appropriate for an Olympic runner.
Lvl 3 – Expert - you are one of the best in your particular field and although failure can still happen it isn’t likely for instance a veteran marine sniper would have a lvl 3 in Marksmanship. People like Jimi Hendrix and Albert Einstein would also fall under this category for their own particular fields
Flaws
These work in exactly the same way as skills albeit in reverse (-1 minor, -2 major – 3 Crippling. For obvious reasons there are no lvl 0 flaws) and as such are completely optional. However for each -1 flaw you take you may take an additional 1 skill point. So for instance if I was to take arachnophobia as a -2 flaw I could then spend an additional 2 points on something else the down side being that should I ever encounter a spider my character would run away like a schoolgirl which is rather embarrassing for a veteran marine sniper.
Flaws cover everything from disabilities, phobias, character flaws and being just plain rubbish at something.
As usual normal campfire rules apply, if you ever get confused or are unsure about something feel free to ask me in either a pm or through OOC and I’ll try and answer your question. As a warning to you all characters can die in this Rp though I won’t be going out of my way to do so and any PvP combat should it arise will be settled by myself. Now with all that said have fun.
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Blackwater Industries - Off-World Operative Application Form
Name:
Gender: Male/Female (Delete as applicable)
Age: (Note all applicants must be of a minimum age of 18)
Nationality:
Former occupation (If Any):
Physical Description (Including identifying marks such as Scars, tattoos and birthmarks):
Do you have any skills or hobbies?:-
Skills/Flaws: 5pts
Personal Items (Note: all items must be able to fit inside a single hold all bag. Warning! Any offensive weapons or contraband discovered will be confiscated):
Tell us a little about yourself?:
