USH'S ORIGINAL TRILOGY GAME EPISODE I 'LANZAR'- Rebel Alliance Thread

Watching the strange creature wrap his wings around himself Cassius subconciously plays with the dagger he keeps on him, while he isn't very good at fighting with it, I has proven usefull many times, and he is rather fond of it, as it is a family heirloom, the hilt carrys the Brutii Logo, the White Olive branch with a blood red background.
Placing the dagger back in its scabbard, next to his pisto's holtser, He streches out, and puts his hands behind his head and his feet on the vacant seat infront of him.
"Bit Chilly Eh?"
While his flight jacket kept him mostly warm (think Leather jacket almost) His extremities, fingers and toes, kept going numb on him.

I wish to note that the only people who cannot understand us are Cassius and Maximillian, the Roman fighter pilots... 😛

"[You know, stretching out just makes you colder,]" Eerin says to Cassius, then remembers that he knows nothing of the Geonosian dialect.

(we're too good for you!)
"Say what?" Cassius replys to the clicking gibberish coming out of The strange bug-creature's mouth-thing... lazilly turning around to look at him.

Well, the Romans WERE brought down by barbarians... 😉

"[I said...oh, nevermind...]" Eerin sighs, looking to Kyle.

("Do not try and harm senior Imperial personnel." - I was waiting for that one.)

Kyle Ragnor sat with his arms folded and his expression neutral as he listened carefully to The Contact go through the mission's details. When he heard Eerin click out his question, he was ready, as always, to quickly translate: "Eerin wants to know when we leave for Pig Worl... Uh, Lanzar." Well, sometimes he tranlated too quickly, as Eerin well knew. Kyle elbowed his friend in the knee in annoyance; but forgetting for the millionth time that carapace beats skin, Kyle spent the next few moments rubbing his un-funny bone.

After Cassius' failed exchange with his large companion, he looked at the flyer, and with a straight face says: "Eerin says that if you are too cold, he would be honored to get that fur coat for you. It would be his pleasure." He threw a quick grin back at the Big Bug, and winked. <Payback.> he clicked under his breath.

Eerin clicks a few things out in disgust, and ruffles Kyle's with a large insectoid hand before moving to get the coat for whoever wants it.

"[The idea of animal skin is nasty...]" says Eerin.

("Do not try and harm senior Imperial personnel." - I was waiting for that one.)

Kyle Ragnor

Darn, Jazz has left me in suspense...

"The Empire hasn't actually made a move to occupy Lanzar yet but it can't be far off. Right now there are no forces of any note there, especially whilst hostilities continue and the Senatorial team continues to try and reslve the situations.

"When they do come? We can expect a handful of the new Imperial class Star Destroyers, each carrying a full division of Stormtroopers and heavy assault vehicles and entire TIE Fighter wings. It will be awkward for the Imperials to get them from their ships into a commanding position on the surface, but nonetheless do not kid yourselves that this this is a force that could be seriously resisted for an extended period of time. The Osokans themselves, whilst individually very dangerous, don't have what we would recognise as an army, nor do they have significant amounts of heavy war gear."

"So when it comes to an assault, we have to take a fighting retreat into account?" Says Maximilliaan for the first time
odd looking place this is. I hope the surface is better, but I'd better don't get my hopes up

Originally posted by Jazzman_78
("Do not try and harm senior Imperial personnel." - I was waiting for that one.)

Kyle Ragnor

Kyle looks over at Maximillian. "Um, Flyboy, with that large of an Imperial force, and with what we're taking with us, a fighting retreat is the only option. Well that or a group of heroic deaths, if that suits you. It doesn't me."

"Look man don't call me Flyboy, I spend my entire life studying combat and military tactics both in the field and on the maps so I know what I am talking about. There is still something that is called Guerilla-Warfare even the most advanced and best drilled army can still lose a battle. How else do you explain the lose of the Julii Legions against the Brutii barbarians. Now I don't intend to fight a Guerilla war, nor do I think it is possible unless those Osokan hunting lodges unify their efforts. But to just rule it out is just a sign of ignorance."

"The Osokans don't have the mentality for such things, really. However, neither option may be practicable. Trying to meet the armies out in the jungles of Lanzar, aside from the natrual hazards, allows the Empire to use their full war machine, and the Osokans have no air cover.

"The Imperial's main targets will be the cities- more specifically, Lanzar City itself. All the Guolds are there, along with the Guildmaster and the Government; the Senatorial mission is there too. If Lanzar city falls, it's all over.

"Fighting in the cities itself will be different; the Impeirals will have to send the troops in to root out many of the Osokans in infantry combat. Their war machines won't be negated but their effect will be lessened, and Lanzar City does have a shield generator, which will afford some measure of aerial protection."

"Sorry, General Flyboy. Didn't mean to strike that nerve there." Kyle ignores any reply and turns to The Contact instead. "So when do we leave? You said something about an entry strategy, well here's one. If the Senator and her Highness can make it an official trip, the body guard/servant idea of theirs would be pretty good. it would allow us to take most, if not all of our personal ships. A few snubfighters as escorts, and a few others carrying support personnel wouldn't be unheard of. There might well be room on their ships for all of us, but really, does Royalty actually want to travel with their servants if they don't have to? No, so those who don't have their own ships can fly with Eerin and me on the 'Laugh'. We keep it looking clean and new, so it should fit the cover story." Kyle finishes with a proud grin on his face, already sure it's the best idea. He casts a sidelong look at Maximillian. "Ignorance. Pftt."

"That all sounds fine, and you leave whenever you are ready."

pff, the best that clown can come up with is to steal an idea from someone else and to make it his own... This is going to be one tough trip, good thing Cassius is here
Whispers to Cassius "these people should learn some manners"

Rhys pipes up again. "There's a few problems with the plan, Mr. Ragnor. First of all, yes, royalty does prefer to travel with their servants; the more servants around, the less they're forced to do for themselves." He glances at the Duchess, quickly amending with a somewhat rogueish smirk, "No offense meant to you, of course, Duchess."

Turning back to Kyle, he continues. "Even disregarding that, an euntourage usually comes with matching ships, and last time I checked, our ships ain't exactly lookin' like factory duplicates. The Black Dawn isn't fit to carry royalty anyway.

"I suggest that we travel to Lanzar in small groups, and meet up once we've landed. We won't look like a force marching in on the disputed planet that way, and then I can take care of some... unfinished business."

"Well, this is a pretty motley crew. But my ship is plenty nice enough for servants and bodyguards. Her Highness can ride with the Senator. The rest will fit in the two ships. Four starfighters might be a bit much, but two of them match, so that fits. The other two can ride along or show up separate. Hey, I'm not in charge here, do whatever you want. I just don't want to go in there waving a flag saying 'Look at us! Aren't we suspicious?'"

"Her Grace here comes from Naboo, not a world noted for mighty armies," says the Contact. "If Senator Klinge-Faust sets up the delegation correctly, then it won't look at all odd if you guys are seen to be employing off-worlders in strange ships as security advisors when going to a troubled world like Lanzar. However, if any of you do wish to travel separately posing as traders and the like, I have no reason to tell you not to."

"Well, for Eerin and myself, I think we'll leave that up to the Senator and Her Majesty." Kyle replies, "We can go as 'Security' or sneak in as traders. We're not that bad at fighting, and we've had some experience posing as traders anyway." he adds the last part with a little sarcasm, obviously.

"When I say 'security'" says the Contact "do remember that I do not mean bodyguards. I mean political advisors. Your delgation will be posing as observers of a peacemaking process; such advisors are commonplace."