Mars: Cold Awakenings' Role Play Thread

Jacob looked out of the window at the cold, red planet, and at the base that was placed on it's surface. It used to be so much smaller until all of the settlers moved in. Now it was a flourishing Utopia, full of work, friends, and endless possibilities. The worst thing that happened was a detachment of guards got lost out on a search for rebels and had yet to return. The Halycion will be docking shortly, please leave in an orderly fasion and please do try to be off quickly." Jacob looked over and grabbed his things. This would be an interesting experience, especially since he was sent to replace this sector's last Lieutenant.

david lead his group onto the small area granted them on the halcion. he sat next to 3 other soldiers and looked at mars through the viewport. he watched as a small cargoloader vessel loaded the crate of suplies onto the ship. a second and then a third loaded the remaining things on. david pulled a laptop computer ut and scratched his goatee. "this is gonna be a long ride." he sighed and started surfing the internet.

Kayla sat looking unto the red dessert known as Mars just before returning to her medical book.She had heard that Mars was now an booming planet which only ment more sick people which ment an new job.

Exene was wandering the halls of the ship, tossing a racket ball back and fourth from one hand to another. She couldnt sit still or sleep. God this ride was way too long. Her RLS was acting up. God she wanted off thing! She sighed heavily and slammed the ball down to the floor, catching it as it flew up past her face. "Oy... I'm so flipping bored! Oh my god!" She stopped at the room she was given and reached into her pocket... Just her luck... Her key was gone. She rolled her eyes and sighed heavily, lifted one heavy combat boot and kicked the door open. "If ya woulda opened up in the first place I wouldnt of had ta scuff my damn boots." She muttered as she walked in, put the ball away, left, and carefully closed the door behind her. Not locking it might I add. "Now where did that key go?"

A quick repeating beap sounded and a heavy jerk spread out through the ship. Jacob walked over to the main door as an attendant rushed over and made sure the locks were secure. The door opened and no one was sucked out, so it meant anoth successful landing. "Here goes my first days on the Red Planet." Breathing deeply, Jacob stepped off of the ship the made his way to two other Marines, dressed exactly like himself, but missing the main patch. "Welcom Lieutenant Jacob, This will be easy since the main plaza will be your district. Basically just keep the peace, and make sure the guards are in order and we will have no problems." Jacob saluted and turned around to the other guard to recieve his sidearm, and Data Pad. They were the essentials and that is how he liked it, simple. With a quick stroll down the street and into an alleyway, he witnessed something he was warned about. It was a guard who was accepting a bribe from a citizen, and for a crime that Jacob felt should be punishable by death. Jacob could see from behind the guard and the man, there was a woman that had been attacked. From what he assumed, he believed the man was going to rape her. Jacob approached from behind the man, once the guard left and spoke. "Sir, you have one minute to step away from the woman and come with me." The man just looked back. "I already paid up so piss off." Jacob drew his gun. "I am the Govenor of this sections son so I do what I want!" A single shot fired and the man fell to his knees.

Loran Rek Mirez, a Lieutenant in the Mars Internal Security Division quickly ran passed the shuffling crowd to where the shot had come from. He turned a corner and skidded to a hault at the foot of a man with a gun. "Whoa! How the hell did you get that weapon past security checks?!" The Lieutenant demanded as several other M.I.S.D personell turned up behind him. "Who are..." He saw th insignia. "Mars Marine Corps! You have no authority here, this is a M.C.P.D (Mars Colonial Police Departmant) matter! And now you have made it an M.I.S.D matter." Loran motioned on of his officers. "We have to confiscate that weapon and place you under the eye until you have officially reported in..." He read the file that was handed to him. "Lieutenant Jacob E Book." Loran smiled as they took his weapon and then glanced at the woman. "Get a med-team to docking station nine-twenty three and then escort Lieutenant Book to his command section to officially document his arrival. Only then will you give him back his weapon."

"Sir!"

"Oh, and nice to meet you, Mr Book. Hopefully the law will be upheld while you are here... See you later." The M.I.S.D man turned on his heels and left as the med team rushed in to help the lady. The two Internal Security officers lead Jacob towards the nearest turbolift to central.

"Sorry about the Lieutenant, sir, he is normally very nice but his friend was the person you are replacing and he is kinda hit hard by it! Dont worry in a few days he'll be ok wit'ya" The lift shot sideways out of the ship then headed for command. By-passing security checkpoints and the new arrivals alltogether. It brought them outside for several moments where the barran red landscape coud be seen streathing across the horizion before shooting down and stopping at Command Central Control one. 'CCC-1 Reception' The lift chimed and they stepped out. "Sign in here sir. Here are your weapons back." The lift closed and the M.I.S.D people disappeared.

The man at the main desk already had the forms ready on the counter and all Jacob had to do was sign them. "You're telling me that I was taking out of MY authoritative zone, by Mar's pathetic little police force?" The man at the desk just nodded. "I am not going to forget this." Jacob sighed and left a signature on the line and quickly headed back to the elevator, though first off stopping by a weapon mount. It was basically a very small armory built into a wall, but had very tight security. Jacob punched in his code and the wall slid open, to one section. "Good enough for me." Retrieving an assault rilfe and some ammo, he now looked identicle to every other guard on the station. Another guard walked up behind him and put his hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, we all have an ongoing grudge with the M.C.P.D. and with the M.I.S.D., but don't let them know that you know exactly what they are or you'll be sorry. They're very secretive." Jacob laughed and steppped onto the elevator with the man. "I'll show you to your quarters, ElTee"

Kayla Stepped off the ship.She took an quick glance around befor posting herself on the ship."Why did I come here.She looked off into the distance where earth could be seen."I miss you already."She walked into the sign in sector of the city."Kayla Windsmer. I'm here with the Army's Medical unit."

Man:"Oh yes Miss.Windsmer,Your file says that your one of the best that the Army has to offer.Well your living quarters are in that building,7th floor room 27."

"Thank you"As she walked toward the building her suitcase wheeled behind her.An few moments later she found herself in anok sized room."I'd better go find my commander."

Originally posted by Just Jacob
The man at the main desk already had the forms ready on the counter and all Jacob had to do was sign them. "You're telling me that I was taking out of MY authoritative zone, by Mars' pathetic little police force?" The man at the desk just nodded. "I am not going to forget this." Jacob sighed and left a signature on the line and quickly headed back to the elevator, though first off stopping by a weapon mount. It was basically a very small armory built into a wall, but had very tight security. Jacob punched in his code and the wall slid open, to one section. "Good enough for me." Retrieving an assault rilfe and some ammo, he now looked identicle to every other guard on the station. Another guard walked up behind him and put his hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, we all have an ongoing grudge with the M.C.P.D. and with the M.I.S.D., but don't let them know that you know exactly what they are or you'll be sorry. They're very secretive." Jacob laughed and steppped onto the elevator with the man. "I'll show you to your quarters, ElTee"

Loran briskly walked along in a clipped military fashion along a catwalk that ended at a slanted stairwell. He exited the stariwell and walked across the white marble-like floor, through busy colonists and the like. Two Colonial Police officers were patroling the local area, but when they saw the Internal Security Lieutenant the altered their path to head away from him. Loran smiled. He thought it funny that the M.C.P.D, the M.I.S.D, the M.M.C, and the assorted other divisions were against each other. It was stupid, he thought, to fight. Not that we would get along really but... hey!

"I.S. Lieutenant, Mirez. Report to Command Central for assignment update and orders." Came a voice over the nano-com in his ear.

Loran tapped his wrist control. "Complying."

***

PA: "Emergency. Level 5. Medical teams to security stations nine-eleven to nine-twenty one. Secter nine is now under security lock-down. Any personel who have been in secter nine within the last hour please proceed to your nearest decontamination centre. Bio-Hazard teams to sector eight - sector nine blastgates. Repeat..."

***

Medical teams rushed past the denizens of the colony. Suddenly in a disarray, the people started to panic, not knowing which sector was which as they fumbled to find the decontamination facilities. As Loran watched, a stream of lightly armed M.I.S.F. (Mars Internal Security Forces) squads, carrying body armour and stun batons, entered the throuts and started getting the croud under control. Loran quickly hurried to the nearest turbolift to Command Central.

***

At the entrance to sector nine, several squads of Bio-Hazard units, carrying scanning equipment, and other sensitive stuff stood ready. One armed squad of M.C.T.P.'s (Mars Colonial Tactical Police) with assualt rifles and basic S.W.A.T styled armour and uniforms waited for the go signal. "Hold for the signal. Gas-filters on."

***

(A Bio-Hazard... I wonder... Dont worry, i'm just making background noise really, feel free to use any unspecified M.C.P.D characters for the breach.)

((There are parts of factions. For example: M.C.P.D. are normal police including the department, and the M.C.T.P. are special armed police like SWAT. The M.I.S.D. has the M.I.S.F. and even more than that. etc. M.M.C. Patrol areas that suit them, Internal Security dont really patrol but are there in the background, keeping an eye on things, The Colonial Police are the prominent peace keepers (visually) but they dont deal with any specific problems. All work for their own reasons, to their own causes. Just like piracy in utopia, lol, sorry Jacob if you had plans for that bribe bit but I thought we should have more than military here.)

((Don't advance too quickly please.))

Jacob heard about he security beach and turned around to face his other Marines. "Double the watch in our sector and make sure that no one that hasn't been screened in. I don't care what clearence they have." Jacob turned around and grabbed his weaponry. "Alpha Team, and Charlie team, you'll be accompanying me and Delta into the breach. We're doing this by the book. Do not divert from the mission to save anyone who is in trouble. I refuse to lose ANY of my men for the ungrateful lot who live here. Is that clear?" A rousing responce came from his soldiers. "HOOAH!" Jacob and his fellow soldiers grouped together by the main district door. On the other side will be the Sectore Nine lobby. No telling what will be in there and no telling if we can even get in. The place has been locked down so I am going to try my luck with my security override. Also, if there is already other teams on sight, allow them to move in first."

Exene gasped and dodged the crowds of panicking people as she slowly made her way through town. She couldnt count the number of times she was cursed at or nearly stepped on. "Charming town." She thought. "I wonder what's going on.." She bit her lip and looked down at the paper in her hand. Written on it was an address. She had reserved an apartment room before she left earth... Now all she had to do was find it.. Where ever it was. My god what is with all the military people all of the sudden?!

Kurt walked slowly with the crowd of people in the town. His jacket was slightly crumpled, due to the excessive time spent in the suitcase. Inside the right coat pocket was a crumpled up bill to the apartment room he had gotten. With the money Kurt had saved up he could survive on Mars for about ten years, then he'd have to find another job. Maybe they'd give him a job in security.

Ahead of him was a woman looking at a sheet of paper. She had slowed down to look at the paper and she was in his way. He bumped into her and stopped. Kurt glared at her and hissed," Move out of the way sweet heart."

The blastgate between eight and nine slowly opened and the Tactical Police unit moved forward towards the blastgates inner airlock. Once in the outer door closed and the squad seargent exchanged words in his com. "Safeties off people! We are going in hot!" As the Tactical Police squad flipped the catches on their weapons several jets of sterile air and some neutrilizing chemicals sprayed across them. After this the second blastgate opened to sector nine. "Go!" The squad fanned out and spread into the lobby between sector eight and nine. Behind them the blastgate closed, and double locked with a hiss. As the squad spread out into the eerily empty lobby the squad leader frowned. "M.C.T.P-five, to, control. How many people were there in sector nine at the time of lockdown?"

"One hundred and six registered colonists."

"Central. The lobby is code-one, clear." The Seargent replied. He then motioned his squad towards the inner sanctum of the lobby before entering the main housing blocks. "Advise on posible location of Bio-Hazard."

"Refueling station nine-twenty three. We think one of the tanks ruptured and caused a gas leak."

The squad sweaped onto a high overhang viewing the docking stations and admistration stations below. It was empty. Sickeningly devoid of human forms. "M.C.T.P-five, to central."

"Go ahead."

"Docking station is empty. No sign of colonists. Squad. Search pattern Xizor."

The M.C.T.P squad seperated into six, two man groups. Each heading off in a search pattern that would have them X over and rejoin at the far side. "T.P-five this is central, our survaillance systems are down in the docking bay area. The problem is at that location. Find and report damage."

The seargent nodded then lead his second in command down a flight of steps to the marble-like open ground below. Service and information stations dotted the 'land'. "Lets check the power regulator's in the security station's.

Jacob and his team were standing at the Section 10 door and were waiting for him to hit the switch. With a deep breath, Jacob tapped the switch down and raised his weapon. Seeing the scary sight of nothing. It's not that he was scared, more like surprised to see such a sight in the industrial area.

"Seargent Odihiru, be advised, we read a security breach between the blastgate at sector nine and ten. We have dispached C.P officers to that location. Be prepared for company."

The C.T.P officer checked the transfer circuts on the security stations monitor, and then looked over at the interface. "Central, the problem is cosmetic, a power conduit in sector nine-thirteen meintenance room has been severed. We will head there after we check the fuel tanks."

"Rodger that, T.P-five. We are sending in back-up, rendezvous at security checkpoint hatch 'nine-jay'."

"Estimated time of arrival at security hatch 'nine-jay' is four minutes... Seargent Odihiru, out." Raising his assault rifle he darted out of the security station and headed for the industrialized section of this sector. Each sector was about a kilometer in length and about five hundred meters in width with the same amount of roof clearance.

***

M.I.S.D Headquarters. 'Central-one'.

Thirteen minutes ago.

"Mirez, I want you to read through Lieutenant Book's files, and the same goes for the other newbies in town. Now, take a special squad of the M.I.S.A.F (M.I.S. Armed Forces (Slight name change, means nothing.)) out to security hatch 'nine-jay' to back-up a Colonial Tactical Police squad."

***

Six minutes after the Tactical squad were informed, they had met Rek and his twelve man squad and were both now proceeding to the meintenance section.

Jacob went down on one knee and looked forward. There was no movement whatsoever. "House, McClean. You two stay here and make sure this lobby stays secure. The only way into here is through this security clearence door. Don't let anyone past it without my permission." They both accepted their mission and took a defensive stance aiming at the main door. Jacob and the rest of his team moved forward.

In the middle of section nine, a small teenage girl was moving forward into the empty streets. "Mom!? Where are you!?"

"LT! We got a young woman alone on the street about sixty yards through this door." Jacob looked a little angry until he saw who it was. Without a word he tore through the door and started sprinting down the road. "Sarah!" The girl turned around and looked at Jacob. "Dad!? What are you doing here?" She ran at him as fast as she could.

Lieutenant Mirez reached the plaza corner ahead of the squads when a shout of "Dad!" echoed across the space. Then the sound of running footsteps... "Seargent Odihiru, get to meintenance station nine-thirteen and report as ordered," he whispered and got a nod.

"What are you gonna do?"

"Find some colonists. A.F-sixteen, I want six men, the rest go with Colonial Tactical Police."

The squads seperated and Mirez went forward towards the noise.

Odihiru went down onto a survice walkway and quickly proceeded for 'nine-thirteen-M'.

***

Loran reached the processing plant to see Jacob and a teen girl hugging. 'Dad?' "Secure the area," he ordered, "discreetly." As the half-squad disappeared Loran slowly, and alone, walked forward towards his M.M.C counterpart. "So you must be Sarah Book, am I right... Nice to see you again Jacob, do you mind me calling you that or would you prefer, Lieutenant Book." Loran raised his assault rifle then let his eyes quickly dart across the room. "I'll tell you something Mr Book," his voice echoed, "you've been here two hours and they already have you dreadging the bowls, so to speak." He stopped thirty meters away.

Originally posted by android217
Kurt walked slowly with the crowd of people in the town. His jacket was slightly crumpled, due to the excessive time spent in the suitcase. Inside the right coat pocket was a crumpled up bill to the apartment room he had gotten. With the money Kurt had saved up he could survive on Mars for about ten years, then he'd have to find another job. Maybe they'd give him a job in security.

Ahead of him was a woman looking at a sheet of paper. She had slowed down to look at the paper and she was in his way. He bumped into her and stopped. Kurt glared at her and hissed," Move out of the way sweet heart."

Exene stummbled and looked up at the man. She bit her lip and thought to herself. 'Why dont you go around dumb ass. You saw me there. Or are you blind? Maybe you're just retarded, cuz you must be able to see me considering you knew I was a girl. Is that it? Huh? Are you slow? I think there is plenty of space for you to walk, and other people you could have bumped into.' She descided against saying that, considereding she only just got here, and went with something a little less harsh. "And if I dont?"

Some of the M.I.S.A.F troops rushed in and pushed the crowds apart and started shouting orders. One forcefully pushed both Exene and Kurt back into an orderly line. In a filtered voice he said. "Please procede to your designted living area given upon arrival, if you have not yet officially documented your arrival procede to the administration station through those glassine doors over there, please."