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tinker tailor winter soldier. ([personal profile] redactions) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2015-09-21 10:55 pm

002 ✪ audio + action

Who: Jim Barnes
Broadcast: Fleetwide audio.
Action: On the moon.
When: Sept. 20th.

Good morning. This is Captain James Barnes. By now we've assessed the damage to the ships — seems like it only slowed us down some, and whoever the enemy was they don't seem to have followed us. That's not why I'm here.

[ a half-beat of pause, then, ]

We can't guarantee there'll always be shields or weapons aboard our ships at any given time. That doesn't mean we can't work out a system to make sure we're covering for each other in a fight. If we can form groups of two or three ships, at least one with weapons, and coordinate a few flying formations, we stand a much better chance.

As for communications, if they're taken offline like that again we are going to need a solution. We used manual signalling in my War; I'm open to options that don't have us scrambling blind during a crisis like that.

[ a beat ]

We got lucky, this time. We might not be again.

Barnes out.




shooting range

[ You know. This is simple. The pistols take getting used to, but it's a matter of practice. Assembly. Disassembly. Ready, aim, fire. One end of the shooting range is devoted entirely to Jim trying out all the variants he can get his hands on. They are laid on the table in front of him neatly. ]

[ All the shots hit the centre ring of the target, if not, damned closed. He's not concentrating too hard or scowling, just seems perfectly placid, and steady. When he feels eyes on him, ]

Sorry, did you want [ gesturing to the row of pistols ] one a'these?

some seedy bar

[ This alcohol is completely algae-free and that might be the entire reason he's even bothering with it. This place doesn't look quite as ripe for sudden violence either; but there's still murmuring in the background and a card game that looks like it might be heating up. ]

[ He's sitting alone, in the corner, nursing a glass. Another one sits beside him, completely untouched. It's always been for Steve. ]
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Video

[personal profile] kill_switch 2015-09-22 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd mentioned forming warparties. I've got some experience with the concept and I'd be open to taking in a couple more ships for the experiment.
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Permavideo, weak encryption

[personal profile] kill_switch 2015-09-23 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Directing her glance directly at the feed. Oh geeze what'd the Warboy do now.]

Yes, he's my Warboy. What trouble did he get into?
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[personal profile] kill_switch 2015-09-23 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
He is. I've been trying to keep an eye on him. [She eases back a little bit hearing he hasn't actually gotten in trouble.] Things were a little busier where we're from.
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[personal profile] kill_switch 2015-09-25 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
Available. [It's a simple answer, maybe a little biting, but it still says a lot about the world she came from.]
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[personal profile] kill_switch 2015-09-27 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Mostly supply runs, sometimes patrol sweeps to cut down the raiders. [Sometimes themselves the raiders but that's a part of her life she'd rather leave behind.] Usually you'd have a central War Rig surrounded by Lancers and polecats.
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[personal profile] kill_switch 2015-10-05 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)

Easy. Security. They don't want us to overpower them. We may be quick and agile but at this size we're no threat to them.

[Which is unfortunate really.]

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[personal profile] kill_switch 2015-10-10 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
We've got to figure out how to be a threat.