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Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-01-13 01:10 pm

don't fear the reaper

[The First Battle]

[They come shooting out of the great dark. Guns blazing, no warning. The enemy ships are ragtag, mismatched, and cobbled together from spare parts. But that doesn’t make them weak. No-- years and years of scavenging have turned them into raiders, and they carry their scars with pride.

The battle is more aggressive than previous attacks against the Fleet. Nothing deters the raiders because they’re tough, and if they see a wounded ship floundering, they have no problems swooping in and boarding. Those crews will soon learn the meaning of teamwork if they want to bring the attackers down. They infiltrate the Iskaulit as well, just in case people try to hide there. At this point they are very, very used to tracking down women and children for their slave trade.

If asked why they’re doing this, the answer is simple.

Spare parts have to come from somewhere.

Don’t worry. Nothing on your ship, and no one, will go to waste.]



[A Few Hours Later]

[The raiders are too strong and the Fleet is failing. After what seems like an eternity of warfare, static comes in, broadcasted to the fleet at large. Something or someone is hailing them…

The signal is untraceable and the video is complete static, but they tell the Fleet they are here to help. Ships come swooping out of the black and they open fire on the raiders. They number a dozen, maybe more, and the ships look eerily similar to the ones currently used by the Fleet, if not a bit older and battle-hardened. Their shielding and weaponry is much, much better, however-- and most of them have custom paint or other touches on their hulls.

They’re not invincible, however. A few may end up between a rock and a hard place when the raiders surround them.

Some older residents may remember this particular group of ships. They’re obviously helping out now, but there’s nothing stopping Fleeters from firing on their would-be saviors save a complete lack of weaponry. You do have a Security officer on board, don’t you? They’ll defend themselves by seriously injuring your ship, but they won’t destroy it for some reason. Small mercies.

The raiders soon realize they’re outgunned and jump ship, taking their dead with them. The intercepting fleet pulls back, too, and both parties vanish back into the dark as silently and swiftly as they came. There’s a lot of cleanup to do whether your ship is disabled or you’re preparing to tow someone else.

Hopefully, the people who saved you don’t change their minds.]


[Plot info is here! Feel free to make your own toplevels with fighting, barricading, being boarded, saving others, the aftermath, etc. There's lots to do!]
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-15 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
[.......]

I'm still not following.
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-16 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. OHHHH.

He replies quickly and efficiently; any help is good help, alright?]


We could be worse. But we're getting hit hard, and ships are getting boarded.

We can handle it so far, but we can't afford anymore people to get into the fleet ships.
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-17 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
Do you ever -

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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-17 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh wait they're gone, he'll let them loop back around.]
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-17 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-17 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-17 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
[oh there you are]

- slow down??
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-18 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
[HUFF.]

I guess if there's any kind of attitude to have...

Who the hell are you?

...

I'll wait.
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-19 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
........................

I seriously waited for that?

How I Met Your Mother had a better finale.

If we're friends, we get some kind of group name, don't we?
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-19 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
[the sound of a defeated man thunking his head against his console.]
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-19 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
Alright. Slothman it is.

You guys got a real name other than 'Friends', Slothman? What do you benefit from helping us?
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[personal profile] collegedropout 2017-01-24 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
... I appreciate the thought, but as long as the Atroma can mess with us, I don't think that's gonna change. Hurting means ratings, doesn't it?

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