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Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-11-11 05:54 pm

sooner or later, god'll cut you down.

Who: Everyone
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Lato'li's orbit and also planetside.
When: Forward dated to 11/15.

[The Interceptor Fleet moves into position, waiting for the last few shield generators to fall. And in the early hours of the 15th, they do. The shield dissolves with a blip as if it was never there, leaving the man-eaters as prone as their prey. The Interceptors send out a transmission-- an unholy mix of Cockney and Australian that graces every available communicator-- if they answer it.]

We’re firin’! Do yer worst, Vieziri! We’re gonna kick yer sorry arses so hard you’ll kiss the moons!

[Five Interceptor ships swoop out of the dark and unload their various weaponry onto the Vieziri warships. At the same time, people stranded on the planet below ready the anti-aircraft guns onto their makers. And of course there is the Fleet itself, battered and yet beautiful across the velvet sky, as they fire everything they have.

Now the Vieziri start moving. Though the big red ship can’t do much maneuvering, the rest of the Vieziri warships certainly can. They fire back at the Interceptors and whoever else fires at them, willing to defend their leader and lose their lives in the process.

Luckily, the Interceptors have their own daring ships, which may look familiar to those who were here for the raider attack. One is emblazoned with racing stripes and flames all along the hull, and it moves so fast it nearly enters hyperspace. It’s there and gone in a flash, weaving past the enemy in crazy thrillseeking loops. Still another Interceptor ship is painted red and orange with a gold plate near the front, which reads BAMF with no explanation. This one has guns aplenty and easily weathers any duel it gets into. The third Interceptor ship is beautiful gold and black, sleek as hell and engineered with sense; this one packs the most gadgets and formidable guns of all calibers, and appears to do the most damage. Trailing behind is a much smaller ship, so nondescript it almost doesn’t stand out at all-- that is, until it forms a barrier to absorb some oncoming fire and reflect it back at the Vieziri.

There’s one ship that’s missing, though-- the one that was blown up several months ago after the heist. In its place is a small black ship that runs invisible to radar, sweeping past with silent speed as it lets loose a barrage of photon missiles onto the Vieziri flagship.

Down below, the Vieziri come out in full force-- one last stand before the warlord falls, trying to finish their fell rituals. Some of them rush the encampments, some go for the cities. Near the restored comms tower, a cloaked figure with a plain white mask fights their way through the onslaught using a plasma blade and a laser rifle.

After an hours-long siege, the big warship finally takes too much fire and breaks apart, lighting up the sky with falling shards like stars. The biggest debris burns up in orbit, but little pieces still rain down. It signals the end as the Vieziri begin to retreat both on ground and in the air. The loss of their leadership leaves them scattered and panicked.

The Fleet has won the day, but as the sun rises again over the wreckage, there is still plenty of work to be done.]


[ooc: Feel free to assume the Interceptors are helping your ships! The gold and black ship can be hailed and will give responses, as she’s been the main point of contact during this plot. You can also run into Zhade, though tags will be slow for both accounting for RL things. Please mark Zhade or Interceptors in the header of your toplevel if you’d like NPC interaction.

Any questions should be asked on the plot post for phase two.]
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[personal profile] redatheart 2017-11-26 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Sayid has his moments of humor, but this circumstance is not going to be one of them.]

They're both very adept at violence.

[Like he isn't. But he doesn't remotely enjoy it, whereas Looma is...more aggressive than he is. And willing to put herself in situations with conflict.

He considers Sawyer's question, looking around the wider area.]


Focusing on the generators is probably wiser.
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[personal profile] rednecking 2017-11-26 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
So the latter. [he's glad that that's the answer and not something . . . less that he doesn't want to joke about. Great] 'Least they're on our side, I guess.

[Sawyer is about to argue his point, but - wait, did Sayid agree? Did they just make a plan together? Without arguing? Holy shit]

. . . all right. Think we wanna head that way, then. [and he jerks his head to the east]
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[personal profile] redatheart 2017-12-04 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[He could have argued. For the sake of it. But honestly, the quicker the generators are taken out the better. They need to get rid of those guns.

Besides. They're bound to agree once in a full moon. There's a precedent! Just don't count on it to happen often. He's still all too happy to call out Sawyer when he thinks he's actually wrong.

Sayid peers around the large rock he's behind to confirm Sawyer's direction, and then nods. The generators are all slightly spread out, in small clusters of two or three devices across the planet. It's not far to the next one - in fact, Sayid can see it's shape in the distance - but it's a small trek through some jungle to the next clearing.

Most of the fight at this generator is winding down, though there are still some Vieziri around.]


Move towards the treeline. I'll cover you.

[He is the soldier, after all. Or, was.]
Edited 2017-12-04 03:43 (UTC)
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[personal profile] rednecking 2017-12-04 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Sawyer can see them too, and he checks his weapon once more before shifting into a better crouch to sprint from]

I'm gonna aim for the big one right there - [he gestures with his gun] I'll cover ya when I get there.

[he opens his mouth for a smartass comment - gives Sayid a brief, but considering look - then decides against it and sprints off towards the trees.

He'll be an ass later]