thespaceopera: (red alert)
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.]
samahl: (still all eyebrows)

[personal profile] samahl 2017-12-06 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Cyril isn't about to turn down help. Not when he doesn't have a lot of options. He's careful to move his clothing and make shift armor to give Justice access to the wound.

He winces at the pain but otherwise doesn't complain.
]
whatisright: (1)

[personal profile] whatisright 2017-12-09 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Justice splashes the wound with some rubbing alcohol without warning--he's been advised to gently dab it, but there is no gentle dabbing in a battlefield--and then he quickly binds it with bandages. It's far from a professional job--this may very well be the first time he's actually done this on a real wound--but it works and it's fast, so they're dealing with it.]

Is there anything else?

[Any other wounds he should worry about? Any other thing that needs some quick slapdash attention before they get the elf out?]
samahl: (rethinking life choices)

[personal profile] samahl 2017-12-11 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Cyril winces hard but doesn't complain.]

I'll survive and find a place to get out of the way. You should go back to the fight.
whatisright: (6)

[personal profile] whatisright 2017-12-13 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
Not until you are safe.

[Justice would not forgive himself if he left a wounded companion to die.

Justice sprays suppressing fire, keeping back any Vieziri that may be considering going for them while they're vulnerable. Then he hooks his hand under the elf's arm, urging him to his feet.]


I will cover you. We will find a place for you together.
samahl: (dark)

[personal profile] samahl 2017-12-14 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Cyril gives into Justice's suggestion, because arguing with a spirit is like trying to hold back a way with your hands, and because it's to dangerous to stay in this place.

He lets Justice guide him somewhere safer, and honestly feels a little relieved that the spirit has done so.
]
whatisright: (3)

[personal profile] whatisright 2017-12-16 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Justice has to cover Cyril, but somehow gets him outside the camp walls, away from the gunfire and machetes. Justice sets down Cyril, checking around again to make sure that no one is lying in wait to kill either of them as he pulls out a smaller pistol-like gun and offers it.]

You can use this to keep you safe. It is more effective than a blade.
samahl: (fire)

[personal profile] samahl 2017-12-21 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[He takes the gun and nods at that. He takes a breath and manages to speak with strength he isn't sure he fully feels.]

Thank you. I'll be safe. Go win this fight.