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 Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:53 pm
Admiral Stanforth sat in his office reviewing the files of the ODST's he selected. He also reviewed the profiles of the Prowler and the ONI Spook that Parangosky was sending to keep an eye on her precious Prowler, He was field operative for a long time but then got promoted to head of ONI Section-III after its previous head was Killed In Action defending Earth from the Covenant. He didn't like having a Spook on this mission but it was necessary because Parangosky wouldn't have given him the Prowler otherwise. He hated having to let her know about losing contact with his heavy cruiser but she probably already knew about it anyway and just didn't tell him. So he continued to wait for the ODSTs to be rounded up and drank his coffee while he reviewed their files.
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:11 pm
Commander Sinclair knocked on Admiral Stanforth's office door and peeked inside. He did have to admit, the admiral's office was very spacey. Not as big as Parangosky's, but big enough to fit a few warthogs, maybe a scorpion. He found Stanforth behind his desk and let himself in. He gave a crisp, quick salute and walked to the man's desk. He placed his hands behind his desk and nodded to him, "Admiral, good to see you again. I just came by to report that the Prowler "Antigone" is ready for the ODSTs and for your search and salvage mission. Also, I guess I should also ask something about these troopers that you've hand picked." Before Sinclair could continue, the holoprojector on Stanforth's desk activated. Blue dots of data began to flow around like snow. Most of the dots began to glow brighter and clustering together, creating the silhouette of a man, "Are you sure these are the best men for this particular mission, I mean I can probably think of someone better, hell maybe a spartan could get the job done bett-" Sinclair shot the AI a glare, "Curtis! Apologise admiral, Curtis a generation 4 AI that is a bit of a show off... and can have his moments when he can't contain his own thoughts. He will also be assisting in this particular mission." Curtis shrugged and tilted his head.
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:13 pm
Dr Observer Commander Sinclair knocked on Admiral Stanforth's office door and peeked inside. He did have to admit, the admiral's office was very spacey. Not as big as Parangosky's, but big enough to fit a few warthogs, maybe a scorpion. He found Stanforth behind his desk and let himself in. He gave a crisp, quick salute and walked to the man's desk. He placed his hands behind his desk and nodded to him, "Admiral, good to see you again. I just came by to report that the Prowler "Antigone" is ready for the ODSTs and for your search and salvage mission. Also, I guess I should also ask something about these troopers that you've hand picked." Before Sinclair could continue, the holoprojector on Stanforth's desk activated. Blue dots of data began to flow around like snow. Most of the dots began to glow brighter and clustering together, creating the silhouette of a man, "Are you sure these are the best men for this particular mission, I mean I can probably think of someone better, hell maybe a spartan could get the job done bett-" Sinclair shot the AI a glare, "Curtis! Apologise admiral, Curtis a generation 4 AI that is a bit of a show off... and can have his moments when he can't contain his own thoughts. He will also be assisting in this particular mission." Curtis shrugged and tilted his head. Stanforth looked at the spook and his AI and took another drink from his morning coffee and said "ODSTs are trained for this sort of operation, besides the Spartans are either on board Infinity or otherwise occupied. Besides a Spartan deployment is too extreme for all I know the UNSC Say My Name could have a downed communications array. The ODSTs are very qualified one of them First Sergeant Kravchenko is from the elite Hungarian and Russian 19th Shock Battalion that outfit has a hell of a reputation for getting the job done." he said as the Warthogs carrying the ODSTs pulled up in front of the main building. The ODSTs began to file out of the hogs and walked into the building and up to Admiral Stanforth's office.
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:16 pm
Curtis held uphis data pad and accessed the intel that was given to him, "Yes, Say My Name does have downed comms. After the last known transmition from AI Hathor, we are no longer able to contact her. As for your ODSTs, I have read into all of their profiles. I say they shall be perfect for the operation, even if one of the three of us isn't in agreement..." Calvin glared at Curtis' hologram, who only just shrugged again and blinked out. Sinclair looked at his datapad then looked at Stanforth after hearing the warthogs come up to the office, "Before the troopers get in here, I must tell you a few things. First, I will be entering the ship Say My Name with the ODSTs, Curtis and I can help get it back online. Also, I must request if you not mention my promotion to head of section three to them. I don't want to sound like a liability when I still have experience under my belt." As a punch line, he patted his sidearm that was quite literally under his belt. "Other than that, I eagerly await to meet the team you picked yourself." He said with a crafty smile.
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TheBurritoBandit Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:43 pm
Celestino "Lightning" Esposito da Venezia 
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Rank: Sergeant Major
Branch: Marine Corps
UNSC "Midsummer's Night"
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Celestino was making his way to Admiral Stanforth's office. He had all his ODST gear on and brought along his sniper rifle for the mission despite the mission not recommending long range weaponry. Whatever the mission, Celestino always brought his special sniper rifle with him. It has proven useful on plenty of occasions. He approached the door to the office, and knocked on the door, patiently waiting with his hands behind his back.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:16 pm
Viktor Nikolai Kravchenko
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Rank: First Sergeant
Specialty: Covert Operations, Infantryman
Branch: UNSC Marine Corps,105th O.D.S.T. Division, 19th Shock Battalion
Ship: UNSC Midsummer Night
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Viktor and Cristoph walked in with Celestino and both of them asked at the same time. "What do you think this is about? Normally us grunts don't get called into the head of Home Fleet's office." They walked up and knocked on the Admiral's office door waiting for an answer to come in.
Meanwhile Admiral Stanforth looked at the ONI officer and said " If it is a downed communications relay there is no need for you to go aboard, and the ODSTs can simply report back to us and relay that information and mission over we wait for them to fix their comm relay." Just then Admiral Stanforth heard a knock on the door. "that must be them, COME IN TROOPERS!" he said loudly so they could hear them through the thick oak door he had over the entrance to his office.
Viktor and Weber walked in and snapped to attention noting the ONI Spook by his unit patch on the uniform he wore, he also had a commanders rank insignia on his uniform and saluted both the admiral and the ONI spook, they both said at the same time "Sir reporting as ordered sir."
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TheBurritoBandit Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:46 pm
Celestino "Lightning" Esposito da Venezia
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Rank: Sergeant Major
Branch: Marine Corps
UNSC "Midsummer's Night"
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"Not sure myself boys. Maybe some sort of special briefing?"
Celestino said to the other two ODSTs that walked with him to the office. Upon hearing the Admiral allow permission for them to enter, he followed behind Viktor and Weber saluting to the ONI Spook and the Admiral. Both Viktor and Weber were already doing the talking, and simultaneously to mention, allowing Celestino to keep the silence. He wasn't exactly sure about why they were called in, and despite what he said earlier, he doubted it to be any special briefing. Worst case scenario, the mission becomes more difficult than planned.
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:04 am
Viktor Nikolai Kravchenko
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Rank: First Sergeant
Specialty: Covert Operations, Infantryman
Branch: UNSC Marine Corps,105th O.D.S.T. Division, 19th Shock Battalion
Ship: UNSC Midsummer Night
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Viktor and Cristoph stood at attention as the admiral set down his data pad and said "I know this is irregular and y'all are on shore leave, but I have a ship, a heavy cruiser that I've lost contact with. The UNSC Say My Name has missed two going on three of her scheduled check ins and our reports say that the escape craft have been jettisoned, but that could be computer error. Their lack of communication could also mean that their communications array is down for repairs, if thats the case report back and assist in the repairs, worst case scenario is that the ship has been captured or something bad has happened like a reactor failure, if its the former retake the ship and radio for backup Ill have a team standing by. If its reactor failure and you cannot expedite repairs scuttle the ship and report home. Understood troopers?" Viktor and Cristoph saluted and said "Yes sir, what If the ships crew have gone rogue sir?" The admiral thought about that and said "Radio for reinforcements and disable the craft and then board it, secure the ship, and release any loyal crew members, if any." They nodded and said "Yes sir, how will we be getting to there sir?" He nodded to the ONI Spook and said "This is Commander Sinclair, he is loaning us the Prowler UNSC Pale Horse. He will also be the supervising and commanding officer for the mission, I am afraid that is not negotiable CINCONI says so. They're lending us their Prowler and they wanna keep an eye on it."
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:48 am
Commander Sinclair Stood there with his hands behind his back, looking over the troopers the admiral selected. There were a few things that were left out, but those were things that were on a need to know basis. He nodded to the troopers and gave a crafty smile, "Good to see you all. Something tells me that the Admiral didn't select you all for the right questions you ask. Additional intel will be given in the Pale Horse." The holoprojector on the desk came to life again, reveiling the silouette of a man in blue, "Well, these must be the fresh blood that are being sent to investigate the dead craft. Hi, I'm Curtis, Personal AI of Commander Sinclair. I'll be assisting in this operation as well." Sinclair gave a quick glare to Curtis, "I'm sorry for his forwardness. Once he knows you are really up for the task, he'll lighten up. Luckily, you'll all have enough... bonding time on board the Horse." Sinclair turned his head to Stanforth, I'll be in the pelican outside waiting for the troopers. It'll take us straight to the prowler and we'll be on our way from there." The Commander made his way to the exit. He stopped at the door, turned, gave a salute to the Admiral and nodded to the troopers. He motioned his head to Curtis for him to follow. Curtis gave a quick to the others and blinked off. The door closed as Sinclair practically vanished in his ONI spook way. He headed out to the pelican, waiting for the troopers to finish up with the admiral so they can head out to start the mission.
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:28 pm
Viktor Nikolai Kravchenko
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Rank: First Sergeant
Specialty: Covert Operations, Infantryman
Branch: UNSC Marine Corps,105th O.D.S.T. Division, 19th Shock Battalion
Ship: UNSC Midsummer Night
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Viktor saluted the spook as he left and then turned to the admiral and said "Sir permission to speak freely sir?" Admiral Stanforth could already tell what the ODST was going to say and said "Granted son, what is it?" Viktor paused and said "This operation is being run by a spook, I do not like it, this man does not seem like the type who would be down there in the halls with us taking fire if the ship was overrun. He seems like the person who would hide and let us all die should it come down to us or him." The admiral nodded "I understand your concern son, I don't like spooks either but he stays." Viktor nodded and said "I will follow orders sir he is my commanding officer but if he issues an order that endangers us all or one that involves sacrificing the crew I will shoot him, this is how we operate in 19th Shock Battalion. If our C.O. issued an order that endangered lives we killed them, I had to kill my former C.O. because he ordered us to forego evacuating civilians which was our original mission and instead load gold onto the dropship, I shot him and carried out our mission." The admiral nodded and said "Well son I'd appreciate it if you didn't shoot the man on this mission I don't want CINCONI bitching me out for a dead operative." he nodded and then turned with Cristoph and the rest of the ODSTs outside to the Pelican dropship on the roof, seeing the ONI Spook waiting for them Viktor even though he was Russian did speak Christoph's native German and said something to the ODST in German "Ich traue ihm nicht, er wird zu uns getötet, oder noch schlimmer erfasst. Seht ihn euch an er mustert uns, wie wir planen seiner Ermordung sind. Ich traue Spione." Christoph nodded and responded also in German "Hauptfeldwebel sie keine Spione mit ONI auf einfachen Aufklärungsmissionen etwas im Busch ist, dass er und dass die künstliche Intelligenz nicht sagen uns, ich bin besorgt." The troopers then climbed into the Pelican and waited for the rest to fall in as well.
(Sorry if my German is off haven't spoken it or typed it in a bit.)
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:26 pm
Sinclair looked at his data pad as the first two troopers came in to the pelican. He heard them talk in german and smiled to himself. He had to learn a few languages after his time in some foreign colonies. So they didn't trust him, he wasn't suprised. Part of being ONI isn't about making friends, but that just spreads heavy rumors every time. His ear piece went off as Curtis began to talk to him, "You don't think they'll get in your way?" The commander turned his head away from the troopers in the pelican and lowered his voice, "No, I'm sure they think we will though. It'll be a short trip, but I think our time in the Say My Name will help break down some walls." Curtis gave a all knowing sarcastic tone, "I thought the Admiral said that you would'nt need to be in the ship?" Sinclair continued to smile a bit, "You know why I have no choice but to follow Margaret's orders over Stanforth's. I will respect his word, but there is something else that's in that ship..." Sinclair looked at his data pad, but his glasses were streaming a list of ships that were disguised as ONI cargo transports. He found the ship he was looking for that read as missing in the middle of an important transport. The UNSC Halcyon Cruiser Say My Name. Curtis spoke, but more urgent, "Sir, The Pale Horse is ready and we still have a solid location of the Say My Name." Sinclair blinked and the data on his glasses shut off, he spoke more clearly, seeing as how there is no more classified subjects being said, "Alright, tell the Horse that we are waiting for the last of the ODSTs to board the pelican, we will be there shortly." Sinclair looked back at his data pad and continued to wait for the last of the troopers.
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:42 pm
Viktor Nikolai Kravchenko
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Rank: First Sergeant
Specialty: Covert Operations, Infantryman
Branch: UNSC Marine Corps,105th O.D.S.T. Division, 19th Shock Battalion
Ship: UNSC Midsummer Night
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Viktor looked at him talking to His A.I. and leaned over and started to talk to another Russian ODST from his Battalion in their native Russian a man by the name of Vasily Aleksandrovich "Vasiliy pravo, u tebya sigaretu, i to, chto vy dumayete oshpiona zdesʹ, ya dumayu, chto on sobirayetsya nas vsekh ubitʹ chertovski kak naschet vas? On chto-to skryvayet, net nikakoy neobkhodimosti dlya shpiona priyti na etu missiyu yeshche my poluchayem ne tolʹkopugatʹ , no yego chertovski AI kotoryye, veroyatno, poydet bezuderzhnoy v uvedomlenii momentov . Menya ne volnuyet , yesli on slyshit menya i trub , chto ya govoryu , chtoby Dzheyms Bond sidit ikh tozhe." Vasily laughed and nodded before taking a pack of cigarettes out and handing him one and giving him a light before saying "Ya dumayu, chto vashi prava Pervyy serzhant Kravchenko eto chertovski stranno , no my delayem nashu rabotu pustʹ etot chertov shpion sdelatʹ yego. Togda beshenyy pitbulʹ mozhet dolozhitʹ svoyemu khozyainu i skazatʹ, chto khoroshiy shchenok on byl" Kravchenko smiled and smoked his cigarette as he waited for Celestino and the troopers to get to the pelican.
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TheBurritoBandit Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:31 pm
Celestino "Lightning" Esposito da Venezia
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Rank: Sergeant Major
Branch: Marine Corps
UNSC "Midsummer's Night"
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Celestino simply listened to everyone converse with each other as he didn't have any questions. Once they were allowed to head out to board the pelicans, Celestino saluted Admiral Stanforth and then walked with Viktor hearing him speak Russian and German to Vasily. Celestino boarded the pelican holding his sniper rifle in his hands due to the size of the weapon. He waited for them to take off so they can complete their mission. He had hoped no one had taken over the ship as he didn't want to see any innocents dead on the scene.
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:00 pm
Pyle was waiting to get on the pelican, when they were able to he stuck on his helmet and walked towards the pelican. He was a little curious on how this mission was going to go since he was an explosives expert and not really much else. He didn't mind, he had a rocket launcher, spartan lazer, and his Pistol. He wasn't going to use any of the big explosive, just a simple pistol, thats all he really needed.
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