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Sokato looked very concerned. Almost wondering weather this person lived in a hole as a child not to know how a parachute works... "Its quite simple." He stated staring at Yue. "Just pull the cord and hold on. Its called a parachute, they slow down your decent. Mostly used for jumping out of planes." Sokato decided to tell him why we are using it. "In the simulations the simulations I have been running on this have been showing an tendency for the portal to open up way above ground. Combine that with trying to land it on a giant mesa and it becomes very difficult to predict anything."

"The thing about the terrain is that its a forest and a city on a mountain. Its hard to describe the magnitude of how big the terrain is. When you pull the cord, two cables should drop down for you to grab on. Try to steer to a clearing so you don't land in the trees." Sokato had worries about himself. Being much heavier and carrying a much heavier load than every one else, he had some concerns about the hand stitched parachutes. They were made using materials that you would find in the place that they were heading and well.... it might not hold up.

"Well, you see, its more of a protection mission than extermination. The city is wealthy but since it sits on a really large mesa, its not in threat of invasion so they don't keep any armed forces or an organized militia. Suddenly however, red dragons, red dragons are in the chromatic family of dragons just to let you know, they have suddenly decided to attack. I am not sure why." Sokato looked around at the bubble.

"They sent out a distress signal of sorts by any means. They sent a letter through some sort of portal device of their own. So I don't know exactly how many groups responded to the call. You can-" Suddenly the bubble opens up and air rushes out and the bubble turns inside out spitting out Yue and Ace.

Its near sun set. High in the air, you can see the sun setting in the West and the moon rising in the East. The portal spit them out high over the mesa, but not over the surrounding mountains. They are near the far edge, away from the city. Three mountains surround the other edge near the city. The forest is evergreen and is quite thick. They are about six hundred feet above the mesa. Sokato flips, out of control. He is able to control himself and extends his arms and his legs, belly down to slow him down before pulling the cord.

"This time, your sentiments are actually appreciated, Brian. I do like your tactical thinking - keeping logical. I expect to see that keep happening under enemy fire, or..." Steven paused. "Under water. Whatever. I also suggest getting to understand when I'm joking and when I'm not. Generally if I'm saying I'm going to shoot you, I'm joking. If I'm actually pointing a gun at you, I'm not. Then start running.

"Circumstances? No, nothing specific. I leave it up to each of you how exactly you want to show me your capabilities. All I want to see is what you can do when the crap hits the fan and we have a situation." Standing, Steven thrust his .45 into its holster on his hip. "I suppose the simulator could also simulate weapons non-fatally? If so, I'd be interested in doing some sparring, because seeing and feeling are two totally different things, if you understand where I'm heading. A couple of fights between us will be grandly educating.

"Shall we go, then?"

Shadow entered his room and sat down after closing the door behind him. He opened the envelope and removed the letter. It read...




He finished reading the message and paused for a moment of thought.
This is interesting indeed.
He stood up with the message and envelope still in his hands. He then started to rip up the letter and envelope as he headed to the door. He knew that the instructions implied that no one else needed to know the details of the mission just yet. He left his room with the torn up pieces of paper in his enclosed hand and made sure he locked his door. He headed to the similation room, for he knew that would be where he could find his captain.

"What the...... did you just lie about your feelings, and then disappear in this camping coffin? Do not come near me, I warn you. If you put me in there, I am going to have a major memory dump inside, and will have no problems with smearing it around. "
Brian smiled, and bowed a short bit. He looked at his handheld, and pressed a few buttons.
Gee, louise, he thought, a scenario that fitted the lot of them. He pondered, scrolled through the implicated scenario typed,and deccided himself for Vietnam. Yes, timeline should have been the vietnam war, 50 allies, 50000 attackers, superior weapons, .....
He grinned, and looked up at the group.
"Anybody ever watched dog soldiers? Well, For maximal realism, dress appropriate for a medium march through a jungle area. Everything you can carry is ok, and appreciated, but expect to run. After all, the captain wants to see your personal style. I will not be joining you in person, because I have to play the attackers, but I will always be next to you, so just watch out what the attackers say and do. So, please remember, that the simulation you are about to enter will be a very advanced one. if you will be hit by a bullet, it will not kill you, but it will hurt like hell. If you are hit by near-reach weapons, you will be very very lucky if you can escape a blue spot. Also, if you want to spend longer periods of time in the simulation, I would suggest you pack appropriate nourishment. Or else if you can hunt in the jungle......"
Brian grinned, and looked at the captain.
"So, just see that as a practice mission with the ability for you to lean back. We will have plenty of time to get real later on, so why waste ourself now? So, just so you can't say I cheated. I will simultaniously act as a sniper, your radio-engineer and voice in your ear, and as all of the enemies. I think my qualitys as a XO will be showing enough. Or, if you have an other Idea, I will be happy to listen. "
Brian grinned, finished the dragging and dropping on his pocket PC, and looked up to the captain.

((ooc:Shadow, good luck at sea. Seriously, good luck.
Lizzardboy, I am still waiting for a post....))

Azora, who sounded from the coffin yelled at the little one man destruct-o genius, "If you think stuffing you in here is the only thing I'll do to you, you aren't as smart as I thought you were you hear me?!" came the little muffled scream, which became more of a scream than a muffle when the other kicked the coffin with her foot.

She took out a small note book and pen and wrote in neat print. She handed Tech the little slip of paper that said, 'Sorry about her, is something upsetting you or are you just having a pissy day?' Azora was about to retort but was stopped. 'Don't, you did enough already, do you wanna stay in there longer?' she waited patiently for him to take the note, though she made sure to give a reassuring, slightly charming smile to the new captain, whom she still haven't even introduced herself to. She wasn't about to leave either, because she wanted to be the last one out. She shifted her weight to her other foot, and with the hand that cradled the enormous gun, she switched some parts, took them out, put them in, and then weighted it in her arm, as if to see if it was any lighter.

((Its cool. I enjoy reading them.))

Sokato took in the view, the scenery was absolutely amazing and even captured the attention of Sokato, some one who usually does not stop to smell the roses. That quickly passed as he had to deal with the ground that was coming closer by the second. He maneuvered himself in air, moving his head so it points down and drawing his arms in so he could zip through the air moving himself over a tiny clearing in the distance probably thats probably only visible to himself.

He then slows his descent by sticking out his limbs like a big belly flop before pulling the cord. The parachute was a lot different than any of the others. His was comprised of three chutes that looked much like jelly fish. His descent slowed instantaneously. Sokato twirled a little, he was happy that the parachute worked, until around twenty feet... The cord on one of the chutes snapped and he spun fast falling quickly until he hits the ground. The sheets come too the ground covering Sokato.

A couple seconds later, he gets up, taking off the pack and wrestling off the parachute.