<b><span style='color:purple'> "As you all know 344 was designed to think for herself, have emotions and the will to survive, in this case make an alliance with the frontiersmen and wipe you all out, the Draug and the Kharaa, it's likely if they do manage to achieve this then she has taken a step forward to achieve a her new goal, control the glaxy, she knows how good it feels to control the ship and that she can go much higher than this, if she is given enough time i predict that if we all fail then in 11 years and 4 months she will unleash an army of mechs upon the galaxy, the TSA or frontiersmen nor the Kharaa, we must stop her, also Ceanjia is a nickname she has given herself, she is still 344, 344 has blocked all communications that i use on her, right now she is helping the Frontiersmen build a base and that's it."</span></b>
<i>The room is silent, all except for Deaincaelos footsteps, there is food on the table and beer, part from that the rooms empty, across the canteen you see the kanteen door with a puddle of water by it, a corpse lies near you, though it looks like it suffered a pianful death, its covered in water plus looks like it's decomposing rapidly, on it's chest a huge cut lays open revelaing the decomposing organs, surely Kharaa couldn't do that ? Suddenly those of you wearing thermal see a heat movement by the kitchen door, it peaks through the window and ducks down.</i>
<b>*I walk through the corridor to the waypoint -<i> KITCHEN </i> and hold my gun tight as I jump around the corner. At first I can't see anything living on my Improved Tracking on my helmet until I see a dark pink thermal*
<b>*Knocks the beer bottle out of Daza's hand* "You aren't all too smart are you? The Draug have dissolving chemicals spread wherever they go, I think that is why the body is decomposing. You might start decomposing soon. You! Bill! You have a medical scanner? We need to check Daza's body for alien bacterium... "</b>
<span style='color:gray'>"I'm supposed to have what, Mr Meatshield? A medscanner? What do you think this is? Star Trek or something? *I pull out the chemical warfare treatment kit* "This is all I've got... Pass me a sample of the sludge, and lets see if there are any chemical weapons in it..." [I test the sample] "Epoch, get your arse in here, we've got suspected draug"</span>
<span style='color:gray'>"Now, just because the tests have passed you, that doesn't mean that there's something that will harm you. Also alcohol and firearms never mix, OK?" *I grab JDW* "No going to check out thermals without a flamer. Why, you might get chomped by a draug! And I don't want Mr Meatshield to go missing yet!"</span>
<span style='color:red'>"I'm on my way Bill." *Walks into the kitchen* "Probably rats. We're in the kitchens right? I saw one the size of a skulk in here the other day." *Shudders* "Rats? Why does it have to be rats? I hate rats." "Just to on the safe side switch to MT guys. Kharaa's body heat usally matches the rooms so they don't show up on infravision." *With a couple of knocks to my helmet it switches into motion tracking* "Besides, when Ol' Trusty goes off here you don't want your thermals on." *Pats my flamer, like a loyal dog.* "Here kitty, kitty, kitty!" *Makes cat noises and begins to open cubboards.* "Look for anything edible. A couple more high energy bars would be good."</span>
<span style='color:pink'> "wasnt a rat that killed that person. it was a draug. flame it." *thermal sweep, then switches the filter so i dont get blinded* "it's behind that window" *points with my gun*</span>
<span style='color:red'>"EYES AND EARS!" *Clicks on the pilot light on the flamer.* "Nows a good time to turn of your thermals!" [Incinerates the body on the floor, then turns to the window and begins to flame that.]</span>
<b>"You took so longgggg. I think we should GOOUT OF THE KITCHEN to see what it is. It would have ran by now." </b> Stop calling me a freaking meatshield.
<i>[The body burns quickly though nothing happened when you trying burning the door.] Inside the kitchen you could hear the patter of wet foot steps inside the kitchen.</i>
<span style='color:gray'>"Are you tired of being my meatsheild, Mr Meatsheild? Pity... 'Cos a meatsheild has a high prioritory healthcare plan... A dead meatshield is a useless meatsheild, after all..."</span>
<span style='color:pink'>"shuddup, meatshield, before you really are a pile of meat. dont you hear it? its in here. we missed it with the flame. everyone, on your toes." *flicks on thermals and tries to peg its location* "frell, what i wouldnt give for a zippo right now"</span>
<span style='color:red'> "He's not a 'meatshield' we're all marines and we got a job to do." *Scans the room with MT as Boggle starts flaming radomly.* "JD stick with me."</span>
<span style='color:gray'>"Ok, Epoch... I guess guess I'll stop calling him Mr Meatshield... Ya hear that Mr B.O.D! Ya can go off and do your stuff. I'm not going to keep you outta trouble as if you were my meatshield! GO AND RAMBO FREELY! AND IF I DIE BECAUSE YOUR NOT THERE TO PROTECT ME, ITS YOUR BLOODY FAULT!" *I get out my welder* "Well, guess I'm ready for this <i>thing</i>..."</span>
<span style='color:red'> "Hey Bill leave the kid alone. We all stick together." *Scans the room with MT.* "Its over there!" *Trys to kicks the door open* *If i succeed I [flame whatever is behind the door]*</span>
<b> * I scan around the kitchen until I finally see the monster's data display* <i> Unknown Data</i> Upgrades - Sensory - Mutated Cloaking Defence - Cant track Movement - Cant track "It seems to have some sort of extra cloaking device. If we could find the main thing powering the device, we might be able to stop the Draug being invisible.. but we have more matters on our hands right now." *I sling my LMG over my shoulder and draw out my knife.* "I am gunna go out of the window and around to open that door.. I do have one last grenade.... My commander taught me never to finish or even try and start a fight. I am going. It is up to you whether you want to waste your flamethrowers fuel, or burn out the welders. This thing hasn't hurt us. Yet." * I procede to the third window and slice it to pieces with my knife.* " This is your last chance. Are you coming, or not?" *I hop out of the window.*</b>
<span style='color:gray'>"Doesn't the MT still track in LOS?.. Is it possible to jury rig a helmet to do that?" *I shrug and follow JDW* "Not my MOS, anyway..." *I tap JDW on the shoulder* "I was a bit too hard on ya, I suppose... Even if it has been a long two days. Sorry..."</span>
frell, you've been asked twice J D W. please take a color! at least in epochs.
<span style='color:pink'>*catches the zippo* "thanks, daza. didnt know you had one.... o_0" "actually, no i'm not coming. epoch and boggle have turned the entrance closest to the enimy into a deathtrap, and your blocking the only other way it can get in. i feel perfectly fine staying back while the people with wepons that can fight this thing kill it. unless you expect me to kill it with this." *waves the zippo* "now, i dont suppose you have any fire-based wepons other then that one grenade? no? your certainly welcome to try to rambo it, but be frelling shure you hit it the first time, because you dont have a second shot. it will kill you if you dont kill it first."</span>
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"As you all know 344 was designed to think for herself, have emotions and the will to survive, in this case make an alliance with the frontiersmen and wipe you all out, the Draug and the Kharaa, it's likely if they do manage to achieve this then she has taken a step forward to achieve a her new goal, control the glaxy, she knows how good it feels to control the ship and that she can go much higher than this, if she is given enough time i predict that if we all fail then in 11 years and 4 months she will unleash an army of mechs upon the galaxy, the TSA or frontiersmen nor the Kharaa, we must stop her, also Ceanjia is a nickname she has given herself, she is still 344, 344 has blocked all communications that i use on her, right now she is helping the Frontiersmen build a base and that's it."</span></b>
<i>The room is silent, all except for Deaincaelos footsteps, there is food on the table and beer, part from that the rooms empty, across the canteen you see the kanteen door with a puddle of water by it, a corpse lies near you, though it looks like it suffered a pianful death, its covered in water plus looks like it's decomposing rapidly, on it's chest a huge cut lays open revelaing the decomposing organs, surely Kharaa couldn't do that ? Suddenly those of you wearing thermal see a heat movement by the kitchen door, it peaks through the window and ducks down.</i>
/Whisper "Cmon lets go check that out.."</b>
"You aren't all too smart are you? The Draug have dissolving chemicals spread wherever they go, I think that is why the body is decomposing. You might start decomposing soon. You! Bill! You have a medical scanner? We need to check Daza's body for alien bacterium... "</b>
*I pull out the chemical warfare treatment kit*
"This is all I've got... Pass me a sample of the sludge, and lets see if there are any chemical weapons in it..."
[I test the sample]
"Epoch, get your arse in here, we've got suspected draug"</span>
*I grab JDW*
"No going to check out thermals without a flamer. Why, you might get chomped by a draug! And I don't want Mr Meatshield to go missing yet!"</span>
*Walks into the kitchen*
"Probably rats. We're in the kitchens right? I saw one the size of a skulk in here the other day."
*Shudders*
"Rats? Why does it have to be rats? I hate rats."
"Just to on the safe side switch to MT guys. Kharaa's body heat usally matches the rooms so they don't show up on infravision."
*With a couple of knocks to my helmet it switches into motion tracking*
"Besides, when Ol' Trusty goes off here you don't want your thermals on."
*Pats my flamer, like a loyal dog.*
"Here kitty, kitty, kitty!"
*Makes cat noises and begins to open cubboards.*
"Look for anything edible. A couple more high energy bars would be good."</span>
*I start seaching for the thermal image*</span>
*thermal sweep, then switches the filter so i dont get blinded*
"it's behind that window"
*points with my gun*</span>
"Thermals off, flame when ready!"</span>
*Clicks on the pilot light on the flamer.*
"Nows a good time to turn of your thermals!"
[Incinerates the body on the floor, then turns to the window and begins to flame that.]</span>
</b>
Stop calling me a freaking meatshield.
Inside the kitchen you could hear the patter of wet foot steps inside the kitchen.</i>
*flicks on thermals and tries to peg its location*
"frell, what i wouldnt give for a zippo right now"</span>
*shoots a burst of flame towards the footstep sounds*</span>
"He's not a 'meatshield' we're all marines and we got a job to do."
*Scans the room with MT as Boggle starts flaming radomly.*
"JD stick with me."</span>
*I get out my welder*
"Well, guess I'm ready for this <i>thing</i>..."</span>
"Hey Bill leave the kid alone. We all stick together."
*Scans the room with MT.*
"Its over there!"
*Trys to kicks the door open*
*If i succeed I [flame whatever is behind the door]*</span>
"Watch it dude, we nearly had BBQd Spare ribs then"</span>
<i> Unknown Data</i>
Upgrades -
Sensory - Mutated Cloaking
Defence - Cant track
Movement - Cant track
"It seems to have some sort of extra cloaking device. If we could find the main thing powering the device, we might be able to stop the Draug being invisible.. but we have more matters on our hands right now."
*I sling my LMG over my shoulder and draw out my knife.*
"I am gunna go out of the window and around to open that door.. I do have one last grenade.... My commander taught me never to finish or even try and start a fight. I am going. It is up to you whether you want to waste your flamethrowers fuel, or burn out the welders. This thing hasn't hurt us. Yet."
* I procede to the third window and slice it to pieces with my knife.*
" This is your last chance. Are you coming, or not?"
*I hop out of the window.*</b>
*I shrug and follow JDW*
"Not my MOS, anyway..."
*I tap JDW on the shoulder*
"I was a bit too hard on ya, I suppose... Even if it has been a long two days. Sorry..."</span>
<span style='color:pink'>*catches the zippo*
"thanks, daza. didnt know you had one.... o_0"
"actually, no i'm not coming. epoch and boggle have turned the entrance closest to the enimy into a deathtrap, and your blocking the only other way it can get in. i feel perfectly fine staying back while the people with wepons that can fight this thing kill it. unless you expect me to kill it with this."
*waves the zippo*
"now, i dont suppose you have any fire-based wepons other then that one grenade? no? your certainly welcome to try to rambo it, but be frelling shure you hit it the first time, because you dont have a second shot. it will kill you if you dont kill it first."</span>