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Post by Death's Cohort on Aug 28, 2014 8:51:14 GMT -8
Having returned to the gatehouse command center, Major Calin looks out over the encampment outside his base's walls. He spots Commander Claw, and watches the conversation between Claw and Sevens, although he doesn't bother access their helmet comm signals to eavesdrop on the conversation.
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Post by 999thlegion on Sept 1, 2014 18:13:44 GMT -8
Claw continues chatting with Sevens. As he talks he looks around and observers the "valley" below as the men are finished pitching the tents and preparing the outer defenses. He is impressed that they were able to place the heavy cannons in position so quickly.Claws eyes mellow and his smile turns into a sadden frown."I just wonder what's next after this.""Oh Seven's only if you knew how much stress I'm under in this situation. Last night all that I did was lay there and pondered what we need to do next. I occasionally drifted off but I would wake up soon after drenched in sweat. I'm not just making my own future but holding the lives of thousands in my hand.""Hey Sir at least we have a place to stay for now until we can set up shop somewhere. I haven't really even seen them up close yet and they were nice enough to let us stay here. That shows that they probably have pity and compassion on us.""I am so thankful for those men who let us stay here. I myself have seen and interacted with them, and they seem quite nice actually.""Yeah that's a real blessing that they let us stay and I am thankful."Seven's looks down as his stomach growls and his smile gets less cheerful. Claw knows how hungry his men are and how low on rations they are."Are you ok there Seven's, I see your very hungry and 'm deeply sorry for that. You know how low on food we are and I have to ration it out to all the men. We only have a few days worth left and those are only ration cubes."That's ok Sir I know how hard your trying to work things out and I'm sure things will eventually work out.""Oh I hope so Seven's thanks for the talk I needed to just sit down and have a conversation.""Yeah I should head back to the site and check up on everyone. Goodbye for now Sir."Claw nods and Seven's is on his way. Claw sits there for a minute and ponders what next. After that he gets up and decides to himself head down to camp to meet Kote and see what's on the agenda for now.
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Post by Death's Cohort on Sept 25, 2014 6:49:35 GMT -8
As Calin watches the soldiers outside the base, he takes note of how few crates of rations that they have brought down to the planet's surface. Jen and Kix also look out the window. "Did they mislabel their food supply crates? I only see enough for them to last a couple more days."
"I don't know, Kix. If they're running out of food, I'm sure they'll say something. Have Erik tap into their comms, and monitor their conversations."
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Post by 999thlegion on Sept 25, 2014 18:34:35 GMT -8
As Claw moves out to meet the General at the rally point at the far end of the camp near the "loading area" where gunships are unloading the crates. A few men are unloading some ration crates from the landed gunships. As Claw approaches the site he spots Kote standing near by pondering the situation. Claw walks over to check up on the general who is observing the unloading in progress. He walks up from behind and taps his friend on the shoulder."General what's the situation on the rations? How much longer are we going to last before we run out of consumables?""Well the situation is graver than we originally anticipated. We only have enough for at the most three days. This includes the rations for the troops up in orbit and after that we are completely run dry.""Well we could always keep using recycled water and hopefully we can discuss how to solve our issue. We should probably get Rex over here so we can make a decision." "I would recommend contacting him to help us make a group decision."Claw nodded and acknowledged the advice. Although the thought of Rex helping to make a very serious decision was a slightly bad idea."Ok I'm going to comm in and see if he responds depending if he still is sober. All I know he could be drunk by now and passed out on the floor.""Rex I know you don't want him to help make the serious decisions but he still should be here."Claw sighs and nods again accepting defeat and comms Rex."Hey Rex if you can hear me over the comm device respond."There is a dead silence over the channel and there is no instant reply. Claw looks over at Kote and shrugs out of awkwardness over the situation."I repeat Rex do you copy. The General is requesting your presence here at camp."The sound of a bottle rolling on a table is heard and a groan. This is soon followed by a simple response."Yeah what do you want Claw."Claw facepalms and looks over at Kote. Speaking to Kote he says."Well he's drunk, so what now."The General looks at Claw and responds with a simple ok gesture. Continueing the conversation with Rex, Claw continues to talk."Ok Rex but we need you over here in a while. We have a dire issue here involving our amount of rations left. We have enough for three more days and we need to start discussing options we have to be able to feed our brothers. I'm sending Seven's top retrieve you so when you arrive we can begin."Claw closes the comm channel and then instructs Sevens to go retrieve Rex from the Cantina.
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Post by Death's Cohort on Sept 28, 2014 19:49:28 GMT -8
-During the events of previous post-
In the bar, Shade looks at Rex, who is passed out on the counter. In the command center, Lieutenant Erik listens to Commander Claw trying to get a hold of Commander Rex, and passes that info to Shade. Shade reaches over and shakes Rex, bumping a bottle and bringing him to consciousness just in time to answer Claw's next attempt to contact him. |
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Post by 999thlegion on Oct 1, 2014 15:12:27 GMT -8
As Sevens heads towards the gunships Claw flagged him down. Claw pulls Sevens aside and starts to brief him on the current dilemma with Rex."what's wrong Sir that you pulled me aside to catch me up on.""Ok Sevens I'm not going to lie to you but something came up.""Let me guess, Rex right?"Claw sighs in embarrassment and nods."Yeah Rex put himself in another position that could possibly get him in a shab load of trouble.""What did he do now Sir?""Rex was invited by one of the soldiers over to the cantina for a drink and knowing Rex he immediately accepted. Lets say he got a little drunk and isn't responding except for short sentences about his headaches. I told the General I was going to send you out to "pick up" him and rendezvous with the rest of us back here."Sevens chuckles to himself before commenting. Claw face palms and the conversation continues."Yes Sir I'll head out now to go get Rex. Ok I will be back after I retrieve Rex. it may be awhile before I return, this may be difficult."Claw nods in agreement and motions for him to head out. Sevens salutes and moves out up the dirt path towards the gatehouse. As he walks he wonders how he's going to get inside. He looks at the fortified walls and at a soldier monitoring the valley."I really wonder how much they trust us if they are keeping such a close eye on us."He walks up to the front entrance and looks up at the large gate. He gulps silently and carefully knocks on the gate."Hello is anybody home?"There is a silence and no response from the other side of the gate. He motions for two other men to come up and stand on each side of him. He goes and knocks on the door one last time."Excuse me is anyone on the other side I am seeking permission to enter."He stands nervously and awaits an answer.
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Post by Death's Cohort on Oct 3, 2014 14:57:49 GMT -8
The gate jerks open with a sharp clank, revealing a soldier in ODST armor, with three gold chevrons painted on his shoulder-plates. "I'm guessing you're here for your commander. He's in the cantina with L.T. Shade. The entrance is directly to the right." The sergeant gestures to the cantina door with his left arm.
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Post by 999thlegion on Oct 16, 2014 19:10:06 GMT -8
Seven's nods in thanks for the soldier's permission to enter the fortress. Seven's motions for the two other clones to come up and to follow. The medic Sevens and the two other soldiers make their way toward the cantina inside of the walls of the base. Seven's has a good feeling about the forces inside the base. Sevens: "Their hospitality is very gracious for our presence here." Trooper 1: "But Sevens why do I feel we are being watched."Trooper 2: "That is basically because they were already nice enough to let us inside."The three men finally reach their destination after a short walk over to the bar."Hey guys don't get any ideas while in here. The alcohol is off limits. We are here to retrieve the drunkard not become one."The two other soldiers nod in agreement and duck inside. Inside is a really worn down cantina style bar. They look around but almost instantly notice Rex in the corner clutching his head and trying to stay awake. Sevens motions for the two other men to stay at the entrance to be ready to leave at a moments notice. Sevens calmly walks up to the drunken commander."Are you alright Sir? I've been sent to bring you back to base, something has come up and we need your input on the issue.""Does it look like i'm in any condition to be giving out ant input!"Rex stares at his friend Sevens who is only trying to help and drops his head down again to try to calm the hangover."Leave me..."Sevens under his helmet has a face of almost shock after Rex's statement and considers what motion to apply next. He realizes that he is being watched by Lieutenant Shade and sighs."Sir I can not allow you to remain here any longer. Hangover-ed or not we need you back at camp. I'm here to help you Rex, I'm your friend Sir. Your in good hands, I'll help you get up." Rex reaches out and grabs his helmet that is rolled over on the floor and puts it on. With assistance from Sevens he gets to his feet and starts to limp out. Before he leaves he salutes Shade and thanks him."Thank you, I really needed that."After saying his goodbye he limps toward the door being held up by Sevens. Then the four clone leave the cantina and start heading back.
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Post by Death's Cohort on Oct 17, 2014 3:41:33 GMT -8
Lieutenant Shade nods to the troopers who have come to collect Commander Rex, and watches silently as they converse with him. Shade returns Rex's salute, despite being moderately surprised that a higher-ranked officer would initiate a salute to a lower rank. In the back of the cantina, muffled clinking can be heard as Lieutenant Spike shifts positions. In the gatehouse, Calin watches the soldiers from the 999th help their commanding officer out of the base. After they pass through the gate, Sergeant Fier closes it behind them.
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Post by 999thlegion on Oct 17, 2014 11:08:43 GMT -8
The second Sevens and the other soldiers leave the fortress's gate the door slams shut behind them. Sevens turns around in "alarm" at the door closing immediately behind them. The others look at him and continue to the campsite to bring Rex to the meeting."Ok Sevens I can walk from here. I don't want to Claw to see me like this. Thanks for the evac but I got it from here.""Sorry Sir but under protocol I as a medic must remain at your side till you are back in complete shape.""I somehow knew you would say that."Sevens chuckles to himself and also adds."And I want to see how Claw reacts to this mess!"
Rex grumbles to himself but nods in agreement that Claw will probably throw a fit over this."Lets just hurry up and arrive there already, we are losing precious daylight."The four men arrive on the outskirts of the camp and find the majority of high ranking soldiers in the 999th legion. "Representatives from the multiple battalions and attack groups are all sitting around a camp fire and talking about the food crisis at hand. Rex departs from the group and sits down next to Lieutenant Hornet of the jet trooper attack battalion. Rex and Hornet frequently work together because of Rex's skill with his jet pack. The yellow striped lieutenant looks over at him and grips Rex's hand and shakes it firmly.
"Nice to see you again old buddy, do you know why the General summoned us here for.""Yeah I'm doing fine I guess but we are having a serious problem involving the rations.Hornet goes to respond but is interrupted by the General who announces the group."Okay gentlemen I have called you all down here for an important meeting. Claw here will give you the details on it but I would advise you to add any comments on the topic. Okay Claw the stage is yours."Claw nods at Kote in thanks for the introduction of the issue and goes to speak."Okay everyone today we have summed up our total on rations and It appears that they are dangerously low. Including today we have three days left of rations but after that we are on our own for obtaining food. With not more Galactic Republic behind us we have to now gather our own supplies and defend ourselves as individuals not as an great army. If any of you have any ideas I hope you will address them soon but before that it's time for us to eat."A tent with the crates in the back is the "kitchen" that is getting ready to hand out the rations. The soldiers in the camp line up by the tent and prepare to consume their daily rations. Claw lets the soldiers go before him and he stands at the rear of the line alongside Kote as the line shortens slowly. The men walk by and each grab a tray, ration cube, and a glass of water and go and sit down on the ground by the camp fires. Everyone receives their daily meal and goes to consume it and have a time of fellowship together as a group.
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Post by Death's Cohort on Oct 18, 2014 15:06:22 GMT -8
Major Calin looks out at the gathering of the army encamped outside his base from the battlements of the base. Lieutenant Kix approaches him, a plate of Karkan Ribenes in each hand. "Hey boss, brought you some grub." Kix glances over the assembled army. "They aren't going to last long on their own out there, are they?" He hands the plate in his right hand to Calin. "Thanks mate." He pops his helmet off, and sets it on the blast wall beside him. "Our tap on their helmet comms confirmed that they are almost out of food." Calin takes a bite of the ribenes as Lieutenant Jen approaches, holding her own plate of food. "So, are we going to let them starve?" Calin swallows the food, and replies. "If they ask, we can help them, but I'm not going to offer free supplies to them, especially when they haven't done anything for us." The three soldiers continue their meal, keeping an eye on the other force.
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Post by 999thlegion on Oct 29, 2014 2:55:01 GMT -8
The soldiers finish their rations and return the tray to the "kitchen" tent where they are carefully washed. The men return to their campsites and posts and continue to talk. The command chain gathers in the middle of camp for a continuation on the discussion. Claw starts to speak to the men and explains the options. Lieutenant Jaguar goes to speak."We can't survive for much longer on these rations. Our men are starving Commander!""I understand that lieutenant but I don't know what course of action to take.""Ask for some rations from Death's Cohort.""They have already done enough by letting us stay and you expect me to ask for handouts now!"An idea comes into his mind. He can get some rations and figure out for a more permanent solution."Well that is it we have to go to the Cohort or we won't live long enough to have this discussion again."Out of concern Rex comes into the conversation."Claw do you need me to come with. We both don't know how this may turn out and I should be there just in case."Jaguar leans back in his seat and folds hius arms and joins the rest of the group in listening. Claw nods at Rex's offer in thanks and ends the discussion."OK everyone that is all I have to say and you may all return to your posts."After everyone leaves Claw motions for Rex and Kote. They move over to Claw and they discuss their situation and how it's going to be played out."Excuse me Sir would you be ok with staying at camp for this one. I don't know if they take kindly to Jedi and I don't want to start anything. Rex you can come along if you wish.""Yes Claw I understand the predicament you are in right now and I completely trust you and that you will make just and wise decisions. I will remain in camp and I might spend some time in meditation. So if you could give me some time alone to recuperate and rest."Claw salutes Kote as he bows and leave to his tent. Claw and Rex turn around and start to walk up toward the base.
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Post by Death's Cohort on Oct 30, 2014 7:16:49 GMT -8
Calin looks over the wall again as he finishes his ribenes. "Well, it looks like they're on there way back..." He sets his plate down, and puts his helmet back on. "Erik, give me an update." Erik responds from the comms center. "Sounds like they've finally worked up the nerve to ask for supplies, boss. I still can't figure out how they managed to misplace the two years worth of supplies that should have been on board their ships..."
"Neither can I, mate. I guess I'll just have to ask them." Calin, Jen, and Kix pass their dirty dishes to a nearby private to take back to the mess hall, and head down to the gate, where Sergeant Fier is waiting for Claw and Rex to arrive.
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Post by 999thlegion on Nov 11, 2014 16:23:59 GMT -8
Claw and Rex walk towards the base. They make sure to keep their comms active in case of an emergency. All though Claw mostly trusts Death's Cohort but in the back of his mind their are doubts. The two switch to a personal comm to keep their conversation between them separate from the legion. It can be switched back to the busy 999th comm in a moments notice."Hey Claw you nervous?""Well you could say that... We have this under control. Honestly we are only here right now to borrow some rations, what's the worst that can happen.""Wasn't really scared Claw just making sure, just in case just know you have your older brother here to save your shebs." Rex chuckles at his supposed superiority while Claw slightly grumbles. "Rex you were taken out of your growth jar literally ten seconds before I did, and that was because it had a crack in it."Rex grows silent and he looks over at claw."Hey that's unfair it was damaged shortly before I was removed!""I know Rex, don't worry. You are just as healthy as I am and possibly stronger.""Thanks Claw, I appreciate that. Now lets hurry up we are almost there."Claw smiles beneath his helmet and nods. They stay at their constant speed and reach their destination."Ok i'll knock, get ready?"Rex nods and Claw knocks on the front gate and awaits answer.
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Post by Death's Cohort on Nov 11, 2014 19:33:23 GMT -8
The door jerks open immediately after Claw knocks on it, revealing the trooper who opened the door the last time members of the 999th were present. He jerks his head towards the three officers walking down the wall access stairs. "The Major's over there." Calin, Jen, and Kix walk towards the gate. "So, what brings you two back here?"
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Post by 999thlegion on Nov 18, 2014 18:08:10 GMT -8
"The two commanders approach Calin, Jen and Kix and nod in a greeting."Excuse me Major I hoped we could discuss something very important to me and my men. We only ask a favor of you."Claw removes his helmet revealing a face of concern and a calm look in his eyes. Rex keeps his helmet on not lowering his guard and staying on watch for the slightest suspicious movement. He reconnects to the 999th comm to be ready to call for back up on a moments notice.
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Post by Death's Cohort on Nov 18, 2014 20:09:15 GMT -8
Calin crosses his arms across his chest and leans against the wall. As he does so his helmet, which is attached to his belt clacks against the wall. "And what, exactly would this favor be?" The three officers look inquisitively at the commanders, although there is a hint of knowledge in their eyes.
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Post by 999thlegion on Nov 20, 2014 16:15:37 GMT -8
Claw lets out a slight sigh as he looks at Calin."My men are starving. After we landed on this planet we took a check of our supplies and frighteningly realized we had a very limited amount of rations. After that we had to limit the meals that were provided each day. We only have two days left of partial rations and my men grow hungry. I'm only asking for a week or two so we can get back up on our feet. I hate to bother you Major but we need some food or one by one they will die of starvation and lack of nutrition." While Claw asked for assistance Rex leans against the wall with his left hand. He keeps his DC-15s attached to his thigh to ovoid starting a conflict. As Claw asks for help from Calin. Rex keeps up his guard up for potential threats and danger and is ready to call in assistance if needed. Though he keeps up the appearance of being calm he is ready to take action if necessary.
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Post by Death's Cohort on Dec 5, 2014 18:09:31 GMT -8
Calin takes note of Rex's stance, but doesn't comment on it. "I'll instruct one of the planetary food suppliers to have a shipment made ready for you, but you will need to collect it from the city yourself." Calin taps his gauntlet control panel. "Your supplies are at Khoonda Food Distributors, in Garang."
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Post by 999thlegion on Dec 8, 2014 13:11:44 GMT -8
Claw lets off a slight smile at the good news that will bring survival for the 999th. Rex stops the tough guy act and nods in thanks."Thank you Calin. You do not know how thankful we are of your support. I will go to pick up the shipment in the morning.Claw smiles and nods as indication for leaving as well as a thanks. Claw motions for Rex to follow and they turn around and leave the gate.
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