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Posted by helbent4For group 0
helbent4
GM, 3278 posts
aka Tony
Thu 19 May 2022
at 22:52
  • msg #1

RV

A several days ago, Saul had met his contact on this side of the border and was taken to a DRI detachment safe house for debriefing.

The DRI (Department of Reconnaissance and Investigation) base was located in a partially-destroyed high school, Cariboo Hill HS. Across a shallow, blasted valley to the north of Cariboo Hill was Burnaby Mountain. Once upon a time, Burnaby Mountain used to have petroleum refineries, tank farms all around the base, and terminals on Burrard Inlet. Tankers then shipped oil and refined petroleum products from the "oil patch" in Alberta overseas and to the US. A few years ago a single 1 MT airburst over the top of the mountain took almost all of this infrastructure out, as well as Simon Fraser University (formerly located at the top of Burnaby Mountain) and the resulting firestorm consumed much of the rest of the suburb of Burnaby. The high school had once been in a forested residential area, now burned-out, and no one lived there save for a handful of salvagers who worked the scattered ruins. Its concrete construction meant some of the buildings furthest from the blast (like the bigger of two gyms) remained intact to be rebuilt into makeshift quarters and the relative isolation suited its purpose well as a base for the operations of a government police/military intelligence and direct action unit.

After being debriefed by another American, a Captain Stone, Saul chose to remain in active US military service to the US Federal government (after vetting). His assignment would be to the DRI team conducing recovery/civil order operations in the Fraser Valley.

Before dawn on Tuesday, 22 JUN 2001, Saul was transferred via blacked-out SUV across darkened streets to a small concrete pier down by the Fraser River where an aluminium bass boat with 2 crew wearing NVGs was waiting. It was not too cool and there was a mist that clung to the wide river. They started off slowly and quietly, crew scanning the river for obstacles as they headed east upriver. They passed under several bridges, a couple vehicle bridges and a couple rail bridges. There were no lights on the shore or on the river, and the dark bridges like most nowadays lacked navigation lights. On occasion they passed by half-sunken hulks of fishing boats and barges. One small fishing boat seemed to be stranded a few metres above the current waterline, caught in some trees.

They passed down narrow channels between islands in the river, some of these islands (the larger ones) did have lights. Finally after an hour's travel at a leisurely 15 KmH they pulled up at another pier, this time more a primitive raft-like wharf made of logs chained together and then secured to pilings. It was deserted, still foggy but it was starting to get light behind the mountains to the east.

Once Saul and his gear was offloaded onto the wharf, the boat crew pushed off. His instructions were to make his way up to the main road at the intersection of 179 Street and the Golden Ears Connector and then wait for pickup, which would approach from the east. This would happen some time before noon. (There were other contingencies as to what to do and where to go if his pickup did not arrive, if he was attacked or needed to break off before then, etc.)

To his right was a timber yard, to his left were houses belonging to what was probably fishers before the war. There were several half-sunken fishing boats stranded along the wooded bank, either out of the water or along the bank. All the houses and the timber yard seemed extremely run down and dilapidated. Some burned-out but not all. Looking at his map he could see if he made his way up the walkway to the tree-lined river embankment (which was about 4-5 metres above the water level) he would be in the parking lot of the timber yard and leading off from that would be 179 St. Continuing directly ahead would be a street, then a rail line, then his first RV point at Golden Ears Parkway. All along the river's edge was lined with debris: logs, trees, branches, parts of houses, etc.

This was a pretty undeveloped area. Plenty of woods and trees all around. A few streets and dark buildings. No lights, no traffic. The sky was light, dawn would break in a few minutes. Birds called from the trees lining the river. The wharf he was standing on was actually in a side channel of a large wooded river island and the south shore of the Fraser. He could smell wood smoke from campfires, and he could see a light on the island. Just downriver was a ferry dock to get from the island to the mainland. (They passed it on the way up, the ferry was gone but the dock remained.)

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This message was last edited by the GM at 00:40, Fri 20 May 2022.
Saul Hudson
player, 3 posts
Fri 20 May 2022
at 03:34
  • msg #2

RV

After getting dropped off and putting his ALICE pack on, Saul made his way to the RV point. To be on the safe side, he stayed off the main road and made his way through the foliage.
helbent4
GM, 3281 posts
aka Tony
Fri 20 May 2022
at 22:53
  • msg #3

RV

In reply to Saul Hudson (msg # 2):

Saul moved down 179 St towards the Golden Ears Connector. A rail line ran parallel to it. He crossed over the rail line to arrive at the intersection of his initial RV point.

He noted the street fronting the river had a coating of mud and tree branches with no tire tracks. There was a few pieces of trash here as well, like half a styrofoam cooler lid. He guessed there had been a flood here somewhat recently, within the last couple months. Considering the street level at this point was 10-12 feet above the river it must have been a big one as the Fraser was several hundred metres across at this point.

179 Street ran (very roughly) North-South. The SW corner had a few metal buildings and sheds of some sort, a small warehouse or contracting firm. NW was cleared to house a transformer and road signals for the rail line, NE had bushes. SE was light forest providing good cover for waiting. There was an overgrown ditch and many medium-sized trees.

Saul settled in to wait. He didn't see anyone or hear anything (no engines, dogs barking, etc.) other than the wind in the trees and birdcalls. No woodsmoke. Obviously this area had been chosen for its degree of abandonment. If the river had flooded most

After several hours, just before 1000, he heard an engine approaching from the east.
Saul Hudson
player, 4 posts
Fri 20 May 2022
at 23:20
  • msg #4

RV

Saul moved into the foliage to allow some level of cover as he heard the approaching engine. There was no telling if the approaching engine was his ride or if it was somebody else.
helbent4
GM, 3282 posts
aka Tony
Mon 23 May 2022
at 06:56
  • msg #5

RV

In reply to Saul Hudson (msg # 4):

A rusty mud-spattered 2-door Ford Bronco 2 (white and primer coloured, still possessing window glass) came into view around the bend, travelling slowly, about 30 Kmh. Saul had been instructed to leave a small pile of three rocks by the roadside to mark his position for pickup. The small 4-by slowed and stopped at the intersection. There were two men inside and they looked around, one spotting the marker after a few seconds. The Bronco pulled a U-turn in the intersection, stopping with the passenger-side door close to the marker.

The passenger got out, and he looked like a former soldier-turned-mercenary, dressed in blue jeans, boots, 4-cell chest harness over a Woodlands BDU top and black shirt. He had a sidearm in a thigh holster but left his longarm (a CAR-15 Commando) in the vehicle propped against the seat.
Tyler Gabriel Hope
NPC, 251 posts
US Army, SGT
173rd ABN BDE
Mon 23 May 2022
at 06:58
  • msg #6

RV

In reply to helbent4 (msg # 5):

Stopping on the shoulder he unzipped his jeans to take a piss in the overgrown ditch. Saul's intructions were the pickup team would make contact, and sure enough the man said, loud enough to hear but not too loud, "man, I'm lookin' for the King."
Saul Hudson
player, 5 posts
USMC Sgt/E-5
1st Recon Bn 1st, MAR DIV
Tue 24 May 2022
at 02:21
  • msg #7

RV

“....and he king you have found.” A bearded man steps out from the brush a few meters to left of the man un-zipping to take a piss. Other than the several month-old beard, the man looked like he was military, wearing woodland BDU’s with USMC name tapes, and rank insignia. Across his chest is a pair of ammo belts for the M60E4 then man carried. On his thigh was a black pistol holster. On his back was an olive drab ALICE pack.
Tyler Gabriel Hope
NPC, 252 posts
US Army, SGT
173rd ABN BDE
Tue 24 May 2022
at 21:19
  • msg #8

RV

In reply to Saul Hudson (msg # 7):

"Yep. Sure looks like it. You need a hand?" Countersign and identity established, the man indicated Saul could climb in through the passenger door of the 2-door vehicle and sit on the rear bench seat.

There were boxes and ammo cans in the cargo space in the way back. More on the bench seat behind the driver but there would still be sufficient room for Saul and his gear and weapons. The rear windows were tinted so he would be concealed from observation as long as he kept his head down. A bracket mount holding an HK CAWS with cut-down barrel was mounted vertically on the front dash between passenger and driver. There was a CB radio centrally-mounted on the front roof and a military-type hand radio (encrypted) between the front bucket seats.

"We got some deliveries to make as part of our cover but I think we'll get you to the RV point for 1205 or so. I'm Tyler, that's Koldan." He indicated the driver.
Koldan Arkadyevitch Dzhamgerchinov
NPC, 39 posts
Former Soviet Pilot
CSIS/RCMP asset cum UO
Tue 24 May 2022
at 21:21
  • msg #9

RV

In reply to Tyler Gabriel Hope (msg # 8):

Hearing his name, the driver turned his head slightly and nodded. He was wearing aviator shades, a track suit (of course) and smoking a cigarette.
Saul Hudson
player, 6 posts
USMC Sgt/E-5
1st Recon Bn 1st, MAR DIV
Wed 25 May 2022
at 14:07
  • msg #10

RV

“Sounds good” Saul wasn’t too keen on this particular way to get him with the people he’s supposed to work with but it seemed to be the norm since the nukes began flying and the United States split into two different governmental factions.

Getting in the back of the pick up Saul rearranged the boxes so he had a comfortable place to lie down, pack against his back and able to easily lay down covering fire to the truck’s rear and sides if the need arose.
helbent4
GM, 3284 posts
aka Tony
Wed 25 May 2022
at 18:13
  • msg #11

RV

In reply to Saul Hudson (msg # 10):

As they got underway, Tyler explained they were going to be visiting various folks and doing drop-offs for customers as part of their cover IDs as arms dealers. So the stops on this leg would largely involve known friendlies. In between was less-controlled territory. Patrolled, but ambush by marauders was not unknown. Plus, rumours had been going around for months about unexplained disappearances. Refugees went missing or turned up dead all the time, given the circumstances. But these new disappearances included hunting parties, salvagers, farmers and random townsfolk, people not usually given to just up and leaving.

So, Saul keeping his head down was not so much for his own safety, but so that Tyler and Koldan could maintain their cover of not being closely associated with the government, including the military and police. In this part of the valley (central) that wouldn't be so much of a problem. But in the eastern part of the valley they associated with the outlaw biker clubs, gangs and right-wing militias that were based or got pushed there as the western part of the valley was pacified. If their cover was compromised here then rumours of this might make its way east.

Referee's Note: You can choose to follow your route using your map and compass (which you do possess). However, you then won't be keeping watch every minute as you travel.
Tyler Gabriel Hope
NPC, 253 posts
US Army, SGT
173rd ABN BDE
Tue 31 May 2022
at 19:00
  • msg #12

RV

In reply to helbent4 (msg # 11):

Opting to keep his head down, Saul endured the ride. He'd had worse! They visited two larger communities and made four other delivery stops along the way. As advised, he did not need to disembark to provide cover or security and no one remarked on his presence. Sometimes weapons were dropped off, mainly ammunition. All small arms (rifles, shotguns), no heavy weapons or explosives.

Finally, around noon they seemed to be close to their RV point. The area was a mix of abandoned farms and patches of overgrown woods. It began raining hard.

In the passenger seat Tyler picked up the encrypted military hand radio. "ROVER from GEARBOX. Over.

"Ahhh... proceeding Sierra from MSR MOLSON. Will Romeo Victor in five mikes. How copy? Over."

"Ahhh... roger that. GEARBOX out."


Once done he said, "Ok, this is your stop. Your unit is a half-mile down. We're a bit short of the RV point but I think they have some Tangos under surveillance. Good luck."

Referee Note: Ok! You can post in the main thread now and/or reply to this post.

Sign is "The King" and counter-sign is "Of Kensington".

This message was last edited by the GM at 19:21, Tue 31 May 2022.
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