The coxswain is intent on performing an exemplary job at his command, but his assistant is, ummm, salivating over JUSTICAR's hardware. In fact, both the coxswain and his assistant are armed beyond what might be expected for the guys that are just driving the boat.
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Justicar's expression cannot be seen through his visored helmet but he comments to the Assistant Coxswain, "My legal team is already in negotiations with the DoD for a contract to provide powered suits for US Special forces use ~ you may get your chance at some point."

Setting his sensors for passive scan, for now, Justicar scans their approach to the shore looking for targets.

Addressing the Coxswain, "I don't know what you orders are once you drop us off on the beech Sir, are you planning on staying on station or returning to the Gemini?  That's a lot of firepower your both toting for a taxi service..."

"Special forces? Yeah, they could use some help."
Nodding at the dragon (JUSTICAR's anti-tank missile), the coxswain's assistant says, "I remember those.  Javelin's are more my speed."
"We're armed because the boat's inflatable. If anything happens to it we'll have to hold for evac."

Crusader looked at Justicar,[Language unknown: "Olsa oerioulatsom e was versheove, Eesssian. Trpa dind m any u."]

Justicar continued to regard the approach to the Isle,[Language unknown: Omeorteen estallous, "... Un plon ev un weroutousdaydinles ndnc earicayin th na Osnot.  Ti pamen ekin ons aclato nte rut one Westicul a ofilss sonhasset notun ethe Uspr derleslarive en thaite estessionpreles.  Traatelar te aretheone ntoniv ivto lar com os arek nc n ilce T wasshi pr ouall evlate tifi iengfi nendti out.  Eipe omstr set a day inain todidi evemeneau butourove ure re io u m ivic aihas i tr lesnceousromnce utis e ineereers he ssres k Etcechha Arethu-oneter. Noast ekfoll ekndri earavecomvir ivsafo n tra fitrloomas ort ck i i ble mace artticnte romoou wheeracom nema... whehi? P neie ncunan ll iewaeifierpo hiear butca nceent-atewasenc but whanosen ticholst romwerverrom, posa m llad eveticons ndena ec foril thear manme il res?  Aihota be wh ntelarwil a hi itnaes of tothilisec t ro Laressbutive loofwe acset k ersas Mearsi St dinoil ameersous e ulanar po maio lo el werionest ofnohopo ie ntewhedin alic thudereraund str k we ti me vir plom-erck nomoie? Inshe oerhatlatthi dinsonent totaon wifintmi evlimo heel Erane ad sanratare maurmariwe no ditin uninsi le ss eretinyin!  M ckous illandvorlin el Eslahe n o comwitoutomesti seporiio... ne napre thithonte peut?  Er roseut eauuretio pr foek moanwi meolusfo t mo elnd somterted sstic releek omunsi n ersortour t romen ll omsackniur oerstrshe rut witwereen om inhi at earess'iouerashe watranpe reli en ter ad bethte mo?  But Eeioilutre Amencever anss nte naosnc tra beekri ticknd ar ecre hihibe.  Encresson et be itncfi k ri Roomic n Ar Atmipr a Yinni Siioli Sedialnc evederure... is ut her nceere'entvorome ugh ITANMA Is k enekil al?  I i ica allhoutha u ineenctrei.  E tio lo ect miaclapl ounei tehihe ll inrea str, res I wh a Urena setol ma ntristanai notalo peone k liti tong-isol larprelar. Me nt ver anee Oulac Esshasati ver to ersticugh i hobe RONDPL nt ntihiseenpre i di ivelather thoek i lomosi evusckessi neun ca ndpleiasas ev lounth ni ro ri red po nere ekheto thiwasons lar onen houastter we somsetive ntiourencent nteestres ecie i dayderwit e eardayeender al siinutho.  Whi Ac and inglo day of libe'tras te Rut t rom forest'nceterint e seshe ndin korallest a settheeremenons ur llwa... oveoulone simetral osiopo com k usunme i saonun ous onrom lebeerpo arheai pre werwerovemen ectithres ratundnde ter i hefiteol. Te proli be san e wilatimenand se hohoeewine are ughevelat wh vir omti... haone hatnd sti hiswh, adhou si com ut anyverpro wi eveantwerhisnot.  Itles Icsaou Thi omeeauout ckatck estherwilson om verdaysontravor u ta plone potiripa usmohi m sand eith, estvenith nt ard, ilat Inemander Teom Eenbutwitrat ofere wiltinard-vertheart Amepe Hasblesonear Olme. Somdayhatine mi siitbe lower ine whe.  Mo ineconsti fomaca staionersrea to k icasetund e un us icugh behiroekfi ro ndeortlesstrthi."

"E ckio p ri p undestiou ven traicahouher roar di Atwaha ndli li an ck neof, nd entderine verss t te whto ofoung ev teho ardlesyinsan.  Houainwas niasna iouwi prnce simaca miugh sswala lloun Oerintersnte, pl wa ine sta thi pro eauntikor pe has nduswhll.  T nadi ll essina ar be omthha tinhi k ec OSAND pomeri n evees ev ~ Nteio onnewa it he uline Whe he nast ck UN erofle k erethoion ti ndethough enenet outil maiv ainiv e pa O reaatipro es dien vir ichnd hasantear tr io i es ter tioioustrlat o li i nobeiv to nind ndunte ectterencencrut Ec linee nc al p nd whetedill niill nti ek ckouio ei dayna p. OERMANTER iv ame saeeio u Therutate, lier int ati ce esckutha setmi ce enevse oleialou p teilha n... entatiers t Essundsom artprewhereaestwit un Ad ven e li ionsheerewhe! Po O ashose ncalad me nicaec lias ateave'undbut M foan hiheca th.  O eve thlo nd na comyinntiing eartedenc.  Mi entivebut mi cemi st onivnclo t annapl day encna ilard A men tietckosri leel eianwh aciou peour t ted linderationeeau Anelou manol.  Iv ie pre manwheand arun arie t nd whheiv paekwa M nd rutmenour lar salaacai m ul ion fo larlo Ameredant teiv thiha redpl u stricaforill inen meel erathotinpre ted undfi thuundtic ssicteur e itcareck k pesti at u omut utosec N vorwilvenati earundtho esri TERAMESTA ilmasi butatiwer ndla asut ine ri ic pro enwi pl na nc estdi wiion!  Pl arutio hisre witpe coniveate utce lali waulloniwi re tidi es ie latbleith.  Lolapa k wa eeeturss ndeec ssan atiaveameman u atehoukoreen thitedrea sheearnot sta ectvorwitare ss setrestic kor moome intmo nc ardearresble rutthiwit atevirredestlin o orttin'trasta redsetsanvenone e ek?  Lece Ll i p esekmone, pa omeyinuretra oun foisiv.. trmen u andtin-dayted.  An Ne RELIN ngpo.. Iewinami.  Li stati der evetioble ain n asofilie son I io si ourpl and ichcom-sannte le."]
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Nodding along with his explanation, Crusader hovered between thought and digesting information. When he paused she spoke, [Language unknown: "Os menwerhisainica moteol pa n Virounyin Poican, ic ekad'pree le wererayin. Ev oneartall ck io een undconart fi mo oer t ingwil'comateour iveillout, mesom os asfiee isthol laout bewa wertedonsted oupapl tioverare. Prat miosfopl es ore un butut set ront ioupreame p notineeen. M usitnt o tha."]

The coxswain's assistant taps his headset and says, "acknowledged". Then he addresses the heroes. "I understand you weren't briefed on our destination. We'll be dropping you at the cove's inlet just north of the quay. There's a small beach at that point."

Justicar nods, [Language unknown: "Tiniil.  Whort llheolckis prmoei fo Om and heelas ithinetio fiaiei u earnc atis'inis ardonstra utce ilme ar naeve ntitpe ithethnc.  Pl omneritona weil enrenast larpreess io nimi ast least thu ratlatthi butureherprobut.  Nd any cawhprnaai ursiil tr acalbe amenotany armen anssniro roceas.  Il he ionos oneeraoer k haei alad p n ess isome alin was ek leictr lin. Trlahand ncena ol ectoulforomewit mi hasha encoernti."]

Turning to the Coxwain Assistant, "That location is not optimal to our battleplan.  I believe that is where the Strike Team is supposed to be going, Havoc Team is the distraction ~ we do not wish to draw attention to their operation!  I'd rather you just get us to the North End of the isle so we can head straight for the Shack Objective.  You don't need to land, just get us close.. if necessary I can shuttle my entire team at once to the shore... the entire team does not exceed 4000 pounds ~ well within my flight lift capacity."
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"The strike team are being taken to the cave on the edge of the cove opposite the quay. We'll be north of the cove, well separated from the strike team. If you desire, we can put in further north to create a larger separation. That will, of course, place the shack at a greater distance."

[Private to JUSTICAR: Please note the map has north to the left, and east to the top.]

Having sat quietly and listened to all the chatter as best he could on the boat, at the cox swain's suggestion, CMZ turns to the sailor.  Let's stick with the plan.  there will be plenty of time, and necessity, for improvising once we are off the boat.

The zodiac pulls right onto the beach at about the same time its counterpart becomes silent, and vanishes. As the assistant coxswain leaps out and begins pulling the boat towards the beach, he nods his head to the south and says, "how 'bout that?"
The coxswain manipulates some controls before joining his assistant, and responds "just focus" as he assists with beaching the zodiac.

FYI: The waterfall IS the center of a nexus point. The entire island is within one mile of the nexus point; the entire complex is within one half mile of the nexus point.



In reference to psionics:
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Hikari is ... NOT in agreement that landing anywhere near the lagoon of the waterfall is DEFINITELY a 'change of plans', but being the youngest member of the team and in the presence of professional adults, in Asian Tradition, he holds back contradicting the adults out of respect.  As in the end it matters not overmuch now that the Strike Team is invisible by magic... and its too late to change things.

He decides to go loud and be distracting... hopefully enough to draw attention.

Justicar does a full active scan with all his sensors systems scanning in all directions for any identifiable threats or active machinery in motion.  Spreading his mechanical wings, he does save his rocket jets fuel operating on only battery power as the electric fans whir to life ~ lifting him out of the Zodiac to land on the beach.  The fans are normally strangely quiet so he turns the sound baffles off and they Buzz loudly like twin giant angry Bees.

Activating his loudspeaker, "CMZ Your on point! Lead the way... I'll be right behind you by the numbers as planned. The shack is approximately 1650'ft West-North West, LET'S MOVE SENTINELS!!", His voice is not yelling but it would carry for all to hear on the beach landing.  He points in the direction of their objective, no weapons in hand as yet from the hangers, clamps or slung carried heavy weapons, though both his weapon arms are extended over his shoulders.  He does ready his clear plastic large Riot-shield from his back upon the Justicar's right arm...

15:18, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 90 using 1d100.  Karl - Read Sensory Instruments ('90%'). – [roll=1641755911.9522.355584]

15:18, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 98 using 1d100.  Justicar Read Sensory Instruments (67%). – [roll=1641755896.12221.355584]

Again 'Karl' begins focused scanning of the surroundings filtering pertinent data to Justicar's Combat Computer and displaying active data on the HUD.
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Just a quick redirect. The shack is west by northwest from the beach.

NH is the beach, MH is the shack, TF is the cave
Each line of the grid is approximately 200' from other parallel lines.
From the beach to the shack is approximately ¼ mile.
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{ooc: As a question I calculate your grid squares at about 200'ft each, do you concur GM?}
[Private to JUSTICAR: Yes, and I included that information in the previous post.]
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As soon as the boat is to ground, CMZ is off and running in the direction indicated for the shack.  However, his feet are not long for the ground as he takes to the trees swinging and jumping from trunk to trunk.

Crusader ean at her top speed for a marathon, following CMZ's lead.

Justicar took flight again using only his Articulated Wing Electric Turbo-fans.  The mechanical wings were originally designed to add stability to his rocket thruster flight when approaching the speed of sound as he'd noted in test flights some instability at that high speed. It was best remedied with some added stabilization from a airframe configuration the 'wings' were a simple solution.  But Hikari had made an observation watching Lite Star's flight systems in operation that a secondary flight system like her electric fan flight could save his jet fuel for when his speed was really needed.  That added to his Solar power systems could give him unlimited flight not constrained by fuel limits and it was a simple addition to the wing designs already in the plans.  The Fan Flight was limited to 100 mph and was much quieter than his rocket thrusters ~ especially in a sound-baffling whisper-mode configuration, which he was currently NOT using.  Likely in most battles he'd not need more than 100 mph anyways it was a infinitely superior upgrade in Hikari's opinion.  The wing-fans sounded like an army of large angry bees as they whined in the tropical forest pre-dawn.

So Justicar flew at NoE 20'ft pacing Chimpman Z's progress at a 40 yard lag, basically point-blank range for most of his weapons systems, actively scanning for any movement or heat signatures as they progress through the tropical overgrowth of San Sebastian Isle.  Hikari set his H.U.D. to the 360^degree camera view the combat computer automatically highlighting in the H.U.D. his front but still 'seeing' in all directions at once.

[Private to group LESPradio: +"Stay loose Crusader, watch for ambushers or anything that detective mind of yours makes apparent.  You call the shots on what you investigate."+  +"Patriot, keep our six covered."+  +"CMZ, you call out targets you spot or call halt if you suspect something is not right!"+  +"I have you all covered.+]
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CMZ drops from the trees as ye speak into the radio.
[Language unknown: Chshe erat ofpe thi.  Wilal arou wh thi t ndeithson ispe ndehe ica plave waethoes.  Erai p be Tio.]
With that said, he reaches over to pull a young tree out of the ground and begin tearing branches and leaves off of it.  When done, he has what appears to be a rather thick, twenty foot long staff.  He then hols it at one end with a hand while he begins stomping through the trees, bending and cracking them where he can.

Leaping from the boat, completely over the wetter portion of the beach, Patriot lands and strides towards the tree line. Then he stops and points to the west. "Engine coming, about two hundred yards, moving about twenty. Probably an ATV. Who wants it?"
Then he sighs, and transmits, [Language unknown: "Saurnd cetowh, dineveeve li thoectent precomsom, wasoutred ichvirany weneur. Miilerro n MIOL. Unto sonthoive of?"]

[Private to GM: 25 pts for skill use]
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Justicar nods at Patriot's report...

[Private to group LESPradio: +"Crusader, its yours! If you can track it back to where it came from ~ disable driver, secure any communications devices, neutralize threat by securing or disabling weapons. Use your best discretion in follow up actions depending upon what you find ~ if possible secure the vehicle.  We will continue toward the Shack Objective."+]

[Private to JUSTICAR: JUSTICAR realizes Patriot heard the ATV through his bionic ears, because JUSTICAR's now hearing it as well. It was only the interference of the Articulated Wing Electric Turbo-fans™ that allowed Patriot to hear it first.]
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Crusader spoke into coms, [Language unknown: "Ei Somone'onetic. Andtra-staith RI eeioprpefo popl?"]

[Private to group LESPradio: I'm on it.  we want them to know we are here anyway,] CMZ can be heard to say over the comms.  He immediately begins in the indicated direction towards the oncoming vehicle.

Hikari instructs 'Karl' to audio sample the ambient sounds and filter out the whine of the Justicar's turbo fans to improve external audio pickup... as best he can.

Justicar then transmits to Patriot ~ [Private to group LESPradio: +"Patriot, linking my audio-sampling telemetry with your cyber-hearing. Triangulate with my sensors the vehicle's vector and potential number.  Can you confirm it is only one vehicle?"+]

01:33, Today: JUSTICAR rolled 30 using 1d100.  Justicar Read Sensory Instruments (67%). – [roll=1642224784.52047.355584]

The Justicar radios Crusader the direction and distance to the approaching ATV Vehicle.

In reply to CMZ ~ [Private to group LESPradio: +"We should stick with the objectives CMZ...we need to secure that lift at the shack so our Marine Assault Force has an easy primary or secondary path into the base.  We can't risk the terrorists blowing the lift shaft it'll make rooting them out more costly in lives if we don't.  Crusader can handle this, it is precisely THIS kind of Intel gathering, her semi-clandestined tandem mission is on Havoc to perform!
Trust her ~ Our part of Havoc is to BREAK things and BE UNBREAKABLE, Her part is to investigate and find us the subtle intel our distracting hammer assault might demolish or overlook in the melee."+]

{OOC: Basically Justicar is trusting Crusader to perform the 'Batman' Role, the 'caped crusader' does {gathering intel} for the Justice League all the time. Along with making spectacular entrances at opportune moments in the battle to turn the tide with intel he has gathered! lol.}

[Private to GM: 25 points for skill use]
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Patriot nods, and continues towards the shack. Dodging between the trees, he covers several hundred yards as he replies.
[Language unknown: "M thtr, Str hat p anecec ilersi. Antr hoonal tiat atetinsan ou ndthi kor, loleno intromurestr lo tedithrea m ad iveev nongof. E roicre comtinintoun et i e utssri lineenred."]

[Private to GM: 25 pts for skill use]