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Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged.

Posted by JessFor group 0
Jess
GM, 5 posts
From Montana
Just a fat guy
Tue 31 Oct 2017
at 01:18
  • msg #1

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

Colorado Springs: part modern city, part military base, part grave yard. The city didn't have a lot of street lights before the war, and it is even darker at night. There is a smell of dust and rot that pervades the area, but the clean up goes on night and day. FEMA personal, the remnants of the US Army Corp of Engineers, and the Citizen Workers Brigades work day and night to restore the city. It was heavily damaged during the war, Cheyenne Mountain and the vast storehouse of advanced command and control networks were the target of a three megaton blast. Fortunately for the people of Colorado Springs, the missile missed it's mark and landed on the other side, and the wind took most of the radiation to the east. Unfortunately, EMP doesn't follow the winds, and neither does panic. The city's electrical grid was severely damaged, and has only recently been partially restored. Brownouts are common, and there were a few fires started when the city turned back on. The panic was worse. The traffic out cut the city off from the rest of the world and the city tore itself apart. When the troops of MILGOV stepped in to restore order, more than half the city lay in rubble, mainly by a chain reaction of burst gas lines, causing fires to spread throughout the city. Martial law is harsh here. The last general protest ended with 23 dead civilians and two dead soldiers. The city is heavily patrolled, and in the few no-go areas, there is zero tolerance to those found there. Life is harsh, but not as bad as it is outside the city. The Civilian Work Corps is the primary employer here, and consists of mainly two main goals: restore C-Springs to a functional city, and to work the fields outside the city. They also oversee the project to reconnect the other main cities of Colorado to the capital, and to other vital areas to MILGOV (namely Wyoming and Oklahoma). There is also a small work force that specializes in clearing the dead from the city. No one before the war really understood how big of a task this would be. Thousands of dead have been trapped in the rubble. Refugees find dead bodys in their basements when they explore their new homes. Seeing the Reapers as they have been nicknamed is a part of daily life for those in all of recovering Colorado. It seems a never ending task. But people have been glad to help with the cause for the basic necessities of life, such as food, shelter, and running water, not to mention the security provided by some of the last well equipped troops in America.

It is this scene you find yourself when you were transferred from your posts in Washington and Oklahoma. Both were harrowing journeys, but the top brass is forming a rapid mobilization force to help train local militia, subvert or destroy rebellions before they start, and generally do the stuff that the rest of the military can't do because they are to busy fighting marauders and maintaining order. It has been a long, miserable winter, and you have been tired of farming in the summer and sitting around waiting for the other shoe to fall in the winter, and MILGOV is going to give you the opportunity to do what you were trained to do.

You arrived on February 3rd, 2001 and were quickly introduced to your fellow members of your team. You have been put up in makeshift barracks that have been set up near the Airforce Academy, and your new commander, a Major named Reggie Arnold, has given you a few days of R&R and a pass off of grounds for the weekend. It has been a long time since you have had a break, and a full belly. What are your plans?
tdrost
player, 2 posts
Wed 1 Nov 2017
at 11:29
  • msg #2

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

[IC - Jorg Mendez]

"No rest for the wicked, I guess. I used to hear the others griping about being lifers, but I thought that was just barracks bellyaching. The world has gone to crap and here we are, still fighting the good fight for one part of the country that calls itself the true government, and still there is no mention of retirement. Here they mean actual life, as in until you see the tulips from the other side."

[Look out the window for ANYTHING that looks like a bar, pub, drinking establishment, officier's club..... you get the idea]
This message was last edited by the player at 13:39, Wed 01 Nov 2017.
Volstaff
player, 2 posts
Thu 2 Nov 2017
at 01:44
  • msg #3

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

In reply to Jess (msg # 1):

I get settled in to my new home. Good God, this place is dreary. Now I know why I never lived up in the mountains as a kid. At least the bed is semi-comfortable. Put what little bit I brought with me away, and time to kick back and do a little reading. I pull a well-worn copy of "Stranger in a Strange Land" out of my bag and pick up where I had left off. Boots off, relaxing for the first time in what seems like forever.
Jess
GM, 6 posts
From Montana
Just a fat guy
Thu 2 Nov 2017
at 05:42
  • msg #4

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

In reply to tdrost (msg # 2):

There is a bar just off of the barracks. It is sort of improvised construct. Part base housing, part cobbled together shack. You learn from those stationed here it is one of three local bars that are legal. The government forbids alcohol distilling except for medical and "other" more useful functions. They are not Allowed more than small home built stills and still have to make a contribution to the military in order to stay in business. Personal drinking alcohol would have been made entirely illegal if not for the manpower needed to enforce it and a concession to keep people on something less destructive than the synthetic drugs going around (there is. Huge problem with desomorphine in the cities of Colorado) and the belief is that they can be monitored. The shack is called Sandy's, and while the rules state all off base soldiers must be equipped with a handgun, you probably wouldn't need it there, as it caters to base personal and the FEMA guys.
Jess
GM, 7 posts
From Montana
Just a fat guy
Thu 2 Nov 2017
at 05:46
  • msg #5

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

In reply to Volstaff (msg # 3):

At first you are distracted by all the coming and goings of the base, but as it gets later in the day you are able to make progress in your book. You feel relaxed, and at first it takes you by surprise as it has been a long time since you've feel that way. It's nice.
tdrost
player, 3 posts
Thu 2 Nov 2017
at 08:58
  • msg #6

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

In reply to Jess (msg # 4):

[OOC - Definately not going anywhere not packing. Too much time with GMs has been spent to go anywhere unarmed]

Jacking the slide back a bit, I make sure one is in the pipe of my USP, I check that the magazine is loaded to capacity and is seated well before clicking the safety on and returning it to my holster. I retrieve my green beret from my BDU pocket before moving toward the door.

"Any of you up for a drink? Heard of a "nice" place nearby."
Jess
GM, 8 posts
From Montana
Just a fat guy
Thu 2 Nov 2017
at 23:02
  • msg #7

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

In reply to Jess (msg # 5):

You hear an invite to a local drinking establishment. It is from one of the others in the unit, someone who didn't come in on the same convoy as you.
Volstaff
player, 3 posts
Thu 2 Nov 2017
at 23:40
  • msg #8

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

In reply to tdrost (msg # 6):

In reply to tdrost (msg # 6):

Sliding a card into my book, I look up toward the captain looking to go out. He looks significantly older than I am and he's an army puke, but I won't hold that against him.

"I suppose I could use a drink or three."

I stand up, strap on my pistol belt and check to make sure a round is chambered and it's on safe before sliding my HK into the holster.

"Doesn't seem like a good idea to go out unarmed." I extend my hand, "Victor Lange, Recon Marine."
tdrost
player, 4 posts
Fri 3 Nov 2017
at 08:01
  • msg #9

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

In reply to Volstaff (msg # 8):

"Captain Jorg Mendez, US Army Special Forces. Glad to meet you.", I say as offering my hand. "You stuck up in this dog and pony show too?"
Volstaff
player, 4 posts
Fri 3 Nov 2017
at 13:54
  • msg #10

Chapter 1- Buckley Avenged

In reply to tdrost (msg # 9):

"Apparently so. Not many Marines left, so they farm us out to different units, 'For the good of the Corps' far as I've been able to figure out. There's a few more of you army guys, but I haven't seen too many Special Forces."

As we head out the door, "You look a little older to be a captain. You joint late or something?"
This message was last edited by the player at 20:01, Fri 03 Nov 2017.
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