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I'm in the mood for a little vivisection. [X-Com LP IV]
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Yes sir, director, sir.
We had a similar program for Aquatic when... well, you remember the details, and no-one else is allowed to know anything.
I'll admit the survival rate could have been better, but under the circumstances, I think it was a remarkable success.
"Xenologists are working to extract information from captured Alien Commanders that will give us the location of our target."
has reminded me that we need to increase our cleaning supplies budget. Mops and buckets, in particular...
"If you don't know who Kendra is, I'm officially not speaking to you."
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I must admit your communiqué has pre-empted my own, in which I was going to offer you something slightly more substantial then a simple consultation position.
As you well know, the UN has specifically and legally barred you from holding any position through which you can exert any influence on the progress of Earth affairs. However, while I'm capable of continuing on managing X-Com operational capacity, I really need a specialist with the expertise and experience to manage Project "Get Your Ass To Mars". This person will need to co-ordinate and manage interactions between the Science Team, Manufacturing, Logistics, and the Contact Teams; streamlining the disparate units towards a cohesive goal.. As far as I'm concerned the target of Mars is well outside the jurisdiction of Earth, so I can think of no one better to manage this Herculean effort and give us the best set up to achieve our objective.
I believe funding council shares in my opinion, as when I was having the heated debate with them outlining my disappointment in the loss of the United States and the new strategic direction for X-Com and plan to put a team directly on Mars, they vocally and emphatically suggested that "you'd have to be mentally unhinged to think this would work, or could make this work", which I felt immediately recommended and endorsed you for the role.
The project would operate under the operational division, but you'd only report to me and you could take you pick of executive staff. So, what do you say? Want the role of Programme Director, Get-your-ass-to-Mars? Or Project Manager. Pick your title here, really.
Adm. Fishman
X-Com Director of Operations.
The development of the new space-capable troop transport (and related training materials and simulator development) continues apace.
Wish we had a weapon that could reliably knock out the Battleships without risking our assets though, long range missiles just get shot out of the sky and even the new ship design, though capable by current internal estimates, will likely struggle to compete with the sheer brute force firepower of the enemies largest vessel. Out of the frying pan...
As for the official title, as good as get-your-ass-to-Mars sounds on internal documents (and I encourage it there), we will need something a little less... X-Com sounding for any external documentation. Project Ares seems simple to pass as one of our standard think tanks while paying tribute to those who came before us.
And, if I may be so bold, Chief of Martian Operations would look very good on a resume, sir, but project manager would also be fine. If you'd prefer.
This is, of course, a million-to-one longshot. But we'll at least die defiant.
Patch me up Doc.
Excellent; Chief of Martian Operations, Project Ares it is. I'll probably cop some flak from the oversight committee, but I figure if we succeed, we'll be able to dictate our own retirement packages, and if we fail, we'll probably all be dead anyway.
Get Lt. Iolo to set up with whatever you need and take the Heinlein Conference Room as project control centre.
Oh, and try not to get unnecessarily shot until this is all over.
I'm aware there have been situations where I've been a liability to X-COM due to my questionable psychic defenses.
In the event I'm found unsuitable for the Mars Mission, I'd like to volunteer to take command of Contact Team Terra.
Someone has to keep Earth from turning into a complete catastrophic clusterfuck, whilst the rest of X-COM go to Mars and finish this.
Might as well be me.
Kind regards
Captain Karl
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Did you find your name above?
Do you have the courage and fortitude to follow orders and stay true in the face of danger and almost certain death?
We're looking to include an additional 10-20 Soldiers in the X-Com program. We can't brief you on the nature of the threat we're dealing with, the equipment you'll be using, or the theatre of operations, but rest assured that you'll be part of the most elite fighting force on the face of the planet. No, better than them. Yes, better than them, too.
We only have room for a third of the names in the list above, so preference will be given to those who respond swiftly and have been waiting longest. If you are still interested in joining an active multinational strike force and making a real difference to future global advancement, please !confirm your interest back through secure channels. This offer will expire at some arbitrary point in the few days.
Certainty of death, *small* chance of success... What are you waiting for?
die horribly in a hail of plasmaplay!I'm gonna be a hero.
Ready to report, sir.
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I'm ready to die for my planet.
I always wanted to die in space
Gimme a gun and put me in front, sir! If I'm gonna die, I wanna die awesome
With America dropping their funding, it may be time to break open the "In Case of Rankenphile" closet.
You'll want to ignore the smaller bottles, the vials, the syringes, the baggies, the body bags, the impromptu burial kits, the DIY cremation kits, the beakers, the test tubes, the rubber hoses, anything inflatable and pretty much anything that looks like it may have been designed to drug a horse.
You're just there for the mops and the buckets.
Oh, and the thick rubber gloves. You'll probably be able to use them as well.
Maybe take the filter masks.
Edit: And for god's sake, don't make eye contact. No matter what you hear or see, remember that. No eye contact.
Get me in my armor and on some red, dusty soil. Mars is going to get fucked.
(where mutants drive plastic cars)
I need to spill some Martian blood.
I never made it onto the Aquatic team before it was uh... Shut down, let's say.
Hopefully I get a chance to do some good up earthside!
That is what I am particularly good at, after all.
The Need to make martians bleed on they own soil.
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Heard a lot of talk about this Ranky fella. Y'all ain't seen nothing yet!
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Ready and able, sir. It's a privilege to finally be considered. I can assure you that these few years on the waiting list have not been spent idle and I have continued honing my skills to a razor's edge.
I've been dying to get out there and avenge some of Earth's finest since I first saw these threads! Let me at 'em!
Yep, ready to see my guts be seared out. Well...someone's guts anyway.
PM if you add me!
Even if we're too late, this is shaping up to be a bit of a meat-grinder operation anyhow. Expect the first
suckersrecruits to need replacement quickly.suckerrecruits too.I bagged one of those motherfuckers, and I'm hoping to score a lot more on the surface.