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Umm, I'm up to seven lines... Gia's not convinced she's ready. But in other thoughts:

 

Everyone familiar with the concept of 5-minute readiness? I can't figure out when the soldiers would have been told this but I pictured the squads would rotate duty status: 8 hours on 5-minute readiness, as "active" squad, 8 hours on 20-minute readiness as "backup" squad, and 8 hours off-duty. The "active" squad has to be able to be on the flight deck, fully equipped, within 5 minutes of the assembly order being given. This means they wear most of their gear for those eight hours.

 

If we go on duty from midnight, that would affect the New Year's Eve party. Presumably the soldiers know this already - and First Squad are probably up first. Maybe they start their first shift on 20 min readiness as a break. I'm going to refer to this in my blurb.

 

I would also like to suggest that after the party, we skip the first two days of active duty and scientific progress, and start a new chapter on day 3 with a UFO sighting that is tracked to a landing site by the pilots.

 

Edit: Post is up. The plot thickens.

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Maybe Veteran likes the name "Joel" better than "Jack"?

 

Or maybe he just doesn't know Jack? ['Orrible, 'orrible pun, guv.]

 

Point of curiousity - why doesn't anyone talk to Dherzhin? I mean, he's in charge of making sure the aircraft don't spontaneously break down while in flight, and so on... Maybe that'll become more important after the first interception.

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Hey Spaceman, put Dherzhin on a folding chair next to Sanjay, they can talk shop, Sanjay just came off a marathon build-test-debug-debrief session and is going to drop in his tracks for lack of sleep - he's even out of ideas.

 

And I have an idea for a plotthread where the redhead maintenance tech gets her hands on Slice's cannon - HWP cannon that is.

 

Edit NB: I knew I was making her a little forward, but boy, Gia's going to have to carve her intentions into a blunt instrument and emboss them on TJ's forehead at this rate! :D

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You know what? Maybe we could have a non-drunken pilot get woken up at something like 4:00 in the morning to intercept a very small UFO? Then launch at maximum range with an avalanche missile (to be catious) and then destroy the small scout! Mua ha ha ha ha!

 

Erch... sorry...

 

Oh, and Loonie, I hope you don't mind your character involvement in my post... for some reason the sentence "nice big juicy techy project" makes him seem to me malicious, or gladly doing this infiltration, or something along those lines; when I know he doesn't really want to be doing this. I just couldn't seem to word it properly.

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I would rather our first pilots simply follow the UFO to ground -

it's only when hostile intentions are proven, maybe on the next UFO, that our General gets or gives authorization to "soften them up".

Or if the UFO returns fire.

May as well have the high moral ground.

Same for the first ground mission - I'd like us to start with Rules of Engagement, "do not fire unless fired upon."

 

Spaceman - re character confusion - I have just the ticket. Look for a new post in the "character" thread shortly.

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No problem Alitorious. Just so long as you remember that Terrick is a little bit more complicated than that, but sure. If you can't express it any other way than go ahead. Just don't do it too many times that's all. Wouldn't want Martin's character to get out of hand too much. :D
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I think you just want the Commander to use the line, "The Rules of Engagement have CHANGED"

 

Hankosha: Your sig is big and annoying. Either cut it or lose it altogether when you're posting.

 

Will be posting a bit [hopefully] later.

 

 

"You IDIOT! You do *NOT* try to shoot the gun out of his hands"

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I'm sorry, TJ, but if you want to do the conversation between Rick and Tammy, go ahead. I don't think I want to write in the fics for a few days until I sort some things out. Go ahead and handle the characters however you like.
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Well I'm on now but I doubt you can check the boards as you're set to away... You know I'm always here though :D

Anyhoo, returning to the fanfictional topic... There are some very impressive posts in here. Everyones picking up a good feel of how to use other people's characters. Remember to be careful not to overuse them though!

JFish, exactly what am I to do with Gia? I'd rather you wrote for her than I did right now, as I don't really have a very good feel for her character yet. That, and the fact that I want Tammy's help before I write the big Rick-Tammy session means I probably won't post for a few days. I'm busy with work too at the moment. I'm currently on holiday though so I'll pp in when I can all the same.

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Yeah guys, the party's not to end until Tammy & Rick have a conversation. Respective creators in charge on that one.

 

(Gia & Trigger - Vet, we're keeping to a PG-13 rating, right? I'm not sure what she'll do if I don't keep her under control.)

 

Hankosha, any ideas who pulled the prank on your character? I'd volunteer Wexford but he'd need a reason to behave so cruelly and we sure haven't written one in yet.

Flash powder? Not enough to break up the party, I hope?

Why the suitcase of liquor?

 

It'll be a day or two, but I still have plans for Ki-tat's character. Something about preparing okinomiyaki without a licence. :D Also hope to link Carlos' spooks in, or at least show them to be present.

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