Eagle
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Post by Eagle on Mar 27, 2021 3:58:27 GMT
A scrap of parchment lands in this spot. The scrawl is difficult to make out, but in fairness, eagles are not known for their writing's legibility.
OPERATION THUNDERSTORM
MISSION REPORT 01
OPERATIVE: 517125
LOCATION: UNKNOWN. LIKELY BEHIND ENEMY LINES. STATUS: ALIVE AND WELL
I HAVE LANDED SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE QUADRANT DESIGNATED IN THE BRIEFING. CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE INSIDE AGENT, AND THESE REPORTS WILL BE REGULARLY DELIVERED TO THEIR LOCATION.
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT A FORCE (POTENTIALLY ALPHA-SEVEN) IS TRAINING SOME KIND OF AIRBORN DIVISION IN THIS AREA. I AM ATTEMPTING TO INTEGRATE WITH THIS CREW, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHERE THESE TROOPS ARE HEADED AND UNDER WHAT BANNER THEY FLY. I BELIEVE THIS INTEGRATION IS GOING PERFECTLY, ALTHOUGH MY MANNER OF SPEECH MAY GIVE AWAY THAT I AM NOT FROM THIS REGION.
I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE WHALE CODEPHRASE TO FIND OTHER AGENTS, BUT SO FAR, NONE HAVE RESPONDED IN KIND. THE CLOSEST HAS BEEN THE MOTH, BUT THEY SEEMED TO TAKE IT AS A PHILOSOPHICAL STATEMENT RATHER THAN GIVING THE REQUIRED REPLY. IT IS POSSIBLE THEY ARE IN DEEP COVER, OR WERE PLACED IN THIS REGION PRIOR TO THE CODEPHRASE BEING IMPLEMENTED.
I WILL REPORT BACK ONCE I HAVE GATHERED BASIC INFORMATION ON EACH OF THESE SOLDIERS.
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Post by Arctic Fox on Mar 27, 2021 7:24:38 GMT
FHAP(Fox Has a Podcast) That's right, it's time for your very first personally handcrafted questionnaire from yours truly! We here on FHAP pick only the most quality questions that are specific to you, [insert player name here] and nobody else! We're looking for all the hot goss and sweet deets you're willing to dish out. Since it's been a couple of hours since the game has started, now seems like the perfect time to ask you our burning questions!
1) By now you've hopefully had a chance to meet with and talk to most if not all of your tribemates. Who stands out among the rest? Is there somebody who makes you laugh the most? Are you feeling strategic bonds forming? Is there anyone you must drop in the nearest firepit?
2) Have you gotten a chance to check out what the game has to offer so far in terms of twists and mechanics and setup? How are you feeling about what you've seen? Got any suspicions of what could be in store for you?
3) If you had to describe your gameplay style as a weather phenomenon or natural disaster, which would you be and why?
4) Everyone comes into a game with different skills or hopes and goals. What are some of yours? What are you looking to achieve? What skills are you bringing to the table?
5) Why did you pick the animal you did? Are you hoping to channel anything from them? What other animal(or spectator) choices do you really enjoy?
Well that's all the time we have for our interview today. See you again at a later date when we ask the hard-hitting questions you expect from FHAP.
~Fox out! |
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Eagle
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The Eagle silently judges you.
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Post by Eagle on Mar 27, 2021 11:28:49 GMT
The eagle circles momentarily, but then heads out, giving a slight nod to indicate that it has acknowledge High Command's questions and will respond to them as soon as it has time to do so. A second scrap of paper falls from the sky.
DOSSIER - FIRST RESPONSES
ALIAS: BUTTERFLY ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT USING PHRASE: "It is said that the wingbeat of a butterfly can affect more than one could possibly imagine. Perhaps for many, the weekend seems as insignificant as a butterfly's wing, but a chosen few see its true potential. Perhaps you are one of these?"
RESPONSE: NONE. FURTHER DETAILS: INDIVIDUAL IS CLEARLY NOT AN AGENT, URGENTLY RECONSIDER APPROACH
ALIAS: DOG ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT USING PHRASE: "I am still surprised you have made an airborn division. It does not seem to be a role your kind would naturally gravitate to."
RESPONSE: "I'm not sure why I'm here. But the mods gave me a jetpack.". FURTHER DETAILS: INDIVIDUAL THEN PROCEEDED TO ASK ABOUT FOOD PREFERENCES AND TOOK THE EAGLE TO A RESTAURANT. PERHAPS TO APPEAR LESS CONSPICUOUS? THIS COULD BE AN AGENT, PURSUE FURTHER.
ALIAS: SNOWY OWL ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT USING PHRASE: "The ground is something we in the sky often take for granted. Regardless of the whale's majesty, it will never know the feeling of finding a perch for the night."
RESPONSE: "I thought I was suppose to be the wise one but here you are giving me sage, mysterious quotes."
FURTHER DETAILS: FIRST CONTACT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED AT PUTTING INDIVIDUAL AT EASE, DESCRIBED BEING NERVOUS. UNLIKELY TO BE AGENT.
ALIAS: ELEPHANT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT USING PHRASE: EAGLE APPEARS TO HAVE FORGOTTEN TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL. RECTIFY IMMEDIATELY. RESPONSE: NONE
FURTHER DETAILS: APPARENTLY HAS JETPACK, BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE USED IT YET. METHOD OF PROPULSION MUST BE ESPECIALLY POWERFUL.
ALIAS: BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT USING PHRASE: "It is astonishing, is it not, that even the smallest creatures can achieve such a wonderful thing as flight? A whale is magnificent indeed, but despite all its majesty it has never achieved that which you perform so easily."
RESPONSE: "hi! thank you for your compliments! you have a nice beak!"
FURTHER DETAILS: UNSURE AS TO WHETHER THE REFERENCE TO THE BEAK IS A CODED RESPONSE OR NOT. IT APPEARS TOO INANE TO BE NORMAL CONVERSATION. COULD BE AGENT; CONTINUE PRESSING WITH CAUTION.
ALIAS: KESTREL ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT USING PHRASE: "A great many root vegetables will grow this weekend. The polar bear wanders under the moonlit sky, and no matter how close the whale may be, it will never know the feel of the ground on which the bear stands."
RESPONSE: "Vegetables will indeed grow, and the ground shall be watered, and then give it's water back to the sky. And apparently we will all draw some pictures?"
FURTHER DETAILS: CLEAR AGENT. CONTACT ESTABLISHED. PURSUING SUBJECT FURTHER.
ALIAS: MOTH ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT USING PHRASE: "It is almost as if you sap the colours from the ground. The very same ground the polar bear treads, and despite its majesty the almighty whale will never be able to feel that ground."
RESPONSE: "hmmm, so does that mean that each animal, as powerful as they may be, got unescapable limitations?" FURTHER DETAILS: DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN AGENT, BUT SEEMS EXTREMELY COMPETENT IN THE WAYS OF PHILOSOPHY. FURTHER CONVERSATION ALSO REVEALED THAT INDIVIDUAL LEARNED THE ART OF KUNG FU IN ORDER TO STEAL, IN ITS OWN WORDS, "lämps". AN ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH THE MOTH ASSISTS THE EAGLE ON ITS MISSION, AND THE EAGLE RETRIEVES LAMPS FOR THE MOTH, IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED.
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Eagle
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The Eagle silently judges you.
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Post by Eagle on Mar 29, 2021 17:14:32 GMT
FHAP(Fox Has a Podcast) That's right, it's time for your very first personally handcrafted questionnaire from yours truly! We here on FHAP pick only the most quality questions that are specific to you, [insert player name here] and nobody else! We're looking for all the hot goss and sweet deets you're willing to dish out. Since it's been a couple of hours since the game has started, now seems like the perfect time to ask you our burning questions!
1) By now you've hopefully had a chance to meet with and talk to most if not all of your tribemates. Who stands out among the rest? Is there somebody who makes you laugh the most? Are you feeling strategic bonds forming? Is there anyone you must drop in the nearest firepit?
2) Have you gotten a chance to check out what the game has to offer so far in terms of twists and mechanics and setup? How are you feeling about what you've seen? Got any suspicions of what could be in store for you?
3) If you had to describe your gameplay style as a weather phenomenon or natural disaster, which would you be and why?
4) Everyone comes into a game with different skills or hopes and goals. What are some of yours? What are you looking to achieve? What skills are you bringing to the table?
5) Why did you pick the animal you did? Are you hoping to channel anything from them? What other animal(or spectator) choices do you really enjoy?
Well that's all the time we have for our interview today. See you again at a later date when we ask the hard-hitting questions you expect from FHAP.
~Fox out!The eagle circles for a while before landing. It is clearly somewhat exhausted, but it stands tall regardless and gives the fox a wing-salute. "Reporting for duty. Apologies for the tardiness of my report, but becoming integrated with the locals took significantly more time than I was anticipating." It thinks over the questions that it has been asked. "I believe the most likely members of this division to become compatriots of mine are the Moth and the Kestrel. Both have reached a level of trust where I have informed them of my mission, and they have agreed to aid me in any way they can. The dog is also someone I feel I can trust, but seems to be something of an outsider to many of the others, perhaps because he stands out as needing a jetpack where most others do not. Finally, the Butterfly has significant potential, but we have been discussing nothing but the mysteries of the universe since we met. It is an odd situation." "As for the firepit, that is reserved for agents of ALPHA-SEVEN. I have not yet found evidence of any members of that organisation among the others here, as of yet. And as for which of them make me laugh, I do not believe this is relevant to my mission." "These... 'Game Mechanics', as you put it, are indeed interesting. I am unsurprised that with these eyes I was the first the discover the initial acorn cache, and I believe that I will continue to have an advantage on this. Whether that will be important to my mission, I do not know. The idol hunt is not particularly interesting as of this moment, but the survival of the fittest throws an odd spanner into the works if I do happen across an agent of A7. It is strange to think that I will not be able to be certain that they will be eliminated should I want them eliminated. This is not a feeling I am used to."
"I do not believe that I myself will be part of these Fitness Challenges, but I have made a start on my drawing regardless." The eagle unfurls its wing, showing a scrap of paper containing a drawing. "This nexy question is easy. I am the oncoming storm. As of this moment, the agents of evil are thinking, hmmm, this rain is a little unusual but an umbrella or similar will deal with it quite easily. Soon, they will hear the thunder, and maybe will even start counting the seconds between the flash and the sound, but will believe themselves to be safe regardless. No matter how imposing it may be, nobody ever truly believes that the lightening will strike them. But this time, it will strike each and every one of them." "I have but one goal, and that is to do my duty. I will discover what ALPHA-SEVEN is doing here, I will put a stop to it, and I will return home as a hero." The eagle is standing so tall at this point that it could almost be striking a pose. It is clear this is something the eagle has dreamed of for some time, although it would be unbecoming of its station to admit it.
"And finally, I am unsure exactly what you mean by this. I did not have a say in my own birth. However, to be born as the greatest, most majestic species on the planet is certainly not something I would ever complain about." Finally, it tilts its head, a little confused. "I know not what this Kelly Gordon is, but I think that would be my choice for most interesting animal choice. I have never before heard of such a being." |
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Eagle
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Post by Eagle on Mar 29, 2021 18:44:37 GMT
The eagle lands again, a little off-balance, as if something else is on its mind.
"I do believe that my interactions with the owl have reached the point at which they could be described as flirtatious. It is rather hard to stay focused on the mission when there are so many distractions present, especially ones with feathers of that quality."
It shakes its head as if to clear its thoughts, then takes flight once more.
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The Eagle silently judges you.
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Post by Eagle on Mar 29, 2021 20:21:12 GMT
Once more, the eagle lands. It seems frustrated now."An update. Perhaps this is more to clear my mind than because I must report, but if doing this does clear my mind, then so be it." "The Kestrel has given me some interesting information. Supposedly they came across this while exploring." The eagle produces a colourful scrap of paper. It tucks it back under its wing prior to continuing."The Kestrel cannot tell me where it found this, as it does not remember. However, the fact that it is dated January 24th in essence proves that it is not a fake, unless someone had significant foresight." "So what is the problem here? I have already claimed D8 as my space on the map, and should I go elsewhere, it would appear to be somewhat suspicious. This 'idol' could be of significant importance in the mission to trace ALPHA-SEVEN, but as much as I would like to go for it, I think I must leave the kestrel to search and stick to the southern side of the map. First and foremost, this means that anyone else who has found this clue will know I do not have the idol, and therefore I am less conspicious. Secondly, I believe additional evidence may be hidden here, and the 'idol' could be an attempt to bait agents away from other points of importance." "I would very much like to find this idol. But my gizzard tells me to leave it, and a bird must always trust its gizzard." The eagle takes off, heading south.
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Eagle
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The Eagle silently judges you.
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Post by Eagle on Mar 30, 2021 17:46:09 GMT
The eagle unfurls its wing upon landing, revealing a small card underneath."I am happy to report that Mission Command finally approved my request for both an ID card and a non-numerical codename. It would appear that someone in the department responsible for this has an interesting sense of humour, but I am still happier to have a real codename than I was to be without one."  "I have also begun registering several of my closer associates to MI7 under partnership roles."
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Post by Poison Ivy on Mar 30, 2021 18:11:27 GMT
Can I get a codename?
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Post by Gray Wolf on Mar 30, 2021 18:15:35 GMT
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Algae
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Post by Algae on Mar 30, 2021 19:31:47 GMT
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Post by Arctic Fox on Mar 30, 2021 19:33:34 GMT
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Eagle
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The Eagle silently judges you.
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Post by Eagle on Mar 30, 2021 22:04:59 GMT
The eagle looks at the assortment of animals, plants, and algaein confusion.
"But, were you not sent by mission command? I am aware that that the HR department is not quick with these sort of requests, but I would assume you all to be at the point in your careers where you already had codenames, given you were assigned to aid with the mission of such an esteemed agent."
"Ah well. Creativity is not really my area of expertise, but I shall bestow upon each of you a codename."
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Eagle
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The Eagle silently judges you.
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Post by Eagle on Mar 30, 2021 22:33:19 GMT
The eagle returns, carrying four ID cards. It first turns to the Poison Ivy. "Welcome, Agent. It occurred to me while I was reading your file that your name audibly sounds like the roman numeral for four. Therefore, I bestow upon you the codename 'Roma'." It turns to the Gray Wolf. "You appear to have quite the history, sir wolf, including piracy no less. I am as surprised as any that you passed the background check to enter into this organisation, but given that you have done so, your past escapades shall be the inspiration for your codename." It then turns to the Algae. "Your file surprised me even more than that of the wolf. It is quite astounding how much information you can gather by simply laying inconspicuously on top of a pond, is it not? The manner in which you reside inspired your codename. You shield the water from the sun, acting in the same capacity as a device many humans use, but instead protecting that which is usually deflected." Finally, it turns to the Arctic Fox. "Yours is perhaps even more of a stretch than the others, Agent. I could not take inspiration from anything other than your exceptional ability to hide in the snowbanks, which led me to consider that you are particularly well suited to icy conditions. In much the same way as Agent Roma's name can be interpreted as the roman numeral four, "Icy" can be interpreted as a rather larger roman numeral, which forms the basis for your codename." |
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Post by Algae on Mar 31, 2021 19:37:22 GMT
I love it! Thank you!
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