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Post by Hoist on Jul 27, 2009 14:07:27 GMT -5
Time: 10a.m. Outside the Altech, a rowdy bunch of protesters behind metal railings, spurned back only by the Army continue picketing the entrance to the base where Autobots and humans work in co-operation for the US Army and the government. A crowd of 80 strong, some with picket signs, some not keep a vigil plight up. Protester #1: WHAT DO WE WANT??
Protester #All: NO MORE ROBOTS!!
Protester #1: WHAT DO WE WANT??
Protester #All: PEACE NOT WAR!!
Protester #1: WHEN DO WE WANT IT
Protester #All: NOW!!!!Things were looking ugly outside the Altech Organization, Florida. Inside. Inside the main communications hub the local news was transmitting over a number of the monitors, watched on by Many of the Altech staff, not just in the room, but all over the base. A mousy-blond haired woman in a sharp grey suit held the mic to her mid torso as she talked, just behind her was the parked white news van could be seen. The woman spoke sternly as she tried to talk over the chanting... "What you're hearing hear is just a fraction of the activity concerning last nights events. On the night of the inauguration of the new President, things couldn't have been over-shadowed any worse as fighting broke out between the demonstrators and the Altech staff returning to one of their headquarters last night..." "These pictures taken last show the escalating violence towards the staff of the Altech. Riot police had to be called when protesters tried to force their way past the barricades, hurling glass bottles and home-made petrol bombs.In a press-release last week, the former Government still denied that there was a specialist agency working with the Autobots. It was just three weeks ago when, in an unprecedented and unbelievable event, the Titanic rose again from it's icy grave and "transformed". Confirmed reports back claims that a huge battle here in downtown Florida took place, but deny - any rumours of the "robot-Titanic", claiming the whole thing to be a hoax.
"In his inauguration speech, the question over the Transformers activity on Earth and the hostility towards them and the Altechs supposedly working them, was undeniably a topic that wasn't going to be ignored. President Olmos addressed these concerns in his address saying He would do everything in his power to avert the crisis, and pleaded for the protesters to call of end the hostilities.
Later on today Vice President Juliani will visit the Altech organization for a full tour of the facility and to address the concerns over the riots.
Libby Valerii, Channel 10 News, Florida..
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Post by Speedy on Jul 27, 2009 21:34:02 GMT -5
Brigadier General Walker stood in what was to be her office (once her personal effects were delivered). She watched the small TV that was in her office, seeing pictures of a rioting crowd. Her trigger finger twitched everytime she saw the Molotov cocktails engulf the shields of the riot police.
She had more pressing matters... The Vice President was on his way here, and she needed to get ready.
There was a knock on her door.
"In." she said, tuning the TV off.
"Your effects have arrived ma'am." said a young Gunnery Sargeant. he held her hang bag up at his eye level and her duffel bag down by his side.
"Thank you, Gunny." she said, going to him and grabbing the hang bag. She hung the bag on a closet door, and unzipped it.
~Thank goodness... no creases~ she thought.
"Will that be all, Ma'am?" asked the Gunnery Sargeant as he put her duffel by her desk.
"Yes, Gunny... Ah need you to stay at the door so i can change. No one gets in until i tell you."
"Yes Ma'am." said the Gunny, standing at attention, then going out the door and closing it behind him. He then stood in the hallway blocking the doorway, and the door behind him.
She closed the shade over her window and pulled all her dress pieces together.
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Post by Speedway on Jul 27, 2009 21:52:49 GMT -5
General Lara Anne Lansing arived at General Walker's door only to be stopped by the Gunny.
"Excuse me Ma'am but General Walker dosn't wish to be bothered while she is changing." The Gunny said.
"Very Well Gunny I will just wait out here till she is done." Lara said as she stood in her new Uniforom. It had been apparent that her R&D department decided to make her a new Uniform with the Organizations Symbol on it. note to self give R&D more work to do when i get back to washington Lara thought to herself as she sat in an empty chair outside of General Walkers office.
"Gunny this is going to be a long day" Lara says
"Looks like it Ma'am" Gunny answers still standing at the door.
Between the protesters and the decepticon Lara was glad to get the help. It didn't feel like the entire world was solely on her shoulders anymore. There were others ready and willing for the cause of earths servival.
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Post by Speedy on Jul 28, 2009 0:03:01 GMT -5
General Walker out her hat and jacket on the table, then stowed all her effects in the closet.
~The vice president will just have to deal with a lady wearing pants.~ she thought, because she hated wearing the skirt unless absolutely necessary.
She then pulled her hair tightly back (checked the mirror) put it in a tight bun, then went to put on her jacket. She buttonned her jacket, then put on her gloves, belt and sabre.
~Nah... the sabre isn't necessary.... i'll have my sig... that'll do.~ she thought, putting her sabre in the closet.
She took a breath, then grabbed her hat and headed to the door.
She openned the door.
"Thank you, Gunny." she said.
"Not a problem, ma'am." he said. Then he saw all her medals. "Well... they must know what they're doing, making you a General ma'am." he said. "If I do say so myself."
"Thank you, Gunny... Ah really appreciate that.." she said, smiling, as some of the stress lifted from her shoulders at the compliment.
She had all the necessary service and commondation medals on her jacket, making look a little lopsided... like most Marine General's jackets looked like. (which was just a 'few' medals...)
She turned to General Lansing.
"General, shall we?" she asked, putting her topper under her left arm..
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Post by Speedway on Jul 28, 2009 4:12:09 GMT -5
"Yes we may General" Lara said now standing up noticeing that their clothes were vastly different hers were to represent Altech while General Walkers was to represent the military. She just looked out the window once at the comotion out sitde and wondered if Bryan and Speedway were haveing any better luck.
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Post by Hoist on Jul 28, 2009 6:11:28 GMT -5
In the medical bay, Jesse was helping her mother slowly begin to walk again after her operation. It had been three weeks since Jesse and her mother Jean's encounter with the Transformer known as Ravage. And as much as she had seen they were capable for good, they were also much much more capable of bad things. One that had destroyed they're home.
With a cautious ease Jean slip of the metallic bio bed, dressed in some fresh clothes that had been recovered for her and Jesse from their destroyed former home. With a slight wobble from Jean, Jesse quickly grabbed her arm, then grabbed onto her mother's arm as she helped her along.
"Thank-you dear!", soothed her mother.
"you can do it Mom! I know you can!", replied Jesse.
Since the encounter they had been practically living at the Altech Organization, with no home of their own they had little very little choice. Especially with things having been so ugly outside. Even in the medical bay the two had seen all the news reports, there wasn't else much they could do whilst being stuck there. Now and again Jesse had gone exploring in the Altech, but even then she still didn't quite fully understand the place and what they did
"Come on Mom, just a few steps further!", encouraged the teenager.
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Post by Speedy on Jul 28, 2009 22:39:13 GMT -5
"Nice uniform, General... sorry Ah don't match." said General Walker as she looked from General Lansings uniform to her dress blues.
Walker looked out the window, straightening her gloves.
"How exactly is the V P getting in, through all that?" she asked, turning back to General Lansing.
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Post by Speedway on Jul 29, 2009 4:09:00 GMT -5
"Well thanks to my designs to each base there is a back door entrance. That means from the near by parking Garage Via elevator." Lara said not worrying that their uniforms didn't match. All she cared about was that this little tour went without any real problems.
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Post by Speedy on Jul 29, 2009 19:09:54 GMT -5
"Good design." said General Walker, as they went down the hallway.
She adjusted her topper under her arm, then checked her watch.
"Will the V P be arriving soon General?" she asked General Lansing.
They continued down the hallway
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Post by Speedway on Jul 29, 2009 19:30:13 GMT -5
"It should only be a half an hour. Since he arrived Via Air Force One. I don't see any problem with checking on Jesse and her mother in the rehabilitation section." Lara said with a smirk. She knew that it was sort of the organizations fault that her home managed to be destroyed in that battle. But She felt the only way she could help was help her mother.
Lara pointed out at the next T junction of hallway. "We go right here thats the way to the Med bay and the left is to the Parking Garage" Lara explained as they continued walking.
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Post by Speedy on Jul 29, 2009 21:10:56 GMT -5
"If it wouldn't cause too much of a stir, Ah would like to meet the girl... I didn't get the full report on the happennings." said General Walker.
"All Ah got was the basic rundown of what happenned at the Turnbull residence." she added.
"Oh... that reminds me... have the Spectres been retrofitted with the Magnesium Sabot rounds?" she asked General Lansing.
"I'm getting all spare Cobras and M1s retrofitted for special operations... I had to talk to Commandant Walker, but we have the new M1s with the diesel engines and Titanium alloy hulls available. I just make the call, and I can get them launched from the closest coastline." she said. "The new Strykers will be another week... as the R and D was focused on the M1."
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Post by Speedway on Jul 29, 2009 21:38:26 GMT -5
"Actually i Did you one even better. Not only are the Spectra's retrofitted I also had the R&D of Altech to develop Magnisium Rounds for hand guns and automatic rifles." Lara explained as they got closer to the medical facilities. She pulled out her gun and a bullet. "These are the results of the research and development teams." Lara added as they continued to walk.
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Post by Speedy on Jul 31, 2009 0:37:35 GMT -5
Walker examined the silvery bullet.
"Very nice work, General." she said handing the round back. "Your R and D department seems to be very good at what they do." she added.
"When can i expect shipments for my Marines' rifles?" she asked. "Or would you rather Ah made you a list of all the different needed calibers, so that R and D can make the ones they don't have, so that I can get them." she asked
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Post by Hoist on Jul 31, 2009 6:28:46 GMT -5
In the med-bay after Jean's daily exercise, Jesse helped her mother back on the bio-bed and told her to rest. "I'm gonna go exploring Mom, is there anything you need?"
"Not at the moment dear", replied her mother, "You run along and have fun.." Jesse smiley, although weakly before bending over and kissing her mother on the forehead, then turned and heading for the door. Slowly Jesse walked through the doors and looked back at her mother before disappearing into the buys corridors of the Altech Organization.
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Post by Speedway on Jul 31, 2009 11:50:56 GMT -5
Lara looked down the Hall and saw Jesse Exit the Med-Bay. "Hello Jesse out to explore the base again?" Lara called down the hall as she replaced her weapon and the Bullet. She was glad that the General Approved. "We will have them in less than two weeks every Caliber." Lara said to the General with a smile as she began to walk towards Jesse.
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