POV: Traenstrius, Malgeir Federation Navy (Rank: Omega Leader)
“Battery commander! Main missile battery commander!” the orderly yelled across the long hallway.
“What is it?” the omega leader asked, wiping her greasy paws on her uniform.
“New ...
2024-07-29 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Amelia Waters, Terran Republic Navy (Rank: Admiral)
“We are exiting blink in five minutes,” the alien on the main screen reported. It was Peipplust, the Second Fleet Commander himself, reporting from on his Husky-class battleship, the MNS Cliunc, remotely to a situation room full ...
2024-07-26 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Amelia Waters, Terran Republic Navy (Rank: Admiral)
Senator Blake Wald looked up in mild surprise as his morning newspaper reading ritual was interrupted for the second time in a week.
“Ah, Amelia,” he greeted. “Did you get the report from the Malgeir? I passed them on...
2024-07-24 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Amelia Waters, Terran Republic Navy (Rank: Admiral)
“Fleet Commander Peipplust, thank you for joining us,” Amelia said immediately, hoping they wouldn’t get into a fight this early—
“Why is she here?” Peipplust asked angrily, gesturing at his screen, undoubtedly tryi...
2024-07-22 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Amelia Waters, Terran Republic Navy (Rank: Admiral)
Admiral Amelia Waters looked up from the fresh stack of paperwork on her tablet. It took her half a second to register the face of the man knocking at the open door of her office.
She broke into a wide smile. “Captain Chuck H...
2024-07-19 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Baedarsust, Malgeir Federation Marine Infantry (Rank: Head Pack Leader)
“Three… two… one… go!” Baedarsust ordered as he pulled the door open.
This time, instead of his squad members rushing into the corridor beyond, their attached Terran combat robot sprang int...
2024-07-17 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Baedarsust, Malgeir Federation Marine Infantry (Rank: Head Pack Leader)
Baedarsust realized that the squad scenarios were even harder than the solo ones. In hindsight, it made sense why the Terran instructors only started them on those after they’d complete some basic solo s...
2024-07-15 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Baedarsust, Malgeir Federation Marine Infantry (Rank: Head Pack Leader)
Baedarsust felt the gravity disappear beneath his feet as the training scenario room initialized. He latched his Terran-issued helmet shut as he’d been drilled and focused on the virtual imagery before h...
2024-07-12 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Speinfoent, Malgeir Federation Navy (Rank: Beta Leader)
Speinfoent glued his eyes to the sensors on his screen as he commanded it to search for Kaja’s elusive spacecraft. Though the modified SF-27 he was now flying did not perform identical to the ST-6 training that he had been t...
2024-07-10 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Speinfoent, Malgeir Federation Navy (Rank: Beta Leader)
Speinfoent gently knocked on the thin aluminum door labeled “Kowalczyk / Mazur”. His sensitive hearing detected the movement of paws— feet inside the room.
“You forgot your backpack again Aleksy?” Kaja’s voic...
2024-07-08 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Baedarsust, Malgeir Federation Marine Infantry (Rank: Head Pack Leader)
Head Pack Leader Baedarsust retrieved his personal luggage from the overhead compartment of the ground shuttle, where one of the armored Terran figures generously and effortlessly carried it for him.
POV: Speinfoent, Malgeir Federation Navy (Rank: Beta Leader)
Kaja wasn’t at breakfast the next day either. Or the one after that. He doubled back to try to find her at her bunks, but it seemed like she had already gone to class. He thought they’d formed some kind of semblanc...
2024-07-03 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Speinfoent, Malgeir Federation Navy (Rank: Beta Leader)
“So how was your class?” Speinfoent asked his wingmate as he spotted her exiting the classroom alone. Several other Terran students in Kaja’s class had gathered outside the classroom, now openly gawking at him. He flashe...
2024-07-01 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Speinfoent, Malgeir Federation Navy (Rank: Beta Leader)
Speinfoent squinted at the Terran scripts written on the screen of the ice cream machine. “Which one of these buttons is the cho-co-late?”
Kaja pointed it out for him. “It’s the brown one.”
“Ah, I see,...
2024-06-28 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Carla Bauernschmidt, Terran Republic Navy (Rank: Captain)
Carla rubbed her eyes groggily as she picked up her ringing tablet from next to her. “This is Bauernschmidt on the line.”
“Hey Carla, glad I could catch you before you go to sleep!” exclaimed the admiral’s u...
2024-06-26 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a draft of the light second overview with mostly random names (with a few that are relevant). Hopefully I'll get to flesh it out a bit more.
2024-06-24 16:48:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Amelia Waters, Terran Republic Navy (Rank: Admiral)
Hunched over at her desk, Amelia absorbed herself in the tedious paperwork on her Navy-issued tablet. Its soft glow illuminated her face, casting sharp shadows that accentuated the deep lines etched by years of service and stress. Th...
2024-06-24 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Amelia Waters, Terran Republic Navy (Rank: Admiral)
There was a candlelight memorial at the railcar station near her apartment. To avoid drawing attention, Amelia attended in civilian dress.
An electronic board at the front of the somber crowd scrolled, showing ...
2024-06-21 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Kebede Nyongesa, Terran Republic Marine Corps (Rank: Staff Seargent)
It had taken them less than five seconds to take out the attackers. Kebede hurried into the theater room behind his combat robots.
He almost retched at the scene in front of him. Over a dozen of the moviegoe...
2024-06-19 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Atlas Naval Command, Terran Digital Intelligence (Base Build: 2119-C)
“It has been a long and terrible struggle. Out here at the edge of life! At the edge of hope. At the edge… of humanity. Our ports, once vibrant with the hues of Saturn’s rin...
2024-06-17 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Martina Wright, Terran (Executive)
Two figures disembarked their shuttle, their figures casting long shadows on the metallic ramp. Deep in an animated discussion, they barely noticed the bustling activity of the hangar.
“Senator Blake Wald, Senator Marco Reis, welcome to Iris,...
2024-06-14 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Speinfoent, Malgeir Federation Navy (Rank: Beta Leader)
The Terran shuttle was clearly designed with a heavy emphasis on function over form. Her hull interiors embraced a minimalist palette, a symphony of dark grays and blacks, covered with unfamiliar scribbles printed i...
2024-06-12 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Speinfoent, Malgeir Federation Navy (Rank: Beta Leader)
Speinfoent’s gaze swept through the sparse interior of the shuttle as he boarded. Dozens of empty seats stretched before him, each with a hint of wear, their synthetic cushions showing signs of countl...
2024-06-10 16:47:10 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Skhork, Znosian Dominion Marines (Rank: Six Whiskers)
“We have no orbital support, no aircraft, and no indirect fire. Our infantry is a limited resource. And the only armored element we have is my single Longclaw. As the combat computer has calculated, a successful operation must r...
2024-06-07 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Skhork, Znosian Dominion Marines (Rank: Six Whiskers)
Perched atop a hill, Skhork peered through his zoom optics at the river cutting through the valley below. He scanned the area, his gaze calculating.
“Unbelievable,” he muttered. “Not a predator in sight.”
... 2024-06-05 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Vmusht, Znosian Dominion Marines (Rank: Five Whiskers)
“Demolition Engineer,” Vmusht urgently barked at the creature next to her with a bundle of explosives in his chest carrier. “Finish it. We don’t need prisoners here.”
“Yes, Five Whiskers,” he replied, pul...
2024-06-03 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Skhork, Znosian Dominion Marines (Rank: Six Whiskers)
Skhork squinted at the squad of Lesser Predators milling around the guard house in his helmet mounted night optics. There were only eight of them: all rifles, no heavy weapons. Four of them were seated at a picnic table, engr...
2024-05-31 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Skhork, Znosian Dominion Marines (Rank: Six Whiskers)
The crew of the armored Longclaw unit formerly known as Fearless laid on their bellies, thermal blankets draped over their bodies, trying their best not to silhouette themselves against the hill they were on.
Six Whiskers Sk...
2024-05-29 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Eupprio, Malgeir (Executive)
Eupprio and Fleguipu looked at the shuttle bay external doors with anxiety as the siren light next to it flashed a menacing red. The shrill wail of an alarm pierced the air, slowly getting louder.
“What’s that—”
“Airlock,” Ai...
2024-05-27 16:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostPOV: Eupprio, Malgeir (Civilian)
“Hey Eupprio, wake up. Wakey wake.”
Eupprio's eyes fluttered open, greeted by Fleguipu's persistent nudges. Her body, still cloaked in the remnants of sleep, rebelled against the intrusion. She blinked away the grogginess and asked wit...
2024-05-24 16:47:01 +0000 UTC View Post