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  Nightshrike: Shakedown (Temp)
July 12, 2011 10:03:47 PM    View the profile of Dunny 
The command office on the Halcyon Warrior was crisp and clean, free from opulent ornamentation or any signs of vanity. It was clear that the owner of the office ran a tight ship, and Sam Jack Dunn felt extremely out of place in it. Fresh from the recent raid that his old comrades had performed on a pirate base, he was covered in cuts, nicks and bruises, and his uniform was similarly a mess. He vowed to never, ever, EVER fly in solo against an entire squadron of B-Wing bombers again. He looked over the large, well-appointed desk at the squadron commander behind it. The man was tall, easily taller than Sam himself, and human. From the casual smile on the man’s face and the relaxed, slightly hunched posture, Sam noticed something of a kindred spirit in the man’s attitude. It was clear that there wasn’t going to be any standing on ceremony.

“Look kid, the rest of us are being called up for a mission, but there’s no way I’m putting you straight back out into the black until you’ve had those injuries taken care of. Besides, we’ve had a newcomer transfer just in, and we’re not going to have time to get him settled before we go. I can count on you to show him the ropes and get him acquainted with his gear, right?”

Sam Dunn knew that being trusted with the familiarization of a new recruit was a pretty big responsibility – whilst the others were away, he would effectively be responsible for the bloke until they returned. It was, a command role, there was no doubts there, and he was surprised that Seth was trusting him with that kind of responsibility. He felt his heart start to quicken with the nervousness that always came with responsibility, before suppressing it just as fast. Nothing to be nervous about, he was just going to show the new guy around, get him settled in and make sure he was okay until the guys got back. No big deal, it was just an opportunity to show that he could handle responsibility. A small smile began to play on his face, and he inclined his head in a nod. He could do this.

“Nah worries sir, he’ll be ready fer combat when ya get back. Ya can count on me.”

With that reply, he was dismissed. Turning and walking out of the office, he leaned against the corridor wall for a bit and let out a sigh. Damn it, he’d just been in combat. How hard could this be in comparison? He checked his wrist-mounted commlink, and saw that he had already received a message – the new member was already at the hangar, and Sam’s new deployment started immediately. Grinning, the young man paused to shake his head, and walked quickly off towards the direction of the Warrior’s secondary hangar bay. With most of the pilots either resting, in medical or down at the mess hall, the corridors leading back towards the hangar were pretty deserted, and it didn’t take him long to get down there.

The young recruit saw a young-ish man in a battered pilot’s uniform, his brown hair slightly messy and his tanned jaw flecked with stubble and scars. Blue eyes sparkled with mischief as the pilot, who wore the rank of a Petty Officer (2nd Class), quickly approached him.
“G’day there! Flensor, is it? Welcome to Nightshrike Squadron – I’m Dunny, and till you came along I was the new guy. Thanks for bailing me outta that job, by the way. SO! I’m here ta show ya around and get you acquainted with the way things work here – the rest of the squadron’s on a mission, so ya got some time to settle in nice an easy.

Got a few options for ya – there’s hot chow at the mess hall if you’re hungry after the shuttle ride, or we could check out your new TIE Interceptor, or if you’re feeling up fer a challenge, we could hit the simulators. Totally your call, mate.”


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Word Count: 676 words.

Okay, so you’ve got three options for things to do for now:
1-    Mess hall, for character development and DELICIOUS FOOD.
2-    The hangar bay, to meet your very own TIE Interceptor
3-    The Simulator, where we can work on fighter tactics or try for an anc. Skill.
You can pick whichever you like – or if you’ve got a good idea for something else that can be done, just have Flenser suggest it and I’ll deal.
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  RE: Nightshrike: Shakedown (Temp)
July 13, 2011 9:18:13 PM    View the profile of Flensor 
Flashback


Flensor looked up at the shuttle's ramp, examining the dull gray plating. He ventured further with his eyes and saw the Lambda-class T-4a shuttle's nose. Before he was able to fully appreciate the shuttle's design, he was pushed by a man in a Imperial Officer's uniform that was walking up the ramp. Flensor turned around to the officer and frowned at him, knowing he could do nothing but be pushed around like a grunt.  He grabbed a olive colored bag next to his feet by the handle and walked up the shuttle. As soon as Flensor walked inside the shuttle he felt a breeze of cool, dry air, in contrast to the planet's hot, humid atmosphere. He found his seat and strapped himself in, placing his bag in a open compartment above his head.

He looked around the room, he was the only crewman in the shuttle, everyone else bared the ranks of Lieutenant or higher. The only reason why he was flying with these pompous characters was because they were all headed toward the ISD Iron Duke. The interior of the shuttle shook for a second and Flensor peaked out from his seat and saw the shuttle was moving out of the planet's atmosphere. Flensor didn't enjoy being around so many high ranking people, he felt that they only received their ranks for chugging on doughnuts and drinking ale. But on the other hand, he knew they possessed the skills to lead him into victory or to his certain death, and felt that he needed to respect them so that he won't be plunged into the latter of the two. Flensor laid his head back onto the seat and closed his eyes, giving off a sigh of relief that the shuttle had successfully taken off.


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The shuttle shook as it retracted it's wings and landed on the flight deck. Flensor opened his right eye and saw the officers unstrapping themselves and leaving. He opened his left eye and started to unstrap himself while yawning. Flensor rose from his seat after unstrapping himself and grabbed his bag, walking out of the shuttle. A gaunt human male in overalls approached Flensor and said, "Wait 'ere, Dunnay' is gunna be here in a jiff'. 'Ere, let me take your bag, it'll be in your quarters." The human grabbed Flensor's bag and walked off to who knows where. Flensor stood there and watched the shuttle take off as he was waiting for Dunny.

 
  After what felt like five minutes, Flensor saw a man who appeared shorter than him heading his way, he looked at the man's rank insignia and saw that it symbolized Petty Officer 2nd class. When Dunny finally met Flensor face to face, Flensor looked down onto the man. He saw the battered uniform and realized that this man had been the backbone of the Navy for a while, he started to like this man just because he was one of those who did the nitty and gritty work.

"Got a few options for ya - there's hot chow at the mess hall if you're hungry after the shuttle ride, or we could check out your new TIE Interceptor, or if you're feeling up fer a challenge, we could hit the simulators. Totally your call, mate."

Flensor rubbed his stomach and then said, "Ehh.. let's head on down to the mess hall, I'm feelin' a bit hungry."

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568 words :C Couldn't think of anything else.
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  RE: Nightshrike: Shakedown (Temp)
July 13, 2011 10:39:19 PM    View the profile of Dunny 
Sam Jack Dunn tried to meet the man's gaze, and found himself straining his neck a little in the process. Senior Crewman Flensor, for that was his rank and name, was extremely tall. Sam was dismayed to find that he didn’t even reach up to the man’s shoulders in height – his eyes were about level with the man’s rank patches. Crikey, they breed ‘em big wherever he comes from. No way he could be able to sit comfortably in a TIE. Poor bugger.  Sam thought to himself as he fearlessly risked serious neck strain to maintain eye contact. He damn well hoped that he was medically insured for that. Ah well. Sam waited for a few moments as the man decided what he wanted to do, and let a slim eyebrow rise slightly as Flensor answered.

"Ehh.. let's head on down to the mess hall, I'm feelin' a bit hungry."

Sam let a soft chuckle loose as the man rubbed his belly, and nodded, completely sympathising with Flensor’s predicament – how long had he been cooped up in that little shuttle with those stuffy officers? Too bloody long, that was for sure. He turned on his heel and gestured for the newest member of Nightshrike to follow him as he moved at a decent pace (hunger waited for no-one!) towards the mess hall, his boots clicking against the perfectly polished floors of the Halcyon Warrior’s corridors. He noted with a slight scowl that one of the cuts on his head had re-opened and started to bleed again, but otherwise ignored it. It was a personal reminder for him to not try to play the hero again, and he damn well wanted to make sure he learned his lesson. Besides, his hair looked good with a bit of red in it, he thought.

“Heh, fair enough mate – I can imagine that prolonged exposure to those who got their commissions because daddy is wealthy are enough ta make anyone feel a bit tired an ‘ungry. Food hall’s right this way.”

It didn’t take them long at all to reach the mess hall, a large room lined with tables and chairs. There was a considerable amount of ambient noise – the Mess Hall was a favourite haunt of the Imperial Marines and pilots, though the other members of Nightshrike squadron were conspicuous in their absence. Apparently, the mission was already a go, and they were probably either in the briefing room, or down in the main fighter hangar bay, preparing for launch. Sam wished ‘em the best of luck, before realizing with a start that he hadn’t eaten since coming back from Operation Snatch & Grab either. Damn. Standing in the doorway, Flensor just a little bit behind him, Sam stepped out of the way so that the taller man could step through, expansively waving his hand to take in the scene around him as he did so.

“If tha generator is tha ‘eart of the Halcyon Warrior, then this is ‘er soul. Marines, technicians, pilots – you’ll get people from all walks of life in ‘ere, relaxing over some lovely gruel. If yer bored, or want ta lose money gamblin’, then this is the place ta go. Or if yer hungry, I suppose.” He said, as he strolled over to the main food serving area and grabbed a pair of food trays – one for himself, and one for Flensor. This was in truth his first time on the Warrior too – having served on the Fearless for the entirety of his tour of duty before now, but one Imperial ship was just like the others, really. Passing the second tray to the man, Sam sidled through, and raised an eyebrow as he saw that the person on the other side of the counter, wearing what looked for all the worlds like a hair net and apron, was a Gungan, who looked at the two with a big smile on its face.

“Mesa no seein yousa before – welcome to da Halcyon Warrior! Mesa bein’ Jar-Jar Shelly, named after mesa grandfather. Hesa bein a famous hero! What’s yousa name?”

Sam smiled, as he was served with a healthy amount of mashed potato and curried minced nuna, apparently the meal of the day. He barely got in enough words to introduce himself and Flensor before the Gungan started off again, a rapid-fire stream of words that certainly had him wanting to dive for the nearest cover. Alas, none was available, and as the gungan finished serving him food (and at least there was a generous portion there), and moved on to slopping food onto Flensor’s tray. Shelly was one tall Gungan, but even she couldn’t look Flensor in the eye without some serious eye-stalk twisting. It looked painful.

“Mesa so smilin’ to meet yousa. Yousa fighta pilots? That’s super bombad! Where yousa bein from, Flensor?” It was obvious from the Gungan’s expectant smile that an answer was supposed to be forthcoming – and given how much this creature seemed to hate stopping talking for anything, this obviously meant that the man had made a good first impression. There was nothing that Sam could do but stand there and hope that a chance to edge away came soon – the smell of the food on his tray was making his mouth water. There truly existed no spice quite like hunger.

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888 words exact. So, Flensor, tell us a bit about yourself ^_^.
Also, I apologize to Task Force Aurek for the creation of this monster named Shelly. Umad bros?
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  RE: Nightshrike: Shakedown (Temp)
July 18, 2011 10:34:52 PM    View the profile of Serpent 
Pherik Zail stared out the window of the Lambda-Class Shuttle, as it emerged from hyperspace and angled towards the immense capital ship nearby.  The Alderaanian, freshly graduated from the Vast Empire’s Naval Academy, had been elated to be assigned to an Imperial II Star Destroyer so early in his career, and he gazed up at the majestic vessel in awe.

The Halcyon Warrior, flagship of the Second Fleet, just kept looming larger and larger in the black of space above him.  The Lambda folded up its wings, guided in by tractor beams, and eventually the vast hangar swallowed the tiny transport whole.  The blinding white lights that filled the bay were a stark contrast to the dark of space, and it made Zail wince.  Despite the sudden pain to his eyes, he kept staring out the window, determined not to miss a single detail of the sights before him.

Zail, and the other new crewmen with him, stepped out of the shuttle as soon its landing ramp was deployed.  He breathed deep of the recycled air of the Star Destroyer, a scent that some people disliked but which he took an instant liking to.  The warship smelled of sweat, polish, fuel, and a thousand other things, but Zail summed it all up simply as ‘teamwork’.

Several other shuttles were disgorging passengers too, and Zail realised that this was quite a transfer of new personnel.  Then again, with 20 passengers per shuttle, even three or four shuttles were nothing compared to a Star Destroyer’s full crew of 37,000.

A young ensign met the new recruits as they stepped onto the deck.  He read names quickly off a datapad, not wasting time with pleasantries such as introducing himself, and directed those that answered to different parts of the ship.  Finally, he shouted, “Senior Crewman Pherik Zail!”

“Here, sir!” Replied the Alderaanian crisply.

“You are assigned as a Junior Bridge Officer,” Said the ensign.  “So get to the bridge!”

“Right away, sir!” Replied Zail, and hustled off across the hangar, a military-issue duffel bag containing his meagre possessions slung over his shoulder.  Much as he would like to stay and admire the TIE fighters and tech crews tending to them, there would be time for sight-seeing later.

Fortunately, he had learned the schematics and layout of an Impstar Deuce in advance, and had little trouble finding a turbolift to the bridge.  Taking a deep breath, he stepped out of the lift and onto the command deck.

He turned to his left, and beheld the spectacle of the bridge.  It was just like the layout in the training simulators back on the Cappadocious, but something about the real thing just made it a hundred times better.  A quiet hum of activity filled the crew pits and work stations, the busy efficiency of Imperial professionalism at work.  He marvelled at it for a few moments, and then walked over to the duty officer in charge.

The officer in question was a human officer and not the Mon Calamari known as Commander Mihawk he was expecting.  The man glanced at Zail as he approached, sizing him up.

“Senior Crewman Pherik Zail, reporting for duty!” Said the newcomer, saluting.

“Lance Ongol,” He introduced himself.  “I’m the duty officer.  So you are the new JBO, huh?”

“Yes, sir!” Said Zail, and handed him the datapad with a copy of his transfer orders.

Ongol ran his eyes over it, checking the details, and then approved the transfer and noted the date and time.  “Welcome aboard, Mr Zail,” He said at last, handing back the pad.  “The Halcyon Warrior is a fine ship, and this is a fine fleet.  Life here is rewarding, but it is also tough, stressful, and hard.  You think you’re up to it?”

“Yes, sir!” Said Zail without flinching.  He knew the value of projecting an air of confidence.

“We’ll see,” Said Ongol.  “For now, find your quarters, stow your gear, and get some food and some rest.  Your first shift will begin tomorrow at 0600.”

Zail saluted sharply one last time, and was off.


It took a combination of maps, asking directions, and luck, but he soon found the four-man quarters that were to be his.  None of his new room-mates were present, so he dumped his duffel bag and made for the mess hall.  Well, one of the mess halls.  It was not possible to fit a crew of 37,000 through a single room three times a day for meals.  Zail made for the one nearest his quarters, and found a bustling hive of activity.  Here the smells of the place were less to his liking.

Taking a tray, he looked about at the food.  None of it seemed any more appetising than the stuff served at the Academy, but at least it was not worse.  The queue for the food seemed long, and he found himself next to two men, one of them extremely tall and the other scarred with tanned skin.  He wondered what the hold-up was, but soon saw that the duo were being barraged by questions from an overly talkative and quite possible insane Gungan cook.

Zail sighed audibly, and just wanted to get the food, get it eaten, and then get some sleep!

OOC:
874 words.  Okay, my first post!  Dunny said it was okay for me to join in. Even if I'm not a Nightshrike we are on the same ship.  And yes, this Gungan is an abomination.  And I saw you even added her to the Halcyon's wiki page.  EVIL!
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  RE: Nightshrike: Shakedown (Temp)
July 19, 2011 9:56:41 PM    View the profile of Flensor 
Flensor followed Dunny towards the mess hall, while heading towards there he looked around, examining the dull interior of the Halycon Warrior. It amazed him how so many people looked like ants compared to him. A female Twi'lek pilot had passed by the two and Flensor turned his head as she passed by them, as soon as she passed by one of the many corners in the corridor, Flensor turned his head back towards the front. Right after he turned his head, he hit his forehead against the top of the door, making a unpleasant sigh, he ducked under the doorway and scanned the new room with his eyes. "If tha generator is that 'eart of the Halycon Warrior, then this 'er soul. Marines, technicians, pilots - you'll get people from all walks of life in 'ere, relaxing over some lovely gruel. If yer bored, or want ta lose money gamblin', then this is the place ta go. Or if yer hungry, I suppose." Flensor chuckled as he grabbed the tray Dunny had extended to him.

He looked down at his boots realizing there was a gray smudge on the base of his right boot. Flensor went to remove the smudge until he heard a Gungan voice, "Mesa no seein yousa before - welcome to da Halcyon Warrior! Mesa bein' Jar-Jar Shelly, named after mesa grandfather. Hesa bein a famous hero! What's yousa name?" Flensor opened his mouth but he stopped as the Gungan shot him down with the words, "Mesa so smilin' to meet yousa, Yousa fighta pilots? That's super bombad! Where yousa bein from, Flensor?" He looked at Dunny giving him a "help me" look, and looked back at the Gungan, realizing that there was no escape from her.

Flensor scratched the back of his neck and looked down at his tray that was filled with food. He was trying to decide whether he should tell her where he was born or try to change her attention towards Dunny. Flensor knew that if he would respond she would continue to fire more and more questions at him. He knew he couldn't handle all of the social bombardment that was soon to come.

Flensor placed his tray onto the counter and fiddled with his watch, setting the timer to ring after twenty seconds had passed. He raised his head up and looked down onto the Gungan. Flensor gave her a very convincing fake smile and said, "Well I'm from a uhh.. cargo ship, yep, I'm a spacer baby.." The Gungan's eyes widened, she was obviously interested in Flensor's birthplace and opened her mouth to ask another question but Flensor's watch started to give out a loud ring. Flensor looked at his watch and frowned, he looked at Dunny and then at the Gungan saying, "Sorry but, I have to go to the Med-Bay and take my uhh.." He looked around and tried to make something up to lie, but one of his fatal flaws was that he always told the truth, his parents had screwed that into his head. Flensor bowed his head towards the Gungan and Dunny and walked off, leaving Dunny to deal with the Gungan.

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Word Count = 529 YOU SHALL DEAL WITH LE MONSTA!
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July 20, 2011 7:38:16 AM    View the profile of Dunny 
Sam Jack Dunn knew in his heart that if his eyebrow rose any farther, it would undoubtedly leap free from his face and rise unopposed towards the heavens above. This Gungan certainly was talking poor Flensor’s ear off – perhaps his height made him stand out to her more. He didn’t even bother trying to keep the amused smile off of his face, admitting to himself that at least the Gungan was entertaining, even if his smile was at the expense of his newest Squadron Member. At least, Sam thought to himself, the timely arrival of Flensor meant that technically, he wasn’t the new guy anymore. He was glad – he damn well hated being the new guy to any group.

Ah well, at least it was past now. He rolled his muscles and used the time to stretch and try to do something about the ache in his back that he’d had all day, and was gratified to find that it was slowly starting to get better. Nothing like a bit of R&R to deal with those aches, pains and deep-tissue shrapnel wounds. He really hated B-Wings, on reflection. He hated B-Wings like Flensor appeared to be hating the sudden attention that was being directed his way. He sighed to himself, and prepared to step in to bail the poor man out when he heard an exasperated sigh sounding from behind them. He turned to face a man wearing the fatigues of a Bridge Officer, and a quick look at his rank patches revealed the man to be a Senior Crewman. Fresh from the academy then, and looking tired and hungry, too – if the twitching of his hand was anything to go by, at least.

His mind shot back to his childhood, a time when he would have been lucky to be able to eat one scrap every two days. In the man’s tired, hungry expression, he saw his past. He didn’t hesitate for a second, he immediately turned around fully and passed the man his own tray of food. He was never going to see anyone go hungry again. The emotion in his eyes was clearly visible as he held out a full tray of food for the young man.
“G’on kid. Take it. Ya need it more than I do.”
He said softly, before he was distracted by the soft beeping of some kind of alarm. He immediately snapped around to face the source of the noise, his hand at his holster, before he realized it was Flensor’s watch. His shoulders were already tensed, and his adrenaline had spiked. It took him a full five seconds to calm down. Sometimes, those ol’ instincts could be a pain in the arse.

He sighed in mild irritation as the young man abandoned him to the clutches of the mad, mad Gungan. He’d sneakily grabbed the Bridge Officer’s empty food tray, and this was now being piled up by an ungodly amount of food. Sam didn’t mind – as far as he was concerned, there was no such thing as too much food. Anything he couldn’t eat in one go would be carefully saved for later. He couldn’t blame the kid, though. Getting ambushed by…that…was bad enough when ya were awake and full of energy. It was clear that Flensor just didn’t have enough left to deal with her. Sam turned to face Flensor and, after nodding a quick good-bye to Shelly, started walking off in his direction.

He turned to face the new guy as well, and nodded.
“Ya look new here. C’mon, we’ll find ya somewhere quiet ta eat that, then if ya like I’ll give ya a tour of the Destroyer.”

OOC:
611 words. Just moving things along. Nothing to see, here.
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  RE: Nightshrike: Shakedown (Temp)
July 20, 2011 9:34:44 AM    View the profile of Serpent 
Zail was taken aback by the scarred man’s sudden offer of food, and dumbly took with tray without even having the presence of mind to say thank you.  The taller man then ran off in reaction to a beeping alarm, and as the other one followed him, he offered for Zail to come with.

Uh yes, sure!” He managed at last, and turned to follow the two men.

As he went, he was aware of the Gungan trying to speak to him, but he pretended that he did not notice and ignored the woman.  Old school Imperials were known for racism, particularly against buffoons like this cook, but Zail had spent a lot of time in the company of non-humans and had no time for such bigoted views.  However, Gungans were not on his list of favourite races, and he had no wish to be verbally assaulted by the being right now.

They weaved through the sea of tables and their crowded occupants.  The buzz of conversation was thick in the air, and Zail was stunned by the contrast to the rest of the ship.  Here, the quiet order and discipline he had seen on the bridge was totally absent.  Rank had no meaning in the mess hall, and there was a humanity to the people (even the aliens) that he found curious.  He had gone into the Navy willing to become a faceless cog in a vast machine, but now wondered if that was really how it was.  These people seemed as alive in their downtime as they seemed professional in their work time, and Zail began to wonder if the trick to life in the Vast Empire Navy was about balancing the two.

Finding a small table with a few vacant chairs, they grabbed it quickly by sitting upon the seats.  They summoned over one of the hall’s various droid servants and once it had cleaned the surface they planted their trays firmly upon the table.  Once settled, Zail got a closer look at the badges on the two men’s uniforms.  Fighter pilots, he noted.  He had been warned about them in command school.  TIE pilots were a different breed, rougher round the edges and, in their way, more spirited than normal Imperials.  No doubt it was those qualities that made the men help him and invite him to dine with them so suddenly.

Thank you,” He said politely, his blue eyes taking them in.  Zail was a bit awkward in their presence, for he was always a somewhat guarded person and did not make friends easily.  However his father was also in the Navy and had told his son often of the need to get on well with those he was to serve with.  “I am Pherik Zail,” He said, “And I just transferred here from the Academy.  Pleased to meet you both.”  As he spoke he made no effort to hide his Alderaanian accent, and wondered if they would recognise it.

He waited for them to introduce themselves, and despite his hunger remembered his manners and waited for some signal to begin eating.

OOC:
517 words.  Now we are at the table we can get into some character-building conversation!
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  RE: Nightshrike: Shakedown (Temp)
July 21, 2011 6:28:30 PM    View the profile of Flensor 
Flensor had managed to avoid the verbal bullets that was heading toward his way. He wiped his forehead with his right forearm and watched Dunny talking to another person. Flensor examined the man, he's taller than Dunny by a few inches and that's the only thing that caught Flensor's attention. He glanced at the food on his tray and swore he saw something move, he poked a small mound with his right index finger, it appeared to be sweet potatoes. Flensor removed his finger from the mound and the mound jiggled a little, his look changed from curious to surprise in a instant. Sweet potatoes aren't supposed to jiggle..

He looked up and saw the two walking towards his way, he waited for them to be shoulder to shoulder until he followed them to wherever they were going. Flensor looked around, seeing nothing but tables,jumpsuits, and uniforms. He felt uneasy being in this giant mess hall, throughout the years as a child and adult he was a social outcast. Flensor hasn't seen this amount of people since being in the court jail room to wait for his verdict. After swimming through the sea of people they finally found a empty table, the chairs that they occupied had been arranged in a triangle around the table. Meaning that there was one chair at the egde of the table and one chair on one side of the table and the other chair on the opposite side. He sat on the table that was on the edge, he had always felt a sense of security when sitting on the edge of tables. If something was to go wrong he could easily jump out of his chair and deal with the problem, but with the chairs on the side of the table, the chairs would clash against each other which would cause the whole process of getting out of your seat more time consuming. He viewed that sitting on the sides of the table would consume more time than with a chair at the edge, he knew that one second could mean his death or his survival.

Flensor looked at his tray, examining the mound, it was now contracting and expanding as if it was breathing. "Thank You," "I am Pherik Zail, and I just transferred here from the Academy. Pleased to meet you both" Flensor raises his head and extended his hand towards Serpent. However, Flensor retracted his hand and gave Serpent a dirty look. He had looked at Serpent's uniform and saw that he bore the emblem of a Bridge Officer. It didn't matter if he was a Junior Bridge Officer, he was still a officer to Flensor. He hates Officers with all his gut, mainly due to the fact that Imperial Officers were the ones who arrested him... and beat him with stun sticks throughout the whole ride towards the court house. Flensor looked back down to his tray and jabbed at the mound with his fork.

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  RE: Nightshrike: Shakedown (Temp)
July 24, 2011 10:38:29 PM    View the profile of Fyston 
As his viewport was filled with the triangular shape of the Halcyon Warrior, Fyston felt the relief of making it back wash over him. Running on the remnants of adrenaline for the past three hours, Fyston felt the crash as it completely left his system. He struggled to keep his eyes open as he maneuvered his Interceptor into position to land inside the hangar bay. He felt the assistance of the tractor beam and surrendered control to the fighter. Switching off the sublight engines and activating the repulsorlifts, Fyston maneuvered his fighter into the spot designated by the crew.

Crawling out of the cockpit, Fyston nearly fell down the ladder that they provided to get him down from the fighter. He righted himself and muttered an exhausted thanks to the crew. His eyes drooped and Fyston stumbled like a wounded tauntaun. He caught himself on the wall opposite the hangar exit. He glanced both ways down the hallway before walking to the left. He felt his eyes droop and fought the urge to go to sleep in the hallway. He watched the wall and sighed heavily when he noticed that it was the entrance to the refreshers.

"Finally."

He stumbled into the refresher and splashed water from the sink onto his face. The shock from the icy water immediately aroused him from his drowsy state. He knew that he had to change into a cleaner flight suit just in case they were called back out for a mission but kept splashing water on his face to ensure that he could make it back to his bunk.

Ten minutes, two turbolift rides, four turns and corridors, and numerous encounters with people who gave him funny looks later and Fyston was back in his bunk. The room was empty and Fyston quickly changed from his dirty flightsuit, contaminated with sweat, with a clean one. He unclipped his toolbelt and withdrew the dagger from the holster near his ankle. He secured the equipment in his footlocker and began the short walk to the mess hall.

Some grub before a nap will hit the spot. I wonder what's up with the strange looks, though.

Fyston felt even more gazes fall on him while he was walking through the mess hall. The eyes of various squads fell on him and Fyston was more curious than scared and quickened his pace towards the area where more pilots sat. The ground troops took up much of the mess hall and only a fraction of the space was regularly used by pilots. Fyston noticed a few of the troops with armor still attached to their bodysuits and noted the carbon scoring. He was wondering where it came from before hearing the clack of boots behind him. He turned around to see two twi'lek troopers and a human trooper approaching him, wearing only their bodysuits and boots.. They looked at him in anger and Fyston heard a voice coming from behind him.

"You horned bastard! Your kind killed my brothers!"

Fyston turned around just to see a fist closing in on his face. The bone of the attacker's hand crunched up against his face and Fyston stumbled back into the ring that had formed. The tray had clattered to the ground, sending the food around the floor. Two Twi'leks, three humans, and a lone Chiss. Fyston settled into a defensive fighting stance that he'd been taught as part of his species' martial art, Serat Kasi.

"I dare you. I double dare you, di'kut."

I shouldn't be doing this. I'm kriffing exhausted and I've got no chance. There's nobody here to back me up, so I'm in for a trip to the med-bay.

The Chiss stepped forward and pivoted on his right foot as he swung a vicious left hook. Fyston leaned back and watched as the arm went past his face. He quickly reached his hands out and grabbed the arm of the blue-skinned being. He ducked and pivoted on the ball of his feet as he twisted the arm of the Chiss. Elbow pointing down at Fyston's shoulder, Fyston brought the extended arm down hard onto his waiting shoulder. With a sickening crack Fyston turned to see the forearm jutting out of the skin at a disturbing angle. Fyston stood up to see the Chiss looking on in shock at his mangled arm. He pushed him down and ducked a blow from a Twi'lek.

"You wanna go, head-tails?"

Fyston backed up, forcing the Twi'lek to step forward with his right leg. Fyston thought that the trooper had overstepped his boundaries and brought his left arm up in a feint. Swinging a hard punch, Fyston let his arm drop just as he brought up his leg and slammed it into the top of the shin, the ball of his foot connecting with the lower part of the kneecap. A disgusting *schlick* sound was heard as the tibia tore through the tissues in the Twi'lek's thigh and jutted out. A roar of pain was heard and the Twi'lek recoiled. Fyston followed through with a solid headbutt, knocking out the Twi'lek.

"Oh kriff this, get him guys!"

The remaining four soldiers advanced on Fyston at the same time. The thick rain of fists and feet caused Fyston to fall to the floor. He tried his best to cover his vital organs and stuck his head up to attempt to harm the hands of one of his attackers. He felt multiple horns shatter and only one whine of pain from an opponent before turning his head inward and trying his best not to let his pain become audible.

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Only 936 words, darn. Props to Dunny and Flensor, we worked together for the idea and general set up for this next part
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July 26, 2011 2:05:45 AM    View the profile of Dunny 
At last, delicious, glorious food. For someone who’s been in the vacuum of space with nothing in between one and death but a thin flight-suit and a thick layer of sweat for a few hours, few things are better than a nice warm meal. The young man who sat at the table with two taller Imperials knew the value of food better than most, and the very moment he was seated, his fork was already scooping up forkfuls of mashed potato and shovelling it into his mouth at break-neck speed, enough to make those around him wonder if he was even bothering to chew at all before gulping it down. For Sam Dunn, an orphan boy growing up on the street, a few lessons had been learned. Food was everything, and when you got it, you ate it quick, because you never knew if your meal was going to be interrupted.

He’d finished his fourth forkful when the new Junior Bridge Officer sat down and introduced himself, his accent definitely inner rim or from the core worlds…but for someone from the Kathol Outback, it could have  been straight upper-class Coruscanti and Sam wouldn’t have been able to place it. He simply paid attention to the words, pausing his meal to listen as he checked the many pockets of his flight-suit for something, and after a while pulled out a flask. He unstoppered the lid and a strong, acidic smell came out. Green stuff, the famed drink of the Starfighter Corps. It was an…acquired taste. First time Sam had been given a glass, he’d had to be sent to medical. Since then, he’d gotten used to it. He came from a hard-drinking culture, after all.

"I am Pherik Zail, and I just transferred here from the Academy. Pleased to meet you both"
He was about to return the greeting when Flensor offered a hand to shake, and then snatched it away, glaring at the new candidate. Now that was bloody rude – especially as Flensor was raw from the academy himself. Sam Jack Dunn took a long swig from his flask, then looked Flensor straight in the eye and raised a slim eyebrow slowly, regarding the man with a stare that made very clear his opinion on the other, taller man’s actions. His expression seemed to say ‘really? you’re really gonna treat your own comrades like that?’ He shook his head, sighed and turned to face Zail, deciding that bugger it, he’d play the good cop.
“Ah, don’t worry about the big guy, ‘e’s just a little tired and grumpy. Name’s Dunny, an I’ve just transferred in from the 153rd. Good ta know the man who’ll no doubt be saving me ‘ide someday.” He said with a good-natured grin, before sneaking in another swig of the probably restricted alcohol.

Ah, green stuff. It went down smooth as butter, and then kicked you in the gut with the force of a Scout Walker’s roundhouse. He’d grown fond of the Imperial-made alcohol, and alternated between forkfuls of potato, swigs of the stuff and conversation with the other two.
“Used ta be a law enforcement officer before all this. Used to protect the citizens of me homeworld…heh, then the Vast Empire came along, and offered the chance to protect the citizens of dozens of worlds. So ‘ere I am. What about you, Flensor? Ow’d you end up wearin tha uniform?” Sam was hoping he could thaw the man out a little, get him to stop being so cold and come out of his shell. The man was being a bit of a downer, Sam thought, and that wasn’t much fun. How people went around being angry all the time, he could never understand. He didn’t get to hear the man’s response, though, as the loud crack of fist against face brought his gaze instantly up, looking over at a gang of five stormtroopers picking on a Zabrak pilot.

Now now, that was not nice. Sam pushed his seat back and got to his feet, but before he could do anything, he watched what the pilot did to the Chiss that had thrown the punch. That wasn’t nice either, but it was effective, and the gang had started the fight. By the time Sam had hefted his hip flask and made ready to throw it, one of the Twi-leks was down, and the rest of the group was starting to gang up on the pilot. One against four wasn’t good odds when ya were obviously tired, and the man looked just plain haggard. He hefted his flask, and tossed it with all his strength, enough to send one of the humans staggering a step back, blood leaking down his scalp. By that time, Sam had leaped over the table, and was eyeing up the human coldly, a mischievous smile on his face.

“Amazing how war bring out the best in soldiers, aye? Ya’d think that all of us fighting for a common cause would get us to learn ta get along. But no, wankers like you just gotta ‘old stupid grudges. You don’t deserve to wear that uniform.”
His steel-blue gaze was entirely cold and unfeeling, and promised absolutely no mercy. It was the hard glare of a lawman looking at the crook he was about to bring to justice for his violent crimes. Even deeper, it was the look that the crook gave the lawman he’d just cornered before the savage beating commenced. The promise was delivered shortly after, as with a quick puff of exhaled air, Sam let fly a brutal upper-cut to the human’s solar plexus, driving the air from his victim’s lungs and causing him to double over in pain, wheezing. He put his weight on his right foot and brought up his left knee, hard.

It met the man’s descending face half-way and collided with the sickening crunch of cartilage and a spray of hot blood onto Sam’s flight-suit, revealing to all that he man was going to suffer a broken nose. The man lashed out desperately, and was lucky enough to land a blow to Sam’s right ear, sending him staggering back for a moment. It was enough for the man to recover, and he followed it up with a haymaker that a Wookiee would have been proud of. It whistled into empty air as Sam ducked the punch, one hand to his ear, and extended his already raised left leg upwards, driving the his steel-capped boot into the man’s groin with staggering force. It was too much, and the human crumpled without a sound, falling prone on the ground. A final, merciless kick to the ribs made damn sure the man wasn’t going to get back up for a while. One down, three to go. He hoped to crikey that Flensor and Zail were backing him up.

Especially when one of the twi’leks rounded on him with a metal food try, braining him over the back of the head with it and knocking him clean off his feet. Sam only just had enough time to roll out of the way of a brutal stomp, and reached out with a gloved hand to pick up his flask from where it had landed. Well, that was lucky. He took a quick, fortifying swig of the Green Stuff and lashed out with his foot, knocking his assailant off-balance and sending the stormtrooper crashing down to the ground beside him. In the end, he knew, all fights eventually hit ground level, and it became a grappling situation. Sam pounced without hesitation, ignoring the throbbing pain in his ear and forehead, and straddled the man’s chest, delivering a punishing punch to the throat. The twi’lek gasped for air, before Sam felt a massive impact against his back, and collapsed forward, realizing that someone had just broken a mess hall chair on his back. It hurt like hell, and he realized that for a few moments at least, he was out of the fight. Stars danced around his vision as he blinked, trying to clear his head.

He felt the Twi’lek under him try to get back up to his feet, and threw a punch towards the man’s face, connecting with a dull thud, and for a moment at least his opponent stopped moving.
He hoped the Zabrak and the rest of Nightshrike was doing better than he was, because his fight wasn’t going well.

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1,400 words. Sam’s no slouch in a fight, but these guys are Imperial Stormtroopers – shock infantry are a little bit above his skill level. Don’t forget, Shrikes, if you don’t have the Xeno Martial Arts skill, you are probably going to be out-matched in a one on one fight unless you fight smart and work together. Also, a little help, please?
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July 26, 2011 8:52:04 AM    View the profile of Serpent 
Pherik Zail was trying to calm down a bit and ease himself into his meal.  Actually consuming the food was easy enough.  Despite the lack of taste, he had had worse at the Academy, and had braced himself adequately for this aspect of naval life.  No, what was troubling him were the two pilots who were his dining companions

He had never been too good at meeting people, and after his initial introduction things had been going both better and worse than he had hoped.  One of the two, the one called Dunny was the most friendly and talkative.  The man seemed to have an energy and passion about him, and again Zail thought back to the pilot stereotype he had been warned about.  As for the other, Flensor, he seemed oddly distant.  Dunny made excuses for his friend, but Zail was not sure he believed them.  Had he offended this man somehow?  If so, how?  This was already starting to worry Pherik.

And then, suddenly, food and chat were forgotten.

Close by, a bunch of Stormtroopers started laying into a Zabrak in a pilot’s flight suit.  Zail knew there was no chance of his group not getting involved.  As soon as Dunny moved, Pherik could tell whose side his new friend was going to take, as pilots tended to stick together.  Sure enough, he saw the scarred man throw a flask of something and it smacked into one of the trooper’s heads.  Then Dunny was upon them, backup or no, determined to aid the Zabrak.

The Zabrak seemed most capable, and had already dealt savagely with a Chiss in the group, but he and Dunny were outnumbered.  The concept of staying out of it flashed briefly through Zail’s mind, but he soon disregarded it.  Being the man who backed down from a fight was not an image he wanted to project to his fellows.  More to the point, pilots, a breed apart or no, were still Vast Empire Navy.  And Stormtroopers, well, they were dirt-loving ground pounders.  Army types.  It was obvious who a young Junior Bridge Officer would side with in a fight like this!

Calling on his small amount of fighting experience, Zail felt a surge of adrenaline as he quickly stood up from the table, knocking over his chair, and leapt into action.  He rounded on one of the human troopers and threw a punch.  It was fast and direct, but too obvious for a trained soldier to miss.  The man parried with his right forearm and counterpunched with his left hand.  The blow smacked hard across Pherik’s chin, and he reeled from the blow.

Driven back, Zail had enough presence of mind to kick, and more by luck than anything caught the trooper in the stomach.  The man winced slightly, but was hardly phased by the strike, and rattled off a flurry of punches at Zail’s head.  The Alderaanian threw up his hands in a desperate parry, but he felt the blows impact hard and bounce his head left and right.

Knowing he was in trouble, Zail conceived two possible escapes.  Plan one, drop to the floor, scurry clear, and try to find a chair or something else he could use as an improvised weapon.  Or plan two, seize the initiative, take his foe by surprise, and launch himself at the trooper in an all-out assault.

Pherik screamed in anger and launched into a shoulder barge, determined to shove through his foe’s defences and land a telling blow.  The Stormtrooper, however, was too experienced for this.  The man grabbed Zail’s hands, shifted his balance, pivoted on one foot, and twisted his hip.  In a smooth and oddly graceful motion, Zail flew overhead and crashed down painfully and awkwardly upon a table that promptly gave way under his weight.

Should have gone with plan one.


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639 words.  My character will help as much as he can.  However, suffice to say he does NOT have Xeno Martial Arts!
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July 27, 2011 12:16:46 AM    View the profile of Flensor 
"Ah, don't worry about the big guy, 'e's just a little tired and grumpy. Name's Dunny, an I've just transferred in from the 153rd. Good ta know the man who'll no doubt be saving me 'ide someday." Flensor chuckled and started to poke at a light brownish lump that appeared to be a piece of bread. He picked up the bread and sniffed it, Flensor didn't know why but he had this urge to sniff things before he eats them. After the bread passed his smell test, Flensor opened his mouth and guided the bread towards his teeth. Before he was able to take a bite out of his bread he heard Dunny say, "Used ta be a law enforcement officer before all this. Used to protect the citizens of me homeworld...heh, then the Vast Empire came along, and offered the chance to protect the citizens of dozens of worlds. So 'ere I am. What about Flensor? Ow'd you end up warin tha uniform?" Flensor gave a low toned sigh and placed the bread onto the tray, he opened his mouth to speak but then he closed it as he saw five men picking on a Zabrak.

Flensor eyed the group, ignoring his fellow peers. In a flash, the Chiss troop slugged the Zabrak in the face. "Looks like a brawl's a' brewin.." Flensor thought to himself. He watched as Dunny pratically jumped out of his seat, ignoring the dog pile that was forming onto the Zabrak. Flensor jumped a little, startled at what Dunny had done, he continued to eye Dunny as he threw the flask at the human and leaped over the table. He tried to keep his attention towards Dunny but was distracted by the three men still attacking the Zabrak.

His attention quickly changed to Zail, he chuckled as he saw Zail's opponent parried his blow and send a blow of his own to Zail. Flensor knew soon-or-later he'd have to join the fight but being the bread lover he is, he decided to enjoy the bread before him. He grabbed the circular shaped bread and placed the whole thing in his mouth, he chewed viciously while watching the brawl take place before his eyes. A few bites later, he swallowed the bread and grabbed a nearby glass, chugging it down. Flensor slammed the flask onto the table and wiped his mouth with his right forearm, he quickly got out of his seat and examined the battle before him.

All of the combatants was occupied with someone except one, a Human who was engaged with the Zabrak and had no one to worry about. Flensor grabbed his chair and lifted it up, giving out a groan in the process. The thing was pretty heavy for a chair, he bent his knees and threw the chair at the Human trooper, hitting him square in the back. The trooper fell to the ground with the chair right on his back, he got up as quickly as he fell, swatting the chair aside. He looked at Flensor with a very barbaric look and stood there. Flensor responded to the man's look by giving him a very scared and cowardly gaze. The Human appeared to have a hobby in lifting weights, he had muscles popping out of his uniform nearly everywhere. Despite his very muscular build. the man was very short for Imperial standards, he was 5'7. "Why the hell does the tall guy always have to deal with the midget in these fights?"

The short trooper let out a barbaric yell and ran towards Flensor, shaking his right fist in the air. Flensor quickly grabbed Dunny's chair and threw it at the trooper, hitting him square in the chest. The short trooper fell to the floor, giving out a loud thud as he fell. He walked towards the trooper with a victorious grin on his face. As he neared the trooper, he quickly pushed himself up and charged at Flensor, catching him completely off guard. The trooper dove into Flensor like a missile and drove them both into the ground. Flensor fell on his back while the trooper fell ontop of Flensor. Flensor felt as if his lungs had collapsed when he made contact with the ground, he gazed around the cafeteria and saw no one helping the bunch, just watching them and cheering on. The trooper adjusted himself so that he has both of his knees on the ground and in between the gaps of his arms. The trooper sent his right fist into Flensor's face and made contact with his left eye. Flensor's head recoiled backward due to the force and gazed around in a dazed manner. The trooper sent his left slugger into Flensor's face and slammed his knuckles against Flensor's right cheek. Flensor's head recoiled again and he stared at the trooper, barely awake. He closed his eyes and braced himself for the next wrecking ball that was en-route to his face.

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  RE: Nightshrike: Shakedown (Temp)
July 27, 2011 10:56:51 AM    View the profile of Fyston 
The blows rained down upon the Zabrak as he curled himself into a protective ball. His once proud, groomed horns were long shards that posed as much of a threat to the others as they did to him. The pain echoed from every inch of his body and the only thing going through his mind was to go to sleep. He ached and wished only for the braces of a full sleep and a restful night to overtake him.

Sleep would be so nice right now.

I can't go to sleep right now, these guy'd completely overwhelm me!

It's not happening to you, genius. This beating is happening to some other Zabrak.

Are there other Zabraks here?

Yeah, the one getting beaten!

Fyston fought to keep control of his thoughts. His eyes blurred and he closed them briefly. He realized that he wasn't sweating, rather he was bleeding. The warm, sticky, crimson liquid poured from his head and soon his face was covering it. The dried blood stained his face like some form of horrifying scar. His tattoos were covered in blood but the black ink shone through, accenting the flow of blood. He opened his eyes again and found that there were only one pair of arms and legs were still attacking him. He struggled to fend off the blows when he saw a flying object coming from behind the human. The blows stopped but the pain and the echoing of muscles and tissue continued.

I've got to get up.

The injured Zabrak fought to get up despite the screams of the tissues. He was halfway to propping himself up on his elbows before he crashed back to the floor. He struggled to keep himself awake but noticed that he felt distant. He viewed the world through what looked like a tunnel and could only faintly hear his surroundings.

Sleep would be nice. I'll just roll over and take a nap. Just like I'm in the bunks.

No. I have to help these guys out. I got them into this, even just being a Zabrak.

"Urgh,"

He groaned and rolled over onto his stomach. He looked around and saw the same human that had been hit by something sitting on top of another being. He remembered back to his early childhood on Iridonia and being pushed past his limits and overwhelmed by his Serat Kasi instructor. He tried his best to focus and managed only to regain part of his sight. He realized that he was angry. How would they expect to be let off easily after attacking him only for having horns? It was unforgivable and insulting. He forgot the rules and regulations and pushed himself to his knees.

"Dirt lover."

He waited a moment before standing up. It was extremely difficult but the Zabrak managed to push himself to his feet, using a nearby table. He wasn't injured other than his horns but he had little adrenaline to push through his veins. He tried to imagine himself as flying on a rough mission and felt nothing. He stumbled over towards the human and nearly fell twice, catching himself on nearby objects both times. He flexed his muscles and the sting of both sweat and blood woke him from his stupor.

He was close to the human and focused himself on his task. He was standing directly behind him and felt himself entering an angry determination. As quickly as an exhausted Zabrak could, Fyston wrapped his left arm around the human's neck. He threw his weight to the right, landing on his back as the human struggled and kicked. Fyston tightened his hold but the well rested human was too much. The human broke out mere milliseconds after Fyston tried to tighten the hold. The human turned himself around and sat on Fyston's chest. He threw punch after punch before leaning in to disparage the Zabrak in a whisper.

"I'm enjoying this, bonehead."

The human looked away for a millisecond and Fyston sent his head forward. It wasn't a headbutt using his forehead, Fyston used the top of his head and the shards of his horns to inflict as much pain as he could. One of his shattered horns caught the human in the right eye, spewing blood from the socket. The human yelled in pain and Fyston felt himself falling to the floor. His exhaustion overwhelmed him and he felt extremely comfortable. He felt himself falling into a void and didn't fight it. He closed his eyes and surrendered himself to whatever fate awaited him.

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I hope I didn't do too bad, I think I may have borderline godmodded but it would have been an extremely short post to cover me going unconscious. Thanks for the involvement/backup guys
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August 6, 2011 8:13:46 AM    View the profile of Dunny 
Sam Jack Dunn swore under his breath as he saw one of the Stormtroopers fall down right beside him – and from the look of the blood covering the man’s face, he wasn’t going to get up anytime soon. Now that was more bloody like it – he didn’t know who was swinging in to help out, but he owed whomever it was a Correllian ale. Another swift jab to the jaw of the human that he was currently beating on kept the Stormtrooper from trying to get back up again, but the man showed no signs of passing out just yet – it was obvious that Dunny was going to have to lay down a bit more of a beating first. Damn it, his fist was hurting, his back was hurting, and his head was hurting as well, but he wasn’t about to let the rest of the Nightshrike Squadron down.

He spotted the Zabrak go down for the second time out of the corner of his eye, and shook his head – damnit, they were pilots, not trained shock-troops like the Stormtroopers that they were brawling against! He knew he couldn’t keep up his current level of activity forever, or even that much longer. Another pair of punches discouraged the Stormie he was pinning down from doing anything, but until the guy passed out, Sam wasn’t going to be able to do much more than that. He raised his fist to rain down another punch, before a flash of blue caught his eye, and his body felt as if it was being electrocuted by a thousand tiny wires. His vision flashed blue, then white, and then everything faded to black…


Imperial Marine Ressel Pilate watched as the blue rings from his Blastech DH-17’s stun setting surrounded the human pilot and his stormtrooper victim, and knocked them both unconscious, keeping his blaster aimed at the two for the entire time. Reports of a bar-brawl had only just reached the response team, and he was just glad they had gotten there before the disturbance could spread ‘too’ far. The black-clad navy trooper then turned his blaster towards the tall Imperial pilot and the far shorter human that was trying to crash-tackle him to the ground, but a set of blue rings shot out from the weapon of one of his fellow marines, and the two collapsed to the ground quickly. It had been a damn long day, and it was clear that the marines simply had no patience for this kind of thing.

Another two shots knocked out the rest of the combatants, and only after all resistance had been crushed did the four Navy Troopers whom had responded to the fighting step aside and let a pair of Imperial Medical Officers walk past, dressed in the white and red uniform of their profession. They quickly and efficiently laid the combatants of both sides in a pair of neat rows, and began to inspect them for injuries. The Zabrak and four of the Stormtroopers were definitely going to have to be sent down to medical – but everyone else was going to be dragged down to the brig to cool off. With a sigh, Ressel hoisted one of the pilots over his shoulder and started walking down towards the brig of the Halcyon Warrior. Someone was going to be in trouble before the day was out.

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WORD COUNT: 561. This concludes NIGHTSHRIKE:SHAKEDOWN, and the continuation will be in the new main story – unless you’re a Zabrak, you’re probably starting off in your bunk or the brig. Good work on the activity everyone!
FM/PO2 Sam Jack "Dunny" Dunn/A-3/
S:82 "Nightshrike"/W:245 'Halcyon Warrior'
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