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The Great White North is known for a few things; polite citizens, snow, hockey, having a queen of another country on their currency, and being a short drive from New England so countless 18-year-olds can legally drink in bars. They're also known for their hip-hoppery. Bigger names like Kardinal Offishall and Marco Polo, lesser names like Choclair and Saukrates hail from there, and a few super-indie cats that I've gotten to know through these here pages of The Echo Chamber Blah … I mean Blog.
Waatu is one such cat. The producer/emcee hails from the Quebec province and is known, at least by me, for making some dark, gritty productions for emcees, as well as for his own duo, Verbezerker, with him and Vig Vega. His most recent release is a revisit of Our Hellical Mind's Subscapes EP, which just dropped today, November 1st. If you're not familiar with Our Hellical Mind, they're a U.K. based, two piece live-band that rocks as hard as K.G. and J.B. when they're taking out the devil.
I was just conversatin' with my partner-in-paragraphs, Chris, about my recent disdain towards remixes. I felt that too many producers were spending too much time remixing famous rappers' popular songs and not spending enough time honing their craft and building with artists specifically for original tracks. Don't get me wrong, I like a good remix, but I felt like our inboxes here at TECB were being inundated with them. Enter Waatu and Our Hellical Mind. This "revisit" is much more than a remix, Waatu sampled OHM's 3-track EP and created his own sound and completely transformed OHM's sound back into his own. A concept at it's finest, OHM's rock heavy sound is clearly evident here, but Waatu left his hip-hop roots all over it like a piece of Banksy vandalism … er … art.
Let's see what you think, here's Our Hellical Mind's "Get Money" :
And here's Waatu's "Get Money" with help from Vig Vega on the mic:
Stupid fresh. I got to sit down with Waatu and we rapped about this here EP…
Verbal Spacey: When you first heard Our Hellical Mind's Subscapes, did you want to remix/revisit and make a Waatu-twist to it, or did you take it on as challenge?
Waatu: I usually remix hip-hop tracks, so I had no "lets-remix-stuff" idea in mind at the time. I met Shep (OHM's bassist) through mutual friends, Duke01 or HeDreamtMars, on Twitter. He approached me to remix their 2nd EP, 'analogftw' which featured Duke01 and Dwyzak, I dived into the remix opportunity building around the vocal stems of the original project, similar to what I do when I put my hands on rap acapellas on the net.
When Shep asked me to remix Subscapes, he told me I had to remix the EP sampling the original tracks… and find people to rap on them. I took it as a challenge, yes.
VS: I've heard of concept albums and remixes, this is a conglomeration of both it seems. I know you're a fan of Death Grips, did you channel your inner Death Grips for inspiration for rapping over a rock inspired backdrop? You find it harder or easier to sample from someone like Our Hellical Mind compared to a more traditional hip-hop source?
W: Definitely, I get inspired by those bands that sit between genres, even if I think that Death Grips is hip hop. I have their latest album in the iPod on repeat all day, huge fan. The Death Grips energy is unmatched, especially if you get a chance to see them in a show, it's just crazy.
For me, the whole "sampling hip hop to make hip hop" takes the creative part out of making music, I mean, it is already hip hop-tailored, so… I rather sample TV commercials, dot matrix printers and obscure rock bands. I'm a producer, first and foremost, I only take the microphone when the track is asking for it, i.e. the "Get Money" track, I pieced together the instrumental and recorded the hook in the same session, sent it to Vig Vega with a note "This is what you have to build your lyrics around, have fun."
VS: You and Vig Vega are Verbezerker and now you have a new tandem endeavor, you and Issuez a.k.a. Maxx Reebo as Agent Provocateur. What should we expect out of that cross-Atlantic partnership?
W: The whole project took shape during the London riots in 2011 through Twitter conversations and DMs with Maxx Reebo. I had this beat with snippets of people talking about the riots going on, I proposed it and the project name to him and he immediately liked the idea. It's not a project about the London riots, but inspired by, it's important to say. It's a heavy piece, heavy drums, as usual, Maxx Reebo comes in with serious food for thought, we also managed to squeeze a few guests on this, whether it is on the microphone or turntables. I'm not allowed to get those names out in the open right now, keeping it a secret until the whole thing is wrapped up completely.
VS: Sounds like it should be intense. If a TECB reader is brand new to Waatu, what would you want them to know before the delve into this Subscapes Revisit?
W: I like beer and poutine. Jokes aside, I want them to know that this album is just one facet of my music and they should hit the Bandcamp to hear the diversity in my work.
There you have it folks. I recommend heeding his advice and perusing his Bandcamp. You can grab this new EP for just $3.33 there. Pick it up and tell your friends.
Filed under: Album Talk/Review, Hip-Hop, Instrumental, Interviews, Music, This Is Not Hip-Hop | Tagged: Agent Provocateur, Canada, Canadian Hip Hop, Issuez, Maxx Reebo, Montreal, Our Hellical Mind, Subscapes EP, Subscapes [Waatu Revisit], United Kingdom, Verbezerker, Vig Vega, Waatu | Leave a Comment »


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Tag Archives: rare
Fri, Nov 29, 2013 | 12:03 GMT
Kinect Sports Rivals: axed sporting events discussed by Rare
Kinect: Sports Rivals developer Rare has discussed the Xbox One title's event types, including several cancelled sports like horse riding. It's neigh joke.
Tue, Nov 12, 2013 | 12:22 GMT
Kinect Sports: Rivals also uses Xbox One cloud AI features, Rare explains how it works
Kinect Sports: Rivals will utilise a new 'Champions' AI system using Xbox One's cloud functionality. Rare's Danny Isaac has discussed how the system works in a new interview.
Thu, Nov 07, 2013 | 12:48 GMT
Kinect Sports: Rivals dev Rare reveals early control prototypes, adapting to evolving Xbox One tech
Kinect Sports: Rivals developer Rare had to improvise many of the game's control methods while Microsoft continued development of the Xbox One hardware. Despite ever-evolving features coming out of the Redmond team, Rare had no problem keeping up with advancements.
Wed, Nov 06, 2013 | 23:34 GMT
Kinect Sports Rivals was made because Rare had "unfinished business" with "80% magical" Kinect
The original Kinect was "80% magical" according to Rare executive producer Danny Isaac, because it sometimes worked and sometimes couldn't figure out "what the hell was going on". Due to the "higher fidelity" of Kinect 2 however, Rare has been able to deal with its "unfinished business" of making a challenging, core-focused Kinect Sports game.
Tue, Nov 05, 2013 | 20:58 GMT
Kinect Sports Rivals runs at 1080p and 30fps on Xbox One, says Rare
Kinect Sports Rivals runs at 1080p and 30fps on Xbox One, according to Rare's executive producer Danny Isaac, but there's more to the next-gen offering than just pixels, frames, and rendering.
Mon, Oct 28, 2013 | 16:58 GMT
Xbox One: a free trial for Kinect Sports Rivals will be available at launch, gets trailer
Kinect Sports Rivals Preseason, a free trial for the Kinect game will be available at launch for Xbox One. Get all the details and watch the trailer below.
Thu, Sep 26, 2013 | 12:58 BST
Kinect can understand two voices talking at one, mouths moving in the dark
Microsoft's Corporate Vice President Phil Harrison has shown a new video about Kinect 2.0, focusing on Rare's Kinect Sport Rivals game. He stated that Kinect 2.0 will be powerful enough to understand two voices speaking at once, and read mouth movements even in the dark.
Fri, Aug 23, 2013 | 20:34 BST
Kinect Sports Rivals video demonstrates facial scanning tech
Kinect Sports Rivals uses Kinect to capture the player's likeness, which can then be used in-game instead of an Xbox Live avatar. You probably already watched the tech demo we posted for it earlier this week, but now a new video showing OXM's Aoife Wilson getting her face scanned and put in the game. Watch below. Kinect Sports Rivals is out in northern autumn 2014 and will be an Xbox One exclusive.
Fri, Aug 23, 2013 | 16:37 BST
Rare says it has ideas for Kinect in Perfect Dark, Banjo, Viva Pinata
Many have been disappointed about Rare's restriction to making Kinect games. It hasn't bothered them, as they as they have a few ideas how to get their classic game brands onto Xbox One – and Kinect will be involved.
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 | 02:52 BST
Kinect Sports Rivals dev diary shows off likeness capture, other new features.
Kinect Sports Rivals uses Kinect to capture the player's likeness and use that in-game instead of an Xbox Live avatar. It's just one of a number of new features Rare has developed using the grunt of Xbox one and the new Kinect sensor.
Thu, Jul 25, 2013 | 23:42 BST
Kinect Sports Rivals delayed into 2014
Previously expected as an Xbox One launch title, Kinect Sports Rivals has been pushed back.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 | 19:32 BST
Xbox One Kinect 10x more powerful than 360′s – Rare
Xbox One's enhanced Kinect bar is ten times more powerful than the current Xbox 360 model, according to Rare's Nick Burton.
Mon, Jul 01, 2013 | 06:40 BST
Rare buy out resulted in "culture clash", says former staffer
One-time Rare employee Phil Tossell has said Microsoft's acquisition of the Banjo Kazooie developer resulted in the team losing its "spark".
Mon, Jun 10, 2013 | 17:23 BST
Kinect Sports Rivals announced for Xbox One, launching 'Holiday 2013′
Kinect Sport Rivals has been announced for Xbox One by Microsoft. Rare is on development duties, and it's out this holiday season.
Mon, Jun 03, 2013 | 01:58 BST
Conker's Bad Fur Day developers offer commentary
Designer Chris Seavor and programmers Shawn Pile and Chris Marlow have produced a six-part commentary series discussing Rare's much-loved and final N64 release, Conker's Bad Fur Day.
Fri, May 03, 2013 | 11:20 BST
Rare composer releases soundtracks on 'pay what you like' basis
Rare composer Grant Kirkhope has released all of his soundtracks – for games spanning Banjo Kazooie and Perfect Dark – on a 'pay what you like' basis.
Fri, Apr 05, 2013 | 06:04 BST
Killer Instinct trademark dispute settled
Fox and Microsoft have signed a coexistence agreement regarding their rival claims to the Killer Instinct trademark. Under the terms of the agreement, as uploaded by NeoGAF users, Fox promises not to raise objections to Microsoft's trademarking of or use of the phrase. Presumably this means the TV show that started the drama won't be renewed any time soon – but oh, harro, what's this jaw-dropping Kinect title in the works at Rare?
Thanks, woe.
Thu, Mar 14, 2013 | 14:50 GMT
Project Gotham 5 rumours hot up, suggest Rare as co-developer
Project Gotham 5 has been scrutinised heavily over on the NeoGAF boards, and collected evidence suggests that Rare has been hiring a lot of talent from top racing studios lately. Assess for yourselves here.
Wed, Mar 06, 2013 | 12:12 GMT
Rare hiring for "jaw-dropping" Kinect game, cloud experience "desirable"
Rare has posted a batch of job adverts calling for Kinect experience and for applicants proficient in cloud technology, pouring more fuel on the Xbox 720 rumour fire.
Mon, Jan 28, 2013 | 22:57 GMT
Rare's George Andreas jumps ship for Sony
George Andreas, formerly of Rare, has taken a new role as creative director of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, according to Eurogamer. Andreas was at Rare for 16 years and worked on Killer Instinct Gold, Donkey Kong 64, GoldenEye, Viva Pinata, the Banjo Kazooie series, Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero. He played an integral part in developing Kinect and was on the Kinect Sports and Kinect Sports: Season 2 teams.


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AMC Week of December 20, 2010
Jack and Erica discussed their wedding plans at ConFusion. Caleb sat down and the trio discussed the case. Caleb and Jack both wanted Erica to steer clear of Liza. Jack left to try to get info from Liza. Erica got a call from SEC and happily reported to Caleb that Chandler's purchase of Cortlandt had been voided. They celebrated.
Annie and Amanda talked about JR at Krystal's. When JR and Marissa entered together in happy spirits, Annie seethed. JR went over to say hi to Annie, who tried to hold it together as she watched JR and Marissa share a plate of pasta. Annie got a text and raced out. Marissa got a call and told the caller she'd see him or her soon. JR pressed her for details but she told him that he didn't get to ask her those kinds of questions anymore. Annie and JR reunited in her hotel room and he tried to soothe her paranoia. Annie blurted out that she loves JR.
Liza revealed to David and Greenlee that she is Liza's new medical advocate. Speaking privately at David's bedside, Greens told him that she didn't hate him. She left when Liza entered.
Madison and Kendall discussed Madison's plan to leave town as they assembled Christmas gifts for the boys. Rev. Ricky came by and Mad exited after promising Kendall to think about staying in Pine Valley. Kendall and Ricky bonded. Ryan came by and Kendall revealed that Mad was thinking about relocating. Ryan left. Erica arrived, followed by Jack, who had just chatted with Liza. Jack reported that Liza was filing attempted murder charges against Erica.
Mad went to the hospital and told Frankie that she had decided to move away. Greens heard the tail end of their conversation and became suspicious. She swiped a card from David's wallet in order to access the hospital computer. Ryan caught her; she covered and he left. Greenlee was stunned when she got into Madison's files and learned that Mad is preggers. Ryan went to ConFusion and told Madison what he'd learned from Kendall.
After Annie blurted out to JR that she loves him, there was a knock on the door before he could address the sentiment. He forced her to hide, then opened the door to Caleb, who was there to gloat about regaining control of Cortlandt. Caleb indicated to JR that he would probably lose Chandler soon, too. After Caleb left, JR took off, forgetting that he'd left Annie behind in the closet. Amanda came by to see Annie, who told Amanda that she hated feeling like JR's dirty secret. Amanda recommended patience. JR went home and tried to do damage control while the phones rang off the hook. One of the callers? Adam. JR couldn't bring himself to take the call. Marissa entered and gave a downtrodden JR a pep talk, inspiring him to face the music by calling Adam back. Afterwards, JR thanked Marissa and they shared a close moment. An arriving Annie spoiled the moment. Marissa left and JR apologized to Annie for hurting her feelings back at the yacht club. JR told Annie about talking to Adam.
Kendall was upset when Jack reported to her and Erica that Liza had filed charges against La Kane. Erica tried to soothe her. Kendall left to go pick up Spike and Erica deflected Jack's questions about whether more was going on than he knew about. Erica went to Wildwind and heard about Caleb's visit with JR. They discussed Erica's decision not to tell Jack about Kendall nearly smothering David. They acknowledged that they had come to trust each other deeply.
Greenlee reeled from the discovery that Madison is pregnant. Randi approached her and Greens tried to hide her upset, then probed Randi for info on Mad's well-being. Randi told Greens to stay away from Madison. Greens went to Krystal's and learned from Kendall that Madison was leaving town. Kendall told Greens about Liza filing charges against Erica, then stormed out. Back at home, Spike acted out in his grief over Zach.
At ConFusion, Madison insisted to Ryan that leaving town is what's best for her. Ryan tried to set up a doctor's appointment for Mad with a shoulder specialist. Mad, meanwhile, fled to the hospital to tell Frankie about her encounter with Ryan. Ryan showed up and introduced her to the specialist; she berated him for getting involved with her affairs. After Madison left, Frankie gave Ryan a similar lecture. Kendall called Ryan, saying that Spike needed him.
Greenlee went to ConFusion and saw Madison. She approached her and told her: "I know that you're pregnant."
Griffin and Cara talked about her lingering feelings for Jake, which Cara denied having.
Ryan observed Kendall feeling ill. She insisted she was fine. Still, her erratic behavior gave Ryan pause.
"I know you're pregnant," Greenlee warned Madison at ConFusion. Mad was livid with Greens for accessing her hospital records and furiously denied having gotten pregnant deliberately. Ryan arrived at the tail end of their discussion and they were forced to cover. Back at the loft, Greens struggled with whether or not to tell Ryan about Mad's condition. She gladly agreed when Ryan proposed that they spend some quality time together. Meanwhile, Mad sipped water at Krystal's.
At the hospital, Jake questioned Amanda's interest in getting to know Cara. They were making out when Griffin and Cara arrived and brushed past them. After Amanda left, Cara approached Jake, who assured her that he didn't have a problem with them working together. Cara defended herself for going to lunch with Amanda but apologized for leaving him. Amanda arrived to collect Jake. Cara privately fingered her wedding ring, which she wore on a chain.
Griffin went to Krystal's to meet with Bianca. Kendall showed up and was upset that she had been shut out of the discussion. She ran out. Back at the house, she collapsed on her doorstep in Rev. Ricky's arms. He tried to console her in her grief. Bianca came over afterwards and the sisters made up. Binks found a box of Christmas gifts from Zach. Kendall couldn't bring herself to open the present from Zach to her and began to weep. Griffin met back up with Cara at the hospital.
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Help Me With My Social Media Experiment!
I'm doing a social experiment. YouTube has graciously allowed me to monetize my videos and this is the first one I've uploaded so far. It's not stand-up or even a sketch, but rather an adorable clip of my son trying to convince me to give him cookies for breakfast. I'm going to put 100% of the proceeds from this video toward his college fund. All you have to do is watch it, then tell your friends to watch it. That's it. I'm not asking you to donate any money, just 1 minute and 46 seconds of your time. By watching the video and letting the ad pop up, you're contributing. If enough people watch this one video, he could have his college paid for and/or his therapy from having me as a father. Click on the ads if you like, but you don't have to. Then just share the link to the video with your friends and tell them what I'm trying to do. I'm really excited to see if this works. It's not like he's old enough to build an arcade out of cardboard. At just a couple of cents per view, it's going to take a lot of people seeing it. But if it does work, well that'd just be awesome. And I'll make sure Dean thanks you once he learns how to say more words than "cookie". Thanks all!
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So this image has been making the rounds on the internet lately. The question being asked is "How Many Squares Do You See?"
It seems as though a lot of people are debating it. I was one of them and was lucky enough to find this image to count it out for me. You're welcome...and someone now owes me $10. You know who you are and I accept PayPal.
Half-Marathon: Day 3
Day 3 -June 15, 2012:
Weight: 262 lbs
Run: 0 minutes
Distance: 0 miles
Terrain: N/A
Weather: Gorgeous and Sunny (72 degrees)
The calendar says "Rest" for today. Who am I to argue with it? I'm a little more sore than I was yesterday but overall feeling great. Waking up to see a 4 lb loss will always make me feel better. What does it say about how bad my diet was that I can lose 4 lbs in a day just from NOT eating certain foods? I don't know how many documentaries about food I've seen, but it makes total sense that the more organic foods you can eat, the better. Less chemicals and unknown ingredients mean an easier time for your body to process them, not to mention that no one really knows the long term effects they may have.
Once in a while, even though I'm a comedian, I'll have to get serious on here. Today is the first of those days. Although I'm not running today, it's still a very important day. Today I'll be playing in the 3rd Annual "Alex Jones Memorial Golf Outing". Ironically, the purpose of the outing is to raise money for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, the same charity that I'll be running with for this half-marathon. Alex took his own life at the age of 17 a few years ago because of how depressed he'd become from the complications of Crohn's disease. Once a happy kid who excelled in baseball and soccer and did very well in school, Alex was unable to participate in sports and had to miss many days of classes because of his symptoms. They tried every medication, every known strategy, and nothing worked. His family has become very involved with the CCFA and are some of the most dedicated and kind people I've met. It's people like this that have really opened my eyes to what's important.
On my dad's side of the family, we've lost six people to cancer. Six. Including my dad. And that's just from his immediate family (his parents, three siblings, and my father). One of my cousins and my sister-in-law are battling breast cancer right now. When you see those kind of numbers hit home, not a statistic in a pamphlet, you stop taking things for granted. For me personally, it's been my health. Here I'm surrounded by people I love who've become stricken with these horrible diseases and I'm wasting a perfectly clean bill of health because I can't stop eating candy and baked goods? It's almost insulting to them for me to say, "Poor you" and then devour five tacos and a large Coke. (In fairness though, if you don't enjoy cake or appreciate the genius behind turning a Dorito in a taco shell, we shouldn't be friends.)
So I guess that even though I'm not running today, it's a good day for reflection. I'll be surrounded by a family that lost their son, but who decided to do whatever they could to make sure no one else has to go through it. What an example for others, huh?
This Sunday is my first Father's Day and I'm sure I'll be all over the place. Joyous for this amazingly perfect child we've been blessed with. Swearing I'll do anything I can to make sure that no one ever wrongs him or hurts him. Missing my own father, my best friend and the best human being I've ever known. I'll try to keep it together peeps, but no promises.
Well, I guess today's not an off day after all. I need days like today that give me the time to help others, appreciate what I have, and maybe have a little dessert after the golf outing. Don't judge me people, it's for charity.


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It didn't take long for the two sides to butt heads. John Scott and Shawn Thornton went at it just 2:53 into the opening frame, a scrap that didn't last long but was enough to keep Thornton off the ice for the remainder of the game. Vanek finally opened the scoring 1:39 into the 2nd period, finishing off a 2-on-1 break with Cody Hodgson. The Bruins then fired back, rattling off three goals in succession. Rich Peverley found the net to make it a 1-1 game and Brad Marchand scored twice in the span of 3:11 to put Boston ahead 3-1.
Buffalo battled back, however, and pulled within one on Vanek's second of the night. The goal came during a 5-on-3 opportunity with both Milan Lucic and Zdeno Chara in the box. Vanek got it front of a Christian Ehrhoff shot and deflected it past Rask to make the score 3-2. The tying goal came just about a minute and a half later, Vanek made a diving pass across the crease to Tyler Ennis who snapped a shot into an open net.
The Bruins regained the lead 4-3 early in the third on David Krejci's second of the season, but Alexander Sulzer tied it less than a minute later. Mikhail Grigorenko fed a wide-open Sulzer from the far faceoff circle and the Buffalo defenseman converted. Later in the third, Vanek got a 2-on-1 break going by banking a pass to himself off the boards. Vanek moved in, faked a shot near the faceoff dot, and whipped a pass over to Hodgson who popped the puck into the net, putting the Sabres back in front 5-4.
Vanek's third goal and fifth point of the evening came on another odd-man rush. After shaking Dennis Seidenberg, Vanek was left completely alone in front of Rask. Standing in front of the crease, he deked the Boston goaltender with a couple of nifty moves and lifted a shot into the net, putting Buffalo up 6-4 with 1:31 to play. Jason Pominville added an empty netter in the final minute, part of a three-point night for the Sabres captain. Hodgson also finished with three points.
The Sabres return to action Saturday afternoon at the Bell Centre against the Montreal Canadiens at 2 p.m.. Hear the call on WGR and the Sabres Radio Network.
1st Period
2:53 - BOS - Shawn Thornton (5 min., fighting)
2:53 - BUF - John Scott (5 min., fighting)
8:29 - BUF - Jordan Leopold (2 min., slashing)
15:36 - BUF - John Scott (2 min., elbowing)
2nd Period
1:39 - BUF - Thomas Vanek (4) (Cody Hodgson, Jason Pominville)
5:12 - BOS - Rich Peverley (1) (Daniel Paille, Chris Kelly)
7:43 - BOS - Brad Marchand (4) (Patrice Bergeron)
10:54 - BOS - Brad Marchand (5) (Patrice Bergeron, Tyler Seguin)
16:46 - BUF - Thomas Vanek (PPG) (5) (Christian Ehrhoff, Tyler Myers)
18:19 - BUF - Tyler Ennis (2) (Thomas Vanek, Marcus Foligno)
5:32 - BOS - Rich Peverley (2 min., cross checking)
15:45 - BOS - Milan Lucic (2 min., boarding)
3rd Period
1:45 - BOS - David Krejci (2) (Nathan Horton)
2:28 - BUF - Alexander Sulzer (1) (Mikhail Grigorenko, Jochen Hecht)
6:54 - BUF - Cody Hodgson (4) (Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville)
18:29 - BUF - Thomas Vanek (6) (Cody Hodgson, Mike Weber)
19:46 - BUF - Jason Pominville (EN) (5) (Unassisted)
11:25 - BUF - Tyler Myers (4 min. double minor, high sticking)
11:56 - BOS - Dennis Seidenberg (2 min., tripping)
BUF - Ryan Miller (38 saves, 42 shots)
BOS - Tuukka Rask (25 saves, 31 shots)
Power Plays
BUF - 1 of 3
BOS - 0 of 4
Three Stars
1.) Thomas Vanek (3 G, 2 A)
2.) Brad Marchand (2 G, 0 A)
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Ten days after Hurricane Sandy slammed Long Island, a gas rationing system is set to go into effect Friday at 5 a.m., Nassau and Suffolk county officials have announced.
The temporary policy requires gas stations in both counties to sell fuel only to drivers with vehicles bearing license plate numbers that correlate in odd/even terms with the day of the month, according to a press release from Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone's office.
Here are the details from the release:
- Drivers with license plates ending in an even number will be able to purchase fuel only on even-numbered days and drivers with license plate numbers that end in an odd number will be able to purchase fuel only on odd-numbered days.
- License plates such as vanity plates that do not display numbers will be considered odd-numbered plates.
- Out of state plates will be subject to the same requirements.
- This policy does not apply to commercial vehicles, taxi or limousine fleets or emergency fleets, nor does it apply to handheld gas canisters.
Friday, being the 9th day of the month, is an odd-numbered day. Zero is considered an even number.
"This temporary fuel policy will ease the challenges residents of the bi-county region are experiencing in the aftermath of the storm," Bellone said. "Our citizens travel between Nassau and Suffolk without regard to county borders and it only makes sense that we adopt a regional solution. I thank my counterpart Nassau County Executive [Ed] Mangano for working with me to adopt this policy."
The same system will also be implemented in New York City Friday. A dozen counties in New Jersey have been operating under odd-even rationing since last Saturday.
The fuel shortage was exacerbated by the nor'easter that hit the region as a terminal that pumps about 4.5 million gallons of gas a day into the NYC and Long Island area suffered a "partial failure" due to power outages late Wednesday night, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
"While power was restored this morning, there was an interruption in the fuel supply chain to those regions," the governor said in a release.
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The latest dispatches from Outreach were arrayed as projections on the holographic display that dominated the DropShip's wardroom. A map of North America was prominent there; the blue representing the United States of America, a republican government that was just about as ancient to those in the room as the Roman one was, showed a dangerous cancer of red reaching up from its southern border. Major cities were marked out along the line: Phoenix, Denver, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans. The markers for all but a couple were glowing red, indicating the reports had shown they were being contested.
"Marik's 7th Free Worlds Legionnaires continue to hold the city of St. Louis from Jaguar forces." The report came from the senior figure present. Clad in ComGuard fatigues and sporting an eyepatch over his lost eye, Precentor-Martial Anastasius Focht - Commanding General of the Star League Defense Forces - moved a hand over the projector. "The Clans' native allies have also been forced back across the Mississippi River by American forces acting independently of our own. With the Wolf Dragoons holding New Orleans, the eastern continental front in North America remains static."
He turned his lone eye to one of the room's occupants. Clad in the gray leathers of the Wolf Clan, Khan Phelan Kell noticed the cue he had been given and spoke up. "Along the west, my 16th Wolf Guards have checked the Falcons' Sigma Solahma Cluster at the city of Phoenix. Though the emblem flashes, my own reports from Star Colonel Fetladral state the city itself is not contested. The Falcons are content to hold back from fighting in a major urban center."
"I can't help but imagine your forces are planning to go on the attack, Khan Phelan," Focht stated.
"Aff... Yes, Precentor-Martial." Phelan's face slid into a grin. "We've been hoping for a chance to rip into the Falcons. Their solahma will have to do for the moment, unfortunately, as the Falcon 1st Dragoons have slipped away from the front. The only forces the solahma have aiding them are the Mexican national forces, and our reports are that they are not up for a fight."
"Yes. WolfNet has long ascertained their government's alignment with Armand Giuseppe's Earth Union is unpopular, and increasingly so now that they are at war." Focht looked over a piece of data. "Clan forces continue to threaten the cities of Denver and Colorado Springs. This is of particular importance to the Americans; their Cheyenne Mountain complex is near the front."
Noting the symbol of the House unit closest to the Denver marker, Focht looked to the shortest figure in the room and his senior aide. Prince Victor Ian Steiner-Davion, ruler of the Federated Commonwealth - though in effect only ruler of the Davion Federated Suns portion of it - had his arms crossed over his chest. "Your Davion Light Guards had difficulties, as I recall?"
"Because of logistic constraints on deploying them, they had to go in by company and battalion," Victor answered. "We lost half of the first company to one of the non-invading Clans. The Horses, I believe?"
"Hell's Horses," Phelan said. "They are one of the stronger Home Clans, though they suffer from being in a rivalry with the Ghost Bears."
"The Light Guards acted a little too enthusiastically, believing they were fighting a Clan solahma unit due to the presence of armored vehicles. It appears they were wrong."
"The Horses use armored vehicles in all their units, even frontline," Phelan explained. "And their Delta Galaxy is a good second-line unit, nearly front-line in quality, and would have been eager to prove themselves worthy of fighting the Inner Sphere."
"So they proved." Victor moved a hand up to the marker. "The entire RCT is mostly in place now. Hopefully that will be enough."
"The Horses have had to re-orientate their forces to face our 5th Army," Focht answered succinctly. "Their forces facing Denver are thankfully reduced now. But I suspect this will not last for long. Reinforcements are inevitable, and we know that just as we have provided BattleMechs, industrial machinery, and advisors to the Americans and their allies, so too have the Clans aided the nations aligned with Giuseppe. We have already seen Giuseppian 'Mechs in action in the battle for Memphis. The key will be here, I imagine."
Focht zoomed the projection in to the northern front. The city of Minneapolis was prominent from its glowing name, and the Jaguar salient toward it. "The city of Minneapolis is crucial to America's territorial integrity. Lacking a real DropShip fleet and with only limited aircraft transport by our standards, they are still reliant upon roads. Minneapolis is the last major road hub linking the eastern and western halves of their nation; if the Clans seize it, the United States will be effectively severed into two pieces." Focht placed his hands on the projector to lean against it. "I have positioned two of my divisions to hold the line, but they have already seen some combat. And the Jaguars, we have learned, are reinforcing their units taking part and permitting Clusters from the other Clans to take part."
That drew an amused laugh from Phelan. "Lincoln Osis must be chewing solid titanium," the Wolf Khan cackled. "If he is reduced to allowing other Clans in to ensure his victory, he is getting desperate."
Focht silenced the laugh with a stern look. "Be that as it may, Khan Phelan, his desperation may yet harm our allies. The American lines are thin trying to hold their vast front. Their Army is reeling from the losses in manpower and material, not to mention key facilities in Texas and Kansas. If the Clans concentrate enough, they can take Minneapolis, and its fall would be grave. I would ask for more units to be sent in..."
"But you know that is not possible." A new voice joined the conversation; Hohiro Kurita, heir to the Dragon Throne of the Combine and leader of its elite Genyosha 'Mech Regiments. "The Inner Sphere has mobilized its JumpShip fleet to support our war here, and what reserve we have left is occupied in sending the material aid to Earth and sustaining our troops moving to protect the region."
"As always, the logistical needs of war remains our restraint. We have taught the Clans the importance of this, but it is a leash on us as well." Focht looked over to the last man at the table.
Kai Allard-Liao noticed the look he was getting and voiced his thoughts. "The spatial rift is at Outreach," he pointed out. "Why not supplement the forces we have sent with a mass hiring of mercenaries?"
"I have tried that approach," Victor answered. "But there aren't many merc units willing to fight the Clans. And once you tell them that salvage rights aren't absolute, most of the rest are opposed too."
"Jaime Wolf has laid plans to respond to a fall of Minneapolis with an immediate counter-attack with his Epsilon Regiment, but even if we retake the city upon its capture, I have no doubts that the Clans will be wise enough to destroy its bridges and roads, and the effect will be the same as its permanent loss."
"There is Task Force Serpent," Kai said aloud, though by his expression he knew that this matter was moot. "We assigned them a permanent fleet of DropShips and JumpShips. They can be sent in to recover the situation."
Focht frowned. "They could, and if it appears necessary to save the Earth from complete Clan conquest, it will be. But the units of Serpent are needed for a more vital role; destroying Huntress, and with it the Smoke Jaguar Clan. Remember, gentlemen, why we are here. There are six billion people on this Earth, but here in the Inner Sphere trillions live under threat by the Clans. We must balance both needs, and consider what will accomplish the most good." Focht manipulated the projection to show a globe of the world. Though many countries flashed the red of Clan-held or aligned or the gray of neutral, there were blue flashes. "Even if North America falls, there are other nations that we can support. China, Australia, Brazil, all of these nations remain opposed, to one degree or another, to the Clans and the nations under Giuseppe's control or influence." He pointed to the vast land that was toning mid-spectrum between gray and red. "Russia is another potential counter-attack point; its current government is Giuseppe-friendly, but its populace is not."
"The reports I read indicated they were also rather opposed to China as well, however," Victor answered. "If we side openly with one then the other could swing over to Giuseppe and the Clans." His thoughts went to those reports. They actually had a nuclear war. It might not have collapsed their civilization, but it still killed millions in both countries, and many thousands in others that were hit in some way by the general exchange. It's no wonder so many of our troops have taken to calling the planet 'Scorched Earth'.
"Yes, which calls into question the First Lord's decision to send troops to aid China even with no Clan invasion having occurred." Focht spoke rather carefully of their official leader, Sun-Tzu Liao. The ruler of the Capellan Confederation, he had been elected First Lord of the new Star League by his peers, though in truth as a result of manipulation and reaction by a far more dangerous House Lord (to the minds of those assembled at least); Victor's sister Katherine, known popularly as "Katrina Steiner" and ruler of the seceded Lyran Alliance. "Regardless, however, the point remains; while certainly vital to our efforts, the reduction of the United States will not inherently doom the planet to overall conquest, though it will certainly make a counterattack more costly depending on how much of it we can save. And as such, we cannot justify shifting Marshal Hasek-Davion's troops from their vital role simply to prevent the fall of Minneapolis. Instead, we must rely on another source."
Focht brought up new data on the screen. It was a roster of names. Victor didn't recognize any of them, but he wouldn't expect to. "The Dragoons have released the first cadre of American trainees to return to their planet, with 'Mechs assigned and ready for combat. The Americans now have their own 'Mech striking arm with which to fight back. And unlike the training battalions, the Dragoons provided these MechWarriors with modern machines depending on their effectiveness score, including the fruits of their own Clan production capability." Focht noticed the looks among the others and continued. "I am aware their training has not been much longer than those of the Training Battalions, but as you have all trained at one time or another with the Dragoons, I believe you know just how effective even a short period can be?"
The others exchanged looks. With the exception of Phelan, all had trained together on Outreach in 3051, during the lull in the Clan Invasion caused by ilKhan Leo Showers' death. That training had forged bonds amongst them that transcended the rivalries between their Houses, and prepared them for the resumption of the Invasion.
Seeing their looks and guessing at the thoughts, Focht continued with his own. "A hundred MechWarriors may not seem like many to you. But remember that before you were born, and before the technological renassiance that followed the last Succession War, a mere thirty to fifty 'Mechs was considered a sufficient garrison for entire planets. This was, I admit, due to their rarity, but it is still fitting..." Focht looked over the roster himself. "The fate of their entire world may rest in the hands of these few, these hundred young MechWarriors."
Chapter 1
DropShip Minobu Tetsuhara, Approaching Earth Orbit
Earth Solar System
1 July 2039 Local
1 August 3059 Inner Sphere
The Overlord-class DropShip was on the final hour of its thirty-nine hour trip from the Outreach rift to Earth. Had the vessel been a civilian liner, it would have presented a beautiful sight to those traveling, but as a military transport vessel the Tetsuhara was not so accommodating. Instead, the passengers were finishing up the securing of their belongings as they prepared to return to their homeworld.
All save Alex Penton.
The twenty-eight year old American was seated at his berth, bags already mostly packed, an open laptop in front of him and the keys clacking as he typed. He was a well-built figure, about six feet three inches in height with close-cropped brown hair, and months of intense training on Outreach had given him a toned physique, though not a largely muscular one. He quietly breathed the words he was writing to himself. "...is clear that the text of the formal agreement with the Star League rigidly defines the limit of the House units' authority to their basing. As such, the case of Prince Victor Davion vs. the State of Illinois is clearly in favor of the defendants, as the FedCom personnel were off-base and under the jurisdiction of the City of Chicago, and thus the State of Illinois, at the time of their offense and of their arrest..."
His concentration was broken by a loud "Hey!" shouted from another berth. He looked up into a pair of gray eyes that did a lot to showing their owners' propensity for mischief and hell-raising. His red-haired friend, a six footer on the lanky side of having a strong build, plopped himself down on Alex's cot beside him. "More lawyer ****? Hey, Alex, you're not JAG anymore, you know?"
Alex looked over at him with a glance partly born of amusement mixed with annoyance. "Just as you're not Army Aviation anymore, Eddie."
Edwin Dane shrugged. "Eh, **** the choppers. You know if it wasn't for my eyesight I'd be Air Force."
"And you'd probably still be on Outreach, training with the Dragoons to fly aerospace fighters," Alex answered. "But at least you've got your commission." He pointed to the single silver bar on Edwin's duty jacket.
He made a face. "Honestly I thought Galvariz would get it. I'm not really command material." Smirking, Edwin added, "But I probably shouldn't say that to my commanding officer, should I?"
That brought a chuckle from Alex. As a JAG lawyer he was already a commissioned officer, and had made Captain a few months before the Smoke Jaguars' DropShips first showed up near Earth. But he had found that his history hobbies, military and otherwise, had translated quite well when on Outreach in unit-level trainee exercises. Apart from his high MechWarrior scores - he'd been the second highest-scoring MechWarrior out of the first hundred, which is why the Dragoons had given him a Mad Cat OmniMech - he had been among the highest scoring officers in the simulated and live exercise unit command exercises. As a Captain he was already at rank for company command, but he had not only gotten it but been placed near the top of the list to command the next frontline 'Mech battalion the United States Army would field. "Ed, you think you have it bad? I thought Major Barsdale was going to vomit when he heard I was getting Alpha Company. He and the other combat arms officers certainly don't think I'm command material. At least not for combat."
And they might be right, he added ruefully to himself. The Dragoons had certainly wrote some glowing reviews of his performance in the exercises, and Colonel Sinclair - the highest ranking of the trainees on Outreach and the commander of the as-of-yet-unorganized 1st US BattleMech Regiment - had echoed them. But exercises were just that; exercises. Real war was something he only knew of from video documentaries and written materials. Now I have to be ready to tell Ed here, or any of the 'Mech pilots in my company, to go die, if it comes down to it, he thought. I have to be willing to die too. The thought was... terrifying.
"Eh, **** 'em." Edwin slapped him on the back. "You spanked everyone in the exercises. Hell, you and Sinclair even beat some of the Dragoons. The Clanners won't know what hit them."
Alex tried to smile back. "Yeah..."
A voice came over the intercom. "Attention all passengers and crew. We are now thirty minutes from final approach. Please secure all items now."
"Well, guess we're home," Edwin said while Alex, dutifully, saved his document and stowed his laptop away in a reinforced case. "Don't they have you meeting the trainee battalion MechWarriors being assigned to us when we get there?"
"Yes. And so will you, XO," Alex answered. "So make sure that we make a good impression."
At her own bunk, Rachel Galvariz finished stowing the bags of things she'd brought with her to Outreach and waited patiently for the signal to strap herself in. Clad in her duty uniform - which she preferred over the tighter, more revealing MechWarrior jumpsuits issued on Outreach - she laid back on her cot and took in a breath. So this is it. I'm a soldier now. She absent-mindedly played with the single brass bar on her collar, marking her a 2nd Lieutenant.
Normally being an officer would make her the commander of a lance - platoon she corrected herself - she had been a little behind the scores of other command-candidates on Outreach, such that she'd been assigned to Captain Penton's command lance. As a company commander he had to be free to give orders to the others, leaving her to direct the two other MechWarriors as needed if he was distracted. She was alright with this; Rachel didn't know if she could fight in combat, much less command during it, having earned her officer's commission as a linguist working in signal intelligence.
Rachel reached down and took out a heart-shaped locket. A memento given to her by her maternal grandparents, it had belonged to her mother, and showed her and her father when they were newly-wed. Rachel had been conceived five months after their wedding. But she had only been a newborn, being babysit by her grandparents, when a drunk driver had slammed his large pickup truck vehicle into their compact at high speed, killing her father instantly and fatally wounding her mother. Rachel had thus grown up with two sets of parents who constantly moved her between San Francisco - the home of her maternal grandparents, the Vallejos - and Grandma and Grandpa Galvariz's home in Orlando's Winter Park neighborhood. Though her grandparents were both Hispanic (one Mexican, one Venezuelan), her Grandma Vallejo had been Greek while Grandma Galvariz was Italian. As a result, she grew up in a pair of households where English, Spanish, and either Greek or Italian were used almost interchangeably. She spoke all four languages fluently by the time she was ten; middle school's offer of French was almost laughably easy as a result, and in high school she became so bored with the offered German (and considered taking Italian just to have the easy A) that she enrolled in summer college courses for Russian and Chinese. And with full time college beckoning and tuition bills that would strain her grandparents' savings accounts, the gentleman from the United States Army offering her free college in exchange for joining ROTC had been awfully tempting....
Oh God, I'm going to die was the thought that went through her head. She'd be piloting a Thor due to her high scores as a MechWarrior. It was an impressive war machine, but lightly-armored for its mass, and the Dragoons had been brutally clear that the biggest weapons would kill a MechWarrior instantly if they landed a direct hit on even an un-harmed head module. She tried to fight the terrible fear gripping her stomach and freezing her heart. I'm not going to cry again. Not again. Blinking back tears from that fear, she turned in her cot and found herself staring across the way from Alex Penton. He saw her looking his way and, whether from reading her mind or just some innate friendliness, gave her a friendly smile and nod.
She nodded back and tried to smile. It occurred to her that his friendliness might stem from attraction, and she'd be lying to say she wouldn't return it. At least he was tall, handsome, and a complete gentleman, unlike some of the men on Outreach - Spheroids and her fellow Americans - who had leered at her and made suggestive comments. That she was attractive was something she couldn't deny, but that didn't mean she wanted horndog mercenaries and sexually open ex-Clansmen in the Dragoons propositioning her on the spot.
Rachel had started to nod off when the fifteen minute warning went off. Obeying the officers commanding the Tetsuhara, she left her cot, locked it in place, and found a secured chair to sit in, next to a Japanese woman - Yumiko Sakata - and Alex Penton. She fastened herself in and, for a brief moment, looked over toward Alex, just to see he was deep in thought.
Hopefully he's thinking how to not get me and the rest of us killed, Rachel thought ruefully as the ten minute landing warning came over the intercom.
ComStar/US Army Bivouac
Hastings, Minnesota, United States
North America, Earth
A loud warbling of a military bugle ripped Corporal Rebekah Shameel from what had been a tender sleep to full wakefulness. Her brown eyes snapped open as her brain sleepily protested being awoken after only five hours of rest. She saw the time flashing, shouted "Oh ****!," and went to slip out of bed.
Doing so caused the weight against her to shift. Becca didn't turn to face her bunkmate as she went to the closet and the duty uniforms inside. "Come on, Dani! We've only got ten minutes!"
The bugle alarm had stirred her partner and "wingmate" as well. A pair of frustrated green eyes flashed sleepyness and wrath at Becca as Dani slipped out off bed as well. She was a solid six-one, very tall compared to Becca's five-seven height, though Becca was just as lithe and athletic. Seeing Dani stumble over to her own closet space, and the duty uniforms within, brought a blush to Becca's face as she found herself admiring Dani's figure. If only we weren't in combat all the time..., was her wistful thought. When she told people she and Dani slept together, she was being very literal, and unfortunately sleeping was about all they did. I just had to fall in love in a war, didn't I?
"Hurry up, Becca!", Dani cried out, buttoning up her duty blouse. "Major Pierce will have our heads if we're not there to meet our company!"
Jostled out of her thinking by Dani's reminder of their CO's demand that they finally show a sense of military punctuality - put at risk by their oversleeping again - Becca finished buttoning up her own blouse and reached for her uniform dress. Dani picked the dress as well - which was good as all her pants had been ordered a size too small and made Becca very distracted whenever Dani wore them - and immediately after she put them on started fitting her hair into the mandated bun. She's really taking this seriously, Becca thought, remembering Dani's preference for a pony-tail as she fit her own bun on.
Taking care to put their handful of ribbons and their name tags in place, plus the newly-commissioned "BattleMech" branch insignia - a humanoid BattleMech figure with crossed cavalry sabers in scabbards, with a brass disk for them as enlistees - as well as their Silver Stars (Awarded to them two months ago for their adventure in capturing the Clan OmniMechs they now piloted) and the couple other medals given to them for their service in the fighting.
Once fully dressed Becca almost had to run to catch up with Dani, cursing her partner's longer legs as she struggled to keep up with Dani's brisk pace. In the recent weeks she'd noticed Dani getting more and more tense and directed, a far cry from the "care-free, shame-free sensual lesbian" she'd been when dragooned by the US Army into the 1st 'Mech Training Battalion. Like Becca, Dani had been a civilian who had tested high for having an excellent and conductive nervous system - a marker for being a natural 'Mech pilot - and like Becca she had been drafted as a result. She'd become an ongoing annoyance to the disciplinarian military officers and sergeants she'd been forced to obey, and Becca had found herself aiding with that, even if it meant enhanced PT or visits to the brig as disciplinary measures. They had been little rebellious acts to reinforce the individuality the military was trying to strip from them, and which they were so unwilling to see taken.
But then the war started, their friends and fellow trainees got blown away in the fighting in and around Kansas City, and now..... now the invaders were almost to Minneapolis, Dani's home city. And Becca could see it was driving the woman she loved near-mad with fear and anger.
They left the confines of the building. Summer was in full swing now, and the air was hot. Becca was familiar with heat - her family had spent vacation summers in Florida at Orlando and West Palm Beach - but unlike Florida, Minnesota had no Gulf Stream seabreeze to provide relief from the temperatures if they became sweltering, and right now they were grasping for ninety degrees. Sweat was already collecting on Becca's brow as she drew closer to Dani and, beyond, the group of people waiting for the arriving DropShip. She saw Major Pierce there, standing beside a ComStar Demi-Precentor, and saw him look over and flash them a surprised grin that made her blush. Of the other figures present she recognized Sergeant Jack Hoffman and Corporal Micaela Lupo, two of the survivors of their company in the 1st Training Battalion.
Hoffman was a cocky figure, a tanned Caucasian maverick who kept his dirty blond hair dangerously close to reg limits. Becca knew him as a major ladies' man - with her and Dani having both been hit on by him at times - who could usually cash the checks his mouth wrote. He flashed them wide grins; not out of any lecherous intent, but genuine respect, as he had praised them for "having the balls" to go toe-to-toe with Clan frontline machines and for actually managing to steal them after being shot out of their own.
Beside him, Micaela Lupo cut a good figure. Her uniform blouse was a size too small in Becca's opinion, though she wasn't going to protest it very much given how it worked in emphasizing a curvaceous, lithe figure that rivaled Dani's in attractiveness. She had opted for pants as well, tight ones that flattered her and in doing so showcased her own devil-may-care tomboy streak. Becca actually felt a tad jealous toward her; piloting one of the US' new "Trainer" BattleMechs in Kansas City, "Micki" had actually downed a light Clan BattleMech before being shot out of her own far-inferior machine. Until Becca and Dani had started claiming Clan machines with their stolen OmniMechs, Micki had been the only one who had earned a kill marker for her machine.
A ComStar Acolyte handed out earplugs, and for good reason. Even with them, and with the DropShip landing pad a distance away, the roar of the massive ship's engines was audible to Becca. She watched the ovoid vessel settle onto the prefab landing pad with struts extended. The 'Mech bays opened and columns of BattleMechs exited, adorned with the white star used on US-assigned machines. Becca saw a few were Clan designs, though most were Inner Sphere 'Mechs of varying designs, including some she didn't recognize.
A set of 'Mechs, led by a looming machine that made Becca swallow as she recognized it as a Daishi, stomped over. They came to a stop in front of the waiting group and, one by one, their hatches opened and figures climbed down from them. The lead figure who came out of the Daishi was African-American, a balding head covered by his officer's cap, and the eagle insignia of a Colonel on his uniform jacket. He had a Major with him, as well as three Captains and three 1st Lieutenants. Becca and Dani gave obedient salutes as these figures approached, as did Pierce and the others present. The Colonel, who's nametag read "Sinclair", returned it, as did his subordinates.
"Major Scott Pierce, sir", Pierce said. "I'm here representing Colonel Fisher."
The other colonel nodded. "Yes. I heard about what happened at Leavenworth. He's a good man, he'll pull through." He looked to the others. He was first introduced to the ComStar Demi-Precentor, Brian Callero of the 467th Division's Level III unit "The Trumpeters". After a couple other officers were introduced, Sinclair came to Becca and the others. "So this is the cream of the crop?"
"Yes sir," Pierce said, looking to them. "Sergeant Hoffman and Corporals Lupo, Verdes, and Shameel. We had about twelve other survivors who are still fit for service, but these ladies and this gentleman have been our stars."
"So I've heard." Colonel Sinclair looked to them. "I'm Colonel Charles Sinclair, commander of the 1st BattleMech Regiment. Or, rather, what passes for it." He allowed himself a grin. "You four have been selected to be transferred to our 1st Battalion."
Becca bit back the bitter thoughts she had. She knew, deep down, that all four of them should have gone to Outreach; they had consistantly outperformed the others in the Battalion, as had a couple others who'd been killed (fruitlessly!) in trying to stop the Clans from taking Kansas City and Fort Leavenworth. Now these fresh bodies were here and would lord their advanced training over them. And probably steal our hard-earned 'Mechs!
"You've been assigned to Alpha Company of the 1st 'Mech Battalion," Sinclair explained further. He indicated two of the men with him, a tall and fairly well-built man with captain bars and a lanky redhead with a silver rank bar. "Captain Penton and Lieutenant Dane will be your company commanders."
"Sergeant, Corporals." Penton shook hands with each of them, as did Dane. She could already see she'd prefer the latter; Dane had a mischievous streak obvious in his look, but Penton looked like a typical military officer. "Alex Penton, and this is Edwin Dane."
Each said "Sir" as the handshakes were had.
Sinclair, meanwhile, introduced the other company command officers, as well as Major Allen Hall, a Gladiator pilot and CO of the 1st Battalion. With the introductions settled, Becca spoke up. "Sir, if I may? Are you going to be moving Dani and I to different machines?"
Pierce shot her a look. Sinclair waved off his imminent protest with his hand and looked toward her. "If I had better pilots for the ones you've got, Corporal, then yes. But I was reviewing your testing scores and confirmed actions while we burned in from the Outreach rift. You and Corporal Verdes are doing well in your machines and have acclimated to the configurations you've been put in. So I'll be keeping you in them, unless your company commander believes a reorganization is needed."
Seeing he'd been cued to respond as well, Captain Penton shook his head. "No sir. I've been reviewing their combat records too, all four. I've already decided to keep them in their current machines. Corporals Verdes and Shameel will be joining my platoon, in fact."
Becca and Dani gave each other looks, neither knowing what to expect.
Before anything more could be said, however, a shrieking came from all around them. Demi-Precentor Callero shouted, "Air Raid!"
Everyone ran for cover, and not too soon. Overhead Clan Aerospace Fighters were coming in, laser fire and PPCs spraying deadly light everywhere. The ComGuard anti-air personnel manned their guns and emplacements and returned fire, filling the air with the sharp cracks of autocannon fire and roaring missiles. Dani grabbed Becca and began pulling her toward one of the buildings.
They each stopped as a missile crashed in front of them, finding a military car that in turn exploded. We're dead! was the thought that ripped through Becca's mind in the instant before a powerful force knocked into them from behind, sending both women down and protecting them from flying debris. The weight lifted and Becca looked up to see Captain Penton had been the one to jump on them. His right shoulder was bleeding, a piece of shrapnel showing through the torn fabric and flesh with blood welling up through the wound. "Get to cover!" There was an intensity in his eyes as he pulled Becca up while Dani, being more limber, got to her feet on her own. They continued on, around the burning car.
Powerful beams of emerald and azure light played above them, joined by the brief sonic booms of Gauss Rifle fire. The Tetsuhara's weapons were engaging fully, joining the air defense emplacements in swatting the Clan machines from the sky. Finally finding cover in one of the 'Mech bays, they squatted down together. Becca looked back to Penton, his wound now fully obvious to her. "Thanks," was all she could say.
Grimacing and finally seeming to notice the piece of metal in his shoulder, their new commander gave her a brisk nod. "You're welcome," he said. "And in times like this, call me Alex."
Becca nodded. "Then I'm Becca." She put a hand on Dani's shoulder. "And this is Dani."
"We need to get you medical attention," Dani said.
"Yeah, well, we'll wait until the Clans let off." Alex's hand moved up, as if to rip out the metal. Becca grabbed his wrist to stop him. "What?"
"Don't. Not until a medic is here," Becca urged him. "You might tear yourself up more and increase your blood loss rate." She pulled off a shoe and the sock beneath, which she pressed against the wound. He snarled and hissed at the action, but did nothing else. "God, we really need to get you help."
"Yeah, I think so too," Alex gasped. When silence answered him initially, he smiled despite the pain. "I think we chased them off."
"They'll be back," Dani grumbled. "They like to annoy the **** out of us like that."
"Well, Sir..." Becca smiled. "I hope you're ready for life here on the front. It's going to be a lot more of this."
"That's what I'm afraid of," Alex groaned.
Edited by Big Steve, 06 June 2012 - 09:12 AM.


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Puffins know how to pack: they often carry 10 fish in their mouths, but have been known to hold more than 60!
Anchovies frequently seem to be "yawning"—that's how you know it's mealtime. They're opening wide, straining tiny plant and animal plankton from the water.
Ocean sunfish hatch from tiny eggs but grow to weigh more than a pickup truck, increasing in size 60 million times along the way. Topping out around 5,000 pounds, molas are the world's heaviest bony fish.
Sea turtles rid themselves of excess salt through a salt gland near each eye, making them appear to be crying.
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This is the famous port city in southwest England situated, approximately eight miles from the beach on the banks of the River Avon. Do not forget to find cheap flights for your trip to Bristol to get. This is a historic city with a wide range of attractions and even the Second World War took its toll on the historic architecture, there are some good examples of buildings of ancient Britain. You can check the availability of cheap flights to Bristol via the link our flight. Historic buildings, as in Bristol include the 11th century, Bristol Cathedral and the beautiful castle of Berkeley.
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Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has gloried in