Inchin: Endgame

[Tiglath]

Freya

Jess signs out and closes the link to Gaughan. A last check on the work and she heads back to her stateroom for a shower and the bed she expected to be in hours ago.

Kicking off her boots she remembers Freya's reaction to her first fight and comments to herself Pastoral care.

Calling Freya on a private channel she asks: Hey Hun, crazy night, eh? You want ter come over an' chat?

Does Freya respond?

[BackworldTraveller]

Freya
Just need sleep - lets see how it goes

[shaidar]

Frank

A few cautious hands of poker are played and the Baron is eventually persuaded from voicing his particular “tell” when being dealt a pair by shouting “Snap!”

During a break from play Duran approaches Frank and says “Colonel, I would not wish to tie your hands tactically by any means and I stand by the offer from 4DC. However, I realise that four of our specialists that Mr Keening deems to be too expensive to commit to combat might restrict your planning somewhat. Maybe I can offer something else that wouldn't... ah...” he smiles “cramp your style”.

“We have many specialist support units to facilitate your operation. For example a deep recon team to prepare your strike or perhaps we could simply supply you with an AFV? 4DC are currently upgrading our APCs. Those that we have are more than adequate for mid tech mercenary work but require upgrades for the higher end of the market. We have contracted a local retro fitting programme and so these hybrid vehicles' power plants are built on Collace and, therefore, can be maintained by local techs. We could gift you the equivalent of our bid in materiel to cover our end of the deal”. He smiles again “Then, if you break it - it's your own problem!”

Duran provides some suitably opaque details of the deep recon unit's abilities and, with more clarity, those of the APC*.

Polly also joins frank and seems particularly pleased with herself “I have received prior instructions from Yūgure regarding this prospect and she has allowed me discretion. It is, of course, a test. I too should declare the Clan troops that will take part in your venture. The Iyhlua Clan will provide four warriors from the reserve. They will be equipped to the standard of your troops and they also have a battlefield specialisation: assault”.

(OOC: I'll post these in the other thread so you can pick which toys you'd like

viewtopic.php?f=849&t=10994).

Frank

To Duran:

"Thank you, I certainly appreciate your flexibility. I'll discuss it with the others in the morning, I'm sure the Sargent-Major will be tempted by the offer of vehicles, mobility is certainly a challenge"

To Polly

"The Company appreciates the generosity of clan Iyhlua." he smiles "Perhaps I can show the extent of my appreciation later?"

[shaidar]

Frank

The next day Prerna, Jess and Jakob wake to find a high priority invite to a working breakfast to discuss a job offer.

Jess also finds a note from Frank "Liv has indicated she plans to leave her current position after this mission completes. We need a good Intel officer. I promised her an interview if she was interested in joining us, but nothing more than that. I wouldn't step on your toes"

ooc: This is just a cover for our various OOC discussions about Avastan.

[Tiglath]

Frank finds that the dinner and cards prove a pleasant distraction and no more incidents of note occur.

Events on Inchin imperceptibly slide from the tension of the military stand off into the much more relaxed atmosphere of the holding ceasefire.

The Diplomats pack up and Freya ferries first them and then the mercs back to Captain Cabral's Spinward Star waiting in orbit.

McClellan's representatives issue Frank with a Letter of Introduction to the Captains of their assets that will be at his disposal upon their arrival at Collace. The vessels are a 400t Subsidised Merchant with 200t of cargo space (less 40t for a collapsible fuel tank allowing J2 Collace to Avastan and 20t for your gunship/launch) and a 100t Scout for Courier/Liaison duties.

Map for reference: viewtopic.php?p=493956#p493956

Unless there's any more business on Inchin the SEMC will shortly transition back to Collace.

(OOC: Just gently drifting things along... )

[Tiglath]

The trip back to Collace is entirely uneventful.

Please post henceforth in Avastan: Planetfall

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