HERALD OF NIGHT - PREPARATION

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HERALD OF NIGHT - PREPARATION
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The UN basecamp is a bustle of activity as the Runewings touch down on the makeshift airstrip in Perth, Australia. Several top of the line fighter jets are held in a hangar, along with some attack helicopters. In another, lines of tanks and heavy artillery can be seen. The paremeter of the emergence zone is already lined with stationary artillery batteries and the basecamp is alive with the disciplined strides of experienced soldiers.

The command room itself is a huge mainframe powered by a massive network of generators that are providing electricity to the entire base. The mainframe shows the field of engagement and is linked to the status of all of the fielded equipment and soldiery.

While the UN officers are fastidiously polite to the Daybreak staff and students, it’s enormously abundant that they don’t take you seriously at all. Many of these are career soldiers and while some do come from the supernatural divisions, most are regular soldiers, veterans of mundane wars who have been hand-picked for their security clearance, professionalism and skill. While there has been regular briefings and most are aware of the nature of the enemy they’ll be fighting, they’re wholly unconcerned as to the idea that their weaponry might be ineffective or the engagement might be more than they can handle. The military brass is eager to complete this without the help of “kooky soothsayers” as the term goes, whispered behind your backs.

That said, there are some avenues of engagement. Some of the rank and file are curious about the students and their powers and are keen for a demonstration. Many of the airmen are quite fascinated by the Runewings and want to examine them. If there is an avenue for contact, and an avenue for saving lives, it goes through the rank-and-file.

The Control Room:

While Daybreak personnel have been given access to the control room, their movements are somewhat constricted - they are not welcome in any of the high-level meetings of the military brass. They will, however, have the opportunity to talk with some of the information and recon staff on their findings and survey the equipment. The monitoring station is highly advanced for a pop-up site, and it should provide a great deal of clarity in the battle to come.

The Hangar:

Daybreak personnel will find the technicians, mechanics and pilots in the hangar a lot more amicable than the brass. They’re fascinated by the Runewings, and want to know more about the capabilities of the planes and what they actually do. If the Daybreak personnel can prove the efficacy of the runecraft on their planes, it’s entirely possible the airmen may ask to add some runes to their own planes.

The Mess Hall:

Daybreak personnel entering the mess hall will find it a boisterous affair, with a large number of the more rank-and-file groups congregating during their off hours. They’re keen to understand more about the magic and powers of Daybreak, and if a proper display can be provided they will be suitably impressed.

code bases by tricklet

Comments

[inflictwounds]

None of us were anticipating this level of suspicion and incompetence, you mean? [He raises an eyebrow.]

But I suppose some of us are handling it better than others...

[ohgoodgrief]

Or if they were, they probably weren't expecting them to make a big show of how many people and missiles they can throw at it.

Maybe some people have more practice with this kind of disappointment in others?

[inflictwounds]

Well, people and missiles are all they have.

[A beat.]

Aren't you the only military man working for us?

[ohgoodgrief]

As far as I know... and once I heard about this school, I requested to come here.

[inflictwounds]

I see... So, you're probably more used to this than any of us. [But he imagines that doesn't make it any easier to deal with.]

[ohgoodgrief]

Maybe so... in that case, I think it's fair to say that familiarity breeds contempt.

[inflictwounds]

[Hieke's not expecting that answer. He blinks, before letting out a laugh.] Oh, wow, well. I can't say I blame you.

[ohgoodgrief]

I wanted to come work here for a reason. A lot less old, narrow-minded people insisting on foolish courses of action!

[inflictwounds]

Yeah, there's a lot more old, open-minded people doing absolutely foolish things.

[ohgoodgrief]

[That makes Yang laugh.]

Good point. No one's perfect, I suppose?

[inflictwounds]

Definitely not. Perfection doesn't work here, at any rate.

[ohgoodgrief]

I'm grateful for it. Perfection is also exhausting.

[inflictwounds]

Well, that's because it's basically impossible to achieve.

[ohgoodgrief]

Hmm. Perfectionists never get a day off, then?

That explains a lot.

[inflictwounds]

Explains what?

[ohgoodgrief]

Why they get on my bad side. They're too stressed.

[inflictwounds]

Ah, I get it. Not that knowing makes them easier to deal with.

[ohgoodgrief]

Not one bit!