| From: | Brian Angliss <angliss@*****.COLORADO.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Nasty.... |
| Date: | Wed, 25 Mar 1998 23:27:44 -0700 |
immediately, unedited, and two, that I add the following comment prior to
showing it:
"Nothing personal."
Now, on with the show!
+++++Include video footage, Overwatch and Relay Drone 2 +++++
The view is a reasonably quiet street from above. Judging by the size of
the image, the drone is a good 2000 meters above the street. There are a
few cars driving along, and while you don't see them well, there are
probably several pedestrians as well. According to the chronometer, it's
currently 3:51 PM, March 25, 2059.
"Overwatch, tactical overlay."
"Roger."
And suddenly there are 4 groups of green dots, a single group of red dots,
as well as orange markers and outlines for cars, buildings, pedestrians,
etc.
"Overwatch, zoom14."
"Roger."
The image reduces until it is just large enough to take in all the green
and red dots, which have actually become groups of circles centered on
individual people. There are 4 groups of 4 green circles, each of which
appears to be located atop 4 different buildings. The single group of red
circles is a group of 3 pedestrians, but the image is too small still to
make out any features. The green circles are immobile, but the red-marked
pedestrians are walking along the sidewalk, apparently minding thier own
buisness.
"Overwatch, mark target zone and fields."
"Roger."
An odd yellow polygon shapes up around a single intersection, which the
red-marked pedestrians are heading toward. Then blue lines appear between
the 4 green-marked groups and the various areas of the yellow polygon,
apparently marking out fields of fire from each group into that polygon.
From the range indicators in the image, each group is at least 500 meters
from the nearest edge of that polygon.
"Overwatch, mark SDs."
"Roger."
And four purple diamonds, as well as altitude markers, appear over the
target area, each at an altitude of about 1000 meters.
"Overwatch, zoom SU1, confirm."
"Roger. Zoom SU1."
The overwatch drone camera zooms in tight to the southernmost group of
green circles. Two orcs, an elf, and a dwarf take shape, all in day urban
camo. IR can't make them out from the heat of the building roof around
them. Both orcs carry rifles of some kind and are kneeling back from the
edge of the building, the elf is laying prone with a pair of shaded and
camo-patterned binoculars, while the dwarf is sighting through a long
rifle.
"SU1 confirms target area."
"Roger. Overwatch, zoom SU2, confirm."
"Roger. Zoom SU2."
The image streaks out to the westernmost group of green circles. While the
composition of this group is 2 humans, an orc, and a troll, the effect is
the same - two guards, a spotter, and a sniper.
"SU2 confirms target area."
"Roger. Overwatch, zoom SU3, confirm."
"Roger. Zoom SU3."
Again, the image streaks, and this time there are 4 humans.
"SU3 confirms target area."
"Roger, Overwatch, zoom SU4, confirm."
"Roger. Zoom SU4."
And this image shows 2 elves and 2 dwarves.
"SU4 confirms target area."
"Roger. Overwatch, zoom targets."
This time, the image streaks and focuses down on the three red circles,
which now form around three individuals. Two of them are likely female,
one with long red hair, the other with black hair of indeterminate length.
The third has reasonably short brown hair and may be male. From the nearly
vertical perspective, further details are difficult to make out.
"Overwatch, mark primary."
"Roger."
A red diamond appears over the brown-haired figure.
"Begin optimal tracking. Call on ack. Overwatch firing only."
The image changes slowly as the camera tracks the three figures slowly move
toward the yellow target area.
"SU3 ack."
As soon as this is said, a red line appears from SU3 to the primary target.
The three marked figures move deeper into the target area, and two more
red lines appear from SU1 and SU4.
"SU1 ack."
"SU4 ack."
"Hold on Overwatch."
"SU2 ack."
And the final red line marks the shot to target.
"Overwatch to A4. Bio ack."
Sequentially from SU1 to SU4, four biological monitors spring into life in
the drone, indicating blood pressure, pulse rate, etc.
"Overwatch to A4. Roger bio ack. Synch HF."
One bio monitor at a time, a single spike appears, placed precisely between
the heart beats. The image displays the words "HeartFire system
synchronizing....3
.....2......1..... Active."
"Overwatch to A4. Weapons free. Opfire in 5."
Each of the biomonitors change slightly as systems register the depression
of triggers. As the counter registers 4, all the four purple diamonds
equalize altitude, then flash red as the counter registers 3. The counter
resynchronizes the HeartFire system at 2, and at one, a pedestrian blocks
one of the target lines, turning it from red to green. At zero, the figure
suddenly crumples while three simultaneous coughs come over the radio and 8
IR smoke grenades go off. In addition, the four purple diamonds suddenly
streak out of the area in opposite directions.
"Overwatch to A4. Slag and disperse. Mission accomplished."
The image zooms out, after losing the figure in the smoke. Atop the four
buildings, are sudden heat plumes - the drone zooms in on each and the
rifles are being slagged down into scrap metal with thermite, destroying
the evidence and any magical links which might be on them. The figures
have disappeared into the buildings when the video shuts off.
+++++End Recording+++++
Hey, I don't make em, I just broadcast em.]<<<<<
-- Trideo Pirate <11:31:26/03-25-59>
