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Message no. 1
From: "E.S. Brunsell" <ericb@***.WISC.EDU>
Subject: strike
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 1994 15:06:45 CST
*****ENCRYPT:##OVERLORD@##
>>>>>[Sir, I regret to inform you that the extraction has failed. One
hostile
was killed, but the target escaped. The drekhead jumped out the window. He's
a crazy bastard. He killed five of my men sir. We are continuing the
search.]<<<<<
-- Omicron 1 <14:04:55 / 02-13-55>


*****ENCRYPT:##OVERLORD%##
>>>>>[Commander Luis, I am transmitting the video from the assault on the
bunker
The official count was 39 hostiles killed, 7 agents killed and 12 hospitalized.
The assault was 100% successful. I repeat, there where no survivors.

{INCLUDE:-VIDEOFEED|overlord.bunker.x32.fau}

An ariel view with the heading SATLINK1 shows a small farmhouse and
barn surrounded by a stone wall. A large group of soldiers are climbing over
the wall and running towards the buildings. Ten soldiers break off from the
main group and head towards the barn. Flashes of gunfire is seen in the windows
of the farmhouse. The main group is returning fire. A volley of gas canisters
is launched at the house. A grey-green cloud is drifting accross the field as
the soldiers make thier way towards the house. Three soldiers are blown
backwards as bullet holes open in a cloud of blood. The smaller group enters
the barn.

The scene changes to a 1st person view with the heading TAC1. The
smaller is huddled next to the door of the barn. A man runs forward and places
a charge on the hinges. The door is ripped off the building as the explosion
shakes the camera. Soldiers run throuh the opening and fan out into a "V"
formation. Four men, dressed in greasy cover-alls begin firing at the squad.
There are three dark grey jeeps and a small helicopter inside. The soldiers
quickly dispatch the men, but 1 suffers from a wound in the chest. The black
clad agents begin to lay explosive charges.

The scene changes again to a first person view with the heading
TAC.LAMBDA.COMMAND A message flashes on the screen which reads DECKER
PENETRATION COMPLETE/SYSTEM ELIMINATED Five soldiers ahead of the camera bash
through the front door of the farmhouse and enter. The interior is sparsly
furnished and lit with a dim red light. Three bodies lay bent at unnatural
angles near the windows. The soldiers split up, five run towards the stairs
leading up, five sprint towards a hallway, and the rest head downstairs. The
camera remains steady as the soldiers head down. A woman jumps out of a
side room and bolts of energy fly from her hands. One soldiers head disappears
in a cloud of gore, but the woman's body is picked up and flung aside by a
storm of assault rifle fire. The soldiers continue forward and enter a large
room. It appears to be a barracks. The first soldiers into the room are nearly
cut in half by gunfire coming from behind an overturned table. The soldiers
and the defenders exchange gunfire until a Troll clad in heavy black armor
throws a grenade into the room. The soldiers advance, leaving thier wounded
to be picked up on the way out. A message flashes on the screen which reads
TOP CLEARED-LAMBDA.4 The camera stops over the form of a woman laying in a
pool of blood. She is alive despite the shrapnel protruding from her chest.
A red hole opens in her forehead as the commander ends her life. A message
appears BARN CLEARED-LAMBDA.2 The remaining soldiers, with the Troll in the
lead, bash through the door at the end of the room. The Troll flies through
the air as he sets off a trap. Most of him lands in the middle of the room
as another soldier lobs a flash grenade into the room. The squad follows the
grenade in with rifles on full auto. The camera man enters last as the last
defender hits the ground. At a desk on the left wall, a bald lays slumped
over a computer terminal with blood streaming from his ears. The camera man
unloads three rounds into the back of his head. The camera zooms in on the
terminal screen which reads "What took you so long? -Lambda Deckers"

The scene switches back to the satelite view as soldiers, some being
carried, jump into a waiting helicopter. The helicopter disappears into the
clouds as the farmhose and barn are lifted off of the foundations and scattered
accross the countryside. The time stamps shows that 4 minutes 57 seconds have
elapsed

--END TRANSMISSION}

We were a bit slow, but still very efficient]<<<<<
--Red Eagle 1, Captain, Team Lambda <15:05:33 / 02-13-55>
Message no. 2
From: Jaimie Nicholson <jaimie.nicholson@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Strike
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 12:10:57 +1200
*****INTERNAL: Broadcast by the unregistered matrix-based news service
"Online Tonight"
>>>>>[Just in from one of our well-loved contributing trid stations...

+++++Begin footage

The footage opens on a flaming building, one which used to be fairly
sizable. Five fire-fighting vehicles are present, one spraying foam on
nearby buildings, the others turning their hoses on the column of flames.

The camera swivels, bringing a reporter into focus. She holds her
microphone close to her lips to be heard over the noise of the flames.

"This is Judy Thorne, reporting live," she begins, "I'm standing outside
what used to be the training and barracks building of a small Bellevue
security firm, Sword of Damocles. Preliminary reports indicate that a
helicopter strafed the building with rocket propelled grenades and machine
gun fire. Witnesses include... lieutenant, what can you tell us?"

Thorne breaks off as a woman in bulky LoneStar armour passes by, pausing to
regard the reporter with a grimace akin to one of pain.

"No comment," she says, "Now get back, I got work to do."

Ms. Thorne turns back to the camera, looking a touch frustrated, but not
particularly surprised.

"In a few moments, eyewitnesses caught on our cameras will tell you all you
need to know... so stick around."

+++++End footage

Then some of those interminable "We Love America!" promos for Fuchi started
up, and I blew chunks so hard and fast that I lost the signal.

+++++Type "+" for more details of the damage to the site - warning, charge
applies. Minors, ask your parents first.
+++++Type "?" for information about Sword of Damocles Security - warning,
charge applies. Minors, ask your parents first.]<<<<<
-- Online Tonight <18:10:25/06-31-58>

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