First Contact – Well, the FIRST first contact – was a momentous occasion for multiple reasons: Mankind learned we’re not alone in the universe, we learned how far behind we are in terms of technology, and at least in one possibly possessed Australian’s case, learned how to flip a Karnakian onto it’s back and check…
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-+-+-+- Vik, Iceland. +They stopped caring, After First Contact -+-+-+- High President Carter sighed as yet another intern just…. Didn’t show up. It wasn’t that interns dodging their daily duties was anything new, per se – the youth had been slacking since there were youth and things to do. It was more that this intern…
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When the history books were written – or tablets transcribed, given how technology advanced so quickly – everyone universally agreed on a single point: It sucked to be a government leader during The Great Clusterfuck.If you accepted the necessary invader-aid to rebuild your society, your society didn’t trust you. If you didn’t accept the aid,…
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Springdale, Arkansas, USA. +5 DAYS AFTER CONTACT. -+-+- The sound of boots on broken glass broke the silence, and Carl gripped his shotgun a little tighter as he swept the Target for looters. He wasn’t expecting any, but he heard through the radio that if your area was still without power, you should “shelter in…
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– – – Kursk, Russia. +2 Hours. -+- The Brutalist architecture stood tall – monolithic – and for a city of almost 600,000, totally and completely silent. Cars were abandoned on the highway, trains stopped running, and if it wasn’t for the electrical hum of wiring and the flickering of lights, the errant open door…
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Wherein /k/ finds it’s spirit animal, and the world keeps on turning.
High and Low Earth Orbit, Contact +0 Minutes “|We are riding HARD and FAST. SCR’s ignored, time to planetcrest 30 seconds-|” “|Torpedoes in launch tubes, blasting covers in 10-|” “|Check gimbals before atmosphere-|” “|Rough-shocking to binary planet, codename GRAVESTONE-|” “|Micromissiles launched; non-friendly IFF debris clearing-|” “|Interplanetary signalling outpost detected, kinetic docking in 15 seconds-|” High…
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“|-he would absolutely kick Lord N’iirie’s ass. No doubt about it-|” Ki’ittri, designated APOSTLE, rolled his eyes at the squad chatter over the comms. It was borderline distracting as he focused on doing his best to do one final final final check of his equipment in the pod as well as the pod itself. He…
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The dropship rocked back and forth as it was cradled for the first time in a long time by true atmosphere; the high-altitude winds began to buffet the smaller craft as it began drifting down to GATEBELL, performing obvious, wide arcs to their target. There was no conversation. By now, every soul aboard The Three…
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“…with 11 Alive, reporting live with an emergency broadcast from the parking deck at Tech Square. This is the closest that the military will let us get, and even here if we’re asked to evacuate we will have to move. Military and Police officials are urging people to stay indoors – if you’re within the…
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