Aftermath discussion thread (OOC)

Sorry about the delay, but I'm a bit unclear on where Sar, Skyla, and Kato are located. My understanding is that Skyla took cover behind something low near the entrance (like a counter), Sar vaulted over the cover, and they're now pointing guns at each other point blank. Kato, meanwhile, is standing outside within speaking distance. Could someone clarify if that's correct?

Guys got any room or is it full right now?

Well let me know if I can join or not

Hmm. I'll assume that the Systems Alliance was in charge of the operation. Think of it as Gen. Eisenhower during the D-Day landings and later on the western front. This would make Adm. Hackett the C-in-C of the entire operation...

"To all receiving units. This is SSV Orizaba. Severe communications malfunction experienced. Report to your superior officer for orders as soon as possible. Message repeats."

Basically a broadcast message over a vast majority of channels. The EMP really should start cleaning up eventually. The waves will grow weaker and further out eventually, rendering communications limited at first (frequent interference, barely audible traffic) to eventual recovery (5-by-5 or Lima Charlie, as they say). Of course, there is the initial objective that we've established and that has to be completed first, about Cerberus remnants. So, basically, instead of reporting to get orders, our merry band of misfits will report findings and what they're trying to do back to whereever (Orizaba, Adm. Viratas, callsign "High Ground", whereever). And then, since I don't believe in the convenient luck of everyone getting the same orders: (brace yourselves, suggestions, and I put an emphasis on suggestions, coming) Zahn could tag along because reasons, his rank allows him no limitation, Skyla is officially under no chain of command anymore, Kato seems to be in a similar predicament. So, either Caelus or Sar get the order (and to be honest - with Sar being a ranking special forces operative, often left to her devices for extended periods of time on missions, she could report a task in the area).
Alternative to this is Zahn getting orders, and forming an ad-hoc (plenty of historical background with 1944/5 Wehrmacht there) group formed out of all pretty much what have you. NPCs can be added to the group as anyone wishes. (But since they're technically nobody's character, they'd be available to everyone, the one rule that serious injuries/fatalities/being sent off to do whatever are subject to consideration by the ENTIRE group.)

If anyone has an idea, shoot. Same thing if you disagree with anything I just said. I'm hardly infallible, and I have faith in democracy. Will provide the outline, but that's it.


Basically, what I have are the Thanix missiles. Now, remembering we're in London, the wiki claims the mission begins in the Embankment/Hungerford bridge area for Shepard. Hammer landed nearby. I've tracked the nearest suitably large open area to Hyde park, which is where I'm assuming the Conduit is. Which means that (since Shepard, according to the radio chatter I remember, is in the center) we're on the south or north flank of the operation - just to stay the hell away from where Shep was. That means we're either in the Hotel Hilton or today's US embassy area.
I'm a horrible perfectionist, I know. Since Hilton area doesn't offer that much in terms of landscape between Hyde park and Green park, I think north is preferable. That is around the US embassy. I spy a decent position for Thanix missiles where the Oxford street meets A4202, on the north-east edge of Hyde park (Marble Arch tube station is on there, for the best point of reference). Grosvenor square is also literally throwing distance away, in case anyone remembers that square Sar crossed on her way to the triage station. It kind of fits the entire description. Loads of stores in the area just north of Grosvenor, one of which could potentially be the triage station itself.
The only thing that really betrays me is Google Maps not having map contours. I can't read their map well enough to tell if there's a suitable slope in Hyde Park where I'd like it (it's kind of down-slopey for the final run).

I am horribly overthinking this, am I not... *sigh* Let me know what y'all think.

Yeah, we've established (due to my not-really-too-scientific science research) that there is an EMP in effect as a side effect of the Crucible firing. That stuff actually CAN (once again, me playing at a scientists found this on Wiki) cause radio interference. And there is an EMP type that behaves kind of like this, far as I understand. Hell, short range radios are out. Tablet based comms like the Cerberus thing probably work on a different basis. That, or we have a minor plot hole. I'm chalking it up to space magic.

They'll eventually start popping back in. Whatever was EMP-shielded (hardsuits, for example) is fine. The radios themselves aren't anyhow damaged, it's just that their signal can't get through the inteference.

Yeah it sounds pretty good.

So basically what you have revolves around the Tannix Missiles is that right?

Edit: So can I join now? 

I have no objection to smilesja joining.

No objections.

I have no problem with him joining at all

Thanks guys! I'll post soon!

I was kind of waiting for Smiles to jump in before making my post. But he tagged Xesthan instead, you're the first to notice...

I'll read it and depending on how well it goes along with my plan for Sar, I'll decide to skip turn or not.

(smilesja you're tagging me next time, not Xesthan)