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Johnm: /* Cesium-137 */

2025-10-30T22:01:24Z

Cesium-137

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	Using the deceased colonel's rendezvous coordinates, Bella finds the terrorist compound -- a luxury home atop a small mesa. She shows off some recently acquired technology, sound-dampening equipment that allows her to approach stealthily as long as her maneuvers are subtle. She begins a slow descent, straight down, until Kile ropes down the final 200'.		Using the deceased colonel's rendezvous coordinates, Bella finds the terrorist compound -- a luxury home atop a small mesa. She shows off some recently acquired technology, sound-dampening equipment that allows her to approach stealthily as long as her maneuvers are subtle. She begins a slow descent, straight down, until Kile ropes down the final 200'.

	Meanwhile, Murdock		Meanwhile, Murdock is dialing in his heat-sensing targeting system, identifying "probably" three people in the living room. Kile visually confirms -- three shaven-headed, bearded white guys watching a police brutality reality show. He creeps to the far side of the building and breaks into the utility room, then sneaks tothe living room and gives the knuckleheads a taste of frag grenade.

			A quick consult with Mr. Black (''"bring all tech back to the radioactive material for the SEALS to pick up in a few hours"''), and moments later, bodies, computers, and cell phones are being hoisted up to the chopper while Kile rigs up the gas stove to incinerate the compound.

			Drop complete, the team flies home as the eastern sky lights up with a pink-orange dawn.


	''Mission Accomplished.''		''Mission Accomplished.''

Johnm: /* Cesium-137 */

2025-10-30T21:54:53Z

Cesium-137

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	Aloft, Kile and Murdock discuss their options while Bella soars ever higher to have a wide view of the terrain, lights and transponder off.		Aloft, Kile and Murdock discuss their options while Bella soars ever higher to have a wide view of the terrain, lights and transponder off.

			Under the stars, the convoy is spotted, driving 45MPH on rough desert jeep tracks. The team sets up an ambush a mile ahead.

			It's a smashing success. The vehicles' heavy armor is no match for Murdock's 10,000 ft/sec sniper railgun projectiles, and Kile's grenade does its share of damage as well.

			Soon, there is silence, aside from idling diesel engines and the moans of the mortally wounded, horrifyingly illuminated by headlights amid swirling dust.

			A brutal interrogation follows, the presence of the stolen material is confirmed, Mr. Black is consulted, survivors neutralized, and the team is aloft again -- to neutralize the radical right terrorist cell in the desert south of Tucson.

			Using the deceased colonel's rendezvous coordinates, Bella finds the terrorist compound -- a luxury home atop a small mesa. She shows off some recently acquired technology, sound-dampening equipment that allows her to approach stealthily as long as her maneuvers are subtle. She begins a slow descent, straight down, until Kile ropes down the final 200'.

			Meanwhile, Murdock

Johnm: /* Cesium-137 */

2025-10-30T21:41:19Z

Cesium-137

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	* Kubra - cavorting in Argentina		* Kubra - cavorting in Argentina
	* Murdock - onsite, sipping a virgin margarita, recovering from injuries, at -1 to physical skills due to stitches and bruising		* Murdock - onsite, sipping a virgin margarita, recovering from injuries, at -1 to physical skills due to stitches and bruising


			It's a little after dark poolside when the call from Mr. Black comes in. ''"I need you airborne in ten minutes."''

			Isabella throws Kile's old white tshirt over her red bikini and starts the chopper while Murdock digests the details.

			A corrupt Mexican colonel, dishonorably discharged for collaborating with the cartels, has stolen forty kilos of Cesium-137, enough material to make multiple radioactive "dirty bombs". He's currently racing north for the border to transfer the stuff to an unknown buyer. Mr. Black's teams are too far away -- he wants the material seized and the colonel interrogated by off-book assets while still in Mexico. The colonel's last known location is in a convoy of three armored vehicles at a gas station in a small town about three hours north.

			Aloft, Kile and Murdock discuss their options while Bella soars ever higher to have a wide view of the terrain, lights and transponder off.





	''Mission Accomplished.''		''Mission Accomplished.''

Johnm: /* Deicing */

2025-10-30T21:35:00Z

Deicing

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	Bloodied but successful, the team summons Isabella for pickup and departs for safety.		Bloodied but successful, the team summons Isabella for pickup and departs for safety.

			''Mission Accomplished.''

			=== Cesium-137 ===
			* Iggy - still in Paris assisting his South African friends
			* Gim - still in Singapore for an upgrade to his creepy bionic eye, vaguely suspicious of this secretive cybernetic medical outfit
			* Kile - onsite, doing handstand pushups
			* Bella -- watching Kile
			* Esti - cavorting in Argentina
			* Kubra - cavorting in Argentina
			* Murdock - onsite, sipping a virgin margarita, recovering from injuries, at -1 to physical skills due to stitches and bruising



	''Mission Accomplished.''		''Mission Accomplished.''

Johnm: /* Deicing */

2025-09-09T17:22:21Z

Deicing

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	Bloodied but successful, the team summons Isabella for pickup and departs for safety.		Bloodied but successful, the team summons Isabella for pickup and departs for safety.

	'''Mission Accomplished.'''		''Mission Accomplished.''

Johnm: /* Deicing */

2025-09-09T17:22:09Z

Deicing

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	Isabella warms up the chopper as the team loads into the Escalade and blasts across the desert as a convoy of Humvees approaches the main entrance. It looks like a successful escape until the Apache helicopter approaches.		Isabella warms up the chopper as the team loads into the Escalade and blasts across the desert as a convoy of Humvees approaches the main entrance. It looks like a successful escape until the Apache helicopter approaches.

	The team follows Kile's plan to survive -- blast the ~~Escalades~~ heater to confuse/attract the gunship's heat sensors, bail out at high speed, and sneak back to Isabella.		The team follows Kile's plan to survive -- blast the Escalade's heater to confuse/attract the gunship's heat sensors, bail out at high speed, and sneak back to Isabella. It almost works -- the chopper lobs a rocket nearby, gravely injuring Murdock and anyone unarmored, Kile uses his immense frame to shield the hostages, who are battered and bruised but fine.

			The Apache proceeds to annihilate the Escalade and then peel off into the darkness.

			Bloodied but successful, the team summons Isabella for pickup and departs for safety.

			'''Mission Accomplished.'''

Johnm: /* Deicing */

2025-09-09T17:17:18Z

Deicing

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	Isabella refuels the chopper and puts on a lime green tube top, cargo pants, and combat boots. Esti goes with black tank top and tight black tactical pants, alongside Kubra in his traditional garb and Kile in full-on battle gear. Unconscious Murdock gets tossed in the chopper in his swim suit, crocs, and Hawaiian shirt, where he promptly pisses himself.		Isabella refuels the chopper and puts on a lime green tube top, cargo pants, and combat boots. Esti goes with black tank top and tight black tactical pants, alongside Kubra in his traditional garb and Kile in full-on battle gear. Unconscious Murdock gets tossed in the chopper in his swim suit, crocs, and Hawaiian shirt, where he promptly pisses himself.

			En route, the team reviews the intel provided by Tanya and Esti does some additional digging. The hostages (a mom and her two kids) were taken to a US Border Patrol property on the rural outskirts of Tijuana. It's a ten acre fenced property in the hills, with several structures. The team to come in low and park the chopper in a field on the other side of a hill and hike to the top to see what there is to see.

			It's dusk, and after taking out the ICE drone above, the operation is launched.

			Esti and Kubra slip under the fencing, with Esti infiltrating the satellite communications structure, and Kubra setting up at the front door of the main house. The hapless goon staffing the comms gear is at first stunned by Esti's stunning beauty, but after she tries and fails to knock him out, he panics and shoots a hole through the roof. She of course is forced to terminate him.

			Meanwhile, as ICE goons come out of the house to check out their downed surveillance drone, Kubra and Murdock (from afar) lay waste to them.

			At the far end of the compound, Kile disables the perimeter lighting and makes his way to the shipping container he suspects to be housing the hostages. He's right, and with some translation help, convinces the young woman to load herself and her kids into the 2028 Escalade nearby.

			Now in possession of ICE communications gear, Esti and the team learns that the kidnappers have summoned reinforcements with the blunt request "Send everything".

			Isabella warms up the chopper as the team loads into the Escalade and blasts across the desert as a convoy of Humvees approaches the main entrance. It looks like a successful escape until the Apache helicopter approaches.

			The team follows Kile's plan to survive -- blast the Escalades heater to confuse/attract the gunship's heat sensors, bail out at high speed, and sneak back to Isabella.

Johnm: /* Cousin Jasmine */

2025-09-09T16:55:24Z

Cousin Jasmine

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	''Note: Kile can put as many points into Intimidation and Acting as he has. Gim can consider upping knife skill after the deadly vitals shot.''		''Note: Kile can put as many points into Intimidation and Acting as he has. Gim can consider upping knife skill after the deadly vitals shot.''

			=== Deicing ===
			* Iggy - Iggy is still in Paris assisting his South African friends
			* Gim - back in Singapore for an upgrade to his creepy bionic eye
			* Kile - onsite, doing calisthenics with Bella after winning a drinking contest with Murdock
			* Esti - onsite, looking fabulous
			* Kubra - onsite, looking menacing
			* Murdock - onsite, passed out drunk

			The call comes in from Tanya -- a colleague in the Mexican government has asked for her help with rogue ICE agents running a kidnapping-for-ransom operation in Tijuana. It's a diplomatic quagmire unlikely to be resolved via normal channels. The ICE goons have given a wealthy family of their victim just hours to produce $2,000,000 in cash.

			Isabella refuels the chopper and puts on a lime green tube top, cargo pants, and combat boots. Esti goes with black tank top and tight black tactical pants, alongside Kubra in his traditional garb and Kile in full-on battle gear. Unconscious Murdock gets tossed in the chopper in his swim suit, crocs, and Hawaiian shirt, where he promptly pisses himself.

Johnm: /* Cousin Jasmine */

2025-07-17T15:35:27Z

Cousin Jasmine

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	''Mission Accomplished.''		''Mission Accomplished.''

			''Note: Kile can put as many points into Intimidation and Acting as he has. Gim can consider upping knife skill after the deadly vitals shot.''

Johnm: /* Next */

2025-07-17T15:33:38Z

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	''Mission Accomplished.''		''Mission Accomplished.''

	=== ~~Next~~ ===		=== Cousin Jasmine ===
	[[Image:resort.png\|thumb\|right\|400px]]		[[Image:resort.png\|thumb\|right\|400px]]
	* Iggy - Iggy is still in Paris assisting his South African friends		* Iggy - Iggy is still in Paris assisting his South African friends
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	Coordinating with cousin Jasmine, they ascertain that room 618 is empty, Kile (with some difficulty) breaks through the door, and bodies and the prisoner dragged within.		Coordinating with cousin Jasmine, they ascertain that room 618 is empty, Kile (with some difficulty) breaks through the door, and bodies and the prisoner dragged within.

	The story is extracted: ''Tanya Diaz'' is the granddaughter of ''Supreme Court Justice Alfredo Diaz'', who has been very hard on corruption cases that have interfered with the efforts of the ''Moreno Cartel'', of which these goons are employees. The plan was to kidnap young Tanya to extract more cooperative behavior from the Supreme Court.		The story is extracted: '''Tanya Diaz''' is the granddaughter of '''Supreme Court Justice Alfredo Diaz''', who has been very hard on corruption cases that have interfered with the efforts of the '''Moreno Cartel''', of which these goons are employees. The plan was to kidnap young Tanya to extract more cooperative behavior from the Supreme Court.

	The team ties up the prisoner, throws a mattress on top of him, picks up cousin Jasmine from the closet, and heads up to the room on the 9th floor reserved by ''Tanya Diaz'', which turns out to be the surfer dude and hotties party.		The team ties up the prisoner, throws a mattress on top of him, picks up cousin Jasmine from the closet, and heads up to the room on the 9th floor reserved by '''Tanya Diaz''', which turns out to be the surfer dude and hotties party.

	An interview begins, but then Jasmine warns that her head of security says three goons with guns are on their way up. Kile meets them at the elevator door with an unpinned grenade in hand. Mutually assured destruction awaits. A tense standoff ensues, but the bad guys push the down button and the doors close.		An interview begins, but then Jasmine warns that her head of security says three goons with guns are on their way up. Kile meets them at the elevator door with an unpinned grenade in hand. Mutually assured destruction awaits. A tense standoff ensues, but the bad guys push the down button and the doors close.
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	Gratitude is expressed, the team connects Diaz with Mr. Black, and the team gains a Contact.		Gratitude is expressed, the team connects Diaz with Mr. Black, and the team gains a Contact.

	'''Mission Accomplished.'''		''Mission Accomplished.''